The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
pERSHING WILL SEND
1SO,84O HOME SOON
Gen. March Announces Troops
Designated for Early Re-
turn From France.
a7TH'S CASUALTIES 1,153
Four More Divisions Added to
Army of Occupation, Max
ing Fourteen in All.
Special Despatch TO TnE suN.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Important
changes are being made in the
american army both in the United
States and abroad. Gen. March. Chief
Of Staff, announced to-day. More than
100000 men have been released this
week in the United States while four
additional divisions have been as
signed to the American army of &C.
cupation in Germany. Eight of the
fourteen divisions comprising this
american Third Army, which last
night was twenty miles from the
Rhine, are National Guard or Ma
tional Army troops, but there is
every reason to believe these will be
home by midsummer.
Gen. March set at rest rumors that
Lave been current for several DAYS
Il heavy losses in the Twenty seventh
Division (from New York;. He said
Ilat after n careful examination of
casualty lists he found the total cas-
,ialties from all causes in the Twenty
seventh Division were forty-fou1 Off
{ RS and 1,109 men.
The composition of the American
army OF Occupation, the American
Third Army, as previously reported by
ten. Pershing, is;
First, Second, Third, Fourth and
fifth regulars; Twenty-sixth New
England). Thirty michigan
and wisconsin,. and Forty-second
Rainbow. National Guard; Eighty
ninth (Kansas, Missouri and Colorado)
and Ninetieth tTexas, Oklahoma. New
Mexico and Arizona), National Army.
Mator-Gen. Joseph T. Dickman is in
command OF the entire force.
The four additional divisions that
Lave been designated are the Seventh
tRegulars), Twenty-eighth (Pennsyf-
Tania), Thirty-second illinois Ma
t:onal Guard). Seventy ninth (south-
ern Pennsylvania National Army.
VIII BE Held in Rear Occupa ton.
These additional troops will occupy
Luxembourg, with specific areas around
Montmedy. St. Mihiel. Ionguyon and
Etain. and will be held available to
reinforce the army on the Rhine should
such action become necessary.
In reference to the DISCHARGE of
troops Gen. March said. 1.-The system
Is working at very much greater
speed than when I talked to you last,
and I have initiated reports by which
get daily record as to the officers
and weekly record as to enlisted
men. The actual number of officers
discharged at the time of the last an
nouncement was approximately 1I3;
the number discharged last week up to
yesterday is 1873" .....
The personnel assigned hy Gen
Pershing for early return home was
given by Gen. March as 5.325 officers
and 1855 men. Additional units OF
rhe N!nety-second and Eighty-seventh
divisions, with some coast artillery
regiments and engineers. are included
The total of returning troops already
Gctually embarked for home was an
nounced as S54 officers, 1858 men, 1876
civilians. nurses and prisoners.
During the week." said Cen March.
We have sent two more ships with
christmas Parcels to France, the Mon
cola with 1900 sacks and the Acolus
nth $1,000 sacks.
The organizations which have &C
.laliy sailed from abroad have been
sNnounced from day TO day. as we
ave got the information, so as to
e; the people know exactly what is
-cmlng in. The Susquehanna sailed
rom France November 90 probable
ate of arrival December 10, port OF
'aw York. This ship carries num-
-cr OF casuals and sick; casual COM
amy 101. consisting of two officers
aad 1870 men, and two officers and 755
Len in addition.
The SAINT Anna sailed December .