Arizona republican., 1918-11-24
LIST Of DEAD IS
DOUBLE NUMBER
SUPPOSED To Be
Explanation Of Pershing
Observation-Disclosures
Plamed-Retain Million
With Occupation Army

wounded, VIII be FASTENED by the re-
turn at an early date of eight divisions
of national guard and national army
troops. eight regiments of coast artil-
lery and two brigades of field artillery.
This announcement was made today by
General March, chief of staff, on re-
ceipt Of dispatches from General Per-
shing.
Total American casualties to Novem-
Der IL, when hostilitieS ceased, were
2S6,117. This includes, General March
said, killed, and died of wounds. died of
disease, unclassified deaths, wounded,
prisoners and missing.
The divisions which General March
says have been designated by General
Pershing to return as soon as the SICK
and wounded have been moved to the
United States are:
National Guard: 31st Georgia, Ala
hama and Florida); 34th Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota);
5Sth Indiana, Kentucky, and West
Nirginia) and 39th ARKANSAS, Mississ-
ippi and Louisiana).
National army: 18th CNew Eng
land); saith (Kentucky, Indiana, and
southern illinois,; seth (northern ILL.,
nois, including Chicago) and 87th Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
southern Alabama).
Casualties Are Listed
The coast artillery regiments 20 be
returned as soon as possible were an
nounced as the 46th, 47th, 4Sth, 49th,
50th, 73rd, 74th and 18TH
The two field artillery brigades to be
brought home are the 65th and the
16Srd. Eighty-two aero squadrons, sew
enteen construction companies and
several special units from England will
be brought home as soon as transporta-
ton facilities are available, General
March said.
Casualties sustained by the Ameri-
cans are tabulated by General March
Casualties sustained by the
Americans are tabulated by GEN
>ral March as follows:
Killed and died of wounds, 36,154.
Died of disease, 1881.
Deaths unclassified 2,2o4.
Wounded, 179,625.
Prisoners e. 1863.
Missing 1850.
Total 236,117.
While the total losses suffered by the
American army in France, at first
glance, appeared to be almost double
the total estimated by officers here, as
probable, analysis of the table. it was
pointed out, shows that among the
$4,000 wounded are included the
names of thousands of men whose in
juries were so trivial that they never
we're admitted to hospitals, and the
record of their injuries was kept only
in company and regimental dressing
ttations. The final total of Killed, dieo
Of wounds or disease, or on the un-
classified death list, the seriously
wounded and the prisoners and miss
ing, officers believe, will work out not
In excess of 125,000.
The official figures show also nearly
double the number of deaths from dis
case that have been made public to
date No explanation has been for
varded by General Pershing, but it is
assumed that the unexpected increase
is due to the wide distribution OF
American and allied hospitals, to which
the men were sent making 1t a SLOW
process to assemble the data.
The number of Americans taken
prisoner by the Germans-little more
than 2.O00,-is strikingly low in view
of General March's announcement that
a total in round numbers of 44,O0l
Germans had been captured by the
Americans. The fact that the Amerl-
can armies have been moving forward
continuously since it entered the bat
tie. doubtless accounts for the great
difference. The 1850 men reported as
missing probably include others who
will be found to have been captured
some whose bodies never VIII be recoV-
cred, and others who may have be-
come lost in the ranks of the Frenct
or British forces. The classltlcauor
also covers the unidentified dead, al
ways to be expected when great Dooles
of troops are engaged.
General March said no report on the
organization of the army Of occupation
has been received. but that the divi-
sions designated by General Pershint
for return were among those he coulc
spare Immediately. The order II
which they will return has not beer
established, but the chief of stat
pointed out that it would take consid-
erable time to bring that number o.
men home. He also gave assurance:
that the war department had no IN
tention of allowing the veterans Of th'
hattlefields of France and Belgium t
~sneak into the country" unnotfced
but that timely announcement
would be made so that adequate recep
tions could be planned.
Secretary Baker supplemented Gen
eral March's outline of rehabilitation
plans later by stating that Genera
Pershing was reducing his army to ;
strength of 80 divisions, and would
further reduce it as conditions justi
fled At an average strength of 40,00i
men to a division. which would cove
all necessary auxiliary forces, thi!
would mean that General Parshint
would retain 100000 men in France
from which the actual army of occu
patton and its reserves would be or
ganized, to provide against any pos
sible emergency.
General March showed that Virtuall-
all of the supplemental army corps ant
army troops are to be withdrawn. II
said he already had authorized Genera
Pershing to send back railway artillery
army artillery, gas troops and tan
corps units, in addition to the divi
sional organizations. Some of the di
visions designated by General Per
shing are replacement units, whic
have been skeletonized by withdrawn
of drafts to recruit divisions in tn
line.
The aero squadrons to return ar
numbers 90, 140. 156. 167, III. 1877
210-11, 216. 219-20, 225-6. 22S-234, 25
259-60-61 -62-63, 265, 267-6S, 2S2. 306 {
80 inclusive, 314 to 321 inclusive 32
329 to 33S inclusive, $40, 349, 356, So
81, S77-7s, 47O to 473 inclusive, AIS I
479 inclusive, S12, S23-24, S31 to S34 in
elusive, $50 to S39 inclusive, $50, Sc
906 and 1907.
The construction companies ar
numbers to 10 inclusive, with tn
exception of company No. II, and thre
other special units.