Evening journal., 1918-03-26
ARMY OF 5 million
NEEDED. SAYS Wood
Half This Number Needed
in France Immediately,
He Warns
SENATOR'S RECEIVE
MESSAGE IN SECRET


WASHINGTON, March 26.-The serious
nature Of the military situation in Eu-
rope from the standpoint Of America and
her co-belligerents was brought home TO
Congress yesterday when Major General
Leonard Wood, just returned from
France. told the Senate Military Affairs
Committee that it is absolutely cssen-
tial that the United STATES make ready
at once an army Of 100000 men and get
am army Of 100000 on the Freneh front
as quickly as possible.
General Wood discussed the situation
with the committee for three and half
hours, and the Senators left the cham
Der realizing that this country faces the
necessity Of throwing its entire strength
into the war unless IL is TO be lost TO
Germany.
The conference with General Wood
was a secret one, and comparatively lit
tle Of what was revealed TO the commit
tee was permitted to become public. 10
was revealed, however, as a definite con
viction that the United states stands
merely on the threshold Of the tremcn-
dous effort necessary before she may eX-
pect TO accomplish a victory.
General Wood made it plain that We
can't really get into the war for year
yet, even if we have 100000 men,
Thus spoke Senator Chamberlain, OF
oregon, chairman Of the Military AZ
fairs Committee. in discussing General
Woods testimony following the hear
ing.
General Wood emphasized the lmme-
diate need of many things but he en-
phaszed most Of an the need Of ships.
The present shipbuildlng program. he
Is understood 10 have said TO the COM
mittee should be speeded up and ex-
panded so that every possible ounce OF
American energy not devoted TO the
preparations for meeting the enemy on
the baitleine. should be concentrated
upon the making Of boats 30 as to
make Il possible 90 meet the enemy In
sufficient numbers before It is too late
"The committee was deeply inn
pressed" said Senator Chamberlain
'with the fact that the supreme neces-
stiles are more ships and more man
power and also with the importance OF
The element Of time In the furnishing OF
both"
General Woods appearance before
the committee created an interest In the
Senate, where the developments on the
west front have engrossed the atten-
tion Of every member since the flrsi
news Of the drive came Since Satu.
day morning. senator's have displayed
deepest interest In the situation ant
they eagerly devoured every bulletir
arriving over the press wires during
the day.
Many times Oh Saturday Senators
went upstairs 10 the press gallery ant
hung on the wires while operation
asked their central offices FOR the lat
est word.
Yesterday the press associations In
augurated a bulletin board, upon whicl
each piece Of news was pasted. Al
day secretaries and PAGE boys main
iained o. steady line Of communicated
between This board and the desks o
eager and anxious men on the floor o
The Senate. During the long investiga
lion OF the War Department by Oh
Military Affairs Committee; less thal
half the committee members attende
the hearings. Yesterday they were al
there when General Wood appeared, n
make Il doubly certain that the heavil
guarded information which Genera
Wood youchsafed TO the committe
should not become. by any chance. IN
property Of the enemy, the services O
stenOgrapher were even dispense
with.
70 was natural that much Of the dis
cussiOn In the committee chambe
should have centered on the all-impoi
iant struggle now raging In France
This respect. it was learned that Ger
-. Wood asserted as his positive bC
lief that the German drive viii b
stopped Furthermore. he stated ths
the situation, while grave, is not an e,
tremely dangerous one for the Allie
The drive had. Of course. been eXpecte
and prepared for by the British.
said, but they were evidently not Gel
tain. when it originated that it woul
develop in force at the exact lOcatio
where 1t now storms.
The fact that The British may haN
retreatcd further than they cXpectC
he said j., not Go Doe taken as ciih'
an indication Of a British blunder
's am allied catastrophe The furthl
'he Germans 20 IN on the scale thC
l.nvo chTon. tho more susceptible the
1920 90 successful cOunter-alt1ck,
continued. The morale of The Britis
and French troops. he said is splendi
General Wood was unreseryed in D
utterances concerning the need OF
vast American army ass quickly as
can be gotten together. Tie said th
the man-power of Great Britain az
France is at present inferior 10 q
German strength on the front both
the ground and in The air. Assuran
that we are 90 'win the war, he Go
fhe committee, is depnendcnt upon o
speedy recognition OF the fact that q
lnan-power Of our associates must
supplemented az once, and nothing le
than an army OF at least 2,5)O0
lmericons in France will suffice wi
2j00,000 on this side ready at al
moment 10 take up The fight
The sooner we get that number
men there he is quoted as havi
said, "the sooner We shall be justin
in looking for victory
France and Great Britain Will
able 10 supply ammunition, he sa
but he followed this with the warni
that the knowledge Of French and Br
ish ability 90 make this contribute
should in no way be permitted 10
terfere with American industrial prepa
ations.
BONE IN HER THROAT.
Mrs. Fannie Moses, OF No. SIC E'