The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-14
IF DREAMS
CAME TRUE
How American Brains and
Strategy Outwitted the
War Lords Of Prussia
and Brought Peace.
~ ~. hA0DA HUNcH.

The Sammees have captured Berlin.
II was the greatest sight YOU ever
saw. the AemTican army marching into
the capital Of Germany, a conquered
city, beneath the Stars and Stripes.
stepping double quick to the strains Of
Marching Through Georgia" worded
for the occasion to AS We Go March
ing Through Prussia" There was Gen
eral Pershing at the head Of the long
columns OF Yankee troops, those soft,
gray eyes aglow with pride and
thanksgiving that the great war was
over with, and himself the one who
had supplied the strategy to bring the
accomplishment.
Then there were the half starved
peasants OF the fatherland. kneelins in
the dust, with extended arms, shouting,
not "Duetschland Ueber Allies" hut
"Amerika Ueber Allies.
Presently the Kaiser, bowed with the
grief Of. a lost cause. came out from
the palace. salutcd his Yankee con-
queror and extended his sword. hilt
first, in sign Of surrender.
But l am getting ahead OF my story.
Back at the beginning OF the fourth
year Of the war. when Americas
strength and brains were being put
into the balance against the barbarism
of the Hun, II you recall history,
United States military men were dis
patched to Europe on an important
mission. called by the press Of the
world the ''Paris inter allied war coun-
Gil" That was the turning point of tho
gigantic conflict. Although the Bio
sheviki overthrow the rule of Keren-
sl<y and sought separate peace with the
central powers and although the Ital
ian army crumbled apparently be-
meath the combined attack Of German
and Austro Hungarian forces. there
were neither gloom nor despair in the
entente ranks. 1t was but a part OF n
strategic plan engineered by the Amer
lean gray matter.
You didn't know that the Bolsheviki
were the masters OF the Germans in
the peace parlcys at Brest- Litovsk?
You didn't know that it was Americas
guiding hand that engineered the con
fercnces between the brainy men of
Teuton stock and the Lcninites? But
wait.
The Bolshcvilsi demand that no Ger
man troops should be removed from
the Russian front to the French bat
tloground during tho life Of tho ar
misticc was but "A bluff, knowing full
wen the deceit of the Hun machine, 1t
required but the insistence of the Rus
slams that no removal OF such nature
be permitted to make N a certain prop
osition that the Prussan war lords
would do that very thing.
While this was going ON, transport
after transport OF American troops and
were being rushed across
the Pacific to the Siberian coast, there
discmbarked and rushed again across
the continent to European Russia, mo-
bilized and trained under the instruc-
ton Of the war brains OF both Great
Britain and France.
In the meantime, the Withdrawal Of
German troops from the Russian front
was secretly carried on. They were
moved away. battalion by battalion. to
the French and Belgian fronts In the
west, where Won Hindenberg was pre-
pairing for one OF the mightiest often
sves Of history.
AS the American troops ncarcd the
perfection they were expected TO at
tain, the Bolsheviki became more and
more insistent in their demands upon
the German autocracy, imposing such
terms they were sure would not be ac-
ceptable to Won Hertling.
Then the time came to break off ne
gotiations looking to Il separate peace.
The Bolsheviki declared their irsten-
ton Of again arming for conflict, not
for an offensive campaign, but to keep
the Germans from any effort to march
upon Russian terrftory--which as
may have entertained.
Finally, along the entire Russian
front were left nothing but the rem
nants OF what had been once the pride
of the Prussian army. The word went
back to the waiting American army
and was forwarded to Paris and Lon
don. Generals pctain and Haig pre-
pared for a great display in the west
ern theater. As this was going on 81
lently the Yankees moved forward
Joined the Bolsheviki and cleared the
way to Berlin. The immense air forces
OF the United States then attacked
Won Hindenburgs army in the rear and.
fearing humiliation, the Hun general
saw the futility Of risking further com
bat and he, too, surrendered when the
news came that his lord and master,
Kaiser Wilhelm, had handed his sword
TO the willy Yankee commander.
IT was all over. The war had come
to a glorious end. The reputation OF
| American arms as the mightiest force
| on earth Was again indicated and last
ing peace settled gently over the land