The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-09-14

striking distance Of the enemy A.
me retreatins French they were met wit, -
You're zigzag; you're crazy. Sure de,A 4.
There Is no hope; 60 back But tbs. =
smo0th-faced Americans. who had nsvp, ~
the smoke of battle were not made a, A, II
that goes back when the enemy is in FINN
perturbed, they landed in the mud ana 9,
cover of the woods formed their lines and a
waited for the dawn. when about 1900 Anyu|
met and held and stopped five German df,.
IApplause.l So fierce and unfalterng w
attack thHt the enemy took II for gsna 4
there were unlimited reserves in the ma,
THE miracle was performed. the march n
stopped. the oncoming hOrdes turned BAT 4
Chateau-Thierry drive began, the destir d 4
lization changed. [Applausel
The soul Of America had won beaus j
broken the cocksure spirit of the enemy h 4
kindled in the breasts Of the drOOpng sls |
morale that ran from one end Of the lIne i
other. For the supersOder Of the world II
tremendous advantage Of numbers had Oes
supered by few simple, modest. UNFRAMED In
cans; and these same Americans were Ass 4
great numbers, and they were coming by The b.
= sands. The war could end in but one way hrl
height of the Chateau-Thlerry drive. when ihE
of tina; terrible certain daily advance Vhs Y
Smelling of Paris and the nightmare Of 81 -
was too recent to be forgotten. NOT soul q
be found in the ranks Of any army or IN sHI u
in life so base but he was free to admit thalf "
the American soldier who won the war tu1s
tide. saved them when they had thel: baeH y
wall. Yet now, when IT is al safely over y
are those who ungratefully say. We Eoah u
won. anyway They would, like HI lARpas
"Our BOYS were far from their homes u
shame into the hearts of men who were u
for their very hearth sides and famle
such daring and spirit in lads who needed v Y
II began June 6 at Belleau Wood ana o'I.
through the Aisne-Marne drive. the sonw
paign. ST. Mihiel. YpresLys through IN
Argonne. clear up to November H. Oh
and The job was done.
"Reored on American soil. imblblnE De- y
c,nles Of freedom. the American soIda w
need wears of intense training. DE vas ~
thinking md deciding. In pinch ever y.
nm officer The intelligence Of inc A- -
enuInped him 70 understand the war sa"sp
Heroes every one, they dared 10 NV =
twenty. thirty. fifty. sixty feet; they ua''. =
alone md die alone. The average TUE %S
roneon soldier has not the private nlu, :.
fight aIone and die alone. he nghs ~ ~
whore he sees the form OF his compan.1 =
feels the rub Of the elbow Of DIS pAi " MS
henrs the tread Of his comrade ID tne l'a. =, >
have n crowd to give spirit and soul - 400
Tho American soldier. because OF n' .,Su
abandonment has soul power that dares Sa., =
Tho ruronean must group this SOU pOs. IN
duce the necessary courage ne A u..,Ss. lcs
is n lion who dares forage alone, ID =
pocks. The American soldier - SrDH
doras soor aloft in the awful sol'uoea ,s., ~
hova- IN thousands. The American w." .o.o-s
- d,a tight now. The European solder y" ~ D
Ash tho German soldier or oficer sm NJ
war. and he will tell you that W" ~ ,drus@
cans That It was the Americans ., y" ,ue -
into No mans land without hes'lal'O ,,,t On
~ with that logged DETERMINATION :. A. ,r,,,s1
shooter nach,ne-gun nest, ambush nanu 4 y
r,eas concealed mines gas shells - NIL ~
smnIl and big artillery. the oias''
could not stop. Applause =, those ~
Tt ,s the soul In the breasts u Ann. ~ 80
hero IN the gallery that is going 70 'v vsn ~
~, .ho. measures the size Of the a %.s 90 8
wv" 80 , %o+tIoacId or in the conflict Of w. t
blind friends in the gallery na''
found not wanting"