The Newark journal., 1918-09-05
GEN MARCH SAYS WITH 1000 600
kHAkI-CLAD YANkS THE HUN
CAN BE VANQUISaED.
MONEY is SINEWS OF WAR
Quickly Subscribing Fourth Liberty
Loan Means early Ending of
War and Triumphant
Victory.


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 tc
Paris would be clear They knew that
the drive must be rushed. that It might
be accomplished before the American
army could be transported TO Europe
The Germans failed to reckon with
the energy of the United States. The
drive that threatened to separate thu
two allies forced a recognition of the
need of getting large force to Europe
at once. Ii inspired the almost super.
human effort that resulted in The
transportation of 100000 fighting
Americans to European battlefields.
Additional drives launched by thu
Germans in the succeeding months
emphasized the reasons for speed.
Meantime preparation of United
States troops were rushed. The fight.
ing men We're transported at rate OF
100000 to 100000 month, In spite of
the submarine menace
The thrush of American troops gave
The Allied forces q new determination
TO hold. But while ali this was going
On the equally yigllant and desperate
enemy realized that no time could be
lost for decisive blow before the new
and fresh American troops were
T4adU dttaIixy he
States troops justified the faith of
their French and English allies. As
the transports. loaded with vigorous
soldiers who, six months prior. had
eeen business men, clerks and me.
ehanics. reached European shores they
were placed in the lines.
At Canugny. at Yaux. at Balleau
Wood. around Toul. in the Vosges. at
Chateau rhierry, the American sol
diers proved their mettle.
With the entrance of those compare
lively few troops ii became apparent
that the probability of success for the
Hun race was lessened as the number
of American soldiers increased. This
was amply shown as the months
passed. and the troops increased from
100000 to more than 100000. II 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 successfully strike, launched
their last drive toward Paris. For sew.
eral days they drove forward. gaining
ground each day, until the American
forces rushed in to stem the tide and
turned the forward movement into
rout. While the American troops and
influence We're giving the Germans
reverse, Gen. Foch launched thu ooun
ter attack between scissors and Cha
teau Thierry. resulting in a retreat O.
the Hun forces which amounted al
most to a rout. and with il joyfuly
startled the world.
Following the recovering of largt
part of the territory gained by the
Germans, successful counter attack
farther north along the line was
iduncne0 by the British.
To the Allied hearts the best part OF
it 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 il would
have been impossible for the same
number of Allied forces to have sue
eessfully carried out such movement
The improved morale resulted from
the appearance of American troops In
numbers.
AS the United States forces arrived
and demonstrated their fighting prov
ess the Allied generals and masses
realized the tide was turning and that
success was not far away.
1t was not alone the American
forces, but the American dollars as
Well. that was accomplishing this re-
newal of confidence.
The first. second and third Liberty
Loan issues have provided the sinews
ei war no less than The brave men who
nave been sent to the front The men
must be furnished ships for transpor-
tation. for food. supplies and NUM-
lions,
Without the dollars subscribed by
the American people through the first
three Liberty Loans the success of
American arms to date would have
been impossible.
The continued increase in transpor.
tation of American troops has demon.
strated that the larger the forces to
defeat the Germans the sooner the
conflict will be over.
Gen. March, Chief of Staff of the
United States Army. has said that the
lighting forces OF the United States
must be increased to 4,00O, 900 men. 70
get that number of men ready, so as to
shorten the war, will require billions
OF dollars. The American people will
subscribe the Fourth Liberty Loan SO.
cure In the knowledge that 1t means Q
speedy victory for American arms.