Evening star., 1918-06-23
Transportation Progressing
at Rate Of 100,0 900 a Week,
He Declares.
ACTIVITY IN GIVING AID
FACTOR IN SITUATION
Chief Of Staff Notes Repulse Of
Austrians-Warns of Another
German Drive m West.

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Definite word from Rome of the
ranrlso of .bo A,..-;, s-;u :. I..lr
'oi'"ieo VI 'he Aus'fiah o'i'e IN ieaiy'
coupled with the announcement by
g.. No.. .h:.e - e a..
"en. Niarcn' cniet OF stan' tnat Amer-
lean troon movments Tn France now
H.. .a.5.a ooo ooo - ar. az.
nave eheeeoed soV'oVo' ana that tne
United States Is five months ahead in
'ts war program yesterday aooeo 70
the growing cheerfulness apparent at
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the War Department.
The chief Of stars statements fur
n,.be-J tho er., .u,horit.,iv. insorno.-
tion as to progress made in the tre-
mendous exersion the government has
been ma akinp to meet me challenge of
-.
tne herman orlse IN inc west When
the hrst blow was struck on the cam
msn,s wsra hsh,nd .chedu,. Today
they are five months ahead
100000 Embark in Two Weeks.
The speed with which the Army Is
being moved to the front is sharply In
dicated by the fact that approximately
zoe, 900 men have been embarked during
the last two weeks. The total movement
during May was not more than 240. 600.
1t was only two weeks ago that Secre-
tary Baker announced that more than
zoo. 900 had been shipped: week later.
at the first Of his conferences with the
newspaper men, Gen. March said the
200.0 900 mark had been passed, and yes
terday he placed the ngure al more tnan
S00 oeO.
should be passed oy jury l. Saous
factors enter into the prooien OF trans-
portation. however, which forpid oennite
prediction.
Gen. Marcn mace II clear thae tlne
gained in getting abroad enough AMER
can troops to give Gen. Foch. supreme
commander. mastering eupeIlorty
over snS ersny - SS 49, =, r,.sssrsx
their effort 70 acnisve malitsxy v,csory
whelnaing force is regarded as a day
rearer ultimate defeat Tor them.
| Weeks Activities IN Italy.
-, e.. ~..t..
zen: Mah syx Sc
~acelries ~ m - n go emrenaner r,an
weary taih Win 'ae e
s.Tha Anst,;.ns nenet,ated the nor
- ~. I;nas haId hv Great Rri-
tions OF the nnes ne,a py S . ar.
tain. France and Italy for short dis-
tances. ouI tne sroupa was ~ ea,s
DOWN alons the re IA
conditions Were olhe.enI a..
substantial places the Austrians
crossed the Piave far enough TO make
their advance matter OF concern 70
the allies. The southernmost 'front.' Is
in actual distance ABOUT SIX mIes
trians penetrated there is some four
' aAione the next salient on the Piave
the Austrians advanced one and one
half miles on a four-and-one half
lii font and Terminated seven and
one-haIf miles from the city of Tre-
S,iso The other advance brought them
within some thirteen miles Of Venice.
Near the Montello hills the advance
was three and one-half miles on
i,'ie
Floods Add TO Enemv's Discontinue
1oo3s 01~ ~
"Durine this movement, the Aus
slIiaa we've helped tremendously by
the foods which occurred in the
piova whicb Won noticed in your own
ranorte The fact of the matter is that
the fioods tore out the entire Austrian
hr;dge hi system which permitted trans,
,arting troons across to the Italian
s,da
.Th. Austr;ans have constructed in
tho rear Of the portion of their ad-
tsnanersyV vance s1v.h bridges. I'D % SO they can get
their troops ana SUPPLIES shpir men T' hack If IL
poanro.. necessary to do so. But, as
there are no bridges left behind the
Montello hills, the drive at that point
assumes a formidable character.
tIooks Well for the Allies"
r.s.r,
Gen. March SAID tnae the
situation looks Wen ior .he '.,nst.,
This present iuiL Oh .u y; rsestina
front means that Germany Is rir
her combat DIVISIONS an aIt dnas
for another drive ne saa: es
not mean that the greal %
at all. We can look ioIwara
renewal ana repet hb thase mast
have been passing III Gran activ.
few months, SO iaF do
ity Is concerned. .- q,
Referring 10 Anei;a oop
France, Gen; MaEcn s ., 4.
Mine hunorea lnousha 1a1,,,.r
large command anu IN
Army troops, N, farna ~ 80
tionaEArmy anu araonnt 20 .nn.
rines; Inc ntaathar W. have col.
1z.oVu men aiuo M .here wbo ore f,1ht.
ored troops over en s..,er tha tast
ing Wen. % a,..s "a, nf the cha r.ctsr
mas come, .harase,ves The Ameri-
OF the troops dnna ws,,
can troops nave ~