Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-23
100000 Men Have Been
Shipped Over Seas, General
March Tells Newspaper Men
at the Weekly Confereace,
ENEMY is PREPARING
FOR ANOTHER THRUST
Present .LuIl Means Thai Ger
mans Are Strengthening
Lines and Preparing for
Monster Offensive Shortly.
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Washington, June 22.-Nine hum
dred thousand men have been shipped
across the sea. General March told
newspaper correspondents at the
weekly conferences today. f.
The United States is today five
months ahead of its program for plac-
ing an army in France. General
March said.
The figures on American troop
movements are significant since Gem
eral March at his first conference last
week fixed the number at more than
SO0,0 While the general battle sit
uation looks good today. General
March said, the present lull on the
western front means only that Ger
man combat divisions are being re-
formed for another drive. The chief
of staff said that the central powers
again were held on all fronts.
Cross 100000 Mark.
"The United states has now crossed
the 100000 mark of troops shipped
from ports in America said General
March This includes men in France
and on the high seas, combatants and
non-combatants In which class are
counted medical people and the serve
ice of supply. *s* Nine hundred thou
sand men is a large command. and In
It are regular army troops, national
guard, national army and a small
force of marines. The marines amount
TO some 10000 men altogether. So
far whenever the test has come. re-
gardless of the character of the troops
themselves the American troops have
done well.
The fighting at Cantigny was nan
died by our first division, under Maj
Gen. Robert L. Bullard. and was
very striking example of the high
class teamwork between infantry.
field artillery and particularly the
staff. 1t shows that our staff training,
which is one of the most important
things, in connection with the modern
army, has now reached the point
where 1t can work successfully. The
first division is the first division not
only numerically. but the first division
landed in France. as perhaps you all
know, and is now thoroughly
trained high grade unit, and so far
has always delivered the goods.
Praise for Guardsmcn.
"Other units, liks the Rainbow di-
vision, which was organized from all
the states in the union from national
guard units, commanded by Maj.
Gen. c. r. Mencher, is fine repre-
sentative of the national guard. and
has also done high grade work. AZ
the Chateau Thierry fighting, al.
though the number of our troops en-
gagged was small, a good deal of im-
porsant work was done by machine
gun units under major whose name
do not know The whole brigade
at that point was commanded by Gen.
James G.. Harbord, who was recently
Pershing's chief of staff and whe has.
been transferred to that brigade. The
Twenty-sixth division is reported az
doing very well.
The general situation looks well.
This present lull on the west front
simply means that Germany Is reflt-
ting her divisions and preparing for
another drive. 1t does not mean that
look forward to a renewal and repeti-
ton of what we have been passing
through these past few months. as far
as German activity Is concerned.
Men Are Flowing to Front. -
The speed with which the army Is
being moved to the front is sharply
indicated by the fact that approM-
mately 100000 men have been EN-
barked during the last two weeks.
The total movement during May was
not more than 100000. 1t was only
two weeks ago that Secretary Baker
announced that more than 700. .00a
had been shipped; a week later, at the
first of his conference with the news
paper men. General March said the
100000 mark had been passed and
today he placed the figure at moro
than 100000
On this showing the million mark
should be passed by July 1. varioiis
factors enter into the problem OF
transportation. which forbid a deff-
mite prediction. Rs
General March made It clear that
time gained in getting abroad enough
American troops to give General Foch
a mastering superiority over tha
enemy, is the vital factor. Every
day lost by the Germans In pressing
their effort to achieve military victory
before American aid can arrive IN
overwhelming force is regarded as q
day nearer ultimate defeat for them.
situation Looks Well.
1.-THE general situation looks WELL"
was General March's comment. as hs