Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
ENT0COME:
HOME NAMED
BY PERSHING
Units to Be Released and
Those Needed in Occu
patton Are Given.

Liverpool, Nov. Several
thousand American soldiers
sailed for home today on the
liners Lapland and Minnehaha.
The men marched from the rail-
way station and local encamp-
ments to the landing stage amid
rOuSing cheers from thrOngS
OF people along the streets.
Washington, Nov. 23.-GeneraI
March announced today that au-
thority had been given to General
Pershing to send back home all
such troops as will not be needed
in making up the army of occupa-
tiOn. He said that General Perish
ing had indicated that the follow
ing units would not be so required &;
Divisions Thirty-ftrst, Thirty
fourth, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth,
Seventy-sixth, Eighty-fourth, Eigh-
ty-sixth, Eighty-seventh.
CThe Eighty-sixth division. which
is designated for return, includes
many Rock IsIanders).
Coast artillery regiments-Forty-
sixth, Forty-seyenth. Forty-nintn,
Fifueth, Seventy and Seventy
sixth.
Field artillery brigades Sixty
fifth and One Hundred Third.
In addition, General Pershing in
dicated that the following general
classes Of troops viii be returned:
Railroad artillery troops. army
artillery troops. gas troops, tank
corps, air forces and those divisions
which were broken up to be used
as requirements for other divisions
which had seen active service
First to Come Home.
Troops returning Immediately
from England, General March said
will include practically all of the
air squadrons, Is construction and
one sail makers detachment, orh
Haudley-Page training station. and
several Photographic and radio de
of these have been issued already
Movement of troops from France
viii be expedited in every way. the
chief OF staff said and he added thai
they Will not sneak into the COun-
try. either" Taking up the present
advance Of the allied forces. Cen
eral March pointed out that the
American army is heading for Co
blenz, the center bridgehead on the
Rhine, where it should arrive about
Dec l. The British forces will Oc-
cupy the bridgehead TO the north al
Cologne, and the French the bridge
head to the east. at Mainz.
The strength Of the American
army to be maintained in France
was not indicated beyond the de-
mobilization plans announced
American troops in Italy, including
the Three Hundred Thirty-second
infantry. will be stationed for the
time being at CattaTO. Fiume and
Trieste. one battalion of the infan-
try being located Al each place.
Troops Being DiSbandcd.
Demobilization of the forces at
home is proceeding steadily. On
arriving at Camp Dix yesterday
General March said he found 2OC
men day being released.
Several Of the present camps will
be abandoned as soon as they are
cleared OF their occupants.
Cancellation OF war contracts
abroad has been left in the hands
,F Arrfr+1rt S--4r,+. D.. v.v- IV-Ivr-a ri y
Stettinus. now in France, and des-
ignated as the special representa-
tive of the war department. On
this side Major General Goethals
viii have charge Of cancellation of
all supply contracts, and Major
General Jerviey of contracts having
10 do with the constructions for the
army
Gifts on Way TO France.
Regarding the shipment Of Christ
mas packages to the eXpedItiOnary
forces. General March said the
steamer NanChuria sailed from Ho-
boken with 10000 sacks containing
500. 600 packages. In addition 10
the 100000 packages which the
army will handle, authority has
been given the Red Cross to send
from $4,000 to 10000 more for men
who do not receive the packages
sent 10 them. or who nave no one
10 send packages 10 them.
13 Tank Divisions.
General March disclosed that
there are in France I3 tank divi-
sions equipped with the French
light type of tank and four training
companies equipped with the Brit
ish heavy type These are among
the units which can be spared al
AN early date They include the
Three Hundred First, Three Hun
dred Second. Three Hundred Third,
Three Hundred SIKH. Three Hun
dretl Tweutv-ffth. Three Hundred
Twenty y-sixth. Three Hundred Twen-
ty-seventh, Three Hundred Twenty
ninth. Three Hundred Thirtieth.
Three Hundred Thirty-frst. Three
Hundred Thirty-secoud Three Hun
dred Forty-fourth and Three Hun
dred Forty-fifth battalions and the
Three Hundred Seventy sixth, Three
Hundred Seventy seventh Thrct
Hundred Seventy eighth and Three
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