The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
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NTOR,E!TURNSOoN
Gen. March Corects impress
sion That Southern Unit Is
Coming Home at Once.
3sth, 18th, 87th INSTEAD
Between $50, and 49,
900 Men Given as December
TRANSPORTATION Plan.
3sth, 18th, s7th INSTEAD

Washington, Nov. 30.--Gen. Per
Bhing has designated for early con
10Y to the United States total o
b.451 officers and 1868 men. Ger
March announced today. The unit
Comprising these men will be mad
public later.
Included In those to return are tn
Following entire divisions: The Thir
y-ninth. the. Seventy-sixth and TIT
Eighty seventh (Arkansas. Louis
nna. Mississippi and southern Ala
bame national army troops, Arkan'
las. Mississippi and Louisiana ma
ional guard troops). The othel
roops comprise artillery units ant
rmy corps troops.
Gen. March gave out amended cas-
lalty reports from Gen. Persnint
living the official total to Nov. u
s 262,79s, exclusive of prisoners. Tht
lgures on prisoners were unintelli.
ible in the cablegram., Gen. March
aid the total number under this
cad probably would be practically
he same as announced last Satur.
lay, which was 2,16S. fN
Casualties TO Nov. 20.
Gen. Pershing reported the follow
hg official casualties to Nov. 26:
killed in action ...,......... 2S.s6s
bied' of wounds .12.101
bie6s Of disease ..,...... 16,034
Dicd of other causes. ...... 1880
Kissing in action. ,........ 1920
Prisoners (uniftcliigible).
Uoundcd 1884, 95b
Divided as follows: 49,.
SovcreIy wounded .54,751
ITnde.ermined .43,1dS Az
SlIrhfiv .92O36
~. a.,rt,oa,t expects ia
~. ha,,,a sr the month OF
lins IAN ''.x 1kn mn ard n. .f,(l0
Iecenvs ~ xs..rrL - ~ ,,,o accom-
,en, MI MI !. s.,,Si ,,sa In aSdition 70
a. nSs tss t..s !, -. - ~s "a corverted CARGO
koats arough old battlcships . and
,.,a,ssrs ass sdou ~ f,,rnish nm additional car
vin~ csnncitv, Tor az 600 men. Ship
ink ernnrtr ( 6xuect to transport
~ &06 Z Sr,9nf fhIys when the demobili-
"a jun n S3n{er fun speed. x.s.
tS1o11a6ei y " " ~ 1tor 4 the
oIniiIGI DGof f66s6 III IN cptttak stl.e
| 18. 0o0, ,60O, 900 OF army appropriations
3 inss than three billions. Gen. March
nnounced.
Medals for Officers.
Gen. Pershing has been directed
Sy president Wilson to confer the
DISTINGUISHED service medal on zen.
bliss, Lieut.-Ge LAggett anu P Dsn
ard and Mai. -Gens. Dickiha"' "e
andrews ana Harpoara' ooors
Gen. Marcn correcteu an e,,th
oppression tnat tne lwe"'y y,rSirt;etb
New YORK Hh Sroo"S' rorni,ra South
lennesSee, % "a n,str,ct OF Columbia)
,,n aIo,la al" rarorted as withdrawn
,orsiVo 1e tho pr;tisS lines. had been des-
ruatod u FOR early return to the United
E.ntos Those two divisions, he ex-
,airod have been returned to Per-
h;ng,s command and have not yet
haen assigned for transportation
Royna
eo,.... INN Per pay,
rho .otoI troons already designated
ns a,r,v discharge in the United
ktatcs os given as $4,000. These
.a.es 'ao a. danot s and deveiopment bat
nue 9s ooo. divisional troops.
| q 400. roi,wav troops. $4,000; United
v,vvo' g,,ards $4,000: tank corps,
ono. ,hon,,cai warfare troops, 1000;
wv, ofnoars, training schools,
Eenssai e non s.vds,t army training corps,
e,VO0 co 0oc Already 4S.s7s men have
oo,o0v. ,stnrod ont ~ the camps in
con ". n,'rtr,, The schedule under
|rhich r,s the department is working
Viz tor on Average of 1000 men per
,an H nor dav TO be released, and
am amp March lar said every effort would
'1 ,,ade IN reach this total.
Pc i''"'e ~ ~. w..,d.d
Ia"t .or wo. ",S,ar. home.
Plans ior prinsins ,,,,,Sa tha use of
Il was announces, s im0 nnnoraIv % wounded
hospital ships ieI ss'e,o .osnorts for
rnd Lst,'a Sspsv.a.y .yo,'ndad . and GONZALES
fhe siigntiy wounu.u ns,.,a, % tha mon win
fents' Cn ,ne a'a ; and the
pc met oy nospi.a, a .ra ms % d,rected
Pullman company mas oSen s,narers into
TO convert NUMBER oi sicepe' . INV NV
hospital cars 10 cary .hSM hnse " hosn;,
reconstruction hospitals pase hosp,-
pals and other places aiready pro
Eided.
Reports from Gen. Pershing snow
American soldiers captured by Ger
many are returning 70 the American
lines from day to day, Gen. March
C.l acd fho dana rtment has re.