The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07
General March Locates the S9th
Division Today.
Is in the American Army OF
Occupation Now.
RAINBOW IS THERE, TOO
$4,000 Men Have Been Re-
turned Home Thus Far.
New Enlistment Legislation Is
Needed, March Says.


tional divisions have been definitely
assigned to the American army of oc-
cupation now advancing into Ger
many, General March announced to-
day They are the Second and Sew
enth regulars, the 2Sth (Pennsyl-
vania) and 33rd Illinois) National
Guard and the 10th (Northeast Penn
sylvania, Maryland and District of
Columbia) National army.
Here five divisions have been given
the task of occupying Luxembourg,
General March announced and go to
specific areas around Montmedy, St
Mihiel and LongIyOn. They form the
End line of the army of occupation,
ready to reinforce the other army on
the Rhine if necessary.
The official composition of the
American army of occupation. the
Third American army, as reported by
General Pershing. follows:
First. Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Seventh regulars.
2Sth and S2nd (Michigan and Wis
consin).
83rd and 42nd (Rainbow) National
Guards.
18th and s9th (Kansas. Missouri,
South Dakota, Nebraska. Colorado,
Mai. Gen. Jos. T. Dickman is in
command of the entire force.
The personnel assigned by General
Pershing for early return home was
given by General March 5,325 Of
ficers and 1855 men. Additional
units Of the 92nd and S7th divisions,
with some coast artillery regiments
and engineers are included.
Release 100000 men.
General March announced that at
home during the past week more than
100000 men had been released. The
total number of officers released up
to yesterday was 1868. The discharge
system is being rapidly speeded up as
the men in charge of it become more
accustomed to the operations
Announcement was made of the
sailing from France of the transports
Susquehanna, Santa Anna and De
Kalb, with sick, wounded and casuals
The Santa Anna and De Kalb sailed
December 2 and may be expected to
arrive in New York about Dec. II.
The De Kalb has on board IL naval
officers ana STA naval enlisted men.
The Susquehanna sailed from France
on November 29 and is due to arrive
in New York December 10.
The total of returning troops al
ready actually embarked for home
was announced as S54 officers. H.
363 men, 1856 civilians. nurses and
prisoners.
To set at rest numerous rumors
regarding enormous casualties in the
27th New York division) General
March announced that after a care
full examination of casualty lists it
had been found that the total casual
ties reported from all causes in this
division was "A officers and 1,1O9
men.
New Enlistment Laws.
Since the stay of the army of oc-
cupation abroad is indefinite General
March said it would be necessary to
ask congress for new enlistment legis-
lation- Under the present 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.
So far as transportation is con-
cerned. the chief of staff said it would
be easy to bring home all national
guard and national army divisions
within the four months. The camps
to which each large unit will be sent
for rehabilitation will be announced
as soon as General Pershing ca ables
that the unit has started for home.
In tn: additional units which Gen.
eral Pershing has des gnated for ear
ly return are ,426 officers and 29,3S1
enlisted men.
Additional units assigned to early
return home include 312 supply train
companies c and D. ambulance COM
pany 346; 49th regiment, coast artil.
lery corps headquarters company ant
Batteries c. ID. f. and F; advance
school detachment, from 11th anf
VI
and H. 345th infantry; 55th. 56th ant
57th regiments coast artillery; head
quarters 31st artillery brigade coas
artillery corps, 346th infantry; 335tl
machine gun battalion; advance schoo
detachments 10th and Sth division
and 11th field artillery brigades; Gas
ual company l. chemical warfar
service. 301st field artillery: head
quarters and supply company, Stl
anti-aircraft sector, with first second
third and fourth anti-aircraft batter
les, and Sth anti-aircraft mobile ord
nance repair unit. the third an
eighth trench mortar batteries; head
quarters ninth anti-aircraft secto,
with the tenth and the first, secon
and third provisional anti-aircraf
batteries; fifth corps artillery park
65th regiment coast artillery, 4O1s
pontoon park. and the 466th, 467t
and 46Sth pontoon trains six art:l
lery regiments, the 349th, 35Otl
S51st, S1st. SD. and I'd: engineer cas-
ual company number one; headquar
ters and first battalion, SO1st pionee
infantry. 40th engineers; second ad
vance school; 10th field artillery br
gade, third heavy mobile ordnance re
pair units; 319th engineers and trai
headquarters 18th and eighth fiel
artillery brigade: headquarters troo
s2nd division; 339th machine gu
battalion; 317th trench mortar bal
terry; military police training head
quarters and supply, sanitary an
ammunition trains; 32th field sign;
battalion; company E and mobi
ordnance repair shop, 317th eng
neers; company E. 319 engineer:
second, fifth. sixth and seventh hea