The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1921, Page 6

‘GREATEST GLORY AMERICAN ARMY, DECLARES FOC Marshal, in Address to American -Legion at Kansas City, Reviews Operations PRAISE FOR GEN. PERSHING Kansas City, Mo., Nov, 2.—Follow- ing is the text of M dress before the Ame convention Offic and soldiers army: My dea ry comrades of the American can Legion ioned officers American non-commi: of the great “1 ea ‘not tell you how great is my| § ction at finding myself amongst you, valiant soldiers of 1918, to live, again our glorious memories. Three yed ugo, on tre first of 1918, the entire American army in ance tot ty the pursuit, the defeated enemy and did not halt until the German surrender. “Hour of glory for the. American army, a preper culmination for a mil- itary effort, prodigiou ulike in’ its intensity as in its rapidity, one. and all, you have had your share in. it. You may well be proud! In respond- ing en mi to the call to arms of your government, in equipping, train- ing and organizing yourselves as rap= idly. as pass , you had in view only the purpose to take your pl soon as posible in the line of tn numbers: eighteen months after the declaration of war by the United States on Germany, the American army hed passed from effectives of 9,500 officers a 000 men to 180,- 000 officer: 10,000 men. “Effort of orga tion: If, month of March, 1918, you had France but six div later you had 41, of which in battle. “Effort in instruction: in the in 31 engaged In order to oned offi- cers and mene 1 ined, you? multiplied in America as in France, your schools and camps, which be- came centers of prodigicus activity. “In order to arm you and camp you the American manufactories worked without respite and supplied all your needs. “Admirable effort also in transpor- taticn: You swept away every ob- stacle which interfered with bring- ing your units from the centers of instruction to the ports of embarka- tion. Improved French Ports. “In France, you, improved the ports of debarkation, created new la- tions, increased the traffic of the railroad system by work of all kinds and. multiplied your. storehouses and hospitals. “Your shipyards were organized for intensive production in such a way that when the war ended you utilized for your ocean transportation almost four millions of marine tom nage, instead of 94,000 available at the beginning of the war. 14: ene ie oe 1 Foch's ad-j November, | ;| the pitfalls WAS LEADING. ut France. It dislodged thie enemy from | the St. Mihiel ients, Where he had} entrenched himself for, nearly - four) jyears, threw him back beyond the; jfoot of the hills of the Meuse. From! the very first the American army en; | | tered, into glory. How, many, turther laurels was it yet to, win?, St. Mihlel Operation, “The St, Mihiel operation was near- ly ended when the American army at- tacked on a néw front, On the twenty- | fifth of September it was engaged on jthe right wing of the. vast allied of;} tensive. ‘Ihe point of direction as-! signed to it was Mezieres, on the! Meuse. \ “Deployed from the left hank of the Mcuse to the eastern confines ot | Champ: sagne, it had three’army corps in kne on wtront of nearly forty kil- ‘ ometer | “Befo it clretehed, the region of the Argonne, tormidable emplacement of the German detense, a wooded ter-| in. rugged, different in its very na- e, and rendered more so by ail the defensive organizations which had peen accumulated there during the last four yes “Nothins; could discourage or check your army. “It threw itself with gen. ero rdor into the immense melee The task was a rude cne but it war carried out to a thcrough finish, ‘Fighting without respite night and day for a month, advancing in spite of and the counter attacks of the enemy, it’ succeeded, by pure force of tenacity and heroizm, in lib- erating the wild region of the Ar- gonne. “Cn the sixteenth of Cetcber, this great task finished, it jdined hands with the fourth French army in the defile cf Grand Pre. a “In consequence of this, the enemy's resistance was severely shaken; the moment had arrived to give him the final blow. “Ofi the first of/ November, just three years ago today, the first Amer- ican army again attacked and, in a splendid advance, reached Buzancy, penetrating the German line for more than ten kilometers. “The enenty, this time, retired de- fiantly; the Stars and Stripes at once took up the pursuit and, six days lat- er, floated victoriously over the Meusc reconquered. “After St. Mihiel, after the Ar: gonne, the American banners now bore the name of Meuse. .In a few months you had taken 45,000. prison- ers and 1,400 cannon from the enemy. Glory to First. Army. “Glory to the first American arn glory alsa to those of. your divisions which, distributed among the French and “British armies, contributed in great. measure to the. final success, whether with the fifth French army to the northwest of Rheims or with the fourth French army, in which they. | carried in. magnificent . assault, the strong positions of.,Orfeuilles; ar again, with the British armies for the capture of, the famous . Hindenburg |, line, or with the gréup of armies of| “And meanwhile your splendid war fleet, thanks to its vigilance and _its fine ‘military qualit protected wit an efficiency. to which I.am happy to pay tribute here. the transportation af your troops and material. “A prodigious effort on the part ot your entire nation’s intelligence, will power and energy! A prodigious ef- fort which has filled your assaciates with admirati¢n and gratitude and confounded your enemy! “This splendid epirit of an entire nation we find again on the battle- fields of France, where it was blaz- oned in the admirable yirtues of brav- ery and heroism. “It was the spirit of the second and third American army divisions which, one month later, teok part in the bat- tle of the Marne and distinguished themselves immediately in the opera- tions around Chateau Thierry and in Belleau Wood., Again it. was. the fpirit cf those five divisions whicu, on the eighteenth of July, participated 4n ‘the’ victorious ‘counter offensive ot the’ tenth ‘and’ sixth French armies be- tween the Aisne end the Marne and vontributed in great measure to that victory. * “Finally, it was that spirit which animated all the American army men, on the twenty-fourth of July, General Pershing formed your splendid units underehis own direct command. “On the twelfth of September, 1918, the First American army deliv- ered its first battle on the soil of Stiff? 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Council Bluffs, Ta., U.S. A, HIERCULES Cold Soder 7 CATARAH| of the BLADDER Flanders, pursuing the énemy upon. the road to Brussels. “During this time your second army impatiently awaited to attack in. its turn in .the direction of Metz, which already was stretching her arms td us for deliverance; but, harragsed and defeated, the enemy laid down, his arms. “A solemn hour, which compensated all the sacrifices freely consented fo) the cause, of, right. “It is you who have made these sacrifices; more than 75,000. of your countrymen were buried in the soil] of France, May they rest in peace. Your French brothers in arms watch over them. “Glory to you who survive them and who enjoy victorious peace. You may well be proud of your past exploits, “Ycur country had, asked. of you, to. law low a redoubtable enemy. You have placed him at, your mercy and after having assured every gilarantee for the liberty of ‘our peoples, you have imposed, upon him, the, peace which cur governments have dictates Has not,your task been completely fulfilled? s “As for me, the great honor of my life will be to have guided along the road of victcry the American army 4. 1918, which was a real grand army,; beginning with its cammander.” MARSHAL FOCH 10 BE HONORED IN INDIANAPOLIS of 150 Pieces Will Head Monster Procession Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 2—Dedica- tion of the Indfana War Memorial | building, which is to be permanent national headquarters of the Ameri can’ Legon, will be the most notable feature of the visit of Marshal Foch to Indianapolis Noy. 4. Indiana's leading military bands | will participate in a great parade in! honor of Marshal Foch: Purdue university's noted musical ithe parade. | So that the big. Purdue drum, the haul it from Lafayette to Indianapolis and'return. This drum is 12 feet in diameter. : Persians have‘a different name for each day of_the month. HOARSENESS Swallow slowly small pieces Stub well over the throat, Each cee ‘beats nate | Thomas, Ky. Purdue University’s Great Band |’ | organizaton of 150 pieces hag been | , designated to march at. the head of | {largest in the world, may be in the | parade a truck ‘will be provided to ; Some of the acesy*who will race, at Omaha for the Pulitzer trophy. Left, Florian Maney; center. Valentine Gephart; upper right, S. BE. Cox; low- er, Lieutenant-Calonel H. Hartney, Iy NEA Servi Omaha, Nov. warld’s fascest ra 2. 2.—tntries for the ng event, the Pul- itzer. trophy air e, to take place in Omaha, Nov.,2, have been closed. It will be the greatest race of tsi with cash prizes of $3,000, $2,000 ands, $1,000’ and a hand af the symbol of uplifted hands an airplane. The Pulitzer race is a free-for-all by high powered speed planes, little more than winged motors,over a di tance 15@, miles. field wa cost of $52,000. Next in interest to the Pulitzer raczo! Be A. Service Kansas, City, Mo., Nov. 2.-—Twenty- eight Congressiona! medal of honor men have promised-to. attend the third annual ational: convention of the American Legion here, Oct. 31- Nov. 2, as the guests of Kansas City. The men will head the big ‘con- vention parade and will take an im- portant part in the dedication of the $2,000,000 Liberty Memorial to Kan- sas City’s war dead. The government awarded the Con- gregsional medal to 78 veterans. Only ‘55 are liv- ns The medal of honor men. will have all — ex- penses » paid. They will be speakers at a number of meet- ings. :They . will dedicate the '$20,- 000. drinking fountains given by Kansas; City as a memorial to the American Legion. | * The . men’ who have Promised to “VAN: 5 attend :inchide VAN GPRS Se M. Waldo. Matler, Kansas: City; Arthur ‘J: Forrest, ‘Hannibal, Mo.; John .L. Barkley, Blairstown, Ma.; Benjamin, Kaufman, ‘Trenton, George S. Robb Salina, Kan,;° Har- old I. ‘Johnston, ‘ Denver, Colo.; Joseph B- Adkinson, Memphis, Tenn.; Frank J. Bart, Newark, N. J.; James ©. Dozier, Rackhill, S, ‘Alan, L. Eggers, Néw York City; Gray Evans Foster, Inman, S,.C.;' Tarle D. Greg- ory, Chase City, Va.; Harold ee Furlong, Détroit, | Mich.;' Sidney ‘G. Gumpertz, New York City; Kalyn Hill, “Byron, ‘11l.; Richmond Hilton, Westville, S. C.; Neson M: Holder- man, Washington, D. C.; Ernest_H- Janson, | N-e w ‘ York City; Philip CG. Kat: San Francisco, “Cal-; Archie’ A. Peck; Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas | Pope; Chicago; Samuel M. Sampler, Philad elphia P hi 1 adelphia; Willie “Saudlin; Hyden, Ky.; Clayton K. Slack, Lampsén, © Wis.; Harold L. Turner, Seminole, Okla.; Louis Van Iersal, Passaic, N. J; John CC. Ville- pigue, Camden, : S. C.; and Samuel Woodfill, Fort The citation of Louis Van. Iersal, of Passaic, N..J.; is particularly note- worthy. He is entitled to wear thir- teen United States and foreign dec- orations.. His citation reads: ‘While. a member of the recon- naissance patrol, sent out at night to ascention the condition of a damaged bridge, Sergeant Van Iersal . volun- teered to lead a party across the bridge in the face of heavy fire from a range of only 75 yards. “Crawling alone along the debri3 of the ruined bridge, he came upon a trap which gave way and precipi- tated him into the water. In “spite of the swift current, he swam ‘asross the stream and found:a lodging place among. the timbers on the bnnnsite bank. Disregard- ing the enemy fire, he made a cleared and: equipped at aAmerican: flyers the World W: 28 VETS WHO WON HIGHEST U. S. AW eRD TO BE AT MEET. . WED BevAy, NOV. MBER 2 the Larsen trophy race for com- kind in the history of the country.mercial efficiency, to be staged at the sume meet; A trophy of silver and some silver trophy gold, standigg ’ four feet high, is of-| aviation holding infered by Larsen, who introduced the| woa ast year’s race. will not be an all-metal monoplane. Former Foes Race. This air congress will bring a re- nion of the farous Lafayette e:- ile. an organization including ail @yho participated in ‘Many other aviators { America and Europe also, will com- ward, when the enemy launched a counter attack Cofporal Barkley got into the tank, waited under the hos- tile barrage until the enemy line was abreast of him and then opened fire, completely breaking up the counter attack and killing and wounding a large number of the enemy. Five minutes later an enemy 77-millimeter gun opened fire point blank. One shell hit the drive wheel of the tank, but, this soldier, nevertheless, re- mained - in the tank .and atter the barrage ceased, broke up a second enemy attack, thus enabling our forces'to gain and hold Hill 253.” When his company was,.‘leld. up by. violent © ma- chine ,.gun : fire, Sergeant Gray. Evans Foi er, of Inman, with’ an officer. went - forward to.” attack the hos 3 ~ TURNER : captured 18, grenades and) te yh pistol, killed sev : eral of the: enemy: and The ,citation”, of Corporat ‘Harald! Turner, of’ Seminole, ‘Okla.,, follows: | “After -his platoan ‘had’ started rhe attack, Corporal ‘Turner. assisted in organizing platoon, consisting of the. battalion scouts; runners und a detachment.of signal’ corps. As sec- ond in command-of this platoon, he fearlessly, led them forward through | heavy enemy .fire,. continually en- couraging the -men.; Later he’ en- countered deadly machine, gun fire, which reduced’ the strength of his command to but four.men, and these were obliged to-take shelter, pete, among then those who, a few years ago, were fighting each other in the skies over France. Captain C: C. Mosley of Detroit, who Lieutenant-Colcone] H. E. Hart- ney, secretary of the American Aero Club, whe won second place in last year’s event, hag entered, however. Other cf the well known aces entered are: Captain J. A. McCready, Flor- ian Manor, Wrightsman, S. FE, Cox and Valentine Gepharti the company was immediately en- abied to resume the advance.” hese are only a few instances of the supreme courage recognized by. the award of the highest: American decoration, but they are indicat the type of heroes which the Ameri- can Legion and. Kansas City will honor and reverence at one of the Ee ce conventions jn his- vory. COMRADESHIP AMONG NATIONS MOST DESIRED miral David Beatty in His Address at Convention entr, Kansas" ate Mo.,. Nov. 2—The spirit. of comradeship among: the na- tions uniting: to tight tor liberty in the. World War must be kept. alive in the day of peace Admiral David Beatty: commander: of the,..,Grand Fleet in the North Sea declared at the American Legion convention here last. night,- “To insure that the srcrifices have not been made in, vain,” Admiral Beatty said, “there remains a task to be performed which’ ig ‘part.of the af- termath of war—a task necessary to secure: the fruits of the labor of the great heroes both living and dead. “That is the task which lies before the great American Legion. Those who. made .a~ victorious. peace pos- sible, who stocd side by side in war, “The enemy machine-gun replace- ment, 26. yards distant, kept up a continual fire from’. ‘four machine guns. After, the fire had shifted momentarily, ‘Cororal Turner rushed forward with: fixed bayonet, and charged the position alone, cap- turing’ the - strong: point with a complement of 60 Germans. and four machine guns. | His re- markable display of courage and fearlessness was instrumental in destroying the strong point, the fire trom which had blocked the advaitve of h:s compatiy.” - 4, Atter his com- pany had™ with- : ee drawn for a ds- RATS Z tance’ of.» 200 yes on a line with the units of its flank, Sergeant Philip C. Katz, of San Francsco, learned that one of his comrades had been left wounded in an exposed position ata point from which tae withdrawal had taken place. Voluntarily ‘crossing an area swept by heavy machine gun fire, he advanced to where the wounded sol- dier lay and carried: him. to ‘a place of. safety. Equaily hero‘c is the ‘story told by the citatian of Samuel M. Sampler, %f Philadelphia: “His company having suffered casualties. dur’ng an;advance under machine gun fire, this: was finally stopped. Sergeant Sampler, then a careful investi- gation of the hostile | position by which the | bridge was de- | fended, and then returned,. report- ing this valuable information — to the ‘battalion commander.” Here is the story of how €orporal John L. Barkley, of Blairstown, Mo-, ¥OSTER. won the:-greate won the greatest decoration. |. “Corporal Barkley, stationed at an observation post 300 yards from, the German line, on his own initiative Our 1¥ tht foe Ue Yes } repaired a captured eneniy machine gun, mounted it in A isabled French tank near his po: ortly after- corporal, detect- ed the position.of the. enemy ma- chine ‘gun on an elevation. : Armed ‘with . German hand, | .grenades which. he had picked “up, he Jeft the liWe and | rushed forward Fin the face of heavy. fire until he. was near the. hostile nest, where he. ‘gren- aded the; position. His third grenade landed among int Z (i i Prince Albert is seld in teppy red age; tidy'red tina, handsome: pour end: hell “SAMPLER the enemy, kill- ing two, silencing the: “machine guns and causing the -sdrtender: of 28 Germans, who he semt to the rear as” prisoners As a result of his act | jJealousies and- move forward together prosperity... i bed “In this. great task we have to combat the frailty of human nature, the. explosiveness. of human. -passions. “Great peoples are moved by petty incidents and, are, all, too’ readily swayed by the breath of scandal and propaganda, but. if, this great or- ganization, sets ; itself steadfastly io profit.:by the: terrible. lessons of his- tory,; we may surely hope..with con- fidence.that the past which wag seal- ed with the "blood of, thousands of, our comrades willbe upheld and. trea- sured. asa very sacred thing, a bul- wark, a peace in the world. ‘sb! SWhat'Spent Meant “The spirit. of comradeship which animated our fighting. may animate our,;, whole rations. sy that they may without let. -or: hindrai engage in the friendly: rivalry, of comme to their. qmutual , advantage and to the betterment,of conditions of life. “The. one great ,lesson,\ therefore, that;we haye learnt through bitter ex- like its t the, British Legion is well equipped :, with: knowledge and experienc 10 .»press . home this fundamental ‘truth, “The,..gpirit :of comradeship must be’ ‘kept alive. lt mugt become a gospel to be preached throughout, our countries. and. the Lesionaires ymust be ‘the prophets." in’ illuatration “admiral Beatty cited from the; experience, of. ‘these of us who have been. in, tight: places, to- gether” the cooperation, of-theAmeri- can. squadron.under his command in the. North);Sea.,.,He characterized it asy afi, instance of; true,comradeship and ynity. of purpose: sen “This, “he declares "was the spirit that made .victary..possble: and. to those who infysed that.spirit and to those whaj,;Joyally: accepted it the world owes ‘a great debt which can never he repaired.” « Praises Part of U. S. Of'the part that the United States played in the war the Brittsh admiral said: “It ‘fs to the immortal glory cf the American nation that, far removed shall stand side by side in peace. They | shall steadfastly repress all petty | though they were from the carnage and devastation of the battlefields, they. came at a moment when the out- look was darkest to the re!let of the sorely. tried peoples who were threatened with ces'riction. “Other nations fough. in self de-; fense. with the cer tainty’ of d ssolu- tion if they failed, but the United States had little to fear whatever the outcome might be. “Her entry into the war ws brought about by a completely un- selfish determination to see just cc done and.to show that it wiild net tolerate wanton aggression against free and peaceful peoples. i“The heroism of American soldiers and sailors was altruistic and was dis- | played in (defense of others. What nobler record of purpose js there in the history of the world?’ FRE SERVICE at daybreak, That’s.the co BISMARCK. NORTH DAKOTA © ‘3 Know all over the Northwest for Quality @ MAIL US: YOUR FILMS.® CHEVROLET Parts and Service CORWIN MOTOR CO. 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