The sun., 1918-11-26
THREE VESSELS
BRINGING 6,996
Minnekahda, Lapland and Orca
Already Are Well Out
from Liverpool.
CHIEFLY OF AIR SERVICE
German Ships May Be Used
When Real Movement from
France Begins.
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eoecioi Despatch TO- THE SCN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--If the weather
holds fair and the good ships Mime
kahda, Lapland and Orca maintain their
customary speed New York will have
the opportunity the latter part Of this
week or early next OF extending a
welcome to the first contingents of
Americas army of two million to re-
turn to their home shores.
These vessels, loaded with 6,s96 olive
drab clad fighters, left Liverpool FRI
Gay and Saturday. Gen. March. Chief
of Staff. announced to-day. The trip
across the Atlantic ought not to take
more than ten days at the most. Later
this week II Is probable that the War
Department will announce the day
and hour upon which the ships will
reach port.
The M.nnekahda Is bringing 90 officers
and 2,943 men. the Laplsnd 233 Of
ticers, 4 nurses and 1877 men, and
the Orca 30 officers and 2.e43 men.
The units on the Minnekahda are:
Second Aircraft Acceptance Parks, 80
officers and EST men.
22V-. aero squadron, officers and '249
inen.
2'ath Squadron. 8 officers. 1870 men.
264th Squadron, . officers 25S men.
Eighteenth Construction Company (air
service). 6 officers. 242 men.
Nineteenth Construction Company, Z
officers, cas- men.
Fifteenth Construction Company, Of
ficers. 22s men.
Ninety second Aero Squadron. "a Of
ficers. 20l men.
l77th Squadron. 2 officers, 230 men.
21oth Squadron. 2 officers, Psi men.
$500 Squadron. i officers. 1913 men.
s3sth Squadron, 3 officers. 80 men.
25sth Squadron, Q 'officers. 127 mon.
Casual medical detachment, 9 officers.
IS enlisted fnen. ...-.
Total aboard. 90 officers. s.sIe men.
Units on the Lapland.
On the Lapland are the following
units and casuals:
First Handiey- Page training section. lc6
ofliceIs. 44y men.
sxty-ninth photo section, l officer, 80
men.
Seventeen photo section. officer, so
Seventy first photo section, l officer, 30
men.
Seventy second photo section, officer,
29 men.
Sanmakers' detachment. l officer, 100
men.
2s5th Aero Squadron. 2 officers. 1is men.
263d Squadron, 2 officers. 1s6 men.
265th Squadron, 2 officers. l26 men
S20th Squadron. officers. l23 men.
314th Squadron, 2 officers. l3i men.
31sth Squadron. officers. 120 men.
350th Squadron, officers, lei men.
sl2th Squadron, officers. l23 men.
Air Service casuals. ~ officers.
Mixed casuals. II officers. l enlisted
man, former nurse.
Casuals, sick and wounded. Z officers, II
men not requiring special attention.
Enlisted men attached 10 wounded off,
GERS 6 : nurses 3.
Casual medical detachment, 3 officers
IL men.
Total :33 os.ccr=. nurses, 11s7 other
ranks.
| On the Orca are:
470th Aero Squadron. officers, 1oi
men.
47Ist Squadron. officers. 1ti men.
47Sth Squadron. officers. 125 men.
479th Squadron, officers, l40 men.
224th Squadron. 2 officers. 226 men.
200 Squadron, officers, 1876 men.
26lst Squadron, 3 officers. I44 men.
S06th Squadron, 2 officers. ~ men.
s2'd Squadron. 3 officers. li9 men.
s24th Squadron, I officers, 80 men.
S3lst Squadron. 8 officers. 100 men.
SS6th Squadron, officers, 100 men.
s52d Squadron. officers, I25 men.
Third Construction Company (a!r seTv-
ice). officers. gas men.
Casuals, Medical Department, officers
3 10 men.
Total. SO offlcers. 1874 men.
! German ships May BE Used.
| Part Of GeNnany's merchant feet
now interned In her own ports prob
ably will be used to help bring back
American soldiers from France. This
vas indicated to-day by Secretary
Baker In discussing plans for the re-
turn OF the troops, 1t was also made
plain that Great Britain does not In
tend TO withdraw ali the shipping IA
Continued on Fourth PGoe.