The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-05-02
AMERICAN ARMY
Of OCCUPATION
HELD AS MODEL

O COBLENz. April 30.--A com
plctc outfit. a miniature army
equipped with all necessary ser
vices. capable OF taking tho field nt
- hours notice without tho as-
sistancc OF any outside olomonta
and ono OF the best military units
ever organized In tho worlds his
tory OF nrmics--Buch In tho dos
criptlon that military mon, allied,
neutral and former enemies apply
to tho American frmy OF occupa-
tion ns II is constituted today.
That tho efficiency OF tho train
inE system OF the American forces
In Germany, tho excellence OF their
equipment and their faultless mill
tary bearing are generally rccog-
rizod throughout Europe is shown
by the fact that missions from var
ious countries have either visited
Coblenz during tho past fow months
or have applied for permission to
come to this base and get first hand
knowledge OF how II is done.
A few weeks ago the chief Of tho
staff OF tho Swiss army. accom-
panied by several officers. spent
a week In Coblcnz ms the guest
Of General Allen. tho American
commander attended inspections,
visited tho barracks. reviewed the
troops and returned 10 Bcrnc to tell
tho officers OF tho Swiss army that
the American army on the Rhine
was tho most up-to-date. the best
equipped ana the best looking mill
tary outfit OF all the armies OF the
world"
A commission from the Neither
lands made a similar visit and was
equally fayorably impressed and
now the Finnish government has
asked permission to send n com
mission TO CoblonE.
Should circumEtancca require the
American army on the Rhine TO
move against an enemy or TO oc.
cupy further territory. 10000 In
fantrymcn composed Of the first and
second brigadcs would furnish the
bulk OF the fighting force.
Their advance would he guard
cd against surprises and ambush
by 500 cavalry and Is airplancs.
which would do the scouting before
the moving infantry. Three train
cd pilots are available for each
plane In case OF airmcn meeting
with accidents.
One thousand artillery men. sorv-
Ing eight batteries OF field guns.
would be 'on hand to supply
barrage. should II become neces-
Sary
Three hundred men OF the sig
nal corps battalion would look af-
ter telephone and telegraph COM
munications with the base at CO.
b,enz. The railway engineer battai-
ion. which IL receiving constant
practical training on a little branch
line on the right bank OF the Rhine
which they are operating would.
with the assistance OF the motor
transports corps. attend to the ser
vice OF supplies OF the expedition
ary force.
Tho engineers first battalion
would throw pontoon bridges over
such streams as were traversed In
the advance, Six ambulance com
panies. assisted by a medical corps
Of 600. establishing field hospi-
tails, would give first help 20 the
wounded before their evacuation to
the base hospital.
Only one arm used in modern
warfare Is lacking-tanks. As one
officer remarked facetiously: I'VE
have no tanks OF any sort in this
army"
There is n machine-gun section
with every company instead OF one
to every battalion as formerly.
Thus while the army OF occu-
patton In Germany numbers Just n
little more than half the effectives
OF one American division on n war
footing, II Is. nevertheless. a real
army In tho fullest sense OF the