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-
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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. There '
is little doubt that the German gen
eral staff has known that some hun
dreds of thousands of men have been'
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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
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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:
|\ \\ \<//\ Public Service
fTt/i Commission Mll
-71 ton J Br*ch in
compiaim of j
the New York ,
Central Railroad |
Co.. against the '
Cieartieid Water
-m Co.. the water
company cannot
hold the railroad
liable to loss of a discount on a bill
because the latter containing the
check for payment happens to be
delayed in the mails. In this case
it was established that the railroad
mailed the letter containing the
I check the day before the discount
period expired apd it reached its
destination one dav too late. The
discount involved was's2l9.6B.
In directing th.it the water com
pany "change the language of its
rule on discount so that there can
be no question when a delinquen?y
occurs in transmitting payment by
mail that the party makingthe re
mittance is alone responsible- for
the delay." the commissioner says
that a customer should not be held
liable for " a delay contingent upon
events beyond his control. Espec
ially should this precaution be taken
where payment is made by mall for
I where the course of remittance is
1 liable to interruption through some
casualty. • • • *lt could not be
I considered a reasonable regulation
' which would impose the loss of dls-.
| count upon the consumer wh*>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
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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.
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