Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-21
Allied Successes During
Past Month Narrow
Fighting Zone.
THIRTY.TW U. s.
DIVISIONS COVER
General March Enumerates American
Units Already in Franee-some at
Present On Fighting Fronts-
Shipping Problem Not Yet Meeting
Demands Of Enlarged Army Program
March Reviews War Situation.

Washington. Aug. 2l.-As q result #
the allied successes during the past
month the battle front in France from,
Rheims to the North sea has been
deducted in length more than fifty
miles. General March told the news
paper men today in his midweek con-
ference.
When the Germans began their last
advance the line stretched for $50 miles
It3a now less than zoo miles.
General March enumerated thirty -tw o
American divisions as having arrived in
France. They are as follows: Il,
First Second. Third. Fourth Fifth,
Sixth. Twenty sixth, Twenty seventh,
Twenty eighth. Twenty ninth, Thir-
tieth, Thirty-second. Thirty third,
Thtrty-fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thfrty-se
enth. Forty first, F'orty-second, Seven
ty-sixth, Seyenty-seventh. Seventy
eighth, seventy-ninth, Eightieth. Eigh-
ty-hrst, Eighty-second, Eighty third,
Eighty-hfth. Eighty. ninth, Ninetieth.
Ntnety-first, Ninety second and Ninety
third
Ship Problem Not Vet Net.
The success OF the enlarged Amer
lean program Of the war department,
General March said, stiIl is dependent
on the acquisition bf adequate ship-
ping. and while the emergency fleet Cor
pofation is Constantly swelling the
tonnage. 1t still is necessary to charter
and hire many additional ships.
General March divufged for the first
timbe the fact that Brazil had given a
ship. to the United States without com
pensation of any sort for two trips,
He said that SO far Ne he knew this
was the only case Of the kind on record.
General March corrected report
that the Seventy seventh division
troops Of New York City and vicinity
was being sept to Italy. It was last re-
ported. he said. in the vosges
In answer to questions the chief Of
stan said the Thirty sixth national
guard anad Ninetieth (national army)
divisions. including many Texans
reached France between July 30 and
Aug. 13i and have been in training.
The Ninetieth. he said, has not yet
reached the front line.
Z salient Made "UnheaIthy.S
Lacking official details of the British
drive reported in Associated Press dis
patches this morning. General March
declined to comment upon this new
allied thrust. He said, describing the
period which had elapsed since his last
conference, that the allies had continu-
ed their attacks on limited fronts and
at widely separated points.
In Flanders, he said. the points of the
salient which had existed there had
been bent in by allied attacks sout.-
east Of Meteren on the north flank and
near Merville on the south side.
The apex was thus made "unhea1tbv,.
for the enemy and he was forced To
withdraw for from one to two miles on
fourteen mile front
On the plains near the Disc the allied
ADVANCE has put the line well back Of
the old 1916-1917 line
General March said the war denart-
ment had not vet received details of the
capture Of Frapelle. in the vosses hv
the Fifth United States division frep-
ulars). The line at this point /. ton,
miles over the German border