Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-03
WILSON'S OWN SCHEME
Baker Is Sent to Europe
for Express Purpose
of Amalgamation. A
INCREASES YANKEE POWER
Effects Of United States In
trryention Trebled by
New Scheme.

NNsliINGrON, April 2 - while
the battle m picardy halted today
in a lull that may only foreshadow
Inc hrrahuE ut Il new and more
l'Iribl" storm American troops were
hHftcuiur 10 ioiu In the fray With
their French and british comrades,
Formal announcement from London
lhht these units would be merged
Win the allied war machines indi-
Gated tn officials that losses OF the
alice would be Immediately maT1
good win vigorous young Amerls
'nnr, keen for the battle, .and the
stage net without delay not only for
% rouuierorfcnsive. but for aggres~
rlr" warfare without pause until tha
ticrman invader shall not only be-
checked hut hurled back TO ulti.
mate military defeat n
President Wilson has predicted
mat THIS viii be the decisive year
~ the war In tho opinion Of the
military officers hero--American and
I f'rench aud british he has now
/ taken the decisive step toward maxi
ing his words good
Americas Power 1'rcbicd,
The power of American manhood
/ II 10 be brought to bear without a..
/ lay not only IN tho American en-
( pcditlonary Itself, hut also In the
/ fighting ranks uf tho allied armieR
/ lly this means the effect of Ameri-
/ can Intervention IN the war, II waa
said, would be doubled or even
trebled and In coming days Of the
I battle which may last for montha
Americans by the hundreds of thosi-
sands viii play their part
No explanation of tho announce
ment from London was made today
AZ the war department. Probably
not more than very few OF the
highest officials know precisely what
method In to be adopted 20 rush
additional forces 10 France In
stead OF an explanation. Major Gef-
eral March, acting chief of staQ.
made public an order frdm .Becfe-
tary Baker, now In Europe, direct
ing that all information hereafter
regarding the activities OF Afnsricnn
troops overseas be centralized In
General Perahlng's hands The war
department will not give out any
statements relating 10 those forces.
Uniform System Needed.
Presumably under the new plan
OF merging American units In The
allied armies and also because Of the
creation OF supreme commander
/ ~ Wv HFfHVU VI 'ftntfHl " UtUg uu~
der whose direction General Per-
shing aH well as General petain ard
Field Marshal Haig are now operaf.
ing, II has been found advisable 10
provide for Il uniform aystem Of re-
porting military operations.
Reviewing the meaaer lnforma-
ton that has been available M to
the great things that have been ac~
cOmplished since the German drse
began, many officials were oU.f-
WINGED tonight that Mr. Baker had
been sent to Europe by President
Wilson for the purpose OF bringing
about Just the amalgamafion Of
forces that has been effected. In
urging single command for tbs
whole battle front In the west n
was regarded as certain that the
American war secretary would not
have gone empty handed TO the COM
ferences.
Baker Visit Explained.
Tho strength OF the American
army actually In France was not
sufficient 20 warrant more than a
plea Tor new measures 10 meet tho
German onrush with the whole
man power Of the United States
made Immediately available 10 play
its part IN the ranks OF the allied
armies na well as In the purely
American forces however. II was
argued that Mr Baker could speak
with compelling force. There are
many who believe that he crossed
mo ocean authorized 10 make this
great sacrifice II pride In national
! achievement upon tho altar of world
/ dcmUrTtr"
/ Whatever may have been the
original purpose ~ tho secretary's
mission. the complete uniflcation OF
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