The Elbert County tribune., 1918-05-03
Magnitude Of Operations Under
Way Gives Allies Renewed
Energy.
PRAISE FOR OUR SOLDIERS
British Correspondents at tho Front
Give Glowing Accounts Of the
Proficiency of the Amer
lean Soldiers.

AOduOh- StupcuQOuSutSS VI luc
American war program has staggered
the people of Great Britain. Renliza-
ton Of the fact that Uncle Sam is in
the war to fight 1t to finish and
that he has the men and money has
given new energy and optimism to the
people Of England. While there was
never any doubt In their mind that the
allies could prevent German victory,
they are pulling together now with
new vigor and determination, fully
believing that with the powerful help
of America they and their French.
Belgian and Italian allies can give
Germany a crushing blow either this
year or next
German treatment of Russia has ST.
fenced the would-be pacifists. The
element which has hoped for ter1ni-
nation Of the war with compromise
peace has been transformed into a
most militant body now that the
naked hand Of the German annexa-
tonists has been exposed. The cry
everywhere In Great Britain is for a
continuation Of the war until the &C.
ceptance Of the allied terms has been
assured. Whether the country is war
weary or not is q small matter now
that German duplicity has again been
revealed by the action in Russia.
Has Stiffened All AIltea
That the United States has stifrened
up all the allies is most obvious. The
newest of the antiGerman nations has
amazed the European world with Its
industry in war preparation. There
is no longer talk that the United
States will be unable to do any actual
| fighting this year. Uncle Sans SOL
diers have been In the fighting for sew
eral weeks, and correspondents
straight from the front give the most
glowing accounts of their proficiency
as fighters.
They learned quickly. They have
been eager from the start to test their
mettle with the Huns. and in every
clash where the forces have been any
thing like equal the Yankees have
completely routed the Germans. On
several occasions young Americans
from states west of the Mississippi
river have been thrown up against the
Prussian shock troops. The Prussians
were sent after the "Yanks," as they
are called, to teach them fear of the
German soldiery. The Yankees
showed no more respect for the Prus-
SLAMS than they showed for the Mexi-
| cans on the border. and, 1t may be
said. drove them to cover almost as
readily.
A French journalist who had an op-
portunity to see the Americans Mt
close range says they will quickly de-
velop into the best fighters on the
front. They have courage, alertness
and skill, and, as the journalist said,
they are there to kill Germans till
the war Is ended" As the Americans
put 1t. 1--WE have blood In our eye,
and when we meet a Hun it's either
n dead Hun or dead Yank."
Marks Turning Point Of War.
There Is no knowledge here as to
how many Americans are in the battle
line, but from the fact that reports
of frequent skirmishes with them come
from headquarters 1t is estimated that
there is considerable fighting force.
The Germans have encountered them
where they expected to find them and
where they did not expect to find
| them.
The entrance of the United States
marked the turning point In the war.
German prisoners captured recently
according to reports here, give hints
that the Germans realize that they
have reached their maximum and are
now facing steadily growing army.
Persons In England-a great many
of the Americans-who months ago
said that the United States would dc
great deal Of talking and little in
actual achievement have changed their
tune. The dispatches of recent date
saying that the United States has ap-
propriated more than billion dollars
for its aircraft program caused people
hero to "sit up and take notice" The