The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-17

Washhg:ton. Nov. Movement of American troops across the Atlantic has stopped entirely and demcboliza . ton of troops in environments and camps at home is under way General March, chief of staff made this announcement today, outlining the war departments plans in answer 10 the questions ,he country has been asking since the day the armistiee was signed and it became apparent the war was oyer
 He said orders already issued would |send 100000 men back to civil life within two weeks an that when the program was in full swing about 50.- 900 would quit the army daily.
 Fighting divisions of General pcrsh- |ins's army in France will be demOb0- oooffzed as faras poS sfble in heir home communities.
 The chief of staff would mako no prediction as 10 when tht first div isions would start home. |, appears probable, however, the flow of re- turning troops can not Do in full tide before February i.
 Quarters will bc available for them lat the cantonments Dy that time.
 Some officers regard if as possible that certain divisions may be recalled in advance of the general return move ment General March indicated that the 42nd, (Rainbow divisIom because it is composed of men from 2G states. and hecause of the fighting record l. has made in France. would be marked for special treatment The 26.h (New England national guard) and the fist (Sanset divisionsl arc in the same class. 90 it would not cause surprise. therefore. ii these three organizations shonld be designated by General Pershine as the first to return.
 With six weeks of 1918 left il is possible they may he home before New Years day.
 Supplemcnting General March's statement. Secretary Baker said it would not he necessary to maintain all the existing cantunments for de- mobolization purposes and that stddy was now being made Of those desirable for that purpose. The oth- CTS, with all the divisional camps, he Indicated, will be abandoned as soon as the men now occupying them have been mustered out
 The demobolization will be carried out in the folowine order.
 First, development battalion, 71I in number and comprising 9S,l99 men.
 Second, conscientious o5iectors not under arrest
 Third spruce production division.
 Fourth, central training schools for officers with some modificati0Es.
 Fifth. United States Guards now numbering 1S50G0 men.
 Sixth railway units. -f
 Seventh, depot brigaaes.
 Eighth, replacement unts,
 Ninth. combat division.
 We have in the Unittd States now something like 100000 men and to muster out force Of that kind of course. will take some time" said General March. Each man has to be examined physically. his final accounts made, so that the man may get com pensation they are entitled to. Blank forms are being shipped to the va rious camps for use as these orders go into effect
 "ln handling the problem Of demo- .boiization one of the features which had to be considered was tho su5se quent retaining Of men for the regular army, or what will he the regular army when congress rasses laws reorsaniz ing that army When the war broHe ont there were only a limited num- Der of such men in the scryieo and the great hemher of men who filled out these units were men who yolun- tarly cnlister for the period of the war So we have offered these men who came in for the period of the war the option Of re-cnlisiing, if thcy car cd too
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