Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-06
PLANS FOR SENDING U. S.
SOLDIERS ARE UNDER WAY
No Definite Information of Size
of Our Contingent Is
Given Out.
BRITISH LAND AT vLADIvosTok
No Armed Resistance Expected When
international Troops Tukc Pos
session OF Siberian Port.
LBy Associated Pre.sl


WASHINGTON. August 5-Plans for
The organization and dispatch of the
american military contingent to Rus
sla TO Cooperate with tho forces OF
the allied nations in support OF the
czech oSlovaks at Vlad,vos,ok are be-
.nE worked out by the army general
>taH. Beyond the statement issued
Saturday by Acting Secretary Of State
Polk that the American forces would
be Few thousands" in numbers. no
animation as TO the size Of the con-
tnBent has been given.
A, the War Department to-day it
'as said that by next Wednesday Cen
cral March. chief OF stan. would bc
able 20 give out a statement OF a.
much o. the plans as safely may DC
disclosed at this stage. Meanwhile
me rules Of censorship regarding the
actua! movement o! troops do not per
nit o. any specific statements at this
'sne o. what is being 7!!shed.
but there is good reason to believe
that when General March makes his
statement II will disclose tho fact tina,
II follows. rather than prcccdes. the
action that has been determined upon.
- least IN some o! It's leading features
Msan"hile. there is no objection 10
The statement that II the military laws
mat govern Joint action By intcrna-
Iona! military forces are 10 be oh
.erNed in the case or this Siberian
creation. and as there !s good reason
10 believe that they will. the senior
oHicer of the International force will be
IN supreme command This RUE pre-
walls even where the diferen, national
:9rc.s making up the joint expedition
work on concurrent lines. though In
hat case the national commanders
having complete control o. tl.eir own
forces. are bound 10 obey ia" SsneI al
rules OF the campaign outlined by the
supr;me commander
JAPAN TO SUPPLY LiRCFSC
SINGLE BODY or SOLDIERS
In this case. II Is assumed nat. rs
japan by reason OF her lrcvial.;v TO
the scene OF action. ana the ...c.llcnt
condition o: her army an! ;rans2o-,
service. Will supply the larEcs, single
body OF troops in the undertaking.
therefore, following military rules j,
would naturally assign TO their con-
mand an officer Of higher RAM: than
those IN command OF the smaller Amc-.
lean and entente forces. In the opinion
OF officials here, This officer viii be
G,Leral Baron Uyehara. chic fot sta III
ot the japanese army
The fact is recalled that the only
notable violation of this international
rule OF courtesy Was on the occasion
OF the joint expedition against Boxers
n China more than a decade ago
Then, the Kaiser. though his contin-
cent was less than some of the others.
rushed fcld marshal all the way from
Europe TO China in order. through his
superior rank, % be able TO claim Ger
many's right To command the expedi.
ton. No such small statesmansh!p is
expected 10 be displayed on this occa-
sion. however.
RED CROSS HAS ARRANGED
TO PARTICIPATE IN MOVE
The Red Cross has been forehanded
in arranging for the participation OF
that organization in the Siberian en-
ttr2rises. and already has arranged for
the shipment to the Far East of ouan-
,ities of supplies likely to be needed.
This is to be done in addition TO the
usual hospital service which falls 10
the Red Cross.
Though Acting Secretary Polk's
statement made it appear that only
America and Japan were in position to
render immediate military assistance in
siberia. information has reached Wash
ington that. responding to the State
departments appeal for aid. the Brit
ish already have landed a battalion OF
troops at Eladivostok. while a similar r
force of French troops from Tonkin
is due at the same port at any mo-
ment.
American naval forces on the Asiatic
station, already is at Nladivostok on
his flagship. and is in communication
twice each day with the Navy Depart
mcnt here. 1t was said that he would
OF course. cooperate with the military
authorities in the execution of their
program. using for this purpose the
vessels of his feet. 1t is not permis.
Sible to indicate just where the Ameri.
can troops are TO come from.
There will be no armed resistance IA
the landing Of the international sol.
diers at Vladivostok, as the port prac.
tically is dominated by the Japanese
and British naval and military forces
already there, though so far these have
not interfered with the functions O,
the local authorities.
Assurance that no trouble is to be ex-
pectcd on this account has been re.
ceived by the Russian embassy here
in the shape Of returns from the re-
suits Of the municipal election. These
showed that the bourgeois and Mon.
crate Socialists polled 50 per cent OF
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