Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-07
ON ENTERING GERMANY
AMERICAN GENERAL IS
SUES ADDRESS
4 WONDERFUL RECORD
'Unfailingly Displayed the
Highest Qualities Which
a Soldier Can
Possess"

The following, though addressed di-
rectly to an Oklahoma brigade, con-
Germs also the S9th and Doth divisions,
in which many of our boys fought.
The circular was sent to Rev. c. F.
Parham, by Fred A. Campbell, well
known in Baxter Springs:
Headquarters 10th (oklahoma)
Brigade, American ExpeditiOnary
Forces, / January, 1919.
You have been chosen as part Of
the Army of Occupation. You occupy
q portion of PRUSSIA, which once
boasted that its soldiers were the fin
est in the world. You have been
chosen to show the German people
what the American Soldier is and
what every soldier should be. You
were chosen for this honor because
you have so unfailingly displayed the
highest qualities which soldier can
possess, and in doing this you have
helped to make the reputation Of the
Goth Division,
The 28th Division-"The Kaiser's
Favorite"- 9th Division, The
goth Division, The 117th Division,
The 41st Division, The 9Th Bavarian
Reserve Division, The 77th Division,
The 123rd Division, and the 255th Di-
vision, of the famous German Army,
you have met, beaten and have taken
prisoners from their ranks. The names
Of Bois de FRIERE, VILCEY-sur-
PRENTY, Foret des VENCHINES,
Bois des RAPPES, and S0ULEUVRE
Fine. in the st. MIHIEL Sector, and
of BANTHEVILLE, BOURUT, and
the AINCEEVILLE Road, HALLS,
vILLERANCHE, WISEPPE and the
ruined bridge at SASSY north of the
ARGONNE and lastly BAALON and
STENAY-all those recall the merit
of your achievements.
In your first assault Of September
18th you attained every objective. In
spite of every possible obstacle, both
natural and artificial you progressed.
Counter attacks by superior forces
never checked your advance. Finally
in the raids of September 2Srd and
26th you penetrated the famous Hin
denburg Line, winning the special
commendation of the Commanding
General of the 4th Corps. In the AR
CONNIE Sector you again won the
praise from the Commanding General
of the Bird Corps and also from the
Commanding General of the 1st Army
for the capture of BANTHEV1LLE
and the heights of that place, a feat
which had thrice been attempted by
others without success.
Again on November 10th after q
night march of fifteen miles you at
tackled. Advancing across country
swept by machine gun and artillery
fire you entered the towns Of BAA-
LON and STINAY, the very spot
from which the Crown Prince in the
height of his power directed the at
tack on VERDUN. To halt your ad'
vance the enemy threw in his last di'
vision-it was beaten.
Not only did you gain every object
i've against which you were launched
not only did you exploit every success
to the limit allowed, but every-foot Of
ground you took you held, under firt
from front, flanks and rear, shellet
with high explosives and gas, machine
.Runned and bombed by aircraft
whether at Les Putt CHEMINS, Boii
de RAPPERS, Hill 21O, or the AIN
CREVILLE Road, you held and i'm
proved your posltlons.
The Division as you know was u
days under fire without relief (othe'
than change of sector) Of that TIM
YOU held the front line alone for i
DAYS and at least half of the division
al sector for 81 days more. This de
spite the fact that you led the attacl
in one major offensive, and execute'
6 of the severe minor operations un
dertaken by the division, not to men
ton the pursuit through BOis d
HALLES to the MEUSE and the at
tack on STENAY.
Courage and fighting ability ar
not, however, the only qualities de
mauaed of the soldier. Equally ad
mirable is that disciplined and court
eous behavior toward the civilian poI
ulation, particularly women and child
rem, whether of friend or foe whie
rstains the friendship Of Allies, an
breaks down the hatred Of the To-
Amongst the people Of France 70
ware wen beloved and often the pes