Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
HOMECOMING VETS,
NAMED BY MARCH.
WILL SAIL SOON
Wont Sneak Into Country, Either,
Says Chief Of Staff, Predicting
Rousing Reception for Men
235, III CASUALTIES
TOTAL FOR THE WAR
All Aviators, Photographic Corps
and Construction Forces VIII
Return Early 70 U. S.
~ ,~,ocia,ed pro,s = gye-v EyenIor

By A<,'~iafed Press ~ Hycry Evening
Washington Nov p General Horch
announced tDdav that althorify had
been gwen ~ General Pcrshing ~ -rrd
bsck home al such troops as win not bo
needed in making ~ the army q occjpa-
ton lie said that General Pervh'ng hs9
indicated that the following unite rould
not he 50 required
Divisions II, a. -, 80. -, s., - 81
Coast artillery regiment fe 81, -.
- Is and IS
Field artillery b-igadcs - and l13
IN addition, General PershIng indicated
that tbe following general c.asecs os
troops uili BE- returned
Railroad ARTILLERY troops. arrnv ar-iIler~
troop, gas troops, tank corps, air forree
and those divisions whch vvere broken
be used ~ requirements for other div
SONS which had seen active seryce.
Troops returning mmndiateiv fror0
England General March said Uili IN
clude virtually an of The air -clahrons,
sixteen construction squodrons one ssil-
makers contingent 1ne Hsrdlev Page
training station and several photogr4 pine
and radio sec'Inns Orders for the return
of these alreadv aavc been issued.
Total casua.ies In 'he American
Eypedifionar-. Forces 10 N the signing 0f
the arrnistice we're divided ss foll0u-
Killed and died n wounds .56 ~
Died 0f disease I3sIf
Died ~ other cause - 220t
Wounded - l7n e2S
Prisoner ............,.,.. Z I6i
Missing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3.l5n
o35.li-
.rha american torces France rr
gad. had taken soproumatelv ~ 90
German prisoner and 400 guns FTc
added that he casualties among he
American forces in northern Russia were
not severe. contrary n REPORTS, ann that
encouraging accounts of the situation of
the forces there had been received.
Movement of troops from France viii
ne expedited in every wav, ne said and
added that they wiil NOT 5neak into the
country either
Taking up rhe present advance ~ rhe
allied forces. General March pointed ont
that the American army Is heading for
! Cobienz. the center oridgehead On he
Rhine where Il should arrive about De-
cember The British forces will occupy
/ the bridgehead 10 fhe north a. Cologne
and the French the JrldgeheaG 70 the east
at Mainz
The strength oi the American army 20
~ lll1At4 LfzA4ttT4 ttlAlf- - AAIt
ad 5ev)nd he demooIlIzaLlon plans an
nounce,l american troops ii Italy. IN
ciudlng he 532d Infantry wIil be station
cd for he time BENG AZ attar0. Plume
and Fr,est. one battalion az i1iantr' ne
ing located III each place.
Decentralization 81 the forces at nome
Is proceeding steadily t)n arriving 40
Camp Dix. YESTERDAY. fener.i Marcn
said ne found two hundred men a 1ay
being released
Several 81 he present amps wall be
abandoned a. soon as taeN are cleared cG
.heir occupants.
Coulenz. me capital of RherIsn Prussia.
al he confluence If me NIoeeile anu
Rhine river, and dates back 20 the tTrJi
century Formerly + was fortress 81
the Erst class Dut since the Franco-Fr,Is-
star Rar .ias occupied a secondary
place aS compared 10 Cologne AaInz.
SRA 1oCrg and Metz. its population
about IS, 0U0
No DELAHARE TROOPS.
A 3 INST. j. was understood thaI the 1SJn
Division VAS one 0f those scheduled -
come home but ,sJtr dispatch eliminated
j. he S,h division Ma, recruited ~
eAAlp lin --F F44 Wv 2 ri a. AftA-N A. e L--'A
Ncv Jersey dr,ftel men
The Seth Pioneer Delaware Eeg-
mwnt is nrgaded Il /, understood n
the 27th Division, winch Is not 'nriuded
IN the above list, which strengt hens the
belief that they are in the 5T.umPhal
army marching into Germany
The Delaware draft furnished meu
Tor he 18th. 42d, 18th and several either
divisions, none os which are "a .h1 j owe