The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-11
men FIRST over
WILL Be BROUGHT
BACK FIRST, BY
!WASHINGTONPLAN
sss
Gigantic Problem to De-
mobilization Already
/ Outlined
BIC ARMY WILL
Ill.,. REMAIN IN EUROPE
Naval Contingents To Be
i Returned Early-Men
f1. Here May Go Abroad


z Washington, Nov. 11.-Singing Of
Ethe arnistice with Germany. which
brings the world war to an end, does
mot mean that the great American
military machine will cease to oper-
Fate at once. America must play an
important part in disarming and
I,guarding the enemy until this work Is
completed even the movement OF
TROOPS 20 France will be continued, ale
though on a greatly reduced scale.
h. During the interval between the
..cessation Of hostilities and the con-
clusion Of the peace conference. it is
Eassumed that the major portion of
General Pershng's expeditionary
forces IN France must be retained
there. It Is possible also that for rea-
sons Of international politics some
American garrisons may be kept in
disputed territory even after the ac-
tual peace negotiations have been
drought to a close.
FIRST OVER, FIRST TO RETURN.
r. Troops which have sesn the
| = t0uHCSk 0uESlS0 tB TEaHS0 WIZ
r probably be returned home soon,
to be replaced by new men now in
! this country, who will perform
! guard or other duty overseas.
| y There are more than 1000, 900
men now In camps In the United
o. States
.. The question Of disseminating the
calling Of men to the colors under the
| Belective service act with the ending
! of hostilities has been under consid-
Grafton. 1t Is known that General
,Crowder's advisers have favored can
ceiling all outstanding calls as soon
as the armistice is signed, but this
matter must be passed on by the gen.
eral staff. The movement OF g. large
number OF men to camp was due to
begin this morning under the Novem~
Der calls, which embrace about AGO.
! 900 men.
NAVAL FORCES TO COME HOME.
forces, battleships, destroyers, sub
ships and other craft-also will follow
/ the end of the war. Definite plans
have not been revealed but it is as
sumed here that once disposition is
made OF the German high seas feet
submarines in accordance with the
terms of the armistice, the Ameri-
4 can dreadnoughts with the British
grand feet, together with most Of the
destroyers and other submarine hunt
ing and convoy craft, will return.
Even with hostilities ended, how
ever, much other naval work aside
from that of taking over and guard
ing German and Austrian naval ves-
sles. remains to be done. Removal
| OF the thousands Of mines laid, by
the allied, American and German
navies will form no small part Of
this work and undoubtedly the fleet
Of mine sweeping and laying craft
sent overseas by the United States
will assist in this gigantic task.
| The greatet mine field is that put
down in the North sea as a barrage
against German submarines. The
mines were manufactured in this
country and were laid largely by
American ships.
THE SEAS WILL BE FREE
With the return of all German
submarines to her bases, allied and
American shipping once more may
sail the seven seas without fear of
nolestation and in disregard of the
regulations made necessary by Ger
Inany's unrestricted warfare. There
will be no more running at night
without lights with its attendant
dangers Of collisions and zig gag
ging and deviation from established
shipping routes.
= WAR SHIPPING FREED
Much Of the chipping used for war
purposes will - freed for peace time
commerce and there will follow a
gradual relaxation OF the restrictions
as to food and other necessities i'm
posed upon the peoples of the allied
countries. These changes win not
come Immediately however, for it is
the purpose OF the American and
entente governments to cooperate
With Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey, as well as with Belgium,
Serbia and Rumani,a, in furnishing
as far as possible the food and other
supplies necessary for the civilian
populations OF those countries.
These considerations of world
peace, important as they are. must
be adjusted as they develop. They
cannot be planned in advance as had
the breaking up the military force
OF Great Britain, France and the
United States, and the orderly return
OF the millions of these soldiers to
their civilian status.
Two Distinct Phases
In this country the problem has
been taken up with reference to it's
two chief phases: The strictly mill
1tary, having to do with the demobi-
lization of the army and its safe re-
turn to America. and the industrial
which deals only with the infiltration
of the soldiers into the ranks of la
Dor after they have been released
from the army. A third problem of
rehabilitation will deal with the mo-
bihzed industries OF the United
The military authorities have had
under consideration for some time
the subject Of Rehabilitation Of the
army, but the plan which will be
used has not vet been officially APP
proved. The breaking up OF the
American expeditionary forces now
numbering two and one-quarter mil
lions of men will begin in France if
this plan is adopted. The program
entails the breaking up of the large
military units into segments govern
ed solely by the location of the SOL
der
Divide Nation Into Districts
srhe United States will be divided
Into districts. each OF which is to be