El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-31
5000 More Men
Are assigned For
Return To y. S.
329th and 33Oth Infantry,
SD Division; Fourth Air
Service Regiment.

Washington, D. C., Dec. s1.-Gen.
Pershing notified the war department
today that additional units, with to-
tai strength Of approximately 1900
men, had been assigned for early con-
voy home
The 54th field artillery. with 106
officers and 1929 men. and the 116th
engineers and train. rs officers and
1000 men, also were among the units
designated for early return.
Many Aero Squadrons.
Aero squadrons included are The
21st. S0th. S1sts S2d, SD, s7th. 4Sd,
1921, 101st, 257th, 18th, 4s4th. 4SSd,
zS4th, 469th and 640th, and air ser
vice mechanics include the 17ths 18th
and 18th companies.
The organization OF the fourth and
55th and 57th Pioneer infantry, rep
resented by one officer and one man
each, and 164th field artillery, two
officers and 55 men, also are desig-
mated as are a casual company from
the air service and one from the
chemical warfare service.
They include the 329th and 330th
infantry of the S3rd division, with
more than 50 officers and 3400 men
each. and the Fourth regiment, air
service, including about 16 aero
squadrOns-
WarshIps Bring TroOpe.
Sailing Of three transports and Of
the three battleships, serving as
transports, bringing back troops from
France. was announced Monday by
the war department. In all about 200
officers and 1900 men comprise the
unite Of the six ships.
The transport Koenigen der Neder-
landen sailed from France December
5, for Newport News, with the follow
Headquarters $3.50 field artillery
brigade; 125th field artillery, COM
prising 46 percent OF Minnesota SOL
diers; casual companies 9 and 137;
casual companies Of marines Nos 532
and S33-
On the transport Powhatan. which
also sailed December %, for Newport
News, are the following:
On Transport POyEhntan.
Headquarters 5sth field artillery
brigade; 127th field artillery regi-
ment; 18th trench mortar battery;
casual companies No. S; sick and
wounded. $50.
The battleship Georgia sailed De-
cember %, for Newport News, with
the Sixth trench mortar battalion
complete. and the 5llth trench mortar
battery.
The battleship Kansas sailed De-
cember %, for Newport News, with
the Seventh trench mortar battalion,
Third antiaircraft sector and casual
companies No. $50, No. 52s and 524.
Aboard North Carolina.
The battleship North Carolina sailed
December 26, for New York She
brings the 1881 ammunition train
headquarters. companies and q,
l. NJ
department and medical detachment
49Sth aero squadron and casual COM
panies No. POI. No. 203 and No 2o4 OF
the marine corps.
The transport Pastores sailed De-
cember 20, for Newport News she has
on board 1176 sick and wounded, &C
cOmpanied by q medical detachment
Of eight officers. 40 men and II
nurses
Three More Transports sail.
The sailing Of three other trans
ports with several thousand soldiers
was announced later The Ni6uW
Amsterdam sailed December p, with
the 501st field artillery, 81 officers
and 1881 men, for dem0bOlization At
Camp Devens. Mass The ship carries
also casual company No. 313, the ad-
vance school detachment from the
Eighth. Tenth and 18th divisions and a
number Of casuals and sick wounded
The santa Teresa. due az New oEhs
January s. is bringing back the 145th
field artillery. 1900 men, for demobili-
zation in California and Utah. The
ship also has aboard casual company
Ma. and sick and wounded
SfbOney ne January 3
The Siboney is due January 5, az
New York, with the 18th field artil-
lery brigade headquarters and the
SD field artillery, comprising So Of
Tfcarz and 1884 men for demoholfZa-
ton at Camp Grant. There are
aboard. IN addition, casual companies
325. 32s. 32S, $50 and 331. composed OF
two officers and AS men each. and a
large number Of detached officers and
655 sick and wounded.