Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-27
ppT1sH TRANSPORTS PLAYED IMPORTANT PART IN o"' RETURNING TROOPS TO THE UNITED
 STATES.
M ACTIVE DIVISIONS OF AMERICAN ExPEDITIONARY
 F0RCES CAN BE LANDED IN U. s. BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Thirtieth Dvson Known the Wild Cat" Dvsion Is Composed of Tennessee North and South Carolina
 National Guards


 France today that the Twenty-seventh and thirtieth divisions, which have been fighting with the British fourth army. have been withdrawn with only approximately 12,500 officers and men m in each, does not mean that these organizations have been reduced to less than half of their normal stdength i in the severe fighting on the British front before the signing of the armis tce.
 Army officers recalled today that only the infantry and machine gun units of these divisions went into ac- ton with the British forces, the ar tiery being used elsewhere. It also was regarded as more than probable l that the infantry and machine gun units were reduced i'll a number so as l to make the division conform in size i to the British divisions with which ] they were operating.
 l The British divisional units number about 12 800 men. The Twenty-sev- al Guard division commanded by Ma enth division is the New York Nation jor General John F. O'Ryan, the only national guard officer to have served through the war with that high rank. The thirtiet division was composed of the Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina national guard' and was known as the "wild cat division. Both these organizations saw;-heavy acton with the British and were highly commended by British officers for theid desperate fighting when Marshal Haig's armies were smash ing the Hondenburg line in Northern France early in the fall and later en- gagements. Their loses undoubtedly have been heavy, but it is not regard ed as probable that half their origi- hal stdength figured in the casualty lists.
 So far as is known here no date Tor the return of these or any other Divisions from France has been filed. Secretary Baker said today that none pI the divisional organizations would erlve home before Christmas as the Transport facilities will be used in moving casuals and sick and wounded. When the divisions do return from rance they will> bear little resem- 'ance in enlisted personnel to the ame divisions when they started verseas: Application of the one fmy theory to all the forces and the yNstems of replacement employed to III gaps in front line organizations VIII De found to have obliterated to a ery large degree the lines which be- ore their departure, divided the divi- 1ons into national guard, national 'rmy, cd regular organizations.
 New Yodk, Nov. 26.-Although' the rtlsh government may be compelled use virtually all it's available trans yIts Tor the return of it's own and Olonial troops, arrangements for the ary transportation home of approx nalely 10000 American tdoops on prltlsh ships have been effected it as learned tonight in authoritative p.3lsh quarters. This includes 12,000 as no nave been training in England au wno have already embarked for 0me on British transports.
 New York, Nov. 26.-A statement aue aal here today from authoritative Salees @ regarding the part British a'Ps F' nave played in the transporting
 hurope of the American army, dis usea that England may be compelled os oua to use all of her available trans aa ,s TOT the return to their homes of O9ps ,0; Of the British empire. The sOr,y of these forces, it was ex- Sma a.',eu have been away from their '",es se Tor periods ranging from two '1ur Years, and in addition there 'ona m England large numbers of pt;on ssnaea colonials awaiting transpor b,noa ,neIe are British troops to be re rana. uea rom Mesopotamia, Italy ano ls4se nstse, to England, and there are sd sada'.aallan, sal Indian African, Canadian ,r,ss o.ner colonial forces to be re-
 'Esu Psarom rom France. Also there ar' omas nagiand and France thousands O n;aI Se,I II and children, families of col
 ho o' v,;, si;,oops who have married there reat VIII III, require transportation. St esssls "li De the demand on Britisl bst 's n TOT this service it was said pn os" S,s use of the ships fod Ameri
 bla erseas .e forces may not be pos
 me :" ' any great extent for som
 dav 'as tS authoritatively stated her
 O8oAs71at 1at British vessels carrie,
 t rr..A American troops to Englan'
 'snce during the war.
 ss;s s;on' Monday, Nov. 25.- Il
 pe the withdrawal of America