Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
: Dispatches from London Indicate
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Dispatches from London Indicate
a POSSIBILITY if-n5r a Strong proba-
bility of an early reorganization OF
Russian armies against Germany IN
behalf OF Russian liberty. IL IL q
rather peculiar story. but II is being
taken quite seriously. II goes like
this: At the breaking out of the war,
many thousands of CZecho- Slovaks
living under the dominion OF Austria
deserted the country and joined the
Russian army on condition that un-
der no circumstances would they bc
asked to fight their own countrymcn
who might hc conScriptrd into the
Austrian army. After the collapse oi
Russia through the success OF the
Bolshcviki. with whom these CZccho-
Slovaks had no sympathy, IN"
CZecho- Slovaks were in a rather en-
harrassing position in that TO 20
back to Austria would mean that they
would bc shot as dcScrtcrS, and they
decided to make their way across
Siberia with the idea of reaching tn"
western European front. The Ger
mans put the Bolsheviki on them.
and rs the result of considerable
fighting in which the Bolshcviki gem
orally got the worst of ii. the czccho-
Slovaks now have control OF moro
than one thousand miles of the trans
Siberian railroad and also very strong
forces in Naldivostok. The Czecho-
Slovaks are making ovcrtureS TO the
Allies for assistance and there ar"
indications OF plenty of sympathiZing
sentiment in Russia to give hope OF
the organization OF an army that
may sweep things throughout the
empire.
In pursuance of the already adopt
ed policy of the government, Gen.
Pcyton Il. March. chief of staff. on
last Saturday. gave the newspaper
men at Washington the first weekly
summary of war conditions. He stat
ed that there are now more than
SO0. 900 American soldiers in France.
and the number will he increased to
a million early in July. This state
ment indicated an increase OF more
than 100000 men in seven days. Gen.
March explained how the different
German offensives resulted in gains
that made necessary the holding of
new lines. The problem is to get
Americans to the front as rapidly as
the Germans and to get superior
number. He explained the four Ger
man drives OF the past few months
as having been made with definite
purpose-to get to the channel ports
on the one hand and to Paris on the
other hand: but said II was more
important for the Germans TO get to
the channel ports than II was to
Paris. Considering the last four Ger
man drives as whole, he said that
the drive Of March y penetrated &c
miles into Picardy: that of April s,
went some Is miles into Flanders:
that OF May - went some 3S miles
further along the Marne. and that
of July 9 went from 5l-2 to 6 miles
further on. All of these drives have
now been stopped: hut for the Allies
to hold the extended lines requires
more men. Gen. March pointed out
that the Germans still lack some 20
miles of being as close to Paris as
they were in the fall Of 1914. and he
indicated that the next big drive
would he toward the channel ports.
With the capture Of the channel ports
by the Germans. IL that happens. the
British will have to go n good deal
further than they are now going to
get their troops to France.
Three million Americans will he
under arms by next August, the SEN
ate military committee was told last
Saturday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. Extension OF the age limits
in the army draft will bc necessary.
General Crowder said. If the present
rate Of draft calls is continued. He
estimated that all the men in class l
would be exhausted soon after next
January. Gen. Crowder said that l.
$4,000 of the 2,42S.000 men placed in
class already have been called to
the colors. He estimated that some
100000 additional men for the first
class will be secured from the men
who registered last June 5. and that
another 100000 will be added by the
reclassification of men in the re-eX-
animation Of the Qdestionnaires now
being made. ReQrisitions from the
draft to complete the 5000. 900 total by
August 1. Gen. Crowder said, have
been made. or these 100000 will
be draft registrants and the others
volunteers and national guardsmen.
Everybody thinks there will be heavy
calls during the first six months OF
1919" was significant statement
made by Gen. Crowder. Gen. Crow
der approved the general principle OF