The Washington herald., 1918-03-13

Eight Generals Relieved.
No general officers are to be sent
across that are unfit to stand the
Iigors Of service at the front As
a result eight general officers, in
Guiding five division commanders,
were named by Maj. Gen Peyton
c. March, acting Chief Of Staff, as
having failed to meet the physical
requirements They are to be re-
turned to their grades in the regu-
lar establishment, relieved of their
commands with the national army,
and assigned to stations on this side
OF the Atlantic
The orders to speed-up are re-
ported to have resulted from fresh
appeals on the part of the allies for
more American forces to help with
stand the shock Of the expected
German offeDsives. France partic-
uIarly is said to have renewed her
urgings in this respect For this no
definite official confirmation could
be obtained.
The whole movement across
said Gen. March. "is being speeded
as rapidly as possible"
Looking confidently ahead to the
future, the President. it became
known last night. is likely to in
sist shortly on a lifting Of the CEN
Sorship lid to an extent that viii
permit the American people to get
more knowledge of what the United
States is doing in the war.
His disposition, it can be stated.
is to have less of the vain boasting
that has been indulged in by ir-
responsible persons and more OF the
real facts. He is of the opinion that
a sensible modification of the CEN
sorship in this respect would not be
disappointing to the American peO-
pie.
Cheering News All Round.
simultaneously with these announce
ments cheering news broke out in all
sections of the capital concerning the
prospects anead.
All former records in preparations
are to be smashed. Many forebodings
as to the ability of the United States
to get its forces across are being dis
I'elled-
From Shipping Board quarters and
from the British embassy came assur-
7nces that the transportation situation
is rapidly clearing up.
Supplies for the army-feed, cloth
ing, shells and gunS-are beginning 10
pile up in prOdigious amounts.
During the next twelve months half
A billion dollars is to be spent by the
War Department in the erection OF
luge storage 6epOts to accommodate
he rapidly accommodating material.
Six of these are to be built along the
Atlantic coast. Thirty interior depots
are to go up west of the AlleGhanies.
Huge assembling warehouses for aero
,Ianes are to be built on the seaboard
whence planes are to be shipped across
o the fighting front.
Plants for the manufacture of gas
shell. flame hurling devices and pow
Ter are to be built to huge proper
ions.
The House Naval Affairs Commit
ep. having surveyed everything thai
he American navy has done since
he United States entered the war
brought out a report declaring thai
ne floating force of the United States
vas never in better trim
Peace Gossip Dropped
About all these developments wa:
IN atmosphere surcharged with tbs
ak of war. Peace gossip was rel
lated to the background In al
,uarters the Presidents message Il
ne Russian Soviets was accepted a!
raIIyfng call 1t was described OF
IN sides as the first utterance Of al
,lIied statesman to show that the wa
,gaiust Germany has got to be woI
n the East as well as the West be
ore peace can come.
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