Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-04
.LIGGETT LEADS ktN
TO BASE OF GNEMY
American Leader Drives at Center OF
Hun Linc at Flsmcs Win Eight
Divisions of Tirst Corps
PERSHING HAS MILLION MEN
Troops Are Under His Direct Orders
In Hts own Arai 100000 60
over In July

wAsHNGTSN. Aux s-rhs
First army corps, commanded ~
Major General Hunter Liggett, s
still driving a. the oontor pf tho re-
treating German lines and has
roa aohed Fsmcs tho enomy's main
base kr the Asne- Marne battle
theator. according 10 the French
announcement tonight There was
every indication. officers here be-
lieved. that the enemy could not halt
his retirement short % the Aiane line.
within a few hoursi to-day unofflciai
Advloes showed that the whole line
had surGod forward 10 the Alsns-
Yesle front and thrown patrols be-
yond a.
GenEval March. chief OF staff. had
difficulty today In his conference
with the newspaper men In conceal
ing HIS elation over the decisive de-
feat administered 20 tho enemy. lie
announced that General Pershing
now had more than a million men
under his direct command "ln his
own area presumably no referred
~ the section OF tho front from north
~ Verdun TO the swlll border. where
American troops have bean rapidly
taking over the line from tho Frsncr.
The First army oorps, first OF the
major tactical American units 10 be
formed, probably represents the mo-
bile reserve 90 be contributed by
General PershinE 10 the pooled re-
serves plan and ls counted as a part
~ the million men.
Eight Divisions IN Action.
There are eight divisions Of Amsri-
oan. or In the neighborhood of 500.
900 men now In the fighting Eone
where tho great battle IL going for
ward and General march pointed out
hea dqnArters IN the renter OF the
line where his six divisions are a..
sembied together with two additional
diylsiona General Llgaett IA the
first American officer 10 command a
wide section OF the front and 10 his
lot has fallen the advance that has
broken the back of the German ef.
fort 10 hal, his line within the sal
lent
General March again described the
objective of the American and allied
drive AZ the other army" II was
apparent that he expected n TO be
pressed vigorously aud efforts he
made 10 destroy nE much OF the
crown princes fighting force az pos
siblp. lie read q cabled report show.
ing that vast quantities of guns. am-
munltion ana war material had been
captured and that the German dead /,
aro'r'fd f--N -en-rardenois earpeted
a. ground
NewN Record set.
Total embaikatlon OF American
Troops during .Sily broke al records,
II was announced officially. more
than 100000 men having been
shipped.
The grand total embarked 10 ths
end OF July has passed the 400.
900 mark. The previous hiRh
monthly record was for June, when
z7e.0 men were sent overseas,
The selection OF Mai Gen. Jesse
heIs> Carter, now serving 40 chief
Vt tho military bureau, aud COM
mAnder OF the United states guard.
to head ono OF the new divisions 20
be formed In this country was an
nounced.
General March announced also the
names OF brigndior generals who had
been recalled from France for duty
In this county They are James !.
lIolhrook, who goes 10 the south
crn department. Charles w Kutz. 20
command tho engineering camp at
Camp HumphreyH DSuGps Mac
Arthur. 20 couH}tnd the 2tst brigade
of the ilth division AZ Camp Meade.
Md; Howard " Htkok. 10 conn
nnnd a brigade IN the 10th division
n Camp Funston, Kan. and Corne-
lns Vanderbilt. 20 command u brig
,do Al Camp Lewis. wash; George
r. SegsnranH t7th brigade NiRth
division, Camp sheridan Alad and
John ~ Hodges 23d brigade. l2th
division Camp pevens. Mass