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Show AMERICANS SET NEW STYLE. Refuse to Give Enemy Chance to Set, and Thus Spring Surprise. With the Army in France. When it transpired that the enemy had made all arrangements for a drive between the Marne and Rheims and between Aueims and Verdun, General Foch held his blow in reserve until the enemy's offensive had reached its maximum. At its very inception the American troops ! south of the Marne had shattered the eaemy"s flank, to the surprise not only ! of the German command, but of the French command as welL It had been the French plan to retire and absorb tie enemy shock. The enemy saw this ; &ad presumed that the same plan would be followed all along the line, i Itideed. General Gouraud. the French j commander, had expected the Ameri-j Ameri-j cans to abide by his advice in this I charter. Instead of following the plan, j tie American commander refused to I r-v the enemy a rest. Believing that i te was strong enough to win. he ; ordered his splendid army of young i men to counter-attack as soon as the war-worn troops of the enemy settled ' down for a respite. To employ a term of the prize ring, he did not allow the enemy time to "get set." He swept them off their feet before they realized "hat was happening. |