The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-10
Magnitude of Operations Under
Way Gives Allies Renewed
Energy.
PRAISE FOR OUR SOLDIERS
British Correspondents at the Front
Give Glowing Accounts of the
Proficiency OF the Amer
lean Soldiers.

lou VI tue lhCl thut IuCle ShIn Is III
the var TO fight 1t TO a 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 a 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 pacitists. The
element which has hoped for a termi-
nation Of the war with a compromise
peace has been transformed into a
most militant body now that the
naked hand of the German annexa-
tionists has been exposed. The cry
everywhere In Great Britain Is for a
continuation OF the war until the ac-
ceptance of the allied terms has been
assured. Whether the country Is war
weary or not Is a small matter now
that German duplicity has again been
revealed by the action In Russia.
Has Stiffened All Allies.
That the United States has stiffened
up all the allies Is most obvious. The
newest of the anti-German 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 nave 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
Prusslan 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, It may be
said, drove them to cover almost as
readily.
A French journalist who had an OPP
~portunity to see the Americans al
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 til
the wal is ended" AS the Americans
put 1t. "We have blood I'm our eye
and when we meet q Hun It's either
a dead Hun or a 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 report;
of frequent skirmishes with them com,
from headquarters ii Is estimated tina
there is a considerable fighting force
The Germans have encountered then
where they expected to find them an,
where they did not expect to fine
them.
The entrance of the United State
marked the turning point In the war
German prisoners captured recently
according to reports here, give hint
that the Germans realize that the.
have reached their maximum and ar
now facing a steadily growing army.
Persons in E~ngland-a great man,
Of the Americans-who months Rg
said that the United States would d
a great deal of talking and little II
actual achievement have changed th2i
tune. The dispatches of recent dat,
saying that the United States has ap
propriated more than a billion dollars
for its aircraft program caused peopl,
here to "sit up and take notice" The
subsequent news that Uncle Sam 4
building an ordnance base In Franc,
ut q cost Of $4,000, 900, which vii
have In 1t 450 officers and 10000 men
also caused wide comment.
1t is being realized now that tn
United States has been taking gian
strides and that In war. as In ever,
thing else she undertakes. she doe
business on u giant scale.
Men with whom l have talked fairl
gasp at the magnitude of the prepar,
tions of the United States. They sa
that II the wal continues another yea
or two the United States will have il
army almost as powerful as ally
the allies and equipment and supple
enough for all. The marvellous fe;
ture of 1t all to the Britons Is that tn
United States is doing 1t all In tn
face Of the fact that 1t Is 5000 rntle
away from the scene Of battle an
that It is fighting for a principle an
nothing else.