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m raise the interest rate TO per ,,
hut through four loans The a''o'''-
re,1izcd was only $3.7S1,non. III "p
r..,phcr. III. the American ENJOYS
crr,d thc first loan from France "'l.
thai rcsultcd~ in such Siiinu!al'"n W
,hn domestic loans. that from that t'mc
mill tho loan Offices were closed -
6S4. mo in specie was sunScrl"c"'
Tho foreign loans obtained ny NV
Ct ruwrling colonies during thelr ""'
for indepcndrnCc arc particularly
tnrcsting at the present tlm'' WIN Wv
I.nitcd states is making such tr'IhFn-
',a,,s Loans To the various allied c"nn-
trics Through benjamin rrahN'''I'
Couyrncur Morris and others. i"''''"
wcrc obtained either in loans or sup
eidics from the governments at fFh''''
and Snain and from private hhnh'rS -.
1rrll,nd France granted SuhSlo'"s "
! . non 00n livrcs in ILL.,. and 6'"o''"'"
1ivrcs in 1881. In all. these sums wh'Ch
may be regarded as gifts amounted !"
! 81 .99G.5Oo. ,rn,
rho United States borrowed from
1>ropcr bct tween lT11 and lISa IN" t"'h'
suu, of sG.35". 800. while Holland loaned
! tbr Struggling nation Sl.$r4,""" ana
| Srain furnished $l74,1II--a t"'"l "t
/ s7S305l7. Nor must 1t ~ '"FE"'''"
/ that Franco spent Mt least S"n""'"U VIZ
,hn army which she sent Ia the aid OF
| tho colonies.
At the beginning OF l1S-i"n years
J orter tho declaration Of inu"pcpd"n'c-
! Tho indrhl cdnrSs Of the national gov
crnmout was S39.3.3,SS6. This was al
yidrd as follows: Foreign, SI.H" 'NHo'
domestic lnnu certificates. 81 '"Hh'"""
! unliquidat"d certificates Of indrhtou
ness, sl6.7nS.nn0: arrcnrs Of interest on
! domestic debt S3.1U9."h These figures
arc trivial aS compared 1" those repre-
sen,ing the war tirht Of today. nut 'his
Indebtedness weighed far NOR" heavily
upun TN" people of that tim" than 'h'
tremendous expenditure" Of IN" .rrrS"n'
/ does upon the American public To-Day.
1t was no small matter for the '"'"-
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W no held back from doing those things
which they f'ar"d might prcripttatc
war do not deserve I" b" riaSscd rs
SIackerS ar traitors.
This is n", Il tim" for unr"asoninc
abuse OF public mon. 1t is Il time for
unity i'll support at national efforts and
in national sacrifice.
The only test which ought to be- np-
piled "a any man Is: Does he support
the war: does he favor carrying it to a
victorious conclusion: is he willing to
foiu and sacrifice to that end?
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Thousands joined the. colors that


There was no display Of pyrotcchn'cs
about il. M arowals Of revenge. The.
Just Joined. their mouths set. their eyes
II hit prcuccupicd. It was II normal re-
action to that tragic episode off the
coast Of ireland. and it was not uncX-
prctrd; hut to the men who run the
sclcctivc draft offices il became sig
niricantly gratifying thing. II marked
the end Of a period Of cpochal transit
ZION.
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President Wilson has written n letter
asking votes for n Democrat opposing
Senator Iiardwith. Of Georgia. We
sometimes think that when Mr.. Wilson
,nnenlcd for an adjournment of politics,
M. ,,,.;,ut for everyone else 10 get of
the lob and leave 1t entirely TO him.
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\ Philadelphia doctor advises The per
spring puhli,> not {" talk about the not
weather. Don't talk. rHSt.
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A Wheeling woman remarks that tho
humility" in the air makes the heat
u,:h.arallc: also that hc 't"spircs" very
freely.
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WE SHALL SEE.
Boston Globe.

r T0r1 0NNIUIT
Will the kaiser. facing eSecutl"ncrS'
have 10 be propped up against post:
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North of the Sommc the Foe
Continues to Fall Back,
With British in Close Con-
tact 49, 1924 Prisoners
During the Week Of Fight
ing
,zv TEE ASSOCIATED PREss).

The n::h;ing On ;hr S"nlm'-olSc
h,trlcfron. still continues Of minor
character compared with that Of the
cnr,r mar. of the week when tho Cor
mans reinforced their line and stoppcd
,b. eastward sweep Of the allied forces.
Srycrth.lcss the British and French
,r,fp have been able tn gain ground on
tyyn important Sectnrs--the BRUSH
short disIapcr northwest OF E"Ec. wh"'e
rhcy tunk tho villages of DamcrS ana
I,,ryiIlrrS. ard the French on the
southern wing Of tho battlefront. "h'l"
,hc,- boy., rarturrd two farms in mo
rroc..ss of clearing m" hiIly and wooo-
~ district around l.aSsiEnY oil the en-
cny. .,A.
Err,h Of IN. Surtmo. between Alhert
AMI Arras. the Germans ar" continuing
:, fall back and the British arc ke"plhS
IN close contact with them. rhuS lar
,hc Germans hnv. definitely given up
~, tnyyns Of beaumont -Hnm"l. Serrc.
pncuuoy and Mont. ana a'
,.,,.ora1 noints have crossed thr Ancro
-iv., with tho British following closely
80, .h.i- trail M official explanation
,,n 20. bcrn advanced nf the retro
,,r,de movement Of tn" Germans over
This front but II is not at MI uh'lkci!
,I,,t tbe nprr;ItiunS on fhe SoNltlc lr"nl
.nI rho h,rraSSinE tactics tn" brillSh
r.ccn,ly have employed made tn" en-
,,rv drsirous al establishing himS"it on
,.,r ground east ward. with tho Anrre
,.ivcr a h,rricr between him and ms lncs'
A. any rate In" El"hut"rns salient mas
,,,.,,,.,i1y boon ohlitrratc,t by the r"t1rc-
mont If In. Germans and sccminSi9
,hn,. now will he compelled {" make a
,,.,j,iust,urnt nG their lu" between 'ne
Snrnme and Arr;ls
In the week uf lighting on the f'car!s
front. 30.@44 prisoners haV" tai'cn in.u
th. hands of the British '"ui ~
army and tn" French hrS' n.,m,
according To An otHc'a'
nI ~. 81 x,I Unofficial reports. prop
o,,ni1cf since the official data was
continued on Page Fiueo
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FALL Of THE BOLSHEWK NEAR;
RUSSIANS REVOLT; ALLIES ACTIVE

WASElfNGTnN. Aug. lI.-Thc march
II events IN NuGSia. from news received
to-day. seems Ia b. rapidly assuming
h" proportions Of a rrI:t nf tho RolShc-
Wiki and of II nature tn bring diSrnHy Ia
'i"rrnHny. With allied troops rapidly
moving south from ArchauGcl. forces of
British. French. lHnan"S" and American
troops Il: Nladivu*tok and operating To
tn" westward. and 81 British force at
Baltu. IN" I'Hrcho- SlovakS have taken
new heart in their heroic fight against
thu, Germans and .tIlStriaits.
Late dispatches to-day recorded III"
advances nf Ih" allied lr,upS from Arch
nnG"l to pcbrrrshSkaia. l"u miles south
on tn" road tn H"luSda The i!olshrviki
are r"ir"alinE and wcr" reported COM
mittinG every known ntrncity upon the
civilian population, whirh openly has
rSpotIScd the cause of the allies The
EulShcviki throughout RUSSIA are re-
ported not only h""inE h"for" tho ad-
vHn"inE allies. hut from the newly
aroused Russians. who hIy'. learned that
tho allies ar. not beaten on the west
front. as tho t"rmnuS and R"lShrrikl
have h""n uersistcntly preaching. AS
iht real news reaches tn" great mass of
h. people. tho men are repnrtcd taking
un the arms that they carried home with
them when they were dSbanaed after
tho debaclc OF T'rest-Litovsk.
Ono official Of the state department
declared shat far from being tired and
wanting only to get back 10 their homes.
as the German propasandists have re-
ported, the Russians are more anxious
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.RA|D|NC SUBS
BELIEVED TO
Be CRUISERS.
PROBABLY OF THE
DEUTSCHLAND TYPE
Only Capable of Successful
Attacks on Slow Steamers
or Sailing Vessels ..

WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.-Germon
submarines. carrying out raids in Amor.
lean waters, are Of the cruiser type. very
probably converted merchantmen. like.
the deutschland. which, made Two peace
fui trips to the tnitcd States before
this country entered :hc war. They are.
low speed craft with great cruising
radius. carrying large crews. o.s-tnch
guns and mine laying equipment. a1A{Es.
as torpcdocs.
These conclusions have been drawn by
naval officers from detailed. reports
gathered from time to time since the
I--boats first appeared OF the [ttlanttr
coast last May. The largest OF them
probably is not more than 30p feet lonE.
Il may now bc stated that the raiders
have made no effort 10 attack troop
ships leaving for Europe and that none
OF them ever has been sighted by OUT
hound transports or conveying warShipS.s
This fact, with the general character
of In. operations Of The submersIbicS,
is accept ed here as proof that the solo
purucSc Of the raids Is to hinder COM
mercc. and. incidentally. 10 carry the
German campaign Of "frightfulness" to
the United States
The Germans are believed 10 nave
turned out six merchant submarines
and two Of them. the Deutschland and
Rrcmcn are known 10 have been COM
plcted before this country declared
war. AT least one and possibly two
arc believed to have been destroyed but
fcnntinnad On Pa00 AinA.) a." q i
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than ever to fight for their freedom.
which they thought they had lost so soon
after having gained il h. revolution.
one proof of this is found In the
marching OF armed bands nf peasants
upon Prtrngrad. demanding food and
charging that the Red Guard have rob-
bed their tar1ns and stores of all pro-
visions. rh" Soviet OF PctroSrah. fully
arpr"ciating IN" menace nf the aroused
PEASANTS have fled 10 Kronstadt. whore.
with Lcninr aud Trotzky. many obscrv-
rrS believe the Soviet government II
making it's last stand.
Reports. official and otherwise. from
all parts nf Russia. indicate trat the
news nf the approach of the allies Is
spreading throughout tn. country and
shai peasants are Hooking to the stand
ards oi any group openly nnti-German
and anti-BnlShcvik.
The landing OF American troops at
NlndIvostok. announced To-day by Secre-
tary Barker. marks Tn" actual beginning
of operations from the Siberian coast
t" the relief of the 'zccho-SlovAkS.
British and French continscnts hEve
h"cn at Eladivostok for several day"
and there Is reason 70 believe that the
Japanese also have landed.
The reported arrival or British troops
n Raku is another feature OF supreme
Importance TO the allies. Not ooV 0oet
ii mean that the German control q re
Eahu ii lands aud rcfncries is Berto0 :
ly threatened. but it opens another roS.
siblc road into Russia from the ao0D
for allied troops to. cntaE. -
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WASHINGTON. Aug. ".-l'"F"S' :
MARSHAL ,;rn. -;ll ,'-nwdrr announced 20
a,,- ,h,. r,,nS have already been s;:tdH
..,r -.risr.r,u- III. Is. .0nn. phh additional
,,e, which h. eStiu,at"s will L. hf"hEh'
under IA, sclcctivr service law "h't'
congress ruarts tn" p"ndInS h!'i tN>'t"-
ir.- ,h.. age lim!;S - ia'iui" a''h '-
.n.ccu Is and ~ y'.trS. Fr"u nus h'ilA-
,., ,nnrrxina.rly r."nn."'" qualified
Cor full military Srrrir" ar" "Npected |"
h secured
Nan Power Urgency.
So urgent iS III" nc'ri for aHdit!";.ai
,,.,, rr.y,r t;rr-r.d tr"wI"r said. that
,hc draft machinery is being PITT INT"
xb,t... for the great task ahead without
waiting for final action Of Congress.
Men O: tho new lratt will b. nroc'd hF
D...otrr l. ar,! in "rt"r Ia get them. reg
,.,rs,lon day viii haN" tp t"H h"ld '"'
Later than Sepicrr,hrr l.. and IL possible
s.ot.uhcr :. will IL. fIA"h rS The day.
When .:,., II. .Gnn. hHh tncn ar" rnr"li"d.
nearly a5.onh, QUO will hav" been. regis
+.rcd Since. sut United Stats entered th'!
Nsr. There were some n.nho.hG enroll
ed on the first registration day. JUNE =,
,o1T another s0n. .acn last June g. aud
several hundr:d Thousand NOR" are cA-
nected 20 be enrolled August ii.
Prepare for Registration
preliminary steps haze been taken
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WAR PRAYER IS
OFFERED IN 4TH
STREET CHURCH
ASK GOVERNOR FOR
DAILY PRAYER EDICT
Resolutions Adopted and dFor.
warded to the States
Chief Executive
A+tcndeL hv = largo audience. rrnr"

Attended hy 4 larC" audience. repro
scn,inc practically every church rcnGr'-
ration OF Wheeling and many minis
trrs. the war prayer meeting was held
last night In tn" Fourth street Method
is, Epjsco3al church. \ petition WAS
adoptrG petitinninE Governor J"hn j.
ro-nwell 10 proclaim that all the p""pl"
of tho state offer daily prayer from
twelve o'clock noon L" l2.0l y, M. Tor
on. allics' safety and victory.
Inspiring talks were delivered by pas
tors and lnymcn and spirited hFmns and
patriotic songs were sung hE tn" lnrg"
as>cmhlagc. Prayers w"ro offered 10y:
several ministers and silent supplic;ltl"n
bv all present
Mr.. Cory Enmed Chairman.
Supt. G.. W. Cory. Of tho Union Mis-
sion. who was the principal promoter "f
tho movement hcrr. acted rs temporary
chairman and was elected permanent
chairman at the suggestion of III" I''v
DR.. t.. q. Howard OF the First English
lutheran church. seconded ny many per-
sons. Mr. Cory briefly explained r'''
object OF tn" meeting and asked hat 4
vote OF thanks hc extended IA" local
press N first advocating til" prayer "h'
(Conttuued on Page Teu.)
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? 500 900 ANERICANSMARlNS
Thrilling Story Of the Sinking Of the Penistone

able To deScrib" I'll" attack on I'll" l'"n'-
stone TIL" torpedo. h" said. was l''
lonS.. at rlns" range. II tore great
hole in thr vessel amidShrS. wF"rk"n
the rnein" and scattered burning "''
over lh,. Ilrc room crew. l!owcllS was
killed instantly.
Through he hole in the ships sid"
water poured IN rapidly. li'llnr IN"
holds. Captain Exams ordered his m"h
into thr small boats and they stood clos:
by. watching; tn" work IF tn" l h"a''
Captain Evans and eleven volunteers
started aboard tn saw" III" ships pa
pcrs and he pdrsonal effects Of inc
men All realized that they w"r" 'nk-
ing dnsrrratr chances. for tn" l'rni>t"ne
was slowly settling.
This did not deter the volunteers
h,Hcvcr. nor w.r" they frightened ny
thc L boat. u short diStanc" away. lint
the whole outfit was captured. IN"
men wcr" ordered back /" their boat
and Captain Evans waS taken aboard
tho submarine. Will" its German crow
expressed its delight in cheering. non
Ihn / boat commander hal f"u" l:"mhs
! nlaccd in Tho rcnisI"u" and she went
! down exactly an hour n half after no.
! ing struck by tho t"rncd".-.
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NANTUCKET. Mass. Aug. 15.--Ihe
killing Of th.: engineer and tho wounu-
ing nt four ilrrm"n on thr HrltlSh
steamer pcni$tonr sent down by Ter
man submarine III New England WI
rrrS SUNDAY. WAS reported toonE u!
niu" survivors "f tn" vessel. who "'FH
brought here by Il tug. The tug picked
up TWO officers and seven in"n. 1no
nt her vessels landed tw"n;y-nnc or IN"
crow at Cap" Cod points earlier IN the
day.
Th. submarine attacked III" BRUSH
ship 100 miles "aSt uf Nantucket wI'h-
out warning. Benjamin Davies. c\"'-
utivr officer. reported on arrival mere
today with other survivors. Th" cap
tain uf tn" Pension" returned [" MS
ship last before il went down IN INC
hor,. nf obtaining his papers. and wills
captured by the L boat and Kept
prisoner Of war.
The men were not permitted !" o'S-
russ the attack on tho Pension" uh-
,il thcy had been questioned by navai
authorities. !,
The. e.co,nr,artl"r of tho Pcnist"nc was
! CAPTAIN pa.il Evans and tn" engineer
, killrd by tho explosion was 'aFaVlcF
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WASHINGTON Aug. l5Four million American Soo'erS eat
A. , ,r,,, j., thc belief Of General March. chief Of
F and present plans tho department ra 1o more " l
number nnr arms next with some 2oo"o ol the'n %"
so divisions in Francrhy June 20 :. a. !.
These and facts rDncernlng the ha'l ''lo
in thc war as given the senate military romnnrc ny
~ Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal General roWoer N'e
c,l today hv Chairman Chamberlain i'll presenting TO 'he
cn, tc administration BILL extending the ofa ayes
-, nrludc all mon between the ages OF Is and - years
President Wilson determined TO bring III" war to conclusion
m ronrut rating front nr udng aE
~ , M thr committee and General March supplemented tins
m ,,u hn, was the purpose end the great world struggle
r; n, crSivry For The nation not to put lorh us maxi
mann effort tn" chief Of Staf d'r"reo ""o" " ""
(nrmAnv'S game + ;,.a,o,r A. an
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IIowrlls I'll" fact WAS definitely IS
tablishrd hy naval authorities. il was
stated. that Captain Evans St'li was
aboard the L boat. Tn" l'"nis'on" i"ie
New York Friday with forty men c"'"-
prising officers and crew. Tw"ntE-"'hH
nf these were landed today at lr"Hihc"-
town. nine were brought here" anu Win
NowctlS dead the only man not a'-
counted for WAS tho commander
Executive Officer Davies and inc
eight others brought here were pickea
up by Il tug early this morning. s" W.
tcrly exhausted that they could Hpl
speak clearly OF intclliGcntiy. Ih"y
had drirtcd in all sorts "f weather slncc
'Sunday. with only tho limited stock or
provisions kept aboard n If" boat Tor
such emergencies.
An tho time they had been out inc
executive officer sat 1T the tit|rr. never
getting up to permit Shirmai" 7"
steer. and when he attempted I" Siahu
u. collapsed Hardy Fishermen VINO
have mot many shlrwrcckrd crews OH
this island. said they never had seen
mon in a worse condition.
After bninS removed 70 naval nos
nitnl Davies revived somewhat ana WAS
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GERMANS On
VE5[E FRONT:
hRE RET|R|NC
Pressure Of the Americans
and French Having Ex-
pected Result

WITH Till: AMERICAN ARMY ON
TIL; EESi.r. August lI.-tBy tn: AS
Sociat~d Press )--Th" sustained pres
sur. hy tiI,' r'r"nch and tho Americans
,.l thr liu.. h..tw".M S"IS:~ntsS and k""llns
a;,n.arcd ;u,ay {" l." having the eN-
,r...r.ri result 'tnf"rrn:tti"n from t"'-
hind ti,. Terrain front. "h''tln"h ny "p-
~..r<.rS Indicated TN" withdrawal or
,.r., or twn enemy divisions. In addl-
rirn the counter actions "t TIL" ''"r-
mans iay.. ir.n notably r"du""d nt iatH.
Nnr.nlrr IN: "nrruyS reply u the
american guns which have never crilScri
,hcir purisfnrtIt. has hr"n appr"rlabiy
;.Ss rrn,npt. and IT,: falling "tt IN the
.u.my's aerial activities has been eS-
;.cIa.ly noticeable.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 15.-Iliy III" ASS"ci-
.,.cd J'rnsS )--,'aptain Charles j. Rld-
die. Of And;LluSia. P"nu;L: is the latest
American aviator To bring down 4 Ger.
man airplapc. Will" "ut with patrnI
:hix morning Captain Biddl" mot three
moncplaneS north of t'lircy.
'rh. AmerlcanS attacked and on" pI
(Conttnued on Page Ntne.)
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PREPARING FOR REGISTRATION Of
THIRTEEN MILLION NEXT MON H

lac. ,h,. I,rnyo.. Marshal General. Sa'o
,;tn.ral rrowd"r'S statement. u" pro-
c,d.. for tho registration Of Those rn"n
who Will tc affected Ivy III" act when
t.nncrcSS is expected shortly to pass
extending n" ag" limits pf the selcctlFH
draft.
state h"ndGuart"rS. local boards ana
other "Gfiri:lS ia ih" various states
l,rrc' t.,,n advised /" held t""El:'' ives
in readiness II proceed promptly with
their work aS soon rs Congress has act
.,i AMI the President. 10y proclamation,
has fixed Ia. dat" "f registration.
"tnt.l IN" l"SiSla ion l. actually pass
r,l il canno, ~ stated with cHactncss,
Of course. what tho new age limits Will
h.. Eur, h"rS uSr uf the urgency Of tho
si,,Iatiutl il * essential that rs much
of the rcrparatnry work nS possible" be
: made u, lhiS tlnr' IN order that ia. nd
rniniSira,I"u may promptly avail itself
Of tn. n.w law r" that r!ri. now rs
IN ;h.. past the uirnoS' r"l,anC" was
placed on the American r'"p" I" supply
tho necessary c"-"pc-ftiun aTi tam
work.
Soon Exhaust Glass l.
'"rhr Silul;ion IS urgent hs" AUS" hY
October |. class ]. und'r Tho age limits
Of t!r. original act. viii have b""n en-
(Conttuued on Page Two.)
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PRISON SENTENCES :
FOR 26 WOMEN WHO
DEFIED THE POLICE

WASHINGTON. August 15.-Twenty-
six women who have been dcfyinS tho
police in Woman'S Party demonstrations
on the square opposite tho White Houee
in portest against the senates delay IN
acting on the federal suffrage amend.
ment were given Jail sentences IN tho
police court :.oday when they refused to
pay fines.
Ten day sentences were imposed for
unlawfully holding a meeting without
permits and seventeen OF the defendaNeD
were given five. additional days fbf
climbing on a statue Of General Lafay.
cttc.
Today's sentences were imposed mr.
participation in the first demonstration
staged last week. Cases are pending
against most Of these women and .
number Of others on account Of later
activities.
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WASHINGTON Aug 15.-The draft program and plans OF
the department such character that the
ment of troops continuing Secretary Baker ao o
dav and by of very great assistance given by the
British government placing much shipping at the
of the American government the department hopes to commune
the accelerated movement overseas &c.
There now are approximately 100000 American soldiers
in this country and overseas Mr. Baker added The reservoir
in the United States such that with the exhausng or
time of the egbles in Glass the movement OF men overseas
would not be interrupted. -,
Fourteen National army divisions already are in France he
secretary said and have been included in the new hed
armv oroanation recently announced by General Perhg
1so are twelve National Guard divisions including the
Rainbow organization together with five regular army
divisions.
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Tiurtv-nnr American divisions. or ap-.
rrnximatrl" I.@on. Oon mon arc now in
France. with as many moro in camps in
thi.. country as n reservoir. Secretary
Baker said that IN" accelerated pro-
gram "r troops movements ovcTEcas
wfirh hls c1.aihrd General Pershing TO
nr:nnz" his first field army Of some
:. 80. .nnN In"n Will hc continued because
oG tho generous action Of Tho British
government IN supplying shipping.
tn carry ont tho present program Of
50, ,iIriGinnS overseas hy .Iun" 20. nearly
".G0n nnn m-n must br sent 10 France
IN tho next eleven months. Mr.. Baker
would rot br dra VII into any discussion
of ;hr couriry's ability tn transport men
hut II iS known :ha, many moro than
that nUnlh.r could hc landed in tho war
Znn. ri IN" present rate Of shipments.
General March told the committee ac-
r"r'linG {" III" report 10 tho Senate. that
, II" was III favor "f young mon for tho
arm? ara that rI" youths of Is register
ID under the new draft law would be in
Franco by June 20. fTr estimated that
SOM. 2.30h.6no men qualified for full
military Scrv!r" would bo secured from
thr rrw rrSistrantS and h. outlined the
rails for the next year or more ~ fol-
/ lows: August 23H.0v0: September 600
hhn: October la5.n0n: November $50 200:
December 11h.n01: January 100. .0n0: Feb
!. -uary o00.0Gn and 100000 monthly there
ait''r until the ."nd Of next year.
! Th"s" call: would aggregate i.205.000
! against the estimate Of 100000 To be
| lad from The new registration. but no
! EXPLAIN ti"n was mad" of this and other
| discrepancies III IN" draft Figures. Cen
! "ril t'ruwd"r has said tha; the present
t reservoir in class ON" wilt bc "xhaus ted
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-16
HIGH TRIBUTE TO
AMERICAN TROOPS
BY FRENCH GENERAL

WITH THE FRENcH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August Is. tBy The Asso-
ciatetl Prcss)-Deepest admiration
for the American troops which have
been fighting with tho British and
French in the Picardy offensive was
Expressed today by General Humbert'
commander Of tho third French army
during Il ualk with war correspond
ents. :.
"The AmetcanS fight" he said,
with m artlor that Is unstlrpa ssed.