Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-04-04
U.S.. SOLDIERS TO
Be BRICADED WITH
FRANCO-BRITISH
American Fighters Will Fight
by Brigades With French
and British IN Picardy Bat
tie. ......
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
London, April Am official an
nouncement issued here last night
says: .."
AS a result of the communications
which have passed between the prime
minister and President Wilson; of de-
liberations between Secretary N. D..
Baker, who visited London a few days
ago, and the prime minister, Mr.. Bal
four, and Lord Derby, and consulta-
tions in France, in which General
Pershing and General Bliss partici-
pated, important decisions have been
made by which large forces of trained
men in the American army can be
brought to the assistance of the AL
lies in the present struggle.
The government of our great west
ern ally is not only sending large
numbers of American battalions to
Europe during the coming critical
months, but has agreed that such of
its regiments as cannot be used in
divisions of their own, being brigaded
with French and British units as long
as the necessity lasts.
Washington, April 2.-The an
nouncement from London that Amer
ican army units are to be brigaded
with British and French organiza-
tions was interpreted by army Off
GERS here today as indicating that the
United States government is ready to
thrust aside all question of national
pride in placing American man pow
er at the immediate disposal of the
Allies.
The plan was decided ON at con-
ferences between Secretary Baker
and Generals Bliss and Pershing and
British and French officials.
Details Up to Pershing.
Details of the method to be fol-
lowed presumably will be arranged
by General PershiliG.. There. was
every indication, however, that
American troops now in training
here are to be rushed across regard
less Of their proficiency.
The British statement carefully
notes that the national aspect of
General Pershing's army is not to be
impaired. The building up of that
purely American war machine will
proceed as rapidly as possible. To
supplement that effort, however, 9TH
er American units will be fed to the
front thru the French and British
lines to meet the present emergency.
Ships Are Ready.
Arrangements for the transporta-
tion of these additional forces," the
British statement said, "are now be-
ing completed.
1t was noted that the statement
pointed out that the American forces
merged with the french and British
are to be withdrawn when their
training is completed and General
Pershing wishes to withdraw them
to build up the American army"
Merging is Certain.
Whatever efforts may be made to
keep a purely American unit in a
veteran division of one Of the other
armies officers say, the exigencies of
conflict and the problem of replacing
losses will lead to the creation ulti-
mately of composite battalions rath-
or than of divisions composed of
French and American or British and
American units.
A complete merging Of the men is
as certain, it is believed, as is the
merging of regular army, national
army and national guard units in the
American army. There is no practi-
cal way to avoid it, officers say, with
out impairing the efficiency of the
entire force.
There are many officers who be-
lieve this to be the only practical So
luton of the transportation and sup
ply problems, if American military
power is to be made Immediately
available to repel the German on
slaught.
GERMAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS