Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09

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That y b enate0paatsd AnsgseaD
a,visseas and essps vhea trained -
Organised shan be utilized 0dR -
American commnndse u ehiol b -
American groap. :
That The American commander =
chief shall allot American treops -
the Frsnch o. Britieh for training -
train them With American unitn at ~
discretion. with the undesstandlnG
that troops already transported ~
British shippins OF Included In ths ~
divisions mentioned are 10 - traine0
with The british army"
A. Q meeting Of the supreme war
coancil held at Abbevills May and
2. an urgent appeal came fro0 both
Preach and italian Representatives for
American replacements or units -
serve with their armies. TIE follow.
ing agreement was reached. commit.
ting the eouncil to IN indspendeae
American army and providing for the
immediate shipment Of certain troopss
Under American Flaa
TT u the opinion Of the supreme
war council that. in order to carry the
war to successful conclusion. a.
American army should BE- formed -
early a. possible under its own naS.
In order to meet the present smer.
gency II IL agreed that American
troops should be brought to France
as rapidly a. allied transportation r.
cilities will permit. and that, ~ far -
consistent with the necessity of build.
ing mp an American aymy. preference
win be given to infantry and machine
gun units for training and service
with French and British armies"
The next Offensive Of the enemy WAS
made between the Disc and Bsrry-au.
Bsc against the French instead ol
against the British. ~ was generally
expected. and II came a q completo
surprise. The initial Aisne attack,
covering q front Of thirty-nvs kile.
meters. met with remarkable success,
~ the German armies advanced No les
than nifty kilometers In four days. On
reaching the Marne that river was
1 used ~ 4 defensive flank and the Ger
man advance was directly towards
Paris. During the flrst days Of June
something akin to . panic seized the
city. and II was estimated that I. 1000. 900
people left during the spring Of 1918.
Such extensive priority had already
been given to the transport Of Ameri.
can infantry and machine gunners that
the troops Of those categories which
had received even partial training u
the United States were practically a.
hausted. Moreover. the strain on our
services Of supply made II essential
that early relief be afforded BY increas.
Ing its personnel. The final agreement
was cabled to the war department o.
June 8. ~ follows:
THE following recommendations are
made on the assumption that at least
100000 men can be transported In each
Of the months Of June and July by the
employment Of combined British and
American tonnage. We recommend:
"For the month Of June: Absolute
priority shall be given to the trans.
portation Of 10000 combatant troopa
25.lOO men for the service Of the rail-.
ways. the balance to bs troops q
categoriss to be determined BY the
commander-in-chief. American expedt
tionary forces.
"For the month Of July: Absolute
priority for the shipment Of 10000
| combatant troops, the balance to con.
sist Of troops to be designated BY the
commander-in-chief. American sxpedi-
tionary forces.
troope to be dispatched In July may
have to inciude troops which havs had
insumcient training. but ws consider
the present emergency 10 such - b
justify q temporary and exceptional
departure By the United States iron
sound principles Of training, especially
- similar course II being telloweo
by vIanee and Great Britain.
sSigned FOCH.
NILNER.
PERSHIN0.s
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