Republican farmer., 1918-08-23
Gen. March Reports That 1,45O, ,0O0 Have Been Al
 ready Sent Abroad. SAYS GERMANS HAVE SURRENDERED LINES American Prisoners Not Singled Out for Mistreat-
 ment in Germany.

Washington, Aug. 17-More than 1,45O,OOO American sol diers have been embarked from the United States, General March, chief of staff, said today. This includes men sent to Italy and Siberia, as well as to France.
 General March was talking to newspaper correspondents in his semi-weekly conference. He said official reports through the Spanish embassy give no evil dence that American prisoners in Germany are singled out for mistreatment as has been re- ported Very detailed reports including the daily menus are received and show the question of the treatment of prisoners has largely become standard ized.
 Discussing the battle situation in France, the chief of staff drew atten- ton to the fact that the Germans now have voluntarily surrendered portions of their lines at four different places He placed no construction of his own on this but it was taken as an indi- cation of an expected further with drawal by the enemy. In a general way, the lines generally are stabilized on front closely following 1916-1917 positions in Picardy and along the Aisne-Vesle line to the south.
 Speaking of the American program General March said it is proposed tc put 80 divisions into France by July 30, 1919, if it is possible to do so as shown in the Senate military commit tee report on the manpower bill.
 General March announced that Ma jor- General Henry M. Mccain, adju- tant-general, as reward for e.cient work in that office. had been assigned ! to command the Twelfth Division now being organized at Camp Devens Mass.
 Brigadier- General Peter c. Harris will be made acting adjutant-general He has been responsible for a great reduction in paper work in the de- partment including the abolishment of the old muster rolls which tended to cut away unnecessary red tape. General Announcement was that Major-General George B. Duncan, one of the first American officers to wir the French war cross for distin' guished gallantry in action, was be 1 ing sent home for a rest. Genera | March said the case was typical an( showed the tremendous strain undel 1 which both officers and men work a 1 the front. He indicated that mum Der of cases similar to that of Genera | Duncan would follow.
 Answering a question, Genera March said the losses of the 110tI Regiment Pennsylvania troops) O i the 2Sth Division, probably were pro portionate to the heavy fighting il | which that division had been enga g | ed. He gave no figures but pointed out that the 18th Division had hel( the American center during tn crossing of the Ourcq and again wa in line along the Vesle where furthe | sharp fighting had occurred.
 On the Vesle front. where tn American troops are in line, only ar 1 tillery fire and raids have been re ported, General March said. He req
 a French divisional order paying higl
 tribute to the valor and efficiency O
 the Second Artillery Brigade of tn
 Second American Division, whicl aided the Twelfth French infantry |
 two days of fierce fighting at Chatea
 Thierry.
 | As to the location of other division
 General March said the 18th Divisio
 Pennsylvania and Virginia troops)
 was training with the British i
 Flanders; that the 88th (North Da
 kota, Minnesota, Iowa and IIlinoi
 troops) was in process of embarka ton, and that the 82nd (Alabams
 Georgia and Tennessee troops), was
 line north of Foul where it arrive
 early in July. Reports do not sho7
 that the 82nd Division, he said, ha yet been engaged.
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