Show NUMBER OF OFFICERS r TO BE CUT TO Lieutenant Colonel onel Alva a Lee Leo re received received received re- re a mess message go from General Peyton C. C March Coday concerning the plans for the reduction of tho the number of officers in th the army to comply with the act which congress passed re recently recently recently re- re making the tho standing army men men and arid officers until June 30 1920 At that time timo a a. permanent permanent permanent per per- manent an and definite military plan for forthe forthe the tho United d States ates will be laid down I by congress More than officers were In Inthe inthe t the army on January I 1919 Beginning Begin Begin- Beginning ning today that number numb r will be reduced to which will bo be divided as follows and include both regular and reserve officers general general general gen gen- I eral officers colonels lieutenant lIeutenant lieutenant lieu lIeu- I tenant colonels 2717 majors captains capi cap- cap i I first lieutenants and second lieutenants |