The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-08
AMERICAN ARMY
IS GIVEN HIGH
HONOR BY HAIC
Marshal Pays Tribute to the
Ability Of FoCh,

LONDON, Jan. 8--Field Marshal
SIR Douglas Haig. whose report on
o1crdtions from the end OF April un.
ill the end Of hos,ltie', was made
public here today. pays high tribute
g. Marshal Foch, oommarder-in chief
of tie allied armie, ard alludcS 10
the Splendid fighting qualities Of the
American forces" IN concluding his
rcp.r, the field mar hal wrote:
when the afmlNice wa, signed by
The cremy his defensive power, had
already been definitely DESTROYED
Continuance of hoNiites would
me.n only disaster 10 the German
arm.c, and all armed Invasion of Ger.
many"
Allies Had TO Wait.
TIE document opens with a recital
~ the situation when the British
armies had been forced to give ground
before the 'temendou, German on
saught IN the spring offensive and
when the German forces on the west
etn front greatly ou,numhefed ,ho't
oi the allies The only course open
iur the allies was 10 preserve their
front unhfokcn until the summer could
lr.ng additional American forces and,
enable them 20 face the Germans on
something like \ footing Ot equality.
Ey an exhibition OF wonderful ten
acl,y. say, the document, the allied
troop, preserved their line intact IN
I'll luly IS when they did more Field
Marshal llaig saws the complete sue
ce,, oi the allies counter attack on
that date marked the turning point IN
the wears campaign There followed.
he adds. complete change IN the
whole military situation.
German Effort Failed.
"The German amy" Hag con.
tinueS, "had made lt' effort ard bad
failed The period OF It's maximum
strength had been p1sscd and the hl.t
of The reserves accumulated dur's
the winter had been used m OJ
Tive other hand the position OF the al
lie, in regard to troop, had greatly
improved.
"Fresh troops mad1 available dur.
Ing the late spring and the early sum
mer had been incorporated and
trained The British army was ready
90 take the offensive, while the Amer
ioan army was growing rapidly and
had already given convincing proof
OF the high fighting qualities OF ITS
soldiers"
From ,ha, time. Field Marshal Haig
says. until the victorious CONCLUSION
OF the armis,lte, the allies never
looked back
G First Through Line.
4, American troop, were the iifst 10
break the Hindenburg line. according
to the Daily News in its comment to.
day on the report OF Field Marshal
Sir Dougla, Ilaig on the operations
from the end Of April las, TO the close
Of hostliiies. &Ihe New, points out
tina, at least The first mention ot a
break through contained in the held
marshalS repor, was in the course o'
hi, description Of the days work on
September %, in which he wrote
North Of Bllegli'e, the Thlr'e'h
American division, Nal. Gen. +. NJ
Lewis, having broken through the
deep dcfen,es OF the Hindcuburg line,
s,ormed Bellincourt and seized Nou-
roy. On their LETT the Twen,y-seyen,h
American division, Major General
O'Ryan. met with very heavy eniilad-
ing machine gun fire, but pressed on
with grea, pallantry as far as Jouy.
where a bitter struggle tobk place
Tor possession OF the village The
fighting on the whole front OF the
Second American corps was severe,
and in Bellincourt, Nouroy, Gillcmon'
farm and a number Of other points
amid the intricate deienses OF the
Hindenburg line, strong bodies OF the
enemy held ont with great obs,inacy
for many hours.
"Thce points Of resistance were
gradually overcome, either by the sup
port troops of the American divisions,
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