The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

nounced his recommentia lions for
the award Of distinguished scrv-
Ice medal 70 SIX generals who are
now in washington. He also an
nounccd TINT the army Of occu-
patton now tonsists of some
$4,000 men.
The names of the generals and the
service for which the award Is pro,
posed are:
Major General VIM We Rlack. chief
of engineers, FOR especially meritori-
GUS and conspicuous service in plan
ming and administering tho engineer
and military railway service during
the war
MaJor General Enoeh II. crowder
judge advocate general. for especially
nieritorious and conspicuous service
as provost marshal general in the
preparation and operation OF the draft
laws
Major General George W Coe,hals,
retired. for especially msritoriaus
and conspicuous service in reorgan-
ixinE the QuarsermAstcr departm
and in organising and administering
ithe. division OF purchase. storage and
traffic during the var. /.
Major General William G. Gorcas
retired. for especially nlnritorious
service as surgeon general of the
army IN organizing and administering
tho medical department during the
MI
Rrigsdier General Frank r, Hanes
for Especially 2n.eritnrsous and Goa
>plsmaas sssssssss4 rs. .,t'raases 81 nsera,
lions OF the general staff and as assist
ant to the chief OF stan in preparing
and executing the plans inyolvinb the
mobilization OF personnel during the
war.
General March said
Discharges Inreasc
We have given out during this
week the assignment of various units
in France by General Pershing Il
early conveys. SO they Will not be re,
peated bat the sum total is S,s2i Off
GERS and isg.239 men who are as
signed TO early caIvoys for return
home.
The number of men in the Tn..et
States who have been ordered dis
charged with those reported las
week AS amounting to so0.0e0 hai
now been increased to $4,000 by ths
Introduction OF some new units.
This number with the les.s2s Sc,
lected by General Pershing brings the
number of men slated for discharge
up to l.0oa.33s. The sum total OF
men who have actually been dis
charged in the United state. up u
date is b33. a24.LThe nnZnbcr of OH
GERS who have been discharged up 4
December 81 is $500
! Regarding the bill to permit volun
tary army enlistments General Marcf
This bill was introduced becaua,
in the selective service law Z claus,
provided that the men would be raises
for all armies by draft solely durinl
the progress OF the emergency ant
voluntary recruiting was stopped
Now a great many men about to b
discharged wish TO enlist but under
that phase OF the law they cannot d.
this and the bill simply removes THU
restriction and allows mn to take thos'
men II we want to and 1t has no bear
ing on tho raising Of future army.
Figures to Date.
ON the subject OF discharges Cen
eral March added:
The figures I have given for dis
charges are to date. The discharge
tor this week, the week ending III,
csth have mot come In at all excep
about $4,000 which came In thi
morning and have added Them I,
the numhcd already had; $4,000 Il
practically up 70 last Saturday 20 tina
when we get the report OF this weel
we expect to have about the sam,
proportion of increase that we hat
last week. I give the figures as the!
stand today"
Casualties of the ss'h and SAT-
; divisions were announced bs Genera
March to be respectively. III officer
and 4,0SS men; 1876 officers and SIS
men.
General March also dsnosed OF tn
report that the French army va
taking over part OF the America,
sector. In occupied German territor.
| BY. saying no such ofiiciai information
had come to the war department.
PeFs1lng Visits Nice.
Nice. DAG l28.--Gencral Pershin