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’ . — THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923." = Chased by Devils, Chased by Dev 1o, 818 GG GGG E TG LGOI OITG GG GEE G SR BTG LI BSOS ‘Wi an’ - v ' Isu Lidge:i in Cell) ARMY OF 660,000 R - URGED ON FRANCE Power to Strike First Blow in War Sought in Reor- ganization Plan. By the Associated Press, PARIS, July 11.—The plan for the reorganization of France's army of 660,000 men was distributed among the members of parliament by Col. Jean Fabry, reporter for the chamber army commission. It contemplates a modernized force based on the lcunnui He ©of the great war, %ith scrious atten- “ tion to new devclepments in aviation and war materials, Aviation and gas, the report says, are menaces of the future. Germany y force of circumstances, must Seek »f action in the air, therefore ist be strong there. arc preparing the army for which we are resolved to pre- continues the report, but be o strike the first Blow. France is now superior to other nations in aviation, except perhaps bombing planes, but she cannot rest satisfied, and must not be content with machine guns in the air, for perhaps the time - presents three conclu- * ance, 8o long as she respect for stige of her because of her will a strong army."” the army, solidly constructed upon the lessons of the war, ought to be definitely guided toward the util for more perf ed armaments than those with which the enemy can be equipped, so that the army may re- her cxistence an shts upon the p must, whether to refuse or accept, or even anticipa war will have to bear a heavy re. sponsibili a because of the very brutality f it is important to give them instead of receiving them.” Many Technical Units. The plan which is the third and final stage of the nationul land and air vides for thirty-two divis oh with four regi wi ient of cavalry, engineers and ry, the cavalry being reduced divisions. 'Reserves- would med by thirty regiments of ca and_forty-eight regiments of- artillery. also The army would include a’ great number of technical aviation force would be com- of 132 combat & . 76 service squadrons, with a per- 1 of about 33,000, The plan is based on eighteen months service, each clas: of con- acripts furnishing about 230,000 men, with 100,000 professional soldiers con- stantly in the army. Number of Officers Cut. officers would be reduced about } At comparing the proposed or- ganization with the army at the end of the war show s per- hospital s 1 and aviation. more than armistic had bee The t at the time of the but is reduced from what originally intended. - al army will number 660,000, and will «wemposed of 461,000 French troops, 189,000 colonials ahd 10,000 foreign legionaries. It is pro- posed to have these colonial forces more. closely interwoven with the French troops HILLES BEGINS FIGHT New York Committeeman Puts Views Before Democrats as Well as Republicans. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 11.—Charles D. Hilles, republican natiohal commit- teeman from New York state, an- nounces he has started an ‘active campaign to block the nomination-of Henry Ford for President by either of the major political partfes. Mr. Hilles said he had directed that coples of a statement in which he de- nounced Mr. Ford as a possible candi- date be sent to every member -of hoth the ican and democratio to every mem- of and House of Representati nd to every republi- chairman. New York committeeman said he had received letters from .every state in the Union indorsing his views concerning Mr. Ford's candidacy. OFFICERS ARE ATTACKED BY STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS Stones, Pots and Shovels 'Hurled‘ by Crowd of 1,000 Near Shoe Factories. By the Associated Press. BROCKTON, Mass., July 11.—Stones, flower pots and shovels were thrown at a_dozen mounted officers and fifty pa- trolmen who were attempting to.move & crowd of more than 1,000 strike sym- pathizers from the vicinity of factories of the Diamond Shoe Company #nd the W. L. Douglas time yesterday afternoon. - Mounted officers and patrolmen were forced to wield their clubs In dispersing the crowd, among whom there . were many women and children, Mounted (Officer Michael J. Connolly arrested a ‘woman, a boy and a man for assaulting him. Electric cars carrylng workers from factories in the Montello section were stoned, forcing the police to guard them while passing through the district. —_— CONFIDENCE VOTED. BRUSSELS, July 11.—The Belglan senate yesterday voted confidence in the government after hearing the decla- ration of the policy of the newly organ- ized cabinet. The vote was 88 to 36. Confidence was voted by the chamber last Thursday. 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