Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-01 | Page 3 | Gen. March Back from War Zone

oo GEOARCHBACK Describes American Troops in France Credit to United States. AN ATLANTIC PORT, :uarch 1. Major General Peyton March, new chief of staff of the United States army, arrived here today after nine months abroad as chief of artillery of tho American expeditionary force. Describing the American troops in France as so well trained in modern warfare as to be able to handle themselves them-selves "with ontiro credit to the United Unit-ed States," General March said the censorship was - "lamentable," and Intimated that ho would advocate in this respect that the regulations be made less stringent "so that the people peo-ple in America might learn as inucn as possible about the activities of the expeditionary ex-peditionary force." Censorship Too Strict, American officers in Franco cannot understand the present censorship methods, General March said, adding: "L know of no gentle method of conducting a war of this magnitude and no army can expect not to have somebody hurt." American Forces Remarkable. "The American forces are remarkable remark-able for their morale and health," ho declared. "They are keen about the game. Those on the battle line now and the reserves, too, are so well trained in modern warfare that they can handle themselves with entire credit to the United States. I inspected inspect-ed the troops of (he lino just before I left France and they are extraordinarily extraor-dinarily cheerful and contented, notwithstanding not-withstanding tho mud and the German shells. "Their health is splendid. There is no sickness and there is better morale than there was at tho Mexican border, where I was stationed before going abroad. Tho spirit of the Americans is splendid and evejy man is happy. A great many of the men take it as a lark, the majority never before having been outside the United States and some never even outside their own states. "It is a great advantage to the men that everything is new and interesting to them; this serves to keep up their spirits." General March was accompanied by Major Gonerals S. D. Sturgis and F. H. French. nn