The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-16
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CLEARED FIIlI
Gen. March Announces or
of Gradual DemobiIi X !
of All Troops.
CASUALS BROUGHT BACK
Steady Stream at Once Acze@n
Atlantic-30,000 Releeee9 \
Each Day. .x.,

~A'ASA 7sT7flgrF'H
Each Day. vx.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Order9
been issued, Gen. March aunodNeeo
today. for the gradual demobilln1 S1on
of all troops now In this country
DcmobilizatiOn will be n ths g
lowing order: 10 ~ n
First. development battalions. ~;
onty-ono In number and comprl
9S,199 men; second, conscienuou94|S IN
jectors not under arrests
spruce production division; x90Its
central training schools for o0l9
with some notifications; <.2
United States guards. now numo@!
$4,000 men; sixth, railway
seventh. depot brigades; eigntn
placement units; ninth, combee
sions.
In Next Two Weeks.
There are now in the United
l,790,000 men under arm9o
March said. orders which ~
suit in the immediate demobtt!rq
of 100000 men are already
and these men will be at their <.
in the next two weeks. t&*
When the reductioo plan ID ~
operation, the chief OF starr
planned. 10000 men each day ~ a.
released from the army. 5<stst-
Regarding the return OF the ~
in France, Gen. March said the 1g
in which the divisions Will b4~H| 7
drawn is being left to Gen. Ppf(X1 X
1t IL the intention Of the N44t IN
partment, however, so far az q y
tlcablc. to return each divi6So4 u
the locality from which the ule3c ~
- "a - ~ =
division in adjacent cities. - TIT
the people may have chance - 04v
fitting welcome. u
Left to Pershing.
Orders have been cabled 20 64II'
Pershng to begin the return ~ a.
of all casuals. sick and w6uu4 Is
who can be moved, and conv11
cents. A steady stream of There q XII
should begin Immediately TO G.
the Atlantic. 3;ir
Camps at home will be clearefks
to prepare for the return OF the *0x<
peditionary forces, and the genoE1
indicated that the process would
expedited. A unit of regtlar tfQ
will be left Mt each camp "a
and police 1t In preparation ~
arrival OF the overseas urlt&
Parades and FurleuGk
Because OF its unusual ooj
and the brilliant record az
Gen. March said, the Fort e.
Uainbow) division will eb1
special consideration In the doS16
zation plans. The purpose Of thG ~
partment was not outlined spocl0
ly, but the impression Was G01n1i&
that the division will be paHado1 ~
Washington before 1t is muDfoe30 \
out. 5XtN3
a
ward the organization of the D0&1 ~
nent army. All men now In the q " K
have been or will be offered an -
orable discharge from the emer0( ~
enlistment and an Immediate -
enlistment In the new forces A{0f-
Tough of one month will be givoi ~
an incentive to re-enlisfment
Get Months Salary. n
IL was announced that oonHnn
would be asked to give ench man y
charged from the army. reGoF 13 4
of whether he re-enlists, a bonl
one months salary. Gen.
pointed out also that all soldiers
entitled. under law. to wear their @
forms for three months after ~
charge. This will make less dil ~
the immediate task of supplyil y;
william clothing to the demok o6
army. .]
Ihe return or the cOmmIonImn ~
personnel of the army to civilian =.
Gen. March said, will be effects ~
dividing the present list OF o01 y
into three classes, those who - S
in the regular avrnv.
those who are willing to hold <t1f61- 4
selves available for future sGFvftn 1axi
officers. and those who 11n1F0
honorable discharge from the oerVfSS.
Expedite List Of Lost.
Instructions have been issued =
the army staff corps to carry ~ !, IN
duction in their commissioners ~ "a
enlisted personnel lists keeping 4
with the reduction of the line foS8SS.
Gen. Pershing has been directod -
expedite complete casualty listo oe 4
his forces, showing the name 81
every man killed or w0unde6. o1p
missing up to IL am. Nov. IL. 01H q
March said he would not haxafS. !. xr
estimate as TO the final total. n
Replying to question az tSF
number of prisoners in Germany. S q;
said official records UP to Oct ~ ~
showed 5.73S. 7'7 u
Aside from the officers, who ~ ~ "a
)ly for commissions In what M M
he regular army and in the 81
corps, officers In the n A&
Will be discharged as fast a. = W
dc. SS!zI .3
No More Troops Sent Aes1I 4
No more troops will be sent ~
eas, Gen. March announce6 Y
he order in which the tr0onn
broad will be returned to the r.
states will be left entirely to th1
retion OF Gen. Pershfng. Thu
4 staff has requested, howevor<
IS soon as the necessary trar
re available the sick and w0u1
and casuals win
urned Immediately. ls}<&
All divisions retuDiing frou
eas will be mustered out aH}3
amp nearest to the section
riginally came from. For in6l
he New England divisions Wo11i
out at Camp Devenn.
farch said.
Held 52-MiIs Front. y
At the time the armistica
gncd, the American Firrk
econd armies were holding fjf{x
lilies of the front. Gen. Marc6
Their performance had reach1H
cry highest point of militarv'
silence at the time the afS>o1
as signed, and they are no3
ose to the hearts Of the Am3
eople," declared the chief 81
elingly.
Americans taken prisoners shSp M
ermnns up to Oct. 16 totalo6 r
en-. March revcaledb W