Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-02

seem 10 warrant H.
"A study Of transportation facili-
lies shows sufficient American Ton.
mage 10 hrua over This number Of
fronps. hnf to do 81, There nin. be
reduction in the tonnage alloiied to
other ihan army needs. Tie use Of
Shrpuin. for rnuiinarctal purposes
.nmst ae curta,i.d AS much as nossi
bic The afIpS are very weak and
Ne mast conn. 10 r,.air relief th,s year
1919 The ,4a, uf,pr NAV he TOO i,fe
n lis ver, dau,frul if fhev can hold
sn rfH nfo neless we rive fhem
fot of ~,.r,.t ..S vaar II is there
Cor. ~tr.,.rq recommended MAT
r....,..... ~.... .,.,p,ant of tran~norfa
r,on t. and tbat the needs of
rho o.,r da,...-,,,,arr as set forth above
e. ro..ardod as i,,,,,adfste~
I'm tba rat,or uarr of January ioint
note So ~ presented hy tbo military
r4Dre~enfarives with the suDreme war
oo,,,.4 ,,ss s,.,r,val hv tho cnnnci
+ THIS nots concluded tnaf rranoe voul1
no e,fe. d,rir, 1qlQ or,l, under certain
cop6itfons namely.
.J,tat The srrono7b of the british
and French IRONS i'm France are con.
( tinuouslv kent no TO their present
total strenerh and that they receive
tbe evnected re-enforcements of not
loss rhon tyvo American divisions ner
month 10"
Tho FIRST German offensive of 1918.
he,,inntno March n overran all re-
/ siernnca dnrino the initial Deriod Of
rho o4tock The offensive made such
inroods nnon French and British re-
sa,yes ,bnt dereot stared them in the
raca unless the new American troops
ehorid nrove more Immediately
a-oiIabla tbon aven the most ontimis-
rio had dared TO hone. On March
o7 tho military renresentatives with
,ho s,,n~o,,o cor council nrenared
,ho,r ,a,nt Dota No 1e This note re-
DooteS tho nraviouslv ouoted state
49, e.or, ioin+ nota No 10 and
oo,+;,,,,ad.
O ..,,,ho bo.41o ,,hicb l. dava,,.,inp at
tho n~osant roonoant In France. and
- 49, or+ond 70 tbo otbar thea
a-.Sa.,a,, 80 ,o-v ouIcLiv
nIace the allied armies in a serious
situation from the noint Of view of eff.
fectives
..Tbe military representatives are Of
the opinion that it is highly desirable
that fha American government should
assist the allied armies as soon as
possible nv nernitting i'm principle the
temnorarv service of American units
in allied army corps and divisions.
Such re-enforcements must. however.
he obtained from other units than
tbosa American divisions which are
nov, onerating with the French, and
the units so Temporarily employed must
eventually be returned to the Ameri-
can army.
Tho military representatives are Of
rho oninion that from the present time.
in execution Of the foregoing. and IN.
I'll otbar,,-isa directed nv the supreme
u.or council only American infantry
and machine oun units. organized as
thar oovernmeAt NAV decide. be
hrourbt to France and that all agree /
nentS or conventions hitherto made in |
conflict with this decision be modified /
accordingly"
pt.nned an American Army
1-,,o soo-o+orv of var who was in /
- -, tho time. General RI,ss. the
,.oan,lao n,iIi+orv ranrasentative with
,ha surname war counc;I and I at once
-e.-ro,. -, +ho tor,os NJ this note
,.',.L 80 .or,,,t tbst the secretary rec
80 ,.,1.a 80 +ho n-os,dent that ioin.
.'S.o w 20 no onnrovad in the follow
,r,' sorso.
'"s - 1,'.-. ., tho American gov.
ornr,er+ e to render the fullest CO.
.1.io, "a oid ond therefore the
naoo,nrnendation of the military rep
.oeontatives with regard TO the pref
arantial TRANSFORMATION of American
;nFar+rv and machine gun units IN
The nresent emergency is approved. |
Sucb units. when transported, will be
npdar the direction of the command
ar :, chief or the American expedi-