Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-03
MANY AMERICANS
IN ENTENTE ARMIES
Correspondent Estimates Fifty
Thousand Are With Brit
ish and French Forces.
HUNDREDS ARE KILLED

fFrom a Staff Correspondent OF the Assoc
ciated Press.)
With the British Armies in France,
Feb. l.-(Via London, Feb. ID
Nearly $4,000 Americans are estit
mated TO be fighting for the allies and
inquiry shows that nearly four-hiths
OF these are in the khaki-clad British
army commanded by Field Marshal
Haig. 1t is computed that the actual
fighting forces of Americans now in
France under the Union Jack is prob
ably larger than the United States
army which was actually engaged in
hostilities in the brief campaign OF the
Spanish American war
Hundreds OF Americans have given
their lives for the cause OF the allies
and hundreds OF others bear perma-
nent scars Of the shock Of battle, but
each new battalion and each group
OF reinforcements arriving from over
seas brings numbers OF their fellow
countrymen to take their places. All
have fought with pluck and determi-
nation which have won them univer-
sal respect and admiration.
Make Fine Soldiers.
Although not so much has been
written about the Americans serving
in the British ranks as in regard TO
their brothers in the French army,
British army traditions seldom coun-
tenance the same enthusiastic desire
for deeds Of heroism and daring as
are. included often in the French and
German official reports. But the
American Tommics have helped to
write some bright pages in the history
OF the war in all branches Of the serv.
ice--the flying corps, the medical
corps, the artillery and infantry.
Yankees Widely Scattered.
The Canadian regiments naturally
attracted the greatest number oil
Americans, many of the recruits liv'
ing in the dominion when the wal
broke out. But Americans are also
scattered through the distinctly Eng
lish battalions and some are found
among the Australians, South Afri
cans and in the different staff depart
ments, Many former members OF thu
United States army and of the crack
National Guard regiments answer &c
the British roll calls, but all have hac
to learn the new art Of modern wat
and will be graduated as among thu
best trained soldiers in the world
The bulk Of the Americans, being alb
sorbed in the various Canadian bat
talions, have been through some o
the hardest fighting on this front.
Canadian from Los Angeles.
Through all the vast and wonderful
war machine built up by Great Britain
from the North Sea to the front lin,
] trenches, young Americans can b,
, met doing their bit" and fighting
with willing heart and steady bravery
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press met one young rellow in tn,
uniform of the Canadian artillery
What part of Canada are 20,
fromi" he asked. Los Angeles" cam,
the grinning reply, Correspondent,
dhsWNtS Nuutu DC Hhu lEOlH tHOuSdI1u
who hailed from, every section OF tn,
| United States. Recently a humble
of artillery and naval officers wer,
entertained by the British authorities
who gave them every facility to stud
the situation and the war organiza
tons. All freely expressed themselvc
as deeply impressed.
Americans Rush Home.
| London, Feb. 1.-The German not
has resulted in rush Of American
to procure passage to New York o.
American boats. Large numbers VIII
expected to sail within a fortnigh
have decided to leave Saturday an
before noon all the FIRST class accom-,
modations on the steamer Censored
were booked. Among those applyin
for passage are 100 persons who in
tend to sail on the Holland-America
liner Nicuw Amsterdam, which wa
to have left Falmouth on Tuesda,
This vessel, however, has been re
called to Rotterdam, whence il sale
two days ago.