Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-09
Saturday Morning, March g, 1918.
TEUTON COBLNS.

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 Tales of the Teuton fighting spirit of the undauntable Hun, of the fearlessness, fierceness and frightsomeness of the Ger man soldier attack, and of the manner in which Prussian forces face fire and bayonet have been refuted American soldiers in the advance lines on the French front have proved that Teuton fighters are not the equal of Americans They have shattered the boche bugaboo, and barred to the world Teuton-made propaganda spread to put fear into the hearts of those facing German armies.
 Since we were children we have heard of the Teuton bravery. In our premiers we read of the giant forces of Frederick the Great. With the outbreak of war we were given time and again illustrations of the fearfulness of Hun attacks. We have been led to believe that no soldiers were so per feet in morale, none were so brave, none were so aggressive, none were so well trained as those of the kaiser. The agents of the kaiser have seen to 1t that we heard the tales of the Teuton terrors. The Hun has purposely spread his propaganda of fearfulness, at first to strike terror in the hearts of the English and French, and finally to intimidate the soldiers of the United States.
 And now, the soldiers of the United States, ridiculed by the boche, have met the Hun and defeated him. In the fighting north of Foul, shock forces of Hanover ians, among the best fighters in the German army, especially trained for raiding, were beaten at their own game by Yankee fight CTS In hand-to-hand fighting the Ameri- cans lost some killed and wounded includ- ing few officers Twelve German bodies were found in American trenches, while about a score were seen in the snow and amidst the barbed wires Instead of find ing the Yankees stunned and crouching gas-masked in their dugouts, the Germans met a maddened crowd intoxicated with the joy of combat. Hurling themselves on the Hun, the young Americans fought desper- ately, smashing the carefully laid boche- program. German survivors were sent scuttling back, while American gunners laid down a violent barrage through which the fleeing troops had to pass
 The goblins didn't get the Americans. Their defeat carries lessons for Americans. The shattering of the boche bugaboo termi- mates the effects of Teuton propaganda in- tended to instil fear at the mention of a German attack. It marks the end of popu- lar tradition that the kaiser troops were better than any others, especially that they were better than those of the United States.
 Officials declare the shattering of the boche program near Foul in which Ameri- can forces sustained their heaviest losses in action, will do much for the American cause. It is expected to be reflected through out the country, especially in army camps, and the lesson of holding on and giving bet ter than was sent will be reflected from American forces in France That the raid ing Hanoverians were not only driven back in confusion. but failed in every objective, means very much.
 The facts of the boche as compared with soldiers of the United States, or of England, or France or Italy, for that matter, leave no room for doubt as to which IS the better fighter With all due difference to the kaiser s plan for training soldiers and rear ing soldiers, the kaisers own plan makes for the inferiority of his forces. His are the soldiers of military autocracy. They fight from fear of discipline Their morale has been one of training from youth Their patriotism IS confined to the narrow bounds of kaiser dictation The soldiers of the allies are inspired. They are fighting for stake, for democracy and the freedom Of the wosld from militarism. Their patri7t-