The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
F OUR DIVISIONS ANDMAJOR UNITS 0E EIGHT OTHERS
 SOON ID RETURN Complete Divisions Desig- mated for Early Return Are 39th, 76th, 18th
 and 92d NEW FIGURES ON CASUALTIES SHOW
 TOTAL OF 262,693
Latest Figures Cover All Losses to November 26, Exclusive of Pris- oners-13, 100 Men Shown
 Missing in Action
By the Associated Press

Washington, November 30. Four divisions in their entirety and major units of eight other divisions of the Ar ica army in France nave designated '.y & ras ef a- ing for an eaylY return llo :. These troops wa ot.4cr spe- cial units soon U return, Gen. eral March, chief of staff, an nounced today, total 3451 off CTS and 79,663 men.
 The complete divisions which will return at an early date, General March said. are the Thirty-ninth, Seventx-sixth, Efghty-seyenth and Ninety-second. Important elements of the following divisions to return as soon as transportation facilities urt available are the Thirty-hrst, T'hfrts sonrth. Thirty-eishth. For tieh. Eishty- fourth. Eighty-fifth. Eighty sixth and Eighty-eiEhth.
 NEW CASUALTY FIGURES New figures on the American army casualties announced by the chief of staff. showed a total of 262,693, exclu- sive of prisoners. The total which ex- ceeds that made public a week ago by 2S,00n, covers all losses to November e6 The principal change in the re- vised Hist is the addition of 13,leo men missing in action. General Pershlng. if was said. has thus far forwarded no explanation OF the increase untar this heading and 1t was assumed that an error occurred in the transmission of the previous figures.
 General March explained that the re- vised figures on prisoners could not be < deciphered in General Pershings mes sage.
 The special units, to embark roon, consist largely of coast artillery bri- gades and separate regimnets, many battalions and batteries of anti-air- craft artillery, engineers, trench mortar batteries and a number of other organi- cations, including aero squadrons,
 HOME REORGANIZATION
 Orders have been issued. the chief of staff also said. for the demoplhza- ton If s4g,00O men ill the camps and CanLOnmenlS@fn tHe OHlleu P "a eSo. T r proximately 46,000 officers and men in the home camps have already been dis charged.
 By the end Of December, General March indicated probably 150.000 tc 175000 members of the expedittonary forces will have returned to this coun- try By utilizing a large number of naval vessels and cargo carriers in ad- dition to transports he said the war 7nva hapad Tn ftne 10 provide transportation for 100000 men month
 UNITS TO RETURN
 The following units were announced today by General March as having been designated for early return home:
 Second anti-aircraft battalion.
 Three Hundred and Thirty fifth field artillery.
 Fifty-ninth field artillery brigade headquarters.
 Three Hundred and Thirty-seventt field artillery
 One Hundred and Sxty-t third field ar. tillery brigade headquarters
 One Hundred and Twenty-fifth, Ons IHundre0 and Twenty-seventh and One Hundred and Forty fourth field artil lery.
 Seventy third ard> Seventy -fcurtf coast artillery.
 one Hundred and Fifteenth trencl mortar battery
 Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth. Seventh anti-aircraft battalions
 Fourteenth, Fifteenth. Sixteenth anS Seventeenth anti-aircraft batteries.
 One Hundred and Twenty y-sixth felt artillery.
 One Hundred and Ninth ambulancs train.
 Three Hundred and Thirty eighth fiel, artillery.
 One Hundred and Sixty first field ar tillery brigade.
 Three Hundred and Thirty-frst ans Three Hundred and Thirty third fielt artillery.
 Three Hundred and Eleventh ambu lanco train.
 Fffty-sixth field artillery brigade
 One hundred and sixteenth. 1l7th ant 1fSth field artillery.
 Headquarters Fortieth artillery brigade coast artillery corps.
 Headquarters Sixty-ffth field artilier. >brisade, ljsd field artillery regiment
 One hundred and forty fifth field ar tiilery regiment
 One hundred and ninthe engineers.
 One hundred and thirty sixth field hos pital.
 HsAdquarters Thirty-njn division Thirty ninth division head dauarters train soventy-seventh brigade.
 One hundred and hfty-third infantr'
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