The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-16
100, 900 MEN ARE SENT IN
 LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS
American Troops Are Necessary to Reinforce the Allies or the Huns Will Reach Their Objective, Paris or the Channel Ports.

Washington, June 15.-To give the allies a mastering superiority of num- bers over the German invaders, Amer ican troops are being rushed to France as rapidly as transport tonnage will permit When the purpose will be realized cannot be foretold, but more than S00,000 men have been sent over- seas and this number will be increas- ed to one million early in July.
 These facts were announced today by General Peyton c. March, chief of staff, in inaugurating the govern ment's new policy of giving newspaper men a weekly summary of battle con- dttions. The numbers of American troops now overseas and soon to go were disclosed by the general in e1- blaming the situation, which makes the need for American man-powei urgent.
 Facing a great map of the battle lines with every operation of the Ger man offensive shown upon it, General March drew a graphic picture of a single gigantic campaign extending from Rheims to the sea where the allied lines have been battered back in four successive phases. The great wedge of assault has now increased the allied lines sixty-six miles from Rheims to Ypres.
 In a condition of this kind" says General March, with d quicl, gesture at the map, where a new line has to be held and where the attacks of the Germans have been made with such large forces as they have, the tmpor- tance of getting American troops to nent.
 We have now passed the S00,00O mark in troops shipped overseas"
 The extent of the American troop movement was particularly striking because Secretary Baker stated less than a week ago that more than 700000" had embarked. The fact that the figure had increased approx imately 100000 in less than seven days grew quick question as to when deri- mite superiority in man power might be attained.
 ''The matter of the number of troops on the western front" General March replied, "is a question that must be considered with reference not only to the enemy divisions which have been known to be there all along but to the potential increase which might be ay- tained by bringing divisions from the eastern front.
 "lt is impossible to predict a day say a month ahead, or any other defi- nite time-when a mastering superior ity will he in the hands of allies, but the number of troops we are sending .across now is limited only by the ca pacity of the ships to carry them, and we intend to keep that up"
 General March made it clear that there is no doubt in his mind or in that of the allied military leaders that the channel ports are the main ob- iertive of the whole German effort. Tn terse sentences and with quick motions toward the map as he follow ed ont the strategy of one great bat tle. he outlined the situation that Gen. eral Ncch is facing
 "rhe four drives" he said, "one be- rlnnipp March 2i. the next Aprll Q the thirl Nav eI, and the present one lheFlppnr Juno 9. are ell part of tho eepmon scheme of offensive. Look-
 np at this man. we see this rcd dot- ted line rrnnlng down te tho Swiss frontier. which represents the allied Inc when the Germans ocean theli aavanca op March si. Considering az Ia whole the succession ol attaeka, ca,