And beyond and behind all this America went forward with her own gigantic preparations for the conquest of the dark forces which threatened world civilization. It was this mobilization of her might almost as much as the effect of her immediate force which helped to convince the German general staff of the futility of further resistance and assisted to bring the war to an early end.
Transcriber's Notes:
P. [122] corrected table sum from 284,730 to 331,730.
P. [343] corrected table sum from 1,605,582 to 860,700.
P. [344] corrected table sum Total produced from 17,684,853 to 17,683,353 and Total manufactured from 125,800 to 123,800.
P. [350] corrected table sum from 1,818,182 to 1,818,172 and also 3,360,111 to 3,360,101.
P. [400] swapped title captions "FILLING HAND GRENADES WITH WHITE PHOSPHORUS" and "FILLING MUSTARD GAS SHELL AT EDGEWOOD ARSENAL" so the title agrees with the photo and the explanatory captions.
P. [451] corrected Hard bread Total Value from 3,614,365 to 3,614,865.
P. [493] corrected table Grand total from 20,520,251 to 20,520,254 and 22,799,263 to 22,799,266.