El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-11

THOSE WRITERS who, because Of sincere belief or to
awaken America" a scared attitude respecting the
4 war; have declared France 'bled white and must
begin stagger unless the United States places large
army the western line before winter, not upheld
by French Official statements We informed by IL
Andre Tareu high commissioner Of France IN the United
States, that this information far from the truth
and that France IS long way from weakness
The Official Bulletin published under order Of the presI
dent by the Committee Public Information, gives some
interesting figures the military strength of France
furnished By n. Tardieu-
He SAYS the strength Of France in men now present
in the OF the armies shows the maximum figure
reached during the war This figure which
little less than 100000 exceeds by than 100000
the number Of actually IN the at the beginning
of operations and must add to that figure the
number of men IN the zone OF the interior and In the
colonies ~ TaTdeu says his government IS certain with
its metropolitan and colonial depOts to maintain that
Der up It's present level for long time to come
Commissioner Tardleu adds that Frances strength IN
men, by Of better command and of better methods
Of Instruction. has shown, since the beginning Of the way
constantly decreasing denve casualties (led, missing
and those taken pusoners) The following figures
given IN su5stantiation of this assertion:
Percent of Casualties in Proportion TO NobItzed
EtttIss of CharIe-oi and the Marine --------- 81
l-IHl siA l-'l-i55 Oh
FIRST six months Of 1916 Observation-Disclosures ~
second six months Of 1916 Observation-Disclosures I2S
II France were failing her troops would be giving
constantly greater sections Of the line be defended by
British troops In fact, writer made the mistake Of
claiming British troops hold of the western front than
does France Though not referring TO this writer or any
other NJ Tardieu makes clear the real situation by saying:
"The front 739 dlOmeteIs long a komeer
Is five-eighths Of me) Twenty-seven klometers
held by the Bagans, 1873 by the British and 574 by the
French The French army accordingly holds than
toHrs Of the front; that IS to say, Of the
front where the enemy has always directed his chief
ezertion.
The German divisions the western front were,
moreover June, 1917 distributed follows; A opposite
the British and 81 opposite the French German division
holds an average front four ometers and 700 meers
French division average Of five kOmeteTs and 500
meters; that IS TO say, One-siXth more
As Tor artillery strength, commissioner Tardeu gives
It IS necessary artillery in this war, and also
how well France Is supplied. He says;
eve were amply furnished with 75s' since the begin
Ming the The number Of these guns constantly
ncreased It Is adequate for our needs
"As for the heavy artillery had il August 1914, 300
guns grouped regiments. In June 1917 we had 5000
of them mostly modern During present offens1ves
we have On an average heavy gun for every % meters
"a meter is slightly than yard.
of we sum up all the trench field and heavy artillery
have gun for every eight meters the sector OF
attack
HOur output in munitions arranged IN August,
1914 for 1900 shots of 75s' day It IS arranged
for day expenditure Of 25c-0 shc- of 75s' and 10000