Oxford eagle., 1918-04-11

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reservation by President Wilson and
General Pershing. their aid was Joy
fully welcomed by the British and
French and Americas unselfish action
In relinquishing independent command
for the time being was highly praised.
One hundred thousand thoroughly
trained American troops at once began
moving toward the places selected for
them, singing and cheering as they
ploughed their way through the mud.
happy that they were at last to have
opportunity 10 take n real part In the
mighty conflict. Where they were as
signed to duty naturally has not been
revealed. hut wherever they may fight.
there Is not the least doubt that the
high opinion Of them held by the Brit
ish and French officers will he fully
justified
sThe American aviators In France
have been giving invaluable aid and
have won unstinted praises by their
boldness and skill during the battle
Attached 10 the service OF the allies
they have helped them maintain COM
plete command of the air The Amerl-
can Red Cross. II is almost unneces-
sary To say. has covered Itself with
added glory. for its physicians and am
bulance men and nurses vino were In
the battle zone have devoted them
selves with bravery and self-sa crifice
TO the care of the wounded and to help
Ing the refugees
As our trained hundred thousand
marched away from the sectors they
had been holding In France. their
places were taken by less seasoned
troops who enviouSly cheered them on.
From this time forward the flow OF
Americans to France win be continu-
Gus. for the government plans TO send
about 10000 In each remaining month
Of this year This means that by 1919
we will have .5O0oOO men over there.
A. :hey go the training camps will
be rcfilled by drafted men. for II is the
every month.
The plan now adopted of temper
arily hrigading American troops with
the British and French permits the
sending 81 National guard and Nation.
al army divisions that are not yet
adequately trained and whose ranks
are not full.
or course the success Of the Ameri-
can program depends largely on the
tonnage available. II is good TO know
that this probably viii he sufficient.
with the seized Dutch shipping. the
$4,000 tons Japan is TO turn over TO rs
and the new vessels being built under
the direction o, the shipping board
The launchings Of new vessels are In
creasing. in spite of lack OF steel
al the big Hog Island plant and
labor troubles at other shipynrds. The
shipping board Is planning to build
number ~ 1O0oo-ton vessels on the
Great Lakes.
The situation In what once was Rus
sia Is II possible more confusing than
ever. In Finland the allies are said
TO be aiding the revolutionary Red
guard: the Germans have landed
large number of troops presumably 10
assist the governments White guard;
the Swedes are helping the White
guard, who have been shelling Tam
merfors: Russian troops. including the
famous Preobrashensky guard. have
arrived and taken up n position on the
Kareiian front. In Siberia the bolshe-
Wiki forces have asked the allies to aid
them I'm fighting the Cossacks who
make incursions from China and re
tire there: the Japanese still hold back
from Intervention M Vladivostok the
bolsheviki declare Siberia never will
submit TO Germany. hut a German
army occupied Irkutsk In Russia
proper. according 10 Trotsky. the boil
sheviki have crushed all their enemies
hut ye cannot consider their power last
ing. owing 10 the disorganization OF
the country. They are still trying to
raise great volunteer army In the
Caucasus the Armenians and Georg-
ians are hercely fighting the Turks
In Turkestan and in Kiev serious anti
Semitic riots have broken out and
hundreds OF Jews have been killed.
In Ukraine the Germans persisted In
advancing and M last reports were
near Ekaterinoslav while the Turks
and Kurds were threatening Sebasto-
pol Anyone who thinks he can figure
out what all this portends is welcome
10 try.
Russia and Roumania have conclud-
ed a peace treaty by which the latter
agrees TO evacuate Bessarabia and to
defend the Russian republican feder-