The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
GERMANS FACE
WORLD ALONE
Resistance to Allied Armies
Narrowing Down to
One Nation.

The total resistance of the central
powers to the armies of the allies. ac-
cording to a declaration yesterday by
Gen. March, chief of staff, is rapidly
being concentrated in one nation
alOne-Germany.
Gen. March said that since Satur-
day there has been in progress a
complete debacle of the allies of Ger
many" and that this is going on to a
finish. Gen. March had already pointed
out in bis recent interviews that the
collapse of Bulgaria would necessi-
tate the complete surrender OF Turkey.
which Is now an accomplished fact.
With the aid of the map, Gen. March
gave a rapid review of the situations
on the Italian and Western fronts and
gave credit here and there to the
armies engaged in particular sectors.
The local attacks which were begun
on the Italian front last week, he
pointed out. had developed into a
well organized drive with the tremen-
dous results which have followed to
date.
Announces Location Of Units.
For the first time Gen. March
announced the units of American
forces which are fighting with the
Italians as follows: The entire
American force in Italy is the U.
S. Ambulance Service: Fifth Bat
TALON. Sixth. Eleventh, Twelfth and
Thirteenth Battalions: 332nd In
fantry; Base Hospital No. loe. Field
Hosp.tal No. and Air Service
Training ITnffs "
1t was announced also by Gen.
! March that there are very few
casualties from influenza on the
transports now arriving in Europe.
he having a report that 25, 200 troops
had been landed with only seventy
eight cases of influenza in the total.
This has been brought about he
said by utilizing only eighty per
cent OF the berth space and by re-
quiring the troops to wear masks
en- route across.
Detailing the movements of troops
In battle, Gen. March said that on
Thursday and Friday the allied
forces in Flanders. including Ameri-
cans pushed forward several miles
on a twelve-mile front between the
Lys and Scheldt.
The British attacked again, he
SAID south of Valenciennes, and
crossed the Phonelle. gaining ground.
Inc french on the west and the
Americans on the east of the Ar
sohhe Degan an attack yesterday and
are making good progress These
| movements developed a pocket in the
enemy's line which threatens to
make him fall back. After reviewing
the battles already reported on the
italian front, Gen. March said:
Allies Cut Retreat Routes.
The general strategic idea of the
allied advance has been to cut the
line of withdrawal, which has been
successfully accomplished, resulting
| in forcing the enemy in the Adige-
Ptave sector, If he withdraws at all.
to go back through the Trentino. The
entire line on the Venetian plain on
a thlrty-hve-mile front has advanced
from two to seven miles"
IL was announced officially yester-
day that the number of Americans
embarked for foreign soil has passed
the two million mark Gen. March
said that progress is steadily going
on"
Making announcement as to the
positions of commands and units,
Gen March gave these details: The
Eighty ninth Division, October %
in action between the Argonne and
the Meuse: the Thirty-fifth Division
had its headquarters October 10
with the First Army; the Ninety-sec-
ond Division on the line east of the
Moselle; 351st Artillery in training;
the Thirty-seventh Division in the
Woevre region October 10; the
| Eighty-eighth Division is in the
Belfort section on the line, Maj. Gen
William Weigel in command; the
/ Twenty sixth Division in action
east of the Meuse October 26; the
Forty-ninth Infantry of the Eighty
1 third Division near lie Mans October
! 10; the 315th Engineers in action
with the Ninetieth Division with
First Army October q; the Hath
and 1l5th Artillery and the 117th
Infantry with the British in Pi-
cardy; the Thirty-fifth Division be-
tween Argonne and Meuse; tho
145th Field Hospital Company is
with the Thirty-sixt Division and
the 321th Infantry of the Eighty
| sixth Division has been in action
with that division west of, the
Meuse uhese are Illinois troops) !;
the Fifty-ninth Infantry belongs to
| thC DiNisiOn ana is west
the Meuse; the 136th Field Artillery
is with the Thirty seventh Division
and the Seventieth Field Artillery
is with the Sixty-first Division: the
Seventy sixth Division was in ac-
ton west of the Meuse October Is;
the 104th Field Artillery is with
the Twenty-seventh Division and
with the, British in their Flanders
drives; the 114th Engineers is west
of the Meuse; the Fifty-second Pi-
oneer Infantry is with the Fifth
Army Corps west of the Meuse.
Gen. March explained that the
Pioneers OF this class are some
thing new in the military units of
the United States. They are used
principally behind the lines in& the
construction of spur tracks for the
movement of heavy artillery. en-
placements, etc. They are armed
to fight il necessary"