The Washington herald., 1918-08-22
YANKS HELPED
SHORTEN LINE
BY so MILES
Gen. March Believes Allies
Will Never Turn Back
from Huns.
HEROIC WORK AHEAD
Gives Numbers of Divisions
in France; Colored Men
Fight Calamity.

The net military result Of the Allied
American drives since the second
great battle Of the Marne has been
to shorten the German front from the
North Sea to Rheims by fifty miles.
This announcement by Gen. March.
chief of staff. yesterday. coupled with
his last statement that the Teuton
armies were nowhere as close as
forty-five miles to Paris, shows clearly
the magnificent work which has been
done or the Western front in turning
a furious reckless drive of the Ger
mans into a general but sullen re-
treat.
None of the army experts here be-
lieves that there will be ever again
any retrograde movement OF the
French, British or Americans, and
that the combined forces will con-
tinue TO consolidate the advance just
as the enemy is consolida ing the re-
treat. 1t is confessed that there is
hard uphill heroic fighting and sacri-
flee ahead; but the main purpose of
the allies is to continue contraction of
the German wings on their center.
" mere lnt VIII H1dlly SldIl
this side of the Rhine. is not known
and cannot he known in the condition
Of the developments of today.
Yanks Prime Factors.
II Is clear from an additional state
n1ent by Gen. March that the Ameri-
can troops have been a prime factor
in the push forward and the con-
striction of the enemy front by fifty
miles from a total of 80 miles when
the series of present drives began.
Gen. March says that there are now
in France thirty-two divisions of
L. S. troops. All States are represent
cd in the Rainbow Division. The
other divisions named by Gen. March
composing the total of thirty-two are
as follows:
The First, Second, Third. Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth-Regulars: the
Twenty-sixth. New England: the
Twenty-seventh. one of the New
York divisions; the Twenty-eighth.
Pennsylvania; the Twenty-ninth
New jersey. District of Colum bia
(Field Artillery. Maryland and
Virginia troops: the Thirtieth, North
and South Carolina troops: the Thir-
ty-second. Michigan and Wisconsin; /;
! the Thirty-third. Illinois; the Thirty
fifth. Missouri and Kansas: the Thir-
ty-sixth, Texas and Oklahoma: the
Thirtyseventh. Ohio; the Forty-first.
the District of Columbia. Oregon.
Washington. North Dakota and
Montana: the Forty-second. the
Rainbow Division; the Seventy
Seventy seventh. Seventy eighth,
mt f-h
first. Eighty-seCond. Eighty-third
Eighty-fifth. Eighty-ninth. Nine
tieth. Ninety first. Ninety-second
and Ninety-third are National Army
men, the Ninetieth. Ninety-second
and Ninety-third being colored
| troops. The services of the latter
aave been highly praised by Gen.
| Pershi1g whal ever they or part of
them have been in action Roughly,
the total of the thirty-two divisions
! In France is 1.446.000 men.
BraziPs Generosity.
| Gen. March touched again on the
larger program, which is to land men
enough in France by July of next
| year to swell the total there to nearly
100000. He indicated that 1t would
be necessary to hire and charter
ships to meet the demands while wait
| ing on the work of the Shipping Fleet
| Corporation. Gen. March took occa-
sion to point out that Brazil, so far
as he knew. was the only country
that had loaned the Nnited States
ships without compensation.
what fight has the Eightieth Di-
vision been engaged in. and what Is
it's location?' ne was asked.
las a part of its training the
Eigthieth Division was sent to the
British in Flanders. and after COM
pleting its instruction on the line. all
elements were withdrawn" Gen.
March answered.
Where Is the Seventy-sixth Divi-
sion and what is II doing?"
The Seventy-sixth Division is a
| replacement division stationed in the
back area"
Where is the Twenty-sixth Divl-
sion and what is It doing?'
The Twenty-sixth Division was IN
the attack near Chateau Thierry In
July. and took part in the capture Of
Torcy and BeIIeau. 1t advanced past
Bouesches and was relieved before It
/ July"
What American troops are on the
i Italian front?"
They have not reached the fighting
/ part of the front"
Has a successor to Gen. Duncan
+; been chosen for the New York
division?'
Gen. Pershing has not yet indi-
! Gated that he has placed another man
In command OF that division"