Show DEMOBILIZATION IN N AMERICA ON HOME HOMESTRETCH STRETCH Total Tonal of Officers and Men fen MenNow Now Discharged I Washington Fob 8 General S. General March arch said today that thal demobilization In the tho United States now was wa on tho the home homestretch homestretch homestretch stretch Up to yesterday a total of or officers and men had been boen discharged while the total or ordered or- or dered for tor discharge h had reached 1142 1 The demobilization machinery Is la now no at such a 3 point of ot efficiency and operation operation operation opera opera- tion tho the chief of ot staff explained that It Is capable of ot handling more moro men than Pershing can possibly send with available available avail all able shipping Of or the troops In the United States only the overhead detachments detachments de de- de- de which must be maintained for future demobilization of or returning units unite will bo be loft left Up to January Januar SI at men had been returned from France Tho department department department de de- de- de estimates that will bo be returned In February This Is 18 an Increase of ot over or the tho January to total to- to tal duo largely to tho the tran transformation of or ono fifty cargo vessels Into transports trans trans- ports vort Plans for tor divisional parades In home homa cities have havo been upset by b tho Irregular flow Clow of ot troops homeward General March said tho the units wore wora r In such scattered form that In a great majority of at cases It now seemed Im improbable im- im probable that divisional organizations organisations could be hold held together long lone enough for large parades The greatest greatel t military camp in the tho world will be established ut t Brost when plans pl for tor extension of or tion facilities there havo o ben been completed com com- pl ted General March saId Brost would bo be th the tho backbone of oC the tho Amen can demobilization system it It- It already av has handled 51 Cil per cent of tho the so soldiers sent back to lo the tho United States State up 11 to date dato Its capacity for Cor men Is jg to lo loAn be doubled An Increasing number of oC officers ire are applying for commissions In tho army reserve corps and for tor commissions commissions' In the tho regular arm army More than officers have havo applied for or reserve com com- missions and are seeking socking commissions commissions commis commis- In tho the I permanent force |