New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-04
''Clory to u. S. -
Focll' sCreeting
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To Americans

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American army, to its chiefs, to it's
soldiers.
"What was the American share in
the strife for victory? Two sets of
| figures will give its measure In
April 1917. when the United States
declared war upon Germany, the
American army had $500 officers and
350,O men. Eighteen months later,
at the time of the armistice, she had
more than 100000 officers and $780,
600 men.
Plans of Enemy Feiled
"a prodigious effort of an entire ma
ton before which the enemy remained
astounded and which foiled al his
plans!
Germany Intended to settle the
fate of the Entente before the
Americans were able to come into line.
Acting strongly and quickly, America
ruined the plans of our adversary.
She acted strongly and quickly in
deed
ON the 2lst of March, 1918, when
the Germans are hurting themselves;
on the British front, the American
army has in France only 100000 men,
their arrivals monthly being about
10000 men. In the presence of the
Important attacks of the enemy it is
vitality necessary to quicken and in
tensify these arrivals.
con the 25th of April General
Foch asks Generals Bliss and
Pershing, who were present at his
headquarters at Sarcus, northwest of
the crisis of the effective forces,
which began to be grievously felt by
the Franco British armies, that in-
fantry and machine gun units may be
transported to France, to the exclusion
of any others during the next three
months.
The 9th of May the matter is nut
before the Superior War Council at
Abbeville, and the lack of American
tonnage being the only obstacle it is
decided that the British governme MT
shall furnish the necessary ships to
transport from the United States to
France 10000 men in May and $780,
600 in June, these being infantry and
tonnage is being reserved for the
transport of the other troops or
branches of the service. From that
timc on landing is INCREASINGLY in
creasing. From $4,000 men in March
and $4,000 in April the Landings in
crease to 100000 in Mag and 100000
in June.
100000 in Five Months
"From June to November the total
exceeds 100000 men.
AT the time of the armistice more
than 100000 Of American soldiers
We're on French soil.
ut is in the same fashion that the
large nnits are organized and their
stats are formed.
at the end of March. 1918, six divi-
sions only are in France. Two months
later there are nineteen. In July there
are twenty seven: in August, thirty.
and in October forty one; thirty-one
OF them, grouped III nine army corps
and two armies, are OH the battle
front.
"This is already much; it is not
| enough. In order to make the Entente
sure Of having in 1919 if the war must
continue until that date, real nu-
,nHrlcal superiority, it is necessary to
have the number of American divisions
brought to 100, and your President
declares that 100 American divisions
shall be Ia Europe by the first of June.
1919. with others ready to follow.
There is no limit to the efforts of
every one.
"To instruct the stats and the SOL
diers, schools and training camps are
organized in America and in France.
TO arm and equip them, the fac
tories are working to their full ca
pacity. From TOO daily the production
OF cartridges reaches $1,000, 900.
The fabrication of clothing, equip
ment, means of transportation (motof
ears, tractors, etc. enlarges itself in
most wonderful proportion and meets
every requirement.
Every Obstacle Overcome
The same energy is shown when il
comes to transporting to France the
/ trained units. la America the Admin
lstration, eentralizing in its hands the
railway systems, suppresses every
hndrance and obstacle.
In france American workmansh ship
improves the landing harbors, creates
new installations and increases the
railway traffic by doubling and qua
| drupling the lines and terminal fae;a-
/ ities.
''On the ocean, by its vigilance and
I its successful arrangements, the Amer
ican war fleet protects the transports
against tho enemy's submarines. The
shlpbuiiding yards are organized la
the United States for intensive produc-
NS-t. "atH Ok SHtppQllulu5 ydTQS WIN
1884 slips are soon in full activity. AT
the end of the war the American army
is using 100000 tons of ships instead
OF $4,000 as at the beginning. Behind
the front the S. O. S. organized in
Tours in February, 1913, shows won
derfui spirit of organization in a wide
field OF action, such as the creation Of
storehouses (some of them of great
tlmensions) at the landing harbors
and along the lines of communication.
the organization Of system of sup
plies, the establishment of great hos
pitals, barracks and of other great
works
Whether in American or in France.
whether it is a question of recruiting
OF organization. of manufacture, of
transportation, or of any other effort.
American energy acts with wonderful
intensity and with the rapidly called
for BY circumstances as they arise.
In the same proportion that it de-
veiors and antensivss at the rear. the