The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

Washington, June z.-ThA United
States will send 10000 troops to
Europe before winter. according to
plans being worked out by the gem
eral army stan today. Approximately
40. 0O0 wiiI~he nSttonaf guardsmen.
The guard regfsasats will be given
short period Of, intenttvA traauiAx AZ
their state camps and the federal divi.
sional encampments and then will b
sent to France to complete their prep
arations behind the lines. as an
nounced by the International News
service last night,
The entire command Will be under
Major-General John J. Perishing.
The sending OF the guardsmen
abroad is In answer to the appeal
OF rance for man power. The press
ing necessity for every soldier avail-
able at the front II Germany 10 to
be defeated has been made clear to
President Wilson by Aarsa1af .ioffrs
and others. The decision to send the
guardsmen abroad was taken. II is
stated, because the majority OF them
already have had training on the Dor
der, while the regular army 10 needed
to train the 10000 selective cons
scripts who will be ordered out early
I'm September.
Present plans of the general star
call for the sending of ave divisions
OF national guardsmen to France by
the end OF September. The meve~
ment il expected to begin In August.
The divisions will be made up Of
regiments which. showed the best
condition while on the border. Illinois
and New York win be expected TO sup
ply practically their whole strength.
1t Is said and Massachusetts,, also will
be called upon for heavy draft.
Guartlsnen Numbering lao. 900.
An American division numbers ap-
proximately $4,000 men. This would
make the total force Of guardsman
sent abroad 100000. All the militia
regiments are well equipped and have
their own tentaEe and selecting them
to go abroad would lift a great weight
from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES de-
partment already hard pressed with
preparations for the reception OF the
daft army. The guardsmen have been
ordered out in three increments begin.
ming July Is. They will be held At
their state camps for about two
weeks. according to the plans OF the
war department and then will 10
modified at divisional camps In the
South
Preparing for the influx Of COM
scripts on September | the war de-
partment today also proceeded with
arrangements for cantonment camps
Six sites. all for national army con-
tonments, out OF twelve selected under
the thirty-two cnntonment- plan, we're
reapproved today. They are at Linda
Vista. Cal. Columbia. s. c.. Wrights-
town, N. j.. American Lake. washing
ton. Atlanta, Ga and Aver Mas.
Secretary Of War Baker refused t.
comment this afternoon on the plan
TO send national guardsmen TO Eu-5
rope.
The only announcement % fsr
made IL that = division will be ses4-
70 Europe under General Pershing, e
he said. Amy other announcenaenso
that the department may hAve u \
make will be given out - Il y dsenhsA
expedient.n
Secretary Bakar let u b .knoNu
that he Il urging actiou b. sconatss ~
making General Fer1hlug li9ut24
a1t-generaL His recohnnnendA3teos No.
thAt all Of the onacsfs nov h@adt1v
the rank Of major general ~ ma<6
lieutenant-eeneralp ana that the Ert(
adisr-esnara1s - made aatef-9eGl-4
erals Ha would abOliah tAo rnuk " i
hri9adior-geneSal. hAvtne two gtAA "
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