Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-26
General March An
nounces Troops Are
on the Way.
THREE LINERS USED
Minnnekahda, Orca and
Lapland Leave
Liverpool.
AIR SQUADR0NS INCLUDED
Contingent Composed of
Airmen Training in
England.
AIR SoUADRoNS INCLUDED

| ONs NON. ED.-flTHt
units OF tho American expeditIonary
forces to return from overseas arN
expected to arrive In New York about
tho end orethe present week.
General March. chief OF staff, an
nounced tonight that 3S2 officers and
6'6l6 nSHn OF the air service and
other detachments training in Eng
land. now are homeward bound on
me Minnekahda, Lapland and Orca,
britlsh liners. The first two shipS
lett Liverpool last Friday and the
Orca sailed on Saturday.
rms announcement means that
the movement of the American
troops now in England, the ,rnajoritv
or whom are In the air service de-
tachments, Will continue steadily I'M
| vi all OF them. some 10000. have re- +
| turned TO this country. There are
no regiments or other units OF line
| 'roops In, Great Britain,
The first movement OF the larger
units. such as brigades and divisions.
VIII como from French ports, It IL
hssuined' az the British cross chan
mel service undoubtedly is completely
occupied with the transportation OF
returning British forces.
| The units now en- route to New
york and the ships on which they
sailed are announced by General
March as follows:
Minnekahda ILst,
Ihe units on the Minnekahda are.
Second aircraft acceptance part, 20
officers and bb7 men; 22Oth aero
squadron, three officers and 2I9
men; 219th aero squadron. three Of
| Ulcers, 12e men; 25Ith squadron. two
'thcers' 2bS men: 1s7th squadron
company air service, six Officers, 242
men: 18th construction company,
even officers. 238 men: 18th con-
Struction company, five officers, '22S
men; 92nd aero squadron, - offic-
'rs 201 men: l77th squadron. two
Ulcers 230 men; 210th squadron,
'wo officers. 251 men; s33rd squad
"on' four officers, 123 men: SS9th
SQUADRON, three officers. 90 men:
25sth' squadron. three officers. 1877
ven; casual medical detachment. six
'fficers, IS enlisted men. Total
aboard, % officers, 2,943 men.
General March announced that the
'hree vessels were expected TO arrive
In New York about the end OF this
month.
ON the Lapland are these units
and casunls
First. Handley- Paige training sec.
ION l26 officers, 44o men: seth
photo section, one officer. 80 men:
7Oth photo section, one officer. 30
men; 71st photo section. one officer.
20 men; 72rd section. one officer; 90
men; sailmakers detachment. one
otflcer, 100 men; 265th aero SQUAD
ron. two officers, 119 men. 253rd
SQUADRON two officers, 1875 men:
S66th SQUADRON, two officers, l26
men; 320th SQUADRON, three officers
l23 men; 3l4th air SQUADRON, two uf-
fcors. l34 men; 3lSth snuadror two
officers. 120 men, 35Oth squadron.
'hree Officers, t21 men: S12th SQUAD
'on, three officers 12S men; air
service casuals. ~ officers: mixed
"asuaIs' II officers. one enlisted man
Nne FORMER nurse. casIals sick ana
wounded. seven officers. Il mon not
"oGulring special attention: enlisted
men attached to wounded officers
six, nurses three: casual medlca,
detachment five officers. I2 men:
'otol 2S3 officers, four nurses, J.-a7
other ranks
OrCa Lists.
ON tho steamer OrCa, which sailed
from Liverpool for New York, No
-FOUR hundred seventieth aero
squadron. two officers. 197 men.
i7lst squadron. three Officers. I3t
non 31Sih SQUADRON, six Officers
Ia mon i79th squadron. four Off
GERS 40 men: 224th snuadron. two
oticerS 225 men; 260th squadron.
two Officers. 126 men: 2Oist SQUAD
ron, three officers 144 men: S6Oth
squadron, two officers. Il mon:
>23rd SQUADRON. three officers. lie
mon; S2ith squadron, four officers
~ men: S3lst SQUADRON. three off
'"rs. l06 men; s3Gth SQUADRON. four
officers. l09 men: S52nd squadron.
four officers, l25 men: third con-
company, air service. four
lfficerS. 235 men; casuals, medical
department.. four officers, l2 men.
rotal 30 officers, 1874 men.
Movement Depends on Facilities.
Before General March's. an
1ouncement. Secretary Baker dis
'ussed with newspaper correspon-
Tents tho return OF American troops
rom France. Their homeward
uovPment, he said. is dependent al
most entirely upon the Limitation OF
facilities both at sea
md in France.
Besides employing in this work
he German liners seized in this
country, Dutch vessels taken over
md all other available transports.
ir. Baker said, some part OF the
British transport tonnage employed
n carrying troops to France will
ontinue TO be used in getting the
men home. He pointed ont. how
ver, that Great BritaivS will need
many OF her ships to Garry home
'anadian, Australian, New Zealand
nd other colonial forces which
ave been in France longer than the
m. .apfg ,f.s.