Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Events big with fate of nations have marked the fourth year of the war, which now comes to a close. It has been a twelve months of alternate hope and concern for the Powers of the Entente Alliance
 It was on July 2S, 1914, that Austria declared war on Serbia, beginning the great struggle. During the past twelve months there have been occurrences that in some aspects have been of even greater import in their influence upon the world than those in the pre- ceding period. Russia's collapse, the Italian defeat last autumn, the stupen- dous drives of the Germans against the allied armies and the wonderful defensive operations that have again and again checked the enemy when success for him seemed near at hand have held the world breathless. But, transeending the significance any event in the actual theatres of the war, Americas full participation in the conflict, involving the transpOrta- ton overseas of more than a million men to engage in it must remain for all time the great outstanding feature of the fourth year of the struggle. It is upon America that the Entente is relying for the men and resources to turn the tide.
 A year ago the number of American troops going to Europe had not begun to assume large proportions. A few regulars and some National Guards men had been sent to France, but most of the big military training camps were still being built and the men selected as the first contingent to be called to the colors were still in citizens clothes. Until the first day of August of 1917 the total number of American soldiers taken overseas was 26,967.
 Soon after that date the movement of troops was accelerated. Thousands were despatched across the Atlantic, during the winter months, but it was not until the great German offensive was started late in March of 1918 that the movement began to assume really noteworthy proportions. The figures for the months from Aug. 1. 1917. to July 1, 1918, follow:
 August, 1S,323; September. 32,523; October, 3S,269: November, 2S,O16; December, 4S,S40; January, 46,776; February, 4S,027; March. S3,S11; April, 117.212; May, 244.345; June, 276,3S2.
 On July 1, 1918, there were 14,644 American Marines in France, bringing the total number of American troops in that country and Italy up to 1,019- 115.
 During the recent fighting in France the work of the American soldiers has compared favorably with that of other fighting men in the world. They have held sectors here and there along the front They are in Alsace and north ward in the Lorraine sectcr. The fam ous St. Mihiel sector is held by Amer jeans, who are posted also on the line along the heights of the Mouse. East of Rheims they took part in the fight ing during the last phase of the Ger man offensive, while in the Chateau Thierry sector they held their line in a vital region against the utmost fury of the Teutonic onslaught North of Chateau-Thierry, Americans helped to stop the drive of the Germans in the early days of June. and in the Somme sector, at Cantigny and Grivesnes they have given proof of their soldierly qualities
 The Allies have been called upon to face two great offensives during the past year The first of these came last October in Italy and the second in France, began on March 21. The German drives in France, while separ- ated by periods of from a few days to several weeks, have been considered as different phases of the same often sive. The abOrtive Austrian attack against Italy in June also is looked up-