Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-05-04
ALLIES WANT
10000 A MONTH
English And French Comnus-
siOners Tell Wilson That Men
Are Needed as Well as Food
And Munitions Doctors To
Go immediately.

Go immediately.
The American flag will first be
seen on the battlefields of Europe
floating over mission of mercy.
Beneath it will serve over / 900 men
forming medical unit, who are to
be equipped and sent to the Anglo
French fighting lines as soon as they
can be prepared for service.
The American Red Cross has for
mally announced its decision to send
six fully organized and equipped base
hospitals to France immediately. The
surgeons, nurses and other attaches
will make Il total personnel of 1,340
persons.
With as little delay as possible
other forces of the United States
will be despatched for more strenu-
Gus service, in accordance with the
request made by the French Gov
ernment. This was that men be sent
TO assist i'll the war in steady
stream of 10000 month, beginning
not later than Aug. l, and maintained
as long as the United States can
supply the troops and the Joint
Allied commanders can fit them for
service in the trenches and on the
firing line.
Send Patrol Ships, Too.
In addition, il has been decided to
despatch to the other side destroyers
and other vessels to aid the British
and French in fighting the u boat
menace.
The plans for the dcspatching of
the medical unit have practically
been completed. Secretary of War
Baker announced that it would go
forward as soon as properly recruited
and equipped.
The list of men selected to serve
will be chosen by the General Med
ical Board of the officers reserve
corps upon recommendation of the
Council Of National Defense.
The date for the dcspatching of
armed forces, including infantry, ar
tillcry, engineers and cavalry, is con-
tingent upon the decision of the Gen
eral Staff of the army as to the time
when the first division can be pre-
pared for transportation to the Eu-
ropean battleficlds.
The military members of the French
commission have already convinced
officials Of the War Department that
the great need of France in the imme-
diate future will be for men. The
American officials, while determined
to withhold the despatching of its
own troops to foreign soil until the
new selective draft army is actually
recruited, have given the representa-
tives of France reason TO believe that
there will be no unnecessary delay
in complying with the French re-
quest.
JOffre's Arguments.
Marshal Joffre has apparently sue
ceeded in convincing the War De-
partment that the sooner fresh Amer
lean troops can be sent abroad to be
seasoned" and sent to the battle
front the sooner the war will end.
Date For Registration.
II is expected that the Presidnt's S
proclamation fixing date for the
registration of all males liable to
military service will be issued as
soon rs Congress has put the finish
ing touches to the Selective Draft
Bill. Army officials believe that this
date will be not later than May Is
or %.
On the naval side the conferences
between representatives of the Amer
lean British and French Govern
ments, while far from a conclusive
stage, have resulted in an agreement
to put into operation the deferred
programme of sending additional de-
stroyers and vessels available for
patrol service to the submarine zone
in the Eastern Atlantic.
Boats Go Soon.
With this conviction they believe
that the United States should supply
to Great Britain as many destroyers
fast cruisers and other vessels avail
able for patrol duty as soon as pos
sible. 1t was learned tonight from
an authoritive source that the British
request for additional patrol craft
will be granted without much delay.
Navy Getting Complement.
In a few davs the navy will have
its full complement of men called for
by the Presidents proclamation. Up
to to-day there were $4,000 men en-
rolled in the service, or 1000 short
of the number required to man naval
vessels now in commission. An ad-
ditional call for enough men to make
up the 10000 to be required within
a few months will probably be issued
during the next week.
The War Department to-day made
public ruling by the Judge Advo-
cate General that the Secretary of
War has authority to order the dis
charge of all members of the Natio-
nal Guard, whether in or out of the
actual service, who have been ap-
proved for appointment in the Off
GERS Reserve Corps.
Civilian candidates for appoint
ment as officers in tire regular army
are being examined this week. The
next class will be selected from the
10000 young men who are to attend
the officers training camps to be
opened shortly.
MOTHER OF MRS. PEERY GREEy.
Err DEAD.