Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-18
|'PEED UP SHIPPING
|OF MEN TO FRANCE,
| BAKERS MESSAGE
ecretary Confers With
President and Gives His
Views of Front.
|STIMATED THREE MILLION
WILL BE NEEDED AT ONCE
'otal Will Be Pushed Up to
100000 as Soon as
Possible
ELLIS or TROOPS OVERSEAS
|ondition OF Americans "Ovcr
There" Is Excellent, and
All Wear Smiles.
STIMATED THREE MILLION
WILL BE NEEDED AT ONCE
ELLIS or TROOPS OVERSEAS
on,tition OF Americans "Ovcr
There" Is Excellent, and
All Wear Smiles.

WASHINGTON. April l7.--secrctary
War Newton D. Baker. just back
ON France, to-day mado known 20
resident Wilson the urgent need for
greater American army and max
ium Of speed in preparations 10 meet
c growing emergency on tho west
n front.
The details were communicated to
O chief executive and tho heads Of
war bureaus al tho White House
irins conference which lasted
rouEhout the afternoon. Under tho
rcc,ion Of Major General Payton c.
arch. acting chief Of atan. and Pro-
pst- -Marshal-Gcnc Euoch il. Grow
r, the plans for expansion which
ust be submitted 10 Congress already
c taking shape.
II Is estimated tho size Of tho mill
~ establishment; must be Immediate
increased 10 3 COO 900 men. As soon
the machinery for organization can
enlarged. The total Will be pushed
TO 100000. The advisabiiity or
Gues,ing Congress to authorize an
,propriatIon now for tho larger fig
g is under consideration. Tie House
''''i' -f''i''" -"I"h'''tc"' dH'lC!pSt-
'He 'hcFc"Seh 'ei""An ioE man
'"er' i"N"'hoiE r.p"s'ed the hlii
h'oh "'"," 'c!uo' Ia me "fat an
"a Who nave income o' age s'nc"
'ht - i'''' 'oe'' W i!soi y ''u-
~" UE '"'S measure "h!c" az
s'E ms P"SSe" me 9s"a'e' :" can
{" no ooHo.'c '"ch,E'"hc year. ola
- ''' un' '' var "''ho"'
rro cr,',,,nr,, ~ ,,,o hn, :.
w,,hin ,,c rcxt ,cv. l.ys r,,o ,,;i
AIRY authorities estimate IT VIII make
yailablc approximately 1000 ooj men
yca:. the majority OF whom Will bc
class !. There must he no limit
our effort 10 send the greatest pos
be number OF men 10 Europe in ;he
aat possible :mnc' is Inc substance
SeetcthrS "AEcF message as un-
ers'"9d BY his associates in the ad-
ihiStFanon.
me o'hc!a'S VINO "erc asked 20 the
nite fouSe by Fresident Wilson 20
car 'he secretary OF war recount
Is eNpcricneos included Bernard II.
sF"ch' hehh OF lhe war industries
''Fo oh"'' ma" ''nF!cN' OF inc snip
"S i'""' HcN'e'"i 'aA!c!s 'of the
aNF departments iieToe:t :. Hoover,
|'oa a"n,'his ''"to'' ~ harFy y "a:-
49, "'''' '"'S' p" 'o' '""h 3hc!toh
i'''H'hs' 'P''s'"'''s imam - NC
roo oi'Fc'o'- Sc"c'a' OF TaiF"acs'
o'''''a' comment Was not "o'ain"h!e
''e 0'''1'uS!'', % '"e conference
"aS o,'u '"' o. WI
'''
'e"" so'''''S ~ i''"'e as soo''
MEXICAN SOLDIER HAS
MADE GOOD IN FRANCE
The American soldier ha- made
ood in France" Secretary Baker to-
lay assured newspaper men who met
i'm a. the War Department. The
french and British authorities are
inform in their praise Of the courage.
|ndurancc and aoldierly qualities OF
ur mon.
Tho big thing for America 10 do is
|" support the war, support it fnan-
ALLY and with firm belief. The right
rn Of America is in France. II is
arcd and ready 10 strike The rest
r The body !s hc-c in the United
tates. and II must support the arm.
his support should include subscrip
ions TO Liberty loans as we'll az
FORA! support OF high confidence"
The condition OF the American troops.
he secretary said, is excellent They
II are we'll physically and well in
very other way Their spirits are
iiSh. their behavior admirable, and
hc!r relations with the trench ana
British cordial and sympathetic. he
aid.
"one rarely meets an American sol
|icr IN Franco VINO docs not smile
ma wave ms mat MT. bakcr shid.
inc ohiy sah Americans therc are
'''s' ~ "' w e''"'