The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-24
BEAT SCHEDULE
BY FIVE MONTHS
Tremendous Additions Made
in Last Two Weeks
Despite U-Boats
AND ALL ARE
MAKING GOOD
Chief of Staff IssuesO ptimis-
tic Statement Concerning
Conditions on All Fronts

Washington, June 24,-More than 900,
900 American troops have left for Eu
rope and the nation is about five months
ahead of its program in the vitality i'm
portant matter of troop transportation
overseas, according TO Gen. Peyton G.
March, chief of staff, who brought these
and other salient facts out in his weekly
talk with the newspaper men Saturday.
The situation in Europe looks more
and more favorable to the success of the
allies and the United States, Gen. March
indicated in his general summing up Of
developments. The chief Of STATS CON
ference Saturday bristed with important
facts, and the general talked straight
from the shoulder and also answered
questions wherever possible.
The announcement that more than
100000 troops had now been shipped in.
dicates the speed with which this task
of unparalleled magnitude is being car.
ried out. Saturday, June l5 Gen. March
announced that the 100000 mark had
been passed, and on the preceding Mon
day Secretary of War Baker announced
that more than 100000 had been shipped.
Thus within two weeks the number of
American troops shipped overseas has
grown in such proportion that official
announcements add 100000 to the total.
And all this, il is explained, in spite of
Germany's desperate effort to retard
troop transportation by sending U-boats
TO American waters.
This 100000, Gen. March explained is
made up of regular army troops, Nation.
oil (snar ri national ry11N and 10 mn ms
rines Those who have so far been in
action have delivered the goods" and
the teamwork between infantry, field ar
tillery and particularly the staff, has
been excellent
Several American officers are cited by |
Cen March in connection with their |
work in face of the enemy. Maj Gen.
Robert l.. Bullard, commanding the first |
division, is mentioned for his work at
the battle Of Cantigny.
Maj Gen. G. T. Mencher, commanding
the Rainbow division, which was organ.
lied from National Guard units in all
the states, is referred TO as having done
high grade work
Cen James G. Harboard who was re-
Gently Pershing's chief of staff, is men.
toned in connection with the successful
Gen. March regards the general situa
lion as looking well" and he pointed
,ut that the check of the Austrian often
1--WE and the lull on the western front
nave helped the allies and the United
States This permits the flow of Amer
can manpower steadily to reinforce the
Illied and American ranks so that the
lay when German superiority of fighting
trength on the western front will van
sh draws hourly nearer. In this connec-
ion dispatches from Paris to the effect
hat the manpower on both sides now
bout balances may be highly significant.
But Gen. March does not want the
ublic to believe that the struggle is
caring its end or that the Germans have
hot their bolt so far as their offensive
concerned He indicates rather that
he real struggle is just beginning and Z
bat the enemy, after reftting her com
at divisions, viii resume the drive and
eep hammering persstently with all her
over of desperation. Y