. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. WOUNDED AND PRISONERS. BUT NOT UNHAPPY An American first-aid station for German prisoners, near Soissons. The prisoners were being caredfor by a captured German doctor, whose bare head is just visible near the doorway. 62 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR bers, in bringing the enemy to a halt. Many consider the few days lightingat this point the turning point of the war. The Americans fresh strengthwas thrown in at a time when the G
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. WOUNDED AND PRISONERS. BUT NOT UNHAPPY An American first-aid station for German prisoners, near Soissons. The prisoners were being caredfor by a captured German doctor, whose bare head is just visible near the doorway. 62 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR bers, in bringing the enemy to a halt. Many consider the few days lightingat this point the turning point of the war. The Americans fresh strengthwas thrown in at a time when the German strength seemed irresistible. Theywere at a strategic point which it was necessary for the enemy to break if hewas to continue his advance along the remainder of his long front. The enemywas not only halted but was slightly repulsed. The effect was electrical on theentire line of the Allies, which braced and held from then on. Two more German offensives were to come. One, between Noyon andMontdidier, was started immediately, June 9. In six days fighting only a. BRINGING IN THE WOUNDED NEAR SOISSONS Trucks which carried ammunition to the front return with wounded men of the First Division. slight advance was made. The First Division, which had been seven weeksin line, met the west flank of the enemy in this drive and was not that came a month of comparative quiet. From a military standpoint the German offensives had produced a situa-tion favorable to the American style and spirit of frghting. The enemy wasout of the underground system which he had been years in building, entrench-ments of steel and concrete stretching across France and Belgium from theAlps to the North Sea. He was obliged to meet the Americans in open war-fare with only hastily dug foxholes and the irregularities of nature for pro- AMERICA TURNS THE TIDE 63 tection. However, nosoldiers know better thanthe Germans how to de-fend these vantage pointswith machine guns, andtheir artillery had an
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