The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-19
FUNSTON ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR SENDING
GUARD UNITS HOME
$4,000 Troops Have Been Divided
Into Two Contingents Each
Four Weeks Will be Required
to Move First Contingent.


san Antonio. Tex. Feb. lg.--The
general plan 10 be followed In send
ing as national guard organizations
home from the border for muster out.
In accordance with war department
instructions. was annouced by General
Fduston today. The so 00O troops to
be moved have been divided into two
continRcnts each. including approx
mately %, 900. men and units cmbrac-
ed in the irst contingent have been
arranged In four groups
IT is estimated that four weeks will
be required for the movement OF
these four groups. after which the
home go.pg OF troops In the second
contingent viii be commenced.
Organi1a lions placed in the nrst
group uf the first contingent viii be-
gin departing within the next tew
DAYS according to headquarters.
Troops Of the border states, Texas.
New Mexico and Arizona, General
Funston announced. would be the last
10 be released.
In addition to the list al organiza-
tions given out at El Paso today, th1
following are included IN group one
Fourth Illinois Infantry, troop u,
Wisconsin cavalry; troop =, Kansas
cavalry. Second Iowa infantry; two
battalions Wyoming infantry First
Indiana infantry and battery ID, field
artillery. Third Distric; uf Columbi
infantry and troop a. cavalry, Second
Florida Infantry battery 4. New
Hampsh.r, neld artillery and neid
hospital number /. battery c. New
Jersey aeld artillery. First New YORK
cavalry. Twelfth infantry and brigadc
headquarters company A. California
engineers: Second Arkansas infantry.
The second group includes the FOL
/ lowing organizations IN addition To
~ Pasu list:
/ Sixty-nlnth New YORK infantry and
Third field artillery, First and Thiri
Tennessee infantry, First battalion
land battery H. Virginia field artillery
~ PaSu. TcN. Foo. lp.--Aonouu see
m.nt was made az district head
Quarters today ~ the assignment ~
national guard troops In th. district
To- the groups which viii bc .sut homie
las soon az transportation can be iut'
Inishcd hv the quartcrm1stcr depar'-
lnrnt
] ]
tho order OF their cNpcctrG departure
:r1n the border. is AZ follows
Group Colorado. batteries y ahd
IC. connecticut Batteries L. and a
District ~ columbia Batteiy ~
| ;.orga Firs' uatluliuh oi fieid 1'-
lmety. Kentucky Third infantry lySs
COMPANY p together with field h"s'
Initial lumbcr {. aud brigade head
lmlit,rs. Nurth Carolina. b.iga'
Headquarters. North Carolina. hrisao'
u ne .Iuuirtcrz aud the second ,nl"hig.
south Carolina Second infntry'
group g. kentucky Anculuuct
l,umpany 80 L. first Infantry l'ss com
Irany \ and company Of ;"e sis"a'
corps. ohio. second brigade head
oulrtpf- and second mlantrs Gighr
infantry. North Carolina tard m
fautry ambulance company No. J
u,ld hospital company No an'
n OOPS \ and q of Cayalrs, lodns, v
Nania Third neld artillery
Group MI. higan Hott,ticsA ih'
lB. COMPANY of the enginerrS An,
company \ of the signal corps ono
First battalion uf fieid artillorS t'''
battalion uf signal corps and oiNlh 'n
iantry
Group t.-ohio Ambulance com
pnn,es number I aud number 2. heh
hospital cumpaui,, 40 4 and No d
rirst battalion ana company - ot th
engineer, aud Third mlantrN
destinations of udtiotnn guhr
lroops 10 the central department ais
lwrrc given In these orders rhe 60,
orado batteries vii 60 To Fort u. \
Rnssell Wyoming for muster Out tn