Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-11-20

for the raising of an army; a war appropriation of 00000,000; the sending of an expeditionary force of regulars to France under General Pershing; the registration of nearly 1C,000,000 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 27 formal an nouncement was made that American troops in France had fired their first shot in war.
 three huge drives on Paris by the Ger mans. By June 1 the Germans were within 46 miles of the French capital, in Chateau-Thierry. Unless they were speedily stopped Paris would be under their guns The plan of the French was to delay them as long as possible by rear-guard 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 Chateau-Thierry an American division made up of marines and of infantry from the middle West. June the leatherneclIs and doughboys moved into support positions back of season. ed French troops. The French were forced back and filtered through the Americans the support positions soon became the front.
 June 4, about five o'clock in the aft ernoon, the Germans attacked in force through a wheat field, in platoon col umns, in perfect order, supremely con fident. The Americans raked them with shrapnel and machine guns. Then they opened with rifle fire. Cool, un- hurried, they picked their shots as if at target practice. Military experts will tell you that the American ma rines are the most effective fighting
  tanly they have no equals with the rifle.
 The Germans wavered. then came on again. Twice more they stopped; twice more advanced. Then they broke. Flesh and blood could not stand that rifle fire. They crawled off through the standing grain. The Americans sent bullets wherever the wheat stirred. That was the end.
 Days and nights of heavy lombard ment followed. Sleep was impossible. The Americans lived on monkey meat" bread aud water. Then they went on and took the town of Boures' ches, cleaning out the nests of machine gunners with rifle fire, bayonet acd grenade.
 What They Have They Hold.
 Next they took the Bois de Belleau. It was jungle. It was every man for himself, Indian fashion. from tree to tree. from rock to rock The battal- ion of leathernecks which took the wood went in with 95S men and PC officers. They came out with 340 men and seven officers. But they took the wood Then they dug themselves in and fought off counter-attacks for five days until relieved, constantly shelled and gassed, not one hot meal all that time. What the leathernecas have they hold.
 This one division used up five crack divisions of the Germans.
 There are those among the allies who say that the Americans at Cha teau-Thierry saved Paris, just as the Canadians saved Calais. When the military history of the Great War is written Chateau-Thierry is likely to be called the turning point of the struggle. For It's moral force was be- yond estimate. It put new heart into the war-worn French and British. All France famed with joy. The Ameri- cans ha dstopped the Hun, had driven him back. had beaten him off. And thousands upon thousands of just such Americans were in plain sight pushing to the front!
 General Foch in supreme command of the allies on the western front, soon afterward launched the allied offensive and victory followed victory all along the fighting line of 250 miles from the North sea to Verdun. It was the be- ginning of the end
 By early October the Hun was beat en to his knees and asking for peace. October 31 the Italians utterly routed the Austrlans. The same day Turkey surrendered. November 3 Austria signed an armistice virtually amount