New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-04

participation of the American army in
the battle increases in equal proper
tion at the front.
"On the 18th of March, 1918, at the
supreme moment of the German drive
against the Franco British front, by an
act already consecrated in history,
General Pershing spontaneously offers
to the commander in chief of the Allied
forces the direct cooperation of the
American divisions already trained
"The Oath OF April the first Amer
lean division comes into line be-
fore Montdidier and one month later
distinguishes itself by capturing in a
brilliant assault the village Of Cam
tigny (May 2S).
"At the end of May two divisions are
in the battle of Pcardy and three
others in the Vosges, where they re-
place the French.
"Iu June two new divisions take part
in the battle of the Marine at Chateau
Thierry and at Relleau Woods, where
in hard and heroic fighting they take
an important part in the checking of
the enemy.
"On July Is five divisions partici-
pate in the victorious offensive of the
Sixth and Tenth French armies be-
tween the Marine and the Aisne, and
contribute largely to the success.
con July "a the first American army
is created, under tls command of Gen
eral Pershing. It's first orders are to
clear the Paris Nancy railway line in
the region of st. Mihiel, and on Sep
TENDER 10, attacking on front eff
twenty-five klometers, it captures the
St. Mihiel sector, and 200 gums and
900 prisoners remain in its posses
81 1,A.
having become the right WING of a
large Allied offensive, it rushed toward
Mezieres.
Notwithstanding the stubborn re-
sistaace of the enemy, despite the NIL
merous obstacles opposed to it's prog
ross by the difficulties CT the Argonne
region, it VIGOROUSLY drives the enemy
back.
Gas early as the second day Mont
faucon is left behind, October ID Grand
Pre- is taken, the 21st Chatillon and
the 3Oth Bantheville.
"The list of November, in magnifi-
cent attack, the American army reaches
Buzancy.
The 4th it is close to Beaumont, and
the 7th it occupies the whole line Of
the Mouse from MouZon to Bazeilles
"Other American divisions partici-
pate at the same time, at several points
at the front, in the operations of the
Franco British armies.
Two of them are working with the
Fifth French Army around Roman and
Glernes northwest of Rheims), ana
two others with the British armies ia
the region of ST. Quentin. Two more
distinguished themselves in the Charu-
payne by the capture of the strong
positions of Orfeuil. and two others
finally fight with the Flanders group
of armies on the Lys and the Escaut.
"ln the beginning of November six
other Am erican divisions are prepared
to attack in Lorraine with the French
army, when the German capitulation of
the 18th of November comes and stops
the hostilities.
would have been 100 American divi-
sions in the battle line.
Acted at Decisive Moment
an the long war that the free ma
tions had to light against the oppres-
sors of the right, the direct partieipa-
tion of America lasted only short
period, bat to the American nation is
due the glory of having thrown her
self wholly into the struggle at the
decisive moment and in order to in
sure victory, to have made every branch
of the national activity an unparalleled
effort.
"Her army, too. so quickly here from
so far away, showed itself from the
first by Incompatible qualities of
spirit, courage and heroism.
America rushed with all her youth
full ardor into the vast turmoil of the
battle and thus contributed nightly
to the victory of right and liberty.
"She has generously given her blood
to the common cause; rs, 900 of her
children, dead on the soil OF France,
testify to this in an undwing way.
Glory to these dead Glory to the
American Army! Glory to the Ameri-
can people!"
~FERDINAND FOCH."