Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-17

 the men now occupying them have been mustered out.
 Order of Consolidation
 The demobilization will be carried out ill the following order:
 First. development battalions, n in number and comprising 9S,199 men.
 Second. conscientious objectors not under arrest.
 Third, spruce production divisions. Fourth, central training schools for officers with some notifications.
 Fifth, United States guards, now numbering 135,OOO men.
 Sixth, railway units.
 Seventh, depot brigades.
 Eighth, replacement units.
 Ninth, combat divisions.
 We have in the United States now something like 100000 men and to muster out a force of that kind, of course. will take some time" said General March. Each man has to be examined physically, his final ac- counts made. so that the men may get compensation they are entitled to. Blank forms are being shipped IQ6 M ASS SS NAO~~ orders go into effect.
 Orders Affect 100000
 Orders already issued affect 2OO,- GOO men. l expect to muster them out in two weeks. When the machine is in full operation, we expect to re- lease 30,O00 men a day.
 'In handling this problem of de- mobilization one of the features which had to be considered was the subse- ouent retaining of men for the regular army. or what will be the regular army. when congress passes laws re- organizing that army. When the war broke out there were only limited number of such men in the service, and the great number of men who filled these units were men who vol untarily enlisted for the period of the war. So we have offered these men who came in for the period of the war the option of re-enlisting if they care to.
 Will Seek Bonus
 sWe have offered an immediate honorable discharge with furlough O. one month on re-enlistment and we uropose to ask congress to give every single man who has been honorably discharged one months pay, whatever his grade is, as a bonus. Every man who is discharged from the army IS entitled to wear his uniform for per iod of three months; that is very necessary thing, because the releasing to civil life of three or four million men makes it impossible to clothe them in civilian clothes so great number.
 "As men are discharged, we take m the question of the officers. UT ficers who want to apply for commis- sions in the regular army will be con- sidered; officers who want to put themselves in a class where they can he used for the future military opera tions. will be offered commissions in the reserve corps. The rest Of them will be discharged.
 To Return Casuals
 .I have cabled General Pershing to return to the United States on troop transports all the men who are casnals or convalescents, sick and Woundeu' who are able to be moved; and these men will come in a steady flow across the Atlantic before the larger number come back as units.
 "We propose when the divisions hack from France to have them must cred out in the vicinity of their homes. The men from New England will be mi in Camp Devens, for instance, and we intend to have these men parade in the nearest adjacent towns so that the home people can see their own sol diers. This scheme calls for the clear ing out of the camps at home, and will leave in each one of these camps a unit of the regular army to police if and take care of it and make it ready for the troops as they come back from France.
 .With reference to casualties in the American expeditionary forces, l eabled General Pershing to report in nlain English and not in code, so as to save time. the name of every man killed. wounded and missing up to the time of the armistice, not hitherto reported I have had an answer this morning saying he would expedite it in every way.
 In his closing military review or the WAT. General March said the front held by the American first and second armies when hOstilities ceased was 52 miles in extent.
 "The performance Of the American :.rmy." he added "at the conclusion ol the armistice. had reached the high est point of military excellence. They are close to the hearts cf the Amer jean people"
 March Makes Statement
 General March gave the following official lineup on which the war end ed on November II:
 nAf fhp hppinning ol the armlsllCl