Show iI I i i tN r PERSHING HIN i I I Is EXPECTED T I f I HOME IN j-i j ar 1 J lf T I He Probably W Will H Succeed j I Maj Gen Peyton March 1 as as Chief of Staff of U. U S. S 1 Army According to News FERSHING is coming home PERSHING JL The commander in chief of or the American expeditionary forces will vill return to this country after an nn absence of more than thant t two o years about the middle of or July according ac- ac C- C cording to Information received from Crom Washington b by Major Fred Jorgensen adjutant general of or Utah Obstacles may arise to prevent General General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing's return at that time but under present plans he should be in Washington ton In a a. little more than two months General probably w m Ill succeed Major General Peyton PEton C. C March an as chief of or staff staIr of or tho United States arm army NOT DEFINITE w V le the war 1 department Is In posse of or nothing nr very definite on the sub subject ct It Jt Is understood I lup Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington that General ral John J. J vash-I vash g contemplates returning to the United States about the middle of or Jul July tho I letter stat states s Of or Of course courM this depends s upon tho the situation in Europe it being assumed that by that date the condi conat- conditions Hons In France and especially in German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many will have assumed such tranquillity tranquillity tran tran- as to permit a a. reduction red of or the tho American military force to the Ule minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum and tho the duties of or General PershIng PershIng Pershing Ing ma may be to anther tho the selection probably between Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Generals BullarD and I Liggett SITUATION UNCERTAIN No 0 on one I is In position to predict with An anything like certainty as to what will occure in Germany after the completion of or the treaty of or peace If Ir there Is ob obJection objection ob- ob to accepting the terms Imposed at Versailles it will bo necessary Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the Miles allies to do occupy Germ Germany n indefinitely and take steps to organize a 11 provisional government and collect the Indemnities The Tho situation may take on such aggravated form as to require the continuance hi In Europe of or General beyond July but tho military authorities at present anticipate no such uch postponement of or his return MAY SUCCEED MARCH W With lh the close of or the tho war General Pershing reverts to his hii rank as M major general In the tho regular army unless congress congress con con- gr gress enacts legislation that gives 1 him permanently the rank o of general to which legislation there is no tion the con congressional prejudice In Inthe the matter being directed against tho the elevation ele- ele letlon ration to high ran rank of or other officers with much less right than p Pershing to touch such uch distinction and reward Ultimately it is 11 that General General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing will succeed General March as chief of or staff of or the army thit that being the tho logical sequel |