The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-07
GEN. DICKMANlQ
FULL COMMAlaD'
Official Composition Of Amer
ican Army Of Occupation
Announced by March.
100000 MEN DISCHARGED
That Number Released Past
Week in Home Camps.
1858 Officers Relieved.

tional divisions have been deflnit9Ay
assigned to the American army o..
occupation now advancing into Ger
many, Gen. March announced today
They are the Second and Seventh
regulars. the Twenty eighth (Penn-
sylvania) and Thirty-third (Illfnoie)
national guard and the Seventy ninth
northeast Pennsylvania, Maryland
and District of Columbia) nationall
army divisions.
The official composition of thu
American army Of occupation. the
Third American army, as reported b
Gen. Pershing follows:
First. Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth
Seventh regulars: Twenty-eighths
Thirty second (Michigan and Wis
consin), Thirty-third and Forty-eec~
ond (Rainbow) national guards; Sew
enty-ninth and Eighty-ninth (Kan<.
sas. Missouri. South Dakota, Ne3t
braslsa, Colorado. New Mexico and
Maj.-Gen. Joseph r. Dickmn4
commands the entire force. E
The personnel assigned by Gen
Pershing ,for early return home was
given by Gen. March as 6,325 officers
and 125,515 men. Additional units
of the Ninety second and Eighty
seventh divisions, with some coast
artillery regiments and engineers
are included. lf .
Gen. March announced that ~
home during the past week more than
100000 men had been released. The
total number of officers released W
to yesterday was 1858. The diGr
charge system is being rapidly spoo0S
ed up as the men In charge Of II bess
come more accustomed to the opex4
ations.
Sick and Wounded On Way
Announcement was made of th6
sailing from France of the transports
Susquehanna, Santa Ana and peKo1b'
with sick, wounded and casuals. Tho.
Santa Ana and DeISalb sailed Oocs.
2 and may be expected to arrive In
New York about Dec. II. The De-
Kalb had on board eleven naval. 01ll~
GERS and 574 naval enlisted men The
Nov. 20 and'tis due in New York
Dec. 10. KS ..fssf 81
The total of returning trNpps saIS
ready actually embarked for 60mS
was announced as 854 off1ceras 41f9
men, 1S5s civilians, nurrea A.
pg1sQp z . :. II
To set1t TtGk nu&6Sfdus IL L
regarding enormous casualties In ~
Twenty-seventh (New York; 1lwl-
sion, Gen. March announced that
after a careful examination Of the
casualty lists 1t had been found 1tg
total casualties reported from all
causes was A officers and 1,109 men.
Since the, stay of the army OF Oc-
cupation abroad is indefinite, Gen.
March said 1t would be necessary to
ask congress for new enlistment leg
islation. Under the present law no
provision is made for such q force
as will be needed after the expir4-
ton of war enlistments four months
after peace Is signed.
Within Four Months.
So far as transportation is CON-
cerned, the chief Of staff said 1t 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 he scat
for rehabilitation will be announces
the unit has started for home.
The five divisions assigned to e.:
army of occupation have been give.
the task of occupying Luxemburfs.
Gen. March announced, and go u
specific areas around Montmedy, st.
Mihiel and Longuyon. They form
the second line of the army Of Occu-
patton ready to reinforce the other
army on the Rhine IL necessary.
Denies Rumor.
The general stated that the rumor
that several divisions at camps In
this country were being held for spe-
cial purposes was false and that
these divisions, such as the Eleventh
at Camp Mead, Md, would all be de-
modified in their turn. AS they Were
.lx,,t b.. a ItvD Tn
said, came under different class
Keep Public Informed.
The chief of staff said that when
ever a. large unit sailed from France
for this country, the war department.
would make public the demobiiiza-
ton point as soon as possible, or as
soon as Gen. Pershing notified them
Of the sailing.
Two vessels, he concluded. loaded
with Christmas presents sailed for
France last week. The Mongolia
carried 1900 sacks of presents and
the Aeolus carried 10000 sacks. xtt
Makeup Of Divisions.
The First to the Seventh dtvislon5
are regular army and the Twenty
eighth division Is made up Of men,
from Pennsylvania; the Thirty Sec~
)nd, Wisconsin and Minnesota: the
Illinois; the Forty-eeoe
md (Rainbow). men from all over
he country; Seventy ninth (IAbeq
.y). Pennsylvania, Maryland a4d "A
District of Columbia; the Eighty
ninth, Kansas, Nevada, South Dako-
a. Nebraska, Colorado, New MEXICO
md Arizona, and the Ninetisth,
rexas and Oklahoma. ~ va
Others to Return Soon. 4
In. the additional units which Cen
has designated for eQr}s
'eturn are 1.426 officers and ~
Unlisted men. ~ M n