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100000 YANKS
CAN DEFEAT HUNS
THIS is OPINION OF GENERAL
MARCH, AND PLANS BEING
MADE TO SEND THEM

| Washington. Aug. Flour million
American soldiers can defeat the Ger.
| man army. in the belief of General
March, chief of staff. and present
plans of the war department call for
more than that number under arms
next summer with some 100000 of
them, or 50 divisions, in France by
June 80.
These and other important facts
concerning the nations effort in the
war as given to the senate military
committee by General March. Secre-
tary Baker and Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder, We're revealed by Chair
man Chamberlain in presenting to the
senate the administration man power
bill extending the draft ages to in
cIude all men between the ages of IS
and A. years.
President Wilson is determined to
bring the war to conclusion by con-
centrating all forces on the western
front. including Italy, Secretary Baker
told the committee. and General March
supplemented this by stating that it
was the purpose to end the great world
struggle quickly and decisively.
100000 Yanks in France.
Thirty-one American divisions, or
approximately 100000 men, are
now in France, with as many more in
camps in this country. Secretary Ba-
ker said the accelerated program of
troop movements overseas which has
enabled General Pershing to organ
re his first field army of some 1,250,-
300 men will be continued because of
he generous action of the British
government in supplying shipping.
To Send Two Million in Year.
To carry out the present program |
If so divisions overseas by June 80, |
nearly 2.0O0,000 men must be sent to |
France in the next IL months. Mr.. |
Baker would not be drawn into any
discussion of the country's ability to
men, but it is known that
many more than that number could
,e landed in the war zone at the pres
mt rate of shipments.
Favors Young Men.
General March told the committee.
ccording to the report to the senate,
hat he was in favor of young men
or the army. and that the youths of
s registered under the new draft law
would be in France by June 30. He
stimated that some 100000 men
ualified for full military service will
e secured from the new registrants
nd he outlined the calls for the next
ear or more as follows:
August, 100000; September 2OO,-
DO: October, $500: November,
10000: December. 10000: January. ,
10000; February. 100000; and 3OO.- ,
No monthly thereafter until the end Z
next year. t
These calls would aggregate 4.205,- s
70 against the estimate of 100000 /
be had from the new registration, T
1T no explanation was made of this q
cures. General Crowder has said
at the present reservoir in Glass ] h
III be exhausted by next October S
but Secretary Baker made it plain A
at the reserve Of men now in caInpj f
this country is sufficient to keep up II
e present troop movement overseas. II
Plans for considering the man
wer bill in the senate Monday were O
,cked Friday because a quorum v
is not present and the three-day re-
IS agreement could not be set aside G
,wever, quorum is expected Mon
Y and leaders plan then to vote to
the recess program so the meas CT
2 can be taken up Thursday. The ca
late is expected to pass the bill tr
thin few days and it then will be at
it to the house. 81
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