St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 1, 1918

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Pershing’s. offer of all American men and material for the present emergency, has in effect virtually resulted in a unified army command so far the French army and American forces are concerned, This is shown by the fact that the orders issued to the American troops are of French origin. Great activity continued throughout the zone where the American troops are quartered. It began at 4 o’clock this morning, when heavily loaded motor camions began rumbling through the streets and: over the roads which by noon were crowded with camions, both motor and horse drawn, marching men, horses and artillery. As on Saturday some parties were going in one direction and some in another. The Americans passing were cheered by others who stood along the roads watching the vir- tually endless processions, some of which were miles long. Out in open roads the men in the camions sang everything from “The Battle. Hymn of the Republic” to “Tipperary.” They exhibited the greatest enthusiasm for the work they have in hand and seemed to be anxious to get it started. Frequently during the day heavy motor trucks skidded from the mud- dy roads into ditches but they were quickly and literally pitked up by as many Americans as could get a hand on them and set back on the road and started again toward their destination. A little thing like lifting the end of a five-ton motor truck from a ditch means nothing to Americans who are in a hurry to get into the fight. WASHINGTON IS PLEASED THAT U.S. TROOPS ARE TO HELP WASHINGTON, April 1 (By A. P.).— Washington was thrilled by the news that American soldiers ac- tually are on their way to the fight- ing lines to take places beside their hard-pressed British and French al- lies. The Americans previously referred to in the official dispatches as being ; in the fighting are believed now to have been engineers or other auxil- iary troops, gvhich probably were caught at their work as they were a few months ago at Cambrai. 100,000 or More Available. It is no violation of the censorship to say that probably 100,000 or more American fighting men, fully equipped and intensively trained in the school of actual! battle conditions. are available at once to be thrown into places to strengthen the British and French lines wherever they threaten to buckle under the fe- today rocity of the German onsiaughts . Until detailed reports-come from. 1 FRANCE ACCEPTS © OFFER OF U. S. TROOPS PARIS, April 1. HE French Government T has decided to accede to the desire expressed by Gen. Pershing in the name of the United States Government,” says an official note issued yester- day dealing with the operation of American troops with the French and British. “The American troops. will fight side by side with the Brit- ish and French troops, and the Star-Spangled Banner will float beside the French and English flags in the plains of Picardy." the Amgrican commander War De- partment officials will be unable to appraise the changes in their plans which the new situation in France may call for. The cheers with which American troops greeted the news that they were to go into the fighting in Pi- cardy were re-echoed ‘in the expres- sions and comments of officers here. Officials are hopeful that the or- ders given to American troops will set them in offensive columns which they believe Gen. Foch is organiz- ing for this counter blow. They are confident that Gen. Pershing now has available a sufficient force of seasoned veterans of trench life in the American sector to render effect- ive aid in counter attacks. At the War Department mean- while officials are studying every angle of the transportation problem anew with a view to expediting de- livery in France of additional Ameri- can divisions. They are preparing 'to short cut previous delays in every possible way. When Gen. Pershing'’s reports are available, it may be shown that a saving of transporta- tion of material can be made that will enable the Department to rush forward divisions at a much faster ate than had been planned under the old schedule, MAYOR ON POLICE COURT BENCH, SEEKS FIRST HAND INFORMATION City Counselor and President of Po- lice Board Also Sit at Session With Judge Hogan. Mayor Kiel, City Counselor Daues and Charles W. Mansur, president of the Police Board, sat.on the bench in police court with Judge Hogan this morning, to get some first-hand in- formation about moral conditions in the city, and to learn what could be done to eliminate professional bonds- men. The Mayor, after hearing several eases of women arrested on the street, told reporters he favored al- lowing them to sign their own bonds. He said if they defaulted on the bonds, and left the city, it would be so much the better for the city. If they defaulted and stayed here, he said, they would be sent to the work- house. It has been the custom of certain bondsmen to specialize in supplying bonds to these women, charging them fees. The Police Board, of which the Mayor is a member, will decide; LARGE BODIES OF £3 TROOPS THROWN i Al MONTD! . “nobile 4 ‘orth EF PARIS, April 1 (By A. P.). battle continued with extreme — abe night, in the sector of WW dier, large bodies of troops b pit in by the Germans, the | v Office announces. The French | a British troops broke up the | ing waves. » Further south, the fighting was less violent, the Germans making? eessant attacks in an effort to | ture Grivesnes. The Freneb possession of the town and heavy losses on the Germans, The statement says: ‘ » we of Tye a4 ae BS ape RR. cars Sty. Only, . Dbroid- | elets,. a 4 Oniy. + eS i ae ee ee ee ee % | “On the Oise front enemy det ments consisting of a‘ bat