Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
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General March Says Four Million Americans In
 France Next Summer Will Bring About This Result
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Announc- ing that to date more than 100000 American soldiers have embarked for foreign shores, General March reiter ated today his belief that the presence of 400,000,000 troops of the United States in France by next summer would enable the allies to carry out any campaign they may adopt for the defeat of Germany and the end of the war.
 Such declarations. General March said. were founded upon cold blooded study of the respective man power of all the allies and of the enemy in June, 1919. and 'are not issued as spread eagle statements"
 Have Confidence in Men
 General March impressed the news paper men who met him in conference today with the adequate confidence American officers have in their men as a result of the initial tests on the battle fields of France. He intimated that the somewhat sensational prediction which he had made was based as much upon these soldierly qualities as in the numerical superiority which the war department plans to give the allied command by midsummer of next year.
 Has Delivered the Goods
 "The American soldier deserves the confidence of the American people" said General March, Ion every occasion so far where fe has been tested he has absolutely delivered the goods.
 My confidence in them is inspired and developed by serving with theE, and beside them in battle I have or dered back from France certain men who have won distinction over there to give them increased rank in the divis- ions organizing at home. These men talk the same language I do. You do not find any lack of confidence on the front in France among the American forces.
 Officers Reports Interesting "These officers are telling me inter- esting things which have not yet come over in official reports. One officer reports specifically that in one engage ment of the First American division. they captured 6S German guns and brought them in at the rear of our trucks. On the same occasion they took $500 prisoners. Another officer | reported that the Second division. which he was with. captured ten con- plete German batteries which they 1 brought in and presented to General | Pershing."
 No Report On First Army
 No recent reports have been made to | the department on the progress of the organization of the first United States field army, and the chief of staff was unable to say whether the concentra- tion of the thirty divisions definitely i assigned to this force was nearing com 1 pletion. This organization is being left | entirely in the hands of General Per shing who is governed by instructions 1 from General Foch.
 i French Advance. Push Enemy Out | Discussing the changes on the west | ern front since last Wednesday, Gen. eral March said the French operating in the NoyOn sector have now advanced across the plateau overlooking that i'm portant base until they have reached the Disc and have progressed northeast to the Ailette. The enemy has been pushed out of Carlpont forest, south oi 1 Noyon, and behind the Disc.
 Recent events, General March said emphasized that the fine work of the French has been duplicated on the British front.