Show ALMOST MILLION a M E N I 1 1 a I 1 AMERICA NOW HAS MEN ACROSS WATER OR ON BOARD transports war department five months ahead of program announces general march men having embarked in last two weeks washington general marbit Mar march cit chief of staff announced on june 22 that american troop movement to france lias has now exceeded men and that more men are being sent every day general march told the newspaper men in ili his weekly conference that eliat with the mark passed the united states is five months in advance of its schedule for troop movements at the same time he be briefly outlined the battle position in france and italy and drew the conclusion that the enemy was being held firmly on all fronts though further great blows are to be expected the chief of starts staffs statements furnished the first authoritative information as to progress made in ili the tremendous exertion the government has been making to meet the challenge of the german drive on the west when tile the first blow was struck on the gambral st quentin line march 21 troop shipment were belkind schedule today they are five month ahead the speed with mith which the army is being moved to the front Is sharply indicated by the fact that approximately men have been embarked during the last two weeks the total movement during may was not more than it was only two weeks ago that secretary baker announced that niobe more than had been shipped a week later at the first of his confer ances with willi the newspaper men general march said the mark had been passed fassl ed and saturday lie he placed the figure at more than on this showing sli owing the million mark will soon be reached |