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Show DEEP CUT IN RANKS OF ARMY OFFICERS ; " i WASHINGTON", June 25. By the Associated Press.) Approximately one out of every seven officers in the regular regu-lar army must be turned out into civil life by January 1 ner.t. according tp a preliminary estimate made at the war department ol the meaning anq effect of the compromise reached DJ senate and house conferees on the nan' a .propria tion bill The unofficial Studj of Its provisions provis-ions indicates thai 20.000 or more officers of-ficers must be chopped entirely within the next six months. m thosr officers 10 go the great mn-' jorllv will be from the line and many: others probably will be demoted one grade The compromise bill provides for .1 total of not exceeding 12.000 office" after January l, 192 rh, re are now in the service 1 2 822 officers, of all grades The only second lieu-1 tenants however, are the hundred odd! lecent graduates- from the military academy, while the bill In fixing the humbel of officers In eac h grade after January 1. provides for 1771 men with this ra'fik. It further provides thac not more than 88 demotions of onol grade mav be made in reducing the, corps while the total number to DO eliminated within the lime set is 2596, incljding line and staff. |