The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-01

ally l,UUV,VuV men as against "A miles when the counter assault was set in
 motion. From Chateau Thierry the Americans have made the maximum advance, covering fl miles. to reach | the positions where they rested today, preparing for new advances.
 Discussing the army being trained here to support the men at the front General March said he had ordered 1 six new divisions created, making the fighting elements of two new army corps, or l2 divisions, which had been added to the military establishment in the last two weeks. Again two well trained regular regiments will be used as the center on which each division is built.
 The chief of staff made 1t plain that | 1t is a monthly programme of increase upon which the war department has embarked. The cycle appears now to be an army corps month to be shipped abroad, it's lace to be taken at once by new corps to be created here. The men, quarters and equipment are available to keep that up for the rest of the year and longer if necessary. Present cantonments will house at least 1,750,000 men
 NEW OFFICERS SOUGHT Already twoscore new general off
 cers are being sought to command the
 new divisions and brigades. General
 March announced also that he had de-
 cided upon abandonment of every des-
 ignation for the troops except that of
 United States army" All other marks
 than the plain "U. S." of the regulars
 will be abolished. For war department
 purposes the national army and the ma
 tional guard are wiped out utterly and
 other officers reserve corps go with
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 ton plan means more than changing color ornaments, General March said, for in seeking new general officers pro- motion by selection from the entire army will be employed.
 GEN. MARCH'S STATEMENT
 The principal portions of General March's statement follows.
 Whatever the enemy's objevctive was at the start of the drive. and whatever our hope was in the counter offensive on the flank of the salient, it is now perfectly evident that those aims have been set aside. The objective of each army is the other army each one Of them wants to kill as many of the other sa possible. The holding back of the jaws by the Germans at Soissons and near Rheims has made it practically impos- sible for us to expect a bag. They have haG two weeks now to withdraw from the dangerous points down near the Marne, and the objective of each army is the other way. During the last few days the American forces on the salient have been increasing by the arrival of the Forty second division, which is taking part in the fighting near Fere- En-1ar- denois and Sergy. The American divis- ion in the vicinity of Roncheres and Cierges is our Third division.
 T have ordered the formation of six new American divisions in the United States They will be numbered from Is to 20 and will be organized at Camps Logan. Kearney, Reauregard. Travis. Dodge and Sevier. These divisions will have nucleus, as the six divisions or eanized last month did. two regular in- fantry regiments, following the policy of , the war department to replace as far as possible every. soldier at home who is fit for service abroad, with the home guards or men of limited service. The regular regiments referred to will be the nucleus of these divisions.