South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-08

ANA comparison v.th -he Marine all he 81
battles of tl.- war have been Jesse. events Even +
-3.- or Ne-lan compares only IN .-s human qualit
THE reason IS simple. az NO tine since the drst Ma
has there been the same o1vio-s menace o. supreI
disaster toLoW-ng defeat Tor 49, years the Gerui
planned and prepared-the sam total ~ his genlus 4
DIS resources was expressed in -as drive from Liege
2iesuA-Iom ne German routier 10 the envirors
Paris-and the ssul total was in~lra lent in The face
French genius ano French devotion.
AFTER the Marine The German soaehf I'd reoonstrI
his edIfce-nis material resources were enormous
.l-lu come again and yet again 20 -he western Il
with superior numbers and superior weapons. bat /
military sen.as was insufficient Jonre bad beaI
uotSe. Pe,4lu ~def-ated Falkenhsyu. Foch overwhel
ed Ludendorf-th- French mind was Invariably I
master Of The German machine
Even when rle events upon tLe sclaai battle
sire of s-ch 1ausceadert interest g s therefore vol
While now on rhs anniversary 70 lO06 backward i
Years. II the Germans had prevailed or this dss. /
The ueNr. to1l years aso. a1is-France-VOuh 4
fallen. W. know now Russia would have gone swiI
instead or SLOWLY 10 rum Britain within her isa
would have been ssfe from, INVASION. nut che coatn
would have lain at the kasers feet and al
grandiose plans OF Aitreleuropa would have been wo
cd out. while there was left on the mainland o. Eurt
NOT national win 10 oppose the German. We in Am
ies would not have awakened u1ui too late Brit
Noell have had alone 10 defend the safety Of
empire at suez and on the Persian gulf while I
menace OF The submarine grew.
SECOND BATTLE REPEAT :
MAJOR FTAnS
We are winning The war now Had Russia stood 1
The aid Britain brought IN 1915 and 1917 would b /
1een enough. and the French contribution a. the Ma T
and a. Verdun would have suficed. After the Russf
detection civilization waited upon America. Brit
and France could hold. but no more Our FIRE dN1ai
az the second Marne gave Foch what Johre never
10 the first battle strategic reserve of fresh troQ
The first battle was won by exhausted troops on T
verge OF complete physical collapse But the first th
sands Of fresh American manhood arrived for the
ond. and FROM July - 90 the present hour the Germ
retreat has continued.
Ina all its major details the second battle or he Ma
repeated the first. German strategy vas again o.
upon German psychological decisions. France. Lid
dorff reasoned. as Moltke had reasoned. was bes5
destitute Of reserves. incapable Of a return TO tEe
fensive-therefore the west flank once more along T
riny bat memorable Ouroq stream was offered TO |.
French. and once more A French counter stroke rui
the German strategy and revealed the utter fallacy /
the German reasoning The German could undefst
machine. but not a man. and in the final hour +
man mastered the machine. THAT this should
twice happened at the Marine is one OF the rares /
an the condolences or written history
Las week all over the United States there va
SINOND ARTICLE-GALLEY r
doub J Celeoration-the observation OF the annlFersE
Of Lafayette and OF the Marine The tribute Of
America was laid % the feet OF our oldest ally. r 81
actor in -he present as I'm the earlier century. But
we approach the point where the end OF the war set
uents may again be discussed IL seems 10 me these f
tais which affect France must be viewed in the d
of the Marine and what il meant 70 Us. 70 all civil
men and women. for all OF whom German Vict
would have been a peril personally and for their c
drer.
France saved us al the Marine. bat France her
remains IN part 0l fne enemy s. nalDe Inc Geff {
still holds regions and provinces seized in 1914 ano
1871. without both France Is Incomplete i~udefensi
and her moral claims 70 Flanders and 10 Champa
is no stronger than her moral title 70 Alsace and 7 /
raine. We are 20 erect new frontiers against an
oar6arism. and we must erect them In such fashion
TO make certain that II The need eve~ comes az
France can again mold the sareway-not this rne
the Marine. but at The RHINE.
OLE PROVINCES
FOUNDATION OF
French provinces stolen IN 1871 have been
r.r-TarfCr or Err--4w efnf n- ia ToT4 WWrfh~-f ~ !.
and StrassJurg Germany could not have Undertaken s
Belgian adventure without risktng certain ruin. IRE
ron has supplied Germany with the essential mate
Tor her onslaught and Rheims cathedral mas been 3
slroyed by the shells made Of iron found IA French 1
Without this ore a new German attack win -
possible
And there is tet another aspect 20 the case.
Joss Of her prov nces-hers by every claim. hers o. +
rIl Of the people who Inhabited them hers by {
roluntarv decision Of men of other generations IN
tain cGSes-was tOl France q moral even more tha
material blow s. beaten France suffered over I'll
oatu 90 years w-ti q deep sense ~ the injury ot
r.rlons had done he French people by consentinsE
-as -Doilatiou Aad now when France has 80 m E
saded 20 the de't an civilized mankind owes 20
now when the lou-- ann.r er~sr of the AIarne bri
such power-It reminders ~ She French contribut
now IS ,ue time ff Britain and America 10 resolve F
rrsnee shalt emerge from the struggle which viii
Ean thanks M french sacrifice and devotion in 5
time before Brlr-ia and A. erca could prepare. resto
10 her r-shtf1l -n..s and Ier proper eU enr. We f
not know 1Ea- -o.- " Ge-a1l re shan face S
f.tl--. hl. wz 6o SNOW tl.- d an fl--re time Fra
val remain .le euarlisa ..e erat snd FOR
reason the gatenss m-=- ~ 1ta- strong
ONLN
VICTOR
Todas men and women 4e ltlaa.aE 90 contenapo
a--e- and -contempo-zlE events and The first bal
or The Marine aireaa. q tLus remote. Ike ValzE
e-ros- like Marathon YET make no excuse FOR a
c with IT. rathet taan with the cor-empora-y stragg
.e--rs4 } BELLE t-at a- outcome ~ the wsr vas
sided or t1e ---t- 5a.a ae.vee. Paris and vsrz
-veea sep saa Sep 10. .srt Eve, since Z
a---od The Germ b. hes -o-g- every franttc