Republican farmer., 1918-11-22
REHABILITATION OF ALL TROOPS IN THIS COUNTRY Orders For This Issued To- day By General Peyton
 March. EIGHT DIVISIONS
 TO BE RELEASED At Present There Are 1,79O.. 900 Men Under Arms in
 United States.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Orderg have been issued, General March announced today, for the gradual demobilization of all troops now in this country. De- mobilization will be in the following order:
 First, development battalions T In number, and comprising ss,1ss men.
 Second, conscientious objectors not under arrest.
 Third, spruce production division. fourth, central training schools for oflcers with some notifications.
 Fifth, United States guards. now numbering 135, ,OOO men.
 Sixth, railway units.
 Seventh, depot brigades
 Eighth, replacement units.
 Ninth, combat divisions. There now are in the United S+atea l,79O,OOO men under arms, General March said. Orders, which will re- suit in the immediate Rehabilitation Of 100000 men already are issued and ! l the next two weeks.
 | When the reduction plan is under
 full operation, the chief of staff ex- plained, SO,00O men each day will be l released from the army. Regarding tue return of the troops
 in France, General March said the
 order in which the divisions will be
 withdrawn is being left to General
 Pershing. It is the intention of the
 War Department, however, so far as
 is practicable, to return each division q to the locality from which the major
 ity of it's men came and to parade the
 division in adjacent cities so that the
 people may have a chance to give fit
 ting welcomes.
 As an example, he said, the Ne4y
 England soldiers might be brought to
 Camp Devens and parade in Boston
 and other cities.
 Orders have been cabled to General
 Pershing to begin the return at oncs
 of all casuals, sick and wounded, who
 can be moved, and convaIescents. A steady stream of these men should be- gin immediately to cross the Atlantic Camps at home will be cleared ou, to prepare for the return of the ex- peditionary forces and the general in
 dicated that the process would be ex- pedited.
 A unit of regular troops will be left at each camp to guard and police it in preparation for the arrival ot the overseas units.
 Because of its unusual composition General March said, and it's brilliant
 record at the front, the 42nd, (Rain- bow division) will be given specia consideration in the demobilization l, plans.
 The purpose of the department wal
 not outlined specifically, but the i'm pression was gained that the divis ion will be paraded in Washington be fore it Is mustered out.
 Steps already have been taken to
 ward the organization of the perman
 ent army. All men now in the arm! , have been or will be offered an hon orable discharge from the emergenc-
 enlistment and an immediate re-en . Iistment in the new forces. A fur
 tough of one month will be given a an incentive to re-enlistment. F It was announced that congress vii
 be asked to give each man discharg a ed from the army regardless o d whether he re-enlists, a bonus of on q months salary. General Marcl I pointed out also that all soldiers ar : entitled under law to wear their uni o forms for three months after dis n charge. This will make less difficul h the immediate task of supplying civ n ilian clothing to the demobilize f army.
 $ The return of commissioned per st sonnel of the army to civilion life r Gen. March said, would be effecte > by dividing the present list of officer d into three classes, those who desir It commissions in the regular army l. those who are willing to hold them d selves available for future service a Il reserve officers and those who de at sire honorable discharge from tn
 service.
 l. Instructions have been issued to tn i- army staff corps to carry out reduc se tion in their commissioned and enlist ,e ed personnel lists, keeping pace wit S. the reduction of the line forces. B. General Pershing has been directe re to expedite complete casualty lists ( ly his forces. showing the names of ever ft man killed or wounded or missing u c. to Il a. m. Nov. II. General Marc
 would not hazard an estimate as 1e what the final total would be. e. Replying to a question as to tf Id number of American prisoners in Ge 1t many, he said official records up ae October IS, gave the total as 5,573.