Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1917 — AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT FRONT [ARTICLE]

AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT FRONT

London and Paris Newspapers Feature the Announcement. American soldiers aro actively engaged in fighting on the front In France, according to announcement made Sunday. Paris and London newspapers featured the news in their Sunday editions, and the word was welcomed throughout both countries. The Americans are in good condition and anxious for more active service. While they are actively engaged at the front, yet they are in a quiet, sector and it is felt that they are there more to complete their training for future service than for any real aid they can render now. This contention is also borne out by the following extract from a dispatch by a correspondent of the London Weekly Dispatch: “The allies are extremely fortunate in having American troops take a place in the line at a comparatively quiet time of the year. During the winter they will have ample opportunity of mastering the intricacies of trench warfare which never can be taught satisfactorily behind the lines. Within four or five months they should become seasoned troops and the allies confidently look to a great display when they ‘go over the top.’ ”