Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-07-07
FOCH SAYS !. S.
ASSURED VICTORY
Aarshal of France Sends America
Message on Fourth
of July.
SALUTES THE YANKEE NATION
Declares Yanks Saved the Liberty Of
Z the World-Their Prodigious Ef-
fort Astounded and Fooled
!: the Common Enemy.


fort Astounded and Fooled
the Common Enemy.
Paris, July 5.-Marshal Ferdinand
F0ch o. France, commander in chief
Of the allied armies, sent message to
the American nation on the anniver-
sary Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
The message embodies tribute to
the American army, paid by the man
WHO led to victory the allied forces
with which that army fought, and to
the people Of the United States as a
whole.
Foct's Message.
Marshal Foch's message reads, in
part:
In celebrating Americas Independ-
ence day in union with the United
States, France does not only commem-
crate the heroic days when Lafay@.e,
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 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 100000
men. Eighteen months later, at the
time of the armistice she had more
than 10000 officers and 3,500,O0O men.
"a prodigious effort of an entire ma
tion 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.
Lauds 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
eral Pershing spontaneously offered to
the commander in chief of the allied
forces the direct cooperation of the
American divisions already trained
'On April "a, the first American di-
vision came into line before NAnt-
didier and one month later distin-
cuisines itself by capturing in a bril-
liant assault the village of Cantigny.
"At the end of May two divisions
were in the battle of 4Picardy, and
and three others in the Vosges, where
they replaced the French.
''In June, two new divisions took
part in the battle of the Marne at
Chateau-1nierry, and at Belleau
Wood, where in hard and heroic fight
ing they took an important part in
the checking of the enemy.
Praises Yanks at the Front.
July Is five divisions participated
In the victorious offensive of the
Sixth and Tenth French armies be-
tween the Aisne and contributed
largely to the successes.
"On July "a, the first American
army was created under the command
of General Pershing. Its 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 % Kilometres, it captured the st.
Mihiel sector and 200 guns and $4,000
prisoners remained in its possession.
Two weeks later having become the
right wing of large allied offensive,
1t rushed toward Mezieres.
Notwithstanding the stubborn re-
sistance of the enemy, despite the nu-
merous obstacles opposed to its prog
ress by the difficulties of the Argonne
region, it VIGOROUSLY drove the enc
my back.
November ], ma magnificent at
tack, the American army reached
Buzancy. On the 4th, 1t was close to
Beaumont, and the 18th 1t occupied the
whole line of the Meuse from Mouzon
to Bazeill.
"Other American divisions partici-
pated at the same time at several
points at the front in the operations
of the Franco-Brtish armies.
Says v. s. Insured Victory.
"In the long war that the free ma
lions 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.
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