The sun., 1918-06-23
TR00PSABR0AD
BEAT SCHEDULE
BY. FIVE MONTHS
Tremendous Additions Made
in Last Two Weeks
Despite C-Boats.
ALL ARE MAKING GOOD
Chief Of staff Issues Optimis-
tic Statement Concerning
Conditions on All Fronts.
ALL ARE MAKING GOOD
Special Despotch 10 THE SrS.

WARRINGTON, June %. -- More than
100000 American troops have left for
! Europe and the nation IL about ave
months ahead OF It's programme in the
vitality important matter OF troop trans
portation overseas. according to Gen
Feyton c. March. Chief Of STAFF. who
brought these and other salient facts out
in his weekly talk with the newspaper
| men to-day.
The situation in Europe looks more
and more favorable to the success OF
the Allies and the United States. Gen.
March indicated in his general summing g
up OF developments. The chief Of
Staff's conference to-day bristled with
important facts. and the General talked
straight from the shoulder and also an
swe'ed questions wherever possible.
The announcement that more than
s00.0 troops had now been shipped in
dicates the speed with which this tasa
OF unparalleled magnitude is being car
| ried out. Last Saturday Gen. March an
| nounced that the 500. 900 mark had been
passed. and on the preceding Monday
Secretary OF War Baker announced that
more than 100000 had been shipped
American troops shipped overseas has
grown in such proportion that onicial
announcements add 200. 200 to the total
And all this. II is explained, in spite Of
Germany's desperate effort to retard
troop transportation by sending .C-boats
to American waters.
All Have Made Good So Far.
This 100000, Gen. March explained, is
made M OF Regular Army troops. Ma
tional Guard. National Army and ~ 900
marines. Those VINO have so far been
in action have delivered the goods.
and the teamwork between infantry.
f1eld artillery. and particularly the stan,
has been excellent.
Several American officers are cited
by Gen March in connection with their
work in face Of the enemy. Major-Gen.
Rober, l.. Bullard, commanding the
First Division. Is mentioned for his work
at the battle OF Cantigny.
Major-Gen. {. r Mencher, comma nd
ing tie Rainbow Division. which was or
ganized from National Guard units in
all the States. is referred to as having
done high grade work"
Gen. James G. Harboard. who was re-
Gently Fershlng's chief o, stan. is mem
toned in connection with the successful
American operations at Chateau Thierry,
Gen. March regards the general sit
uation as looking we'll and he pointed
out that the check OF the Austrian Of
fensive and the Iull on Il ue western front
have helped the Allies and the United
States. This permits the flow OF Amer
lean man power steadily to reinforce
the allied and American ranks SO that
nghting strength on the western front
will vanish draws hourly nearer In
this connection dispatches from Paris
to the effect that the man power on
both sides now about balances may be
highly significant.
Expects New German Drive.
But Gen. March does not want the
public TO believe that the struggle is
nearing its end or that the Germans
have shot Il cir bolt no far as their Of
fensive is copcerned. lie indicates rather
that the real struggle is just beginning
and that the enemy. after refitting her
and keep hammering pers!sten;ly with
all her power ~ desperation. Gen.
Marcf in his talk said:
This weeks interest is primarily
along the Italian front The operations
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