The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-05-30
AMERICANS HALT
HUN WEST FRONT
STORY OF WHAT THE UNITED
STATES is DOING TO SUPPORT
ALLIES TOLD BY lOWAN
APPEAL TO STAND S6uO BEHIND BOYS
Stories Of The Bravery And Devotion
or The Men In The Front Line
Of The Trenches
BY H. c. EVANS
Copyright 1879


American troops were thrown into
the battle line the past few weeks
to stem the German drive. do not
mean that American troops actually
stopped the German advance, as that
the Germans may not advance further.
No doubt during the lull at this writ
ing they are consolidating the ground
won and bringing up additional forces,
but the real dangers from Germany's
supreme effort is passed.
She may push farther a few miles
here and there, but the miles gained
are dearly paid for in men. Every
mile gained in this drive has cost Ger
many from twenty to twenty-five
thousand men, a considerable over
a half million all told.
Only a portion of the American
forces actually or the battle front are
in Flanders fighting with the British.
The other portion has taken over front
trenches farther east and south, re-
lieving veteran French troops for the
Flanders fight.
More American troops have been
thrown in than were engaged by eth
er side in many great battles record
ed in history. While our contribution
to this the worlds greatest battle is
not to be compared to the British who
have so CALAMITY borne the heft of
the shock, or to the French who have
supported the British right, it is not
exaggerating to say that the numbers
we were able to contribute were suffi-
cient under the usual circumstances
of battle to determine the issue.
1t will be remembered that Lloyd
George, in his speech to the British
parliament, two weeks after the bat
tie began, stated that the forces Of
England and France were practically
the same as those of Germany. This
being true, the entrance of the con
siderable number of fresh troops the
United States was able to furnish was
all important. 1t vas like the sud.
den arrival of Buell. at Shiloh or
Butcher at Waterloo. Today's dis
patches in Paris papers contain this
significant item from the French
front:
1--WE can now count on the United
States divisions. We have ar equal
b.. 80 x.-x1-.oI f0~aA which kvnnr;oo
will soon convert into a superiority"
And that's as certain and sure as
the multiplication table-America is
converting the allied forces into a
superiority! 1t vas the hope Of strik-
ing a decisive blow before this hap
pened that led Germany to make the
present drive. But she has been STOP
ped. With what help we can give
England and France may this year
drive the Germans out Of France.
They will at least hold, and when we
get our fresh millions modified on
French soil we will drive the warworn
Hun across the Rhine and force them
into a decent peace, else We'll take
Berlin. And when we take 1t, We'll
destroy that modern image of linden
berg as certain as the Israelites de-
stroyed the craven image of Baal!
The critics at home should begin
to understand that since we entered
the war we have done the things first
that were most necessary, and in de-
Gliding what things were most neces-
sary we have been advised by Eng
and France. They wanted foodstuffs,
munitions, and the thousand and n
varieties of supplies before they want
ed men. So while u men were be-
ing modified and trained at home, our
ships were bringing over supplies for
the allies, and supplies for u own
men when they reached France.
The allies knew the big offensive
would come this spring. They knew
the German legions on the Russian
frontier would be sent to France. They
knew the man power of Germany, and
they prepared for it. Our part of the
preparation was first to supply Eng
land and France with whatever they
needed to resist the onslaught, and
second to have as large an army as
possible ready for the line when the
onslaught came. We have in a most
efficient way carried out u part Of
the arrangements agreed on months
ago. We transported across the ocean
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