The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-07-08
j. 5. GIVEN CREDIT
BY MARSHAL FOCH
Commander of Allied Armies
Sends Greetings to America.
YANKEES ASSURED VICTORY
Saws Americas Prodigious Effort As
founded and Fooled the Common
Enemy, Thereby Saving the,
Liberty of the World.

Liberty of the World.
Paris, July 5.-Marshal Ferdinand
Foch of France, commander in chief
of the allied armies, sent message to
the American nation on the anniver-
sary Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
Marshal Foch's message reads. in
part:
"In celebrating Americas Independ-
ence day in union with the United
States, France does not only comment
crate the heroic days when Lafayette,
with the best of her sons, brought help
to the noble cause of the liberty and
independence Of the United States, but
she commentaries also the days
more recent and not less heroic, when
the American nation stood up fully
bent upon the defense of another great
and noble cause.-The liberty OF the
world, which was in danger.
France, in fact, can never forget
what America did to help in the great
and complete triumph of right over
brutal strength.
"What was the American share in
the strife for v. tory? Two sets OF
figures will give it's measure. In April,
1917, Wher the United States declared
war upon Germany, the American
army had $500 officers and $4,000
men. Eighteen months later, at the
time of the armistice, she had more
than 10000 officers and 100000 men.
"a prodigious effort of an entire ma
ton before which the enemy remained
astounded and which foiled all his
plans.
Germany intended to settle the
fate of the entente before the Amer
leans were able to come into line Act
ing strongly and quickly, America
ruined the plans of our adversary.
She acted strongly and quickly, in
deed.
Lads American Energy.
"On March %, 1918, at the supreme
moment of the German drive against
the Franco-British front, by an act
already consecrated in history, Gen.
the commander in chief Of the allied
forces the direct cooperation of the
American divisions already trained.
con April "a, the first American d.
vision came into line before Mont
didier and one month later distin-
guished itself by capturing in bril-
liant assault the village of Cantigny.
SAT the end of May two divisions
were in the battle of Picardy, and
three others in the Vosges, where they
replaced the French.
SIN June, two more divisions took
Chateau-Thierry, and at Belleau
Wood, where in hard and heoric fight
ing they took an important part in
the checking of the enemy.
Praises Yanks at the Front.
"July - five divisions participated
in the victorious offensive of the
Sixth and Tenth French armies be-
tween the Aisne and contributed
largely to the successes.
ION July "a, the first American
army was created under the command
of general Pershing It's first orders
were to clear the Paris-Nancy railroad
line in the region Of st. Mihiel and
on September II, attacking on a front
of % kilOmeterS, it captured the st.
Mihiel sector, and 200 guns and $4,000
prisoners remained in it's possession.
Notwithstanding the stubborn re-
sistance of the enemy, despite the nu-
merous obstacles opposed to it's prog
ress by the difficulties of the Argonne
region, it VIGOROUSLY drove the enemy
back.
November 1, in a magnificent at
tack, the American army reached
Buzancy. On the 4th, it was close to
Beaumont, and the 7th it occupied the
whole line of the Mouse from Mouzon
to Bazeill
SIN the long war that the free ma
tons had to fight against the oppres-
sors of the right, the direct participa-
ton of America lasted only short
period, but to the American nation is
due the glory of having thrown her.
self wholly into the struggle at the de-
cisive moment and, in order to insure
victory, to have made in every branch
Of the national activity an unparal-
leled effort.
ssShe has generously given her
blood to the common cause; $4,000 of
her children, dead on the soil of
France, testify to this in an undying
way.
"Glory to these dead Glory to the
American army! Glory to the Amer