Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-15
HOME CAMPS
 ARE. BEING
 ABANDONED
Generalization of the Mili- tary Forces at Home is Gaining Momentum.

Washington. Dec. 14.-Demobiliza- tion of the military forces at home is gaining in momentum, General March chief of staff, announced today, with approximately half of the 100000 men in the home camps on November 11th specifically designated for early discharge {.
 Reports to the war department, Gen. charge of about 15,00O men day, which will be doubled when debmObili- zation is in full progress. The list of designated troops as given out by the chief of staff shows that of the combat divisions which are to be demobilized last, ten have already been selected for early discharge. .
 In addition to the figures for the troops at home, General March said that 5,653 officers and 135,262 men of the expeditionary forces up to De- cember 18th had been designated to return to these 1873 officers and 30,- 75O men already have sailed for home. The troops designated for release from camps in the United States now total S24,O00 men in addition to IT, 2O3 officers already discharged and embrace the following classes: Depot Brigades, development battalions and replacement units, 332,000; industrial 1 furloughs 18,0O0; divisional troops 15,- 900; corps and army troops 42,0O0; coast artillery, 3S.O0O; engineers 42,- 900; medical corps 5000; ordnance A. 900; quartermaster 5000; United State guards 26,000; military aeronau- tics 13;000; spruce production section 3O,O00; tank corps 1000; chemical l warfare ~es7 ,000; coal miners 5000; special service units 10,000 student army training corps 160,000; officers training schools 2O,000; troops attach ed to local boards 5000 and Porto ! Rico troops 12.00O.
 I The designation of 172 additional officers 4,S45 men by General Pershing for early return home was announced today by the Far Department. The
 largest unit included in the 51st regi ment coast artillery, with seventy of ficers and 1,770. Other units are the 23rd, 175th, 247tf and 264th aero squadrons and the
 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th and 16tf j photograph sections; air service; com pany F, 18th engineers, the first
 trench mortar battalion and the 52nt and 53rd ammunition trains.
 In the list of units designated fol ! early return from France given out tt General March the following. includ ing officers and 4,013 men have no been previously mentioned:
 Company E, 319th engineers of thu
 8Oth, (regular) division; the second
 fifth, sixth and seventh heavy mobile
 ordnance. repair shop units, the ~fourtl
 and fifth anti-aircraft machine gul
 battalions, and companies D. E. F, G H, I, and K of the second engineers. [ Consolidation in the United Statei
 now proceeding at the rate of fifteel thousand men released from theiarm! ievery day, General March announced today. It still is anticipated that 1 rate of thirty thousand 3 day will b
 reached when full momentum Is at
 tained.
 The war department has now desig
 mated total of S24,000 men in tn
 United States for discharge, an in Lcrease of nearly 100000 during tn Hast week. General March made ! lclear, however that designation o troops does not mean immediate dis Fl V. (Continued on page six)