The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21


from Falmouth and followed q pre-
scribed course going and returning; II
the steamers were painted III spec!-
fed way and carried specified flags;
II one steamer week each way were
sailed, and II the United States govern
ment guaranteed that no cOntrabnnd
was carried e5...sa,, L..f
The immediate answer of the United
States was given February 3-the sew
ernnce Of diplomatic relations with
Germany. April 6 the president signed
Joint resolution Of the two houses
Of congress declaring stnte Of wnr
to exist with Germany. In quick sue
cesston came the selectlve service act
for the raising Of an army; war
appropriation OF $1,000. 100000; the
sending OF an expeditionary force Of
regulars to France under General
Pershing; the registration of nearly
1G.WO.WO men for military service
the closing OF the first Liberty loan
with = large oversubscription; the
drafting of the state militia into the
federal service. October 81 formal an.
nOuncement was made that American
troops In France had fired their first
shot In war.
Nevertheless. the spring Of 1913 saw
three huge drives on Paris by the Ger
mans. BY June the Germans were
within 40 miles of the French capital.
In Chateau Thierry. Unless they were
speedily stopped Paris would he under
their guns. The plan Of the French
was to delay them as long AZ possible
by rearguard actions until reserves
could be brought up. .
Yankees Stop Huns.
And then took place the thing
which all good Americans were prayer
fully expecting: American soldiers
got into action in American fashion.
under American leadership. with
American artillery and machine guns.
The French commander sent to
-Thierry an American division
made up Of marines and Of infantry
from the middle West. June 2 the
leathernecks and doughboys moved
into support positions back Of season
ed French troops. The French were
forced hack and filtered through the
Americans; the support positions soon
became the front.
June 4, about five O'Clock In the aft.
ernO0n, the Germans attacked In force
through wheat field. In platoon col
umns. In perfect order. supremely con.
fident. The Americans raketl them
with shrapnel and machine guns. Then
they opened with rife IRE. Cool. un-
hurried. they picked their shots as II
at target practice. Military experts
will tell you that the American ma
rines are the most effective fighting
men In all the armies Of the world Ger
tainly they have no equals with the
rife. 7f
The Germans wavsred, then came
on again. Twice more they stopped;
twice more advanced. Then they broke.
Flesh and blood could not stand that
rife are. They crawlsd Of through the
standing grain. The Americans sent
bullets ywherevsr the WHEAT stirred.
That was the end.
Days and nights oe heavy bombard.
ment followed. Sleep was impossible.
The Americans lived on "noaksy
meat" bread and water. Thea tAey
went on and took the town Of Bourss-
ches. cleaning out the nests Of machine
gunnen with ride IRE. bAyonst and
grenade. .t.,
Whist Tksy Have They heid.
Next they took the Bots de Bellsau.
It was Q jungle. 1t was every man foe
himself. Indian fashion. from tree TO
tree. from rsck to rock. The battal.
lon of leathernecks which took the
wood went In with 060 men aud -
officers. They came out with 80 msa
and seven ohicers. But they took
the wood. Then they dug themselves
in and fought OF counter attacks Tor
I'VE days until relieved. Constantly
shelled and gassed. not one bot meal
all that time. What the lsathernecks
have they hold.
This one division used up i've crack
divisions Of the Germans. =
There are those among the allies
who ray that the Americans at Cha.
teau.Thisrry saved Paris, Just a. the
Canadians saved Calais. When the
military history Of the Great War 10
written Chateau -Thlssry II likely to
be called the turning point Of he
struggle. For its moral force was he-
yond estimate. It put new beart Int
the war-worn French and British. An
France famed with Joy. The Ames..
cans ha dstopped the Hun. had driven
him back. had beaten him olR. And
Thousands upon Thousands Of Just such
Americans were In plain sight pushing
to the fro9ti
General Foch In supreme command
Of the allies on the western front. sooa
afterward launched the allied offensive
and victory followed victory all along
the fighting line Of 2hO miles from the
North sea to verdun. II was the ~
ginning of the end.
by early October the Hun was beat
en- to his knees and asking for pence.
October 81 the Italians utterly routed
the Austrians. The same day Turkey