The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-15
4 MILLION YANKS
CAN DEFEAT HUN, !
MARCH DECLARES
Senate Gets Favorable Report
ON Man-PoWer Bill,
RECRUITING WILL CEASE.
Three Million Over in Ten
Months as Maximum Effort,


WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.-In re-
porting the administration man-power
bill extending draft ages today Chair
man Chamberlain disclosed TO the sem
ate that General March had told the
military committee it was up to the
United States 10 put enough men in
France 10 win the war on the western
front and had expressed the belief that
four million Americans under one
commando could go through the Ger
man lines whenever they pleased
Plans TOR beginning consideration in
the senate next Mq1tay ot~the new bill
were blocked today by failure Of a
quorum TO appear when Chairman
Chamberlain submitted the measure,
80 Divisions Over by June.
The report also revealed that the new
American war program calls for eighty
divisions, or something over three mil
lion men. in France, BY June 80, next
year, with eighteen more divisions in
training at home then
All OF the men called for active
service under the proposed new draft
! ages-l8 to 45-General March told the
committee, would be in France by next
June. according to the program
Secretary Baker informed the com.
mittee. the report said, when the presi-
dents policy called for concentration OF
American forces on the western front,
including Italy and that "the theory OF
the fighting in the future is that we
must force the issue and win on the
western front"
Draft Change Imperative.
J Immediate extension of the draft ages
was declared by the army representa-
tives TO be imperative, in order that the
United States may throw in its full
strength in the struggle and win
II the draft ages are fixed at from
l8 to IS, General March said, the sys-
tenn of volunteer enlistment in the
United States army automatically dis
appears.
March's Testimony.
In his report Chairman Chamberlain
quoted extensively from testimony be-
fore the committee by Secretary Baker.
General March and Provost Marshal
| General OrOwder
The United States government"
General March is quoted as saying,
has been asked by her allies to EN-
bark upon program so large that II
was necessary very carefully to as
certain whether we could go through
with IT or not. The feature OF this en-
larged program was providing men.
The desire OF the administration is to
establish limits, both maximum and
minimum, which will accomplish this
program and at the same time disor-
ganze the industries Of the country as
little as possible.
30 Divisions Abroad by June
The policy Of the war department
| IS to put the maximum number OF men
IN France with the idea OF shortening
the war We found from figures fur
| nIshed by the provost marshal general.
| that We could embark on a program OF
eighty divisions in France by June 30,
| 1919, with eighteen divisions at home.
These divisions consist roughly Of 40
600 men to a division After prolonged
study OF the available man-power Of
the United States the provost marshal
general showed that II was necessary
TO drop to l8 years Of age and to go 10
IS in order to,get the men to carry il
through. All The men obtained under
the proposed change in the draft law
| approximately 2.O0O0-we expect 10
haze in France by June 30. 1919"
March Wants Young Men.
General March iold the COMMITTEES
that he was unqualifiedy in favor of
having the army composed Of as many
young men as possible Young men be-
tween l8 and 70. he said. not only do
not have many encumbrances but they
are better fit physically.
The president" said General March.
resuming his statement, "has finally an
nounced that the American military
policy IRON this time OF is centered on
the western front and we have declined
TO be diverted from that one ti>.~sv-&Ae
war department has now adopted this
as policy and il is the policy Of the
United States that the military pro-
gram is to be centered in France.
U. s. Furnishes Power.
The purpose Of America is 10 fur-
nish enough man power 10 whip the
Germans from now on The only way,
that Germany can be whipped is by
America going into this thing with her
whole strength"
Then America has got W put enough
men over there to whip GermanyT
asked Senator Kirby.
That is il in a nutshell" General
March replied 1T is up TO us TO wis
the war and we can win II. How losa0
il will take will depend exactly vocS
what we do. II We lsaS aioa 49,