Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-26
Troops Landed Yesterday al
MarseiIles Only First of Great
Force to Be Sent to the
Western Zone.
EASY TO ARM THEN THERE
Gar Has More Men Than He
Needs - Coming Forecasts
Operations on Great Scale
on French Front.

London. Apri. 22.-G.eat develop
G are expected in France soon. Tho
arrival of Russian soldiers to support
the French and English lines. and the
withdrawal of German troops from
Macedonia and Serbia. are to
forecast impending events of major m
p~OrtanCe.
The arrival of the transports which
brought the Russian troops sent to join
the entente forces on the western front
had been expected since Tuesday. but
a heavy storm in the Mediterranean
delayed their reaching Merseilles.
Every precaution for their protection
had been taken up owing to reports
that hostile submarines We're operating
IN the Mediterranean, but the Voyage
was concluded without untoward in
cideut.
100000 Russians En- Route.
The coming Of Russian troops to the
western front has been talked of by
military people for two or three
month The reason. as now explained.
is that 1t is easier for Russia to arm
and supply fighting material to Rus
sian troops on the western front than
on the eastern.
Russian still has man hundreds OF
thousands more men under training
than she can use on her fighting mes
because the Russian problem continues
to be not how to get h men but the
munitions. Tn allies can obviously
SLAMS more easily in France than by
shipping to Russia. Possibly 100000
men will be sent n rance his
spring.
Paris, April 22.-The French contin-
ued to make progress in the region OF
Dead Mans hill on the Verdun front
in the fighting last night. The war Of
flee announcement this afternoon re-
ports the capture Of German trenches
and of four officers and $50 men.
East of the Meuse a fierce German
attack was repulsed. In the sector south
of Haudremont wood, the French made
gains.
Marseilles Is Gay.
Marseilles. Frances principal sea-
port was gay with bunting today in
honor Of the arrival of the force OF
Russian troops. the first public mani
%festation Of greater cohesian and unity
of the entente allies growing out OF the
resolutions Of the Paris conference.
The Associated Press correspondent
who witnessed the Decentralization of
the troops was informed in a high
quarter that the arrival OF the Russians
was chiefly a demonstration OF Russia's
friendship. The public attached special
significance to the event. 1t knows the
French army is not short Of effective
Ness, luIlIlCI ~ OclIcNS ILldl lIlC EuIO.
pean war must be decided on the west
ern front and feels therefore. that the
Russians have come SO that all ele-
ments of the allied hosts may be repre-
sented when that decision is reached.
Hence the Russians are looked upon
as the heralds of happenings of great
moment.
All Picked Men.
This feeling manifested itself in en-
thusiastic statements as the drab uni
formed mel marched through the city
singing their characteristic national
air. A Moscow boy of 13 named Ig-
latieff, who has been adopted by one
of the regiments, was the first person
TO land. He received an ovation. He
has been eight months on the Austrian
front. The Russians are all picked
men. Most of them are decorated with
the st. Georges cross. Some of them
nave four decorations. The men were
delighted to get to their quarters after
the sea coyage.
The Russian forces will be used to
Fill in gaps on the western front caused
by the recent fighting. The arrival OF
the Russian troops Is regarded here
as an event of great Importance and
significance from both a military and
political standpoint. The Russians
came on a great flotilla of transports
Not a single word of their coming was
permitted to become generally known
until they had actually concluded the
journey and We're landed on French
soil. No exact details as to the num-
Der of Russian troops are available.
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