The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-05-25
WILSON INSTRUC1S
cEM DEpcuINC
commander of First Contingent
to France Will Be Promoted
by President.
EXPEDITION Being PLANNED
Details of Movements OF American
Army VIII Be Withheld by Press
Pershinu viii Direct Force
Abroad.

Washington, May 25.-Presldent Will
son revealed to Major General Perish
Ing he plans he has In mind in con-
ne Jon with the service Of American
troops In France.
The general called at the White
House by appointment and discussed
the entire military situation with the
chief executive. All the newspapers
are permitted to print regarding his
movements and those of the division
under his command is that the general
will precede the soldiers to London and
Paris, where he will confer with the
British and French authorities.
BY the time the troops arrive at
their destination General Pershing will
be thoroughly Informed on the strategy
of the allied campaign, the plans
adopted for the training of his men
before they are on the battle line, and
the part Of the fine which will be as
signed to them when they are regarded
as ready for action.
Pershnq to Get Secrets.
General Pershing will have more to
do, however, than making preparations.
lie will be the high military repre-
sentative Of the president in Europe.
He will confer with the British and
French staffs and with the British and
French commanders in chief. He will
be advised as to the entire military
situation, the steps taken to assure CO.
operation of the fronts and the needs
OF the allies with reference to men and
munitions
Up to this time, the president has
learned the military situation and ne
cessities Of Great Britain and France
from the lips Of British and French
representatives. These men have con-
cealed nothing, but of course they lack
the American viewpoint, and this is
what General Pershing will supply by
cable.
In the case Of the Pershing division
ssane, 4 Will be necessary to supply
him with officers and men to replace
those who may fall IL! or be wounded
or killed in action.
The waStage in personnel is com
ing to be more and more a mathe-
matical calculation. The war depart
ment, therefore, is arranging for a
constant stream of troops to join
General Pershing and keep his COM
mand up TO its full strength
Keep War in Europc
In the presidents messs;e recon-
mending that congress declare the ex-
istence of state Of war, be said he
would use all the power ard all the
resources of the United States to de-
feat the imperial German government.
This can mean only one thing-the
dispatch to Europe of all the men nec-
essary to achieve his purpose.
"The war must be fought either In
Europe or on this side Of the Allan
tic" remarked a member OF the cab
met especially In the confidence of
the president. He deSSss,, by this
statement to make clear thar failure
on the part of this government to act
vigorously and promptly might result
in German success in Europe and
leave the United States to cope alone
with the German land and naval
forces.
1t is expected that the president.
under the authority granted him in
the conscription law, will promote
General Pershng TO be lieutenant
general and probably a general.