Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-04
Paris, July 3.-(By The Associated
Iress)-Marshal Ferdinand Foch. of

Paris, July Shy The Associated
Iress)-Marshal Ferdinand Foch, of
France, commander in chief of the al
lied armies. sent today thru The As
sociated Press, message TO tne
American nation on the occasion OF
the anniversary of the Declaration of
In dependence.
The message embodles d tribute to
the American army, paid by the man
who led to victory the allied forces
with which that army tought and TO
tSe people of tie United States.
The message reads:
In celebrating America g Indepen0-
cnce day in union with he United
States. France does not only comment
ordte the heroic days When LaFayette
with the best of sons brought help 10
The noble cause of the liberty and in
dependence of the United States. bot
ste commemorate also the days more
recen, and not less hero,r when the
Atne, lean nation stood up fun vent
upon the defense of another great and
nuole cause: The liberty of the world.
To-Day before the word, on this
great anniversary is for mn who has
the terrible responsibility of leading
into battle the six million soldiers to
I'M committed by the ai:ed and as
sociated governments, one more oppcr
;irity which he eagerly embraces 20
pay homage to the American army, 20
d its chiefs, to Its soldiers,
w
tho strife for victory? Two sets o.
figures will give its measure. In
April 1917, when the United States de-
ciared war upon Germany the Ameri-
can army had $500 officers and $780,
00U men. Eighteen months later at
the time of the armistice she had more
than 900 officers and 3,500O00 men.
"A prodiguous effort of an entire ma
ton before which the enemy remained
astounded and which foiled all his
plans.
The twenty-irst of march 1915,
when the Germans were hurting them
selves on the British front, the Ameri-
can army had in France only three
hundred thousand men, their arrivals
monthly being about thirty thousand
men.
In tho presence of the independent
attacks OF the enemy IT is vitality nee
cssary to oicken and intensity these
arrivals.
''On tn twenty-ffth CT April, General
Foch asks Generals Bliss and Per-
quarters at Sarcus (Northwest OF
Eeauvais) in order to guard against
tive crisis OF the effective forces which
began to be grieviously felt by the
Franco British armies, that infantry
ara machine gun units may be trans
ported to France to tr- excursion Of
any others during the next three
months.
The seventh of May the matter Is
put before the superior war council at
Abbeville and the lack OF American
tonnage being the only obstacle is de-
ci6ed that the British government
shall furnish the necessary ships 10
transport from the United States
10000 men in May and one hundred
and fifty thousand men in June. these
beig infantry and machine guns only.
The American tonnage Is being re-
served for the transport OF the other
troops. From that time on landing is
constantly increasing. From 10000 In
March and $4,000 in April. the landings
increase to exceeding 100000 men
from June to November.
TT is In tho same fashion that the
large units are organized and their
staffs are formed. At the end OF March
1918, six divisions only are in France.
thirty-one of them are in the battle
front.
This is already much: II is not
enough. In order 10 make the entente
sure of having in 1919. real numerical
superiority 1t is necessary to have tho
number OF American divisions brought
TO leo and your president declares that
ono hundred American divisions shall
be in Europe by the first of June 1919.
with others ready to follow.
To instruct tho staffs and the SOL
diers, schools and training camps are
organized in America and in France.
TO arm and equip them, the factor
les are working to their full capacity.
From 700 daily the production of car
tridges reaches 100000 daily. The
fabrication OF clothing, equipment.
means of transporting ,enlarges itself
in wonderful proportion.
Tn France American workmanship
improves the landing harbors and in
creascs the railway traffic by doubling
nnd ouadruDiipr tho limos and fer,,,ipa n
facilities.
"On the ocean the American feet
protects the transports. Tho AAlp-
building yaras are organized - ne
United 5tates for intensive production
and three hundred and forty-one ship
building yards with one thousand. two