The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-30
10000 MEN
COMING HOME
NEXT MONTH
Total Known Casualties Put
at 262,723 Men,
DECENTRALIZATION IS RUSHED
Nearly $4,000 of Home
Army to Be Released,

WASHINTON, Nov W.-Generai
Pershlng has designated for early con-
yoy to the United States a total Of
J4Sl officers and 7966j men, General
March announced today. The units
comprising these men will be made
public later.
In the list appear as entire divisions
the Thirty-ninth, the Seyenty-siKth and
the Eighy-seventh The other troops
comprise artillery units and army corps
troops.
Casualty List Greater.
General March gave out amended
casualty reports from General Per-
shlng. giving the Official total to No
vember 20 as 26272j, exclusive oi pris-
oners. The figures on prisoners were
unin,elligible in the cablegram Cen
eral March said the total unde, this
head probably would be PRACTICAL, the
same as announced last Saturday
! General Pershng reported the fol-
lowing official casualties to November
%:
Killed in action, 8,j5J
Died OF wounds, l2.l0l.
| Died Of disease. l60j4.
Died OF other causes, go.
Missing IN action, l4lq0.
| Prisoners (unintelligiblel.
| Wounded. ls99SS. divided as
lows: Severely wounded. S,7Sl unde.
termined, b,lo8i slightly. 9i.056
The new casualty reports add more
than 1900 names TO the American to-
tai tor the war The summar, an
nounced last week totaled 2jj.ll7 n
| Guiding 2lbj prisoners General N h
said he did not think the number u
prisoners would be increased mate ill.
ly by the new figures. indicating thar
, the probable total 10 November n will
be 26S $50.
Today's summary adds 4,jlO to the
number killed IN action or dead oi
wounds, 1893 to the number dead OF
disease. and 1890 TO the number
wounded
Speeding Up Return.
The war department expects to bring
back home IN the month OF December
between 10000 and l7S.0OO men Cen
etal March said To accomplish v will
use IN addition TO army transport, and
converted cargo boats, enough old bat
lleShips and cruisers 10 furnish an ad-
ditional carrying capacity for 5000
men. Shipping experts expect TO trans
port 10000 monthly when the demob,li-
ration is under full speed
The total number of troops already
designated for early discharge IN the
United States was given as 649OOl
These include depot and development
battallons, 1900, divisional troops
1000 railway troops. 1900; United
States guards, 1000 tank corps 1000,
chemical warfare troops, 1000. cen.
trail officers training schools, N0O0I
student army training corps, 10000.
46J7s Mustered Out.
To date 46HS men nave been mus.
tered out OF the camps IN this country
The schedule under which the depart.
ment Is working calls for the releaw
OF an average Of 200 men per camp
per day and General March said tina,
every effort would be made 20 main.
tain the average.
Revised army estimates for the com.
ing year resulted in cutting the $40.
WOOOO0OO Of army appropriations 10
les, than three billions, General March
announced.
Decorations for Generals.
General March has been directed by
President Wilson to confer the Dis
tinguished Service medal on Gene II
Bliss, Lieutenant Generals Ligget and
Bullard, and Major Generals Dielman,
hcAndrew, and Harbosrd.
General March reiuted an erroneou,
impression that the Twenty-seyen'h ard
Thirueth divisions, reported as With
drawn from the British line, had bees
designated for early return 10 the
United States These two dyisiov he
explained, would be returned 10 Per.
shine's command and have not been
assigned Tor transportation home.
Care for wounded
Plans fot bringing soldiers home II
was announced, include the use Of hos
pital ships for severely wo,rded md
specially fitted transports Tor Inc
slightly wounded and conyalsseenr On
arrival the men will be met BY hc,, ,si
trains and the Pullman company hss
been directed TO convert q nnnbSf .ot
sleeper, into hospital car. 10 carry
them TO the army reconstruction No.
pitsis. base hospitais and s(h<s 49,