Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-07
MORE THAN 100000
RELEASED AT HOME
Good Progress in Mus o Out Men
in American Cam = do During
wesk-Five Add, 2 divisions A..
signed to Areri, 3 ny Of oeeupa-
tion-R.i"bo~ : %" To Renal"
With p'''h'T . 's'''

for early return home was given by
General March today as s.325 officers
and 125,515 men. Additional units Of
the Ninety second and Eighty seventh
with some coast artillery
regiments and engineers are included.
General March announced that at
home during the past week more than
200, 600 men had been released. rne
total number of officers released up to
was 1858. The discharge
system Is being rapidly speded up as
the men in charge become more ac-
customed to the operation.
Announcement was made OF the sail
ing from France Of the transports
Susquehannah, Santa Ana and De-
Kalb, with sick, wounded and casuals.
The Santa Ana and Dekalb sailed
Dec 2, and may be expected to arrive
in New York about Dec. II.
The Dekalb has on board eleven
naval enicens and 574 naval enlisted
men. The Susquehannah sailed from
France Nov. 90 and is due to arrive in
New York, Dec. 10.
MORE nan GV,OOO 6VsO0IN Noo'
The total of troops already embarked
for home was announced as S54 OIL
GERS. 1888 men, 1s5 civilians. two
nurses and two prisoners.
To set at pest numerous rumors re-
gardine--enormou6 casualties in the
Twenty seventh tNew York; division.
General March, announced that it had
been found that the total casualties
reported, from all cases in; this divfs-
ion was forty-four officers and l.109
men. .I
Iowa Machine Gunners included
So far as transportation is con-
be easy to bring home all national
guards and national army divisions
within foW months. The camps to
which the men will be sent will be
as soon as General Persh-
ing announced the dispatch of troops,
Additional units assigned to early
return home included the S39th mia
chine gun Battalion, which was part
of the Eighty-e eighth division, organ
lied at Camp Dodge. and includes
men from Iowa, western Illinois. Min
nesota and North Dakota.
In the additional units which Cen
eral Pershing has designated for early
return are 1926 officers and 29.3Sl
enlisted men.
Ask New Enlistment Legislation.
Since the stay Of the army of oc-
cupation abroad is indefinite, General
March said it would be necessary To
ask congress for new enlistment legis-
lation. Under the present law nc
provision Is made for such a force
as will be needed four months after
the signing OF the armistice when the
war army must be discharged.
lit seems probable that the old
Third Iowa infantry, now the 16Sth
regiment Of the Rainbow division, will
not return to this country until early
spring, unless some. special action to
release 1t is taken. This is indicated
in the announcement by General
March today that the Rainbow divi-
sion is part of the army Of occu-
pation.l
Composition Of Oceupational Army.
Five additional divisions have been
definitely assigned to the American
army of occupation now advancing into
Germany, General March announced
today. They are the Second and
Seventh regulars. the Twenty eighth
(Pennsylvania) and Thirty-third
Illinois) national guard, and the
Seventy ninth (northeast Pennsylvania
Maryland and District OF Columbia)
national army
The official composition Of the army
Of occupation follows:
First, Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth
Seventh regulars: Twenty eighth
Thirty second GMichigan and Wiscon
SIM. Thirty-third and Forty second
(Rainbow national guards): Seventy
ninth, Eighty-ninthp kansas. Missouri
South Dakotn. Nebraska. Colorado
New Mexico. ArIzona) national army.
\ Major, General Dickman is In COM
mand OF the entire force. Ea .
These five divisions have been given
the task of occupying Luxembourg
General March announced and go tc
specisic areas around Montmedy. st
Mihiel and Longuyon. They form the
second line OF the army OF occupation
ready to reinforce the other army or
the Rhine " necessary.
Candy For Soldiers.
Nine. million pounds Of candy for tn
army has Just been ordered by the wa
department and II was announced TO-
day that a considerable part of It woult
he rushed aver seas for Christmas
Other purchases for the oxpeditionar!
forces include 5s5.ooo gallons OF PICK
les.
fft% Red Cross Delivers Prisoners.
Paris. Dec 4.--Three sanitary trains
yhdve been rushed by The American
Rcd Cross from Switzerland to Ras'
TAFT where 2.5c0 American prisoners
nave been confined. The trains were
.lcadSd with food and clothing an'
moro trains have been arranged for
ne American Red Cross commits