Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-16
army DISCHARGE 100000
SOLDIERS WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS.
CHIEF OF STAFF March, REPORTED

needs of regular amy for the future.
Men will be offered an opportunity to
reenlist. The war department will ask
congress thatsevery man properly dis
charged shall get one months pay as a
AS for officers, the department is
making provisions to take care of such
bonus. All discharged soldiers can wear
their uniforms three months after duty
closes. This is to meet the problem of
supplying civilian clothing.
aus care to go to the regular army or
accept commissions in the reserve corps.
Others will be discharged as they stand
Orders have been issued to all staff
corps to keep up their discharges Of
officers step by step with the reduction
of the line.
The return of the divisions from
abroad is ''not yet settled further
than the department proposes to re-
turn men to camp nearest their home
territory for mastering out. For in
stance, the New England men would go
to Camp Devens. Parades will be neld
and in the case of New England men
the nearest big city, Boston, will be the
place selected for the celebration.
Names Cabled
The department ordered Pershing to
cable uncoded the names Of all killed
and wounded Americans up to Novem-
ber IL. General Pershing replied he
would expedite this.
The First and Second American army
Lines at the time the armistice was
signed covered 80 miles.
Army Excellent
General March said the performance
of the American army had reached
/" the highest point of military excel.
lence' when the war ended. The troops
are close to the hearts of the American
people, he said.
March indicated that several of the
large camps would be retained under
o program now being formulated for
large permanent army. The camps to
be retained, however, have not been Sc
lected
The order of returning divisions
from France will be left entirely to
General Pershing S Judgment.
Meanwhile, regular army units will
be stationed at the various camps in
this country to keep the camps in or.
der for the returning troops.
Arrangements are being made to use
all Atlantic coast points fo, receiving
the returning expeditionary forces and
the troops will be put in at the ports
near their home stations. The ports to
be used will be Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport News
and Charleston. 1t is possible that 9th
ers will be utilized also.
Make Tour of Country
Plans are being made to give the
Rainbow division special reception
when it.arrives in this country and it
is probable that, because Of the faci
that troops from every state are in it,
the division will make a virtual tour
of the country, March said.
History of the various divisions of
the American army is being compiled
and will be made public as soon as
possible.
In answer to questions, the general
located units as follows, according to
last reports:
Thirty Fifth division in the line Of
the Woeyre; 9lst division, billeted Nov.
5, after action in Flanders; 10th divis-
ion in action as late as November Q;
173rd infantry brigade. did not reach
the lines
On October l6 total American prison
ers captured by the Germars numbered
573s. General March could give no fig
ures on the number of Germans cap
tured by Pershing's s men, but he said
that large numbers of prisoners cap.
tured by the English and French troops
had been turned oyer to the American
forces