Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-07-04
AMERICAN ARMY
LANDS IN FRANCE;
To FRONT soon
U. S. Troops Given Warm Wei
come by Throngs.
2 C0NTINGENTS WERE SENT
People Surprised When Big Trans
ports Arrive and City is Soon Be-
tagged in Honor of the Occa-
sion-Harbor Dotted With
Conveys.

A French Seaport, June 2S.-The
second contingent of American troops
arrived and disembarked in the morn
ing.
The troops landed amid the frantic
cheers of the people. who had gath
cred hours before in anticipation Of
duplicating yesterdays surprise. En-
thusiaSm rose to fever pitch when ii
was learned that the transports and
conveys had successfully passed the
submarine zone. The port was quickly
befagged in honor of the occasion.
Troops Are Transferred 70 Camp.
All the troops now here were trans
ferred to a camp not far distant from
this point. where Mai Gen. William L..
Sibcrt is installed Thence they prob
ably will go soon 70 point near the
front All the troops are in excellent
condition, enthusiastic over the sue
cessful trip and their reception and
eager for action.
Major General Pershing the Ameri-
can commander is expected today.
Rarbor Is Dotted With Conveys.
The streets are filed with soldiers in
khaki and with bIuejackets. Great
numbers of trucks are transporting i'm
mense supplies to the camp in which
the troops are concentrating.
(AlthOugh this dispatch refers To the
Second contingent" it constitutes the
first official announcement of the land
EpochaI Landing Of Troops.
Washington. June 2S.-The epochaI
landing of American troops in France
cannot be fully discussed at this time
for obvious reasons concerning the
safety of other cOntingents.
II is entirely permissible TO say that
they are part of the force which will be
under command of Major General
Pershing and for whose arrival the
general and his staff have been arrang
ing ever since they landed on the other
side The American troops will be an
entirely independent command, just as
are the British troops, working. OF
course. with the French at the head OF
operations, as they are on French soil
When the troops have had theil
period of preparation behind the lines
they will take Il place on the battle
front. to be arranged by General Perish
ing, in consultation with the Other
military chiefs there. and probably vii
very soon be carrying the Stars ana
Stripes in the assaults which steadily
are driving the Germans out of France
and Belgium.
All the Troops Regulars.
All the troops under General Perish
ings command are regulars and com
prise the division which President VII
son directed to proceed to France "a
tho earliest possible time"
Information of what other trOOI
movements may he made is surrounded
nv censorship TO insure as far as pos
sihle q safe voyage through the subma
riue zone.
1t is not permissible 10 say wha
precautions were taken To get The
American troop ships past the waiting
German submarines but there is M
doubt that the precautions were care
fully worked out
II is generally believed that som,
time ago most of the German subma
riue feet was withdrawn from its at
tack on commercial shipping to make
Il ready TO ambush the American troOI
ships in force.
CThe reference in the cable dis
patches of yesterdays surprise was re
ceived without comment. hut obviously
records the landing of contingent no
recorded i'm the cable meSSageS.)