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Show GREETINGS SENT TO PERSHING 81 : FREflpiEFS Poincare, Clemenceau, Foch and Petain Congratulate U. S. Commander on Arrival Anniversary. EXPECT VICTORY 'j WITH YANKEE HELP Armies of the Allies Full of Hope and Confidence Since Troops Began : Pouring Over Seas. ! ' WASHINGTON', Juno 14. The pur- pose of the United States to send men and materials to Franco until "any ! .; temporary inequality of force is en- Mdrely overcome" wag reiterated by j ('resident Wilson today in replying to a message from President Poincare on (ho anniversary of the landing of the first American troops ia Europe. A message of congratulation from President Poincaro to Prcsidont Wilson ' was received by news cables yesterday, j I The, messages to General Pershing fol-I fol-I ;low: , ; From President Poincare: "The anniversary of your arrival in Franco, furnishes a happy occasion to mddress my warmest congratulations to you and tho valiant troops which you I command and who have so admirably j conducted themselves in the recent bat-. bat-. tles. 1 beg you to receive the assurance assur-ance of wy best wishes for tho contin-I contin-I Mi.ilion of their succesa." Clemeneeau's Message. Prom Premier Clemenceau: "On the anniversary of your arrival : in France to tako command of the : American troops I wish, my dear gen-: gen-: oral, to express to you once more the ; greatest admiration for the powerful ; aid brought by your army to the cause . of the allies. With ever-increasing numbers tho American troops cover themselves with glory under your orders or-ders in barring the route of the in-j in-j vailer. The day is coming when, thanks - to the superb effort of your country .and the valor of its persons, the enemy, ' losing the initiative of operation, will bo forced to incline, before the triumph : of our ideal of justice and civilization." From General Foch: "A year ago brought to us the American Amer-ican sword. Today wo have seen it strike. It is the certain pledge of vic-. vic-. tory. By it our hearts are more closely united than ever." Petain Confident. Prom General Petain: j "My Dear Geueral Your coming to ,; French soil a year ago filled our country coun-try with enthusiasm and hope. Accept ' today the grateful homuge of our soldiers sol-diers for the daily increasing aid on the battlefield brought bv their American , brothers in arms. The last battles, where the magnificent qualities of cour- age and military virtue of vour troops were demonstrated in so brilliant a : manner, are a sure guarantee of the future. The day is not far off when , the great American army will play the decisive, role to which history calls this army on the battlefields of Europe. Permit Per-mit me, my dear general, to express to you on this anniversary day, my entire confidence and assure you of my feel- mgs or airoctionato comradeship." General Pershing's reply to President Poincare, received in official dispatches from Franco today, said: "Allow me, sir, to thank you for the kind message you sent me on the occasion occa-sion of the anniversary. The enthusiastic enthusi-astic reception which !Paris gave us a year ago has been extended since then to tho American army by all vour people. peo-ple. Tsday our armies' are united in affection and resolution, full of confidence confi-dence for tho final success which will . crown this long struggle for liberty and civilization." ' |