The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-27

our fleets OF destroyers operating IN
British and French waters; We have
learned o. another fleet helms IN the
South Atlantis on patrol duty; we
have learned OF hundreds OF merch-
autment. armed and manne by navy
guns aud gunners. nahtine u-boats,
and losing their lives in that arduons
duty. and. finally. We have learned
81 she nsvy's superb achievement in
conveying 20 France the greatest body
~ troops We over sent 10 foreign soil
IN one expedition without the Joss
Of a man.
"onr navy's personnel has almost
doubled in that time. 80 that now we
have oyer 10000 men In the navy.
while In the marine corps we have
-. sci. ~ asainst the is.ees on Aprii
6. the day the state ~ war was de-
clared. The auxiliary patrol fleet
manned by the fleet naval reserve Is
gradually assuming the form " 4
really effective body 81 yonne men
who are learning navy traditions
more rapidly than would have been
thought possible six months ago. In
addition TO It's hercuiean task 81
training the great influx of recruits
10 the REGULAR service the officers
~ the navy have taken on their
shoulders the added burden Of train
ing thousands 81 Young men 20 be
Officers n crews 81 the great fleet
Of merchantmen that the government
Is building as a part OF the allies
stratesical plan to conquer the T.
boats.
Even greatcr than this has been
the armys achievement owing to the
signal change that has come "a tho
nations policy regarding a large
army since the entry Of the United
states into the war. For on the army
has developed the task Of increasing
the regulars up to the war strength
set by the national defense act and
putting hat arm on q war footing.
while Il has also had To- face and
carry through the many problems
presented hs training the national
guard for dpiy overseas. preparing tho
plans for the first selective draft reg
istration and seeing they were carried
out, the plans Cor the working Of the
draft itself ani for housing, provis-
%ionine and equipping the 500. 600 men
that are 10 he in environments souie
time after the firs, 81 September.
C%oinoident with this the army mas
had to perform the hitherto unheard-
OF task Of conducting sixteen training
schools for the making Of Officers and
OF three camps Tor the training 81
officors Of the medical reserve corps
| ndcr-officered as every corps b. IN
the service they have had not oni,
10 strugeIc along with the routine oi
tho service bpt also Ia handle th'
problems II this enormous expansion
Of the regulars. the national guar,
una die national army that ls 10 ths
makine And with an this tht 1rm,
has sent "a France General Pcrshing
and his staff General siber: AN,
his expeditionary force; has mker
over completely the conduct 81 six r
the British hsse hospitals; has SEN
army surgeons up 10 the firing Tine
has has landed it, first unit of woods
men In England fully equipped Wit
~awmilts aud other tools. and ha
at least M untit Of viators on Brit
l-h soil And nowhere AZ home Ia
the routine of army life been allovr.
70 drop below IT, accustomed eff
Cheney. although the army has ha.
10 handle the additional task SIM.
Mny I Of creating two new depart
meuts and providing them with head
Quarters staffs
Criticism and fault-nnding hay.
entered like rumor painted with
Thousand tongues but they have pref
IS well disappeared since. in common
decency, THESE elements have had q
Iackaowledre the army and navy OFFS
crs ha,e carried out their ailottcl
lttsks efficiently ana well Europe ha
, ruue with praise ~ our men ahrold
. and our enemy. Dos the tone OF d.
. abusive language. b. awakening %
, tho fact That we are t foe 30 be rrok
. oncd with in the field Instead Of boo
p ing merely "A race OF dollar hunters
, ON tho civil side o. what mas bee
, dome Don these three months there
anothr admirable tale ~ high achieve
q meHt Through The council Of ua
uonal defense and lts advisory com
mission 10 matter OF the purchase o.
Q .uppllcs tfruitful spurot Of scandal
in tho pasll has boon worked 90 ,
a hitherto unknown in 90
Z history ~ the wars NJ the Unite
Z States Through these bodies tl
railroads have been brought into
il relation with the government mo.
,%close "a practical than most q %
I, would eotr have Thought possib'e Va