South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-19
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LAST IN FORMING BIG
ARMY TO WIN WAR
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In response 10 q query by Rep
Mckenzie of Illinois. Sec'y Baker
said it was not intended TO exempt
the college men as a whole. He eX-
planned that they were greatly need
ed for the army highly educated and
intelligent men for the engineering.
mechanical and other special
branches of the army. He expressed
the thought that colleges would have
10 be largely drawn upon. but again
voiced the hope that there would be
no suspension of or serious inter
ference with academic courses while
the war lasts
The United States is stalking all
on an empowering blow at the
armies Of the central empires in the
spring Of next year which viii bring
victory before fall. the committee
was given 10 understand
Questions by Chairman Dent as
10 why extensions of the draft age
are necessary brought from Gen.
March and Sec'y Baker the reply
that is not necessary If the allies are
simply TO hold their lines against
attack. but il is unavoidable If the
United Sta,2s is TO make the con-
tribution that Will bring speedy VIC
tory.
Freshness Great Asset.
The original war department pro
gram would. i'm all probability have
prevented a German victory. the
committee was told. However. the
effect of adhering 10 that program
would have been that the war would
have been drawn out and the value
Of the present American freshness
and enthusiasm lost
II believe the freshness and vigor
OF our troops is the greatest asset
the allies have" said Gen. March
without their being conscious Of
it. the hammering that the other
nations have had for four years has
greatly lowered their lighting power.
so that when this great mass OF
fresh Americans come in they will
have an entirely different viewpoint
of the lighting than now exists along
the line
Gen. March left no doubt OF his
belief that an American army would
win the war England and France.
he said, will do well to maintain
their forces at their present
strength. An American army Of B.
200, goo men, such as will have been
assembled in France on June 30,
next will be able to sweep the Ger
mans where they will With an army
OF four million. which will be in the
field shortly therea fter. victory can
not be long DELAYED
Big Reservoir Force.
Under the win-the-war program.
adopted by the war department late
in July with the approval of the
supreme war council. 10000 men
will remain in the United states. in
training. as a replacement reservoir. /
it was explained This number prob
ably will be made mp largely Of the
boys between Is and 10, although It
will be impossible to retain the
whole number in the United States
very much beyond June so next.
VIII Exhaust Class One.
The program outlined today will
exhaust the man power of the
United states. with the exception Of
that part engaged in essential in
dustries and the men with depend
ents. within the next - months. If
the war has not been won by that
time the war department will be
compelled TO take the serious step
of invading the deferred classes. /
Plainly, il is the expectation Of the
war department thar the war will be
over before any Of the deferred class
men are sent into battle. though
they may be called by midsummer
next year 10 enter upon the six
months preparatory training.
Gen. March assured the commit
tee that even though there be ex-
tended delay in passing the man
power bill there is no danger of in
vasion of the deferred classes at
this time. lie has ordered weekly
registration of men becoming u be-
ginning Aug - he said. so that
this step may be avoided. That will
give him enough men TO fiji quotas
up TO December The only effect Of
congressional delay, he said. would
be TO shorten the training period of
the men called after the bill is pass
ed.
Shipping il Assured.
The program for shipping men
abroad cannot be interfered with.
he said. To carry out that program.
100000 men will be called out in
September. 10. 200 in October: $50.
coo in November, 10000 in Decem-
Der, 100000 in January. 10000 in
February and 100000 each month
from then on until the end Of the
year The success of the shippin.
program makes il certain that this
schedule can be carried out he said.
Provost Marshal Gen Crowder
urged quick passage Of the bill for,
ho said. that i'm the few weeks fol-
lowing its passage his department
will have 10 crowd In more work
than 1t has done during the last Is
months. one hundred days will be
required 10 classify all the men aft
er the registration. he said
To Reduce Delay.
Delay IN passing the bin viii be
reduced 10 a minimum Chairman
Dent said his committee rrobo rI,-