Evening journal., 1918-07-13
100000 american
TROOPS IN France
Of Number Ger. March
Says $4,000 Are On
Firing Line
DELAWARE Is
WELL REPRESENTED
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July i3.-Three Amerl-
can army corps OF from 225.000 10 10000
men each have been organized In
France. Chief OF Stan March revealed
today.
United States troops In France now
number 100000. General March also
told the Senate military committee. OF
these 33i. 600 are In the flghting line, and
the others, General March said. have
reached stage OF training which would
make them available In extreme emer-
gency. More than $50 American air
planes have been shipped to France up
to July .. March said.
The First corps Is composed OF two
regular divisions. four National Guard
divisions. as follows:
Gen. Bullard.
First division regulars. under Major
Second division regulars. including
Marines. under Major Gen. Bundy.
Twenty-sixth New England) division
the first division sent to France, many
Of whose members saw Mexican border
service, under Major Gen. Edwards.
Forty-secOnd, the Rainbow Division,
from many States. Major Gen. Menoher
commanding.
Forty-nrst (Sunsetl division, from
Pacific Coast States. trained at Camp
Greene and which was originally
under Major Gen. Hunter Liggett now
temporary corps commander.
Thlrty-second michigan and Wiscon-
sim, trained at Camp Macarthur, Major
Gen. Haan commanding.
The second corps consists or two Ma
tiOnal Army. one regular and three Ma
tional Guard divisions. as follows:
Seventh-seventh national army, the
New York division, first national army
outfit sent 10 France and sent to the
firing line. Major General George b.
Duncan commanding. Originally train
ed by Major General Franklin Bell.
Thlrty-nfth national guard division,
Missouri troops, trained at Camp
Doniphan, Major General Wright COM
manding.
Eighty-second national army, Ala
bama, Tennessee and Georgia, Major
General Ben Burnham commanding.
Thirtieih national guards troops
from District OF Columbia, South Caro-
line and Tennessee, trained at CamT
SEWER, Major General Read, command
ir
Twenty-eighth national guard Penn
sylvanla troops. trained at Camp Han
cock, commanders name omitted.
Fourth regulars. Camp Greene, Malo
General Muir commanding.
The third corps consists Of two res
ular army divisions, two national arm
divisions and two national guard div
sions as follows:
Third division regulars. Can
Greene. Major General Dlckman, con
manding.
Fifth regular army divisions a
sembled from army posts, Major Ger
eral John +. McMahon commanding.
| Seventy-elghth national army, third
go 20 France. consisting Of troops fror
Delaware and part OF New York. Cam
Dix. Major General McRae, command
| ing. Eightieth army, Pennsylvania
| Maryland and Virginia troops, traines
at Camp Lee, Major General Crankhlte
Thirty-third national guard. Illinois
troops. trained at Camp Logan, Major
General George Bell. Jr.. commanding.
Twenty-seventh national guard, New
York troops. Camp Wadsw0rth, Major
General O'Ryan, commanding.
March also revealed that shipment OF
our troops is proceeding without let-up
the same as in previous months.
His review OF the weekly activities
pointed out that there has been practi-
cally UNMARRIED success for the Allied
arms. The only striking advance for
the week was on the Macedonian front,
the Italians making twenty-five miles,
i'm reaching Berat.
Questioned as 10 the reasons for the
delay OF the German offensive, March
declared he had no official cablegrams'
assigning reasons to account for II.
There was a suggestion that continued
heavy shipments OF American troops
VIII make the delay in the Teuton Of
fensive more costly.