Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-28


TALON" OF the American army in the
Argonne Forest when the Germans
surrounded his isolated command
and their commander demanded its
surrender was one of the wars his
toric phrases. Go to hell" he re
Piled.
The first great battle Of the war.
the battle that stopped the Germans
at IT," Marne elected from the lips of
Marshal Joffre the historic words:
The hour has come to advance at all
costs; to die where YOU stand rather
than to give way"
General. afterwards Marshal Petain.
inspired his weary troops at Nerdun
by an order of the day concluding
with the words: Courage, we will get
them"
General Foch commanding the
French army in the first battle of the
Marine had been almost overwhelmed
by the onward sweep of the German
forces. In 4 memorable message to
! Joffre he said: My right is crushed.
My left is in retreat. ! am attacking
with my center" He did attack and
drove wedge through the German
lines that started their retreat TO the
Aisne.. The people Of Paris were
| stunned by the rapidity with which
. the Germans advanced in their first
rush toward the French capital. The
railway stations we're besieged but
| the great majority Of the people kre"
they must remain. In this tragic
moment General Gallieni, military
commander of the city. inspired con-
tidence and cheercd the faint hearted
with his watchword. "Jusqua bout"
or TO the very end" The populace
took up the cry and Gallieni with his
army played signal part in hurting
| back the legions Of Won Kluck at the
Marine.
No less inspiring but born Of less
tragic circumstances was the saying
Of General Gouraud who, upon enter.
ing Strassburg after the liberation Of
.Alsace and Lorraine declared: The
day Of glory has come"
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
commander-i in chief of the British
armies in France gave utterance to an
appeal in addressing his soldiers
which stirred a responsive chord in
the hearts Of the Allied peoples
weeks the enemy had battered the
French lines in a desperate effort to
separate them from the French and
drive through to the channel ports,
Day after day the British had been
driven back. On April Is. 1918. Mar
sha! IIaig called upon his men for
! one last effort Every position must
he hold TO the last man" he ordered
; There must be no retirement. With
our backs 70 the wall and believing
in the Justice Of our cause. every one
: OF us must fight to tho end"
When Vice Admiral Sir foSSlyn
Wemyss went 70 tell the German
commander Of the naval terms Of the
armistice one Of the Teuton admirals
said. 1T is inadmissible that our
feet should be given up without hav-
ing been beaten"
1T had only to come out" was the
laconic rctort of Admiral Wemyss.
Later when the surrending Ger
man warships were escorted by the
British fleet into British water. Vice
Admiral Beatty's historical signal
after the cncrly feet had been mooreG
read: The German flag is to be
hauled down at 3.57 and is not to be
hoisted again without permission
Premier Nenizelos. spurning tho
German amba ssador's invitation to
side with the Central Powers, when
Monastir and part Of Serbia was Of
fered to Greece as n German bride,
, replied: You ask me to dishonor my
signature. to dishonor my country
and to violate its Obligations towards
Serbia and. as enumeration, YOU Of
fer mo part of thu corpse of that
which am expected to kill. My
country sir is too little 70 commit so
great an infamv'