Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
THREE ARMY CORPS
FORMED IN FRANCE
FROM j. S. TROOPS
Eightieth Division, Trained
at Camp Lee, in Third
Organization.
AMERICANS COVER THERE"
NOW MORE THAN 100000
Shipment Last Week Alone Ex-
ceeded 10000, and Rate Will
Be Maintained.
LIGGETT HEADS FIRST CORPS
Other Two Commanders Have Not
Been Choscn-Will Rank as
Lieutenant-Gcncrals.
AMERICANS COVER THERE"
NOW MORE THAN 100000
L1GGETT HEADS FIRST CORPS
Other Two Commanders Have Not
Been Choscn-WilI Rank as
Lieutenant Generals.
rBy Associated Pres,.,.

WASHINGTON. July 13.-In ANNOUNCE
ing to-day that American troops al
ready abroad or in transit have passed
the 100000 mark. General March.
chief Of STAFF, also disclosed that three
army corps OF American troops now
have been organized in France.
Each contains from 225.ooo TO $780,
600 men OF the regulars. National Army
and National Guard.
MaJor-General Hunter Liggett tenn
porarny commands the first corps. The
two other commanders have not been
selected, but when the corps comma
ders finally are selected they will have
the rank OF licutenant-Eenerals.
Besides this. the chief OF staff dis
closed important Information OF the
exact troops which go TO make up the
corps This Information never has
been given before TO the people ut
home.
MORE THAN 10000
SENT OVER LAST WEEK
+ The rate OF transportation OF troops
for July. General March said. was
keeping up with previous months.
More than e0.Cc0 troops were trans
ported last week alone.
The most important developments OF
the week. the chief of stan pointed
out. had been IN the Albanian thcater
OF war. There is no indication at the
War Department Of when the next
German thrust will come on the west
ern front. but all the allied comman-
ders are confident Of their ability
to withstand IL.
In announcing the organization Of
the army corps General March showed
that. five regular divisions nine Ma
tional Guard and four National Army
divisions, have been used TO make up
.Sthe three CORPS.
General March had little TO say re-
Earding the military situation In
France, but stated that the shipment
OF troops was proceeding without any
let-up .whatevcr the same rate being
maintained for July for previous
months.
CoMPOsITION OF THREE
s ARMY CORPS ANNOUNCED
The first army corps comprises the
following:
First Division. regulars. commanded
by Major-General Robert l.. Bullard: !:
Second Division. regulars. Major-Gen-
eral Omar Bundy; Twcntysixth Ma
tional Guard. Ma ajor- General Clarence
Il. Edwards: Forty-second National
Guard (Rairbow), Maj General
Charles T Menhor: Forty-tirs National
Guard (SunseD. Msjor-General Hun
ter Liggett: Thiriy-second National
Guard (Michigan and Wisconsin
troops). Major General W. c. Ham.
Second corps:
1 Seventy-seventh National Army tNew
ftYork troops). Major-General George b.
Duncan: Thir,y-nfth National Guard
Il
General William NJ. Wright; Eighty
second National Army tAlabama.
Georgia and Tennessee troops). Major
General William Il. Burnham: Thir-
[tieth National Guard (Tennessee, North
and South Carolina and District of
Columbia troops). Major General
George w. Read; Twenty-cighth Ma
tional Guard pennsylvania troops),
Major-General c. II. Muir: Fourth Divi-
sion, regulars. Major General George II.
Cameron.
Third corps:
Third Division. regulars. Major-Gen-
eral Joseph +. Dickman: Fifth, regu-
lars, Ma ajor- General John l.. McMahon;
Seventy-eighth National Army (Dela-
ware and New York troors), Major
General j. NJ. McRae; Eightieth Divi-
sion (Virginia. West Virginia and
Pennsylvania troops). Major General
Adalbert Cronkhite; Thirty third Ma
tional Guard Ullinois troops). Major
General George Bell. Jr.; Twenty-sev-
enth National Guard (New York
troops). Major-General John r. Organ
Commanders for the army corps are
contemporary for the present, General
March said. the policy of the War, De-
partment being to wait until the vari-
Gus major-generals have had expert
ence lin handling the corps units be-
fore making permanent selections.
Appointments as lieutenant-generals
will go to the officers selected for the
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