Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
Rude Awakening For
Huns When Sa,1n,ies
Enter Fight In Force
rcorrespondence Associated Press.l

Correspondence Associated TTeSS.J
Behind the British lines in France.
March 27.-The Germans are in for
rude awakening II they are sincere in
discounting the American army in
France, in the opinion Of F. NJ. Cutlack,
assistant official correspondent with
the Australian imperial force here.
The Americans" he asserted, have
spirit for which the kaiser would
sacrifice good half Of his numbers If
he could get it into his troops today. '
Returning from visit to the American
forces Mr.. Cutlack wrote:
1.-THE dominant fact in the arrival OF
the United States army is the huge
bigness Of it. It is new-new as paint
and keen as a racehorse in training
Or rather a whole paddockful of race
horses. The world probably will not
have the chance again OF seeing sucn
a spectacle OF amateur wariike earn
estness, for the Americans are learning
very fast.
ut saw something Of the same sort
when tie the i.usttI allan war began
long ago in 1914-the same light
hearted enthusiasm. the same rich raw
quality all unframed and inexperi-
enced, the same outpouring of the very
hest Of whole country in an emotion
of national pride. counting neither cost
nor returns. The Americans are not
soldiers vet, and no people realize bet
ter than themselves how much they
have still to do to make themselves SOL
diers. but they will be great and
powerful army in probably shorter
time than they reckon upon.
Great armies have before this been
raised for great causes and the British
empire has the best of reasons for
knowing how with the vital spark in
him the most unmilitary civilian may
become a fine soldier. But no army
YOU can read Of in history ever
z marched with more splendid ardor or
Z faced a great struggle with serener
satisfaction than the American expedi-
tionary force in France. And it is such
a mighty army. They will not tell you
how big and you are discouraged from
guessing. but we ran thru all spring
day in a huge automobile and still the
American host dotted the Landscape,
drilling, marching, maneuvering, build
ing camps and roads.
They are learning the art Of fight
ling from the best soldiers Of France
as attaches of one sort or another have
seen lot Of this war from the German
and Turkish side as we'll. We found a
major who had watched the Gallipoli
campaign from the top Of Battleship
Hill and was in the confidence ,of Lii
man Won Sanders and the Turkish
pashas. He has therefore a particu-
larly warm regard for the Australians.
I'VE went up to see the American
line in Lorraine. In their khaki and
round tin hats among the Lorraine
hills they look and act very much like
our own men; indeed, they might be
our own fellows. They have the same
sturdy, self-reliant look They spread
themselves over country in the fashion
of men accustomed to vast spaces.
They walk with the same easy, free
Iimbed carriage. Their discipline. like
ours, Is thing which force could
never impose or maintain, but is rather
contributed voluntarily to a common
I good in violation Of temperament and
4 upbringing.
Ri. Against these men. as against the
men Of the British empire. the Ger
mans have no chance