The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-30
Pershing Has Sent List for
Early Convoy Back.
According to Announcement by
General March Today.
INCLUDES 39TH, 18TH, 9th
Casualties Up to Nov. 26 Were
262,723, Is Reported.
Killed in Action, 2S,363 ;
Wounded Total 1S9,955.

Washington, Nov. 30.-General
Pershing has designated for early con-
voy to the United States a total of g.
451 officers and 1868 men, General
March announced today. The units
comprising these men will be made
public later.
In the list appear as entire divisions
the 39th, the 10Th and the S7th.
The other troops comprise artillery
units and army corps troops.
General March gave out amended
casualty reports from General Persh-
ing giving the official total to No
prisoners The figures on prisoners
were unintelligible in the cableSram.
General March said the total under
this head probably would be practical
ly the same as announced last Satur-
day.
The Casualties Given.
General Pershing reported the fol-
lowing official casualties to NoVem-
ber 20:
Killed in action. 2s.363; died of
wounds. II. .101; died of disease, 49,
O34; died of other causes, 1880; miss
ing in action, 1920: prisoners. (un-
intelligible); wounded. 1895, divid-
ed as follows: Severely wounded. 54,-
ISL; undetermined, 43, 16S; slightly,
y2,036.
The war department expects to
bring back home in the month of De-
cember between 10000 and $4,000
men. General March said. To accom-
plisn it will use in addition to army
transports and converted cargo boats,
enough old battleships and cruisers to
furnish an additional carrying capacity
for $4,000 men. Shipping experts ex-
pect to transport 100000 monthly
when the denobilization is under full
speed.
10000 Troops Out.
The total number of troops already
designated for early discharge in the
United States was given as $4,000.
These include depot and development
battalions. $4,000 divisional troops,
10000 railway troops. $4,000 United
States guards, $4,000 tank corps
central officers training schools
10000, student army training corps
10000.
46,37S Mustered Out.
To date 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 the release
of an average of one thousand mer
per camp per day, and General March
SAID that every effort would be made
to maintain the average.
Army Men at Conference.
Composition of the military person
mel to accompany General Bliss witt
the peace delegation was announced
by General March today as follows
Maj. Gen. Francis J. Herman; Brig
Gen. Marlborough Churchill. chief o.
the military intelligence bureau, anc
Coils. Ralph H, Van Deman, Jordan
Ayers, Helms, Furlong. Fling; Cap
tains Auchencloss and Childs.
Brig. Gen. VIM. w. Harts. former
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command of military aides and mes
sengers at the conference. There will
also be attached to General Bliss:
STAFF n number of army officers who
are specialists in law finance ano
ethnology. furnishing what. Genera
Mtrcn described as a well rounded
M .,tary staff"
Cut the Appropriations.
Revised army estimates for tn,
coming year resulted in cutting tn,
$4,000. 100000 of army appropria
tons to less than three billions, Gen
eral March announced.
Honor to Officers.
General Pershing has been directed
by President Wilson to confer tn,
Distinguished Service medal on Gen
eral Bliss, Lieutenants General Lig
Sett and Bullard, and jor Genera
hickman, McAndrews and Harbord
General March corrected an erroneous
impression that the 27th and 30tl
divisions reported as withdrawn from
the British lines, had been designated
for early return to the u. S. Thes,
two divisions, he explained have beer
returned to Pershing's command an,
Lave not yet been assigned for trans
portation home.
Plans for bringing soldiers home i
was announced include the use of hos
pital ships for severely wounded an,
specially fitted transports for tn
slightly wounded and convaleScents
On arrival the men will be met b
hospital trains and the Pullman com
pany has been directed to convert
number of sleepers into hospital car
TO carry them to the army reconstruc
tion hospitals, base hospitals an
other places already provided.
General March said four companie
from the Twenty-eighth (Pennsylvani
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