Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 20 | Hard Problem in Army Solved

HARD PROBLEM IN ARMY SOLVED Perplexing Question Keeping Keep ing lug Combat Units Up to o Strength Is Settled Headquarters American Arm Army in France Franc Aug 31 The Tho Tho problem of or keeping the time combat units of ot the arm army up to full strength or replacement as asIt asIt asit It Is technically termed has been a a l perplexing one ono to the time military au au- u- u Here the tho experience of or the French and British did not answer Their systems of ot replacement r are based on different con conditions from those that confront us- us Both are fighting virtually at home while weare we weare weare are overseas Originally It was planned to create one replacement division for or each ench corps This Timis was to be a fully equipped an and or organized division l fe fed from a depot de he- he pot division as men were drawn from It to toy fill the tho combat divisions Theoretically Theo Theo- this was perfect but problems hems lems of or many kinds s began to develop elop In practice First in time of or need It wa was seen that a 1 completed and trained division could coul not lie l Idle lule le but inevitably Ine would be drawn Into the tho combat com corn bat troops thus destroying tho time essen ossen- replacement reserve Personnel and Morale Then came a question of ot per personnel onnel an and amid morale A vel very high bight percentage o of wounded soon are able to return to tho thin front but un under cr the proposed 9 B tem tern when the they were discharged from ho hospital their original units were filled and thc they were sent to strange commands In this way time the spirit and loyalty that Is developed In each di division di- di i- i vision Islon making It a coherent bo both body with characteristics all its own were threatened Officers an and men returnIng returnIng return return- In Ing from hospital wont vont Into the re replacement replacement re- re placement division and then might mlEh t go so where Shere chance sent them Into new nen regIments reg reg- regiments an and new divisions even Into new corps The mil military It a r authorities soon saw sn this thia was destructive e of ot morale and were ero then faced with n r. r i i. i system A recently issued general or order er provides pro pro- pro pro- vl vides e for tor a replacement battalion for tor each corps This Is to be under command of or the time corps commander Its strength I is not fixed but will var vary a as circumstances s require an and It has only a email small permanent personnel As A wounded officers and amid men of ot cla class 8 A arc are evacuated from rota hospital the they go to the time replacement battalion of or their original Inal division an and eventually c timid rind their Wa way hac back homo home to their arm army family Only when a division com coin coin- manders mander's requisition exceeds tho the number num num- ber tier ot of men nion of or proper grade an and amid arm original originally belonging belonging- to his divi l sion Ion do new ne' men find th their h wa way in in Worked Ou Out The Time plan has been worked wOlIe out after a It careful cam analysis of ot British and French casualties with a view to d the de- b b wi F perc percentage n or ot casual casual- casualties ties tics are evacuated from hospital as ol of class A that Is Is men able Jo o return to combat troops nn and amid the tho anti army au au- au believe belle that for the present at least it will iII meet the situation that has haa It II tends tenus to perpetuate the unit nit personnel as far tar as possible and there also are aro provisions b by which both the commissioned an and noncom noncom- SS n grades gra tI will be to Cl a certain f extent filled b by promotion from within time the itself elt