Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-08
Eighty-ninth Division Contain
ing Men From This State
Has Been Assigned to the
Army of Occupation,
MARCH ANNOUNCES
100000 MEN FREED
Transports Announced to have.
Left France With More
Troops Bound for Home to
Be Mustered Out.
icy ~oFS'Ne ,oursAl SPECIAL LEASED w,ss,


Washington, Dec. Five addition
al divisions have been definite
ly assigned to the American oc-
cupation advancing into Ger
many, General March announced
today. They are the Second and Sew
enth regulars, the Twenty eighth
tPennsylvania) and Thiry-third (Illi-
nois) national guard and the Seventy
ninth (northeast Pennsylvania Mary
land and District of Columbia) nation
al army.
These five divisions have teen given
the task of occupying Luxemburg,
General March announced, to go to
specific areas around Montmedy, St.
Mihiel and Longuyon. They form the
second line of the army of occupation
ready to reinforce the other army on
the Rhine if necessary.
The official corposition of the
American army of occupation, the
third American army, as reported by
General Pershing, follows
First Second, Third Fourth, Fifth
and Seventh regulars.
Twenty eight Thirty -se C d
(Michigan and wisconsin,
Thirty-third and Fortysecond
(Rainbow) national guard
Seventy-ninth, eighty-ninth (Kan-
sas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebras-
ka, Colorado, New Mexico and Ari-
zona) national army.
Maj Gen. Joseph T. Dickman is in
command of the entire force
The personnel assigned by General
Pershing for early return home was
given by General March as 1926 Off
GERS, and 125,515 men Additional
units of the Ninety second and Eighty
seventh divisions, with some coast ar
tillery regiments and engineers are
included "
10000 Men Released.
General March announced that at
home during the past week more than
900 900 men had been released. The
total number of officers released upI
to yesterday was 1868. The discharge
system is being rapidly speeded upI
as the men in charge of it become
more accustomed to its operation.
Announcement was made of the SAIL
ing from France of the transports
Susquehanna Santa Anna, and Del
Kalb, with sick, wounded and casuals
expected in New York December H.
The De Kalb has on board eleven Off
GERS and 574 naval enlisted men. The
Susquehanna is due I'M New York De-
cember 10.
The total Of returning troops al
ready embarked fer home was an
nounced as S54 officers, 1883 men,
1885 civilians, two nurses and two pris-
oners.
Since the stay of the army of occu
patton abroad is indefinite, Generali
March said it would be necessary to
ask congress for new enlistment legis- |
lation. Under the present law no pro-
vision is made for such force as will
be needed after the four months from
the signing of peace, when the war
army must be discharged
To set at rest numerous rumors re-
garding enormous casualties in the
Twenty seventh New York; division, |
General March announced that after
a careful examination Of casualty lists, |
it had been found that the total cas-
ualtles reported from all causes in
this division was forty-four officers
and LOO men.
So far as transportation is con-
cerned. the chief of staff said it would |
be easy to bring home all national
guard and and national army divisions
within the four months after peace. |
The camps to which each large unit |
will be sent for rehabilitation will be
announced as soon as General Per-
shing cables that the unit has started
for home.