The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
War Department Orders Two
Hundred Young Artillery Or
hcsrs to France at Once
G1ST INCLUDES
TWO RICHMOND MEN
Sufficient Shipping at Hand
tor' ! transportation of Large
Bodies Of Soldiers-Cuba
Qfsrs Training Ground

%Ena1Y1ngton, Aug. 1s.-There will
osrnn1e than one hundred thousand
0u1end States troops in France before
&homow dies- It was learned today
H2fzorAmple shipping facilities are al
Deodyaya1lable for the transportation
% tsoous - soon as they are ready.
Bone OF tia divisions of the ma
k,pnal guard win be sent across be-
Bwo ~ OF the regular army Is ready
and before any OF the drafted men
go Tho order OF their going has
@esn tentatively mapped out with the
N1aEuhow'' New England. New York.
Pennsylvania and Illinois divisions.
favored for tho first chance because
They have been organized as d.
W1sional unftA for some years.
This order, however, may be chang
ed at any time as the drilling OF the
guard troops In cantonments pro-
crosses.
Inspector Instructors Will keep close
watch Of all the work and the reward
OF proficiency Will he the vanguard OF
the national guard line.
As to Training In Cuba
No hint was forthcoming from the
war department today IS TO tho troops
which will be trained in Cuba AS
signments have been made out Tor
all ~ the national guard and nation
al army units al the environments all
ready picked II may be that some OF
the national army units which show
particular proficiency in their North r
.rn camps before snow flies will be
formed into another rainbow di-
ss~ on sent IL Cuba and there given
{ tha FINISHING touches for service in
France as soon as the spring breaks
II was limited to-day that still fur
Their changes In the destination OF
some Of the expeditionary forces
might he made. In this report OF the
renewed allied offensive in the Bal
HANS was recalled war department
officials refused to discuss this or any
other movements Of troops. The news
O, the sufrciencv Of the shipping NJ
IN ND FOR 4rtsnsfsnrA. ssrTfee sf sye from
the shipping board, confirming She
prediction made by Secretary Daniels
three weeks ago TO the effect that
when the time came the ships would
be al f~n7.
Moro Already In France.
II is known here now that many
more than the original pershing ex-
Evolutionary force are already in
France.
The department of Justice took
formal Compliance OF the draft evad-
.~rs. A. r. Bie,aski chief of the in
ryestieatton bureau of the department.
Hoday notified all the department
Eaxents throughout the country that
Chose VINO receive notice to appear for
tYyhysfcal examination and fall to SO.
flrst become members Of the military
forces Of the Uolped States without
examination. IT they then fail TO ap-
near when c~issd for duty they are
.Aeserters and subject to capital
,punishment.
Mr.. Bielaski has directed the agents
Of the department to f4rst endeavor To
IND persons who may not have re-
,ceived their notices to report Those
who receive their notices and fail
80 repo~- he says. Will be differently
A>sf% ~vfYh - ~ y
The offer OF Cuba TO provide train
mr. grounds for United States troops
on the eastern end OF the island.
brought forth a very cordial acknowl-
edgment from the state department,
The action on the part of Presi-
hent Nenocal." the statement OF the
department reads. ''in making this
ifrisndly OFFER is considered a further
proof Of Cuba's desire to give cordial
bo-operation to the United States of
America and to be of every assist =
ance 20 It In the war which other
countries are now waging for the
rieht- Of humanity against, the i'm
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