The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
ABROAD FROM ALL OVER
 AMERICA NOW
Every State In Union Rep resented By Guardsmen
 In France

With the American Army in France,
 Thursday, Nov. 2s.-eBy The Asso- ciated Press.)-Nationa1 guardsmen
 from every state in the Union have
 arrived in France, it is permitted to- day to. announce. They are among the troops now training or lately ar rived.
 While not permitted to disclose the
 identity of the units, 1t may be said
 that all those that sailed from the United States have arrived safely and
 that some already are in training
 within sound of the guns on the bat tie front.
 They are showing 8 spirit in keep ing with the purpose of all concerned to make the American expeditionary
 force homogeneous American army
 in which each division, whether reg
 ular@ or national guard or national army, cannot be distinguished in ef- ficiency from the others. The former
 state troops are billeted over wide area and are pronounced excellent
 soldiers.
 The guardsrnen have been arriving in the American zone for many weeks. They are scattered somewhat, but as
 far as possible the units from the
 same state have been kept close to1 gether, except in one case. They found the regular army had made
 good preparations for them and while
 many are billeted in houses in French towns, others have been quartered In low wooden barracks specially erect- ed.
 The troops from the various statee have been recognized by the French population and have been welcomed enthusiastically. Many of the units on arrival in billet towns wore the , French red, white and blue cockade
 pinned to their campaign hats. These were given to the soldiers when they landed in base ports. After sufh- cient time to rest from the journey, which in some cases was extremely tiresome, the troops have been set to work training for actual service at the front In all quarters they are
 declared to be most enthusiastic, and their soldierly qualities have drawn high praise from the French instruct ors. During the last few days one unit
 has been working with grenades and automatic rifles, while another has
 been working out military problems in maneuvres. Another unit hal DG0n III Ln0 lISII oSIloh IISACIC5, which bring them as near as possible to actual fighting conditions. Many of the guardsmen in training have
 heard guns roaring in the distance. | They are all given the same course of instruction as the first contingents | of regulars have undergone. The guardsmen are all in good health The reason why it is not permitted to mention units by name | is that if one is mentioned the way
 Is open to mention all others, which
 means the revealing of identification
 numbers and other information which
 is of importance to the enemy.
 But, for the information of the rel atives and families of the men, every l one who sailed from the United States has arrived safely in France. | Washington, Nov. 30.-Announce-
 ment of the arrival in France of the | first National guard units give the ] first official notice that an extensive despite hostile submarines, shortage
 of troop and supply ships and other 1 obstacles, but without the loss of a
 man. Thousands of men have been
 moved to the sea,board from all parts
 of the country loaded on transports
 and safely landed in France without
 any general knowledge of the facts
 having been disclosed to the country
 at large.
 War department officials were grat- i flied at Gen. Pershing's decision to
 announce the arrival of the national
 guard forces. but permission to pub fish the designations of the guard units now at the training centers in France still is withheld, Unless Gen Pershing sees fit to release the infor- nation there is no present prospect of it's publication.