view raw text
A YEAR OF FIGHTING It was only a year ago today that the first of the Americans entered tin trujthesT A week later tlivir people jit home heard vf their going over the top side by side with Frenchmen not far from Luneville These yerc General Siberts men the first division of regulars regularsIn In the year that lias passed we have heard often of our troops in the field fieldand and so has Germany At Cantigny Seichenrey Chateau Thierry Fismes St Mihiel wherever Foch asked Icrsliing to break a German line our men were not only ready but able to equal the work of tiiebost soldiers of Eu ¬ rope Those wlio doubt majnconsuit the ghosts of the Prussian Guards We had a few more than 100000 men in France a year ago we have 2000000 now In this Year of Reality we have made it evident to Germany that America not only could but would stake every ¬ thing on the winning of the war A year ago to ¬ day America was to Germany a trifle and Germany was sending her soldiers to the Italian front to wrench from Cadorna the fruits of his patient work Since then Italy has lost and won and Germany has woti and lost The casualties of the American army since Si ¬ berts men began the real business of war have been periiaps 00000 a small number when com ¬ pared with the average losses of our allies in a year If it be the German decision that tliu war shall go on then it has been just the beginning for America of her fighting But Americas army is trained fresh eager and increasing in number at the rate of 10000 a day so for Germany it is the beginning of the end New1 York Sun
