Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-07
False Rumors Corrected.

To set at rest numerous rumors re-
garding enormous casualties in the
9th (New York; division. General
March announced that after q careful
examination Of casualty lists it had
been found that the total casualties
reported from all causes in this di-
vision was 44 officers and 1,109 men.
Since the stay Of the army Of occu-
patton is indefinite, General March
ssatd it would be necessary to ask con-
Under the present law no provision is
made for such a force as will be
needed after the four months from
the signing Of peace when the war
army must be discharged.
So far as transportation is con-
cerned. the chief of staff said it 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 be sent
for rehabilitation will be announced
as soon as General Pershing cables
that the unit has started for home.
In the additional units which Cen
eral Pershing has designated for
early return are LAPS officers and 29,-
3S1 enlisted men.
Additional units assigned to early
return home include 312 supply train
companies c and D: Ambulance
artillery corps, headquarters company
and Batteries c, D, E and E; advance
school detachment from 11th and 18th
divisions; Companies E, F, G and H,
345th infantry; 55th, 56th and 57th
regiments coast artillery; headquar-
ters 31st artillery brigade coast ar
tillery corps; 346th infantry; 335th
machine gun battalion; advance
school detachments 10th and sth di-
visions and 10th field artillery
brigade; casual company 1, chemical
headquarters and supply company,
Sth anti-aircraft sector with first.
second. third and fourth anti-aircraft
batteries, and 8th anti-aircraft mobile
ordnance repair unit
The third and eighth trench mortar
batteries: headquarters ninth anti
aircraft sector, with the tenth and
the first, second and third provisional
anti-aircraft batteries; fifth corps ar
tillery park: 65th regiment coast ar
tillery; 4o1st pontoon park and tho
466th, 467th and 46Sth pontoon trains.
Six artillery regiments. the 34Sth,
350th, 351st, S1st. S3rd and End: en-
gineer casual company No. 1, head
quarters and first battalion. S01st
pioneer infantry. 40th engineers; sec
ond advance school tenth field artil-
lery brigade: third heavy mobile ord
nance repair unit 31sth engineers
and train; headquarters 18TH and 9Th
field artillery brigade: headquarters
troop 92nd division; 3ssth Inachine
gun battalion; 317th trench mortar
battery: military police training head
quarters and supply, sanitary aud am
munition trains: 325th field signal
battalion; Company e and mobile
ordnance repair shop: 317th ensi-
neers: Company E. 31sth engineers:
second, fifth. sixth and seventh heavy
mobile ordnance repair shops; fourth
and fifth anti-aircraft machine gun
battalion: Companies F, I. K. D. e.
G. H and medical detachment second
engineers.
The transport Susquehanna is
bringing Casual Company No. 1o1,,
! consisting of two officers and 40
men and casuals consisting OF two
officers and 755 men in addition. The
Santa Anna has on board - onicers.
Fl enlisted men and 7s civilians. The
De Kalb has only limited number,
30 officers and one man.