| Show HOOPS MOVING ON TIME SHIPPING BOARD IS MEETING Qi ARMY transportation requirements A substantial american army already Is in the trenches and there will be a million men go over defore close of year it Is len henrilea rilea on oil high authority tha eliat t troops hoops and general Cinci il ings forens now anro moving to france on oil scheduled atino while 9 ur is ilina bot bo be it wits ns stated feinted positively on oil thur that lint 0 requirements ot 0 the briny a arc re being met by bv tin tile ship ping board and the gitlia hldi us its to wits described us Is satisfactory Is A substantial american army nl really la Is lit in the trenches on oil the western front and secretary baker lias has indicated that there may beat lie nt least it 11 american troops tit in france during 1918 mud preventing operations in view ert of tills this assurance that the united strafes will be able to maintain its place as a fighting unit on tile tho battle fronts reports from the western front anro re being scanned more eagerly than over ever by officers liere here for the first signs of tile the 1018 1918 campaign it Is felt strongly that tl t opening of major operations in ili what ant president wilson liaa has predicted will mill prove the lie decisive dels le year cr ot of thy the great vr will not be much longer do d loyed kaied mud lias hits been the determining factor of many previous pinions western cistern front operations so long as the ground Is soft v li the winter rains it Is impossible pos siLle to move moe forward ent kuns guns and necessary necos zary sary transport tran port to still port ill an advancing line ion even lit in rian flail ders deis ho homeer weer indications tills this year tire ni that tant tho the ground will harden early lit in spring piang peri permitting nitting either stile side to un till the enterprises planned plinn cd |
