Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-02
THREE MILLION MEN BEFORE
End Of War Is Uncle Sans Probable
Man.POwer.

Washington, April 3O-The admin
istration is preparing to undertake at
once the huge task Of raising and
training an army OF 100000 men
this year and an additional 1,OOO,-
900 men next year.
President Wilson will issue a spe-
cial appeal for more than 100000
men to bring the regular army and
national guard up to their war
strength. At the same time the War
Department will prepare for the Or
ganization Of the universal service Of
500. 900 men, which, it is hoped. will
be in the trainng g camps by August /.
May Send Army to Europe.
The administration is basing all of
it's plans upon the assumption that
the war is likely to last three years
longer and that 1t may be necessary
for the United States to send 3,0OO,-
900 troops to the European trenches
eventually. The immediate effort
will be to train an army and provide
transports for force of about 5O0,-
900 men next spring.
1t is not impossible that an expe-
dictionary force of $4,000 men will be
sent to France before the close Of
military operations this year. Col.
Roosevelt is only one Of thousands of
Americans bringing pressure to bear
upon the admin istration to yield to
this plea to unfu ri the American flag
on the firing line this year as a token
Of the dctcrmiin d ton Of the United
states to fight for the preservation Of
Il >;Nat s~,> -
the troops now standing the brunt Of
the fight
Gen. Francis V. Greene believes
that the American army should be
raised and sent to France for train
ing rs fast as transports can be pro-
vided.
Would Use National Guard.
In the course Of an interview the
general was asked how he thought
the men OF the new national guard
could be used 10 best advantage.
"My answer" he said. els by send
ing them to France to get their
training there in the atmosphere of
war and under instruction from men
who know from experience how war
is carried on in this year 1917. Use
the German ships, which have been
so promptly and wisely seized, or. it
these are out OF repair, commandeer
our own ships, to transport forthwith
to camp near Boulogne, in close
proximity TO the Belgian army, an
infantry division of twelve regi-
ments. recruited to full strength
tabout $4,000 men in ALL. with the
complement Of machine guns which
British or French officers say is now
desirable.
Let each brigade consist Of one
regiment from the regular army and
two regiments from the national
guard. selected from those who have
had not less than six months service
on the Mexican border. After a
months intensive training at BOu-
logne (more Intensive than Platts-
burg> put this division alongside the
Belgians and the British on the left
OF the long line from Nieuport to Bel
fort; let their pla ces be taken at the
BoulOgne camp by another division
, similarly organized, and so on, speed
, ing up as soon as possible to several
divisions month with artillery and
all other arms OF the service that can
be effectively used. until the regular
army and the national guard (730.-
900 men) have all been used. BY
that time the new national army
should be ready. We shall never be
a real factor In this war until our
troops are in the trenches"