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Show IV DELAY SAILING : OF TROQPS OVERSEAS ! Possibility That First Army Increment May Not Leave for Six Months. WASHINGTON", Nov. The possibil ity that the first Increment of the national na-tional army will not be sent to France for at least six months loomed large today whn it became known that the allies' demand? for food, coat and iron are so strong as to forecast use of available ocean tonnage for their transportation in- ; stead of for troops. I A decision on the question will rfsst ; tersely on reports expected soon from rhe i American mission nenv abroad and on fi-t fi-t uref being assembled by Food Admmis-: Admmis-: trator Hnovrr to sliow the amount of ernin and other food products aaiiable for export in the I'nited States and South American countries. 1 'resent indications are. the food administration believes, t! at the food, situat ion, particularly in Kn-gland. Kn-gland. France and Italy, vill force tiie I United States to u.e its ships to send I food instead of soWiers. ; Dr. Alonzo F. T."ior. the food admln-! admln-! istrarion's represenrati'-e on the Amen- j lean mission, has been instructed to cither, 'information on the allies food needs at I 'the earliest possible time and forward i; j .here, that the war and navy departments I and t he shi pp: n g ixa rti s. ma y :r. k e a r-irangements r-irangements in advance if it appears there lean be surplus of tonnaze for transport ! of the Tirst Increment of the national army ; now in training camps. Plans for the second draft would He ?f-I ?f-I fected by the postponement of the re-j re-j moval of the first increment from can-.ps. -'out. sin'-e the camps' capacity is mu.h ! greater than their present assienmenrs, u ! ' wo ;ld not be necessar- to dela- the draft ' 'until the camp' are actuailv emp-ied. 1 - - i |