Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-27
Secretary B aker Discusses Plans With Senate Military Committee as Result of De- bate on Age Limit
READY IN 3 MONTHS
Will Represent Fighting Max imum of Nation, Says War Secretary in Statement to Senators
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 WASHINGTON, June 26.-Sec-
 retary Baker disclosed to the sen
 ate military committee today that
 within three months an enlarged
 army project now being worked
 out will be presented to congress
 to represent the maximum fight
 ing effort of the country. AL
 ready the calculations upon which
 the pending army bill was framed
 has been exceeded and the war
 department is now revising it's
 plans on an enlarged basis that
 means additional billions in mOn-
 ey and additional millions of fight
 ing men.
 The full scope of the new measure is not yet apparent even to officials who are preparing it.
 MT Baker disclosed the new plans in explaining his reasons for opposing any change now in the draft age lim its. Later, during general debate in the senate chamber. figures were dis closed showing the great strides being made toward bringing American fight ing power to the front in France
 General March, chief of staff. a. ready has announced that the army is five months ahead of schedule in troop movements, 100000 men having been shipping abroad. During the de- bate today, however, it was disclosed that if the highest hopes are realized. 1 .450.000 men will have reached France some time in August and that there will be a total force under arms of approximately 3,500.000. 4 state ment read into the senate records by Senator Chamberlain. chairman Of the military committee, predicted that class one probably would be exhaust ed during October. and would be re duced to 641.126 men by calls to be made before August l.
 Secretary Baker and General March were positive that the reservoir of fighting man power would meet all claims upon it under the best possible conditions of mobilization and trans portation. until congress has an oDpor- tunity to take up age extensions later. with the data now being compiled by the war department at hand.
 The question of available shipping tC haul the men to France is the vital factor. At present much British and French tonnage is employed on the work. as unusually good crops in Eng land have already made shipping avail able weeks longer than was expected.
 The table shows a total strength in class one of 2.362,OS2. deductions Of 344, ,634 for delinOuents: 26 ITO for the emergency fleet list 215 539 for limit ed service classification and 90 26S for remedial defectives. leaving 1.724.- S71 fiehting men of those originally placed in class one. To that number it is estimated 100000 will be added by the reclassification process now going on and 100000 from the class of 1918 to he drawn tomorrow.
 With the July call deducted the table fixed S77.359 as the number of availables left in the fighting ranks of class one and these estimates calls for the rest Of the year are placed at total of S75 900. which would leave 2000 men still in the class of January 1. 1919. The calls for 1918 are given as August. 3O0OO0: Seutember. 150- OO0: October. 150.000: November, 15O.- O00. and December. 125.0O0
 It was pointed out during the senate debate that these figures prepared by General Crowder. seemed to show a sufficient number of men tO fin any calls now planned and that apparently an estimate of 10000 additional men to be obtained bv the draft treaties with France and England was not in- cIuded nor the 196.00O cases on appeal of which .it was said 95 per cent would 20 into class one. It was noted. also that 215.O00 men available for limited military service had been deducted from the total of class one. although il is understood men of this classifica- tion are included in the calls
 Many senators were puzzled bv the figures. It appears possible however. and secretary Baker and other war de nartment officials are known to share this view. that in fact if the present schedule of mobilization is carried ont, there will remain in class one under the present age limits several thou