Show II AMERICAN TROOPS LANDED IN FRANCE fRANGE GRE GREAT T CONTINGENT OF SEASONED SEASONED SEA SEA- SOLDIERS READY READ TO BATTLE RATTLE WITH G GERMANS Trip Over Seas Without Mishap AmerIcan Amerlean Amer Amer- Ican lean Enterprise Having Set a New Record for the Transportation of Troops The Washington The advance guard of ot the mighty might army the the United States is preparing to send against Ge Germany many Is Ison Ison Ison on French soil The second contingent of American troops arrived at ut a n French port and disembarked Wednesday morning June Junc 2 27 The troops landed amid the frantic cheers of the people who had gathered for hours before to welcome their American merican allies aIlles another contingent having been as enthusiastically greeted greeted greet greet- ed the day before In defiance of the German submarInes submarines rines thousands of seasoned regulars and anti marines trained fighting men with the tan of long service on the Mexican order border or in Haiti or 01 San Domingo Domingo Domingo Do Do- mingo still on their faces have been hastened overseas to fight beside the French the British the Belgian the Russian the Portuguese and the ItalIan ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian troops on the western front The he Amerl American an bo boys s 's were were sent to a camp not far from the landing point which for obvious reasons was not mado known to the public where Major General William L. L Sibert is Installed d. d Thence they probably will go soon to a point near the front All the tr troops ops are in excellent shape enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- over the successful trip and their Well reception and eager for ac ac- ac- ac tion 1 News New w of the safe arrival of the troops sent a new thrill through Wash Wash- ington No formal announcement came from the war WOl department None NOlle will come probably until Maj Major r General Pershing's official report has been re re- re- re Then there may be a statement statement state state- ment as to the numbers and composition tion of the advance guard Press dispatches from France presumably presumably pre pre- sent forward with the approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of General Pershing's staff show that Major General Sibert one of the now new major generals of the army has hns' been given command of the first force sent abroad under General Pershing as ai commander In chief of the expedition One thing stands out sharply despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the fact that th the size of the task task- that has been accomplished is not not fully full revealed as yet This Is that AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican enterprise has set a new record tor for the transportation of ot troops Considering the distance to be covered covered cov coy ered and the fact that all preparations had to be made after the order came from the White House the night of Ma May 18 It is practically certain that never before has a military expedition of this size been assembled conveyed and landed without mishap in so short a time by any nation The American forces will be a net gain to the allies It will throw no single burden of supply or 01 equipment upon them The troops will be he fed clothed armed and equipped by by bythe the United States Around tHU at the camp on French soil tonight t are being stored supplies that will keep them goIng goIng go- go Ing lag for tor months and more will follow |