Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-23
Old First and Second Regi.
ments Included Among !
Troops Not Needed.
PERsHING PICKS
TROOPS HOME FIRST
Many civisiens Scheduled for Iimnedi.
ate Embarkaion For Home Canton.
n,ento--lneIudes Troops Now In
Camp in EnsIand-Iowa Units A..
feeted-Movsment Of Men to be Ex.
pedited.

ANONs ga >sAeASAA
announced today that authority had
been given General Pershing toj send
back home all such troops as will not
be needed in making up the army Of
occupation. He said that General
Pershing reported the following units
would not be so required:
Divisions-Thirty- first, Thirty fourth,
Thirty eighth. Thirty-ninth, Seventy
sixth. Eighty fourth. Eighty sixth and
Eighty-seventh.
Coast artillery regiments = Forty
sixth, Forty seventh Forty ninth.
Fiftieth. Seventy fifth and Seventy
SIKH.
Field artillery brigadesz NTH
AMI 10sd.
the composition Of divisions desig-
mated for return so far as known is
as follows:
Thirty first Georgia, Alabama and
Florida; rhirty-fourth. Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota;
Tkirty-eiEhth. Indiana, Kentucky and
West Virginia: Seventy sixth. New
Isngjandi Seventy eighth. west New
York. New Jersey and DelaMare;
Thirty. ninth. Arkansas. Mississippi and
Z Louisiana; Eighty fourth. Ken
tucixy. Indiana and southern Illinois;
Eighty sixth. Chicago End northern
Illinois: Eighty seventh. AfAansas,
Mississippi and southern Alabama.
General Glasses Returned.
!. In addition General Pershing indi-
Gated that the following general classes
of troops will be returned:
Railroad artillery ttoops, army artil-
lery troops. gas troops, tank corps, air
forces and those divisions which were
broken up to be used as replacement
for other divisions which have seen
active service.
Troops returning Immediately from
England, General March said, will in
clude practically all the air squadrons,
one sailmakers' detachment, one Han
ley Page training station and several
Photographic and railroad sections
Orders for the return Of these already
have been issued.
Movement TO % Expedited.
Movement Of troops from France
will be expedited in every way the
chief Of staf added, and they will
not sneak into the county either"
Taking up the advance of the allied
forces General March pointed out that
the American army is moving on
Coblenz, where It should arrive about
Dec. i. The British forces will occupy
the bridgeheAd to the north at Cologne,
and the French the bridgehead to the
east at Maing.
The strength of the American army
to be maintained in France was not in
dicated beyond the rehabilitation plans
announced.
Troops to Stay in Italy.
American troops in Italy. including
the SS3d infantry, will be stationed for
the time being(at Cattaro, Fiume and
Trieste, one battalion OF infantry being
located at each place.
Demoblization Of the forces at home
$ proceeding steadily. On arriving at
Camp Dix yesterday General March
said he foundN2 N200 men day being re-
lioved.
Several Of the present camps viii be
abandoned as soon as cleared Of their
occupants.
Cancellation Of War Contracts.
Cancellation of war contracts abroad
has been left in the hands Of Assistant
:sergetary Edward r. Stettinius, now
in France. and designated AZ the spec
ial represeFetative e Of the war depart
On sthis side Major General
Gocthals will have charge Of cancella-
t'nn Of all supply contracts and Major
General Jervey Of contracts having to
4 do with construction for the army,
Regarding the shipment Of Christ
] mas packages to the expeditionary
forces General March said the steamer
Manchurta sailed from Hoboken yes
terday with 10000 sachs containing
s5.655 packages. In addition to the -
OOO,0 900 packages which the army will
handle, authority has been given the
He'd Cross TO send from $1,000 to SI.-
i 900 more for men who do not receive
the packages sent them or do not have
4 any one at home to remember them.
Dsmohilixe Tank Squadron.
General March disclosed that there
are In France thirteen tank squadrons
equipped with the French light type
and four equipped with British heavy
type. They include the 501st 302d. 303d,
ct6th, s35tt, 32sth, 327th, 32sth. 3s0th.
3slst, 332d, 334th. and 345th battalions
and tho 376th, 377th, 37Sth and 37sth
training rbattalions. These may also be
dcmobilized.
General March deferred answering
an nquiries an to the reorganization
s& nf the regular army Aptil the bill which