Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-11
DEL AWARE SOLDIERS
IN vOSGES SECTION
General March Yields Secrets OF
Units Whereabouts; Push
Liberty Loan, He Says
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Washington Oct II American troops
sent overseas have passed the l,eDWu
mark, General March announced today,
In making his announcement, General
Marsh said the Delaware, New Jersey
and MARYLAND troops were on the battle
line in the \oSges
Coupling his statement with an urgent
appeal to the country 10 support the
Liberty Loan. the Chief Of STAFF SaId the
present Is no time TO hang back, ior the
maximum resource Of the nation and men
and money must bc hurled n the Hun
90 make victory certain. and while the
movement Of soldiers across the v .terls
continuing the war department Is pre-
pairing another two million men to follow
the first two million.
The department has asked Congress tor
eight billion dollars to carry ont its pro
gram. he added and the financial support
of that program must not bc withheld hy
the nation.
NEAR EMMY : VITAL spot
Taking up the battle situation on the
west front. General March said, with the
capture Of Le Cateau by the British, the
Allied forces were within fourteen miles of
the railway junction Of Aulnove. which is
a vital straegical point for the enemy.
The Liegc- Mauheuge railway and the
lateral road through Sedan at which the
American Army is striking on the Meuse
meet each other al Aulnoye and these two
lines are the main arteries 1or German
supplies and troop movements IN France.
General March announced the Amen-
can divisions which cleaned up the II.
Mihiel salient III the fight which prepared
the way for the present operations rorth Of
Nerdun.
AMERICAN UNITS At ST. MICHEL
Pointing from left to right on the map he
said the divisions were ID line as follows
/ Fourth. regular 10Th New England
National Guard First. regular; AID
Rainbow seth. Kansas Missouri
South Dakota Nebraska, Colorado, New
/ Mexico and Arizona National Army Sec
ond regular
This i the first information made
pualic as To the constitution Of the army
with which General PeIshing achieved :
brilliant and swift victory IN hls iTsf
wholly American effort
BLLAwARL TROOPS ~ THE NosGES.
Locating various divisions in respons.
. - questions General March said thc
DIST Alaska, Washington. Oregon. Ali
forlna. Idaho Nevada. Montana, Wy
nrning and Utah National Army -tli
WaS in The American training areas th'
18Th Western New York New Jersey
and Delaware National ARMY Is ON th,
line with the First Corps, but is position
not specifically stated The 29th New
j Jersey Delaware, Virginia. Maryland ant
/ District of Columbia. Nat lonal Guard il
on the line in the Nosges Is the 37th
.Ohio National Guard, the 9th |Texa.
and Oklahoma National Army j. on th'
II Mihiel front the SIND Georgia
Alabama and T.nnesseel i east Of th'
Argonne and the 42nd Rainbow IS II
the WUeyre
The first courier from General Pershinl
carrying the hospital records Of the e.
peditionary forces for Slightly WOUNDED
men has arrived General March said h
lists includingapproximate telyl6 900 names
This number. be said was the accunuia
ton for all the period up to the time &
was decided to bring the lists by couriers