The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-19
AMERICA PLANS
TO BRING WAR TO
END DURING 1919
WILL PUT 100000 MEN IN
FRANCE BY JUNE 80,
NEXT
MARCH TELLS CON GRESS
Wants Heavy Drive Against Ger
man Empire and its Allies, and
End War Without Long Drawn
Out Contest.

Washington August lo.-Eighty
American divisions of $4,000 men
each, General March told the
house military committee today.
should be able to bring the war to
ment plans to have in France by next
fune 80, a total Of 100000.
General March emphatically de-
clared:
I'VE will need every unmarried
man in class one between lS and IS.
We mist not de'hde ourselves with
the idea that those in the lS and
10 calls are going to be deferred any
length of time They will have to be
called early next spring in order to
get their training in time to get to
France
The so division plan, General
March said, depended upon shipping
facilities. but he added:
81 might as we'll say right here
frankly. that the program of Mr..
Schwab will take care of the army
program and gain on it."
Some Official Figures.
General March read an official
statement showing that on August
|, the American army numbered s.
0l2ll2 men, divided as follows
American expeditionarv force and
en- route overseas l,30l742.
In the United States and insular
possessions 1,432706.
Called in the August draft 277 664.
In addition there are about $1,000
marines serving with the expedition
arv forces.
For the present it is planned to
send 250000 men monthly to France.
General March stated. adding:
"But we hope to increase that in
the spring.
The war secretary, with General
March and Provost Marshal Gem
eral Crowder appeared before the
house committee at opening hear
ings to reiteratc their explanation
given that immediate enactment of
the man-pomer bill is imperative in
order to carry out the enlarged war
program.
"There are two WAYS of prosecut-
ing this war" Mr. Baker said. Zone
way is to make every possible eff
tort to do it now. ,and the other is
to proceed somewhat more leisure
" and do it late. The obvious adj
vantage from every standpoint. So
cial. military. industrial and econom-
c, is TO put forth every effort in this
country and win the war as soon as
possible
Leaving any explanation of the
man-power situation to General
Crowder. the secretary announced
that because of directions to calling
boys OF lS, he had planned TO defer
their call as long as possible and
would not object to placing pro-
vision in the bill making a separate
class of men between lS and 10
years old and for deferring calling
them, "as far as practicable" until
after others in class one had been
exhausted.
His Exact Views.
"There is a sentiment in this COM
mittee." said Mr.. Baker. 81 don't
know how large-against calling
might well be left to executive regu-
solutcly necessary. think the senti-
ment Of the country is to get all the
men necessary. But from the begin
ming | have planned as a matter of
regulation to have men from Is to
10 put in a separate class with
view to deferring the call until it is
necessary"
He added that this preference
ticut suggested that many men are
lations. but he would have no OBJ
lection to having specific provision
written into the bill.
Regarding exemption OF married
men. Secretary Baker was closely
examined by committee members.
Representative Wilson. of Connec-
months training would be given at
being married TO evade the new draft.
and that the bill should provide that
those married after the new bill was
introduced should not be exemept.
Mr.. Baker said such rigid provision
of the law was unnecessary: that the
department could disregard all mar
riages made to evade the new law.
Six Months Training.
As to how long before men called
under the new law will 60 across.
Mr.. Baker said. not more than six
months training would be given al
home.
In extending the draft ages. Secre-
tar Baker said. suspension of aca-
demic education is an "unsolved
problem" OF the situation, and that
Il would be most unfortunate to
have all collegiate education stopped
He believed there still would be
many youths left at school. but was
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