The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-26
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Number 81 american Soldiers 10
Be Sent Soon Greater Than
Expected
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Waves Of Men viii Be Kept Flow
inc IN Direction Of the
Trenches

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th,s sending Of General Persmngs iisfl
sion o. rcEulars 10. France. .flnmfra,
troops viii 60 to tue western battle
front in WAVES The waves win rec i,
oftener thar hha been heretufore sds
pectei. such 10 the neNp that iocnl
army officers have from frfends In tht
service stationed now In Washinofou
The urmber Of American soldier
xho win see service in France, in thk
not distant future will be greater thak
had been supposed Az toldeRnite nom
hers and dates Of departure, the new
from the capitol Is absolntelt silent.
American heavy artillery, III well NJ
light affillerf. machine guns and, rlfts
viii be sent along with the troops /,
hort, the American Army win 81
american - every respect, with the tx
ception that the first contingent Wit
.eNs use OF Trench airplanes pending
he construction Of high-power planel
IN this country.
1ecrecY the Watchword
Even greater precaution win bl'
taken To safeguard American troop
ships than were thrown about the de
partnre Of the liner that bore Genern
Pershing aud most Of the members q
his staf rand attnshed officers to !
British port.
Until the "wayes Of American sol
diers reach their destination In Franc
the american people must control thei
ilesire for information as TO the move
shent Of troops, say the Washington r.
ports,
A H. - y
Units which saw service on the horde
win be on their way to France in til,
not distant future Is equally certain
dow many or what units must, at Ieas,
tor the present, ROMAN q military 50
eret, protested by the voluntary cen
sorship. va Z. Wy
Units Of The regular army and oths
units that can be spared from TIT
work Of training the new national. army
viii be despatched as soon as they are
shiPPsd into shape and transportatiOi
Factors that, viii enter into the dc
+, animation Of the time and number o.
men to be sent to France will, be tn,
obstruction of training camps, the
.sctual trimming Of the national army
he availability Of transports, not onli
or troops but for supplies for thief
ubsisteRce and guns and ammunitiol
or their use. :. n
Constant Stream q ouns
The necessity for supplying Ameri
ran guns when il, was originally be
1ieved French artillery could be, used
arises from the inability Of France Il
urn. out an adequate number. It j.
ieeessary to replnce field guns every
100 days. Consequently, there will be-
a constant stream of guns, munitions
foodstuffs and men flowing from thu
United States 10 France after the frs
arge fighting units arrive, and pos
IDLY to- some extent before;
All American troops will undergo 4
iJeriod Of trimming in France before
they are placed. on the firing line
wen in quiet points. sAll must. be
thoroughly aeelimated before they
hinge into the thick Of the fight
they also must aceustom themselvet
20 living under the conditions they. wiz
and in France.
The general staff Of the army desiref
hat American troops shall have al
least six months Of Intensive training
this country before they are trans
iorted across the Atlantic. This re.
'ers to new men. II is realizeds how.
ever, that no definite and final rule cap
be established TO govern the length Of
the training period here New develop
ments might change all calculations
over night, The Situation, changes ev
Try day in Europe.
Main Job TO Help French A.
General Pershing win take up with
Marshall Joffre, and the French genera
staff the question Of the portion of the
front which the American troops arr
to occupy ultimately. Marshal, Joffre
according to the understanding here
will represent the French war ofiee 10
with the American flelS
Before leaving England,- General
peTshing acquired a thorough knowl
edae of the British view of the stu
alton In France, British military plant
for, the remainder of 1917, and the
i1d cement of British experts as to the
special task Of the American trpops.
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