Arizona republican., 1918-06-27
THREE AND HALF MILLIONS UNDER RAMSEY
 AUGUST AND l,450OOO WILL BE IN FRANCE
BAKER OUTLINES
 PLANS FOR ARMY
 M NEAR FUTURE
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Republican A whel VXY ASHINGTON, June 26.-Secretarv Baker dis w closed to the senate military committee today
 that within three months an enlarged army pro- ec being worked out would be presented to congress to represent the maximum fighting effort of the country Already the calculations upon which the pending army bill framed have been exceeded and the war depart men is revising it's plans enlarged basis that additional billions in money and additional millions of fighting men,
 Full Scope of Plant Not Known
 The full scope of the measure Is not yet apparent evento officials who preparing it.
 MT. Baker disclosed the new plans in explaining his for opposing change the draft age linn it's Later, during general debate ill the senate chamber figures disclosed showing the great strides being made toward bringing American fighting power to the front in France.
 Three and Half Million by August
 General March, chief of staff already has announced that the army is five months ahead of schedule in troop movements, 900,000 having been shipped abroad During the debate today however it disclosed that if the highest hopes realized 145OOOO will have reached France time in August and that there will be total force under of approximately 3,500000. statement read into the senate records by Senator Cham berlain chairman of the military committee, predicted that class probably would be exhausted during Octo ber and would be reduced to 64 26 by calls to be made before August l.
 I Take Up Age Limit Extension Later
 Secretary Baker and General March were positive that the reservoir of fighting man power would meet alt calls upon under the best possible conditions of mobi zatlon and transportation until congress has oppor tuny to take up age extensions aer with the data now being compiled by the war department at hand.
 The question of available shipping to haul the men to France is the vital factor At present much British and French tonnage is employed the work, as unusually. good crops in England have already made ships available 1I weeks longer than expected.
 T How Figures Are Arrived at Now
 The table shows total strength ill class one of 2362 O02 deductions of @ 1884 for denquens 677O for the emergency fleet list 21 39 for limited service cassfca ton and 5026S for remediable defectves leaving 724 o71 fighting men of those originally placed in class
 10 that number 1t is estimated 100000 will be added by the reclasscaton process now going and 100000 l from the class of 1918 to be drawn tomorrow. | Calls Scheduled for Rest of Year With the July call deducted, the table fixed S77359 the number of avaabes left in the fighting ranks of class and the estimated calls for the rest of the year placed at total of S75000 which would leave 1000 f men still in the class January 1919 The calls for 1918 given as August 300OOO September 15OOOO: October 150000 November 15000O and December OO
 Appeal Chances Said to Be Slight
 It pointed out during the senate debate that these figures prepared by General Crowder seemed to show sufficient number of fill any calls planned and that apparently estimate of 10000 additional men to be obtained by the draft treaties with France and Great Britain not included the 196000 cases on appeal of which 1t said % per cent would go into class M It noted, also that 2150O0 available for limited military service had been deducted from the total of class one although it is understood of this classification arc I'd included in the calls.
 Figures Prove Puzzling to Senators it Many senators puzzled by the figures. It ap- pears possible however and Secretary Baker and other tn department officials known to share this view, that fac if the pesent schedule of mobilization red out there will remain class under the present age limits several thousand men, instead of 1000 Jan Probably this fact prompted the recommendation that the age limits be not disturbed for the present sd sd Problems If Older Men Are Called
 Mr. Baker has started careful study of the probable effect upon essential industries of application of the draft of than 31 years It is regarded obvious that only proportionaely small number of fighting could be derived from this while enormous amount of labor would be involved in the registration and