Word: mihiel
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...October 1918 the A. E. F., having overrun St. Mihiel, was bursting its way through the Argonne and all the Allied armies were plowing into the German front. It was an expensive pastime, both in life and money. Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo then had a big problem. Money there had to be, and in October 1918 the U. S. Treasury was very busy drumming up $7,000,000,000 from the U. S. public in exchange for 4th Liberty Loan 4 1/4% bonds payable in October 1938. In the bonds which were delivered to patriotic buyers there...
...Evanston Reveres made news by choosing for their target one of the Methodist Church's ablest preachers. Rev. Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle, 47, social-minded leader in the Federal Council of Churches. Big and muscular, Dr. Tittle served in the Y. M. C. A. during the St. Mihiel offensive. In 1918 he went to Evanston's smart First Methodist Church, where his sermons-spoken out of the side of his mouth-now draw large congregations...
...reparations, Mr. Hoover should not have become involved in it." But to M. Herriot blame and honor were not to be confused. Dramatically he reminded the Deputies of "Les Soldats Americains," raised his great voice in booming praise of those "who died for France at Belleau Wood, St. Mihiel, and in the Argonne." From this M. Herriot made a smooth transition to: "Messieurs! The Premier of France has come before you to ask you to honor the thing which is more sacred than anything else -the Signature of France. I personally refuse to dishonor it. ... We must avoid the isolation...
These successes led directly to the creation of the First U. S. Army which General Pershing commanded (Aug. 10). Immediate preparations were started for its active use. East of Verdun on the southern sector was a deep inactive salient known as St. Mihiel which the Germans had held since 1914. General Pershing got permission from Generalissimo Foch to use his new army against this bulge. Early on the misty morning of Sept. 12 began the St. Mihiel battle, with the ist Army fighting under U. S. command for the first time. Though the salient was virtually a field fortress...
...between the Argonne Forest and the Meuse River just west of Verdun. Foch's purpose was to drive the Germans back on the Ardennes Forest, coop them up, cut their rail communications to the western front. General Pershing had only two weeks to transfer his ist Army from St. Mihiel to this new sector and organize his attack. Many of his divisions were inexperienced in battle. Ahead of him lay rough, heavily fortified country...