Show WAR P L AN BEIK AMERICAN TROOPS DOING THEIR SHARE ALONGSIDE FRENCH AND BRITISH statement that ishad it had been decided not to use men from united stites states on western front at present was due to an tri error or washington Amerl cau officers or are u inclined to characterize the reports sent via ottawa on sunday that amerlean american troops would not bo be used until a complete and powerful I 1 american army had been developed in france as an echo of the political controversy controvert cont rovers y P precipitated in england by the incident of general maurice they could isee see no other explanation since the statement attributed to the dwar war committee of the british war cabinet was promptly repudiated by lord reading british ambassador here ind and later idaer declared by secretary baker in a formal statement to be tit at absolute variance with tile the facts as known here from london comes the official in information ifor matlon that the statement sent from ottawa attributing to the war committee of the british cabinet the announcement that it had been decided not ot to use the american army on the western westeen front until it became a complete und and powerful force was due to an error which has now been corrected lord readings statement said he was confident no such announcement ahad had been issued with tile alie knowledge of premier Pr emler lloyd george adding that the diews of the british government which he was transmitting were exactly opposite secretary baker said amerl can troops were now being used in battle and would continue to be used t as the supreme commander general foch deemed best inquiry at tile the various verlous bureaus of the war department showed that the expedited movement of men to france Is proceeding as planned after the announcement no that atiat american units unite would be brigaded with french brench and british divisions for immediate operations ns as well as t training raining |