New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1918, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY e e = FIGHTING MEN TO EURQPE 4 1 DISCLOSING NUMBER OF Publication of Exact Num- YANKEE TROOPS SHIPIED her Shipped, 1,019,115 as o Washington, July The pres nt ve out late yesterday for Independence Day Gift to : publication the following state Public. ment and correspondence regard ing the number of American troops sent overseas since the 3.-—More than United States entered the wai American troops have 1 have today received the fol verseas. The exact figures lowing letter from the secretar 115 Announcement to this of war, which seems to me to was authorized last night by contsin information which will resident Wilson, who said in a pre- | he so satisfactory to the country pared statement that “its publicatian that its publication will be wel will be welcomed and will give -{ comed and will give additional tional zest to our national celebrati zest to our national celebration of the Fourth of July.” i of thoe Jfourth of July Government affici srmy officers; : in fact, all W oof the an nouncement, were elated over the aplendid’ showing of troops sent. to My Dear Mr. President led e More than one million Amer- ‘War Department Washington, July 1. 1918 were included in the 1can soldiers have iled from statement, and it apparent the ports in this country to par these that the desire of the gov ticipate in the war in France. In ernment to have an army of 1,500.- reporting this fact to you, T feel 000 men at the front by the end of that you will be interested in a 1918 can be fulfilled hefore Septem few data showing the progress of ber if the present rate of transporta- our overseas military effort tion is continued. In June, the ban The first ship carrying mili- ner month, 276,372 men were senti fary personnel sailed May 8 E averseas. 1917, having on board Base H 7 e ) s In line with the statement author pitz 0. 4 and members of the : ized by the president was the action Reserve Nurses Corps of the house committee on appropria- | ‘General Pershing and his tions in removing the seal of secrecy staff =ailed on May 20, 1917, The from testimony given by Brig. Gen embarkations in 3 from R. E. Wood, acting quartermaster May, 1917, to and in gencral, army, to the effect that 1918, are as follows military strength of the country : ©1917—May, 1,718, June, Tanuary, 1919, would be 4,000,000 261: fuly, 1 8; August, men. And to this neral Wood add- 3; September, 32,5 Oetober 2d the encouraging information that . November, 016 these 4,000,000 would be thoroughly cember, 48,840, equipped, and those sent overseas T a3 Tan Ay would carry supplies and equipment{ juary, 48,0 S s ' for three months. % D e 5 hough many consider fthe , o TR o Wt : P TOH st e e R e R : ity of foulard wantng, this trock 15| DINNER NEGLIGEE OF - Woed’s testimony that the difficulties Vot en b 14844 making a valiant atte e e R S | M thons (St ioie 0| CREPB AND SATIN| - REGIMENT FROM NEW ENGLAND DECORATEDE elected pre formed pose of as to give rs all et o chu elow are some of the survivors inking after eollision 1 tan mall boats being towed tox teamer ten miles ape Lookout 1 | that came to th rescue, TV e i e o e frilled collar and bands of « er squipment for our troops had heen troops returned from abroad. lost organdie are added to overcome. at sea, and casualties, is 8,165 ured white foulard The president’s announcement took and of these, by veason of the the form of authorization of the pub- | iporbly efficient protection lication of a letter which he received iRl vy has etvenionr from the secretary of war yesterday. transport system, only 291 have giving detailed figures of the ship- heaen iloat: attrea. ment of troops since the first con- “‘The supplies and equipment tingent went to Burope in May, 1917, T Fiaaao tor il foopa eantiare. A table of shipments contained in by our latest reports, adequate, cretary Baker's letter shows how G s e troops transportation has grown from trles in this country is showing O i VLGB o, T GG s marked improvement in practi ment accomplished in June. In the | ,a11c an lines of necessary equip- last three months the movement has ment and supply g gone forward by leaps and hounds, R espectrully. yours) and if the figures are published in CNBEWTON D. BAKE Germany the people of that country will gee that the American army of “To which I replied a few doctors and woodchoppers' ! ‘“The White House, has grown considerably. For the ; Washington, July 2, 1913 benefit of the Germans it may he said ! My Dear Mr. Secretary: between 65 and 70 per cent of the Your letter of July ! con 1,019,115 belong to fighting units tains a very significant piece of Taking 6% per cent as the proportion news and an equally significant (for Secretary Baker has stated that report of the forwarding of the percentage was nearer 70 than troops during the last year fo the 65, it is apparent that the combatant other side of the water. Tt is a or fighting units of Pershing's army record which 1 think must caus number 692,998 men universal satisfaction, becau The number of casualties given by the heart of the count is un- Becretary Baker are net, that is, they | questionably in this war and the do not include men who were re people of the United States re ported as casualties and have since | jpice to see their force put faster returned to active duty. and faster into the great struggle The figures on troop shipments which is destined to redeem the show that there was substantial world. Cordially and sincerely foundation for the charges by mem vours, bers of the senate committee on mil- “WOODROW WILSON itary affairs last winter that the over- “ Fon. Newton D. Baker S seas movement of soldiers had been s T T ey midst in a black and ©0 small ae to be almost negligible in | eyer-preseitwool et tolk: these davs of huge armies. It was | ———— — — | mentation vyh'- briny not until September, 1917, when the | siaamers from France. In addition, | Plack straw braid United States had béen at war with | {ne British government furnished a | and upper brin are Germany for five months, that the ribbon, fleet of transports and agreed to ¢ cpected g should hap- DyRIEeAs movementiapuroximaled ione (laupplyd the WA cticantnoopsiicarricd : = v, the host wned | ,has covered itself with thousand soldiers a day. At the end 7 with everything they needed in the ; i . . need! Fignting the great fight for free- |spirit won the admiratic of October, when the United States| ... ,¢ equipment, even small arms, Wave ; vh ’ pear- | gom, the One Hundred and Fourth in- | Frer who, recogniz had been a party to the great con- 4 z ! doix X ey flict more than six months, the num iihelie oyetnmen CRRl e Xer B ol 1 I seagreer < is | fantry e for a greater part of | value of the American ik sl : rifles e gh for its troops and did o P m satir ] ded | men fic New England states, / stowed honors ug ber of American troops of all arms | Fifies enough x 7 & JRL / BN i 1 | mer v nt to Europe was only 116,072. not have ta depend on fthe N!‘)HS]V‘ e government for supplies other than | ' - The end of 1917 saw 187,928 Ameri- | ¢4 Tne British government was | | WHO can soldiers in Furope and on their | e : anxious 1o have the American trooos Gmpmmet R WAy acrosg the satlantic It was at|pat were carried in British ships FIGHTS thie time that the investigation of th } % Once more the Tibbor photograph shows of the French army regimental coiors and Fourth is the : f thel travel as ligkht as possible in order senate committee on military affairs | hat there might be more space on was assuming its most interesting and | {hese vessels for frod and othep sup- | =————" """ - sensational phase. There appeared to | plies needed by the British military : VEP TI-IE considerable army had been sent was agreed that the British govern- General Pershing, but the revelations | ment should continue to for the before the senate committee brought | American troops as long as they re- dsubt. No figures of the r mained with the British forces tu forces were authorized by S which many of them were assigned ernment, but a2 little later, when | for intensive training purposes upon senators and representatives got the | their arrival in Fngland and France | oficial figures in confidence, there was | In April, under the rmv:l\p of | keen disappointment over the mea necessity and the co-operation in showing. { chippinz hetween the Tnited States i Great Britain and France, the gov- At the end of January, 1318, th ernment began to get into its stride number of American troor nt G s Saiies an B8l 704 AL ths end of Pep.jintrananoxting diskaoldierstacr e ”a'sq-z,s e 282.731 s Atlantic. In that month the troon ruary it was 282,731, movement went past the 100,000 lp Stothattimeftheftranspontationtl iatic) for thesfrstetimesand ihoa g of oldiers in any one month had not ! 25 -\ " e o in the expeditionary reached 50,000. There was a spurt in at the end of the month was March, when the exigencies of the 4. At the end of March, one allied military situation due to the lacking. six davs after the @erman drive against Paris and the | ynited States entered the war, jt had Channel ports caunsed the British and | 186,54 French governments to appeal to the 1t was not until May, however, that United Statés for men. Lord Reading, | the United States began to realize on British ambassador, under in- | the tremendous effort that had been atructions from the TL.ondon war cabi- { made to transport American {roops net, went personally to President as in farge numbers. The aver- Wilson, explained the dangers that | Iv shipment for the 31 days of | threatened the allied armies, and | May was 7.882, and the month's total | asked for immediate assistance of an Was 244,345, bringing the aggregate | intensive character. Great Britain Of the American expeditionary forces | wanted men most of all Infantry 1o 723,099 The movement was | and machine gun forces were desired, | creased in June with an averaze daily | They could be transported with the lekat/nmonntiobimpedlmenia sl e et o i 76 ind bringing the artillery could follow later, and aftey 2 A overseas army to 1,004,471, This that, if needed, the cavalry. But in-| g " "j50c not include the 14,664 ma- fantry with machine gun support was| F.." cont to Trance, and their in- @esired first of all clusion in the fighting forces gives M Eoaoing Mr S Lloydidico the grand total of 1,019,115 men has testified publicly, found Prosident | 1, sqdition to telling the house Wilson readily responsive. Arrange- | committee on military affairs that we ! ments wers made immediately. All | would have a fully equipped army of the available American shipping was | 4,000,000 men by January, 1919 Act- assigned to the transportation of | ing Quarter er General Wood said troops and this government chartered | that the army now numbered 2,500, » considerable number of ocean-going convent TOP AT NIGHT | | | remarkabl shipment in the 30 days of that month | et toanon of 9,212 mhen, making the to for She the procession with people trying = how loud 00H men overseas and at home.