Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
OF THIS NUMBER, WOUNDED
AGGREGATED 100000 MEN
pershing's Army Captured $4,000
Prisoners and 1,4OO Can
non From Germans.
HOME MovEMENT HAS BEGUN
Army OF Occupation VIII BE Reduced
Immediately To Thirty Divisions.
Units to Return Designated.
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WASHINGTON, November 23.--Gcn-
cral March. chief OF staff. announced
to-day that the total casualties in the
American eNpeditionary forces up TO
tho signing of the arnistice were d.
vided follows: Killed and died OF
wounds. 36.l54; died ofEdlaease. li.Sll:
died from other causes. 2.20i: wounded.
1855; prisoners. 2,IG3; missing, IIG0.
a total OF 23G,117.
The American forces in France. Gen
scsal March said. had taken $4,000 Ger
man prisoners in round numbers and
400 guns. He added that the casu.
alt!es among the American forces in
action In Russia were not severe. con
itary 10 reports. and that encouraging
accounts OF the situation OF the forces
there had been received.
Discussing the enormous number OF
wounded recorded in the total Of cas-
uaities announced by General March,
officials said this included many thou
sands of men slightly hurt who did
not go TO hospitals and whose names
never had been reported. Casualties
reported TO the department UP 10 yes
terday numbered only little over ST.
600 and most estimates OF the probabie
total when the ar'nistice was signed
have not been over 10000 Long lists
arc coming in daily now. however. and
the total. exclusive OF the very slight
~ wounded. may go far over previous
estimates
PREPARE FOR CANCELLATION
OF FOHEIGN CONTRACTS
Cancellation of war contracts abroad
has been left in the hands OF Assist
ant Secretary Edward Il. S,cttinius.
aownin France and designated as the
,partment. On this SIDE Major Cen
erai Goethais will have charge OF can
collation. of all supply contracts and
90 eSsta isSsss 11 as
Regarding tho shipments OF Christ
iSaees Genssai March sald i fa sfeamSr
Manchuria fsailed from Hoboken yes
terdny with $4,000 sacks containing
2,0oo.oo packages which the army viii
handle, authority has been given the
Red Cross TO send from $4,000 To G0.oo9
packages sent them or who have no
one at home to remember them.
General 'Iarch disclosed that there
arc In France thirteen American tank
batraiions equipped with the French
light type of tank and four training
companies equipped with tho British
Genera! March deferred answering
all inquiries ms TO the reorganizatioE
of the regular army until the bill!
which, the general staff is preparing
has been approved and laid before
Congress. He said. however. that there
are, only $4,000 men now in the army 4
bound by the prewar seven-ycar en-
lisement. These. he said, VIII he held
80 their enlistment contracts. while
the 100000 men who volunteered for
leased except where they re-enlisi
VILE REDUCE EXPEDiTIoNARY
FORCE TO Thirty DIVISIONS
Plans of the War Department. Sec
rotary Baker said to-day. call for the
reduction of the American expedition
airy forces TO point where they will
constitute Approximately thirty diris-
strength. Further reductions will be
made beyond that point il il is found
that the situation warrants,
General March further announced to-
General Pershing to- send home al!
such troops as will not be needed in
He said General pershing had ndi-
Gated the following units would not
he so required:
Divisions Thirtyonc. Thirty four.
Thirty eight Thirty nine, Seventy-six,
Eighty-four. Eighty-six aud Eighty
seven.
rorty-seven, Forty-nine, Fifty Seven
ty-five and Seventy-six
Field artillery brigades Sixty-fve
and One Hundred and Three
In addition, General Pershing indi-
cateh the following general classes OF
troops would be returned
RailEpnd artillery troops. army ar
tillery troops. gas troops. tank corps
air forces and those divisions which
we're broken up to be used as replace.
ments for other divisions which had
seen active service
Troops returning Immediately from
England, General March said| viii in
clude practically all of the air squad
rons, sixteen construction companies
one sailmakers' detachment. one Hand,
ey-Page training station and several
ders for the return OF these already
have been issued.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS
WILL he EXPEDITED
Movement OF troops from France WIN
STAFF said. and he added that they
would :, NOT r. sneak into the country,
March pointed out that the American
Army is heading for Coblenz. the cen.
ter bridgehead on the Rhine, where il
British forces will occupy the bridreI
head to tho north at Cologne, ana 1hn
French the bridgchead to the east of
Mainz.
The strength Of the American army
10 BIO maintained in France was MOI
indicated beyond the demobilization
italy, including the Three Hundred and
Thirty second Infantry, will be sta
S S4se f and TIE Trie ts being s'
the infantry being located at each
Demo Civilization OF the forces at home
at Gamp Dix. yesterday, General Mar rob
said. no found 200 men day being
rclehseo. Seyeral OF the present camps
VIII be abandoned "a soon rs they nrc
cleared OF their occupants.
The composition OF divisions des,g-
mated for return. as far, as known is
Thirty-flrst. Georgia, Alabama ana
Florida; * Thirty.foYr,h;; Nebraska. iowa.
eighth. Indiana, kentucky and West
1 Virginia: Scvenly-sixtli, Now Emgia mi:
CONTINUED on Second PaEe.J r
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