New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
Americans at America Has
Hamel Fought 251,OOO Men
like Fiends" On Firing Line
General March Also Tells
Senators This Number Is
Increasing Daily

WASHINGTON, July s.-Germanv is
preparing for renewal of the often
slve on the West front which NAV come
at any moment and with terrific force.
MS IS the conclusion reached by Gen
efal March, chief of staff. as indicated
to-day in his weekly conference with
newspaper correspondents. No other
construction is to be put on the present
lull, he said, and at the same time he
sounded this new American slogan:
we have embarked million men
and we are now going after the second
mllion'
10 members of the Senate Military
committee during their weekly confer
ence with War Department officials j.
was revealed that more than a quarter
of million American troops were at
various points on the battlelines on
July l.
Shipments of American troops, the
Senators were told, are expected dur
ing the next few months to be some
what less imam during the recent three
month period.
several reasons were assigned for
TINS. Among them was the shipping
situation, with doubt of ability to re-
tam bottoms recently obtained from
the Allles, and another the fact that
a large part of the troops given nre-
I'mlnary seasoning in this country
already have been sent over. green
troops taking their places to large
extent III the training camps.
he number of Americop 6.xL.;
men faclng the enemy is increasing
every day, the latest units reported in
action being those brigaded with the
Australian forces in the dashing attack
on Hamel July i. No official account
OF the share of the Americans in that
venture has yet been received.
General March pointed cut that Gen
eral Foch was carrying on a campaign
OF 'nibbllng' at the enemy front, the
capture OF Naux by troops of the
American second division, composed
OF regular regiments, having been Il
striking example of the raids in force
Other officers have seen IN these On
erations evidence of the greater flexi-
bility of the Allied armies, due to in
creased man power
The fact that PSI 900 Americans were
engaged on July l indicated the extent
TO which American aid is responsible
for having eased the situation in that
respect.
General March's Statement
General March said:
he situation along various West
ern fronts has developed a situation
where nibbling by the Allied forces
is going on all the time, and with COM
plete success so far as the Allied at
tacks are concerned The most inter
estlng of these minor raids. from the
American standpoint, was the success
full attack on Vaux, which occurred on
July /. This town was taken by a
very nicely planned American attack.
in which the 9Th and 23d regiments
furnished the infantry contingent.
and the 18th, 10th and 18th regiments
of field artillery supported the attack
These troops form a part of our sec
ond division, which is under the
command of Major General Omar
Bundy.
The successes attained have been
consolidated and subsequent attacks
OF the Germans have not been suff
cient to cause on withdrawal from
any terrain which has been occupied.
ION the Italian front the situation
has now come down to complete occu-
patton by Italy of the southern bank
of the Piave, with the exception of
one small sector The size of that
sector, which is the only part OF the
south bank of the Piave still held bv
the Austrians. is 3ls by ~ miles. 1t
is on the delta near Grisolera.
Along that entire region. which has
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