Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07

WASHIN TON. October Six
months OF warfare have transformed
inc United States from slumberinY
miiitary base into a Liberty giantess.
with army. navy and industries mar
'"aied Into tho greatest potential war
machine the world has ever seen.
Once April s. whom war was declared,
civilians. Congress-, commissions and
committees have co-ordinated for the
war Of liberty.
Starting with an army that drew
the contempt OF the autocracy she was
TO light; with navy scarcely stronger
'han past emergencies demanded; with
comparatively nothing that IL required
IN warfare as the moderns fight it-no
submarines. no airplanes, no seaplanes,
no bombing brlgades. no gas brIgades.
no service brigades, no tanks. no ma
chine trench diggers-she has gained
momentum that has drawn forth tho
admiration even Of the powerful allies
with whom she has linked her might.
Overcoming seemingly insurmount-
able obstacles with wonderful ability.
she has organized Just as one OF her
thousands of enormous corporations
typical of the nation would organize
for business.
Ono hundred millions OF people have
bean welded into a single lighting unit.
How this has been accomplished is
told in an Official resume OF the achieve
ments OF the government since the
declaration of war. and issued to-day
by the Committee on Public Informa-
ton.
Congress. forced into war. broke all
records in the enactment OF great ap-
preparation bills and laws bestowing
powers upon the chief executive and
his assistants.
LARGE FORCE ALREADY
SENT TO FRANCE
Without accident or disaster" says
tho resume. "the War Department al
ready has sent a large expeditionnry
force to France. Within three months
the department constructed sixteen
environments. OF sixteen cities, each
capable OF accommodating popula-
tion OF 10000. The sum of approx
mately $l5o.o0e.o00 was spent for can
Torment construction. In these can
tonments or virtually en- route thereto
are today about 100000 men. When
they arc trained. others can be readily
supplied for similar training.
The general stan, proftlnc by tho
lessons In Europe. made plans for
bringing our army up to the new era
In warfare. and substantially revised
the past organization to mt In with
modern methods. The general s+4ff is
undertaking the' entire army, unit by
unit. In addition TO fitting out the
Pershing expedition along entirely new
lines.
Following tho April announcement
OF the Adjutant-Gencral OF the estab-
fishing OF sixteen officers training
camps. approximately $1,000 young
officers have received intensive train
Ing. and are receiving commi las iona for
tho vnrious branches OF the services
second series Of training camps for
Officers has been begun. and the third
will begin In January. The Adjutant-
Generals office also procured more than
$4,000 trained specialists for the en-
listed reserve corps. About 10000 Of
fcers In the reserve corps have been
commissioned. At the beginning OF the
war we had approximately 10000 Of
f1cers. There are now around $4,000
officers.
LIBERTY MOTOR ONE
OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT
Development OF the Liberty motor
ia one of the major achievements Of
tho War Department and the Aircraft
Production Board. This was followed
by tho designing OF a standard mill
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