The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
$4,000 Home
BY CHRISTMAS
Great Fleet Expected to
Return 100000 Men
from Overseas.

Return l0U,UUU Men
from Overseas.
approximately $4,000 men will be re-
leased from the army before Christ
mas, according to figures given out
today by Gen. Peyton c. March, Chief
of Staff.
OF these men about 10000 will come
from American camps, the remainder
being transported by a great feet of
transports and battleships from
French and English ports.
To date the army has designated 6i9.-
900 men in American camps for dis
charge, and 3,45l officers and 1903
men in France. The men in this coun-
try will be released at the rate of
1000 a day from each camp, and ii is
planned to transport during Decem-
ber from 10000 to 1900 from the
foreign stations.
Return Wounded First.
AS far as possible the first men re-
turned will be the sick and wounded.
The return of these men cannot take
precedence over all others. however,
because of the small number of prop
erly-equipped hospital ships Arrange
ments have been made for the trans
fer in special Pullman trains from the
docks to the army hospitals of the
men who are in need of treatment
before release from the service.
Revised casualty figures of the
American army received from Gen.
Pershing show the following losses:
Killed in action, q, ,363.
Died OF wounds. I2.loI. ~ .s
Died of other caaseS. $3.50.
Died of disease, l6.OSi
Missing in action, 1880
Prisoners approximately, 1000
Wounded. 1S9, 95s, divided as follows:
Severely wounded. 81. al; underterrnin-
ed, 43.lsS; slightly, 92,O36.
Award American Crosses.
1t was also announced that by order
of President Wilson the DISTINGUISH
ed service cross will be conferred by
Gen. Pershin-s upon Gen. Bliss. Lieut.
Gems. Liggett and Bullard and Mai,
| Gems. Dickman, McAndrews and Har-
| boar
! The revised army estimates for the
cost of the War Department for the
coming year have been cut from sls.-
100000 to less than 5000. 10000.
Interest in the conference given
by Gen. March yesterday centered
about the return of troops, as plans
are being made in many cities for
| joyful holiday celebrations Gen.
March. fearful that necessities of
the situation in France might bring
sudden changes in the army's plans
| for rehabilitation was Chary OF
Il lis,1 ygf l,L
which the troops would be sent
back to this country.
He stated, however. that the
| Thirty-ninth Division, composed of
Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana
National Guard units. is first on the
list, although it may be preceded
| by the Seventy-siXth, which is the
New England National Guard Di-
vision and the EiEhty-seventh. com
posed of the Mississippi, Arkansas
and Louisiana National Army men.
| 1t is hoped that by speeding up
| the reConverting of some cargo
boats that enough transports can be
mobilized soon after the first OF
the year for the army to attempt
! the transfer to America of about
100000 men a month.
/ Ltst from btFsHtnEs
! In addition to the divisions named
as being in line for early return, Gen.
March gave out the following list OF
units designated by Gen. Pershing
/ I'd A. A. Bn.. 3S5th F. Art. 5sth F. A.
Brig. Hdq., 237th F. A, S5sth F. A,
| I6Sd F. A. Brig. HdQ.. 125th F. A,
127th F. A, 144th +. A, I'D c. A,
74th c. A, 115th T. II. Bty.. Sd A. A.
Bn. 4th A. A. Bn., 5th A. A. Bn., 9Th
A. A. Bn., 7th A. A. Bn., 18th A. A.
Btty.. 18th A. A. Btty.. 18th A. A.
Btty., 18th A. 4. Btty., 126th F. A,
1O9th Am. Train. S3Sth F. A. ISIS,
IF. A. Brig, 331st F. A.. sgd F. A,
SsSd F. A., S1lth Am. Train. 56th F. A.
Brig, 10th F. A, 117tb F. A, 11Sth
F. A.. Hq. 10th Art Brig. c. A. c.,
Hu. 65th F. A. Brig, 143d F. A. Regt..
145th F. A. Regt.
IO9th Engineers, 136th Amb. Co.,
1876 F. H, Hq. seth Div. 3sth Div.
Hq. Tr., 18th Brigade, 1880 Infantry
Regt.. 154th Infantry Regt., HQ. 55th
Brigade, 155th Inf. Regt., 156th Inf
Regt, 14Oth Machine Gun Bn., 141st
: NJ. G. Bn.. 14zd NJ. G. Bn., 114th Tn,
Hq. & NJ p, Hq. 18th Div, 18th Div.
Hq. Train, 151st Brigade. 301st In
| fantry Regt., 302d Infantry Regt.,
152nd Brigade, 303rd Inf. Regt., 304th
Inf Regt.. 3O1st NJ. G. Bn.. So2nd NJ
G. Bn.. 30Srd NJ G. Bn., 301st Tn. HQ,
& NJ P, 3O1st Sn. Tn, 3o4th Amb.
Co, 304th F. H. 5th A. A. NJ. C.
Bn., 11th A. A. NJ. G. Bn.. 18th A.
A. NJ. G. Bn., 42d Art. Reg. c,
A. c.. 43d Art. Regt. c. A. c., SD
Art Regt. C. A. c., SD Art. Regt
C. A. c., s-5oS (cablegram>I 1osth
Am. Tn. Can. drawn, 3osth Am. Tn,
Hq. 33d Brig. C. A. C., Hq. seth Art
Brig. C. A. c.. Hq. 37th Art. Brig,
c, A c., Hq. 15sth F. A. Brig, 325th
F. A. Regt.. 326th F. A Regt, s27th
F. A. Regt., Hq. 1921 F. A. Brigade.
312th T. NJ. Battery. 10th Art. Regt
C. A. c.. 47th Art. Regt., c. A
C. Hq. SD F. A. Brig" 137th F. A
Regt, 13sth F. A Regt, lSsth +.
A. Regt.
ll3th Am. Tn. 0ess MFR. Bn.). 54th
Am. tn c. A c.. 18th Anti-Afrcraft
Bly,, 1th Arty. Regt c, A C.. Gst
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