The daily banner., 1918-08-20
WIN WAR WITH
100000 men
March Outlines Plan to Bring
Enemy to Knees.
VICTORY NEXT YEAR"
Need Every Single Man in Class One,
1S to 45, in France by June 81.
Married Are Not Exempt.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Eighty Amer
lean divisions OF 1900 men each, Gen
eral March told The house military
affairs committee. should be able 10
bring the war to q successful conciu-
sion in 1919
That is the number the war depart
ment plans to have in France by next
June 80.
The general appeared at the first
hearing by the house committee on the
administration man-power bill.
To put eighty divisions OF Ameri-
cans in France before June OF 1919,
General March emphatically declared: ::
1--WE will need every single man In
Glass One between eighteen and forty
five. We must not delude ourselves
with the idea that those in the eigh-
teen and nineteen calls are going TO
be deferred any length of time. They
will have to be called early next
spring TO get their training in time &c
get TO France.
The eighty division plan Genera
March said. depended upon shipping
facilities. He added:
Il might as wei! say frankly that
the program of Mr.. Schwah will take
care Of the army program and gain
on it,
General March read an official state
ment showing that on August l the
American army numbered 3,olZ.ll-
mon divided aS follows.
American eNpeditionary force and
on the war overseas. 1.3O1,7 ,742.
In the United States and insular
possessions. .432, ,706.
Called in the August draft, 217,664
In addition, there are about l3,0E
marines with the eNpeditionary force,
For the present. it is planned /"
send 250,0OO men monthly to France.
General March said. "We hope to in
crease that in the spring" he added.
No general exemption Of married
men, simply because of their married
status. is contemplated by the war
department. Secretary of War Baker
made this statement when he appear
al before the committee.
Mr.. Baker said his previous re-
marks on this subject had been mis-
construed Married men who do not
support their families and are not Ell
gagged in useful occupations will con
tinue to be called.
.'There are many married men who
ought to go and fight as freely as
single men," he added.
As TO how long before men called
under the new law will go across. Mr.
Baker said not more than six months
training would be given at home.
In extending the draft ages. .Secre-
tary Baker said, suspension of aca-
demic education is an 'unsolved prob
lem of the situation and that it would
be most unfortunate to have all collie
gate education stopped.
He believed there still would be
many youths left at school, but was
against exemption Of college students
as class, as thoroughly undemo
cratic" Scientifically trained experts.
however, are needed, and education OF
such men must be continued. Men,
injured In the war will be sent to col
,rges after they recover, the secre-
airy explained, and thus to some ex-
tent fill up academic institutions. Re
@arding present exemption of divinity
students, he said, their draft for army
chaplains is being urged.
The departments plans, Mr.. Baker
sair are to call all the younger men
hy the middle Of next year-but sub
stantially after the school year is
through.
General Crowder interjected that
he new program is expected to raise
. 10000 men by June 30, 1919. and that
t is proposed to call 2,OOO.O 900 men by
hat time.
Consideration of the bill will begin
ii the senate Thursday.