New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-30

nosubse, First. the war Once s;One
feaiis knows the exact condit ons'
Second. the example Of England RAY
Arrow some Light on the probable time
vouid take. staff officers nccessari-
Z arc only slowly prepared. But sub
ordinate officers can be trained vito
considerable speed when such me
hsterai rs the English is concerned
n, American army would probably
6eve.oo even faster. as It would oft
hv .hc experiences Of the British and
French armies. II large army, ON
ric,cb equipped. had TO be transport
ed 81 one time. the transportation
would be a tremendous problem. lie
would therefore contidc 1t bette. 10
send unit by unit over at time
Praises American Nalor
Marshal Jofre was asked would it
10 possible 10 ten OF any experience
no had with the American troops or
rcop,c who arc hghtine At tho front
Marshal Jofre said it would be IN
Adious TO single ou, any on" particular
instance OF valor where vslor was so
general ln p general way he has had
20 congratulate all Americans IN
France. and notably uc whole corps Of
ayiators. who had been most successful.
One instance that might interest Amer
lcans IT, this:
president Wilson's message caused
p thrill that passed through all who
read 10. The German government did
no: give lbs people Che full and correct
text Of the message. The message was
translate iuto German and the AVA
tors threw % into the German lines,
and thereby gave the German soldiers
an opportunity 60 'ead the true text o.
the speech This was o. Importance. as
Marshal JofYe says that Che German
officials take particular pains 10 keep
an important war news from the sol
diers M tho trenches.
Marshal JofTrc was also asked:
Would these troops which are beng
sent over be trained by French sol
ciers -
I'm reply, Marshal Jofre says that
here was no reason 20 doubt the ca
uacity Of the officers of the American
army 70 fully train their men, in spite
% their distance from the field OF &C
ton. II does not take so very long
time to train subordinate officers 10
lead their men into battle. Taking for
example, they have very considerable
number OF divisions on the front, and
in many Of these divisions some OF the
best officers were before the war law
yers, merchants, etc, and the same men
in America would certainly show them
selves as capable as the corresponding
people in England.
Lauds American Women
Marshal JoFre was asked: Would
the troops we send serve as an Ameri-
can unit? Marshal Joffre replied that
this could not be answered because 1t
was a matter TO be dealt with by the
Secretary Of War. .
Marshal Joffre was asked 70 tell Of
;he devotion Of the French women IN
the war so as to give an idea OF what
the American women might be expected
10 do.
Marshal Jofre says that the infu-
once OF the women can be enormous IN
giving moral support by writing to the
soldiers cheerfully and encouragingly
TO bear with all the hardships and
perilJof war. They can help them also
materially IN all sorts Of ways.
when the first winter Came upon the
French army it had been impossible TO
make sufficient provision for the men.
The marshal appealed 20 the women OF
France 10 help their bands, brothers,
and sons. and all through France
women set 70 knitting sweaters and
socks. And not only the French did II,
hut American women helped in the
same way. Their help was deeply ap-
preciated. and the marshal wished the
newspaper men TO say how warm their
anpreciation was. He also wishes to
hank the American women for their
great interest in the ambulance WORK
Ttny never slackened IN their ehortss
1t WAS Just before the marshal and
ofher n.efabers Of the French war mis-
SION started for visit to the tomb OF
George Washington al Mount Vernon
that the correspondents gathered at the
home Of Henry White, where the chiets
q the mission are being entertained as
The guests Of the nation. The newspaper
men were ushered into a large, gray
walled reception room. in the centre OF
which was a broad council table. The
correspondents, among them several
women, filed one entire side Of the
loom.
Marshal Reads His Statement
Emile Hovelaque, general counsellor
Of the mission. addressed them briefly,