The sun., 1919-01-19
Army Of Occupation to Be
Much Smaller Than Orig
inally Intended.
100000 BACK ALREADY
Total of 768,626 Discharged
and $4,000 More Speci-
fled for Rehabilitation.
Speciai Despatch 10 The Sos.
sHiNcToN, Jan. 1s.-Announcement
rado to-day by Gen. March. Chief


rado to-day by Gen. March. Chief
tan. that the American overseas
forces are to be reduced to the lowest
figure consistent with International obli-
cations and that the troops are TO be
brought back from France to the limit
OF available shipping. The size OF the
American force to remain In occupied
territory is to depend on the decision OF
Marshal Foch, but Gen. March stated
that the Americans would require no
such force as thirty divisions.
"Ths force which the allied Powers
have in France" Cen March said. sis
wholly able to handle any military prob
lem which may arise. 1t would be abso-
Iutety impossible for Germany 10 do any
thing In the face OF the force we now
have there, and OF course Marshal Foch
would not allow the force 10 be cut
down to the point where we could not
handle any emergency"
With reference TO the use OF German
tonnage to expedite the return OF Ameri-
can troops Gen. March said
I'm that connection 7 will say that
negotiations for the use OF British,
French and Dutch ships are proceeding
very satisfa ctorilv. and we have pro-
cured number OF ships from all those
nations and have a very good chance to
get n large proportion of the German
ships which are heing turned over to
the allied Powers"
Progrcss of DcmobiIisa ton.
Regarding general plans FOR demobili-
cation Gen. March said:
During the last week I have issued
orders for the rehabilitation OF the re-
naming half of the combat divisions, so
that now the rehabilitation orders for
the United States include all troops ex-
cept those of u permanent character.
which 7 will enumerate.
I'm each infantry division, as 7 an
nounced ~ the time OF their formation.
We put two regular regiments of infan-
try as nucleus about which thess di-
visions were tn be formed and these
regular regiments will be OF course in
The permanent military tlh!.shmer-
and will not be demuhtlized as regiments.
In addition to that Ne still have in the
United States the Sreater part OF the
cavalry of the Regular Army, which is
along the border, and Coast Artillery
troops In the seacoast defences. There
will he retained besides n large medical
personnel which will handle all the hos
pitGl facilities which We have constructed
all over the United States for the uss
OF the sick and convalescents who return
from abroad, and the number OF officers
and men necessary TO handle those
plants are excepted from the demobiliza-
tlon orders at this time.
There is also at each camp what we
might call a rehabilitation detachment
of men who are selected to make the
physical examinations of men, fix their
papers and records. check up their prop
erty. handle their accounts and handle
the rehabilitation generally. These de-
tachments are of selected men and as
far as possible OF men who want 10 stay
. r. the service. and their number of
course Will We quite large because OF the
number OF rehabilitation camps which
are retained for the purpose OF receiving
the men who come back from France ami
Attending to the details OF demobiliza-
BON,