| Show CLOSE OF WAR AR lS IS BY WILSON I 1 Prediction That Year Will Decide War Being Made Good Is Belief By Associated Pros Press WASHINGTON SHI April While hUe the UC theo t In halted J toa today In a lull luB I Ith that th l may mere merely foreshadow llo the breakIng break break- I Ing of ol a Do ne' ne new and more mere storm American troops were wore hastening to Join I In tin th fray ra ray with their French antI and comrade 1 announcement from London that th these t units would woul bo lIu merged with the allied war ai ml 8 Indicated to officials oW- oW dais that lotts of ot the Ule allies would ouId tie tic Immediately made muJo good with young Americans keen een for tor battle und the stage et without delay teb- not only for fora a cc e but for or aggressive warfare without pause p. until th the G German invader shall not OT only bo ho checked d. but hurled back to ultimate military defeat President 11 on has hns predicted that lint this will be bi the decisive year car of oC the war In the tho opinion of oC the military officers here ho he has now taken tim tho step stcl toward making his good MAN POWER LEVIED Tho The power of American manhood Is to tobe tobe be brought to bear nr without d delay not only In the AIn American expeditionary army Hs Itself I but al atao alico o In tho the rI lighting fighting ranks ronks of the allied Annies n By this his mean menn the ef effect et- et Oct of oC American Intervention orlon In tho the war It H was wall said III iii be d or even trebled treb led and In 10 tho the coming days day of tho the battle battle bat bat- battie tle tie o of battles battis 9 which may last las for f months Am Americans J by hundreds of or thousands will pia play their part No 00 explanation of the announcement from Crom London was Vas made today at the war department Probably not more than a n avery avery CT very few of oC tho the highest officials know precisely what method Is to be adopted to rush TUsh additional forces to Franco France In Instead Instead In- In stead stend of an nn explanation Major General March farch acting chief o of staff made mado public publican an order from Crom Secretary Baker now In Europe directing that hereafter all aU In Information Information Information In- In formation regarding the activities of ot the American troops overseas b be centralized In General PershIng's hands Tho The war department will not give Kho out any statements statements state state- ments menta relating to those forces Corces UNIFORMITY DEMANDED Presumably under tho the new plan of ot American units In tho the allied armies and aim ahr because of tho the creation of oC a R. supreme commander In tho the p person i of General Foch ooch It has been en found Cound ad advisable ad- ad to provide for a uniform system of reporting reporting- military operations Re Reviewing the mca meager er Information that has been bien available a as to tho the great things that have been accomplished since th tho German drive began man many officials were convinced tonight that Mr Baker had beon been sent to Europe b by President Wilson for Cor the purpose of bringing about Just the amalgamation of ot fo forces s that h has been effected Tho The strength of oC tho the American army actually In France was W not sufficient I to warrant snore more than a plea for ne new measures to meet the German onrush With the whole man pow power r of ot tho the United States made mado Immediately available to topIa pIa play Its part In tho the ranks of oC the tho allied armies as well vell as In the purely American forces however howe It Il w was argued that Mr I Baker could speak with compelling force |
