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Show IALLTR00PS FROM U. S. Iff SAEE III FRANCE Censors Release Dispatches Dis-patches to Effect That Last Contingent of Men Evade Submarines By Daniel Dillon International Nsws Servioe Staff Correspondent. Cor-respondent. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS HEADQUAR-TERS IN FRANCE, June 27 (Delayed by Cenaor). Successfully Suc-cessfully treading the submarine peril and the mine fields, the first group of the American forces that are to fight In France have arrived unharmed. un-harmed. The voyage across the Atlantic was made with the greatest secrecy and waa marked by the solemnity of men who know that they have a stern task upon their hands. The American transports encountered encoun-tered a heavy mist, but tho wet weather cleared. The trip waa a pleasant one and greatly enjoyed by the soldiers, especially espe-cially those who had never before crossed the Atlantic Some of the men suffered from spells of seasickness, but this wore oft and the general health of the troops waa splendid when they landed on French soil. Defense and tactics waa tho order of the day. The guns were working ell the time. Some of the nlghta were foggy, but It did not interfere with the progress of the transports and tho voyage voy-age waa made on scheduled time. The arrival of the Yankee soldiers wss marked by cordial demonstrations of friendship by ths French. By Associsted Press. ' PARIS Juns n (Delayed by Oen-sor). Oen-sor). The first expeditionary unit of American troops, in command of Major General William U filbert, arrived ssfely st a French port. Rear Admiral Cleaves haa cabled Secretary of the Navy Daniels saying the expedition has arrived aafely. The various units of the American expeditionary force having reached France safely the censors have released olspstrhes filed during the week descriptive de-scriptive of the arrival of the different differ-ent contingents. No previous word has been received with the exception of one dispatch on Wednesday announcing announc-ing that the second ontlngent had disembarked dis-embarked and gone to camp. |