Show j i YANK SOLDIERS I MOVE HOMEWARD Soldiers in France Arc re in Some Cases Already l on II Their Way ray I II Headquarters of or the An American First I Army rm Xo Nov 22 By U By the Associated While Press While as lS an effective military mili I tary force the tho American arm army remains Intact Int the homeward movement has haH already ad begun Construction of oC all kinds has has been stopped an and contracts and dell deliveries canceled where possible and the tho men whose services ha have 0 been In these thes and other of or activity are arc either olther on en route to ports port or plans for Cor their embarkation are under tinder W way Tho first to go o will be tho sick and convalescent wounded These will be besent I sort sent home with tho the greatest reat t possible expedition Certain divisions exhausted b by y replacement drafts until only the tho skeletons remain are also going home One of or tho the bl biggest e t of tho ho present nt problems l is the land transport to the seaports With Ith tho the coming of or winter tho French need neetI almost the entire capacity capacity ca ca- a of or their railroads to distribute I fuel Cuel food and other supplies throughout through through- 1 out tho the country This will dela delay the transportation of Americans The Tho army authorities are arc grappling I with hundreds of or minor miner lr problems both legal and physical inherent on possible possible ble hIe demobilization While hUe It is realIzed realized realized real real- that the decision on most of or these problems rests with Washington there is nevertheless ne much speculation in the arm army rc regarding tho the precise plan of or demobilization de de- mobilization mobilization whether whether following the British plan some form of oC demobilization tion b by trades will be adopted whether er r the existing or organizations will return re reI return re- re turn Intact or 01 whether the tho army wIllbe will willbe willbo I be bo reformed and discharged on a a. re regional reo re- gional basis |