Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-02
FIRST CRAFT
WITH YANKS
DOCKSAT NY.
Several Thousand Ameri-
cans Arrive on Maure-
tania From Oversee.

New York. Dec. 2-The British
steamship Mauretania, returning to
the United States with the first
large body OF American overseas
troops. anchored in Gravesend bay
last night. II was met by navy and
army tugs. Il remained al its an
choFage until today. when il was
expected to dock at Hoboken.
The navy tug. it was reported,
had been ordered to meet the Mau-
retania to bring ashore Admiral
Henry T. Mayo. commander of the
Atlantic feet. who was returned
from England as a passenger. The
army tug. it was said. had orders TO
bring ashore an army officer OF
high rank.
Aboard the Mauretania, as an
nounced recently by General March.
chief OF staff. are several thousand
members of the air service who
were stationed in England. The
ship also carries a number OF
casuals
viii Go TO Camp Mills.
When the transport docks at Ho-
boken relatives and friends Of those
aboard will not be allowed on the
pier, according TO a recent an
nouncement by Brigadier General
q II. McManus. embarkation Of
ficer at this port. who added that
10 safeguard public health the sol
liers would be taken directly to de
mobilization camps for physical ex-
animation. Barracks at Camp
Mills have been prepared for their
reception.
Battery park was crowded all
day with persons eager to catch a
glimpse of the vessel bringing back
to these shores the vanguard Of
the great army which America sent
/ overseas.
Two More ShiplAads Start Home.
Washington. l.. c.. Dec NO
tice was received by the war de
partment yesterday OF the sailing
from Liverpool on Nov. % of the
I steamer Ascanius for New Yorki
I with A officers and / .427 men, and
/ the steamer Canopic for Boston
with "a officers and 1867 men. All
on both steamers are aero units ez-
cept a few casuals and unattached
officers.
On the Ascanius are the Three
Hundred Forty Four Hun
dred Seventy-fifth, Four Hundred
Seventy sixth. Three Hundred
Twenty-sixth, Three Hundred Sew
enty-frst. Three Hundred Seventy
eighth. Eight Hundred Forty-irst,
/ Three Hundred Thirty-fifth. Four
/ Hundred Seventy and Eight
( Hundred Thirty-secOnd aero SOU
rons. five officers and Is men me.li-
/ cal detachment casuals and six IN
! attached officers.
On the Canopic are the first
! Handley-Page acceptance park. the
I Two Hundred Eleventh. the Two
| Hundred Eighty-secoud and Three
: Hundred Sixth aero squadrOns- a
/ detachment of the second FIandley
/ I age acceptance park. three Off
/ GERS and - men. medical casuals.
and IA unattached officers.
1880 Now In Route Home.
! This uAkes a total of 1880 Off
GERS and men now en- route home
j from England. representing nearly
two-thirds Of the total number of
American troops in that country,
when the armistice was signed.
. The remainder are 20 return home
( on several steamers leaving Liver
/ pool this week and next week
The CanOpic is the first ship 10
sail from England for Boston. The
other five being en- route for NeW
/ York.
are 10000 in Force.
! New York. Dec. 2-The Amer.-
can army OF occupation. under COM
mand OF Major General Joseph f..
Dickman. which is going To- it's sta
tion on German territory. is com
posed Of five regular army. three
national guard and two national
army divisions The force totals
. about 100000 men.
Have Fight Days left
/ Paris, Dec . -lHatasI Eight
( days remain for the Germans go
eyacuate the left bank Of the Rhine
4 from lower AlsaCe to Holland.
+ French and allied forces. which
/ crossed the German frontier yes-
terday. have received strict instr8c-
tions as 10 their attitude toward Che
German population in the occupied
! territories. France VIII Pc repre-
+ sented by continEents iH an enemy
territory. according 70 an am
. nounceIsent.