New Britain herald., 1918-09-07


 iers-Amcricans in Italy StilI in Re-
 serve-NcarIy All Yankees Together.
 Washington, Sept. 7.-Chara cteriz- ing the German retrogradG movement as "a general retrCut,' on a buMdreI mile front, from ArraS to near Rheims, General March, il his weekly StAt;2- ment today, pointed out that the Ger man lines now arc 6U miles from the French capital Ut their nearest point, as compared with 4V miles aa late as July 15.
 The enemy's retreat was forced pri- marily by two opo|atU Vi. The first was that of the British on the Arraa- Peronne frort @fa tn" other was tue advance of thc franco-Am>.i icsl.l troops ,acrosS tl4 &oiS5ons plateau.
 The HindtnburG Iinc Is now u..'y 1 Q miles awaN from the advancing AL lies at it's f2rtileSt sector.
 Official reports to the departm ent show that the Era alCO-Am orleans had reached the Aisne On a ten mile front last night while the French and Amer can troops farther north Were within ten miles of St. Quentin.
 General Pcrshing has sent to the de- partment a report of minor casualties hitherto unreported because of their trivial character. They total 20.O00 cases up to August 20, most of them being men who were so slightly wounded that they were returned to the ranks within a few days.
 New System of Reporting Casualties.
 In connection with this announce nlent, General March disclosed that the new policy of the department would be to have General Pershing forward by courier twice a week lists of all wounded. The complete list will be made public from Washington and casualty reports cabl2d from American headquarters will, when the system is in effect, include only dead and missing.
 General March explained that com plete data in each caac will be included in the list Of wounded, so that rela- tivos may be advised fully as to the nature of the wounds.
 Summarizing reports received here on the Siberian situation the chief of staff said the CzeChO-SlOVaks and the Cossa ok Japanese forces had cleared the Trans Siberian railway from Nlad- lvostok to the river Volga He added that the general situation now was more favorable.
 Organization of three new divisions has bae1 ordered. the Ninety-ffth >at Camp Sherman, Ohio; Ninety-siXth At Camp Wadsworth. s. C.. and the Ninety at Camp Cody, N. M.
 90 Per Cent. in American Sector.
 General March announced that more than 90 Der cent. of the American forces in France already have been in- Cludcd in the American sectors.
 American troops in Italy still are in N T hll ia part in any activities. Referring to tnc Ior@'iou c" American divisions in France, Ger. March said the 27th. composed Of New York troops, now had taken it's place on the line in Flanders, while the sgd, composed of negro troops from all sections, had arrived in the Vosges.
 Organization of the first American field army in France is progressing so rapidly that Gen. March told mem bers of the Senate Military committee today nearly 95 per cent of the Amer jean troops brigaded with the British and French have been withdrawn and arc being assembled at a point he did not designate.
 This accounts for the small num- Der of American engaged in the pres ent forwad movement of the Allies.
 Situation Better Than Ever.
 The situation on the western front Gen March told the committee is more satisfactory this morning than il has been in months Good progress is being made. he said, and the out look is very bright
 The committee was told that there now are between 10000 and 100000 American troops with the British forces,
 Improven7 ent in the transportation
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