Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09

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the war department ~ 81 forth above
b. regarded - immediate.s
In the latter part Of January Joint
eete No. T. presented by the military
repreeentatives With he sapreae war
council. was approved By the council.
This note coneiudsd that Prince would
b safe during 1918 ooly under certain
eooditions. namely:
That The strength Of The British
and Preach troops In France are con-
tinuously kept up to their present
total strength and that they receive
the expected rsenforcements Of not
isss than tive American divisions per
month"
The 6rst German Offensive Of 1918.
beginning March 81. overran all re-
sistance during the initial period Of
the attack. The Offensive made such
inroads upon French and British re-
serves that defeat stared them In the
face unless the new American troops
shouid prove more Immediately
available than even the most optimis-
dc had dared to hope. On March
n the military representatives with
the supreme war council prepared
their Joint note No. 10. This note re-
peated the previously quoted state
sAcue uou JViue uotS 3NVs 49, enu
continued:
'The battle which IL developing at
the present moment In France. and
which can extend to the other thea.
ters Of operations, may very quickly
place the allied armies IN q serious
situation from the point Of view Of ef.
fsctives.
..The military representatives ere Of
|-the opinion that II IL highly desirable
that the American government should
assist the allied armies a. soon d
possible BY permitting in principle the
/ temporary service Of American units
in allied army corps and divisions.
Such endorsements must, however.
be obtained from other units than
those American divisions which are
now operating with the French. and
the units 50 temporarily employed must
eventually be returned to the AmerI.
can army.
'-The military Representatives are Of
the opinion that from the present time.
In execution Of the foregoing. and IN.
til otherwise directed BY the supreme
war council. only American infantry
and machine gun units. organized ~
that government may decide. be
brought to France, and that all agree
ments or conventions hitherto made In
conflict with this decision be modified
accordingly"
Planned an American Army.
The secretary Of war. who was In
France at the time: General Bliss. the
American military representative with
the supreme war council. and at once
conferred on the terms Of this note.
with the result that the secretary rec.
commended to the president that joint
note No. 1s be approved In the follow.
ing sense:
"The purpose Of the American gov.
ernment 10 to render the fullest Co
operation and aid. and therefore the
recommendation Of the military rep
resentatives with regard to the pref.
,erental transportation Of American
infantry and machine gun units in
the present emergency 10 approved.
Such units, when transported, will bs
under the direction Of the command
er in chief Of the Americas expedi.
tionary forces. and win be assigned
for training and use By him 10 his die.
cretion. He will use these and all
other military forces Of the United
States under his command 10 such
manner ~ to render the greatest mill
tary assistance. Keeping In mind n.
ways the determination Of this gov.
ernment to have its varied military
forces collected - speedily - their
training and the military situation per
mits. into an indepepdent American
army. acting In concert with the
armies Of Great Britain and France.
and al arrsngemests made By him