Evening journal., 1918-07-03
100000 Will Be
IN ARMY This FALL
Shipments Aboard 100000
Ahead of Schedule,
House is Told
100000 MEN
GO EACH MONTH

States Will have 100000 men under
arms before the end OF the year.
2JOOOOO being In uniform now. Amerl-
can forces now IN Europe exceed the
War Departments original plans by
10000 men.
These facts were revealed yesterday
when the hearings on the urgent de-
nciency bill were permitted % become
public The German drive and the con-
sequent need OF speeding up the ship
ment OF American soldiers 10 France
resulted IN the abandonment OF the
General Staff plan formulated In Feb
ruary by which 10000 American sol
diers a month were 90 be sent 20 the
western front and the substitution Of
a schedule calling for shipments OF
10000 soldiers a month
The encouraging statement that the
United states now has 2,5OO,OOO men in
uniform and will have an army OF
100000 at the end OF the year was
given by General r. 2. Wood. acting
General. before the sub
committee Of the House Appropriations
Committee having the deficiency bin In
charge. General Wood submitted tables
showing the supplies necessary for the
/ Quartermaster Department.
From this table" Representative
/ Gilleit Mass remarked. ut appears
we viii have 100000 men In uniform
by January 4, next"
without revealing any military Sc
crets," Gen. Wood replied, u know that
we have 2500.OOO now" lie declared
that the plans OF the War Department
called for an increase OF 100000 men
in the next six months.
Gen. Wood made this statement: "On
the 2Sth OF February the General STAFF
! gave Gen. Geothals the military pro-
| gram, which was supposed 20 60 until
June 30. 1919 That called for 10000
men per month 10 be called during 1918
| After the German drive began the call
/ for April was increased TO over 100000
| men; the call for May was increased
/ to over 10000, and last month. with
/ out any notice, the June call was in
| creased TO approximately 10000"
/ Representative Sherley lKy.) inter
| rupted: You mean new men joining
! the colors2"
Yes, sir" Gen. Wood replied "That
meant that the net increase in three
months was 10000 men. less 10000
or 10000 additional men called TO the
colors with practically no notice at all.
which was almost equal 10 the entire
draft OF last September.
so FAR as 1 know-and ! imagine we
would hear from It right away-there
Is no soldier who has not been prop
erly clothed, fed and equipped.
1T has pulled our stocks in certain
articles very low, but by making some
big spot purchases we have gol
through.
an April and May we bought sew
eral million suits OF summer underwear
We got them from the jobbers. not the
manufacturers. We have been speed
ing up the production and I feel con-
ndent we viii set through even II we
call 10000 men per month for the
balance Of this year.
"sThere are. certain items-particu-
larly wool coats. wool breoches, or
working clothes made Of denims, etc,
that we will be pretty short OF, but
l we are going to make out. We have
made out so far and we are going 20
/ keep on making out. We have had TO
speed up production all over the cOun-
try and the manufacturers have re-
sponded The condition OF raw mater
isls is getting better and we have no
fears as 20 the result.
Moreover. In addition 10 these 500 |
600 called TO the colors. the number
shipped abroad has been increased ap- |
proximaiely 10000 over the program. /
Now when these men 90 abroad we
send a three months reserve supply /
with them and that has made a heavy
call on US
you have been able 20 do thatG' /
Representative Eagen N. j. asked.
"Yes, sir, we have been able TO do !
it. So far as the men going abroad are
concerned every man has been com
pleiely equipped We do not trust TO
the camps in the interior. Men going
overseas go in the three embarkation
concentration camps, such as Camp
Mills and Camp Merritt and there they
are inspected.
Every man is gone over By an in
spector and II his clothing IS slightly
worn. or II his shoes have holes in
them. or II his trousers have holes in
them. or II his shirt looks worn, those
articles are turned In and new cloth
ing is issued, so that every man starts
abroad with practically new equip
ment. Every one Of the men going
abroad each month is completely equip
ped