Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1923, Page 39

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BY M. H. Army. Plans for a test mobilization of the Army which is scheduled for the fall ©f next vear as announced first by Gen. Pershing in his speech to the national council of reserve officers have been under consideration by the general staff for more than a Year. This in itself is an Indication of the vital importance of the move- ment as Army heads view it. They believe it is tne most practical gvay of finding out the weaknesses that may exist in the plan for the Army of ‘the U'nited States as worked out under the ‘national defense act. The first test mobilization will be 2 comparatively simple procedure but 4L is proposed to it an annual event, each year b tensive until eventually -~ there ®oing to be demonstrations by Regular Army and the National Guard To start off with, the first test probably will consist of the reporting of the National Guards and the or- zed reser t the headquarters its and the order ad of time so that s will be prepared. In fol- s the order probably will from Washington without notice so as to provide a of the speed and complete- | h which the countr; 1d e mobilized. beginning of a sys- s armed A tem that from y to vear, and more import cach one more nearly approximating what must take place in event of war. The first time n NCUVERS OF exercises are tned, but eventually it s planned have them follow the mobiliza- actual 13,000 and shrink- strength only 112, under the authe acing even more extensive age, there Is deen concern in the W Department over the serious probl of meeting the deficit. A way m! be feund replacing approximately 74,000 enlisted men who are to be during the present yvear ling June 30 next . i8 unusually large number Keparaitons is due to the after the world wa the thoirzed strength was fixed men and a larse recruiting fo put into the that figure accomplish duced the All of th cured ow, strength el of fact that A au- w field to build it up to Bef the: * Kk * ¥ * ¥ X- > ¥ ¥ »* * ) o ¥ ¥ % * * * * * ) o ¥ * * * * »* * ¥ * b o »* * ) o ' XXRNK ~ %k k% b o 0,000 | N * A KK NAVY NEWS McINTYRE ‘ three-year men are now coming ul for discharges, = In an effort to meet the situation the department is spurring enlist- ments by every means possible. One of these means was the call recently issued to the 75,000 reserve officers asking each one of them to try per- sonally to secure ome recruit during the-next few months. While the re- cruiting service at present Is sadly handicapped by lack of funds, a drive will be started in the near future with additional canvassers in the field and continued as long as the money is available to keep It up. The most serious feature of the acute shortage of men In the regu- lar establishment, even if it were only temporary, is that it makes the Army's mission of training citizen soldiere during the summer months under the national defense act very difficult of accomplishment. The shortuge is felt all the more keenly here as It is the troops serving in the United States that are hardest hit. The travel feature offered applicants for regiments serving in China, the Philippines, Hawalli and the Canal Zone makes it much easier to secure rvecruits for the overseas garrisons | thun for the troops at home | One of the chief handicaps fs the {law prohibiting use of recruiting funds to recruit men under twenty- one years of age without consent of | iarents or guardians ~or to recruit any man twenty-one without proper evidence of age. Plan: “ test mobilization cheduled for t f tae full have been under consideration by the ral staff for more than a year. This in itself is an indication of the importance of the movement as | Army heads view it. They belleve it practical way of finding outl the weaknesses that exist in the plan for the Army of the United Stateg as worked out under the na- tional defense act. The first test mobilization will be a comparatively simple procedure. but it is proposed to make it an annual event, each year becoming more ex- tensive until eventually there are emonstrations by the Regular nd the National Guard. onsist of the reporting of the uards and the organized the headquarters of the nd the order- will be is- f time &0 that all units 1l be prepared. Iu following the order nrobably will L. from Washington without to provi 4 ¥k ok ko k of the speed and completeness with which the country's armed forces could be mobilized This will be the begitning of & & tem that as it develops with the tests from year to year will become more and more important, each one more nearly approximating what must take place In event of war. The first time nO maneuvers or exercises are planned, but eventually it is planned to have them follow the mobllization, Prolonging the lfe of the war can- tonments s proving to be a difficult problem for the War Department to solve. As the cantonments are under the direct supervision of the various corps area commanders, their recom- mendation as to what should be re- paired and salvaged will be more or lexs adhered to by the department. In view of the economy pollcy adoy by the administration, the erection of permanent brick or frame buildings is out of the question. und as the summer training period covers a period of only two or three months of the year, the cost of malntaining the temporary bulldings in repair is nlso prohibitive. By using salvaged materfal from bulldings which have been torn down the deprrtment has been able to Keep in good repair xome of the other buildings whi ing used in the camps thi At some future date the rtment is planning to cryct perma- t Lulléings which during _the ng =.eson will be utilized as uarters for the various copo- nents of the Army of the United States. and during the remainder of the year will he turned into storage houses fee tents and other Army equipment. The department eventu- ally hopes to erect a sufficient num- ber of buildings. so that when Nu- tonal Guard and reserve offizers are called for active training during the Sunimer months there will be sultable quarters available. Resolutions calling for # Rem: Army of 000 officers and 1 enlistcd m of the iomal for th Corps a lar 0 “ 5" Training d Organized Reserves were ihe three most important resolutions adopted at the meeting of the na- tional council and executive commit- tee of the R Officers’ Associa- tion held a tanapolix on July 16, An International aspect was added to the meeting by the presence of Gen. Gouraud, who during the ses- sious presented (o the national coun- cil a replica of the button insignia belonging to the French 4th Corps reservists and which is worn by ita members. Gen. Pershing also attend- the meeting and delivered an ad- + lauding the purpose and wecom- pli-hments of the association, which will not puss Its firet anniversary until the fail. ing 1o the Officers’ Reserve | to lend their aid in the cause tional defense by securing re- R, KA KK Nothing Escapes the Vigilance of the Associated Press The service of this great news-gathering organization extends to the four corners of the globe — literally covering the world—and is on duty twenty-four hours a day—every day in the year. he Zoening Star —is the only Washington afternoon newspaper that has the benefit of this mighty army of correspondents—during that period of the day when news is in the making. . / 'There is no other news service equal to that rendered by the Asso- ciated Press. Its dispatches are always reliabl e—reflecting accurately just what is taking place the wide world over. g It deals exclusively in facts—as the trained newspaper experts com- prising its staff find them—never indulging in romancing rumors. doesn’t “manufacture” news—but reports the news just as it is—and while it is news. i Thus are its dispatches eagerly sought and readily accepted as the most dependable source of information. . \ Np newspaper today can gi\re its readers the maximum of efficient service without the co-operation of the Associated Press—for no matter how remote thie place the “A. P.” is in close touch constantly with what is taking place there. Have The Star Carrier Service leave The Evening Star at your home regularly— in conjunction with The Sunday Star. 7 Issues a Week—60c a Month ¥ Call Main 5000—Circulation-Dept. e e T e e e e e e e e sk sk ok sk ko ~ ’ ppropriations | MRS. THADDEUS GREENE BENTON, Who was before her marringe, July 21, Miss Ruth Hadley of Brasil, Ind. Gen. Robert C. Davis, the adjutant e Pen July 23 declared that if the provisions of the national defense act xre to be carried out the Army must he recruited up to it fully au- thorized strenuth. The great short- age of non-commissioned officers in the summer camps has been keenly felt by reserve officers, and the bellef has been expressed that increased es- timates for recruiting work will be ac-epted by the budget bureau. Ap- v 74,000 enlisted men will ted from the service be- 3 ¥ by Jan- due to the expiration of nent perifod. In spitc of the recent legixlation which was passed by Congress re- quiring evidence of a of the re- crults, which Is g severe handicap in recruiting work, the adjutant gen- eral's department has done remark- ably well in obtaining recruits. Suf- tering & loss of approximately 1.000 te 1,500 men per month since last January, the present strength of the enlisted personnel Ix hovering near 20,000, which is the lowest in the regular establishment has been for the past ten years. * Proper training and instruction of the two junior components of the Army of the United States cannot be carried out by the War Department at the present strength of the regu- lar establixhment, and a number of prominent reserve officers in all parts of the country have Indicated that they will co-eperate gladly with the Acpartment i kecping the enlisted 1.8, 8. 8.8 8 It 338333 TTTITTTTITTITTETTI ST sT eSS * X . 50.000 |’ personnel of the Army up to Its au- B quou ¥ up to Its au movemen! ® on foot to enlar the recruiting service, and it (I‘W{t sible that additional funds for the fiscal year may be mecured. The great demand for additional non- commissioned officers for duty with the Natfonal ‘Guard, Organised Re- serves, Reserve Oficers’ Training Corpy units and the' recrulting service will neséssitate some new legislation which will providé a sufficient number of these men to handle this work. The preparation of a plan on this sub- ject 1z now being made by the gen- eral staff and it will be iald before Becretary Weeks in the early fall. The reorganization of the French army contemplates an army of 660, 000 men, according to the report of Col. Jean Fabry, reporter for the French chamber ‘army commisgion. Of this number there will be 461,000 The House of Thrift and Fashion French ' some of the other branches. C THE SUNDAY' STAR, WASHINGTON, D.: C, JULY 29, 1923—PART 2. troops, 189,000 colonials and 10,000 for- elgn legiona‘res. ‘The plan proposese that there Le tbirty-two divisions of infantry, of four regiments each and units of artillery, cavalry and enginecrs, and five di- visions of cavalry. ‘The réserves would number forty-elght regiments of artillery, thirty regiments of caval- ry_and various technical units. ot The program would in all prob- ability make France the strongest air power in the world, which she s conceded by many to be at the pres- ent time. Eighteen months’ service in incorporated in the plan and each conscript class would” furnish about 250,000 men. put into effect, France would be able to mobllize a stronger force of artlllery, aireraft, nd tanks than she would have been able to at the close of the war, but he would not be g0 formidable ' in nsid- o 3 Phone Franklin 7503 Two Final Days (Monday & Tuesday) Will Conclude Our July Clearance Sale . 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