Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-27
DECEMBER 2 IS FIRST DATE
Units Coming From England
Are Looked for Next
Monday.
TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN
9th and 18th Prepare for
Trip Back; Numbers Do
Not Indicate Loss.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-No &C
tive division OF the American expe-
dltlonary forces can be landed in the
United States before Christmas
Secretary Baker said today. The pol
icy OF returning first the thousands
OF casuals and the auxiliary troops
from England will postpone the
movement OF first line troops who
have been designated for release by
General Pershing.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-Army
transportation officials said taday
that the steamers MinDekahda, lap
land and Orta. which are bringing
home 1000 American soldiers from
England, probably will arrive at
New York about December 2.
By The Associated Press.
AMERICAN ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS IN FRANCE Nov. 20
The 10Th division of the American
army, reduced by replacement drafts
to 81 officers and / 1000 men. has ar
rived at the port of st. Naza.re and
Is embarking for home.
The 27th division, totaling 4S4 Of
ficers and IL. .099 men, has been with
drawn from the LIE Mans area and
probably will embark in a few days.
Both these divisions operated on the
British front
The 18th is a national army al
vision comprising New England
troops The 27th is a national guard
division. largely composed Of New
York troops The 2Tth division to-
falling 4S4 officers and 12,6s1 men
and the 30th division, total!ng ass
officers and 1908 men, both OF
which operated on the British front,
have been withdrawn from the lie
Mans area and probably will en-
bark In few days.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-News
from France today that the 27th and
30th divisions. which have been
fighting with the British fourth
army, have been withdrawn with
only approximately 1880 officers
and men In each. does not mean that
these organizations have been re-
duced 10 less than half of their
normal strength in the severe fight
ing on the British front before the
elknlnE OF tne arnlSllCe.
Army officers recalled today that
only tho infantry and machine gun
units Of these divisions went into
action with the British forces, the
artillery being used elsewhere. 1t
also was regarded as more than
probable that the infantry and ma
chine gun units were reduced in
number so as TO make the division
conform in size to the British d.
visions with which they were operat-
ing.
The British divisional units num-
Der about 1880 men. The 27th d.
vision Is the New York national
guard division commanded by Major
General John r. Organ, the only
national guard officer TO have served
through the war with that rank. The
10Th division was composed OF the
tennessee, North Carolina, and South
Carolina national guard and was bet
Ter known as the wildcat" division.
Both these organizations saw
heavy action with the British ana
were highly commended by British
otficers for their desperate fighting
when Marshal Haig's armies were
smashing the Hindenburg line in
northern France early in the fall and
IN later engagements. Their losses
undoubtedly have been heavy. but IT
not regarded as probable that half
their original strength figured In the
casualty lists.
. When the divisions do return from
france they will bear little Eesemh-
lance In enlisted personnel to the
ame divisions when they started
o.NverseaS Application Of the army
.neory to all the forces and the sys-
tems OF replacement employed to fiil
gaps In front line organizations will
oe found TO have obliterated to a
very large degree the lines which
Selore their departure divided the
DIVISIONS into national guard, ma
"ohal army, or regular organizations