Show rIGHT FIGHT LOOMS LOOMS' I ION ON ARMY BILL House Committee Limits Officer Of Of- f Cut to WASHINGTON March 11 Favora Favora Favorable ble report was voted by the house tary affairs committee today on the bill to authorize the war department to reorganize the army's office personnel personnel personnel per per- without cutting the number be below below below be- be low The action of ot the committee was taken to presage a a. hot fight tIght on the he army appropriation bill which as it will be reported to the house Monday provides pay allowance sufficient only for tor the maintenance of or an army of or men and officers ChaIrman Chairman Chairman Chair ChaIr- man Kahn of the military affairs committee com corn announced today he would fight the pay provision and support the of officer ot- ot fleer personnel figure set in the officer off off- I reorganization bill reported today by his committee v The officer bill as reported authorIzes authorizes authorizes author author- author author- izes appointment of a plucking board to weed out least effective officers The present officer strength is about At a hearing before the con com committee General Pershing said the de department de- de t proposed to discharge officers and then thea to build up the offIcer officer officer strength to by commissioning commission commission- ing men in the Junior grades I I I |