Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-21
Councils 9 .fsnse Asked
to Pro : Discharged
: ,ldiers.
LAR ? NUMBER FREE
FROM DISCIPLINE
Five Transports With Troops From
France Sail for United States-TotAl
Of 1Ss,562 Men Discharged Frem
Army During Week Of Dec. t4-Per-
shns Reports Repatriation Of 3.2fo
Prisoners Of War.

Washington, Dec. Il. All sta;u
councils OF defense and local organi-
cations were called upon today in. teie-
grams from the council OF national
defense TO urge state. municipal ana
county authorities 10 keep the lid on
tight during the Christmas holidays
for the protection Of men dischargTd
frorp. the army.
Attegtion was called 10 the faa; .liett
in almost every community there ~ j
be large numbers OF men released frot.
discipline.
Sailing of five transports, bringing
home troops from France, was an
nounccd today by the war department.
The La France sailed Dec. II with 3sS
officers. 1897 men. twcnty-onc nurscsAs
Gftcer French mission officers anu
several civilians.
on the 18th the Aeolus sailed wi.n
2o'a sick and wounded, including los
officers.
Tho Tfisonare sailed on the lSfn
with niGhteen officers and 20 enlisfctis
men: the Samland. on the IL. Win
eight officers and four civilians. amt
the Terantc on the 18th, with one
casual enlisted man.
Discharge 1Ss,562 in Week.
With a total of 1SS.562 men dis
charged from the army during the
week ending Dec IA. General Marcn
announced today the war department.
has about reached the average OF ~
600 discharges daily, for which de-
mobilization plans call.
on a seven day basis the average OF
that week was about 81. 900 men q day.
Additional units In this lscountSys
designated for early demohiitRAtiOn.
brings the total OF men so selected 10
900. 600 men. General March an
rounccd. Up to the date OF the latest
official reports 26.9oS officers, had been
honorably discharged.
Repatriate 3,21o Prisoners.
General 'Pershng has reported that
3.2l0 American prisoners of war were,
rcpatriatcd up to Dec. 16. or these
2.G5S came thru Switzerland. 81
passed thru the American front lines.
12o went thru Holland. and 1l3 thru
Denmark Those pa ssing thru Hol-
land and Denmark now are all en-
route for England.
General pershing expressed the opirl-
ion that very few American prisoners
remained in Germany and believed that
these would be quickly evacuated Hs
said continued search was beirE
made for isolated prisoners.
Appointment of Mai j-Gen- Charles
r. Mcnchor. who commanded ~"
Enrtv-scrord Rainhow> division IN
France. aa director OF air service, sns-s
| cccdng John y. Ryan. was announced
! today by General March. m
| General March announced that the
steamer Veviathan, making ten trips,
| had carried an average OF 9,4fS men
Ito France on each trip. Seven other
| ships Of unusual tonnage averawed
! better than 1000 men a trip, g M ss
! Every effort is being made for de-
! livery Of mail for units DESIGNATED fer
carly return.
Bad Commurica With Russia.
/ General March disclosed what the
commun ications with American forces
in Ru,sia are. stating they had been
very unsatisfactory. The var DEPART
mcnt itself has had difficulty In COM
muniCating with the commander.
| In answer to n question General
| March said that coast artillery units
being used for army camps are all be-
| ing seiN to this country. but those serv-
| ing as divisional artillery probably Will
stay abroad for some time