Arizona republican., 1918-08-06
T0 RUSSIA BEING
 GOTTEN READY
Army General Staff Now Working Out Plans for
 Sending Troops to Relief
 of the Czecho-Slovaks
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Plans for the organization and dispatch of the American military contingent to Rus sa to CO operate with the forces of the allied nations in support of the Szecho- Slovaks at Vladivostok are be- staff. Beyond the statement issued Saturday by Acting Secretary of State Polk that the American forces would be a few thousands" in number, no intimation as to the size of the con- tingent has been given.
 At the war department today it was said that by next Wednesday. General March would be able to give out statement Of as much of the plans as safely may be disclosed at that stage.
 Guard Troop Movement
 Meanwhile the rules of censorship regarding the actual movement of troops do not permit of any specific statements.
 There is no objection to the state nent that if the. military laws that govern joint action by international military forces are 10 be observed in the case of this Siberian operation, the senior officer of the international force will be in supreme command.
 It is assumed that as Japan, by req son of her proximity to the scene of action, and the excellent condition of her army and transport service. will supply the largest single body of troops and therefore would naturally assign to their command an officer of higher rank than those in command of these smaller American and entente forces. In the opinion of officials here, this of ficer will be General Baron Uyehara, chief of staff of the Japanese army. Characteristic of Kaiser
 The only notable violation of this n- ternational rule of courtesy was on the occasion of the joint expedition against the Boxers in China. Then the kaiser, though his contingent was less than some of the others, rushed field mar shal all the way from Europe to China, to be able to claim Germany'S right to command the expedition.
 The Red Cross has been forehanded in arranging for the participation If that organization in the Siberian en- terprise and already has arranged for the shipment to the far east of supplies likely to be needed.
 British Already Here Information has reached Washington that, responding to the State depart ment's appeal for aid the British all ready have landed a battalion of troops at Nladivostok, while similar force of French troops from Tonduin is due ali the same port at any time.
 i Admiral Knight. commanding tho American navaf forces on the Asiatic station. already is at Vladivostok It was said he would of course co-operate fully with the military authorities. Il was not permissible to indicate just where the American troops are to come from, but the principal force must be drawn from distant point.
 No Resistance Expected 1 There will be no nrmed resistance tC the landing of the international sol diers at Vladivostok, as the port prac- tically is dominated by the Japanese and British naval and military forces already there. Assurance that nc trouble is to be expected on this ac- count has been received by the Rus sian embassy here.
 The embassy also gave out state. ment that everywhere the population of different classes and political group. has manifested vivid interest and sym pathy with the efforts of the Limited Siberian government" in cooperation with the Czecho- Slovaks. to organiz, an army to reestablish. together witl the allies. a battle front against Ger many.