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"Resting near the Marne waiting to go into action: Always ready, were the famous U.S. Marines, to go into action. Furthermore, they always gave a good account of themselves, and the Hun knows it."

Identifier: worldwarforliber00rolt (find matches)
Title: The world war for liberty; a comprehensive and authentic history of the war by land, sea and air ... editors, Francis Rolt-Wheeler ... Frederick E. Drinker ..
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William, 1876- ed Drinker, Frederick E., ed
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National Publishing Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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© I. F. S.SHOWING THE RED CROSS SERVING FOOD AND DRINK.Coffee and sandwiches being- served to the soldiers. They not only bandaged theirwounds and nursed them when sicli, but tliey also gave them food and drinl^ when theywere hungry and tired.
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RESTING NEAR THE MARNE WAITING TO GO INTO ACTIONAlways If a^y. were the famous US Marines, to go into action. Furthermore, theyaiwajs ga\e a good account of themselves, and the Hun knows it. THE HAIR TRIGGER OF SALONIKI 161 On September 23 the Serbians carried the huge massif of Drenska,commanding the important city of Prilep, and entered that city nextday. The First Bulgarian Army, scarcely believing that this-strong-hold could be taken, fled in disorder. This cut off the Second Bul-garian Army behind Doiran, which, finding the First Army gone andits flank open, fled also. On September 25, Veles, the principal rail-way centre of old Serbia, was captured. The invasion of Bulgaria by the Allies commenced on September25, when the frontier was crossed near the fortress of Strumnitza,which fell next day. Uskub, the most important point in SouthernSerbia, which had been used as the Main Headquarters for the Bul-garian Army, was entered on September 30. This opened a directrailroad line to

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