The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-15
Up TO us TO !!
Win THE WAR
SAYS NJ ARCH.
FOUR MILLION FIGHTING
MEN CAN GO THROUGH
GERMAN LINES
NEW DRAFT TO Be USED
Policy is to Put Maximum Number
of Men in France with Idea OF
Shortening the War-Effort to be
Concentrated on Western Front.

Washington, Aug. l5.-In report
ing the administration man power
bill extending draft ages today.
Chairman Chamberlain disclosed to
the senate that General March had
told the military committee it was
up to the United States to put
enough men in France to win the
war on the western front and had
expressed the belief that four mil
lion Americans under one COM
mander could go through the Ger
man lines whenever they pleased
The report also revealed that the
new American program calls for
eighty divisions, or something ovei
three million men, in France by
June 80, next year. with eighteen
more divisions in training at home
then.
All of the men called for active
service under the proposed new
draft agcs-lS to 45-General March
told the committee would be in
France by next June. according to
the program.
Secretary Baker informed the
committee, the report said, that the
presidents policy called for con-
centration Of American forces on
the western front. including Italy
and that the theory of fighting in
the future is that we must force the
issue and win on the western front"
Immediate extension of the draft
ages was declared by the army rep
resentatives to be imperative in order
that the United States may throw its
full strength in the struggle and win.
Volunteer Enlistments Stop
If the draft ages are fixed at from
Is TO As. General March said. the
system of volunteer enlistment in
the United States army automatic.
ally disappears.
In his report. Chairman Chamber
lain quoted extensively from testi.
mony before the committee by Sec.
retary Baker. General March and
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
"The United States government
General March is quoted as saying
has been asked by her allies to en-
bark upon program SO large that
1t was necessary very carefully to as.
certain whether we could go through
with it or not and one OF the feat
ures OF this enlarged program was
providing men. The desire of the ad.
ministration is to establish limits
both maximum and minimum. which
will accomplish this program and al
the same time disorganize the indus.
tries OF the country as little as pos
sible.
THE policy of the war department
is to put the maximum number ol
men in France with the idea OF
shortening the war. We ound from
figures furnished by the proves,
marshal general that we could EN-.
bark on program of 80 divisions in
France by June 80. 1910. with Is d.
visions at home. These divisions con-
sist roughly of 10000 men to a di.
vision. After prolonged study of
the available man power OF the Unit.
ed States. the provost marshal gen.
eral showed that it was necessary
to drop to lS years and go to IS in
order to getthe men to carry il
through. All the men obtained un.
der the proposed change in the draft
law-approximately 100000 - we
expect to have in France by Iune
80. 1919"
Favors Young Men For Army
General March told the commit.
tee that he was unqualifiedly in Ia
vor of having the army composed oi
as many young men as possible.
Young men between l8 and 80, he
said, not only do not have. many en-.
cumbrances, but they are better fiji
physically.
The president" said General
March. resuming his statement "has
finally announced that the American
military policy from this time on is
centered on the western front and
we have declined to be diverted from
that one thing. The war department