Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-26

troops arc expected to arrive in
New York before the END of
! this week. constituting the first
! units of the eXpeditiOnary
| forces to he returned home.
The troops, consisting of 3S2
I officers and 6,614 men of the
| air service and other training
! detachments, left Liverpool last.
/ Friday and Saturday. The
units, all of which have been
In training In England, are
being brought home on three
British liners.
London, Monday. Nov. 25.-In
/ planning the withdrawal of Amer
! ican troops from England as soon
as possible American army Offic-
ers have decided that the only
units which will remain are few
I of the medical service and the staffs
/ of the rest camps. 1t IS hardly
probably. however, that these rest
camps will be required as troops
are being sent home directly from
France and the few units now in
England belong to regiments in
! France and may be sent there.
SUlD LOtIu EodliS DAiys
Steps are also being taken to
clear hospitals here. 1t has been
decided that patients who are not
likely to recover within two months
will be- sent home as soon as suit
able ships are available. When the
Mauretania sailed today she took
between five thousand and six thou
sand from the flying corps. 1t Is
planned to despatch a steamer TO
America every day this week,
The first two ships left Liverpool
last Friday and the OrCa sailed on
Saturday.
This announcement means that
the movement of the American
Troops now in England, the major
ity of whom are in air service de-
tachments. will continue steadily
until all of them, some 10000. have
returned to this country. There
are no regiments or other units Of
line troops in Great Britain.
Units for Returning.
The units now enroute TO New
York and the ships on which they
sailed were announced by General
March as follows:
On the MnEehah0a-
Second Aircraft Acptance Part,
% officers and 557 men.
22Oth Arero Squadron, three of1c-
ers and 249 men.
= 2t9th Aero Squadron, three ofiic-
ers and 129 men.
254th Squadron, two officers and
25S men.
18th Construction company. air
service. six officers and PAP men.
18th Construction company, sew
en- officers and 22S men.
18th Construction company, five
officers and 22S men.
92d Aero Squadron, "A officers
and POI men.
177th squadron, two officers and
$50 men.
cloth squadron, two officers and
251 men. ,
$3.50 scriad:on. four officers and
123 men.
s39th squadron, three officers
and 80 men.
25sth squadron, three officers and
127 men.
Casual Medical Detachment, six
officers and IS enlisted men ..
Total aboard, 80 officers and 2,943
men.
On the LaPland.
First Handley-Paige training sec
tion. 126 officers, 449 men.
69th photo section, one officer, 80
10th photo section. one officer, 80
list photo section. one officer, 30
men.
72d section. one officer. 80 men.
SaiImakers' detachment. one
officer. 100 men,
265th Aero Squadron, two ofhc-
: ers. 119 men. E.o-
263d squadron, two officers, l25
25sth squadron, two officers. 12f
82oth squadron. three officers, 122
8i4th Air squadron. two officers
: @1sth squadron, two officers, 12C
s5oth squadron, three officers
S12th squadron. three officers
: 123 men.
y
Mixed casuaIs. Il officers, one
enlisted man. one former nurse.
CasuaIs. sick and wounded seven
officers. II men not requiring spec
ial attention.
/ Enlisted men attached 10 wound
| ed officers. six: nurses. three.
, Casual medical detachment hvf
: officers. , men.
4 I fnnF nurses
+ 1877 other ranks
ON the OrCa.
+ 47oth nero Squadron, two oihc'
i ers, 127 men.
47lst squadron. three officers
2 l41 men.
47Sth squadron, SIX officers, ieI
. men.
479th squadron, four officers, l4l
n men.
2o4th squadron, two officers, %