Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 17 | U. S. Soldiers Being Shifted to Pershing

u. u S. S SOLDIERS BEING SnIffED SHIFTED TO PERSHING To-PERSHING An Americans Brigaded With i l lAllies Allies Joining First Army l Says General March Washington ton Aug AUS 31 American n American troops brigaded with tho tio British and French forces are being withdrawn a as rapid rapidly as al possible to Join the tho first American field arm army under General General March said Id today in his weel weekly h conference with members of ot the Senate Senat military committee The chief chlof of or staff threw no now new light lighton on the part Americans are playing Inthe inthe In the tho present offensive c but the tho impression impression sion was on 11 that the tho pro program of or concentrating tho the arm army action under General Pershing w forward satisfactorily General March said sahl the last figures on men actual actually landed abroad shOw shOwell ed 1 OOOO in Trance Franco on August 7 7 Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral hundred thousand have been landed landed landed land land- ed since then however howe and anti last week Gen General ral March announced that tho the number embarked d hall hail passed Shipments of or Do De JI airplanes nes which were temporarily held up o on 0 the tho order of or Secretary Dal Baker er so o ce certain tain I O ch changes es could be he made in them General General General Gen Gen- eral March said were resumed this week Reports received up to toda today by the time war department show that 1003 De Do planes had been completed and made read ready to turn over oer to the go government nt this week and anti 65 had boen boon shipped hipped or were already en route over over- seas The Tho Senators questioned General March regarding reported plans of at the tho war department to take tako over o some educational institutions throughout the country countr and to educate boys bos between 18 and 20 o years old pending their call Into actual military service He Ile explained the plans under which boys bors drafted who sho show a desire to at attain attain attain at- at tain technical education will bo be furloughed fur fur- after being drafted for tor the purpose of ot attending college He said sa res to carr carry out the pro program ram have ha n jt been promulgated but Indicated indicated indicated indi Indi- that there was no purpose to undertake un un- c education of all drafted youths The Tho general reiterated that the tho fightIng fighting fight fight- Ing Ina on the western front is going stale stale- to the allies r