New-York tribune., 1918-11-26

killed. 1t was then that a German
speaking American on & raft asked for
help, but the submarine commander
ignored him, except to say: "God will
save him." and then left the man to
his fate.
Lieutenant Muller was taken aboard
the same submarine, but Fulcher did
squadron, 4 officers, 1923 men; 839th
squadron, officers, 80 men; 259th
medical detachment, 6 officers, 18 en-
listed men. Total abroad, 80 officers
and 2.943 men.
Troops on Lapland
On the Lapland: First Handley- Page
training section, 1875 officers, 449 men;
69th photograph section, 1 officer, 80 men;
10th photograph section, officer, 80
men; list photograph section, off Ger, 80
men; I'D section, l officer, 20 men; sail
makers detachment l officer, 100 men;
265th aero squadron, 2 officers, 119
men; 263d squadron, officers, 1875
men; 256th squadron, 2 officers, 1876
men; 320th squadron, 8 officers, 1928
men; 314th air squadron, officers, 134
men; 31Sth squadron, 2 officers, 1870
men; 35Oth squadron, 8 officers, 121
men; S12th squadron, 3 officers, 1913
men; air service casuals, "A officers;
mixed casuals, II officers, / enlisted
man; 1 former nurse; casuals, sick and
wounded, officers, ID men not requir-
ing special attention; enlisted men at
tached to wounded officers, s; nurses.
3 casual medical detachment, officers,
II men. Total, 233 officers, nurses
and 1897 men.
Men on the Orca
On the Orca: Four hundred and
SEVENTEEN areo squadron, officers,
1877 men; 471st squadron, 3 officers, 141
men; 478th squadron. 6 officers, 1875
men; 479th squadron, officers, 140
men: 224th squadron, 2 officers, 225
men; 260th squadron, 2 officers, 1926
men; 261st squadron, officers, 144
men; 8O6th squadron, 2 officers, Al
men; 823d squadron, 3 officers, 119
men; 824th squadron, officers, 80
men; S31st squadron, 3 officers, 106
men; 836th squadron. officers. 109
men; 852d squadron, a officers, 125 men;
Sd construction company air service, 4
officers, 235 men; casuals, medical de-
partment, officers, IL men. Total, so
officers and 1874 men.
Before General March's announce
ment Secretary Baker had discussed
with newspaper correspondents the re-
turn of American troops from France.
Their homeward movement, he said, is
dependent almost entirely upon the
limitation of transportation facilities,
both at sea and in France.
Besides employing in this work the
German liners seized in this country,
Dutch vessels taken over and all other
available transports, Mr.. Baker said,
some part Of the British transport ton
mage employed in carrying troops to
France will continue to be used in
getting the men home He pointed
out, however, that Great Britain will
need many Of her ships to carry home
Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and
other colonial faorces. which have beer
in France longer than the American
armies.
The Secretary said that the great
British liners Maure tania, Olympic and
Aquitania have been in the American
transport service for year and that
the Mauretania still is so engaged. A
London cable says the Mauretania
sailed for New York Monday He
could not say whether the other two
had been withdrawn.
German liners now in German ports,
Mr.. Baker said, may offer a means of
expediting the return of the American
these vessels to carry food to Ger
many, and the Secretary said it might
be found possible to make some ar
rangement under which some of Gen
eral Pershing's men could be sent home
on them. Before sailing for Europe to
arrange for the return Of the troops
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board
said it was the purpose of this gov
ernment to use ships now idle in Ger
man ports.
With the removal of the submarine
menace, the War Secretary said. it
will be possible to bring home many
ping Board is commissioning many
such vessels from day to day
Many Wounded Coming
For the next several weeks Mr.. Baker
expects returning transports to be
laden entirely with sick and wounded
men and those not Immediately availa-
Bile for military service, such as the
men who have been discharged from
hospitals in France, but who have not
fully recovered their strength.
They will be organized for purposes
OF transportation into provisional COM
panies Of from 100 to 150 men, with
the requisite number of officers. and
will be sent to designated camps to be
mustered out. 1t is assumed that ef-
forts will be made in France to put
into each provisional company men
from the same general locality in the
United States.
Secretary Baker also revealed TODAY
that general principle to govern the
payment to be made to Great Britain
for services rendered by her transport
feet or cargo craft in transporting or
supplying American forces had been
reached. He said that in conference
with Lord Reading, the British Ambas-
sador, it had been agreed that payment
10 be made by either government to
the other. for such service would be
made on the bssis that no profit WAS to
accrue to either Great Britain or the
United States