The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-13
achievements of United States Accounted in Official State-
 mentS.
GREAT ARMY IN TRAINING
a Forces Now Aggregate 12S,so1 ~ ome.rs and 1,52s,s24 Enlisted Men-Navy Personnel 10
 Trlpled.

,non its second year ol "oi' Cn '"e sss. s onniversary of the beginning or s.s.,,t,es between this country and narmany. the people are interested In Ss.w,ng what has been done by the Tinted States in waging and prepar- ,nr to wage war upon the forces of pr,ss,an autocracy. The committee on nublic information of the United States government, in a review of the first year of the war, gives a resume of the activities of the various de- nartments of the government as they are concerned with prosecution of the war The committee announces that all statements made are authorized hv the war department, the navy de- nartment. the United States shipping board and the treasury department.
 The outstanding feature of the first year of war, 1t is pointed out fin the review, has been the transfor- nation of the standing army and Ma tIonal Guard, composed of 9.524 off, cers and 202,510 men into fighting force that now aggregates 123,SO1 of fcers and 1,52S.924 enlisted men.
 A statement of the adjutant general shows that the regular army which in April. 1917, comprised 5,791 officers and 121, ,797 men. now is made up of 1O.69S officers and 503,142 men. The National Guard in April, 1917. includ ed 3TS3 officers and 76,713 men, while now 1t comprises 16S93 officers and 43l5S3 men. The reserve corps In service one year ago included 1000 men. Now 1t includes 96,2l0 officers and 77360 men, The National army, which did not exist one year ago, now includes 5lG,s39 men.
 A substantial vanguard (military expedlency prohibiting publication of actual numhers) of this army Is meet ing the enemy in France today or Is en- camped there awaiting the call to the trenches; in l6 cantonments and 16 camps and on numerous aviation fields and in variety of other schools in all parts of the United States the men Of the remaining army are hardening and training for their part in the great contest overseas.
 Behind the activities of this vast force lies a great industry organized 10 produce an adequate supply of mu- nitlonS, equipment, and provisions, ana to provide transportation to the hrlng line almost every branch of essential industry of the country hay ihs been drawn upon to produce these material requirements.
 Expeditionary Forces.
 Military necessity particularly for olus detailed review of the activities ol the American expeditionary forces. ueneral Pershing and his staff ar rived in Paris on June 14, 1917, 69 uays after the declaration of war. The nrst American troops arrived in trance on June 26. On July 4. in eel eotalion Of our natal day and new nsht Tor liberty. American troops pa '"ueu the streets of Paris and were eieeteu as the forerunners of great A,nerican armies and vast quantities VI supplies and ammunitions.
 on october 10, 1917, 1S7 days after uie war was declared, American sol u.efS went on the firing line. In Jan-
 s american soldiers took over per .anen1y part of the line as an "ericah sector, and this line is grad ualiy lengthening.
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 american forces have scientifically mna' aieu groundwork of camps, com h oauonS' supply bases, and works frp "n'icipation of operations by the u, lorce of the army. Thev ara n,,au uing and have built railroads. hos F,aa orunance bases. and docks in mon They have constructed i'm c,a," barracks, erected sawmills. re- r,on eu agricultural lands. and car prises. i"eiuehtai enter basa construction of an ordnance now .n france, costing 5000 900. is of "." under way. Great quantities struct,on 'al used in the foreign con- the roa Ia work have been shipped from ironwou r'eu States-from fabricated and craN TOT an ordnance shop to nails the n,,.s ''ues for railroads, and even
 An p.es to build docks.
 even s sne while there has been a fairly the rn,. no" Of men and materials from in the ,se states to France. The men tha "ehcnes, back of the lines op hospI,.,. projects, and In the Our lo... . nave been steadily supplied. rials hs al sea. in men and mate The ,ra.. been gratifyingly small.