Evening star., 1918-08-15
gANK MAN POWER !.
1OFL0W TOFR0lg[
Gen. Pershing Plans More
American Field Armies
IA France. j
MORE MILLIONS WILL 90

Gen. March, chief of STAFF, has out
hned the creation Of d number of
American field armies in France to
follow the organization of the first
field army, announced by Gen. Per-,
shing a few days ago.
A field army, be it remembered, cdn-
|sists of 1,25oooe men. That number
is NOW assembled in Fradce. Gen.
March made it plain that additional
organizations Of this size will follow.
when assembled they will be Termed
into still higher units-that Is to say.
groups of field armies. Gen. Pershing
will be in command of the groups.
operating through the commanders
of field armies. Gen. Pershing is
now commander of the first fleld
Army created.
Organization by Aceretion.
The organization Sf the American
expeditionary force has proceeded by
accretion. The men were assembled
by division. after landing. When six
divisions were ready they were Or
ganized into d corps, and after the
million mark was exceeded the corps
were organized into the 1st Field
Army.
So. in the future. after the pending
| man power bill has become law and
| the new draft is in effect. American
forces abroad will be discussed In
terms of millions, the while the
American people at home are taking
I in terms of billions of dollars to
maintain them. Such is the program
| which confronts Germany and com
forts the allies. 1t is no Idle boast.
either; 1.-THE goods will be produced"
Unlimited Man Power.
with this plan ahead of them. to
place on the battlefelds Of Europe,
whether In France, Flanders. Italy or
happily on German and Austrian soil,
three, Eve or more millions. the anx-
|! iety of the military authorities over
the speedy passage of the new draft
law can be appreciated.
In military circles II Is pointed out
that speed in perfecting the law 10
is imperative that there shall be nc
interruption in the few of fighting
men overseas.
The victorious counter attack which
has been in progress by the French
and Americans since July Is was made
the battling Yankees across. The
German high command miscalculateo
by about six months the presence in
France of an efficient American force
| They figured they would have st1
months more In which to reduce the
French and British man power by sue;
cessiye drives. following the initial
move of March q. before the Yankees
could get into line. -sss
| The. Americans forestalled them. and
that constituted in large measure the
element of surprise which dismayed
recent brilliant allied counter attack.
What this goyernment aims to do
now Ii. to keep up the supply OF new
lighting blood to allow the Germans
not moment of respite from the
| continual onrush OF eyer-increasing
with more to come. and yet more
that is the slogan
Germans Allowed to Know.
! Thsre ii no objection to the Ger
mans being apprised of this program
| and pro-Germans in Washington and
| elsewhere are at liberty to communi-
1 cate through their familiar means
| such information to their "all-high-
| est"
1t is deemed. in every way probable
| that the moral effect OF this rein.
! forcement upon the French. British
and italian soldiers, and peoples q
home will be to their great encour.
tagement and hearteniug.
/ when the new draft iawSgoes into
effect 13.d00.o00 men In this country
| will be given 7questionnaires, the I'LL.
! ing in Of which will determine thu
| drafting Of Individuals for the future
| Coincident with, consideration of thu
/; draft law in Congress, ccmmencine
next week, will be action upon a bill
designed to raise $S,0o0.00o, 900 il
taxes. Next month the people ol
| America Will buy four or five billion
| dollers' worth Of liberty bonds to fur.
| tiser supply the war chest.
Things are moving, Frftx." the
Tanks in the trenches can shout te
1 the enemy across no mans land, land
they are heading your way,"