Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
General March Announces
Formation Each of 225,.
600 to 25O, 900 Men.
MEN ABROAD AND
ENROUTE LOO, 900.
Increase in Expeditionary Force Of
$4,000 Since Last Week-Shipment Of
Troops Proceeding Without Lot UpI
and Same Rate Maintained for July
as in Previous Months-Crowder
Calls 12,443 More Draft Reoistrants.

To-Day that American troops already
abroad or in transit have passed the
!, ,100, 900 mark, General March. chief Of
staff, also disclosed tina: three army
corps Of American troops, now have
been organized in France.
Besides this the chief of staff dis
closed important information Of the
exact troops which 60 to make up the
corps. This information never has been
given before to the people at home.
The Forty second National Guard
division, known as the Rainbow divi-
sion, and containing the 16Sth infantry.
formerly the Third Iowa. is in the first
army corps.
The most important development Of
the week, the chief Of staff pointed out.
had been in the Albanian theater Of
war;
There is no indication at the war de-
partment when the next German thrust
will come on the western front, but all
the allied commanders are confident Of
their ability to Withstand It,
!. Striking Events In Albania.
The most striking event has been in
Albania, where. aided by British and
Italian monitors operating from the
sea, a general advance over a sector
of eighty miles in length has been
made. the advance being twenty-five
miles at its deepest point.
The advance was carried out largely
by Italian troops, General March said.
but they were assisted on the right
,,ly LrrE Il Nov "a
no official report attempting to explain
the delay Of the German offensive. had
been made,
Washington. July 13-American
troops overseas and enroute on ship
board have passed the 100000 mark.
General March, chief of staff. told the
senate military members today at their
weekly conference. This represents an
increase Of more than 10000 since last
week.
Three army corps. OF from 225.ooo to
250, 900 men each. have been definitely
organized from American divisions In
France, General March announced to-
day at the weekly conference with
newspaper men.
General March stated. that the ship
ment Of troops was proceeding without
any let up whatever. the same rate be-
ing maintained for July as for previous
months.
In announcing the organization OF
the army corps. General March showed
that five regular. nine national guard
and four national army divisions have
been used to make up the corps.
Make.Up Of Now Corps.
The first army corps comprises the
following:
First division. regulars. commanded
by Maj Gen. Robert L. Bullard; sec
nnd division. regulars. Mai.-Gen. Omar
Bundy: Twenty-sixth National Guards.
Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards: Forty
second National Guards (Rainbow).
Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menhor: Forty
first National Guard (SunseD, NAL
Gen. Hunter Liggett: Thirty second
National Guard fMich!gan and Wis
consin troops), Malice w. G. Hahn.
Second corps: Seventy-seventh Ma
tional Guards New York troops). -
Gen. George B. Duncan; Thirty-i~.h
National Guards (Kanses and Missouri
troops), Maj.-Gen. William NJ. Wright:
Eighty-se National army (Ala-
bama, Georgia and TENNESSEE. Maj
Gen. William r. Burnham: Thirtieth
National Guard Tennessee. North
Carolina, South Carolina and District
OF Columbia troops). Maj-Gen. George
w. Reed Twenty eighth National
Guard, Maj. j.-Gen. c. n. Muir; Fourth
division regulars, Maj-Gen. George H.
Cameron.
Third corps: Third division,
regulars. Maj. Gen. Joseph e. Dick
man: Fifth regulars. Maj.-Gen. John
E. McMahon: Seventy eighth National
army delaware and New York
troops). Maj.-Gen. J. NJ. McRae;
Eightieth division. Maj. Gen. Adelbert
Crcnkhite: Thirty-third National
Guard (1llinois troops). Maj Gen.
George Bell. Jr.; Twenty seventh Ma
tional Guard fNew York troops). MAJ
Gen. John F. ORyan.
Commanders Temporarily Named.
Commanders for the army corps are
only temporary, General March said,
the policy Of the war department being
to wait until the various major-g gen.
erals had had experience in handling
corps units before making permanent
Appointments OF lieutenant generals
will go to- the officers for the perma-
nent details.
n ~ 54.377. Cali i2,443 Draft .ssn. W
J, Provost Marshal General Crowder to-
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