Show americans JOIN IN NORTH EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS OF EMER GENCY MEASURES TO GET MAN POWER TO EUROPE troops of the new army lately arriving in france to help to block the path of huns to the channel ports washington E evidence of the success of emergency measures to bring american man power to the aid of the F rench french and british armies in repelling the german drive came on oil may 19 with the announcement that american troops had reached flanders and gone gon C into training behind the british lines there soldiers from general ings army have been in line with the french and british front of allens amiens for some time but the decision to send additional forces from this country direct to the british army was made after the great german drive laun launched clied march 21 was well under way less than two months has been required to get the first of these troops across the sea and into position nothing is available at tile the war department part ment to indicate the identity or numbers of the men in flanders it is probable however that the national army regiment reviewed recently in london by king george Is included the infantry and machine gun units ot of the division to which that regiment was attached probably constitute tills this first american force to appear in the flanders the theartres theatres atres the men it is noted are described as being in training in tile the british zones that is taken here to mean that they are being brigaded with british divisions in reserve and will get their final seasoning quickly through gli tills this close association with the veterans of sir douglas haigs army unless a great emergency arises when the german assault is renewed it is not regarded as probable that tile the aill american battalions will be employed on the front line for some time the Imme immediate result of greatest importance probably is that the battalions of british troops displaced in these divisions by the americans will aill he be available to fill up other british dINIs lons to full strength or for the organization of new british divisions as is general halg haig deems iest best |