The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
1,10O,S5O SOLDIERS
! RELEASED BY ARMY
Gen. March Says They Can Be
Discharged Faster Than
Pershing Can Send.
GREATER CAMP AT BREST
Rainbow Division May Parade
in Observation-Disclosures
Men to March Here.
GREATER CAMP AT BREST

II WASHINGTON, Feb. s.--Gen. March
Ssaid to-day that rehabilitation In the
esCnited States now was on the home
stretch." Up to yesterday a total OF
sS7,o3S officers and I,o33.s13 men had
been discharged, while the total ordered
sfor discharge had reached 1,442,ooo.
I The rehabilitation machinery Is now
at such a point of efficiency and oper-
ation. the Chief OF staff explained. that
At is capable of handling more men than
Gen. Pershlng possibly can send with
Invaluable shipping. oc the troops in
Sthe United States only the overhead de-
Etachments. which must be maintained
yfor future rehabilitation OF returning
sunts. will be left
Up 70 January 81 236,scI men had
ebeen returned from France. The de-
apartment estimates that 100000 will be
returned in February. This is an In
screase of 10000 over the January total,
Ndue largely to the Transformation OF
cargo vessels intro transports Gen.
March said that nfty-eGs cargo ships
mad been ordered converted and that
the first OF these were now coming into
service.
Few Divisions VIII Parade.
Plans for divisional parades IN home
Cities have been upset by the irregular
flow of troops homeward. Gen. March
raid the units were returning In such
N inrif
of cases it now seemed Improbable that
divisional organizations gould be held
together long enough for largo parades.
Z The department Is dealing with this
question. however. as the divisions are
ordered home. The Twenty seventh
stNew York National Guard) Division
swill be paraded In New York city and
plans for paradlng the Forty-second
4tRainbow) Division on its return In
Washington, Gen. March thought would
be carried out Wherever opportunity
offers for other division parades advan-
.tage will be taken OF It.
The greatest military camp in the
world will be established at Brest when
plans for extension of embarkation IA
Scilities have been completed. Gen. March
eaid Brest would be the backbone of the
American rehabilitation system. 1t al
ready has handled 81 per cent OF the
soldiers sent back 20 the United States
up to date. Its capacity for $4,000 men
As to be doubled.
The War Department has not been
advised that negotiations for German
soteamsh hips to carry home American
Stroops have been concluded. No definite
estimates as to the ships which will be
obtained. the time when they will be
available or their carrying capacity are
nov at hand.
More Ofncers Seek to Remain.
An increasing number OF officers are
kapplying for commissions in the Army
Reserve Corps and for admissions In
,tho Regular Army. More than 10000
Sofficers have applied for reserve COM
Emissions and S.3l: arc seeking coming
ssions in the permanent force.
Last weeks casualty report showing
more than 10000 men OF the eXpedi-
tionary force missing in action has been
corrected to make the total 7,7s3. Gen.
March said Gen. Pershing had reported
the new total with the information that
the figures were being reduced by from
400 to 200 names a day. as result OF
sthe checking of records in the central
records Office In France.
At the same time Gen. Pershing gave
ethe War Department new totals Of cas-
Fnalties in the First and fecond divi-
s.ons, the Marine Brigade in the latter
being included. The First Division had
,Sa4s major casualties the Second D!vi-
fpion total was $3.50. These were classi-
HE'D as follows:
z First Div!sion-Kllled In action, 2,303
edied OF wounds, 1850; missing in action,
1.7S9; prisoners. 100.
Il Second Diyision-killed in action,
xs,.i6 died OF wounds, ,329 missing in
action, OCT prisoners, las.