The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
GREATER EXPANSION
PLANS NEARLY READY
President and Cabinet VIII FaSs
FINALLY Upon Army Estimates
AZ Session To-Day.
MN NEEDED N FRNNCT
Greater Fart 81 iwcri an Iu~N-s IN
der pcrshin~ Svs in trutt Of
Amiens-Britons CuuI~Cnd speed
in Transporting Troops


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80 pas nrallv l.rnw The .~l-rla as
for arr. axr,srz an tom n. w seer
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fore ths mouse H.'i!'.Iy
Mtttce ana eNNl@-E W 1' "i
Ss the GeuarC~ " 10. 5.'A'"+
conference t"'.H .-.-t' ~. o.
Dent ~ IN" 3d. .-iFa
tee. and NJ frRs5 W. n,'' o.
the war de pa uleitl '5.- SO ~ a..
ter the "a hlhft iEeH'li 10 p''''-''
nary 10 8eet8s'lNe #G'''h 49,. .S.
y Is no longer = seer .''a .''
estimates mo-" a- h"ll" W.T.
total army s.Fea&l"
nGA}lne H.'' - '41''--t -..--,
aerstnoa Ha' even EF#a
VIII be required a7''f4 1''
the next tisfat fesAz -
Present estimate s are 0ts"' Uf1"
snip7lnE aa3 fr"i@-tE
rapidly aS ;ae 10. .f~f'.ff. .~
se1nhlea eoGtn'@a ana
wees O. T +st SOUPS " $50
70 NOV men" - Joss -
The plaza -" HA7a54 peg" Nt5 l' "<.-'
incresSc4 iF.-.f.-H@ sAg'-' '+ aS
serfifG AL or me EF5's-'+ ~ w
training FamF. '0.a g. a5e1 Ett'l'S.
The HeeN'F Te'ie" NJ me. Wal &C.
for men )" 'Ats "af.
the enemy 's KIN e@s.on
thai WisI en4 IN" VA A'sH inc eHi-
come az The present operations nc
pend upon men power ili @|aftt'|
70 those already called - ne 'otoF@.
and those in training 81 o1ui7rfn"n '-
or ALREADY selected for service YER"
- 4tvf 90 ire -
immedlate future la hll the gaps
Il is made rlaln bv all army OF
Gals tina: America imperative duty
will he 20 provide the replacement
units for tho French front
The references 60 replacement
.roons Shou1d not ae rr-uIttca 60
$500 -, ir,rrce.,o, mar I.ataa
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for thc $50 1,t-nnse ~ efa.r gaps
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fime ara Ct t4r WAT ''PaF 'm'aN more
X no doAot as 70 ihe outcome
otaer Afnf'teaH "sf'>f7hF atF ~ sore
possession "f SeSs0Fs u" we 'thf where
there rs less aef.NttN o'F nave r.
hcved seasoned FF@noh 5F"onS. " Htth
ar% nov sumo ihs Gene 81 i'"AE :
forces tn F'3ndeF5 the ,hs+ aetft OF
ffe H'ta 9~Ppt'' t'1
81 training. and az new UNITS arrive
from the Cn''e5 states INC "ln'I intn
IN point OF service are haoFeu w w. 'he
batt4e front
me unl'$ ~hlsh arc ReihE anna kS
mated ~lth me hf'tlsh anu REM q
consist almost tntIe'y OF eng heers
and au1ihArN oatta'ohs OF various
sortS heceSs"r q" '"t'Pte, az 4" .,'
me aetatis OF t's p''loN
ed out by genera peH are Just Dc
ginning 10 h''er 1i'" aenl"E loh.
sunfcient information ar ~
been received 70 hl'hlHil@e ne 49, ~
created nN the IMPRESSION 'h7t az 'eAS 5,
paT OF the AfneFle3n '"l,'i','' ~
might be ABSORBED IN manner '"~'
would cause loss OF 'oehti'y,
The American army no" ~ ~, =
Arnfens IN SIZE eqhalS nv 80 81" ~
the greatest force 'he q ''e" 90 !
ever assenfoied petSeen we '.'Sr W,
the SiFA wa ana l"s w ''''' ''