The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-06

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The first
,nniyersary of the entrance of the
limited States into the war tinus tho
great resources Of the country JUST COM
ing into the struggle but rapid! oe'Hs
prepared.
The achievements OF the first Jear arc
chiefly divided between the army. ~nicn
has been supplying and training 1'sn.ihe
forces. the navy which has been hunt-
ing the submarines and conveying troops
and supplies to Europe. the shipping
board, which has been building nle.-
chant marine and the treasury. WINCH
has been advancing credits 10 the allies
In all other departments OF the Cove
: .rr1rcur there has -Seap a tremendous
effort to bring all the force Of the coun.
trys resources and power 10 the ana VI
the actual fighting machine
For military reasons it is not per7nis =
sih1e 10 state the exact number OF
American troops in France with General
Pershings expedition. but Secretary
Baker, in recent testimony before the
senate military committee. predicted ha!t
q million men would be there early THIS
year and that another million would De
ready to go during the year
American troops have taken up several
positions on the fighting line IN france
have occupied a sector OF their own
northwest Of Toul. and have had humes ,
Gus encounters with the Germans. olli-
cial statements from British ana reFiila.i
army headquarters have shown that Ger
tain American fighting forces were
thrown into the battle brought on by
fhe great German offensive this spr1nE.
the British war office first reporting
them as fighting shoulder to shouloer
with the British and French troops IN
the vicinity Of Roye-
By referring to the combined 1orces
of the regular army and national guard
a year ago. and comparing the strength
s Of the regular army now. the Natlonal
Cnard mustered into Federal service.and
the men Of the first draft in canton
u,ents, Il is apparent that the whole
number OF ready fighting men has been
increased from meagre -uV'pVo 10
something like million and hair. win
abou.: 10000. 400 men registered under
the draft still available for calls to the
colors.
Military experts have estimated that
should the war be prolonged and II De-
comes necessary for the United states
TO assume the burden Of carrying on the
conflict an army OF o.oh'oeo men "ou'o
not be improbable. The immense and
sudden expansion of the army has not
been without criticism but 1t is declared
this was expected in the conversion into
a fighting force Of a nation traditloraliY
welded to the pursuits Of peace.
The expansion OF the naval forces mas
heen characterized in. congress oy many
as praiseworthy. The exact details mere
100, are shrouded in secrecy as mill
tary measure, but it is we'll known that
an emergency war building program has
been pushed with such rapidly that the
United States is we'll on the way 10
I1,.o se1ood only 10 Great Britain as
a naval force. and that in destroyers
alone-most proved and deadly weapon
I OF the submarines-the navy ny next
year will have the greatest fleet on the
seven seas. Since the United States went
to war. the navy has placed contracts
for practically a thousand vessels. and
beside that took charge OF repairing the
seized German and Austrian ships dam
aged by their crews at the orders OF the
German government.
: The case Of the great liner Vatcrland