Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27
AUGUST TO SEE HIGH MARK
Three and Half Million to Be
Modified With Million
and Half Overseas.
DRAFT CALLS WILL DECLINE
I After August Smaller Mum.
! Der of Men Will Be Asked
to Enter Service.

WASHINGTON, June 26.--Secre-
tary Baker disclosed to the senate
military committee today that with
ing three months an enlarged army
~ oject now being worked out will
be presented to congress TO represent
the maximum, fighting effort Of the
country.
The calculations upon which the
pending army bill was framed have
been exceeded and the war depart
ment is now revising its plans on an
enlarged basis that means additional
billions In money and additional mil
ions of fighting men.
Mr.. Baker discosed the new plans
In explaining his reasons for oppos-
ing any change now in the draft age
limits. Later In the senate cham
Der figures were disclosed showing
the great strides being made toward
bringing American fighting power
TO the front in France.
Two Months Ahead.
General March, chief OF staff, al
ready has announced the army is
five months ahead of schedule in
troop movements, 9o0,000'men hav-
IN been shipped abroad. During the
debate today. however. It was dis
closed that II the highest hopes are
realized, 1.450.000 men will have
reached France sometime in August
and there will be total force under
arms of approximately 3,5o0,00o. A
statement read into the senate re-
cords by Senator Chamberlain,
chairmen of the military commit
tee, predicted Glass 1 probably
would be exhausted during October
and would be reduced to 641.126
men by calls to be made before
August /. "a
Secretary Baker and General
March were positive that tsthe-xRsar-
volr of fighting man-power would
mean all calls upon II under the best
possible conditions Of mobilization
and transportation until congress
has an opportunity to take up age
extensions later, with the data now
being compiled by the war depart
ment at hand.
The question Of available shipping
to move the men to France is the
vital factor. At present much Brit
ish and French tonnage is employed
On Ing WOIhs
MAY Largest Month.
May was expected to be the month
of high record in troop shipments,
the allied vesses being withdrawn
then 10 carry foodstuffs and muni-
tions needed in France and Eng
land. 1t Is now Indicated they will
not he withdrawn before July.
This probably explains the pro-
T.. AF fzat
into the senate record by Senator
Chamberlain showing a declinins
rate after August when the July
Withdrawals for shipment for the
cantonments would have been made
good.
The table shows a total strength
in Cass of 2,362,0S2. deductions
OF 334.s34 for delinduents; 36,770
for the emergency fleet list; 215.53s
for limited service classifications and
50,26S for remediable defective leav-
ing 1.724,S71 fighting men Of those
originally placed in Glass /. To that
number II is estimated 100000 will
he added by the reclassification pro-
cess now going on and 100000 from
the class of 1918 to be drawn to-
morrow.
WIN tHe july tdll utuucttu, thc
table fixed S77, 1859 as the number of
available left in the fighting ranks
Of Glass and the estimated calls
for the rest Of the year are placed
at a total of SIS, 900. which would
leave 1000 men still in the class on
January /, 1919. The calls for 1918
are given as August 100000; Sep
tember. 100000; October. 10000;
November. 10000 and December,
1928, 900.