The evening world., 1918-12-03

The Empress OF Britain carries
rs officers, 10 nurses and 2,3ee men.
! The Adriatie carries 90 officers
and 2,2o8 men. a total Of 4,7s3
men.
Three transports bringing more
than 5000 American soldiers home
are now nearing New York.
The Laplnnd. which sailed from
England two days before the Maure-
tania. which arrived yesterday with
the first returning troops. will pick
up Ambrose Light at G o'clock to-
morrow morning. according to a radio
flash TO the Navy Department to-day.
No word has been received from the
Minnckahda or Orca, but II IL be-
lIoved In maritime circles that these
boats will dock some time tomorrow
afternoon.
The Lnpland. Minnekahdn and Orca
sailed two days before the Mauro-
tania. According 70 officers OF the
Mauretanla they encountered terrific
storms while crossing. and Il is be-
, lleved this has caused the delay of
: the other transports. which arc
slower.
The units returning on the three
ships are principally in the air SER
vice. Tho Minnekahda carries % of
fIcers and 2.o4a men; the I.apland 253
, officers. 4 nurses aud 1,7y7 of other
ranks and ths orca 90 officers and
i.si7 mon. .
The units are az follows:
On the Minnekshds.
Second Aircraft Acceptance
Parks. 80 officers and 557 men.
29Oth Aero Squadron, 3 officers
) and 2io men. ~ ;,
sisth Squadron, . Smcer.. IL,
men.
254th Squadron. officers. 2ss
mon.
Eighteenth Construction Com
pany (air service). G officers. "a:
men.
Nineteenth Construction Com.
pany. 7 officers, 23s men.
Fifteenth Construction Company.
officers. 22s men.
Ninety second Aero Squadron, "a
officers. 2ol men.
l77th Squadron. officers, 2a0
men.
2l0th Squadron. oficers, 25l
; men.
$3.50 Squadron. 4 officers. l2s
men.
/ S39th Squadron, 3 officers, 90 men.
259th Squadron. . officers, 127
men. d.
Casual Medical Detachment. G
officers. is enlisted men.
. On the Lapiand.
First Handley-Page training sec
tlon, 1?6 officers. 4i9 men.
sixty-ninth photo section, officer.
80 men.
Seventleth photo section. officer,
80 mon.
l Seventy first photo section, Of
ficcr, 30 men.
Seventy-second photo section,
Sailmakers' Detachment. officer
100 men.
s65th Aero Squadron. 2 oficers, 1is
men.
| e6Sd Squadron, officers. 126 men,
| 26Sth Squadron, 2 officers. 126 men.
| s20th Squadron. 3 officers. I23 men.
| 3ltth Sauadrop, , officers, iSi men.
slsth Squadron, 2 officers. 100 msn.
| SSoth Squadron, Q officers. l2l men.
sl3th Squadron, 3 ofiioers, los men.
| Air Service casuals. ~ officers.
Mixed casuais. II officers. enlisted
man, former nurse.
II Casual sick and wounded, Of
ncers. II men not requiring special
ii attention.
II Enlisted men attached to wounded
III oficers 8. nurses 8.
II Casual medical detachments, OF.
II hcers. IL men.
II ON THE oRcA.
II l7oth Aero Squadron, 2 officers
II lot men.
III 47lst Squadron, 3 officers. ~
N men.
II l7sth Squadron. officers. IL
ii men.
II 47sth Squadron. Z officers. u
III men. -.
II 2S4th Squadron, officers. 2s
II men.
II 26Oth Squadron. officers. IL
III men.
II 26lst Squadron, officers. II
II men.
Il SoSth Squadron. > officers. 4
III men,
II S2sd Squadron. officers. ii
II men.
II S2Ith Squadron. officers. c
II men,
II sslst Squadron, officers. 10
II men.
H SSSth Squadron, 4 officers. II
II men.
II S62d Squadron. 4 oficcrs, /:
II men.
II Third Construction Company "a
sarvice), 4 ofieers. ass men.
II Casuals, Medical Department,
- officers. 10 men. =.