Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-07
Chief of Staff Is Confident
Germans Are Laying Their
Plans to Start a Big Off,
fenSive on West Front
U. S. PROGRAM BEING n.
HURRIED ALL POSSIBLE
Local Draft Boards Are In
structed to Speed Up Phys
icaI Examination Of All New
Class One Recruits,
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Washington. July 6.--The present
dehy of the Germans In pressing at
tacks In France means only that they
are preparing new and heavy blows.
General March, chief of staff said to-
day in his weekly conference with the
newspaper men.
ut is perfectly evident" he said.
that this delay is preparatory to q
heavy assault in force by the German
high command. The present condi-
tion of affairs does not mean anything
but that. They are reorganizing their
troops. filling up losses. and preparing
to try again. Ia
with reference to the American
program, we have embarked a million
men and now we are going after the
second million" sss
10 Meet German Menace.
Another indication or the pressure
under which the American program
Is being rushed to meet the German
menace came from the provost mar
shall generals office today when orr
ders were issued to local boards to
speed up physical examination Of the
new class one men and have them
ready for call in August.
Statements Of the draft program
made public In congress Indicated the
purpose Of calling out at least soo.0o0
men during August. although subse-
quent calls during the year were not
expected to exceed one half Of that
figure monthly. The orders sent out
today, however. coupled with the
statement by the chief of staff. inds-
cate that hopes are entertained at the
war department that tho present rate
of moving troops to Europe can sub
stantially be maintained for several
months. -
General March said:
Nibbling Is Going on.
"The situation along the various
western fronts has developed a condis
lion where nibbling by the allied
forces is going on all the time. and
with complete success so far as the
allied attacks are concerned. The most
interesting Of these raids. from the
American view point, was the success
full attack on Vaux, which occurred
July l. This town was taken by 4
nicely planned American attack In
which the ninth and 23rd regiments
of infantry furnished contingent and
the 12th, 18th and nth regiments OF
field artillery supported the attack.
These troops form a part of our Sec
ond division, which Is under the com
mand of Major General Omar Bundy.
The successes attained have been con-
solidated and subsequent attacks OF
the Germans have not been sufficient
to cause our withdrawal from any ter,
rain which has been occupied.
Italians Score Advances.
"on the Italian front the situation
has now come down to complete occn-
patton by Italy Of the southern bank
OF the Piave, with the exception Of ona
snail sector. The size of that sect0s.
is three and one-half by one-half
miles. 1t Is on the delta near Grise-
lera. Along that entire region the
ltdlldnS nave ouCSSooiotN an
vances over practically nine mfie
front"
In answer to questions, Qencral
March said:
'"rhere is nothing to give out on
the score Of Russia"
80 far as our information goes the
Germans did not use large bodies of
cavalry In the recent drive"
THE n after Of the use Of gas In our
service has recently been consolida'ei
rs has been announced to the press.
by organizing what we call the Chem
ical warfare service under Major
General Sibert. - - go General
Pershing has been directed to make
his organization conform to the SER
ganization adopted here"