The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20

tions was to permeate the French army with the war college doctrine of the offensive-the offensive at all costs"
 First Battle
 Foch was in command of the Twentieth Army Corps, with head quarters at Nancy, at the begin- ming of the war in 1914, and of all the subordinates of that other great French soldier, Marshal Jof- ire, his record was said to be the most consistent
 In the first battle of the Marne. Foch's army of 10000 men held the line from La Fere Champenoise to Mondement. They were op- posed by 100000 Germans, including the Prussian Guard, the flower" of the German army. At times the pressure was so great it seemed the thin French line must break Aides came up to Foch with re- ports that the right and left wings had been compelled to give ground
 Smash Them
 Tn that case there is nothing to do but smash them in the center calmly responded Foch, adding. s'OrdaY m the MOorsi.
 General Dubois with the Moroc- can riflemen struck so hard in the center that the Prussian Guard was thrown back into the St. Gond marshes. Retiring south of Chal- ons, Foch discovered by an airplane reconnaissance h at two German armies had failed to make a june tion and left a gap in their line near Vitry -Francais. Inmedi- ately the French commander thrust a huge wedge of infantry supported by heavy artillery into this gap and had them well established before the Germans awoke to their over sight. The result was 2 German panic and retreat in which the in vaders suffered heavily.
 First Blow
 Later Foch aided the British ia preventing the enemy from getting through to Calais in their first blow at Ypres Tn 1915 he di- rocted the offensive at Artois. which was a partial French success in spite of inferior strength, and in 1916 he was partly responsible for the advance in the battle of the Somme.
 Retired from active service in April 1917, at the age of 66 years, it was thought the fighting days of Foch were over. He then became one of the most important advisers of the French government and was the French military member Of the Supreme War Council at Versailles when made Commander-in Chief.
 Remarkable Achievement
 The complete subordination of the British, French, Italian and American commanders -Haig, Pe- tain. Pershing and Diaz-to the leadership of Ferdinand Foch, was one of the remarkable achievements of the war He said: It touches me deeply"
 This feeling was expressed by Marshal Foch when, after the sign ing Of the armistice, General Persh- ing presented to him the American Distinguished Service Medal, "as Q token of the gratitude of the American people for your achieve ments and for the great services you have rendered to our army"
 Accepting the decoration, the Marshal said: "In days of triumph as well as in dark and critical hours, I will never forget the tragi- cal day when General Pershing put at my disposal without restriction all the resources of the American army"
 After his victory in the first bat tie of the Marne, Foch was pro- noted to be Grand General in the Legion of Honor King George of England conferred upon him the Order of the Bath. He was made Marshal of France in August, 1918.
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