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Show TROOPS ARE MOVING ON SCHEDULE TIME SHIPPING BOARD IS MEETING ARMY TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. A Substantial American Army Already Is in the Trenches and There Will Be a Million Men Go Over Before Be-fore Close of Year. Washington. It is learned on high authority that troops and supplies for General Pershing's forces now are moving to France on scheduled time. While figures may not be published, it was stated positively on Thursday that transportation requirements of the army are being met by the shipping ship-ping board, and the immediate situation situa-tion as to ships was described as satisfactory. sat-isfactory. A substantial American army already al-ready is in the trenches on the western west-ern front and Secretary Baker has indicated in-dicated that there may be at least a million American troops in France during dur-ing 1018. |