Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-10
OVER A MILLION HAVE GONE
10 Europe to Help Save the World
from the Savage Hun.


public a letter from Secretary Baker
disclosing record of achievement
which the President said must cause
universal satisfaction" and which
will give additional zest to our ma
tional celebration Of the Fourth of
July"
The first unit-non-combatan tant-
left American shores on May 8, 1917.
Gen. Pershing followed 12 days later,
and at the end of the month LIS
men had started for the battlefelds
of France. June saw this number
Increased by 12,261 and thereafter
khaki-clad "cruss ders'' from the
Western Republic flowed overseas in
a steady stream until upwards of
100000 had departed when the great
German thrust began last March.
Increased Movement.
President Wilson's determination
to meet Germany's supreme efforts
with the utmost Of Americas availa-
bic man power to assist the desper-
ately resisting French and British
armies is sharply reflected in the
movement Of troops during the last
three months. The March sailings Of
S3,811 were increased in April to
l17,212. May saw another 244,345
men embark and last month 276,372
were sent away, making a total for
the three months Of 637,929. This,
Secretary Baker said later, put the
troop movement six months ahead
Of the original program.
Thirty Divisions.
Substantially thirty divisions now
are in France ready to meet what
ever move the German staff has in
preparation. Some of these divisions
already have been formed into the
first field army under Major Gen.
Liggett; others are holding trench
sectors at important points along the
battle line, and still others have
been broken 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.
Secretary Baker wrote the Presi-
dent that the supplies and equipment
in France for the million men who
had gone is shown by latest reports
to be adequate, and added, "the out
put OF our war industries in this
country is showing marked improve
ment in all lines Of necessary equip
ments and supplies"
To Meet Emergency.
The accelerated troop movement to
france has been designed to meet
the emergency created by the Ger
man effort to achieve victory before
Americas man-power could exert its
full force. How long the present rate
Of transportation will be maintained
depends upon developments in
France and the length Of time the
surplus ship tonnage furnished by
Great Britain can be employed for
this work.
In this connection, Secretary Ba-
ker said tonight, regarding troop
movements, that he did not desire to
have "past performances made the
basis of speculation for the future"
AS reserves for the million and
moro men in France, more than an
other million are in training III the
United States. 1t has been officially
announced that 100000 American
soldiers will be under arms by the
end of this month, while Information
recently furnished to Congress dis
closed the quartemaster generals de-
partment Is planning to clothe 4,O0O,-
600 men January /.
Gen. Crowder recently told the
Senate military committee that class
one registrants will be exhausted by
the first Of the year and he added
the significant statement Everybody
expected heavy calls to be made dur
ing the first six months of next year"
Despite Submarines.
In discussing the heavy movement
OF troops In the last three months,
Mr.. Baker asid 1t was worthy of
mention that the month in which
German submarines were operating
off our coast was the month in which
we made the record number of ship
ments" i"
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