Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-29
AMERICAN ARMY
LANDS N FRANCE.
TO- FRONT SOON
U. S. Troops Given Warm Wei
come by Throngs.
2 coNTINGENTS WERE SENT
People Surprised When Bio rr,,.
ports Arrive and City Is Soon p.
tagged in Honor of the occs.
sion--Fiarbor Dotted With
Conveys.

wi OOILSQ win
Conveys.
A French Seaport, June 2S-Tho
second contingent of American troons
arrived and disembarked in the ,nora
ing.
The troops landed amid the frant,,
cheers of the people, who had patl,.
cred hours before In anticipation %
duplicating yesterdays surprise En-
thusiasm rose to fever pitch when :,
was learned that the TRANSPORTS ond
conveys had successfully passed tba
submarine zone. The port was oucklv
befiagged in honor of the occasion.
Troops Are Transferred to camn
All the troops now here were trans.
ferred to camp not far distant from
this point, where Maj. Gen. William /
Sibert Is installed. Thence they proh.
ably will go soon to a point near the
front. All the troops are in excellent
condition enthusiastic over the suc
cessful trip and their reception and
eager for action.
Major General Pershing, the Amer-
can commander, is expected today
Harbor Is Dotted With conyoys
The harbOr is dotted with convoys
The streets are filled with soldiers in
khaki and with bluejackets. Great
numbers of trucks are Transporting I'm
menSe supplies TO the camp in which
the troops are concentrating.
(AlthOugh this dispatch refers to the
second contingent" it constitutes the
first official announcement Of the land
Ing of United States troops)
EpochaI Landing of Troops.
Washington, June 2S.-The ep0cha
landing of American troops in France
cannot be fully discussed at this time
for obvious reasons concerning the
safety of other cOntingents.
1t is entirely permissible to say that
they are part of the force which will he
under command of Major General
Pershing and for whose arrival the
general and hts staff have been arrang
Ing ever since they landed on the other
side. The American troops will be an
entirely independent command, just as
are the British troops, working, OF
course, with the French at the head of
operations, as they are on French soil
When the troops have had their
period of preparation behind the lines
they will take q place on the battle
front. TO be arranged by General Perish
ing. in consultation with the other
military chiefs there, and probably wifi
very soon be carrying the Stars and
Stripes in the assaults which steadily
are driving the Germans out of France
and Belgium.
All the Troops Regulars.
All the troops under General Perish
ings command are regulars and com
prise the division which President VIII
son directed to proceed to France "at
the earliest possible time"
Information of what other troon
movements may be made Is surrounded
by censorship TO insure as far rs pos
sible safe voyage through the subma-
rine zone.
It is not permissible to say what
precautions were taken to get the
American troop ships past the waiting
German submarines. but there IS no
doubt that the precautions were care
fully worked out.
1t is generally believed that some
time ago most of the German Subma-
rine fleet was withdrawn from its at
tack on commercial shipping to make
1t ready to ambush the American troop
ships In force
(The reference in the cable as
patches of yesterdays surprise was re-
ceived without comment, but obviously
records the landing of a contingent not
recorded in the cable messages.)