Evening star., 1918-11-30
OFFICIAL AMENDED
CASUALTIES TOTAL
GIVEN NAS262,723
Report to November 26 Made
by Gen. Pershing Does Not
Include Prisoners.
28,363 DIE IN ACTION;
WOUNDS FATAL TO 12,101
SO, ia Designated for Fairly Con-
voy to q, S.-DistSict Machine
Gunners Under Fire.

Gunners Under Fire.
Gen. March, chief of staff, gave out
today amended casualty reports from
Gen. Pershing, giving the official total
to November 26 as &C., ,723, exclusive
of prisoners. The figures on prisoners
were unintelligible in the cablegram.
Gen. March said the total under this
head probably would be practically the
same as announced last Saturday.
Gen. Pershing reported the follow
ing official casualties to November IS:
Killed in action. 2S,363.
Died of wounds, 12,101.
Died of other causes, 1880.
Died of disease, 1904.
Missing in action, 1920.
Prisoners, unintelligible.
Wounded, 1S9,955, divided as fol-
lows: Severely wounded, 54,751: un-
determined, 43,16S; slightly, 92,036.
For Early Convoy Home.
Gen. Pershing has designated for
early convoy to the United States a
Gen. March announced. The units
comprising these mep will be made
public later.
In the list appear as entire divi-
sions the 39th, the 18th and the 18th.
The other troops comprise artillery
units and Army corps troops.
Giving a brief outline of the activl-
ties in France of the 2Sth Division
(Pennsylvania National Guard), Gen.
March said four companies from this
division had been stationed south of
the Marne near Chateau Thierry when
the last German drive toward Paris
was repuised. The division Joined in
the counter offensive in the Marne
salient in the middle of the month
and fought its way to the Vesle be-
fore it was relieved. September I il
crossed the Vesle with the French ad-
vance.
In the Meuse-Argonne assault of the
American Army this division took
Chate1-Cherey in the action which
broke German resistance on this
front.
OF the 10Th Division in which is the
312th Machine Gun Battalion from the
District of Columbia, Gen. March said
it was in action east of the Meuse
advancing toward Davillers when the
armistice ended hostilities. Details of
Bringing Soldiers Home.
Plans for bringing soldiers home, 1t
was announced, include the use of hos
pital ships for severely wounded and
specially fitted transports for the
slightly injured and convalescents
On arrival the men will be met by
hospital trains and the Pullman COM
1,ne, kAI a.
number of sleepers into hospital cars
to take the men to the Army recon-
struction hospitals, base hospitals and
other places already provided.
Gen. March corrected an erroneous
impression that the 9th and Both
divisions, reported as withdrawn from
the British lines, had been designated
for early return to the United States
These two divisions, he explained
have been returned to Pershing's COM
mand and have not yet been assigned
for transportation home.
Medals for Leaders.
Gen. Pershing has been directed by
President Wilson to confer the dis
tinguished service medal on Gen. Bliss
Lieut.. Gems. Liggett and BulIard, and
Maj. Gems. Dickman, McAndrews- and
Harboard.
nCSlSOu <AImy CSIlIudICS lOT Lne
coming year resulted in cutting the
| 5000. 100000 of Army appropriations
| to less than three billions, Gen. March
announced.
Total number of troops already des-
ignated for early discharge in the
United States was given as $4,000
These include depot and development
battalions. $4,000; divisional troops.
| II, 1000; railway troops, $4,000; United
States guards, 26,O00; Tank Corps.
| 1000; chemical warfare troops, 1000:
central officers training schools, 30
600; Student Army Training Corps.
100000.
Release 1000 Per Camp Per Day.
Already 46,37S men have been mus
tered out of the camps in this country.
| The schedule under which the depart
ment is working calls for an average
| of 1000 men per camp per day to be
| released. and Gen. March said that
| every effort would be made to reach
this total.
| The War Department expects to bring
back home in the month of De-
cember between 10000 and 175,OOO
men, Gen. March said. To accomplish
this it will use in addition to Army
transports and converted cargo boats
enough old battleships and cruisers to
furnish an additional carrying ga
pacity for $4,000 men. Shipping ex-
perts expect to transport 100000
monthly when the rehabilitation is
under full speed.