Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-13
j. s. GIVEN CREDIT
BY MARSHAL FOCH
Commander Of Allied Armies
Sends Greetings TO America.
YANKEES ASSURED VICTORY
Says Americas ProdisioUs Effort As
founded ard Foiles the Common
Enemy, Thereby Saving the
Liberty Of the World.


Liberty Of the World.
Paris July 5.-Marshal Ferdinand
Foch % France. commander in CHIEF
0f the allied armies. sent message TO
the American nation Ca tie anniver-
sary u the Declaration Of Independ-
euCe.
Marshal Foch's message reads. In
parts
In celebrating Americas Independ-
eucc day iu union with the United
States. France does not only comment
crate the heroic days when Lafayette.
with the hest 81 her sons. brought help
a. the noble cause OF the liberty aud
Independence 81 the United States. but
she commentaries also the days
more rereat aud not less heroic, when
the American nation stood up fully
bent up0n the defense ~ another great
and noble cause.-The liberty u the
world. which was Ga uangcr.
France. in fact, can never forget
what America did o. help in the great
and complete triumph u right over
brutal strength.
-What was the American share IN
tile strife rur s.. 'aryE Two sets Of
figures viii give It's measure. Ia April.
I3IG. vhrT the Cnited States decla"-i
war upon Germany. the America
army had g.5OO officers and $4,000
men Eighteen months later. az the
time 90 the armistica. she had more
than $4,000 officers and 100000 men.
"A prUdIgiuus effort II an entire ma
tiOu before which the enemy remained
ustUuudcd and which foiled all his
plans
Germany Intended 10 settle the
fate ~ the entente before the Amer
leans were able 90 come into line. Act
iuz strongly and quickly. America
ruined the plans Cf our adversary
She acted strongly and quickly. In
decd
lads American Energy.
ION March - 1915. az the supreme
moment III the German drive against
the FuucoBritish front. by an act
already ccusecruted in history. Gen
sulI persbIug spontaneously offered TO
tle commander Gen chief of the allied
furces the direct cooperation ~ tie
American divisions already trained.
con April -. the first American d.
vision came into line before Mont
dIdier and one month later distin-
Euished itself by capturing In a bril-
liant assault the village Of Cantigny.
AT the end nf May two divisions
were 90 the battle ~ Picardy. and
three others In the V0sges. where they
replaced the French.
lin june. two more divisions took
Part iu the battle ~ the Marine az
Ch1teau-Thierry. and az Belleau
Wood. where in hard and heoric fight
iug they took an important part in
the checking u the enemy.
Praises Yanks az the Front
-July Is uve divisions participated
IN the victorious offensive OF the
sixth and Tenth French armies be-
tween the Aisue and contributed
largely O. the successes.
ION July -. the first American
army was created under the command
~ general pershing. Its first orders
were to clear the Paris-Nancy railroad
line In the region ~ So. Mihiel and
un September L. gttacking on a front
81 - kuOmetcrs. q captured the So.
aIIhiel SECTOR. and 10 guns and 1900
prisoners remained in its possession.
Notwithstanding the stubborn re-
E.StauCe ~ the enemy. despite the nu-
uerous Obstacles opposed 10 its prog
rVss by the difficulties 20 the Argunne
re.iuu. % VIGOROUSLY drove the enemy
hack
November I. in a magnificent at
tack. the American army reached
BuEaucy. on the 4th. u was close 90
Bs1umout. and the 18th u occupied the
whole line 81 the Meuse from Mouzon
20 Bazclu
I'm the long war that the free nn-
tons had % fight against the 0ppres-
surs az thg right. the direct participa-
tCr 90 America lasted only q short
period. but % the American nation Is
due the glory % having thrown her
self Wholly into the struggle az the de-
cfslNc moment and In order 90 insure
victory. 90 have made Ia every branch
90 the national activity an unparal-
lricd effort.
~She has generously given her
hl0od 90 the cCmmun cause: 1000 d
her children. dead on the son Of
France. testify % this in an uudylng
way.
GLORY % these dead. Glory 10 the
American army Glory 20 the Amer.
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