Show ARRANGE DEAD SOLDIER RETURN I American icon Members l Named on Commission to Assume As As- sume SUllIe SUIn C Charge Washington Feb 12 Definite l Definite steps steps looking toward the return of or Americas America's soldier dead from France Franceo were taken today Loday when hen Secretary Baker appointed appoint appoint- ed cd Col Henry Rethers Rether head of oC the tho graves gra registration service in Europe and Col Bentley I L L. Mott Iott m military III tar at at- at tache tacho at Paris American members of the Franco American commission which will have charge of or the work The appointments were made mae In ia accordance accordance ac ac- ac- ac with an agreement as with the French government concluded In August August August Au Au- gust 1318 providing for the creation jf or the commission immediately after aCter repatriation of oC all American troops in 1 L rance The Tho agreement authorized the I commission to examine measures to toDO tobe tobe be DO taken to insure in n conformity with French laws lativs and police pollee regulations re regarding regarding re- re the return to America Ameri Ameri- garding hn hygiene lene ca of or American dead The French s of oC the commIssion commission commis commIs- be been advised advised ad ad- sion slon the war department has en ad- ad wised will bo be chosen soon The The- French government o in the o opinion ton Jon of oC state and war department officials officials will be bound boun by the agreement to permit tire thins return of or the time bodies burIed buried bur bur- in France although up to this time disinterment in the battle battlo zone has been refused Ralph Hayes assistant to 0 the secretary secre- secre tar tarv o of war will sail for France soon to arrange arran e arrans-e g a for the thc return of bodies interred In n tho thin rear areas Ho lie also will Inspect sites of oC American fields o of honor where the bodies of or soldier whose nearest of or kin desire retention overseas will be toe given gl a permanent place of rest I |