The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-11
NEW HUN BLOW
IS ABOUT DUE
Teulonic Delay Means Prepara'
tion for Attack
AMERICANS ARE HURRYING
Local Boards ordered To Speed Up
Physical Examination OF The New
Class One Men And Have Them
Ready For Call In August

Hcdoy = or NdIi VI August
Washington.-1'he present delay of
the Germans in pressing attacks in
France means only that they are pre-
pairing new and heavy blows, General
March, chief of staff, said in his week
ly conference vita the newspaper
men.
1T Is perfectly evident" he said.
that this delay Is preparatory to a
heavy assault in force by the German
high command. The present condi'
ton of affairs does not mean any
thing but that. They are reorganiz
ing their troops, filling up losses and
preparing to try 1t again.
with reference TO the American
program, we have embarked a mil
lion men, and now we are going after
the second million"
Another indication Of the pressure
under which the American program Is
being rushed to meet the German
menace came from the Provost Mar.
shall Generals Office, when orders
were issued to local boards to speed
| up physical examination of the new
Class One men and have them ready
for call in August.
Statements OF the draft program
made public in Congress indicated the
purpose Of calling out at least 3OO,OOO
men during August, although subse'
uuent calls during the year were not
expected to exceed one-half OF that
figure monthly. The orders just sent
out, however, coupled with the state
ment by the chief of staff, Indicate
that hopes are entertained at the war
Department that the present rate OF
moving troops to Europe can be sub
stantially maintained for several
months.
General March said:
"The situation along the various
western fronts has developed a stu.
alton where nibbling by the Allied
forces is going on all the time and
with complete success, so far as the
Allied attacks are concerned. The
most interesting of these minor raids
from the American standpoint was
the successful attack on Vaux, which
occurred on July /. This town was
taken by very nicely planned Amer
lean attack, in which the 9th and 23d
Regiments of Infantry furnished the
infantry contingent and the 18th, 18th
and 18th Regiments Of Field Artillery
supported the attack. These troops
form a part of our second division,
which is under the command of Major
General Omar Bundy. The successes
attained have been consolidated and
subsequent attacks of the Germans
have not been sufficient to cause our
withdrawal from any terrain which
has been occupied.
ION the Italian front the situation
has now come down to complete oc'
cupation by Italy of the southern bank
of the Piave, with the exception of one
small sector. The size of that sector,
which is the only part OF the south
hank OF the Pave still held by the
Austrians. is three and half by one
and a half miles. 1t is on the delta
near Grisolera Along that entire
region, which has been held by the
Austrians for long time, the Italians
have made successful advances over
practically a nine.mile front, driving
the Austrians back Of the river, with
the exception of the little area | have
indicated to you"
In answer to question General
March said: "There is nothing to give
out on the subject of Russia"
80 far as our information goes,
the Germans did not use large bodies
of cavalry in the recent drive"
"The matter of the use of gas in
our service has recently been con-
solidated, as has been announced to
the press, by organizing what we call
the chemical warfare service under
Major General Sibert. " Gen.
eral Pershins has been directed to
make his organization conform to the
organization adopted here and the
Chemical Warfare Service is the title
now given to that section in France
also. In that connection the tribute
which has been paid to the fine work
Of our chemists under the Bureau of
Mines is thoroughly deserved. They
have really done unusually good work,
but the work now coming under one
directing head will show the fine re-
suits achieved from unity of command
everywhere"