New Britain herald., 1917-06-30
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 from Major Gen. Psesli landing of American f1u still are lacking and the counts of newspaper corrs the scenes at tAS Frsnch were held up ts walt on tias Army officials slmaintain silence as to the expeditt4 plans for Future movemSu& to support the advuSG Marine corps onlcers WeH learn whether the regim1a4 soldiers under Colonel D61 formed part of the initiaI first to land. The marin1o are proud of their record first In the field. and are hoa1 1t has been sustained In tho patch of American forces tD the old world.
 1t appeared, possible that marine brigade eventually vlQ1 sent to France to work aas General Pershing's army. corps raised to 30,000 mon onc a brigade copld be spared. TT COTS and men want to get to t1 ing front. ss
 Preparations o< the eyNa& that are to support those alre6 patched Is moving steadily TIT both the army and the navy.
 There has been much apeq and no authoritative app0J whatever as to the use to n M the National Guard. d Int units and those new !; soanea IT. ready for Federal jnspeettc& & recognition comprise the akGa sixteen infantry divisionss present distribution by stak1 ever, there would. not bo Mio1 four or i've divisions complo to deserve that name. It so61 that redistribution and coA1 Of the force must be undert41 after 1t passes into the feoS vice under the draft claliao National Defense act. twelve or more comploto division could be organised. IT. that number could b. complo6G the cavalry employed diemcu1 is now planned. ana ased visional infantry re4
 100, ,000 seasou1 Vi 1su5 51liI1
 At full war stren1fh tla( regiments would repraoout force of probably 36D, GO TT that number at least' on1-fhs fairly we'll seasoned trcopa ready haveN had six or 0a6 of intensive instruction
 continuous service on tla8 HG the judgment of army ofic will furnish . splsndid nuc1 train the new mon and inef rapid passage of the entiSl through the elementary ata6S military education The xaex guard camps are to be 0f seems to indicate that 1t IT S pected to keep them m traint this side of the ocean for . veIi tended period.
 Additional training for nun guard artillery units soon xvl11 progress also at the various <Taining camps. At least as of field artillery has bean GIT each camp in order that ttS officer candidates for tho army may have. the mAaria Y ' ing the things they must I'll to the new forces. Tn thes valuable training will be eivoia guard battalions ae well, 1ifao stand them in good stead whl reach France. 's|!B|
 The greatest problem tlat the war department Is to h2 plies for the steadily incrAaSt of National Guardsmen WlYach to its mobilization camps s61j in July Rr August.
 State blmcials have been ntfifI7 1t Is impossible to i'll requistfi7 new equipment that have h6e ing in. The first force t0 hes ready must be the regular army; banded to 300, 900. Th> o1 training camps. have Ab1of4aSS enormous quantity of ressTI .Z ment. 6 @S's
 4 careful inspection Of salz rnent in the hands of the Guard b being made to &sceT.f prime necessities of tho forcG 1t Is federalixsd. For<un9toly of tho inlpediments neco supplied during the bor 2 ton and will serve anfi be procured.
 Guard regiments now TT trains, 2 thing they nevss I9| before the border tfos1a will be employed - {A1 camps. supplemDnted transport where 1lecAoo a ssll the regiments 60 to Fr HIT the government will bp able tl ply them with full motor traSi as 1t has already sought bidss f1r than 10000 motor trucks ol kinds.
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