The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
GEN. March Tells
HOW AMERICAN
BOYS ARE PLACED;
new UNITS STAY
Five Additional Divisions
Selected to Serve In Oc- 3
cupational Army
(Rv -Aaaociated Preae. }

tional divisions nave peen OelnlLely
assigned to the American army Of
occupation now advancing into Ger
many, General March announced to-
day. They are the Second and Sew
enth regulars. the 2Sth (Penna) and
33rd QIlinois) national guard and the
10th (northeast Penna., Maryland
Dist. of Columbia) National, army.
Constitution of Occupation Army
The. Official composition of the
American army Of occupation the
Third American army, as reported
by General Pershing, follows:
First, Second. Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Seventh regulars.
18th, 32nd (Michigan and Wiscon-
8$rd and 42nd (Rainbow> National
18th, seth, (Kansas. Missouri,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado
New Mexico, Arizona) National
Mai. Gen. Jos. T. Dickman Is in
command Of the entire force.
Form Second Line
These five divisions mentioned.
have been given the task Of occupy
ing Luxembourg, General March an
nounced, and go to pacific areas
around Montmedy, st. Mihiel and
Longuyon. They form the second line
Of the army of occupation ready to
reinforce the other army on the
! Rhine If necessary.
10000 Men Coming Home
The personnel assigned by General
Pershing for early return home was
given by General March at 5,325 off,
GERS and 1855 men. additional
units Of the 92nd and 87th divisions,
with some coast artillery regiments
and engineers are included.
100000 Released Here
General March announced that at
home during the last week more than
100000 men had been released. The
total number of officers released up
to Yesterday was 1858. <The dis
speeded up as the men in charge OF
it become more accustomed to the
operations.
More Sick Coming Hoa1e
Announcement was made Of the
sailing from France of the trans
ports Susquehanna, Santa Anna and
DeKalk with sick, wounded and cas-
uals. The Santa Anna and DeKalb
d sailed Dec. 2 and may be expected to
d arrive in New York about Dec. II.
/ The DeKalb has on board eleven ma
val officers and STA navel enlisted
men. The Susquehanna sailed from
France on Nov. 25 and is due to ar
rive in New Pork Dec. 10. The total
Of returning troops already actually
i embarked for home was announcea
\ as S54 officers, 1883 men. 1S5 civil
ians, two nurses and two prisoners.
Not So Bad az Rumored
To set at rest numerous rumors
q
/ 27th CNew York) division, General
March announced that after a care
ful examination of casualty lists 1t
had been found that the total cas-
/ ualties reported from all causes in
the division was Al officers and 1,1O9
men.
New Legislation Needed, ...,.
Since the stay Of the army Of oc-'
cupation abroad is indefinite, Cen.
eral March said it would be neces-
sary to ask congress for new enlist
| mert legislation. Under the present
4 law no provision is made for such a
/ force as will be needed after the
four months from the signing of
peace when the war army must be
discharged.
Guardsmen Home in Four Months
So far as transportation Is con-
cerned. the chief of staff said it
would be easy to bring home all ma
tional guard and national army divi-
sions within the four months. The
camps to which each large unit will
be sent for Rehabilitation will be
announced as soon as General Per-
shing cables that the. unit has start
ed for home. ..
These Boys Are Coming.
In the additional units General
IPershing has designated for early re-
! turn are 1,426 officers and 29,3S1 en-
listed men. Additional units as
signed to early return home include
312 supply train companies, C. & D.:
ambulance Co. S46; 49th regiment
coast artillery corps headquarters
company, and batteries G D e and F:
l11th and 18th divisions; companies
E. F, G. and C 345th infantry; 55th.
l56th and 57th regiments coast artil-
Ilery; headquarters 31st artillery
brigade, coast artillery corps, 346th
infantry: 335th machine gun battal-
ion ;advance school detachments
| 10th and Sth divisions and 18th field
Iartillery brigade: casual company 1.
chemical warfare service: 301st field
Iarttllery; headquarters and supply
company, 8th anti-aircraft sector
Win ldSL, En0 oTu anu ALn dntl~dlI-
4 craft batteries, and 9Th anti-aircraft
mobile ordinance repair unit.
The Third and Eighth trench NOR
i tar batteries; headquarters Ninth
auto aircraft sector with the tenth
land the first, second and third pro-
IyisionaI anti-aircraft batteries:
fifth CORDS artillery park; 65th regi-
Iment coast artillery, 401st pontoon
park and the 466th, 467th and 468th
lpontoon trains.
Six artillery regiments, the 349th.
350th, 351st, 81st, S3rd and End; en-
gineer casual Co. No. i; Headquar-
ters and first battalion, S01st pioneer
infantry, doth engineers; second ad-
Vance school tents field artillery
brigade, third heavy ordnance repair
Iunit; 319th engineers and train:
Headquarters 18TH and 9Th field
IartiI1ery brigade: headquarters
troops 92nd division, 339th machine
lgun battalion; S1Tth trench mortar
/ battery; military police training
Iheadquarters and supply, sanitary
and ammunition trains; 325th field
signal battalion; company q and
mobile ordnance repair shop, 317th
engfneers; company p, 319th en-
Igineerg; second, fifth, sixth and
Iseventll heavy mobile ordnance re-
pair shops; fourth and fifth anti
slaircraft machine gun battalion:
companies r. ], d, X, e, g, III and
lmedical detachment second engi-
neers.