The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-10

Washington.--Th final report OF
Seen. John J. Pershing as commander
In chief OF the American expedltionary
forces in Europe was made public by
\ the secretary Of war Gen. Pershing
ksays In effect. although not In terms,
that the American army won the war.
1T was this spirit OF determination
nnimstIng every American soldier"
says General Pershlng. referring TO the
Msuse-Argonns battle, "that made II
impossible for the enemy 10 maintain
the struggle until 1919"
The report in it's more important de-
tails IL as follows:
In order that the reasons for many
important decisions reached In the
early history OF the American expe-
dictionary forces may be more clearly
understood and the true value OF the
n American effort more fully spprsci-
ated. IL Is desirable to have in mind
the main events leading np 10 the
time Of our entry into the war.
tsf4--AIthough the German drive
, of 1914 had failed in It's immediate
burpose. yet her armies had made
Try important gains, German forces
's}vers in complete possession of Bel.
Gium snd occupied rich industrial re-
xious OF northern France. embracing
~ rfourteenth OF her population and
Wit three-fonrths OF her coal and
irorh The German armies held
strongly fortified line 46s miles in
length, stretching from the Swiss
border 10 Nieuport on the English
channel her troops were within forty
eight miles OF Paris and the initiative
remaihei in German hands.
In The east the rspidity OF the Rus
sian mobilization forced Germany.
even before the battle Of Marine. 10
send troops TO that frontier but the
50 y of lHid found the Russian arm
ejected from East Prussia and
~ hack on Warsaw.
entry OF Turkey into the war
sr of the moral effect upon the
81 lm world and the immediate con
threat created against allied
unieationS with the Far East,
y an effort by the allies In the
ytion OF the Dardanelles.
Allies Helped by Italy.
fofs -ltaly joined the allies IN May
ss:.sa case their cause new strength.
hut ne effect was more or less onset
:. when Bulgaria entered on the side OF
<the central powers.
/. The threatening situation ON the
tfsaSsian front mud ia the Balkans was
Sill such that Germany was compelled
20 exert an immediate offensive effort
In those directions and 10 maintain
only defensive attitude on the west
ern front. German arms achieved q
stang series OF successes Ia the yicin-
the Alazurlan lakes and In
on capturing Warsaw, Brest-li-
caulnd wilma. The central powers
on Serbia and Montenegro. Mean
-. he Italian armies forced Aus
use approximately one-half her
prev, against them.
hayis west tile French ana Brit
~ launched offeusives which cost the
German armies considerable loss hut
be detectives were limited and the
Y Sheet was local The Dardnnelles cx-
n AJltion. having failed IN its mission.
Us withdrawn In Jannnry In Mcso-
%otamla the allied operations bad not
becn successful Although the British
feet had established rs superiority on
the sea. yet the German submarine
blockade had developed iuso serious
menacc 10 allied shipping
Russia Still Powerful.
1915 termany no doubt believed
that her advantage on the eastern
front 'at the close of 1915 again war
ranted an offensive ia the west, and
her aftack against Ncrdun was nc.
cordlngy launched ia the spring OF
1916. INT Russia was not yet beaten.
and early IN June. aided az tie same
time by the threat of nn Italian Often
rlve HI the west. she began The great
drive IL Galicia that proved 80 dis.
astrous - Austria.
Ronmnnia. having entered on the
side nNas allies. undertook promis.
&ng nat " fgalnst Austria. The Brit
Vermilrnch armies attacked along
ly NOR Germany quickly returned
the 0fnslsc in tho west and ia
shippe initiated campaign Ia the
,o,s before the close OF 1916.
Fortunate Tor Russia rs we'll
&of Retaining on the
MoFopt the forces considered
49, DR. the anal conquest OF Rus
$50 ~ prepared 10 aid Austria
80 fgve against Itsiy. Mesa.