The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
HIGHEST
TRIBUTE
TO ybNKS
Nine Month It in Europe
With a. an Soldiers
Re-. Their
s alor.
AT ATEAU THIERRY
Pershins's Men Saved Liberty to the
World Last July When ~
They Were Vic
torlous.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 1.-Paying
high tribute to the yalor Of the
American boys at the front. but warn
ing the people of the United States
against believing the war is over,
James Kerney, editor Of the Trenton
Times who has just returned from a
nine months visit to Europe, as dt-
rector of the committee on public in
formation, today described the dough
boys achievements.
"The unassuming and unyielding
courage of Pershing's boys, together
with our rapidly increasing aircraft.
spread the terror that brought the
Hun so completely to his Knees" he
said.
but while we have the enemy ter
rified, 1t is far from safe to assume
that the war is over, He may be
cringing in the diplomatic or politi-
cal sense, but he still is giving us a
desperate resistance out in front of
Verdun. And until you have the
privilege of seeing the American boy
carry on in the face Of the hideous
surroundings OF mud and death, in
the bleak early winter weather OF
the hill regions Of France, you really
have no appreciation OF what the
valor and spirit of America means.
"Uncomplainingly braving physical
fatigue, living constantly amid the
violence of artillery fire and drop
ping shells, theDe wonderful lads
keep up the incessant grind of beat
ing back the best armies the kaiser
has been able to put together. Since
Pershing began operating his own
armies, it is estimated the Americans
alone have put 10000 Huns out OF
business, in killed and wounded, and
have taken upwards Of $4,000 prison
ers. These figures are probably close
to accurate.
TOO much praise cannot be given
to the recent successes of our air
service. It's really the first time
that either side has had an overpow-
ering mastery in that branch Of war
fare The Hun cannot stand bomb
ing from the air and he cannot stand
the sheiiing of his towns by our big
naval guns-these are the things
that have upset his morale at home
"The Hun is chesty in victory, but
he's rotten as a loser. However, 1t
is well for America to keep ever in
mind that the German army as a
mere mechanical fighting machine, Is
perhaps the greatest thing of Its
kind that was ever put together, and
that we cannot afford to relax in the
smallest degree until the ideals fol
which we have sacrificed SO much are
firmly and securely established"
Kerney left today for the country
for a brief rest. Since he went tc
Europe in early February he ha:
visited all the battle fronts from the
!. English channel to the Swiss border
Just before returning home he spen
several weeks at the British ant
American fronts and was at st
Mihie1 and north of Verdun at tn,
opening of the big drives there.
Kerney came home direct from th'
Argonne sector. He says the Ger
man prisoners our troops are taking
in such wholesale numbers, were re
markable for their youth and splen
did physical condition as well a
, their fine equipment.
|, 1.-THE supply of Hun prisoner
seems to be inexhaustible," he de
clared, "and they certainly appea
very happy when they find them
selves safely within our lines. No
, that they don't give our men plent.
: of resistance; take my word for II
; we are making that soil northwes
of Verdun sacred with the fines
young blood of America.
"In big way, it is the scene G
!, the stiffest fighting Of the war, bt
cause In front of our lads is the bes
: that Germany possesses and the
|, have been impregnable on that fror
7 for four years. The Hun is givin
|, way under the hammering of tn
Americans, but we have not, {
rnoot;1usd IN pa0e ~