The sun., 1919-04-24
rs. 900 TROOPS SAIL
FOR HOME IN A DAY
TWo Cruisers and Nine Trans-
ports Bringing Men.

WASHINGTON, April cS.-Sailing OF
nine transports. the cruiser st. Louis
and the ba'tleship Nebraska, all loaded
with returning troops and representing
one of the largest single days sailings
since the armistice. was announced by
the War Department to-day Almost
5000 officers and men are on board
the eleven ships.
The transport Sofia, due at New York
May 2. has on board Bakery Com
panies sos and 32s: supply and medical
sections. headquarters company and
Companies D and f. 40sth Telegraph
Battalion: 465th Engineer Pontoon
Train; headquarters company. First
Corps Sanitary Train I6lst, ls2d and
l6sd Ambulance Companies 1G1st, l63d
and 1884 Field Hospitals, and four
casual companies.
The battleship Nebraska, due at New
port News May 3, has on board the
headquarters ordnance and medical de-
tachments, Companies A, b. c and d,
18th Engineers, and four casual Of
icers.
The cruiser ST. Louis. due at New
York May 2. has the following units on
board: Medical detachment and Third
Battalion, So7th Infantry; 372d Aero
squadron: Detachment Base Hospital
NO. 10: Seventy-seventh Division Mill
tary Police. and one casual company.
The transport Agamemnon. due at
New York April 20, has the 304th. sO5.h
and 3O6th Field Artillery complete l52d
Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters
four convalescent detaehments and 116
casual officers. among them Brig. Gen.
Pelham d. Glassford and ten French Of
ficers.
The transport Canandaigua, due at
New York May 2. Is bringing the
field and stan. headquarters and supply
companies, ordnance and medical de-
tachments, batteries A, B. and F, s02d
t1eld Artillery; Headquarters Company,
ordnance and sanitary detachments,
companies A to D. inclusive, l45th Ma
chine Gun Battalion, First Army Artil-
lery Park, Seventeenth and Twenty
third photo sections.
The transport General Goethals, due
at New York May is bringing the
medical detachment and companies A,
Is and C, s23d Field Signal Battalion
Ninetieth. 161st. 4s7th, 4ssth. 655th
Squadron. 3lSth Tank Corps Replace
ment Company.
The transport Susquehenna, due at
Newport News about May l, has the
following Tank Corps units: 302d.
S26th and 327th battalions Of the
307th Brigade: 307th Brigade Head
quarters Company. 5000 Tank Centre.
This ship also has the Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth, Seventh. Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh,
Seventeenth, Eighteenth. Forty second,
Forty-third. Sixty-ninth and 1920 Bal
loon companies: Evacuation Ambulance
Company No. rs and Ave casual COM
panies.
The transport Louisville, due at New
York April 30. has the Medical De-
tachment, Second Battalion headquar-
tiers. Companies F. G and ii OF the
Both Infantry; 302d Field Signal Bat
talon, 302d Mobile Ordnance Repair
Shop, 3o2d Mobile Veterinary Section.
Sales Commissary Unit 307. Second
Battalion less Company II. 1920 In
fantry. three casual companies. and
seventy-four soldiers and sailors wives
The transport Pastores due at New
port News May J., has the field and
staff. headquarters companies, First to
Sixth battalions OF the Field Artillery
Replacement Regiment (no number
given) Third Anti-aircraft Battalion
Eighth Aero Squadron and seven caauaI
companies.
The transport Henry r. Mallory. due
at New York May !, has the 309th
Field Signal Battalion. 3O4th. 332d and
3S7th battalions. Tank Corps; 37Sth
Replacement Company. Tank Corps
Casual Companies b and c. Tank Corps
Eleventh Aero Service Squadron, Tween.
tieth and Ninety-sixth Aero squadrons,
lSsth Aero Park, 4s5ih Aero ConstIuc.
ton Squadron, Evacuation Hospital No
20 and four convalescent detachments.
The following army organizations
were assigned to-day to early convoy
home from France: Headquarters and
Headquarters Troop, First Army: S19th
Field Battalion, Signal Corps; Teeth
Sanitary Train, Headquarters, Medical
Detachment. Eleventh and Twelfth COM
psnies of the Fourth Battalion. Twen-
tleth EnginAers.