U.S. HAS GREAT ARMY IN FRANCE READYTO FIGHT Over Half Million Trained Men For General Foch's Counter Offensive Wulintt. May 9. —More than half a million American soldiers been sent to France. Sec retary Baker yesterday authorized the statement thnt his forecast in Congress in January that 500,000 troops would be dispatched to France early In the present year now has beeh surpassed. Mr. Baker dictated the following statement: la January 1 told the Senate com mittee that there was strong likeli hood that early in the present year 500.000 American troops would be dispatched to France. I cannot, either now or perhaps later, discuss the number of American troops in France, but I am giad to be able to say that the forecast I made in Jan uary has been surpassed " The Secretary chose his words about the troops in France with utmost oar*. He would not amplify the statement in any way. and specifical ly asked that the press refrain from speculation as to what precise figures his guarded remarks covered or as to what possibilities of early further increase in the force on the other side there might be. All Equipped and Fit to Fight There has been repeated official announcement, however. that the Government is bending every energy to rushing men across to back up the Allied lines in France, and offi cers directly in charge of the trans portation have expressed satisfaction with the progress being made. There is no doubt that the present force of American troops there rep resents only a small part of the to tal strength that will be, available for employment by General Foch be fore the summer fighting ends. There are indications, too. that the War Department has adhered to its policy of equipping fully befoi* his departure every man sent across. That is the first consideration in checking off supplies of clothing and arms. Mr. Baker's rtoent study of the whole ordnance program was founded on his desire to see just what the situation was in this slow est element of the war preparations. As a result of a personal investi gation of machine gun production during the past few days, the See- Skin Eruptions Disappear Bliss Native Herb Tablets Remove Pimples and Blackheads Face eruptions are caused by blood impurities, which in turn re sult from poor digestion, sluggish liver and nervous debility. If your skin shows blotches, pimples or eruptions of any sort, do not neg lect it. but take Bliss Native Herb Tablets and the result will be a clear complexion, a healthy skin, bright eyes and general good health. This condition is brought about by the action of the tablets on the blood, liver aijd kidneys. 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THE GLOBE THURSDAY EVENING, HMJUSBURG iMI TBLBGRXPff > MAY 9, 1918. retary announced that (hire is no presvnt shortage of light or heavy type* of these weapons, either in France or America, and no short age is in prospect. Pleatr of Gona Mr. Baker said there had been no I question brought up as to the sup- ! plies of light type Browning guns, which were coming forward in quan- I titles. He would not say whether; shipment of these guns to Krance [ had been started. As to the heavy j Brownings, he said: "Early manufacturers' estimates as i to the production of the heavy type! perhaps were more optimistic than! was justified. The estimate of the! Ordnance Department in January has j been met and is being met. Some | of these heavy guns have been pro- j duced and there is every indication* of forthcoming production in increas- i ing and substantial numbers." Secretary Baker's conclusions as to machine guns follow on the heels of pessimistic statements by members of Congress in this regard. In the discussion of the production of I Browning machine guns, contracts; for other types both here and abroad j apparently have been lost sight of. These contracts preceded the placing of orders for the Brownings, and > that supply was designed to meet the \ emergency until the new gun was available in quantities. The present practice of fitting American units wtlli French and British divisions, it is pointed out. 1 makes the artillery question less' pressing as an immediate independ- ' ent supply. Thousands to Follow The Allied divisions to which the f Americans are assigned already have the artillery necessary, and the fact that American infantry is added to them does not mean a proportionate j increase in guns. It is manpower that is being supplied by the new arrangement. and additional gun- j power will be necessary only where , independent American divisions or: army corps are formed. Yesterday's statement regarding the movement to France is the first j official utterance made during the j war indicating even indirectly the number of men sent abroad. The first force to go over was never do- j scribed except as a division, although as a matter of fact it was consti tuted into two divisions soon after its arrival on the other side. The fact that more than 500,000 have gone this year also shows the ac celerated rate at which the men have been moving forward since the win ter passed and eased the shipping and embarkation situation. The effect of Mr. Baker's announce ment in Germany and Austria, if it- Is allowed to reach those countries. ! will be watched with interest. 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Sold bv Kennedy's Drug Store and local I agents everywhere. sent across by the United states, but the slae of the force has been care fully kept from the rank and file of the Oerman army as well as from the civilian population. To date, 1.237,000 Americans have been called to the colors under the selective service act. Provost Mar shal-General Crowder yesterday gave this figure as the approximate strength of the National Army. GERMANS SUFFER GREAT LOSSES [Continued from First Page,] they were unable to take by a fron tal operation. While this may be the beginning of another furious bat tle on the. sector where the enemy met disastrous defeat ten days ago. indications are that the attack is not in very great force although the fighting is intense. Pushing against the Anglo-French < forces on a five mile front between- Voormexeele and La Clytte the Ger mans pierced the allied front in the enter but wore repulsed - elsewhere, the French even making a slight ad vance of their own south of La Clytte. In the center the allied troops continue the fighting In an effort to throw the Germans out of the ad vanced positions they captured. Enemy loses Heavily Seemingly the Germans are at tacking in the hope of driving -he allies back toward the Kemmelbeek river and its branches or beyond Po peringhe and thus outflank the heights running west from Mont Kemmel. Very heavy losses were inflicted in the enemy in his previous strong effort to penetrate this line and the line about Locre and its ad joining hills. It may be the ;.ttack is only a mask for a stronger effort elsewhere although to break through the Yoormexeele-Locre line might be of marked advantage to the enemy. Elsewhere in Flanders and in Pl cardv the infantry has been inactive. The big guns, however, aie roaring without cessation, especially north and south of the Avre, east of Amiens. Aerial fighting is most ac tive and in a big air battle near Douai British aviators brought down eight ot" the enemy without any losses. Four more German machines , were brought down at other points. I". S. I'sos Heavy Artillery Bad weather prevails on the Amer ican sectors in France. Northwest of Toul an American patrol has been ambushed by the Germans. In this sector also American heavy artillery has been in action for the first time. Near Montdidier, in Picardy. ihe American gunners continue '.heir harassing fire against the Ger mans. The American Army is growing rapidly in strength. Although re fusing rt> divulge the exact number of men who have gone over seas. Secre tary of War Baiter announces ihat more than 500,000 Americans are now in France. Turks Again Pushed Back On the Italian front rains tjave put a stop to lively artillery and patrol engagements. The British forces advancing northward from Bagdad in Mesopotamia have cap tured Keruk. 150 miles south of Bagdad and eighty miles southeast of Mosul, the objective of the drive. Six hundred wounded Turks were taken. - David Lloyd George, the British prime minister. In the House of Commons to-day will lead the de fense of his government against the attack precipitated by the letter writ ten by Major General Maurice. How far the opposition will go has not been disclosed but the government has rallied its forces for a decisive vote on its right to hold office. CITY TO FI HMSH 10 MOHF. PHYSICIAN'S FOR THE WAR Dr. J. B. McAlister, 234 North Third street, is endeavoring to secure the names of city physicians who will vol unteer to serve in the Army and Navy during the war. Ten is the allotment Harrisburg Is to fiirnish during 191 S. Only four or five of these will be called before July. The physicians will be commissioned when they are called. MUST ALLOW FOR j MAILSERVICE Public Service Commission' Announces an Important Decision on Payments Under ft ruling ■V \\ $ ///\ made by the: |\ \\ \re payment was made in due time, but i delayed Jn transit of the mails." Judge frcxler Here—Judge F. M. Trexler. of, the superior court, was in Harrisburg for a short time to day while passim; through the city. Jones Wants Cliarter —One of the interesting hearings held yesterday at the Public Service Commission was the application of Lewis Jones of Philadelphia, for a charter to fur nish steam heat. He h&s been engag ed in the business as a private Indi vidual. I*s Hog ClKlcra—The State De 7 partment of Agriculture to-day an nounced that there were 4.000 fewer cases of hog cholera in Pennsylvania last year than the year before be cause of the quarantine restrictions imposed. Deaths from the disease are given at 3.986, a lower number also. The loss is declared to have been in thousands of dollars and in some cases due to failure to take precautions. The loss to the bee keepers of the state because of the severe winter is given at $1,000,000, ninety per cent, of the bees being killed or rendered useless in some districts. The honey crop will be re duced from 25 to 60 per cent, in other districts. The department also announced that there were 122 1 cases of rabies in the state last year and that 67 persons had been bitten and that 1,232 herds, totaling 17,- 394 cattle had been tested. Allamau Detailed—ft. P. Allaman, has been detailed by State Zoologist Sanders to make an inspection surT vev of the state to determine wheth er damage has been caused by the oriental moth which is declared to have come from Japan on cherry trees. The work of the state has been united with the United States gov ernment in the campaign to control the white pine blister. Mifflin Gets Cash—The State Highway Department has certified to the State Treasury for payment the amount due to Mifflin county sec .ond class townships., for cash road, tax bonus. It amounts to $7,109,87 as the county has 420 miles of road. The townships and the amount they I will get are as follows: Armagh, sl,- 024.06: Bratton, $443.10; Brown, ! $427.86; Decatur, $765.23; Derry, $569.14; Granville, $987.10; Menno, $702.45; Oliver. $835.83; Union, $735.90; Wayne, $619.20. Governor to Speak Governor Brumbaugh will be the chief speak-, er at the dedication of the Snyder, tablet at the home of the Governor of one hundred years ago at Selins grove. Tuesday. Militia to Parade—The Pittsburgh units of the Reserve Militia will .pa rade Friday at that city. It will be their first appearance. . Cresson's Good Work—ln addition to the sale of Liberty Bonds the pa tients and eftiployes at the Cresson sanatorium, in July, 1917, raised $517.39 for the Red Cross, and in December.of the same year, raised $237 from the sale of fancy work done by the patients and employes. T.his also was given to the Red Cross. Jn January. 1948,-the Knights of Columbus campaign netted $73 at Cresson, and $238 was raised fop-the French relief committee in March, 1918, for the rehabilitation of one French family. In addition to this the patients and employes at this in stitution have done their bit loyally in th First and Seeond Liberty Loan campaigns. SALE AIDS RED CROSS A combination sale was held this afternoon by Maxwell Hite at 1147 Cameron street, and thirty per cent, of the auctioneer's commission will | be given to the Harrisburg Chapter. American Red Cross. Miscellaneous articles were sold by Mr. Hite and a ! tidy sum was realized for the local chapter. Herman J. Weiser Now in Service Over There MLJmMmm t *+ jH ' 44 V m'' ~ HERMAN J„ WEISER Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Weiser, of Penbrook, have received word of the safe arrival of their son. Pri vate Herman J. Weiser, somewhere "over there." He enlisted in the Medical Corps February 21, later being transferred to Ambulance Company No. 5. He was in training at Columbus, Ohio.; Camp Ogel tliorpe, Georgia; Camp Clark, Texas, and fc'amp Merrltt, New Jersey. j "The^ Store" Your Appearance j Depends greatly on the clothes you wear— # You may have determined that you would limit the price you would pay for your Spring Suit and that's good judgment on your part providing you make that limit sufficient to get good clothes. Shakespeare said (and it still holds good) "Apparel of times pro claims the man." 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