Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-12-20 | Page 1 | Ship Deal is to Hasten Return

SHIP DEAL IS HI HASTES fl ETU R N Every American Soldier in France Can Be Brought Back in Year, Under Plan of U.S. t- , y ? ' - ' WASHINGTON. Dae. 10. Wall ovtr ! 330.000 sold' art nave bean diachargael from tha army and returned to civil Ian status. Sacrstary Bakar said to-j to-j day tha rata of demobilisation had n raachad 190.000 a waak and that tha war dap art mant waa prasaing ita efforts to maka tha avaraga dally site charges 1000 par camp. By Aseociateol Press. PARIS, Deo... 20. Arranjre-nifiiN Arranjre-nifiiN hv been made hy wliit-h 1.000.000 toiiM of shipping will be released from the army nupply Merviee and diverted to American export trade to aid home Industries In changing from war to a peace basis. Satisfactory arrangements have been perfected with the French authorities au-thorities to rease cancel in a; tha char- ! ters of ship Intended to carry home American troops. j An Important meeting, at which the , shipping need of all the allies ami i the l.'nlted- States will be discussed. will be hel tomorrow. Arnnvmrnti, it In said, will he made for a division of tonnage, so as to give preference In tha following order: European relief, return of American troops and commercial business. ! American shipping authorities here ; i hsve been advised Jhat much tonnaae i which was expevtecf to be used In car- ryintf home Canadian and Australian . troops possibly may be diverted to i American needs, as those dominions are not planning tb return their sol-j sol-j diers very quickly. 1 It Is believed that the result will be j homecoming of all American troops ! within twelve months.