Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-09
US. ARMY OF 100000
WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS ui,c-
FORCE TO FIGHT KAISER
General March Makes Statement -
Senate Committee While Uruino
Enactment of Draft Bill


Washington. Aug. SIN urrino
enactment OF the administration mar,
power bill extending draft ages fror,
eighteen to forty-five years. General
March told the senate military commit
tee that the war department plans on
army of approximately 100000 men
to be raised as soon as possible.
While realizing the Importance Of
the measure, General March said Ia
did not believe it necessary to recall
congress before the present recess
plan expires on August "a, providing
the bill could be reported at that time
Provost Marshal General Crowder
told the committee that unless the
legislation was acted upon quickly il
would be necessary to have weekly
registrations of youths attaining the
age of twenty-one in order to meet de-
mands for men in September.
While about 100000 men are now
under arms, army officials think there
should be approximately 100000 men
at home and in France. In order not
to disturb the present draft system and
to avoid calling men who had been
given exemption, extension of the draft
ages is necessary.
From General March's testimony
and other information received the
committee has gained the impression
that while all men between the ages of
eighteen and forty-five would be SUBJ
ject to military duty under the new
law, it Is proposed that those between
eighteen and twenty years of age shall
be kept in this country until the last
General March said the shipment.of
men overseas would be continued, ac-
cording to the program now in effect.
Upon the suggestion of Senator
Wadsworth that the draft system be
extended to the navy. Senator Cham
berlain announced that either Secre-
tary Daniels or Admiral Benson would
be asked to appear before the com
mittee to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of
the subject.
what more than company, moved for
ward into the open. Here the Amerl-
can machine guns caught them, and.
sweeping them with bullets, destroyed
them almost totally.
Shells Destroy Column.
The &C. mans also attempted to
slrlke the Americans a disconcerting
counter-blew with a considerable force
by plunging down ravine leading TO
the river. Their path had been cleared
by their artillery, and they might have
succeeded in reaching the Americans,
but the movement had been reported
to the artillery stations south of the
Vesle and from them there swept into
the advancing column such a mass Of
shell, that the formation was quickly
broken.
Germans stood until the Americans
were upon them. Then it became
hand-to-hand conflict, the only one Of
the kind during the battle. In the mud
and in darkness where the combatarfs
We're barely able to distinguish eaca
other they fought it out. The Ameri-
cans won.
Need Second Barrage.
The Americans on the left failed to
reach their detectives until they had
called for a second barrage. Under its
cover they rallied and struggled for
ward to the chosen positions
The Germans, in attempting TO re-
pulse the attack, used guns of ~ and
105 caliber and minenwerfers. They
had them on the higher ground CON
siderably to the rear of the battle line
The American guns did excellent work
not only in covering the advance but
il breaking up formations, especially
one large assemblage of infantry.