The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-01-09

Gen. John j. Pershing as commander
ln chief OF the American expedItlonAry
forces In Europe was made public by
the secretary Of war. Gen. PershIng
says 10 effect. although not In terms.
tha the American army won the war.
n was this spirit Of determination
%Animalihg every American soldier"
hays General PersiIng. referring to the
1euseArgonne battle. "that made 1t
insposslble for the enemy to maintain
the struggle until 1919"
The report 10 It's mere important de-
FAiis Is as follows:
n order that the reasons Tor many
Important declslopsh reached In the
early history Of the American expe-
dictionary forces may be more clearly
EnderstoOd aud the true value Of the
American effort more fully apprect-
ated. II Is desirable to have In mind
the main events leading up to the
time Of our entry into the war.
ief4-Although the German drive
Of 1914 had failed In its Immediate
purpose. yet her armies had made
fery Importaat gains. German forces
we're In complete possession OF Bel.
GUM and occupied rich Industrial re-
gions Of northern France. embracing
0nc-fourteeuth OF her population and
shout three-fourths OF Der coal and
iron. The German armies held a
strongly fortified line 4eS miles In
length, stretching from the Swiss
border to Nieupert on the English
channel her troops were within forty
eight miles OF Paris and the initiative
Remained 10 German hands,
n the east the npidIty OF the Rus.
sian mobilization forced Germany.
even before the battle Of Marine. to
send troops to that frontier. but the
close Of 1914 found the Russian arm.
fet elected from East Prussia and
driven back on Warsaw.
The entry Of Turkey into the war.
heeause OF the moral effect upon the
Moeiem world and the immediate con.
tisnt threat created against allied
cemmunications with the Far East.
I'D 70 al effort by the allies In the
direction Of the Dardanelles.
Allies Helpsd by Italy.
1e15-Itaiy Joined the allies In May
end gave their cause new strength,
but the effect was more or less Offset
when Bulgaria entered on the side Of
the central powers.
1hc threatening situation on the
Russian front and in the Balkans was
aiiii such that Germany was compelled
exert an Immediate offensive sEer,
those directions and to maintain
NILS , defensive attitude on the west.
tfn front. German arms achieved a
striking series Of successes In the vlcln.
ity Of the MaEurIan lakes ana 10
Calseia. capturing Warsaw. Brest-Li-
toysk and wilma. The central powers
osefrkn Serbia and Montenegro. Mean
While the Italian armies forced Aus
ula % use approximately one-hElf her
strength against them,
n the west the French and Brit
|sh lsunchet ~offensives which cost the
German armies considerable loss; but
he obieclives were limited and the
o1ect was local. The DardaneIles ex-
pedIilun. having failed In rs mission,
nse withdrawn IN January. In Meso-
pofainia the allied operations had not
bten successful Although the British
1esf had established Its superiority on
ire sea, yet the German submarine
ksds had developed into serious
NtHnec 10 allied shipping.
Russia etIA Powerful.
f4ls-Germnny no doubt believed
hSi her advantngs on the eastern
Vnl NJ the close Of 1915 again war
fk.ted an offensive IN the west. end
vi aytack against ,verdun q ae-
u Tngly launched In the spring Of
1876 Eui Russia YES not yer beaten,
~ tsrly IA June. aided At the same
11It BY the threat Of an Italian oifen-
HI the vest she hogan the great
ID Galicia that proved 90 dis
Az robr 10 Austria
A6amaule. having entered on the
hide ~ the allies, undertook a promIs'
ne Offensive against Austria The Brit
I1l aSd French armies attacked along
% sonunc. Germany quickly returned
10 BIC defensive 10 the west and In
isfher initiated = canpaign 10 the
#1I Nhleh. befate yhs close o. 1915
ma<r mfnr.unaIe for Russia ~ well
A. %fscamnnla
1ptinu Of tsu-netnlnlng on the
ffo trout the forces considered
tifmSiof the dnul conquest OF Rus
nbans prepared q MA Aus5fiu
sif lSFens efeian Isuiy Mean