Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-29 | Page 5 | U. S. Force in Italy Growing

u. u S. S FORCE IN iTALY GROWING CROWING Americans May Take Over Sector in Fighting Against Austria Hy hr Universal Service Washington July 28 The 8 The war department de- de toda today stated staled that for tor the lie present the tho Identity of the lie first American Amer ican regiment to reach Italy Itah and be bc brigaded with Italian Hallan forces orce must mut be withheld The he opinion Is general here however that this regiment soon will be bo Joined by b other othel American uni units and when the number of or troops reaches a strength which would permit of oC taking tak tak- In lug ing over O a sector of or tho the Italian front the force will be placed under the command o of MaJ l Gen Gen C C. C G G. Treat now nowen nowen en route to Italy to take charge chargo o of the American mission In iii Ita Italy He lIe Is taking the tho place of ot MaJ nj Gen Eben Ebon Swift who soon boon will return to Washington The re regiment now In Italy Is one of those which arrived ed In France several months ago and underwent Intensive c training un under el Fr French tutors It Is Issal sal said d t that ha lone ore one of oC the reasons for or selectIng select select- lect- lect In lag Ing them for the tho honor of oC lea leading the tho theother theother other American troops to the mountain line held helt b by the Italians was the thc eXcellence eXcellence excellence ex eX- 0 of their lieu machine gun bat bat- Until the situation clears perceptibly In France it il is not thought that hat man many more mor American will wilt go ro to Hal Italy from there In SO sonic some lE quarters It is lS said that the larger share of the reinforcements which General Pershing will dispatch will not move before early carly spring No 0 secret Is made of of- the lie fact tact that the Amei American lean general staff staCe plans to give the thc army on the Italian front a share shale of oC Americas America's assistance comparable with the aid which was sent to the he western front As S Set yet et there Is no reason rca rea thc will son Ol oI to believe that thal the Americans Join jOil In operations on the tho Balkan front as It Il Is believed that given n tho the equipment equipment equip equip- ment the time GI Greek ek forces a will be ample to lo meet the iho requirements of or the tho campaign which u undoubtedly doubt h will be he undertaken on un the Albania front front In lit the spring