New-York tribune., 1918-06-11
100000 Men
Sent Abroad. .
Says Baker
Secretary Gives New Fig
ures in Speech to De-
parting "Blue Devils"

WASHINGTON, June 10.-More than
100000 American soldiers have gone
overseas to carry back to France the
encouragement and assistance which
Lafayette and Rochambeau brought to
America. Secretary Baker told the
French Alpine Chasseurs this in bid
ding them farewell here to-day at the
base Of the Washington Monument.
The War Secretary's last announce
mont four weeks ago concerning the
size of American forces abroad was
that 100000 men had sailed for the
battlefront.
The Alpine Chasseurs, better known
as the "Blue Devils" Of France, came to
America last month to assist in the
third Liberty Loan campaign, and since
have toured the South and Middle West.
They were reviewed and received by
the Secretary Of War to-day before
leaving for Baltimore, Newark. New
York and Boston en- route back to their
native land. Attending the exercises
were M. Jusserand, the French Ambas-
sador; representatives of the French
High Commission, Mr.. Bakers staff
and many government officials.
Welcomed by United States
"You soldiers Of France" said Mr..
Baker, in addressing the Chasseurs,
Of America might see with their own
eyes in your persons the kind of men
who have written new page in tn.
record of human heroism and success.
You were welcomed in this country.
The hearts of our people went out
to you and to your people.
GAS the embodiment of the deter
mination, the courage and the heroism
Of France you have been accepted and
received. Nearly all of you, am told,
are battle-scarred veterans. You are
members of an army which has never
known defeat, and you are representa-
tives of people who would rather die
than not be free.
"You are going back to your own
country-still, thank, God. your own.
And when you get there you will find
that the small beginning of our army
which you left there has grown into
mighty manifestation. When you
left France, the American army was
there in small representation, but now
more than 100000 Americans have
sailed from their shore to carry back
to your ermy and your people the en-
couragement and the assistance which
Lafayette and Rochambeau brought to
America in the early and struggling
days of American freedom.
Learning Ar. of War
"They are there learning from you.
emulating. the virtues which you ex-
emplify, learning the art Of war as
you have learned it. in the hard scho Il
of strenuous experience. They and
you are about to accomplish the great
wonder in the world of winning a
victory which will forever set the
stamp of mankind's approval upon the
true theory of civilization
Build New Civilization
Instead of believing in mere physi-
cal force, instead of divorcing the
things of material character from
their moral intent and purpose. we are
collecting now for the children of men
everywhere n civilization which will
rest on moral foundations
II trust you will have safe and
pleasant journey home. know where
your hearts are. They are in the
trenches where danger lies. No doubt
many of you will return to those ex~
lilarating and ennobling experiences
which soldiers have.
II trust when this great war ends
each of you will be active and we'll to
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