Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
General Pcrshing reported the follow
10000 BACK II DECEMBER.

back home in December between 100000
and l75,GO0, General March SAID To
accomplish this, it will use, IN addition TO
army transports and converted cargo boats
enough old battleShIps and cruisers to
furnish an additional CARRYING capacity
for 25,000 men shipping experts expect
to transport 800 600 monthly when the
demobilization is under full speed.
The total number Of troops already
designated for early discharge in the nit
ed States was gwen as $4,000 These
include depot and development bat
talions, 10000; divisional troops. 10000
railway troops. 2S000: I nItcd States
guards. 5000 tank corps, 1000; chcmi-
cal warfare troops. 1000. central officers
training schools, 10000; student army
training corps, 10000
46.37S MUSTERED OUT
To date, 46,37S men ave bee muster
ed out Of the camps III this country. The
schedule under which the department is
working calls for the release Of an average
of one thousand men per camp per "a
and General March said every effort would
be made TO MAINTAIN the average
Revised army estimates for the COM
ing year resulted in cutting tho $4,000.
000,000 of army appropriations ~ les
than three billions, General March an
nouncel.
D. :. MEDALS AWARDED.
General Pershing has hecn directed hy
President Wilson 10 confer the Dis
tnglished Service medal On General Rlis~
Ltutenanf-G Generals lIgccu and Bul
lar and Major-GcneralS Mckmau, Me
Andrews and tiaTherd
General March corrected an erroneous
impression that the 9TH and 3Oih iitl-
~ionS reported IS withdrawn from The
British lines. had been designated for
early return to he | mite States These
two divisions. he explained. have been
returned 10 Pershngs command and
have not been assigned Tor transportation
home
HOSPITAL SHIPS FoR WOUNDED
Plans for bringing soldiers home. il
was announced. include the use OF hos
pital ships for severely wounded and
specially fitted transports for the slightly
wounded and convalescents On the
arrival the men viii be met by hospital
trains and the Pullman Company Las
been directed TO convert q number Of
sleepers into hospital cars 10 carry them
TO the army reconstruction hospitals,
base hospitals and other places already
provided
y. c. T. HELPED So ~ PARIS
Giving a brief outline Of the activities
in France Of the Tventy-eighth division
Pennsylvania National Guard General
March said four companles from this
division had been stationed south Of the
Mane, near Chateau-I herry when the
last German drive toward PARIS WIS re-
pulsed The division joined II the counter
offensive ID Marne salient IN middle of he
month and fought It's wav IN the Ncsle
before II was relieved On September I
Il crossed the Nesle with tie French adj
vance
In he Meuse-A Argonne assault al tie
American army. TINS division took ChatcI-
Cherey IN the action which broke German
resistance on his front
AMERICA y PRISONERS HAyE <orONPI INT
Reports from General Pershng showing
thar American soldiers captured bv Ger
many are returning 10 the American
lines daily, General Narct SAID, and the
department has received no report Of mis-
treatment Of them by The enemy Most
Of the men are entering thr lines oi the
American army Of occupation, since that
army holds the front line
The disposition to be made Of Gernan
or other enemy subjects interncd ID this
country, General March thought. would
be xvork cd ont - : bo r,f.at.f conference