The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-11
100000 MEN
SENT OVERSEAS
Tennessee, Georgia and Ala
bama Boys Fighting East
of Argonne.
HUN RESISTANCE SHAKEN
Gen. March Makes Earnest Ap.
peal for Support of Fourth
Liberty Loan.

Washington, Oct. II. American
| troops sent overseas have passed tho
| 100000 mark. Gen. March announced
| today, coupling his statement with M
| urgent appeal to the country to sup.
port the fourth liberty loan.
The present Is no time to hang back
| Gen. March said, for the maximum
resources OF the nation In men and
money must be hurled at the Hum"
to make victory certain. and while the
movement Of soldiers across the water
is continuing, the war department Is
preparing another 100000 men to fol-
low the first 100000.
Money Needed.
The department has asked congress
for eight billion dollars to carry out
cial support of that program must moi
be withheld by the nition.
Taking up the battle situation or
the west front, Gen. March said with
the capture of lie Cateau by the Brit
ish the allied forces we're within four
teen miles Of the railway junction oi
Aulnoye, which is o. vital strategical
point for the enemy. The Liege- Mau
beauge railway and the lateral road
through Sedan. at which the American
army Is striking on the Meuse, meet
each other at Aulnoye. and these two
lines are the main arteries for German
supplies and troop movements In
France.
.. Location Of Divisions.
Locating various divisions in re-
sponse TO questions. Gen. March said
the 29th (New Jersey Delaware, Vir-
ginia, Maryland and District Of -Coium-
bia national guards) Is on the line In
the Vosges. and the send Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee) is east of the
Argonne.
5000 Wounded.
The first courier from Gen. Pershing
carrying the hospital records of the ex-
pedltionary forces for slightly wounded
men has arrived. Gen. March said the
lists included approximately 10000
names. This number, he said, was the
accumulation for all the period up to
the time it was decided to bring these
lists by couriers.
Enemy Resistance Shaken.
The Anglo American drive between
st. Quentin and Cambrai. Gen. March
said had shaken the enemy's resistance
and resulted in at least temporary
disorganization in the German ranks.
On the first day the whole front of at
tack was swept forward an average
depth of three miles, followed on We'd
nesday by a siN-mile drive on n
thirty-five mile front with the French
troops carrying the southern third OF
the line.
A total Of fourteen miles in three
days has been gained by the allied
forces, marking the most rapid advance
made since the counter offensive began.
American Divisions.
Gen. March announced the Ameri-
can divisions which cleaned up the st.
Mihiel salient in the fight which pre-
pared the way for the present opera
tions north of Verdun. Pointing from
left to right on the map he said the
divisions were In line as follows:
Fourth Fegular). 26th (New Eng
land national gunrd). list Tegula).
42nd CRainbow). seth (Kansas. Mis-
souri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO. New Mexico and Arizona ma
tional army. End Gcgular).
This Is the first information made
public as to the constitution Of the
army with which Gen. Pershing
achieved a brilliant and swift victory
In his first wholly American effort.