The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24

As to further demo oil{Zation AbF"au
General March said he had eabied Gem
rr4s3 f,ershirg Ito send hack, TO the
xStent available Of transportation.
st,s,s, troops an would not be ordinarily
used In an army of occupation sueh
~ raiircad artillery, army artillery.
esr troops. tank corps Apd the skeis-
/ tfsns of certain divisions tho pFtyates
AL Hhieh had been used ~ replace
ssv----sy.v--
IN Troops 10 Retura.
General rershing will. therefore.
send back as soon as convenient eigh-
ty-two aero squadrons, some of whom
haye started already from England;
fourteen construction companies, four
rhofogra phic sections. one satlnaAsers
draft. two parks Of aircraft and one
Handtey Page training. depot section
The United States army of oeeupa-
tsass for German seFyitavs+ ssTsM prob
ably have fts headquarters at cohiena.
according to the present movement of
the American troops. The French are
IL occupy the sector to the east and
the British that TO the west
Orr latest report" said General
March. Shows that we have advanced
ff,y miles from November II to No
yemher 20 and we stili have seventy
miles to 60 before reaching the Rhine
near Coblenz-
The position of American troops in
Italy also was given. One American
battalion is at Cattaro. one at Fiume
and the third Will probably be at
Trieste.
Decentralization In Caited tsatea.
The rehabilitation of troops on this
side OF the water has been progress
ing steadily. General March said he
had visited Camp Dix whore they had
reached the point of turning out 200 n
day. Turning out a man includes. he
said. the checking up OF his equip
n,ent. physical examination. etc. The
railroads have granted two-cent
rate for men going home and most of
the men are taking advantage OF the
special rates.
1t was explained that the men do
not go home as ORGANIZATIONS. but that
AZ far ~ possible they are sent in
large groups wherever it Is found
that many are going to or near the
sane railroad stations or centers Thus
the Fifth Massachusetts at Camp
wadworth would go home probably In
Hroups with other groups going to-
ward Massachusetts,.
General March said that in response
TO inquiries as to the amount OF sup
plies on hand In France he was able
TO announce that a great deal on the
program calling for eighty divisions
in France need not be shipped.
For instance. II was planned to
send 10000 horses a month. but no
more are needed and contracts for
these and other obviously unnecessary
supplies had been cancelled. Neces-
horse transports would have cost
100000
Acres ct Presents.
There are acres Of Christmas pres
ents for the soldiers abroad" on the
docks at New York. according to Gen
eral March, OF these 2s0n.000 win get
into the hands of soldiers Two mil
lions are going direct and in order
that there In no failure In any case
the Red Cross has been given charge
or 10000 more. The FIRST shipment
was made on the Manchuria November
- She carried 1s.0Ao sacks OF pres
ents containing 56e,en0 packages.
Referring to the close of hostilities
General March remarked that during
the entire period We have been In
France we have captured $4,000 Ger
man prisoners and we have taken in
GERMAN guns. howitzers and trench
mortars LOO in round numbers"
General March was asked If access
could be had by reporters to the
records to be used by the war depart
rnent In making UP the historical mar
tv-sixth, Torty-second, Seventy-sev
enth. New York and others. He said
that tho narratives would be available
~vhan the diaries which are required
- be kept by the army have been re-
n eeived from tho American expedition
ary forces The historical public mar
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