Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-14 | Page 10 | Germany's Old Army Disbands

GERMANYS GERMANY'S OLD I ARMY DISBANDS I Demobilization Said to Be Bc Nearing End Strength Will Til Be 1 5 y Demobilization of ot I Ir r London Loudon Feb 13 old arm is almost completed Germanys Germany's army erman S. S to authoritative Information ed cd according ed-according lion tion here After AHer Saturday when the and 1917 classes will wi be disbanded I the German army will wil consist of or about men eastern castern frontier fronti rand and the 1 1018 18 anti and 1 1919 llO 1 classes numbering which will be kept 5 about men wl S as 8 a standing arm army I n of oC the German authorities to volunteers for tor tho the arm army have i en unproductive but the tho official View 1 w hero Is that the they ma may be he more later Men Ien who ho have been beene j i e in l the tho ho arm army for four years ears have no at desire to continue In tho the fighting but It is expected that they will wi civil j ci life in Germany less attractive S. S und therefore tlc tive than the nm army probably will wi be bc willing Illing to enlist later Recruiting also Is Js hindered by b the fact factS that thal nearly nearl every even hamlet Is trying to S raise Its Is own defense force Corce Many former o mer soldiers t are arc joining joining the local and are ro staying at twine home to lo project pro 10 eeL teel their rather than Join jAhe f national forces Corces j The ho German forces Corces on the eastern armies frontier are arc divided Into two Tho Ilio northern headquarters Is at Brandenburg Brandenburg Bran Bran- denburg antI and I Is commanded b by General von oIl 01 Quasi Quast Quast The southern force under unter Field IJ ld Marshal hal halon von vou la Is at Sa- Sa gan in Field Marshal von has has not arrived at Kol Kolberg ber German main headquarters In the ea east t. t although iiI iiI- al although though preparations have hac been made to 10 receive him there thero i iThe The rue British general staff stat does not view lew as 1 the possibility of or effort but butIs butIs ferman Germany making a military Is s taking full cognizance of or the tho situation situation sit alt which the staff believes es exists It U Is pointed out that the Gorman general Jeneral Jen- Jen gen gen- eral elai staff star still tn Is I In existence exl and that doubtless artillery artlen still Is in hanTh hand han Th The Germans It I Is iM believed could got get ct plenty m men n quickly ir lr necessary but tho the problem of or stores would forestall forestal nfl my n quick ambitions or attempts to rc- rc he tho thu fighting