New Britain herald., 1917-07-28
Washington Decl1
to Comment or G
Further InfOr mat
Concerning Troop
FEW SEE THEM AS
THEY LEAVE SHl

care We Down-Heartcdc" They
and Answer With IL Roar 1
Young Officers Now in Traint1
France Create Impression by
spicacity and Willing to Per-
Hard Labor Long Hours.
A European Port, July 2S.-A
er American contingent has
arrived and disembarked.
| The American troops arrived
same steamer as that on which
NIT Roosevelt, his wife and
travelled. When tenders went
side the vessel Friday the men
in high spirits and frequently sh
Are we down-hearted?" Whlcl
answered with a roaring Mo-
| with great enthusiasm. A
Representatives of the genera
! watched the embarkatfOn.s
i was no civic demonstrations. Q@
few spectators knew Of the la
These cheered and the troops On
! back. The men entrained QuiCkt
left for their new quarters.
! company remained at the pore
some hours and these were th3l
representative of the conttl
which the public saw.
Y Washington. July 28..-The g01
| ment withholds information or
ment on the foregoing despatch
Americas Young Officers Enic
| With the American Forc
France, Friday, July 27 (by thu
sociated Press)-The, hard tr1
which the American troops arr
undergoing is bringing out n.
degree of efficiency of young ID
trained at Plattsburg or other ~
I Reular army officers Are spafi34a
struck by enthusiasm with
these men have plunged into
work They declare that the AZ
of these officers sets at rest any u
as to the high standard OF leadel
in Americas vast new army.
The young officers have ada
! themselves very quickly to the
conditions met here in training
French instructors. They are tin
and exceedingly earnest in their
The colonel Of one of the old
American regiments, standing
foh; ho Of ~ h&A
talions in which many reserve on
IRE serving, exclaimed:
"They are simply splendid. I
not say enough about them.
never seen finer class of youn4}
GERS anywhere. With very little i
liminary guidance they have 81
themselves capable of taking
entire direction of the batta
They have brought to their work
only much of the technique OF
fessional soldiers, but the high md
and enthusiasm of men who
been attracted to military service
natural inclination"
Favor Training in France.
The colonel further expressed
seems to be the opinion of most
GERS already here, that as mani
these officers from, training can1
can possibly be spared should be
to France at the earliest possible
to undergo intensive training I'M
war zone, and also to have experiM
in the trenches so that they vii
fitted to act as instructors to
American troops as they are Ian
There is a feeling that these yd
officers should not be held in Al
lea until the regiments to whic
is proposed to assign them are a
ally formed, but should come in
vance of their regiments so that
can direct the final training OF
men here.
Under this plan certain nun
OF officers would be assigned moi
less permanently to training dutS
America, and men of the various
iments would pass through
hands for drill in the rudiment(
soldiery. such as the manual OF a1
ordinary marching tactics and
eral setting-up instruction.
regimental stats would be com pl
on this side from among the OH
who already had undergone a co
of study and training in the G
changing rules and practices of II
ern European warfare.
Getting Mr.. BOrhe at the Plat
The men of the eApeditionarX faJ
have settled down into the rell
of the new training very quickly
are progressing as rapidly as
officers expected. They are up
) o'clock in the morning and re
the training ground not later t
7:45, drilling and digging without
terruption until 10:30. After hall
hour for lunch and another hour
rest they drill again from / y
$50 o'clock. The men lunch in
field, having sandwiches and ot|
cold rations prepared for them beA
CONTINUED On Third PaHAN