Evening journal., 1918-11-23

then being sent Russia were the max
mum number that would go. This wa
taken TO mean that no more troops WI
be sent 10 Russia.
Several reports OF units having Deei
annihilated in the last days Of the llght
Ing in France were without contlrma
tion. General March said.
No reports have been received froE
General Pershing as to any such dis
asters and the casualty list does not ra
veal any such misfortune. Genera
March said emphatlcally that in on
case officers have been degraded bd
cause OF these alleged heavy losses.
March located units as follows:
33ith Infantry Of the Sith Division re
Gently landed and had not been in 40
tlOn up to October 81; headquarters o
the 10th Division are at ST. Amand an,
units are scattered in 45 localities; 33rl
Division in the line in the Woevre No
vember If; send Division east Of tn,
Argonne October 81: 92nd and 93rd Dk
vision containing Negro troops hav,
been In action. the 92nd Division servinl
in the VOsges and the MOselle and tn
93rd Division serving in the Champagm
and the Chemin Des Danes.
Both depot brigade Of the s7th divis
ion, Louisiana troops. have not beef
reported in action. Sith division re-
Gently landed and has seen no action
i25th infantry headquarters companl
was reported at Mont Faucon Octobe
4; S7th division, from Camp Dix. ha
seen no action;' 26th division in actor
east OF Meuse, November fl; 3i6th sup
ply train is with the 9ist division IL
Flanders; 5Sth infantry, Connecticut
troops, did not go TO Spartanburg. s. C.
and will be sent home in the near fH
ture; part Of the S3rd division is il
Italy; reports that the 3i3th regiment
had been annihilated has no cOnflrm@
tiOn either from Gen. Pefshing or Othe:
reports; no officer connected with thil
unit has been reduced in rank becaus'
Of alleged heavy losses; 3sth division
not in action; sith division not in &C
tiOn: Goth division was i'm Picardy 90
tober N, the last report; the entir
42nd division will presumably be in tn
army Of occupation as all units at
tsched TO that division will be with tn
occupying forces. No reports has beer
received indicating that the 3iith in
fantry regiment had been shot to pieces
the 27th division, including Delaware
troops. was in Picardy with the British
at last reports.
The general stan is preparing
scheme for reorganizing the army on
peace basis, General March said. As
soon as this Is completed Il will be sup.
mitted 10 the President for approval
and then made public with its trans.
mission to Congress Pending this Gen,
eral March would not discuss the sizi
OF the proposed peace army. The statm
Of the officers reserves Is now up TO thl
President he said as all commissions ar
for the existing emergency. the periot
OF which must be defined by executive
order.
About 10000 so-called seven year
enlisted men in the army will serve Ou
their terms, but the 100000 volunteer
who enlisted for the period Of the emer
gency will be released in the near fu
ture If they so desire.
Regarding return OF medical forces n
France, General March stated that .
number are coming home on every
transport and that these will be demo-
bilized along with other troops thai
may return.
Reports from Russia, General March
stated, are very encouraging. Casual.
ties have been light and British Off
GERS have reported that the American
troops will include many from Mlchf
gan who are among The best OF thu
Allied forces in Northern Russia.