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Show ! SEN. ERSHING 15 PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL TO U. S. sHiNGTOV. Sept II. Acknowl-MUriRlf Acknowl-MUriRlf lhr honor5 ronfcrrcd b congress StnU Pcr.hinc aald: I m deeply sensible of tho privilege ! . ,rpfr(ns: before you n a represenla- r cf the American expeditionary force! '"d fJU filled with emotion at the sent! I nth that nnv, hrcn cxPrc38?d. This I Trior affords me profound grratltude aa er.-ocnltlon of tnc achievements of our I !p!endid army. In receiving at your 1 j n'ds an expression of the approval of I ur peeplc ' ftm rlrnl' awarded. I c' K f.nni rt port of Hie organization and I thf operations of our army will he madA ' Ihe secretary of war. The manner I in which this great force was devclopc 1 , I ,n instrumentality for victory Ij I v Known to you. The burdens that ' in ih lot of our soldiers have b n I hMV ad the way beset by many ob- j I isoos but fntth In the righteousness yf jrcute and trust In Almighty God h-iv.. I 'vcD us courage and Inspiration. Troops Show Fine Spirit The trials of battle demanded S..m (,d rn-1 ir.-ini rnd utmost self-sacri f li i I KcTtr have men fared a more difficult I talk "or home greater hardship Jn 1 ! I BVvir have noop shown a finer sp.re. I (i -, - Mngness, or more resolute pur- I 'The might of America lay not only I in he iiumbcra and her wealth, but lo I in the spirit of her people and their I rirrrn'Mslion to succeed nt what. irer I t. While every man who went ! I France couraKcously did his part, : I him were millions of others eag r I j(, folio v, nil supported by a loyal pcot! l m-,y0 depr'ved themselves to nustain c tl : ern,PS and succor our allies. W hen I I vtT6 I lifted In French Belclun r, I Ilsllan tillages or In the rumps of 1 i- lind. ojr men left behind them a st-in tird of frankness, of Integrity, of g n tJwtsc and of helpfulness which will give I ths other nations of the world a flrmci I belief in the fine, r i t .f cur mot I " Virile. Broadminded Soldiers. The benefits flowing from the cx-I cx-I acrience of our soldiers will be broa lly I (i!t. They have returned In the full I vlcor of manhood, strong and clean. Through their patriotism, dlaclpl n I ,,nl sssociation th hi . become virile I oondiN nt nnd hroiidm inded B&ch In the consciousness of honorable public aerv-ur, aerv-ur, they will bring Into the life of our 1 counir: a more Intelllgeu devotion to the duties of citizenship. "To you, gentlemen of the congress I c the rili ni l' rind inalntenun, ! of our firm le-- In r 1 1 - field lih .-i cl L .cnccptlon of th-- magnitude of the .-tru E tftf you adopted the draft as the aur I I means of utilizing our manpow r you I promptly enacted wise laws to develop and apply our resources (o the bc-st et I fort. You appreciated the fabulous sums i I required for military purposes. You made possible the organization :n , the operation by which victory wa I achieved. l I 'Throughout the war the president rc-' rc-' posed In me his full confidence and ' i ur.falllnc suppoit simplified my task The secretary of war inude repcn'e.i I visits to the iront and I am deeply grae. I ful for his wise counsel Under him the j f various staffs, bureaus and dQpartmt n ! . with all their peraonni an deaervlna'o'tW 1 pclal acknowledgment for t he abllit; L with which their problems were me- The officers rnd soldiers who seised at I home are entitled to their full share In I the rlctoo 'Our navy performed a brilliant part I in transporting troops and supplies arm j E In maintaining our ra rommunle.it io-i The army was convoyed overseas i the maximum of safety and comfort and with Incredibly small loss. In this ardit- ous sen i the generous assistance oi I the e him n e; ' : 1 f:i I' a 111 (ir eT ' "Mi I lasting appreciation. "A special tribute is due those henevo- j f lent men and women who minister! d 10 'j.i soldiers ht home nnd abroad. Til . I welfare societies maintained by a gen- j c.-ou. public, gave ua Invaluable aid ii I our hospitals the surgeons and nurses served with skill and fidelity. i ' Btialtiets and professional men aban- ficned their private interests und ga i I Ihelr service to tho country. Devo'.'! I I ni'n. women, and even children, often Iti I el-Mure positions, zealously labored to In rrcaae the output of ships, munition.-. , ' material and food supplied while l h 1 pr 'na and pulpit stimulated patriotic en-I en-I thualacm. Admiration for War-Worn Allies. 1 1 "Oun admlrntion goes out to oui w H I I vorn allies whoso tenacity, after thi - I oar of conflict, mode possible tho et- J I t lecUvcnees of our effort Thruogh the I I lo a.1 support and hearty cooporatlon, I genuine spirit of comradeship sprang , Up which should firmly unitu tho peoples I j It did their armies. "Tho cheerfulness and fortitude of our I J wounded were a splntntlon and a sllniu- , ins to their rnmr.irle Thnse whn n re II dliablcd should become the affectionate t-harge of our people whose care they i have so richly erned. Let us. in sym-I sym-I pathy, remember thj widows and the ' MOLhere who to'la mourn tho oas ol I i Mtir hutbands and sons. I Heart Filled With Reverence. ' Our hearts aro filled with revcrem a Ud love for our triumphant dead. Burled la hallowed ground with their courage re. i deemed, their graves are sacred shrinks i Uat the nation will not fall to honor L "The glorloBm record made In the flu'H r for our treasured ideals will be a pre-; pre-; doua heritage to posterity It lias weld- ed together our people and given them I a deeper sense of nationality. The solldl-l solldl-l 'X of tho republic and Its Institutions In the test of a world war should fill wilh pride cvcr man and woman living I under Its flag The great achli vi mi nJ, c high Ideals, the sacrifices of our army end our people belong to no parry I and to no creed They are the republic s I l'-gacy to be safely guarded and carefully transmit. C(j t0 future generations" |