Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
Friday, August %, 1918.
INCREASED ARMY PLAN
Gen. March Gives Details to the Mill

Gen. March Gives Details to the Mill
tary Affairs Committee.
Eighty American divisions VI 5000
men each. general March told the
hOus" military committee last Monday
successful conclusion In 1919" That
is the number the war department
plans 10 have in France by June 80
next.
Secretary Baker was excused after
more than an hours examination and
was followed by ,..neral March. Chief
Of staff. who said ali nf lhc bcllis,erents
have age limits OF 50 or over and min
irnurns Of IS or less. Some German
captivcs. Lc said. have been found to
be as young as Is. The maximum age
of all bclligcrcnts, nc said. Is 80 and
the minimum is IS. The draft laws
and regulations OF the United States
and other bclligcrents were compared
by General March.
To put 50 divisions of Americans in
France before June 1919 General
March cnphatically decl. red:
I'VE will need every single man III
class one between lS and 10. We
must not dclude ourselves with th'
idea that ihos'. in th" ISIS mems call
are going 10 be deferred any length or
time. They will have 10 be called early
next spring in order TO get their train
ing in time to go 10 France.
TO prevent gaps" in the reservoir
Of men to fiji the places in training OF
men sent to France. General March
said the 1913 class would not be IN
vadcd" until II is necessary, aS Secr'-
tary Baker has stated.
Training Of Six Months.
Figuring minimum training OF four
months in this country and two mon
this In France to make the American
force effective In France by the middle
OF next year. General March added
from four to six months before June
30 Is the minimum dcf"rm"nt period
for men to br in class one.
That the department plans To can
men in the older classes before tn" ~
year-old youths are drafted WAS rcit-
Grated bv General March, but h" in
sisted the department should bc leit
free 10 call the Youngest class If II iS
found necessary.
100000 From 81 to as.
With General CrOwdcr the committee
discussed the estimates OF men ne cN-
meets to get from the cnl.rGcd regis
ir.,tinn of IN. bill Some cOmmittr"
members expressed surprise that ON!
.,bnut GOO 900 lighting men are expect
ed from rcgiStr;IntS between 32 ana 10
The uroyoSt marshal explained thitl
the nations Industrial requirements
we're considered his estimates.
General March read an official stale
rucrt showing that ON August l ,he
American army aggregated 3.ol-' -
divided aS follows:
American cxpcditiOnary forces """
cn route overseas, l,3Ol,'i2.
In the United states ana ihSu''r i'"'
sessions, 1.I32.7O6.
,..,IIrd i'm August draft. 2iI.h6i
In addition there are about l".o""
marines. the chief OF stan Slu'
25O,0o0 Month.
For the present it Is planned to send
pro OOO men monthly to France. tch-
er:Il March stated. ,,,,, a.,
"nut VIC hopc to increase thal III
,h.. Snriny" he added. 1T would seem
tbnt Tins law would have to he III ciir't
and opcration some time next ihohlh'
said General March. estimating '"e
Iiu,. needed Tor administration.
Classify 1e to 36 First,
Passage of the bill as promptly as
nossiblc was urged by Gcner'li row
der He said he had already suggest"
to secretary Baker to proceed win tnI
registration and allotment OF ser,,.' as
numbers OF men between Is ana 30;
temporarily laying aside the c3ras o.
the 1S-ycar-old boys. In ;ntiSlp".ao''
or tho law Gen. Crowdcr said the pres
ont orders of MIR. Baker are To oeSii
classification first of men OF ~ 10 oo'
Reoister Ten Days After Passage
After the bill is enacted, 'ein hara
thc PRESIDENT order the new registra-
,;"n in ten days. TO provide for draw
ing of numbers as soon Thereafter aS
nnssible. The whole WORK
t,rowder said. will be Il rush 1op'