Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 23 | Foch Called Great Leader

FOCH CALLED GREAT LEADER Splendid Result of Unit Unity of Command Praised by Lord French By 87 Universal London Aug 3 A A fine to l' l the skill of oC General Foch has been paid by Lord Lord Fr French lie said within the last two to days ho he had witnessed an exhibition of leadership and military genius which would probably cause causo the name of oC General Foch to rank In history among the worlds world's greatest military commanders With the utmost bra bravery braer er and tenacIty tenacity ity flY he hc said the French army disputed tho the ground round foot b by foot throughout the first great onslaught Slowly back In excellent order they held position after position with such stubborn gallantry gallantry gal gal- lantry as to In Inflict met unheard unheard-of losses on the advancing Germans Although the capital was closely threatened and the communication In danger their movements were carried out deliberately deliberately atel- atel with precision and with a n total absence of anything like panic or disorder dis dis- order Lord French continued lust Just at th the right moment In the nick of oC time when the enemy ha had I easily gone one Into the trap so 80 cunningly laid the scene changing like magic and with an Irresistible rush the French turned round We Ye should do dowell dowell I well to remember how this great re rev reversal reversal re- re v versal ral came about It was because tho the hand nd of or one great reat commander was at nt atthe atthe the tho helm oi of the tile western front Unity Unit of or command had at last been established and tho the armies on tho the western estern front were being led In union by the tho greatest soldier ol ler this war has pro pro- tI uce II I I I say we do well to remember It It because the thc establishment of or unity of or command was was In reality fue he work of oC our own prime minister No o one but buta a soldier can cnn fully realize tho the tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- differences there thero are aro in ar arriving an- an riving at such an arrangement as this between tho the allied commanders Of or all the many war reforms In Initiated Initiated In- In and carried through by Mr Lloyd Llod George after aCter he had brought his wonderful conception Into active active active ac ac- ac- ac tive operation and seized the reins of government at a n. most mOlt critical moment mo mo- mont ment none I believe will bo be found tobe to tobe tobe be so 80 pregnant with the germs erms of or victory victory vic vie tory as this last sl measure which already al- al ready leady has Ic secured so auspicious a 0 cornin com corn in enc ement