Arizona republican., 1918-07-03

up and brigaded with the French and British troops. And, so, when the German thrust comes, the Americans will be called upon to play no small part in meeting it.
 Supplies Are Adequate.
 A,Secretary Baker wrote the president Vat the supplies and equipment in france for the million men who have gone is shown by latest reports to be adequate and added that the out put of our war industries in this coun- try is showing marked improvement in practically all lines of necessary equipment and supply
 The presidents statement, with the letter from Secretary Baker and his reply, follows:
 President Issues Statement. q have today received the following letter from the secretary of war which seems to me to contain information which will be so satisfactory to the country that it's publication will be welcomed and will give additional zest to our national celebration of the Fourth of July:
 Secretary Bakers Report.
 War department, Washington, July 1. 1918.
 " My dear MT. Presidsnt: More than one million American soldiers have sailed from the ports in this country to participate in the war in France. In reporting this fact to you, 1 feel that you will be interested in a few data showing the progress of our overseas military effort.
 "'The first ship carrying military personnel sailed May s, 1917, having on board base hospital No. and members of the reserve nurses corps
 " General Pershing and his staff sailed on May 20, 1917. The embarka tions in the months from May, 1917 and to and including June, 1918, are as follows:
 Numbers As Sent To France.
 '1917-May, 1,71S; June 12,261 July 12,9SS; August 1S,323; September 32,523; October 3S,259; November 233,- f 016; December 4S,S40
 191S-January 46,776: February 4S,O27; March, S3,S11; April, 117,212; May. 244,345; June 276,572. Marines, 14,644.
 Aggregate, 1.019,115. | Casualty List But 8,165 The total number of troops re turned from abroad, lost at sea ant , casualty is S,165 and of these, b, . reason of the superbly efficient pro 2 lection which the navy has given ou transport system, only 291 have beel I lost at sea.
 I The supplies and equipment il France for all troops sent is, by ou
 latest reports, adequate and the out put of our war industries in thi country is showing marked improve ment in practically all lines of neces I sary equipment and supply. , Respectfully yours, , MENTION D. BAKER
 ITO which I replied: Reply of President
 "'The White House, Washington July. ?, 1918.
 . My dear Mir. Secretary: You { letter of July first contains yer 9 significant piece of news and a
 equally significant report of the for
 warding of troops during the pas
 year to the other side of the water
 It is a record which I think mus
 cause universal satisfaction becdus . the heart of the country is unques s tionably in this war and the peopl s of the United States rejoice to SC l. their forces put faster and faste e into the great struggle which is des - tined to redeem the world. 1t Cordially and sincerely yours, g WOODROW WILSON
 Hon. Newton D. Baker,
 " Secretary of War;
 No Forecast is Made
 How long the present rate of trans l. portation will be maintained depend n upon developments in France and tn Il length of time the surplus ship ton o mage furnished by Great Britain ca e, be employed.
 y. Secretary Baker said tonight ths
 ba Af ,
 the future records in troop move
 ments, saying he did not desire { m have past performances made tf y basis of speculations for the future n Ready for 100000 Men i As reserves for the million ar . more now in France, more than ar a' other are in training in the Unite 0 States and it has been officially al
 nounced that 3,O00,OO0 American so
 diers will be under arms by the CT
 of this month, while information r n o gently furnished to congress by Bri i9 Gen. R. E. Wood. acting quarte :. master general, disclosed that his d af partment is planning to clothe "a 000 000 men next January 1.
 Heavy Draft Coming
 General Crowder recently told t
 senate military committee that cla
 one registrants will be exhausted N the first of the year and he add ul the significant statement that lever 1t, body expected heavy calls to be ma 'i- during the first six months of ne m. year"
 nd In discussing the heavy movembe O. of troops in the last three montl ne MT. Baker said it was worthy
 !, !,
 German submarines were operati
 off our coast was the month in whi
 we made the record number of shi r. ments."
 n- No American Transport Sunk sh In this connection it was recall n- that not a single American transpt at carrying troops to Europe, had be n- sunk by Germanys sea wolves,
 only two destroyed having been {
 tackled when returning home withC
 the protection of American destroye
 and other naval craft. Two Britt mt vessels carving American soldit t. have been torpedoed and a th lis was sunk last month when returni r. to this country without convoy. lls Secretary Bakers letter reveals oy the first time the number of marir
 sent to France. They form ol
 about half division but they ha
 been giving a splendid account
 themselves since they helped to st LII the German thrust for Paris and l d, ports today from France showed u ca they again had battered through - German trenches and then resist ne furious counter assaults. he ot LIIIEc nCM THAT