Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-31
CEN. MARCH SAYS WITH 4.ooo, 900 khAki-clAD TANKS THE HUN
 CAN BE VANoUIsHEp.
MONEY IS SINEWs OF WAR
quickly Subscribing Fourth Liberty = Loan Means Early Ending of War and Triumphant
 Victory.


 nendous drive March 21 only 3o0,ooo American soldiers were in France. The purpose of the enemy was to break through. reach the English Channel and thereby separate the English and French armies. so that the path to Paris would be clear. They knew that the drive must be rushed, that1t might De accomplished before the American army could be transported to Europe, The Germans failed to reckon with the energy of the United States. The orive that threatened to separate the two allies forced recognition of the need ot getting large force to Europe at once. It inspired the almost. super. human effort that resulted in the transportation of 1,5oO.000 fighting Americans to European battlefields. ! Additional drives launched by the fGermans in the succeeding months emphasized the reasons for speed. ! Meantime preparation of United States troops were rushed. The fight. ing men were transported at a rate of '26O;00o to 3o0.000 a month, in spite of the submarine menace.
 The thrush of American troops gave the Allied forces new determination to hold. But while all this was going on the equally vigilant and desperate enemy realized that no time could be lost for decisive blow before the new and fresh American troops were ready. Gradually the entry of United States troops Justified the faith of their French and English allies. As the transports, loaded with vigorous soldiers who. six months prior, had been business men. clerks and me. .chanics. reached European shores they were placed in the lines.
 At Cantigny. at Vaux. at Balleau Wood. around Foul. in the Vosges, at Chateau Thierry, the American sol. diers proved their mettle.
 With the entrance of those compara. lively few troops it became apparent that the probability of success for the Hun race was lessened as the number of American soldiers increased. This was amplys shown as the months passed. and the troops increased from 800 900 to more than 100000. It was early in July that the Huns. appreciat. ing that American troops were arriv. ing in great numbers, but still believ. ing the hour, had not passed when they could successfullys strike, launched tEeir last drive toward Paris. For sev. eral days they drove forward. gaining ground each day. until the American forces rushed in to stem the tide and tu&ned the forward movement into a rout. While the American troops and influence were giving the Germans a reverse. Gen. Foch launched the coun ter attack between Soissons and Cha teau Thierry. resulting in a retreat of the Hun forces which amounted al most to a rout. and with it joyfully startled the world. T <. Following the recovering of large part of the territory gained by the Germans. successful counter attack farther north. along the line was launched by the British. @' To the Allied hearts the best part oi 1t is that the movement was carried on by the Allied forces with smaller mum bers than the enemy forces were able to command, Six months ago it would have been impossible for the same number of Allied forces to have sue cessfully carried out such movement The improved morale resulted from the appearance of American troops ir numbers ,.., As the United States forces arrived and demonstrated their fighting prow ess the aAllied generals and massei realized the tide was turning and tha success was not far away
 It was not alone the American forces. iibut the American dollars a. well, that was accomplishing this re nswal of confidence. ,. The first. second and third Libert, Loan issues have provided the sinew' l of war no less than the brave men wht have been sent to the front. The mel must be furnished ships for transpor tation. for food. supplies and muni tions.
 Without the dollars subscribed b! the American people through the frs three Liberty Loans the success Q American arms to date would hav' been impossible.
 The continued increase in transpol tation of American troops has demon strated that the larger the forces t defeat the Germans the sooner tn conflict will be over.
 Gen. March, Chief of Stan of tn United States Army. has said that tn lighting forces of the United State must be increased to 4.000. .000 men. :" get that number of men ready. 50 as shorten the war, will require billion of dollars. The American people wi subscribe the Fourth Liberty Loan. s' cure in the knowledge that 1t means speedy victory for American arrnA l a.s ..eas f''' ! ' ! t,i.