The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-21
ARMY TO BE DEMoBILIzED
Plans for Returning Soldiers to Civil
Life Already Finished.

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Washington Nov. l8.-TRe war
departments plan for demobilizing
the I,70o, 900, men in the camps and
cantonments of this country was ont
lined to-day by General PeYtnn C.
March, chief of staff, at his weekly
conference with representatives of the
The Tie rehabilitation will be III nine
stages. The first to be discharged
will be the development battalions of
which there are ~, carrying more
than $4,000 members. Next to be dis
charged will be the spruce production
divisions, then the central training
schools. The United States Guards,
of which there are $4,000, will fol-
low. The sixth lot to be demobilized
will be the railroad divisions, followed
by the depot brigades and the re-
placement divisions, with the combat
ant divisions last of all. = a,
1t will take some time to muster
these men out, the general explained,
but he already has the machinery in
action, and said he expects to dis
charge some 100000 in the course Of
the next two weeks, or at the rate OF
10000 a day. .s.Tg
Before being mustered out, every.
man will be subjected to physical,
examination and it will be necessary
to check up his status with the -bu-
reau of war risks insurance. Blanks
for the latter procedure have already
been provided by the department, the
chief of staff said.
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army for the duration OF the war,
and who wish to remain in the serv-
ice, will receive their discharges with
the understanding that they may re-
enlist. They then will receive an hon.
orable discharge, months furlough
and months "ay as bonus.
War department officials will soon
60 before congress, General March
revealed, to ask for legislation that
would give every man honorably dis
charged from the service months
pay bonus, whether or not he reen-
lists Following their discharge, the
men will be permitted to wear their
uniforms for three months.
Aside from the officers who apply
for commissions in what will be the
regular army and in the officers re-
serve corps, officers in the service
will be discharged as fast as possible.
No more troops will be sent over
seas, General March announced and
the order in which the troops now
abroad will be returned to the United
States will be left entirely to the dis
cretion of General Pershing. The
chief of staff has requested, however,
that as soon as the necessary trans
ports are available, the sick and
wounded, convalescents and casuals
be returned Immediately.
Alp divisions returning from over
seas will be mustered out at the camp
nearest the section they originally
came from. For instance, the Kansas
and Missouri boys will be mustered
ont at Camp Funston, General March
said. This will facilitate any plans
that are made for paradcs and other
celebrations to mark the, home-com-
ing of the boys. Also in fine with
this plan, there will be ports of de-
barkation all along the Atlantic coast,
so that when the victorious hosts re-
turn they will be landed as near their
own homes as is possible. -.
The various camps at which the |
troops will be mustered out will be
cleared as soon as possible, and reg
ular army unit placed in charge of
each in the meantime