The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-08
FOcH PRAISES GREAT
WORK OF OUR ARMY

Kanass City, Mo-, Nov. Follow
ing is the text Of Marshal Foch's ad-
dress before the American Legion
convention:
Officers, non-commissioned offic-
eras and soldiers of the great Amer-
lean army:
"My dear comrades of the Ameri-
can Legion:
81 cannot tell you how great is my
satisfaction at finding myself amongst
you, valiant soldiers Of 1918, to hive
again our glorious memories. Three
wears ago, on the first of November,
1918, the entire American army in
France took up vigorously the pursuit
of the defeated enemy and did not
halt until the German surrender.
"Hour OF glory for the American
army, proper elimination for mill
tary effort, prodigious alike in is in
tensity as in it's rapidity. One and
all, you have had your share in 1t.
You may we'll be proud.
"In responding in mass to the call
to arms of your govrnment in equip
ping, training and organizing your
selves as rapidly as possible you had
in view only the purpose to take your
place as soon as possible in the line
of battle. 49,
Reviews Work of Army
'In numbers: Eighteen months at
ter the declaration of war by the
United States on Germany, the Am
eriean army had passed from effect
ives of $500 officers and 125,00 men
to $4,000 officers and 100000 men.
effort of organization: If, in the
month of March, 1918, you had IN
France but six divisions, six months
later you had Al, of which 81 engaged
in battle.
Effort in instruction: In order to
have officers, non-commissioned ofic-
ers and men rapidly trained, you null
tiplied in America as in France, your
schools and camps, which became Gen.
tiers of prodigious activity.
''Tn order to arm you and camp you
the American manufactures worked
without respite and supplied all your
needs.
Admirable effort also in transp or
tation. You swept away every obsta-
Gle which interfered with bringing
your units from the centers, of in
structions to the ports Of embarka-
tion. - '.sckt.
"In France, you improved the ports
of debarkation, created new installa-
tions, increased the traffic of the raj
road system, by work OF all kinds and
multiplied your storehouses and hos
pitals.
.Your shipyards were organized for
intensive production in such way
that when the war ended you utilized
for your ocean transportation almost
four millions of marine tonnage, in
stead of $4,000 available at the be-
ginning of the war.
Thanks to Fleet
'sAnd meanwhile your splendid war
feet, thanks to it's vigilance and It's
fine military qualities, protected with
an efficiency to which 1 am happy to
pay tribute here, the transportation of
your troops and material.
"a prodigious effort on the part of
your entire nations Intelligence, will
power and energy. A prodigious ef-
fort which has filed your associates
with admiration and gratitude and
confounded your enemy.
1'This splendid spirit of entire ma
tion we find again on the battlefelds
of France, where it was blazoned in
the admirable virtues of bravery anc
heroism.
"It was the spirit of the second and
third American army divisions which,
one month later took part in the. bat
tie of the Name and distinguished
themselves Immediately in operations
around Chateau Thierry and in Bel
leau Wood. Again it was the spirit OF
those FIVE divisions which, on the
eighteenth of July participated in the
victorious counter offensive of the
tenth and sixth French armies be-
tween the Aisne and the Marne and
contributed in great measure to that
victory.
Finally, it was that spirit which
animated all the American army when
on the oath of July, General Pershlne
formed your splendid units under his
OWE direct. command.