The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-01

I,250,0o0 NOW OVERSEAS
five Full Army Corps Haye
eenFormed-Ohie of
Staff Optimistic About
Il. Battle Outcome.

10000 troops sent last week. the NUM-
Der OF American soldiers transported
pverseas during july Is expected "a
reach q record OF 800. 700, Secretary
Baker and General March. chief of
taft. today told members ct the SEN
ste military COMMITTEES.
he total number, Of American troops
tmbarking for ran was 1,260, 000ss
Troops 10 Italy.
combat American troops
rom France have begun to arriye Ia
tally, General March announced today
It his regular conference with news
saper men. Neither the number nor
he place where they are to be used
as been communicated to the Wal
apartment. the general said.sAa
Two additional American army
orps have been organized IN sFrance.
ieneral March, announced. They are
he fourth and fifth, commanded by
fajor General George w Reed and
am0r
Summing up tho battle situation on
he Aisne- Marine front, General March
aid It had resulted In forcing the
sermans back II miles farther from
paris and shortening the allied line
Huns Falling Back.
The positions On the TANKS Of the
silent 5near.sSoassOns and Rheims are
klattyeiy unchanged, General March
aid. 9Ss
h Germans withdrawal from Cha
Hau-Thierry toward the center OF the
ialient continues and the important
German center Of observation-disclosures
row within three and q half miles OF tho
hlied mes mi under constant shell
Dire.
The most striking advance since last
Wednesday which General March noted
was by the Bri9iSh forces Just west Of
Rheims. This advance OF q mile and
half on q four-mile front. he said.
marked q special source Of danger to
h enemy. placing his forces to the
south In an awkward position.
AS q result, General March said, the
French already are beginning to d
vance northward from the Marine
on that sidesof the salient:
The German attack at Epieds only
delayed h American progress and
these troops are again moving for
The French advance from Dormans
northward m the Marine, the chief OF
staff pointed out, 10 on a precipitouse
and wooded terrain. making progress
necessarily slow.
Five Corps Organizes.
In announcing the formation Of two
more army. corps, General March ex-
planned that the divisions comprising
them and other corps are assigned be-
fore leaving this country. to be mos
OAAAAON aS COIV6 WuGO SUclE IFaln1nK mas
been complete. With this understanding
he said, the Eighty-third national army
(Maj. Gen. e. f. Glenn), Eighty ninth
national army tBrig. Gen. John S.
Winn) Thirty-seventh national guard
y-ntnth national guard (Maj. Gen.
Charles g. Mortonl, Eighty ninth ma
tional army (Maj. Gen. Henry b. Allen).
M SMs se Sneg5o} national army
assigned to the. Fourth corps.
General March announced the tenn
porary commanders OF the five corps as
follows:
First corps. Maj. Gen. Hunter Ligge4t.
Third corps, Maj. Gen. VIM. M.
Fourth corps. Maj. Gen. Geo. W. Reed.
The Fifth army corps includes the
Sixth regular division (Maj. Gen. Geo.
LIE Z. Irwin, Thirty sixth national
guard lMaj Gen. William ". Smtth),
Gen. .JosephE Kuhn,, Eighty-fifth ma
ttonal army54Maj. Gen. G. w. Ken
nedy), NinetY-first national army
lBrig: Gen. Frederick s. Foltz. tenn
poIarlly IN command), and Seventy
sixth national army (Maj. Gen. Henry
G.. Hodges, jr.).
General March said the Thirty-sec-
ond national guard division,
principally Of Michigan troops and
commanded by Major General Ham.
now Is in the Vosges, on.a quiet sector.
Major General John Ruckman has
peen assigned to command the North
AIiantic coast artillery district. Gen
eral March announced.
More Units Planned.
The chief of staff said it would be the
poliey Of the. department to continue
rganizing additional divisions as those
IN this country are sent abroad.
Secretary Baker told congressman SO
far 1853 of the H~aviland-4 a;rplanea
have been completed in this country
and more than 400 shipped to France
The last report from General Parsiiing
said 81 had been received. bat he had
made no report regarding the number
actually now in use on the American
'front.'.
Secretary Baker ald General Per-
sh1ng had criticised some OF the laavi-
land machines, suggesting structural
changes.
Civ thousand heavy Browning
machine guns, the secretary said. have
been completed, but have not vet been
Sent to General Pershins. Quantity
production OF both the heavy ana light
Browning, he added. Is i~ncreasfnE.
General March also announced the
composition OF the first four regular
army divisions, among the first to DO
sent to France. They follow:
First diriston-Sixteenth. Eighteenth.
Twenty sixth and Twenty-eighth In
faItry: FIFTH. Sixth and Seventh field
artillery.
Second dfvision-Fffth ana six.a
Marine re-in,ents: Ninth and Twsnsy-
third infantry: Twelfth. Fifteenth ana
Seventeenth field artillery.
Third diyision-Fourth. Seventh.
Tenth. E~'ghteehth, TweEty-sx , .ssIst
artillery.
Fourth asvision-Th,rty-nrtn F,-sy-
seventh. Ftfty-eighth anl Fly n'ns's