The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-30
GENERAL PERSHINC DESlCNATES
$4,000 men FOR EARLY RETURN:
SERVICE MEDALS ANNOUNCED

Pullmans To Be Converted Into Hospital Trains to
Care for American Wounded-Cuts Down
Appropriation for the Army
Washington Noy Pershing has designated
early to the United States total of
o men, March announced today The units comprised
In the list appear divisions the 39h the 18th and
the S7h The other troops comprise artillery uts and
General Pershng giving the official total to Nov 26th 2622S
t Of The @ were
probably wGq be the last SATURDAY
eaSe leo4 ed Of other causes $780, missing in action 1429o
Wounded l8e955 divided as follows: Severely wounded ISL
undetermined 4s1eS IS! Sighty ght Y g2SSS G2S,,prn
ber between 100000 and men, General March sad
boats enough old battesps and
be P monthly
The total number troops designated for early discharge
development battaions 2ooo divisional troops railway
United eus5 tank
student army 4s7s 5:SsaH %UsERES SsFRS OUT
this country The schedule whoch department
ing calls for the release Of an of per
to maintain the average
billions Plans for bringing the soldiers home it announced
arrival the will be by hospital trains and the Pullman
has been directed number of eepers into
hospital them the hospitals and other places
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
General Pershng has directed by President Wilson
confer the distinguished service medal General Bliss Lieutenant
gget and Buard and Major Generals Dickman Nc
General March corrected impression that the
lines had BEEN designated for return to the United
These two divisions he explained have been returned to Cen
''"' Z ''''''S PERsHiNc iSl5Eaifi ADDRESSES MEN
American Headquarters in France, Nov. Thursday
hV
the great sacrifices the Thanksgiving day gift of the
M snRsgvng aRy day s"fS Y to
has been paid and the enemy has been driven back in
The commander paid tribute to those who had died in their
coun service and the living and declared that new vision
Where possible Thanksgiving day observed throughout
zone by hit The day agd 1e
services held and effort made to provide some
substitution for the suFFERsS 5faf 4s5faS TEssE dinner
Paris Nov 3o-The clothing and food situation in Rumana
Rumanan minister to Washington today The German
% % of b5 e Won Bssns m
Bucharest like Brss1 cEER EiS 3fiR SRsSGRs gRfS 'e"0
The Mosss river thrill @
@ h 6 e s sa e cer the
their patrol and when apparently ordinary Wed
from forward coach and little flag uered from
window Then British flag appeared and there were more
flag waving vigorously The train consisted Of eleven coaches and
every filled with French British and American
being taken by the Germans to Me The Americans
allied soldiers to be by the prisoners following
their release.
TURN OVER CARS
Paris Nov 30The first of the 100000 railway cars which
must deliver the allies turned over at the border
asst night - ~ ~
MUST TREAT PRISONERS WELL
Amsterdam 3O-n response threat from the allies
hat hostes would be unless the condition in which
he prisoners arriving at the frontier the
Berlin office states that everything possible is being done to insure
IN orderly dispatch Of the prisoners.
TO ACCOMPANY BLISS
Composon military personnel to General
Bliss with the peace delegation announced follows:
Major General Francis j. Herman, Brigadler General Mar
,orough Churchill the military intelligence bureau and
yo Ralph Van Deman Col Jordan, Col Ayre Col Helms COL
7urong ol Fling Captains Auchincloff and Childs
Bgader General William Harts former aide to President
Wilson, will be of the military aids and messengers at
he conference There will be attached number Of Off
ers who are specialists law finance and ethnoogy.