Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-27

army men say cannon be spared, De
canSe of the need of the regulars TO
instruct new men In the greater army.
# is the wish of American armX Off
GERS that American youth be i'm
pressed with the fact that their eff
cheney as soldiegs. the very safety of
their lives and the safety of their
country depend on their willingness
not only to fight but 90 undergo long
preparation in order tnat they may
know how to fight.
The army that will be called into
the field in this country must be
taught everything, army officers say@
from the position of a soldier TO the
ultimate higher things which the SOL
dier must learn. This takes time, pa
thence. ready submission to discipline
and a willing. enduring spirit. Army
men point out that the chances OF a
successful outcome and of minimum
loss of life depend upon the willing
ness of the men to learn in advance
what they must do and how.
Experience Of England.
GreaC Britain sent into France at
the beginning of the war about 125,OOO
men as al expeditionary force. 1t
was composed of soldiers who CORE
spOnd TO our regular army. They were
trained to the minute. They made a
splendid fight all the way on the en-
forced but strategic retreat from Bel
gili;n 70 Inc valleys of the Marine and
the Grand NORM Then this little
body Of regulars, or What there was
left of it, turned TO tive attack and
aided the French in driving the Ger
man troops back.
There was little left of the British
expedtionary force, and it was this
fact that made Ii dOubly hard for
England to prepare it's volunteer force
aud later It's conscripted troops quick
~ for the field. The officers and the
noncommissioned officers of the regu-
lars who knew how to train green
troops and to give them the spirit of
the established soldiery largely were
killed off or disabled in the awful
fighting from the Belgian line to the
line running east from Paris, and in
the later advance to the line which
the Germans had prepared for what
they hoped to be permanent place
of resistance.
1t will be seen. army officers say,
readily enough from the experience
of Great Britain that this country
must needs conserve a large part OF
it's regular force to act as instructors
of it's new troops in the field This
fact, it Is said, probably will prevent
the dispatch of force of regulars TO
the European battlefield, or at least
prevent the immediate sending of a
force greater In strength than di-
vision
Many Generals Will Be Needed.
When the N ional army is raised
and the regular md National Guard
services are expanded to their full war
limit there win be the need of between
30 and 40 major generals and about
four times that number Of Drigadier
generals.
If the lieutenant general rank shall
be revived by congress, as seems likely
to be the case because of the size of
the armies which we are to raise, there
will be heart-burnings in the matter
unless the ranking major general of
the United States army, Leonard
Wood. is given preference. The presi-
dent of the United States can name
ha ha fsh a InnfOnAnf
general of the, army. He can take
man from civil life If he wants to. OF
course he will not, but inasmuch as II
is in his power to pick his man it may
be that pressure win induce him to
name some junior major general TO
the high command.
The major generals of the line In
the United States army today are
Leonard Wood ]. Franklin Bell
Thomas II. Barry. Hugh L. Scott,
Tasker Bliss. John J. Pershing, Hunter
Liggett and few others n addition
there are men in the staff departments
holding the rank of major general.
Many Who viii Be Promoted.
Edwards James Parker, Charles ].
Bailey, George Bell, Jr.. Frederick $.
Strong, Harry f. Hodges, John f. Nor
rison. William L. Sibert and Francis
]. Herman. all brigadier generals, will
be advanced TO the grade of major gen
eral and be given command of troops
In the field.
In addition to the major generals
and the brigadier generals who will be
made major generals there are some
scores OF colonels and lieutenant col
onels who will be advanced and be Civ
on the right to wear the star.
The Army Register gives only the
briefest outline of the services of the
officers under the colors. After a name
here and there appear In black type
ths, IoftarS an II - There IL M nfTipar