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Show EVERVTHiNG If ' WAS? Gil WELL Marshal Foch Well Pleased and Says Action Begun Will Continue, WITH THE; FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 23. (By tho Associated Associat-ed Press) "Everything is going well. We have begun our action and we shall continue," said Marshal Foch to the war correspondents today. The marshal received tho newspa-por newspa-por men in the spacious salon of an .old chateau, where there is more bus- iness than luxury today. The most conspicuous objects in the room were the military maps on tnc wall. Advancing Ad-vancing to meet his visitors, with simple cordiality, tiic marshal said: "I am glad to see you, but I do not know just what I can say to. you, other oth-er than that everything is going well. We have begun our action and we shall continue." Asked concerning prospects for tnc future, the marshal said: "Realities arc far better than any) sort of promise. It is useless to make I promises that may give rise to exaggerated exag-gerated hopes. Nothing but realities count" German Wave Retiring . Reminded of a previous occasion when he said that the German wove had been broken Marshal Foch replied: re-plied: "Well, now it is retiring: see for yourselves." . Walking to a map on tho wall he pointed out the progress made by the allies since the offensive offen-sive began in Jul'. Ono correspondent correspon-dent having referred to the French soldiers tho marshal said: "You may say anything you like about them. Whatover you say will never bo too much. They aro going on without respite, without relief and without rest. We can ask. anything of them; they are always ready to go on." "You may tell tho American people i that their soldiers are admirable,'' said Marshal Foch to tho correspondent correspon-dent of The Associated Press. "They ask nothing better than to go ot their death. They can be reproached only with rushing ahead too fast it is necessary ne-cessary to hold them back." Referring to the British troops Marshal Mar-shal Foch turned aagin to tho map, pointed out the recent gains of Field Marshal Haig's men and said: I "You see they are fighting well Jim now, In this burning heat. Their ardor ar-dor is unfailing. They ask nothing better than to march ahead, as you may sec from those black mark3 on tho map which show where they are today. |