Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-16
PLANS UNDER WAY To
I! RETURN MEN FROM WAR
General March is Now Making
Arrangements for General
Return Movement.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Ircss 70 EVcrS EVshiuR
Washington, Nov. l6.-Orders have
been issued, General March announced
today for the gradual rehabilitation of
all troops now in this country De
mobilization will be in the following order:
First Development battalions, sew
cnth one in number, and comprising
9S, lS9 men.
Second Conscientious objcctors not
under arrest.
Third-Sprucc production DIVISION.
Fourth-Ccntra training schools for
officers with some notifications.
Fifth United States guards, now num-
Der l35,ON men.
Railway units
Seventh Depot brigades.
There now are in the United States,
| ,7gO 600 men under, aims, General March
said. today Orders, which Will result
in the immediate demobIlizntion oi 2n,-
| UOO men already are issued and these
| men will bc at their homes IN the next
! two weeks.
When the reduction plan is under full
operation, the chief of staff explained,
30, 900 men each day will be released
| from the army.
Regarding the return of the troops in
France. General March said the order IN
/
is being left tn General Pcrshlng
Ii is the intention of the War Depart
ment however, so far rs rs practieahle,
| to return each division To the iocahts
| from which the majority of its men came
and to parade the division IN adjacent
/ cities so that the people may have chance
to give fitting welcomes.
As an example. hc said, the New Ing
land soldiers might be brought 10 camp
| Dcvcns and parade IN Boston and Other
| cities.
Orders have been cahlcd to Genera
| pcrslnng t q begin The return Of ail castiaiS
SICK and wounded ut once, and convalcs
cents
StcrS already have been taken towar'
the organization Of the permanent army
All men now III tho army have been .
will hc offered an honorable discharg
from the enlistment and IN lmnc'liat
rc-cnlIstmcnt III the forces
\ furlough of ono month Will bc glvel
as an incentive to rc-enlIstmcnt
1t Was announced that Congress Will y
asked u give each man discharged iroT
the army regardless Of whether he re
enlisted i huntis ot ono months salary
The return of commissioned pcTsonns
of the army to civilian life, Genera
|
ing the present list ot officers INTO thre
classes. those who dcSIlc comntsior
in the regular army. those who are wlIn
to hold themselves available for tutuI
services as reserve officers, and those VII
desire honorable discharge from the scrvlc'
General Pershing les been directed I
expedite complete casualty lists OF b
forces, showing the names of every ma
killed or woundcr or missing up TO | a.
November IL.
Replying 10 a question as 70 the numh'
of American prisoners IN German.
General March said officials records
October Is gave the total rs 5.13S
General March skctchcd the oihcI
linc held by the allied armies and It
Americans along the west front whc
fighting stopped It had reached !
highest point of military excellence {
the day the fighting stopped and haa
cndcarcd itself 10 the hearts OF Il
American people. lie said
The question oI tnal disposition OF Il
great environments Is beng studio
General March said. and no decision h
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