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gestions Of legislation come from It
Senator Hitchcock declared Pen
rose had done Secretary Baker and
Chief of Staff March a great injus-
ttce by charging that they had op-
posed changing the draft ages.
What they opposed" said Hitch
cock, was lacking that change on
an army appropriation bill"
Senator Borah. opposing the call
ing OF 1S- and 19-year-old boys, de-
clared the military authorities have
not proved they can't put an army
of 1000, 900 in the field by next July
without calling out the youth Of the
land.
Cold BIooded Opinion.
by Carl D. Groat, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-When
Chief of Staff March predicted 1919
victory with 100000 American
army next June, he was delivering a
cold blooded American military
opinion
1t was no spread-eagle boast or
claim.
1t was based upon his confidence in
American soldiers confidence in
bplI ny ScIflu6 WILL luSlu duu Ue-
side them
The general assured members of
the press today that his statement to
the senate military committee was
the deliberate military opinion.
At the same time he revealed that
the nation has now passed the 1,500,-
600 mark in its program of 10000
afield by next June.
March n0r,Dde6 homo ia oh
that next year Is the victory year,
provided America furnishes the man
quota needed unhesitatingly and
whole heartedly.
His confidence in victory based as
he said, on his confidence in her sol
diers, is having added inspiration
from returning officers. AS he put
II, these men brought back here and
promoted for distinguished service,
talk to him in his own language.
You don't find any lack of conf
dence there" he said, land the
American soldier deserves the full
confidence Of the United States
people for on every occasion where
he has been tested, he has delivered
the goods"
Samples of American dash and eff
cheney were cited. One officer of the
first division told March of the cap
ture OF sixty-eight guns in the recent
drive and how they were brought
back behind our own trucks.
Thirty-five hundred prisoners were
taken at the same time.
Another unpublished incident he
narrated was the taking by the second
division of ten complete German bat
teries and presentation Of them to
General Pershing.
In response to specific questions.
March located the following divisions
thus:
Eighty-third division of the fifth
corps, serving as replacement divi-
sion; Thirty-seventh division of the
fourth corps, in the line near Bacca-
rat; Seventy-eigh.h division training
near the front line; Fifty-first infan-
try of the sixth in training sector.
Reviewing the British-French
drives of the last few days the CHIEF
of staff declared that the fine work
done by the French had been dupli
Gated by the British. The British. he
pointed out, have developed a new
though small salient by pushes on
both sides of Albert.
March estimated that the distance
from the front line to the Rhine AT
the nearest point is not over twenty
miles.
(This is in the south where Ameri
can forces are located and it is quite
possible that in the development of
next years victory the smash will be
for the Rhine at that point so as 70
take the war direct to Germany
Senate military committeeman said
that they today complained to Chiaf
of Staff March against delay In pub.