The sun., 1918-06-16
100000 MEN
UNDER ARMS BY
AUGUST FIRST
Provost Marshal General
CrOwder Tells Military
Committee of Progress.
100000 ARE VOLUNTEERS
General March Raises Bakers
Figures of Men in France
by 100000.
100000 ARE VOLUNTEERS
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WARRINGTON. June Is. - Secretary
Bakers estimate Of 100000 men In
Trance made a week ago was raised yes
,erday by Gen. Peyton c. March. Chief
of STAFF. to more than 100000 in 4
statement to newspaper men In which
ne said the cause Of the Allies now looks
more favorable than It has for weeks
Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nounced to the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs earlier In the day that
by August 1 there would be 3.000.00
Americans under armA q force that will
be made up Of 100000 volunteers and
100000 drafted men.
These announcements. yielding more
definite Information on the fighting
strength Of the army than has come for
weeks from the war chiefs gave rise to
the suggestion that the American Army
now may be strong enough to counter
balance the German thrust. On this
point Gen. March said:
Troops in Constant Flow.
ut is impossible to predict a day
say q month ahead or any other definite
t!ms-when . mastering superiority will
be in the hands Of the ALLIES. But the
number Of troops We are sending across
now 10 limited only by the capacity OF
the ships to carry them. and We intend
20 keep that up
Gen., March also said that the oues-
ton Of man power Oh the western front
must be considered with reference not
only to the enemy divisions which have
been known to be there all along. but
with the potential increase which might
he attained by bringing divisions from
the eastern front.
He pointed out that the four German
oNensives have increased the dimculttes
a. the Allies, because Of the extension
a. the German line Ger. March said
that from Rheims to the sea the Ger
mans have stretched their front sixty
SIX miles In order to hold this new
line the Allies have had to use more
troops than they had At the start ne
said
Channel Ports the Ain.
Gen. March regards tho latest Ger
man drive not 50 much a. a drive on
raris, but as a move to straignten inc
offensive line preparatory FOR sweep
INK attack for the Channel ports. The
ports, he said, are the chief oo1ectiVes'
Gen. Crowder's announcement brought
great satisfaction to the Senate COM
n,ittee. While he would not detail the
plans by which his prophecy OF 3.ooo.ooo
is to be fulfilled. he was assured that th's
figure would be reached. He said that
$4,000 Of the 100000 in Class have
already been called into service. and
that by December 81 Class l will be en-
lIrely exhausted.
The prediction was then made that
either an amendment to the selective
service act would have to be made rais-
ing the age limits or Class and SUD-
sequent classes would have to be drawn
upon. Secretary Baker Is known 10
favor calling men from Glasses 2 .. ana
Of the ages from 2l to 81 Gen.
Crowder would not say what new age
limits he would prefer.
Heavy Calls In 1919.
A statement that was regarded as
significant was then made by Gen.
Irowder.
Everybody thinks there will be heavy
calls during the first six months OF
!sl9," he said.
The Marshal told the committee that
he approved the principle OF extending
the registration ages from is to +b years
but he did not commit himself on the
provisions Of the France bill which con-
Iains these limits.
Gen. Crowder said that 100000 more
men were expected from the registra-
ton Of June 5 and 100000 additional
from reexamination of classihcations
made Of previous registrants The final
figures of classification Of the hrst reg
istration were given. The total number
Of reEistrants was S.6ss.+F. These
were divided ss follows;
Class I, 2l2s.7:s; Class 2. t0s.66s
Ciass 3. 427.s7S; Glass =. 3.ts3.32c CLASS
>. l.s:s.sbs, ........
Progrsss Of ths Draft.
The progress Of the draft was shown
hy these figures from Class !. In jan
uary there we're called 2S.2ss In Feb.
ruary. sS,77s; In March. is2.%s+: in
April, l7A,S77; In May. aSo.23o: In June,
asa.s%5. and in July. $4,000. Total
!,347.5I:.
The occasion Of Gen. Crowdsr's ap'
rearance before the military conimittet
vas TO set forth the Views NJ the Wal
Department and his personal views o.
,,e France bill to increase the limits Of
federal control OF the man power o'
,le nation for all men between the agei
Q, 10 and y. Gen. crowder made u
CestanasS On ssce~s Psss.
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