at the war will be over before the end of the year. For now, President Wilson haspledged to stay out of the war.April 10, 1917Because the Germans violated the Sussex Pledge and the Zimmerman note wasmade public, The US declared war on Germany. The Germans sunk a British ship, theLusitania, which had American aboard. They signed the Sussex pledge promising to notsink merchant ships without warning and saving human lives. After violation of thepledge, President Wilson broke off diplomatic ties with Germany. In March, theZimmerman note was made public, causing a wave of anti-German feeling. Several moreAmerican merchant ships were sunk before President Wilson went to Congress asking fora declaration of war on April 2. Four days later Congress voted to go to war. It is thefeeling of President Wilson and this country that this will be the war to end all wars. May 15, 1917The Selective Service Act is reqiuring all men between the ages of 21 and 30 to registerfor military service. They are going to have a draft to choose those who go to war. It isnot necessary. Along with a group of friends, I have volunteered for the army. We are toreport to training camp in September.June 15, 1918Dear Betty-JeanI have now been in France for three months. I arrived in March and received wordthat after the Bolshevik Revolution in November, Russia will no longer be fighting. Withthe signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk between Russia and Germany, the Germanscould now concentrate on the Western front. With the help of 120,000 in April, wehelped stop the German advance at Chateau-Thierry, some 50 mile outside of Paris.October 19, 1918Dear Betty-JeanThe German lines have begun to crumble. We are pushing toward the German raillines near Sedan to cut off the supply of German troops. Unfortunately to do this we mustgo into the Argnne Forest which is full of dense woods, deep ravines, and uncut barbedwire. We have not gotten any rest in the last m...
