Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-11
MAY SEE FRANCE
N 4 FEW MONTHS
MEN FROM ONE NATIONAL ARMY
CAMP LIKELY TO De SENT
OVER BEFORE LONG.
GREET REPORT WITH CHEERS
P~ershino's Regulars, Trained to HIGH.
est Pitch. Probably viii Get Into
Action Soon, but in What Sector
Has Not Been Revealed,

est Pitch. Probably viii Get Into
Action Soon, but in What Sector
Has Not Been Revealed.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
washington. Military censorship
mas not forbidden the publication of II
story from one of Uncle Sans great
training camps established for selec-
tive service men, to the effect that the
chances are the thousands of young
men gathered together for the first
time In this particular cantonment will
be sent TO France before the winter Is
half over.
This story. which reaches the public
with the tacit approval of the war de-
p%artInent, makes It seem certain that
the prospects have frightened for the
thorough equipment of all our young
soldiers at a much earlier date than 1t
was supposed would be the case.
n camp concerning which the
story or comparatively early depar-
ture to France was written Is located
IN Maryland, but there is no reason to
suppose that its personnel will he
further advanced In their training than
VIII be the case with the young men
IN the other trimming places scattered
throughout the country. Therefore 1t
would seem that the logical military
conclusion Is that Uncle Sans men of
the new National army are to go to
France much earlier than 1t was
thought would be the cnse.
1t Is said that when the story Of only
four months training on this side In
stead Of the expected six months was
spread through the camp, the young
soldiers who had been In the service
only a few days at best hailed the re-
port with cheers. 1t still Gems true
that the spirit OF the men of the new
army apparently is just as high as that
Of the regulars and the National
Guardsmen.
Regulars May BE Fighting Soon.
In this connection it can he said that
there is n feeling in Washington to-
day that Uncle Sans regulars now in
France probably will be found on the
fighting line before the snow begins to
bank up about the trenches. 1t was
late in June when report vas received
on this side OF the landing In France Of
the first large armed body Of American
troops.
Our men In France under Generals
Pershing and Sfbert started their in
tensive training back Of the lines about
July ]. Therefore they now have had
three months OF seasoning, of bayonei
exercises, OF trench digging, of bomt
throwing and Of general instruction
along all the lines which the methods
Of modern warfare travel. The mer
today are at the highest pitch Of theil
speed and some military men here be
iieve they soon must get action or, like
athletes, they will "grow stale"
1t is the hard military logic of the
thing which leads to shy that oui
soldiers probably will get active fight
ing service quickly than most
people thought would be the cnse. Nc
military secret is disclosed when this
Is written, because the Germans have
known that our troops are in France
and they. being wise ms other nations
In a military sense, know that mer
cannot be kept going at top speed for
ever In Il training way. They must b.
allowed to see some Of the results Of
their work and so 1t is believed IF
Washington that before long we vii
read a story Of ar engagement II
France in which u troops took part
Their Sector Not Revealed.
Nobody on this side knows. and II HI
aid ne would not tell. on Just whn'
part Of the line the American troop!
now in France will be given their frs
baptism Of fire. The Germans unques
tionably would like to know becaus,
IL they were given al advance motto,
1t Is to be taken for granted the!
would he met by a check II not by &C
tual defeat. The Germans would worl
for the moral effect rs well as for tn,
military effect Of the thing.
Army officers seemingly wish to hav'
the American people understand tina
It il a terrible ordeal for troops VIII
never have been under fire to plung,
into n battlefield where the fire Ia Ger
tain to be terrific. 1t takes all the re
serve forces that n man has to keel
him steady under the conditions. Late
when he Ia seasoned he recks little. u
army officers say, Of danger and Of tn,
noise and tumult Of the battle, but al
the old saying goes in the American
army, 1T takes six months training
and two fights to make a regular"
Effects Of LansIng's Disclosures
The letters and kilograms II
lunches Of cores and hundreds which
have been coming In to the various
departments in Washington attest
40 the recipients shy, the belize
Of the people that the disclosures
Of the secretary Of state concern
Ing German intrigue within the bor
ders Of this country are bearing frui,
In making the American people under
stand thoroughly that the war must b,
cnrried to the end Of HOhenxollernism
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