The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-22
FOUR MILLION whip huns
MUST BE 5000, 900 IN FRANCE BY
NEXT JUNE 80.
Senate Receives Bill-Chamberlain
Reveals Administration Plan
in Presenting Measure.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Four mill
ion American soldiers can defeat ths
German army is the belief of Gen
March, chief of staff, and present
plans of the war department call fol
more than that number under arms
next summer, with some 100000
of them or eighty divisions, in France
by June 80.
These and other important facts
concerning the nations effort in the
war as given to the Senate military
committee BY Gen. March, Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal Crowder
were revealed today by Chairman
Chamberlain in presenting to the
Senate the administration man power
bill extending the draft ages to in
clude all men between. the ages of 1 8
and As years.
To Conclude War.
President Wilson is determined to
bring the war to conclusion by con-
centrating all forces on the western
front, including Italy, Secretary Ba-
ker told the committee, and Gen.
March supplemented this by stating
it was the purpose to end the great
world struggle quickly and decisive
". For the nation not to put forth
it's maximum effort at once, the chief
of staff declared would be but "play-
ing Germany's game
Thirty-one American divisions, or
approximately 100000 men now
are in France, with as many more in
camps in this country as reservoir.
Secretary Baker said today that the
accelerated programme of troop
movements overseas which has en-
abled Gen. Pershing to organize his
first field army of some 1,250,00O
men will be continued because of the
generous action of the British Gov
eminent in supplying shipping.
Two Million Men.
To carry out the present pro-
gramme of eighty divisions overseas
by June 80, nearly 100000 men
must be sent to France in the next
eleven months. Mr.. Baker would
not be drawn into any discussion Of
the country's ability to transport men,
but it is known that many more than
that number could be landed in the
war zone at the present rate Of
shipments.
Gen. March told the committee, &C
cording to the report to the Senate,
that he was in favor of young men
for the army and that the youth Of
1S registered under the, new draft
law would be in France BY June 80.
He estimated some 100000 men
qualified for full military service
would be secured from the new regis
trants and he outlined the calls for
the next year or more as follows:
The Next Calls.
August 250,000, September 200,-
900, October $4,000, November
100000, December $4,000, January
100000, February 100000, and 300,-
900 monthly thereafter until the end
of the next year,
These calls would aggregate A.
205,00 against the estimate of e.
100000 to be had from the new
regulation, but no explanation was
made of this and other discrepancies
in the draft figures. General Crow
der has said the present reservoir
in class / will be exhausted by next
October 1, but Secretary Baker made
it plain today the reservoir of men
now in camp in this country is suffi-
cient to keep up the present troop
movement overseas.
Plans for considering the man pow
er bill in the Senate next Monday
we're blocked today because quorum
was not present and the three-day
recess agreement could not be set
aside. However, quorum is ex-
pected Monday and leaders plan then
to vote to end the recess programme
so the measure can be taken up next
Thursday. The Senate is expected
to pass the bill within a few days
and it will then be sent to the house.