The sun., 1919-03-29
ASK VOLUNTEER
ARMY OF $4,000
War Department Officials
Seek Recruits to Relieve
Troops in France.
MEN TO SERVE 8 YEARS
Former Soldiers and Men Who
Failed to Get Overseas Ex-
pected as Recruits.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-An imms-
diate call for SO, 900 volunteers for ser
vice in Europe has been prepared by
the War Department and probably will
be published tomorrow. AS an incen-
tive to enlistment early duty in France
rs relief for men IN the expeditionlry
forces who wish to return home will be
offered TO the volunteers.
Enlistment In this special force will
be for three years. The men will be
concentrated at Camp Meade. Md, and
probably will be sent overseas in con-
tingents OF 1000 strong.
Little Dimculty Expected.
War Department officials expressed
confidence that no trouble would be ex-
perienced in raising the $4,000 men or
an even greater number IL 1t should be
found that additional increments were
ncct ssary. The bulk OF the men are ex-
rected to come from recently discharged
uocps. who after a short vacation" az
civilians desire to return to army life.
Another incentive expected to have a
decided effect on the recruiting cam.
paign is looked for among the men, who
after having been drafted and trained
were prevented from going overseas by
the promulgation Of the armistice. Op-
portunity to see service In Germany. II
Is thought. will lead many of these to
enlist.
A number OF officers, probably ten OF
twelve. will be sent overseas with each
unit Of 1000 men.
These VIII DC useo at the concentration
camp 10 give tne preliminary training
ns ~ Entp the men into cssua
oIsah.Ia.iions ana 70 MAKE ,ne reourec
III, ~. .u ~ INsi NJ Hurope 'he.
Nh MI ~ u. pas Vi oihcers VINO are
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Al p. C,, -, om. ~.
Forty-six per cent. OF the commits
sloned oncers VINO were on the army
lists November IL, 1918. had been dis
charged on March 20 last. statlstica
report prepared oy tne General STAN to-
uay showed 'hat OF the ios'fof oincers
on guy Wheh .ne arr,is''ce Was s,snee
nu-'f'o "eie u, eeINice on March ~
lne Blea'es' Ieu was III the cheini'
Cal "aIt@ie SCI ice' 90 per cent ot i''
commissioner persohHe' hA''hs oeen re
iesseu.
Chits assis"eu TO cary convoy "er'
sni,ouheeu oy Tue war Depar' ''hent 10
Gay as .oiIo"S 90,
Anou'a .o'pa,'s NJ. loI' r@ieN @
Eospi'aI ~. 100, uqna,tes' rirs
oops ps I'm III
ps' 80 Ip'.ai.o, ~
900 S N' o. So'
Nv.
departure rom rance o, the ,rans M,
port ~ ,Iah go
troops aooa,u' tne oa,',esh'ps nhou'
is'ahu anu ~ ~uiinsIns uli''
OF the rnsnts- -n'on 7" 'seofsih an,
michigan Nationai army oiVisiof' ah'
TWO other trahspors' was announced
to-nlsht ny tne war department
! inc LeViathan Ielt brest Marcn y
and Is due 10 arrive IN New iork Aprl
= me more than lz'ooo troops aooart
constitutes the largest number or troop
ever carried ny the giant transport
The War Department recently an
nounced that arrangements mad neeT
made to reduce the large crew psrsonne
made necessary during the war by tn
submarine menace and the present triI
is the first to be made by the vesse
, under the new arrangement
The Leviathan has aboard the S3sti
Infantry complete. the S4Oth Infantr,
complete, the 331th Infantry Machin'
Gun Company and medical detachment
, 1e0th Field Artillery Brigade Headquar
ters and the S2sth Field Artillery. Al
! of these units belong To the Eighty-flftl
| Division. The transport also carrie,
Base Hospital No. -. a5oae 100 officer
lof various units. one casual compan,