Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-01

flowing official casualties to Novem-
Der 36
Killed in action 2S,363,
Died of wounds 1210l.
Died of disease 16,034
Died other causes 1850,
Missing in action 1920
Prisoners tunlntelligiblel.
Wounded tS9,955, divided as fol-
ows:
Severely wounded i+.751: undeter-
mined 43,16S; slightly 92,0S6.
The war department expects to
bring back home In the month OF De-
oember between 100000 and 175,000
men, General March said. TO accom-
plish this will use IN addition to army
Transports and converted cargo boats,
enough old battleshlps and cruisers to
furnish an additional carrying capa-
city for 25, 900 men. Shipping experts
expect to transport 800, 600 monthly
when the demobilization is under full
speed.
WIN Discharge $4,000.
The total number OF troops already
designated for early discharge In the
United states was given as 649 900.
These include depot and development
battalions 10000; divisional troops
AHtpVpt railway lIppPb @otVuuf QHttFet e
liStatas guards d.B0Dts tt4hk corps y
ldans chemical warfare troops 1000.
lpentral officers training schools 90
0o0 student army training corps
10000.
10 date 46,S7S men have been mus
tered out Of the camps In this couil-
try. The schedule under which the
department Is working calls for the
release Of an average OF 1000 men
per camp per day, and General March
said that every effort would be made
to maintain the average.
Revised army estimates for the
coming year resulted in cutting the
$4,000, 600, 600 of army appropria-
tions to less than three billions, Gem
eral March announced
General pershing has been direct
ed by President Wilson to confer the
distinguished service medal on Gen.
eral Bliss, Lieutenant Generals Lig-
gett and Bullard, and Major Generals
Dickman. McAndrews and Harbord.
General March corrected an erron-
eous impression that the 27th and
30th divisions, reported as with
drawn from the British lines. had been
designated for early return to the
United States. These two divisions.
he explained, have been returned to
Pershtng's command and have not
yet been assigned for transportation
home.
Special Trains for Sick.
Plans for bringing soldiers home.
ii was announced. include the use OF
hospital ships for severely wounded,
and specially fitted transports for the
slightly wounded and convalescents
On the arrival the men will be met
by hospital trains and the Pullman
Company has been directed to con-
vert a number OF sleepers into hos-
pital cars to carry them to the army
reconstruction hospitals. base hospi-
tails and other places already provid-
ed.
The new casualty reports add more
than $4,000 names TO the American
total for the war. The summary an
nounced last week totalled 236,11T,
including 2. 1863 prisoners General
March said he did not think the num-
ber of prisoners would be increased
materially by the new figures, indi-
eating that the probable total to No
vember 26 will be 265,s39.
Today's summary adds 4,310 to the
number killed in action or dead OF
wounds; 1928 to the number dead OF
disease: 1880 to the number wound
ed; and the number of missing in ac-
ton Is increased from 1850 to H.
200. The large increase in the latter
classification is attributed to belated
checking up of missing men.