The Washington herald., 1918-08-08
PHILIPPINES
U. S. TROOPS
FOR SIBERIA
Gen. W. S. Graves to Com
mand Expedition Of
Two Regiments.

Gen. March. Chief of stan, yes
terday declared the American mill
tary expedition to Russia would be
Just as the President protrayed It
in his memorandum.
There will be no Eastern front
In Russia" he added
Two regiments OF regular troops
from the Philippines viii form the
vanguard Of the expedition, Gen.
March said. Later they will be re-
enforced by troops from the United
States The Philippine regiments
are not now of war strength, and
aggregate probably not more than
$500 men Gen. March's statement
follows:
fhe United States has organized
an expedition to Siberia. The off,
GER selected to command this ex-
petition is Maj. Gen william S.
Graves, who is now in command of
the Eighth division, Camp Fremont,
Cal
Nucleus From Philippines.
The nucleus of the American
force in Siberia will come from the
philippines, and will consist Of the
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-first regi-
AAChlS VI IndL
force will be supplemented by other
troops sent from the United States.
The purpose of organization of
the expedition has been announced
by the President through the State
Department. and need not refer to
that. The force Is relatively small,
and Is not for the purpose OF es-
tablishing an Eastern front in Rus
R1a- hIf for the fnrfh -
the Presidents memorandum, and
no other"
Colonels Styer and Taggart will be
IN command of the two regiments.
the General said. He also said he
would announce the arrival of Gen.
Graves in Vladivostok as soon as he
reaches there.
U. 8. Troops Mt Archangel Only.
Gen. March was unable to confirm
the report that American troops had
been landed at Kandalaska-
Kandalaska is south OF Kola on
the Murman railroad where it touches
the Kandalak gulf on the White
Sea-" he said, ''and the only dis
patch / have seen does not say that
American troops were there, but that
troops had landed at Archangel
have seen no dispatches anywhere
that American troops were at
Kandalaska, and so far as I know
they are not there"
He made a further statement to
the effect that whenever American
troops arrive at Murmansk and the
facts are reported to the War De-
partment, he would release them for
publication.
The question OF command Of the in
ter-allied troops in Siberia will be set
tied. it was said informally, in much
the same manner as was the selec-
ton of General Foch as supreme COM
mander on the west front. There Is
no present indication Of undue haste
in any particular with regard to our
plans in Siberia. nor will there be any.
Only n Few Thousand.
statement of yesterday. which consti-
tuted only a slight amplification of
the Presidents, was taken to indicate
that the campaign for allied inter-
vention on a huge scale in Russia
was at an end He made it perfectly
plain that the President meant what
he said-that only a few thousand
troops were to be used, and that our
ihlehliOhs were III Tedllty ueslSneo 10
aid the Russian people obtain control
of their country.
The State Department yesterday was
without any word or communication
from Ambassador Francis, although
one had been expected, according to
Acting Secretary Polk. The Depart
ment is anxious to learn the gist Of
contents of the statement issued to
the Russian people by Ambassador
Francis and other allied ENJOYS be-
fore they left Vologda. Mr.. Polk also
said the Department had heard MOTH
ing from the American consul at Arch
angel for nearly a month.