The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17
FIRST OVERSEAS
FORCES Be HOME
BY CHRISTMAS
Uncle Sam May Send
No Moore Troops
Abroad.
'DEMOBIL ALTON
mastering Out Of ,7OO,-
900 Men in United
States To Begin At
Once.
DEMOBIL z ALTON

Washington, Nov. f6.--Two
hundred thousand OF the 10000
troops now in the United States
next two weeks and other troops
In the United States will be mus
tered out thereafter at the rate OF
10000 a day. according to state
ments made today by General
March, chief OF stan, outlining
general plan OF disqualification.
1t was stated by General March
that the question OF when the
troops abroad are coming home.
what the first selections will be
and the order In which they are
TO arrive has been left to General
Pershing.
Replacement troops and the
wounded who arc able to travel
will begin to come back within
very few days These replacement
troops or casuals were taken from
all OF the Cantonlncnts-
General March stated that 1t
was unanimous belief OF all mill
tary leaders that no more troops
would he needed in France and
that, therefore, the United States
has decided that no more yankees
will be sent abroad.
Some small units and some scores
OF officers, OF course. will go abroad
from time tn time for special work.
but no large bodies of troops.
While General March does not state
specifically when the combat troops
abroad will return, the impression
among most officers Is that among the
first to return will be the 26th, division
the New England troops and the Rain |
bow division, in which Is the famous
New York. After thaser !
probably will come the Pennsylvania, |
Ohio and other Nesy York troops. i
Some, Home bS Christmas yt
While all this Is to be done as ex- |
peditio usly as possible, there IS moth
ing to indicate that any of the fight
ing troops will be home before Christ
mas. II already has been arranged by
March that the troops are to
be sent to she centers which are near
est the places where they enlisted.
For instance, the New York troops,
other than the Rainbow division.
would be sent to the environments and
camps nearest New York. the New
England troops in more eastern can
comments and camps and SO on
throughout the whole country. 1t is
very likely that a speciality will be
will be made of the Rainbow division
as it represents the whole country.
Staff officers indicated that Pershing
probably win order ii to Washington
for parade and review first and the
question OF muster out will be- set
tied here.
General March has made arrange
ments for the homecoming of the
troops when will delight the various
sections from which they come. The
.rh i~1, int No Nd
environments in New England and
near New York and all other troops
from time to time will be permitted
to parade and be reviewed in Boston.
New York. Philadelphia, San Fran
cisco. etc. In order that they all get
home by the quickest routes General
March Is to have them sent on trans
ports to the various ports along the
coast. In the meantime Cen
eral Pershing Is busy preparing =
roster OF troops and the times and
dates to which they can
be put on board transports abroad.
Until this has been received here 1t
is fmpractfcable for General March
to make specific announcements.
Detail OF Mobilization
The general details of the demobili-
cation OF The United States army were
by Gen. March. He said:
after the armistice was formally
signed, issued an order for the grad
ual reduction OF the army of the
United States.
The rehabilitation is to follow in
this order:
1-3S,199 development troops.
whose character was explained yester-
day by Secretary Of War Baker.
2-Objectcrs not under sentence or
awaiting trial
3-Spruce production division.
4-Centra1 training camps for Off
GERS.
5-The United States guard troops
numbering about $4,000.
6-The railway troops.
depot brigade troops
s--Replacement camps.
9-Cambat divisions.
General March made 1t clear that
the mastering out OF these classes
tho next two weeks and the
mastering out OF so, 900 4
day referred only to troops In the
United States All matters as to for
eign service troops have been left to
General Pershing.
In order. also. to facilitate the
Of the troops to como back
from Europe It L. proposed to empty
the environments ana leave In them
only army units. AS General March
Indicated that the men In the cam
can be disposed Of after the
first two weeks from, date at the rate
of 10000 per day. 1t Is not unlikely
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