History and government of New Mexico . ers to turn the tide of victory. The drive openedMarch 21; by the twenty-eighth the English front wasbroken; and for three monthsthe German hordes moved for-ward according to schedule. Weread our morning paper withbated breath, while dismay andindignation spurred on everyAmerican war activity. Amer-ican forces landed in France inincreasing thousands everymonth. — By midsummer more than amillion fresh American troops were on the western front toadd their weight to the forces of the weary British andFrench fighters. On June 2, 1918, the American MarineCorps
History and government of New Mexico . ers to turn the tide of victory. The drive openedMarch 21; by the twenty-eighth the English front wasbroken; and for three monthsthe German hordes moved for-ward according to schedule. Weread our morning paper withbated breath, while dismay andindignation spurred on everyAmerican war activity. Amer-ican forces landed in France inincreasing thousands everymonth. — By midsummer more than amillion fresh American troops were on the western front toadd their weight to the forces of the weary British andFrench fighters. On June 2, 1918, the American MarineCorps began its famous fight to check the German drivetoward Paris at Chateau-Thierry—and did it. For a solidmonth they did the impossible in clearing Belleau (bel-lo)Wood of German machine gun nests. The fighting quali-ties of the Americans no longer needed proof. A new hourwas about to strike — and the German armies knew it. It struck July 18, when General Foch began the alliedoffensive along the whole front from Chateau-Thierry on. ColonelCharles M. deBremone 302. The Tide Turns. THE BEGINNINGS OF STATEHOOD 253
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