The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-03
AMERICAS ANSWER
| TOHUN SUBMARINE
IS 1,019,115 MEN
More Crossed to France
in June Than Any
Other Month.
100000 IN BATTLE
Secretary Baker Writes
President That Only
2ol Have Been
Lost at Sea.
700, IN BATTLE


Washington. July 2.--More than n
million American soldiers have gone to
France. The exact mum ber-l ola, ! o.
was disclosed in correspondence be-
tween President Wilson and Secretary
Of war Baker, dated yesterday and
made public today.
OF this number approximately zoo
900 are flghting troops.
shortly before the announcement
was made the house appropriations
committee made public testimony be-
fore that body In connection with the
army budget. In 1T General r. f..
| Wood, acting quarterr aster- general Of
the army, disclosed the fact that by
January /. the United States will have
In uniform an army Of 1000, GOO,
Said the president this afternoon. Is
suing the statement;
II have today received the following
letter from the secretary of war. which
came to me to contain information
which will he so satisfactory To the
country that It's publication Will be
welcomed and will give additional zest
10 our national celebration OF the
Fourth OF July;
WAR department. Washington. y.
c., July /. 1918.
: My Dear MIR. President;
More than one million America II
soldiers have sailed from tho ports In
lnI6 country 10 IN inc W AT
In France. In reporting this fact to
you. / feel that you will be interested
In a few data showing the progress
of our overseas military effort.
The nrst ship carrying military
personnel sailed May s, 1917. having on
hoard base hospital No :. and members
Of the reserve nurses corps.
General Pershing and his STAFF
sailed on May 80, 1917 The embarka-
tions In the months of May. 1917 to and
Including June 1915. are as follows
"1sl7-May. 171s; Jpue IL, 2sl. July.
13,sSs. August. 1888; September. 81
S3s: October, ss,25s; November. 22,ol6;
December. <s.s<o
"Ts1s-January. 4s.7z6; February,
&s.o3T: March. sss11: April. l17.212;
May, 344.34s: June. 27s.s72.
" Marines, 1&.s&4.
"'Aggregating I,0l9ilS.
Returned and Loss. s,Ie5.
The total number of troops re
turned from abroad. lost at sea and
casualties. Ia s,is6 and OF these. by
reason OF the superbly efficient protee-
ton which the navy has given our
transport system. only 291 have been
lost at sea
" The supplies and equipment in
France for all troops sent is by our
latest report. adequate and ira output
OF our war Industries in this country
il showing marked Improvement IN
practically all lines Of necessary equip
msnt and supply.
Respectfully yours.
tsiEned) NEWTON n. BAKER"
ITO which l replied:
1.-The White House. Washington, y,
G.. July 2. 1918.
!" My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Tour letter OF July contains a
vary significant piece of news and an
equally significant report of the for
wArding Of troops during the past year
to the other side of the water. 1t Is a
record which ] think must cause unit
versAl satisfaction, because the heart
Of the country Is unauestionably in
this war and the people of the United
states rejoice to see their force pat
faster and faster into the great strug
Tie which is destined to redeem the
world
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Answered Submarine Menace.
ITO me-" said Secretary Baker. dis
cussing his report later with the
newspaper correspondents. "a signif-
cant feature OF this report is this,
THAT the German submarine mem
ace made Its appearance on this side
Of the Atlantic early In June. Our
answer to that challenge was to send
more troops to France during that
month than in any other"
The l.0is.1l5 represents approx
mAtely twenty-five divisions on the
basis OF between 8 900 and $4,000
insn-nghters and anceilary units to
i division And of this number. nearly
100000 have received six months
training or more back OF the lines in
France or on the fghting front
When the United States entered the
war, and before the president took
the decision into his own hands as
10 the overseas movement. the gem
erAl star of the army assured him
that 1t would be a miracle Of achieve
rrent ~ as as zoo 600 troops
were placed In France during the first
Sar the war.
Assuming that between now and
November /. the war department did
not move monthly more than the
average transported monthly since
January l, there would be in France
BY the time winter sets in more than
1850. 600.
Secretary Bakers promise to the
L senate military AFFAIRS committee last
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