Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-06-30
!. NJ oped Direct From This
C5Gy Arrive at 0estina-
ton to Fight by the Side Of
Latin Soldiers,
WAR SITUATION VERY
FAVORABLE TO ALLIES
General March However, In
His Weekly Review, Declines
to Say How Many Men Have
Been Sent to France.
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Washington. June 29,-The first
American troops landed in Italy yes
terday. General March chief of staff
announced today. These are not the
force sent by General Pershing but
consisted of units shipped from this
country. s4
The troops consisted largely of SAN
itary units but include other special
organizations, General March ex-
planned On the whole, however, it
made up mostly of nom -combatant
units. The combantant troops will
be sent by General PershIng as pre.g
yiously announced a.
General March had no announces
ment to make as to the total number
Of troops shipped from this country
TO France. Formal announcement, he
said. would be made later. Surveying
the entire battle front, General March
said the situation could be said to be
extremely favorable to the allies. He
would make no comment upon the frl-
ttcations of an impending German at
tack, The first national army division
has taken up sector at the 'front.'
General March also announced. II is.
the nth raised in Nsw Yort. trained
at Camp Upton and originally COM
manded by Major General j. Frank
| lin Bell 1t was taken across under
! Major General Johnson. 4fS
Training Completed.
| Five American divisions which had
/ been brigaded with the British for
training have been returned to Cen
eral Pershing's command with train
| ng ramnlated. " =. sssy
One of these Is the s5th division.
composed of Kansas and Missouri
troops and commanded by Major
General William M. Wright, when 1t
! eft the United States.
General March disclosed that the
/ fficiai reports from the alian front
( place tho number of Austrians cap
| lred at $4,000 and a large amount
OF was material. The line of the
| lave has been entirely restored. rhv
he Italians and in some places has
cen slightly advanced. Military opin@
| m. General March said. found the
,ustrian attack faulty. because 1t was
| spread over 50 large a front as to
make 1t impossible to carry through
successfully.
! Senators of the military COMMITTEES
/ ere told by General March at their
weekly conference that the accounts
| l tiit idIkb HuHlDeE OF CdDtufEU
! Austrians for some unknown reason
| re printed only in American news
| tpers and not In any of Europe,
Deeds of Italians. r
The achievements of the Italians.
however according to senator's, were
OF minimized.
SO far there is no information to
confirm reports, General March said
at German troops are being sent
| back UP the Austrians.
The Italian line" said General
| March, has been the object of great
est interest to military men. The
Italian pressure has practically 20
stored the line to where 1t was held
before the advance began on the Pi-
/ ave. and In two places 1t has been
! slightly advanced. The Italians have
| crossed to the north bank of the Pi-
/ ave at one place and down toward
he sea the old line which has been
| 1eld by the Austrians and Italians for
many months has now been pushed
back by the Italians so that It ia
closer to the Piave river, down in the
4 swampy regions near the sea coast
i The line Is practically the same as be-
IRE the big drive was begun blythe
1 Austrians. &F
I Austrian Attack Faulty.
+ Taken as military propositinn..
the attack of the Austrians is con-
sidered faulty because they spread
their attack over such large front
that 1t was impossible to carry IL
l through The actual front from the
4 mountains down is 200 miles long and
there were not large enough forces IT
all points necessary to carry through
such drive. The Autsrain disaster
which ensued is extremely valuable
not only from the military sense but
! the psychological sense. II inspires
all the allies and inspires Italy With
the consciousness that their forces
can be used to distinct advantages and
the practical result In prisoners. guns
and material captured is. of course.
, extremely valuable. The report
| which we get of the Austrians captur-
ed by the Italians Is $4,000.
: Yankees Doing splendidIy.
! Yesterday the first American
! troops landed in Italy. IL do not re-
fer by this to the force which Gem
eral Pershing Is sending from the
American expeditionary force but to
a force which has been on the high
seas for some little time and which
now has landed s4
During the week the activities In
the American sectors IN France. A.
published in General Pershings com.
: muniques from day to day. have been
local in character, the Americana at
all times and in all places more than
: holding their own. Fine exampless Of
: individual valor are now coming In
: and with the policy which has been
! adopted of allowing the mention ok
the gallant conduct Of all, our pNopIo
understand that the rank and file are
:. doing splendidly all along the line.
i General PersliEg has now h1d
} turned back to him, OF Americas
Troops who have been training N<1h