Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-08
National Guard and National
Army will Be Back by
That Time.
okLAHoMAHS IN FRONT LINE
Ninetieth Division One of
Those at Head of Dick
mans Army.
l25.0OO COME BACK SOON
General March Announces
Total Assigned by PERISH
ing TO Be Sent Home.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Eight OF
The ~ divisions comprieing the
American third army now approach.
ins the Rhine, either arc national
guard or national army troops, and
there II every reason TO believe that
slhey viii be on American soil again
by midsummer
General March. chief OF staff, an
nounced today that he anticipated
no difficulty In getting these units
home within four months after peace
has been established formally by
proclamation. President Wilson In
bis recent address 10 congress said
the sessions of the conference prob
ably would be concluded by spring,
and based on this estimate Of the
time. General 'March's statemen,
was accepted 10 mean that these
forces would return during the
summer.
oklahomAns In Front lane.
The national guard divisions, the
IA and t2d, Rainbow. aud two OF
the national army. tho ssth. Kan
@s. Missouri. South Dakota. Ne
braska, colorado, New Mexico. Ari-
sonn, aud Goth. Texas and Okla
homa, are now In tho front line OF
Major General p.ckman's army OF
occupation which was within 10
miles OF the Rhine last night. ac-
cordlng to 0enerai Perahings re
port. Ths ,StA Pennsylvania, afd
iird Illinois national guard and tho
18th, northeast pennsylvAnia.
Maryland. District OF Columbia. ma
tioaAl army, are In the second limo,
consiiuting the reserve whith b oe-
cupyinE Luxembourg and various
rail eentsrs In France. Including
Montnsdy. LonGuyon, Etain and
a. Mlhiei The list, ID. 9Th ana sth
regulars comprise tho remainder OF
the advancing army. while the ID
and 1th divisions are with the re-
wfye.
The estimate as to the possibility
that all except regular divisions will
have been Withdrawn from France
by midsummer ID based on General
Marchn reply 60 a question ~ To
steps necessary to obtain an sxten-
sion ~ the enlistment period for
men In the army OF occupation
~ law about the mon who wers
nvN In the national army v that
they mus, he discharged four months
after the declaration OF peace" he
said THAT. ! think. also was er-
tended TO include men who made
voluntary enlistments In the regular
army | won't have any difficulty In
bringing back from France the SO
called national army divisions In four
months after the declaration OF
peace II is entirely possible that We
viii have 70 ask congress for eome
modification Of the law to provide q
longer period for the units which Will
remain In Europe"
A total OF b,s25 officers and 49,
siS men, General March sAid. have
been specifically aasignsd for early
return by General Psrshing. Included
IN the additional units reported to-
day are i.t26 officers and 1851
men, the largest organisations men-
uoned being tho field artillery bril-
sades OF the sth (reguiar) and s2nd
tnauonal army. negro) divisions, and
the st5th and st6th infantry resi-
ments from the s1th national army
division. The remainder Of the list
consists largely OF motor repair units
and auxiliary divisional uoopsL
The 3isth infantry In numerically
hs largest unit yet ordered home.
moving u officers ana a.iss men.
while the 5tSth, with ~ officers and
w men. has apparently been
stripped by replacement drafts The
full strength Of an infantry regiment
approximately s.So0 men.
Colleges Have 40 PrcSereBo.
Discussing dcmobilixation OF tho
Ioiees at home, General March said
college men. other than those In Of
Hcefs schools which ~ere being