The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-23
az Asgociated Presa. )

Washington, Nov. "a. -, General
March announced today that auth
ority had been given to General Pers
shing to send back home all such
troops as will not be needed 4n
making up the army OF occupation
He said that General Pershing had
indicated that the. following units
would not be so required:
Divisions 81, "a. 80. rs. 81. SO. 81.
Coast artillery regiments 46, 81, 4a,
so, rs and 76. ~
Field artillery brigades SIS and 105
In addition General PershinE in
dicated that the following general
classes Of troops will be returned.
Railroad artillery troops. army
artillery troops, gas troops, tank
corps, air forces, and those divisions
which were broken up 70 be used
as requirements for other divisions
which had seen active service.
Troops returning immediateis
from England General March said
will include all Of the air squadrons
16 construction companies, one sal
makers detachment, one Handley-
Page training station and sewers
Photographic and radio sections
rdsrB for the return Of these already
VI i+t =
Total casualties in the AInerf-
can expeditionary forces up to
the signing OF the aTmistice were
divided as follows:
Killed and died OF wounds,
S5, 5,154; died Of disease, 13,811s
died from other causes. 2,2Os:
wounded, i7s,625; prisoners,
z,1S3; missing 1,i60.
Took 1900 Prisoners,
The American forcas I'm Frarea
General March said, had taken 1l.0(le
German prisoners In round nurlbers
and 1,4O0 guns. He added that che
casualties among the American
forces in Northern Russia were nat
severe, contrary to reports and that
encouraging accounts of the sit1Ia-
ton OF the forces there had been
received.
Movement of troops from Franco
viii be expedited in every way. tie
chief of staff said, and he added that
they win not sneak into the coun-
try either"
@ Heading For cohienz.
Taking UP the present advance of
the allied forces, General March
pointed out that the American army
is heading for Coblenz, the center
brtdgehead on the Rhine where IL
should arrive about December II
The British forces will occupy the
bridgehead to the north at Cologne,
and the French the bridgehead 10
the east of MainZ.
The strength of the Americas
army TO be maintained in France
was not indicated beyond the do
mobilization plans announced. Amer
tcan troops in Italy, including the
3S2nd infantry, will be stationed for
the time being, at CatEaro, BIunae
and Triest, one battalion Of the ir-
fantry being located at each place.
H0me nDemobiIixatior.
biIization OF the forces at
home is proceeding steadily. On aY.
rivtng at Camp Dix yesterday. Gem
eral March said he found 200 men d
day being released.
| Several Of the present camps VIII
1 be abandoned as soon as they ara
cleared of their occupants.
Cancellation of Contracts
Cancellation OF war contracts
abroad has been left in the hands of
Assistant Secretary Edward r. Stet-
| tinius now in France. On this side
Major General GoethaIs win have
charge OF cancellation of all supply
contracts ana Major General JerEey
OF contracts having to do with con-
gtruction for the army.
Christmas Parcels
Regarding the shipment of Christ
mas packages to the expeditionary
! forces, General March said the
steamer Manchuria sailed from HD-
boken yesterday with 10000 sacks
| containing $4,000 packages. IN aa
/ dition to the two million packages
which the army will handle, author
1 ity has been given the Red Cross ta
| send from $4,000 to 10000 more for
men who do not receive the pack
ages sent to them or who have no
one at home to remember them.
The Tank Units
General March disclosed that theirs
are in France 13 American tank bat-
talions equipped with the French
4 light type OF tank and four training
companies equipped with the British
heavy type. These are among 9ae
units which can be spared at az
early date. They include the a0Is
| 500. 30S, sos, s25, 326. 327, 32e. aS0
1 351. 3S2, 344 and S45th battalions aud