Gunnison Valley News | 1919-05-09 | Page 3 | Millionth Man Coming Home

MILLIONTH MAN COMING HOME Secretary Baker Reports Rapid Progress Pro-gress in Return of Expeditionary Force. New York. The one-millionth man , of the American expeditionary force will embark for home next week, Secretary Sec-retary Baker said on May 5, on his arrival here from France aboard the transport George Washington. The homeward movement of troops, Mr. Baker said, is progressing in a most satisfactory manner, and he added that the 300,000-a-mon'th mark would be reached in June. Secretary " Baker left here April 7, accompanied by Warren Pershing, General Pershing's only son. He visited vis-ited various .poiLts in France, .where American troops are quartered, going also to the German line, where he reviewed re-viewed the Third army. Speaking briefly of his visit, Secretary Baker , said: . "The American army abroad is in splendid condition. The Third army, which I inspected on the German i frontier is without doubt the best ! equipped army in the world. It is I"--. everything that an army should be, in all its departments.