Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09
HALO PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS
His Report on Operations In Last
Stages OF War Valuable His
toric Contribution.
UNITY GAVE ALLIES VICTORY
London Daily News, Commenting on
Paper, Says 1t Indicates American
Troops OF Thirticth Division Were
First TO Smash Hindenburg Line.
[By Associated prcss E,

LONDON. January S-Field Marshal
Haig! whose report on operations from
the end OF April until the end of hos
tiiities was made public last night,
pays high tribute to Marshal Foch,
ana al1udcs to the splendid lighting
qualities Of the American forces" In
concluding his report the field marshal
wrote:
AT the moment when the final tri-
umph OF the allied cause is assured.
we and all others of the allied and as
sociated armies can look back on the
years that have gone with satisfaction
undimmed by any mint of discord or
conflict OF interest and ideals. Few
alliances of the past can boast Of such
record. Few can show a purpose
more tenaciously and faithfully pur-
sued or so fully and gloriously real
lied.
III the complete unity and harmony
Or our action is to be ascribed to the
justice OF our cause. II is due to the
absolute LOYALTY WIN which that cause
with the control of the different allied
armies which Tough, side by side"
TAKES UP IN DETAIL
BRITISH PARTICIPATION
The report takes UP in detail the
lighting on various parts of the British
front which. the field marshal states.
was carried on as part. of the grand
allied high command. Al the close of
operations the report declares:
Rod covered be the 2eport the he sts pe-
est and most vital parts of the enemy S
front we're attacked. his lateral com
munica tions were cut and his best di-
visions were fought to standstin on
the different battle fronts. the British
took 49, 900 prisoners and $3.50 guns.
ers captured during the year to over
2ol o0o These results were achieved by
hfty,nine ightinE British divisions.
battle engaged and defeated ninetE-
nine separate German divisions. When
his defensive powers had already been
definitely destroyed. Continuance OF
h sisr tic ", you'd have meant only dis
armed Invasion OF Germany"
AMERICAN TROOPS FIRST TO
BREAK HINDENBURG LINE
, american troops were the first TO
TO the Daily News in its comment tos
day on the report of Field Marshal
Haig on the operations from the end OF
The News points out that at least the
hrst mention OF a break through con-
was the na el nf bTs aFEhas report
the days work on September 90. in
which he wrote.
tNorth Carollna. south Carolina Tenn Fen"
American Division, Major-General r.
NJ. Lewis. having broken through tho
deep defenses of the Hindenburg line,
stormed Bellincourt and seized NouroS.
On their left the Twenty-seventh
american Division tNew York;. Major
eniilading machine-gun fire, but pressed
on with great gallantry as far as Jouy
possession OF the village. The fight.
ing on the whole front Of the Second
american Corps was severe. and In
iSellincourt, Nouroy, Gillemont IA r,n
and a number Of other points. amid the
ilhI ns a,eon defsnses Of the Hindenburg
hours. i""hs
These points OF resistance were
port troops of the American divisions
or by the Fifth and Third Australian
Divisions"