The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
10000 A DAY
TO QUIT CAMP
FOR CIVIL LIFE
About 100000 Men Will Be
Sent to Homes in Two
Weeks.
MONTHS BONUS TO EACH
Return From France to Fol-
low-Sick and Wounded
First to Come.
Special Despatch to The srx.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. - First steps
toward demobilization of the army
were announced to-day by Gen. March.
Chief Of staff. Within the next two
weeks 100000 men in the military
camps will have been demobiized. and
the demobilization win then continue
at the rate of 10000 a day. There are
approximately 100000 men in camps
in the United States.
Secretary Baker said this afternoon
that the camps and cantonments viii.
be kept up for the present, as they
will be used by men returning from
overseas prior to rehabilitation. He
plans to stop all movement Of addi-
tonal troops to Europe except surgi-
cal units.
In general order issued to the army
to-day Mr.. Baker said in part:
THE signing OF the military armis-
tice enables US to suspend the inten-
slve military preparation in which the
country was engaged. 1t does not,
however, signify the formal end Of the
war, and 1t will therefore be necessary
for us to keep under arms substan-
tial army until We. are certain Just
what the military needs Of the country
will be.
The men In service in the United
s:etes will be demobihzed as rapidly
as is consistent with the needs Of the
Government. and the War Department
is working with the other agencies of
I'd a
Enlistment OF normal business condi-
tons and the restoration OF the SOL
Gie-s 10 their homes and occupations"
Rainbows VIII Parade Here.
4 rousing reception is to be given to
divisions which have been in the thick
OF the fighting. particularly the Forty
second (Ralnbow) Division, which Will
parade In New York and here before
being mustered out of the service.
Assistant Secretary OF War Cro-
well made public a statement concern
Ing the industrial aspects OF demooil-
ration. with the signing OF the armis-
tee" he said, the War Department Is
faced with an intricate problem ana
great responsibilities. The industries OF
tie country. which have RESPONDED
waoleheartedly to the call OF the Gov
crnment for increased production ana
which we're going at q rate never be-
lore attained must be diverted from
war time production to their Norman
occupations in times of peace. The
grs. and primary consideration in get
ting back to this normal basis Is 10
mako this readjustment with as little
Inconvenience as possible, and with
continuous employment OF labor.
1T Is also essential that the produc-
ton o. material for war. which means
now a waste Of material which could DC
used Cor civilian purposes here ana
.or :he purpose OF reconstruction IN
Europe, should be stopped as speedily
az Is consistent with the primary consid-
egatlon Of labor and the industries
VIII Slow Down Gradually.
Instructions therefore have been is-
s.ed TO all bureaus OF the War Depart
n.eHt governing the methods OF slowing
Gown OF production. so that as far as
possible there should be a tapering on
.: war work, giving time for industrial
yeadiustnent and Ior the industry 10
take up civilian work So that manutac-
tlrers might as rapidly as possible get
into work. on civilian needs the war
Industries Board at our requeste mas
withdrawn all priority ratings on army
VOr,;
NO order IS being suspended or can
Se.lrd by the War Department without
confederation OF the nature OF the worH
D! tho locality in which the work Is De-
- reformed, labor and the reemploy-
ar", @; labor al such places In other IN