Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-01
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH KNOWN AS
 PINE BLUFF TRUCK COMPANY INCLUDED
OFFICIAL LIST 0f AMERICAN CASUALTIES
 NUMBER 101,572 EXCLUSIVE OF PRISONERS
Related Reports Add 900 to Casualties Which Includes 14,290 Missing-39th and 87th Divisions to Return
 Home Includes Arkansas Troops

Washington, Nov. 30.-Four divi sions in their entirety and majo, units Q eight other divisions of ths American army in France, have beer designated by General Persning fol an early return home. Th ase troop. with other special units. Genera March chief of staff, announced to day, total 3.45l officers and 79,66; men.
 The complete divisions which vii return at an early date, Genera March said, are the thirty-ninth, sey. enty-siXth. eighty seventh and ninet, second. Important clements of tho following divisions to return soon az Transportation facilities are availabls arc the thriyt first, thirty fourth thirty eighth. fortieth. eighty fourth 2ighthy fifth. eighty sixth and eiel.- ty eighth.
 New figures on the American army casualties, announced by the chief of staff, showed a total of 262 .693 exclusive of prisoners. The total which exceeds that made public d week ago by 2S ,0O0 covers all losses to November 2G The principal change in the revised list is the addi- tion of 13,10Q men missing in action General Persing. it was seid. has thus far forwarded no explanation of the increase under this heading and it was assumed that an error oc- cured in the transmission of the previous figures. General Mach ex- plained that the revised figures on prisoners could not be deciphered ill General Pershing's message
 The special units to embark soon consist largely of coast artillery bri- gades and separate regiments, many battaliOns of batteries of anti-air- craft artillery, engineers, trench nor tar batteries and a number of other organizations, including ae~o squad rons.
 The list shows also that the 92nd division (colored) has been desig- mated for return and ordered to q base port from it's front line posi- ton.
 Plans for bringing soldiers home, it was announced, include the use of hospital ships for severely wounded and specically fitted transports for the slightly wounded and cOnvalesc- ents. On arrival the men vii be met by hospital trains and the Pullman company has been directed to con- vert number of 5leepers into hos pital cars to carry them to the army reconstruction hospitals. base hospi. tals, and other places already provi- ded
 The War Department expects to bring back home in the month of December between 150.O0O and 175,- 900 men. General Marc hsaid. To sc- cOmplish this it will use in addition to army transports and converted car go boats, enough old battleships and cruisers to furnish an additional car rying capacity for 25,O0O men. Ship ping experts expect to transport 300- 900 monthly when the demobilization is under full speed.
 The total number of troops al- ready designated for early dischar- ge in the United States was given at 649,O0O. These include depot and development battalions, 26.GO0; divi- sional troops, 10000; cavalry troops, 2S,000; United States guards. 26,OOO; tank corps. 1000; chemical war fare troops, 7,000 central officers training schools, 10000; student army training corps. 100000.
 To date 46,378 men have been out of the camps in this country. The schedule under which the Department is working calls for the release of an average Of 1000 men per camp per day, and General March said that every effort would be made to maintain the average.
 Designated For Early Return.
 The following units were announc ed today by General March as hav- ing been designated for early re- turn home
 End anti-aircraft battalion.
 335th field artillery.
 59th filed artillery brigade head quarters.
 337th field artillery
 339th field ariellery.
 163rd field artillery brigade head quarters.
 125th to 127th inclusive, field ar tillery.
 Hath field artillery.
 73rd coast artillery.
 74th coast artillery.
 18th trench mortar battery srd and 7th inclusive, anti-aircraft 
 14th to 17th inclusive. anti-aircraft batteries.
 1osth ambulance train.