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18th Division To Remain.
Total Casualties Now 236, III
Yanks Capture 1000 Men
And 400 Guns.

And 14OO Guns.
In statement given out recently by
General March, it is said that Maryland
and Virginia troops, composing the 79th'
8Oth and goth Divisions of the U. S. Army
which were trained at Camps Meade.
Lee and Mcclellan, will not be among the
first contingents sent home from France.
He gave list of the divisions and other
units which will be kept on duty in France
and those to be returned.
General March announce also that au-
thority had been given to General Per-
shing to send back home all such troops
as will not be needed in making up the
army of occupation.
Troops returning Immediately from
England, will include practically all OF
the air squadrons, l6 construction COM
panies, one sail makers detachment, one
Handley- Page training station, and sew
eral Photographic and radio sections.
Orders for the return of these already
have been issued
Total casualties in the American expe-
ditionary forces up to the signing OF the
armistice were divided as follows:
Killed and died of wounds, 36, l54
Died of disease, 14,8ll.
Died from other causes, 2,2O4.
Wounded, 179.625.
Prisoners, 2, l63.
Missing. l,l60.
The American forces in France, had
taken a., ZOO German prisoners in round
numbers and 400 guns. The casualties
among American troops in Northern Rus
sia were not severe, contrary to reports,
and encouraging accounts of the situa-
ton of the forces there have been re-
ceived.
Movements of troops from France will
be expedited in every way, the Chief of
Staff said, and he added that they will
not "sneak into the country, either. -
Taking up the present advance of the
Allied forces General March pointed out
that the American army is heading for
Coblenz. the center bridgehead on the
Rhine, where it should arrive about Dec
ember l. The British forces will occupy
the bridgehead to the north at Cologne
and the French the brdgehead to the
east at Mainz.
The strength of the American army to
be maintained in France was not indica-
ted beyond the rehabilitation plans an
nounced. American troops in Italy. in
cluding the Three Hundred and Thirty
second Infantry, will be stationed for the
time being at Cattaro, Fiume and Triest
one battalion of the infantry being locat-
ed at each place.
disqualification of the forces at home
is proceeding steadily. On arriving at
Camp Dix General March said he fo und
200 men day being released.
Several of the present camps will be
abandoned as soon as they are cleared of
their occupants.
Cancellation of war contracts abroad
has been left in the hands of Assistant
Secretary Edward r. Stettinius, now in
France and designated as the special
representative of the War Department.
On this side Major-General Goethals will
have charge of cancellation of all supply
contracts and Ma jor General Jervey of
contracts having to do with construction
for the army.
Regarding the shipment of Christmas
packages to the expeditionary forces,
General March said the steamer Manchu-
ria sailed from Hoboken on Friday Nov.
22nd, with IS, 600 sacks containing 565, 900
packages. In addition to the 1000, 900
packages which the army will handle, au-
thority has been given the Red Cross to
send from SO, 900 to 60,000 more for men
who do not receive the packages sent to
them or have no one at home to remem-
ber them.
General March deferred answering all
inquiries as to the reor ganizations of the
regular army until the bill which the
General Staff is preparing has been ap-
proved and laid before Congress. He
Sdlu, HOWSNcI, tldl IhCiC hiS oiiy oojooo
men in the army bound by the pre-war
seven-year enlistment.
These he said will be held to their en-
lstment contracts, while the 700, 900 men
who volunteered for the duration of the
war will be released except where they
re-enlist.
Discussing the enormous number OF
wounded recorded in the total of casual
ties announced by General March, off
cals said this included many thousands
of men slightly hurt, who did not 60 to
hospitals and whose names never had
been reported. Casualties reported tt
the department up to November 23rd
J numbered only little over $4,000 ant
most estimates of the probable tota
when the armistice was signed have moi
been over 1000
Long lists are coming in daily now,
however, and the total exclusive of the
very slightly wounded may 60 far above
previous estimates.