Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-06
REEVES WON PRIZE
OF Y' AND RED CROSS
Texas Poy Got SIS for Story on
"Yanks' Part in the
World War"

The Red cross REPRESENTATIVES, anu
the Y. NJ. c. A. representatives Of
fered a prize of s15 to the soldier or
sailor on board the L. S. S. Princess
Matoika, which recently brought over
:. 500 wounded and casual soldiers
from France, who could write the
best story on "Yanks Part IN the
World War" The five judges decided
unanimously on the story written by
p w. Reeves of TeXarkana, Tex, who
wrote:
I'm view of the presence of Presi-
dent Wilson at the peace conference.
it occurs to the writer that brief
discussion of the part played by
the Yanks in the world war would
he appropriate and timely, and no
subject could have been selected that
would have interested us more.
I'VE need not hesitate to speak or
our share in recent glorious events,
or minimize, with false modesty. its
importance for our allies have been
ungrudging in their acknowledgment
of the decisive influence of Ameri-
can intervention and the priceless
service it has rendered civilization.
If it is true that our Intervention
would have been unavailing but Tor
the indomitable courage and tenacity
of the French BelgianS. British and
Italians, it is not less true that but
for American sympathy and economic
aid from the very beginning and our
entry into the war at its most critl-
cal moment the tenacity and courage
and sacrifices of the allies through
four long years of war would have
been fruitless. And the enthusiasm
with which our great President is
now being received in Europe is mani
fest gratitude for the part America
played in the world war. The enthu-
siasm is intensified by grateful recog-
milton of the fact that in honoriDg
President Wilson. and through Pres
ident Wilson the American people,
France is honoring all the allies,
united in the formidable task of de-
feating an enemy that threatened
the very basis of civilization, and
united now in the not less formidable
task of building up a durable peace.
One of the sayings of Goethe is truly
applicable to the day President Will
son set foot on French soil at BreSt:
"A new order of things dates from
this day." and the Presidents arrival
confirmed the fact that the two con-
tinents are forever rejoinedI and must
henceforth form but single human
race in the old as in the new world.
Arrogance RELOCATED.
Yes. it is conceded now by all ma
the whole world today is thankful
that the spirit of an ambitious and
arrogant militarism has been ever
lastingly diseredited and relegated to
the past as something too abhorrent
and repulsive to civilization ever to
be revived. The deeds of valor ac-
credited to the sons of America have
won a new title of glory and it is
linked to France by imperishable
bonds. The two peoples, inspired by
the same ideal of justice. will work
to build up a Europe where brute
force will no longer be the sole mas
ter-where every nationality may live
in the fullness of it's independence.
While the price paid for such a bless
ing has been staggering in it's total,
yet no greater glory could have come
to these brave sons who so freely
gave their lives for a cause in which
the very existence of justice and lib
erty was at stake than to have vic
toriously won it for the sake of pos
terity. The inestimable sacrifices thus
made impose the greatest obligation
upon thosS-who are now about to
name the terms of peace that they
SnOuIQ H0oO anu pTOHC from the l6S-
sons taught by this terrible world
war.
The whole world is gratefully wit
Messing the dawn of what we hope
may be long era of peace-a peace
for which thousands of Americas no
blest sons paid the supreme sacrifice,
and for which tens of thousands of
others patiently underwent hardships
which our loved ones at home will
never know about. The Yanks have
earned Justly and honorably the graf
itude of the civilized world. The
American soldier has taught to the
world that the Wanted wonders and
marvellous perfection of Prussian
strategy were myths. The superiority
of the Prussian generals did not ex-
ist but in the minds of the Huns
themselves. And after the Chateau
Thierry engagement the status of an
American soldier was changed from
IAN inexperienced greenhorn at the
game of war" to reckless veteran
Yankee DEVILS" Tremendous as was
the weight of men and metal that
started out against Europe. it never
broke through the weak ranks of Bel
gium and France and England's early
defenses. Belgians. French and Eng
1ish fought and fell. but they never
broke and never ceased to fight. Mis-
takes were made of course and heavy
losses resulted. but so poor was Prus-
sian strategy that within an incred-
IDLY short space of time the Huns
were held. and then. when the Ameri-
cans came, were forced back and back
and back until the Huns were con-
quered. The allied leaders were far
superior to their enemies from the
very first and their superiority never
waned. But just as she@was inferior