The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-05-25
About 100000 U. S. Fight
ers Already on Ground
i'm France.
GERMANY CANNOT WIN
Washington Confident That
Reinforced Battle Line
Never Will Be Broken.
FOCH'S RESERVE LARGE
Allies Will BE Ready to Take
y the Offensive Whenever
the Time Arrives.
FOCH'S RESERVE LARGE

SpertdI Uespdtch 10 1HE SCS.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-Coincident WITH
Premier Lloyd Georges statement that
the next few weeks will be race be-
tween Field Marshal Won HindenburG
and President Wilson 1t became known
here to-day that the United States Will
have a million men in France by July I.
This estimate is based on War Depart
ment figures.
The increasingly rapid rate at which
American troops are being transported
overseas indicates to army men here that
the delay in the German drive Is proving
most beneficial to the Allies plans. and
that so far as the race between linden
burg and President Wilson Is concerned
the outlook now is that the President
will win
IT Is assumed here that Germany fuify
realizes that American man power Is
nov flowing into the battle areas IN
France in such manner as to make the
United States more and more q military
factor which must be Immediately con-
sdered. Because OF this It Is believed
that the Germans would have launched
their offensive before now had II been
practics BILE for them to do so. The de-
lay Is therefore ascribed to sheer neces-
sity on Germany's part.
Germany Rushing Hard.
The German high command. according
to military experts here, Is working day
and night TO prepare the way for the
next desperate blow on the Flanders or
Picardy front. But the element Of time
cannot he eliminated, these officers say
In preparing fer a Resumption Of the Of
fensive. which has halted now since April
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Germany as well as the Entente and
the United states is understood TO %
her available man power in position TO
bear the brunt Of the next clashes, which
are expected to begin about June l.
Gen. Foch, the supreme commando Of
the allied forces in France and Belgium
has been able 10 call OIL reserve depots
OF French troops and to bring daily In
ne" British man power In addition
Cen. Foch has been able TO rely on reen.
!crcements from the United States and
from ten. Pershings forces in France
In one sense the reenforcemsnts from
America are a highly important factor
because the supply OF man power from
, this source Is limited only by the ability
to get the men across. II men are sen,
a fast they can he transported 70
France and others are being trained and
draft into service to maintain the fow
of man power later on this reserve force
at ten. Foch's disposal may be the mos,
important factor in the whole militar,
situation
Htnde nburR calls Rest TrOops.
1t ia assumed here that Mr.. Lloyd
George had in mind the we'll known Ger
man plan TO bring about a military de-.
rision before the Americans could reach
Europe in great numbers when he char
acterz,d the lighting now as race
between H'ndenburg and Presid Will
son
Germany also i bringing in fresh man
power Wherever possible and reports re-
, ceivcd at the state Department indicat.
that all the best German troops from
other zones are being called into So.
'ice on tho western iron, and presuma-
h'y concentrated for the ncAt thrust
toward the channel port-
1t Is estimated nov that the number
of American troops ,u France is around
rhe 7o".o'n marh. either slightly over
or hc."w 'Aie figure Hy June l when the
'i-rmau drive = expected to he resumed
the American forces in Europe viii ap.
proNimatc SOC. 900 This would leave
2"n.o"" to b" sh, pned oversea, duriny
Juae The o0oooo marx was rassed on
April :" when Secretary of War Baker
made the announcement