Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-08
TWO NATIONAL GUARDS AND TWO NATIONAL ARMY DIVISIONS NOW IN FRONT LINE
 OF ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
NF THOUSAND OFFICERS AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
 FIVE THOUSAND MEN ASSIGNED FOR EARLY RETURN
The 34eth Infantry Is Largest Unit Yet Ordered Home: Containing Seventy Seven Officers and Twenty
 Two Hundred Men-Plans Being Expedited.

Mihiel and Longuyon. They form the second line of the army of occupa- tion. ready to reinforce the other ar my on the Rhine if necessary
 The official composition of the American army of occupation, the third American army, as reported by General Pershing follows:
 First, second, third, fourth, fifth seventh regulars. Twenty eighth, 32nd Michigan and Wisconsin, 33rd and 42nd Rainbow) national guard: 79th S9th (kansas, Missouri, South Dakota Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari- zona) national army.
 Major General Joseph T. Dickman is in command of the entire force.
 Since the stay of the army of occu- patton abroad is indefinite General March said it would be necessy to ask congress for new enlistment legisla- ton. Under the present law no pro- vision is made for such force as will be needed after the four months from the signing of peace when the war army must be discharged.
 Announcement was made of the sailing from France of the transports Susquehana, Santa Anna and De Kalb, with sick, wounded and casuals. The Santa Anna and De Kalb sailed De- cember and may be expected to ar rive in New York about Dec IT,. The De Kalb has on board II naval officers and 547 naval enlisted men. The Susquehanna sailed from France on November 29 and is due to arrive ill New York December 10.
 The total of returning troops already actually embarked for home was an- nounced as S54 officers, 17,363 men, 1S5 civilians, two nurses and two pri- soners.
 To set at rest numerous rumOrs re- garding enormous casualties in the 27th, (New York) division, General March announced that after a careful examination of casualty lists it had been found that the total casualties reported from all causes in this divis- ion was A offivers and 1,109 men.
 The transport Susequehanna is bringing casual company No. 101, con- sisting of 2 officers and 130 men, and casuals consisting of 2 officers and 755 men in addition. The Santa Anna
 
 men and 79 civilians. The De Kalb has only limited number B officers and one man.
 Answering a question regarding re- ports that the 11th division, now at Camp Meade, is being kept intact for some special work, Gen. March said:
 'It is not true, The 11th is a com batant division and it's demobilizatlon will come after the other eight classes of enlisted men, which have already announced. The 11th like many of the divisions which were organizing when the armistice was signed. contains regular regiments and those regi- ments will be used for guard duty in the various camps after the troops from the national army have / been withdrawn"
 The personnel assigned by General Pershing for early return home was given by General March as 5,S25 offi- cers and 125,515 men. Additional units of the 92 and S7th divisions, with some coast artillery regiments and engln- eers, are included.
 General March announced that at home during the past week more than 200 .O00 men had been released. The total number of officers released up to yesterday was 7,658. The discharge system is being rapidly speeded up as the men in charge of it became more accustomed to the operations. So far as transportation is concern ed. the chief of staff said it would, be easy to bring home all national guard and national army divisions within the four months. The camps to which eacn large unit will be sent for demobillza- tion will be announced as soon as Gen- eral Pershing cables that the unit has
 Additional units assigned to early return home include 312 supply train companies c and D; ambulance com pany 346; 49th regiment coast artll- 1 Iery corps, headquarters company, ana Batteries c. D. B, and F; advance school detachment from 11th and 12th divisions; companies E, F. G, ana n 345th infantry; 55th, Seth and oth regiments, coast artillery; headquar- ters 31st artillery brigade coast artll- lery corps.
 eral Pershing has designated for ear. ly return are 1,426 officers and 2s,oSl enlisted men. oso orn !, Six artillery regiments, the 349, $50 351, 81st, ssrd and End. engineer cas. ! Continued on page four)