The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
NO WORD so FAR
35th at COmmercy With Not a
Sign of Amy Move.
Middle Western States Are Be-
ing Sent Back.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Several new
divisions containing middle western
men are shown on the latest priority
list of units for return to this country.
Among them are the 30th, the saith,
the s6th, which is partly for replace
ment and partially for return, the 91st
and the 40th The 334th field artil-
lery of the S7th is also listed for early
convoy.
The goth division contained about
5, 900 men from Kansas, Colorado, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and South Dakota,
transferred to it from Camp Funston.
The saith, trained at Camp Cody. re-
ceived about the same number from
Funston and in addition contains Ne
braska national guard troops The
S6th trained at Camp Grant, received
men from some of these states in later
drafts.
The 4Oth division left for overseas
with about 5000 men from the middle
western states being sent to 1t from
Funston. In France, however 1t was
used as a depot division and many of
placements.
Location of Divisions.
The location of divisions containing
men from Colorado, a Kansas, Wyo-
ming, Missouri, Nebraska and South
Dakota are as follows:
H.
The 32nd is in the army of occupa-
ton stationed at Rengsdorf, Germany
The saith has been skeletonized. a
part being on priority and the rest al
| ready sailed.
The s5th is still aa Commercy and
as yet no word has been given out of
! any contemplated move
/ The seth is at Cheny.
I The S6th has been skeletoniZed,
partly for replacement purposes and
! partly for return home.
/ The 87th is at ST. Nazaire.
The SSth, trained at Camp Dodge, is
at Condrecourt.
! The S9th. in the army of occupation,
| is at Kylburs, Germany.
| The Goth is at present at Laferet-
/ Bernard. lie Mans and Mayenne.
| The 40th DIVISION is at Castres and
will be among the first to sail.
| Altho ships from France are land
| ing every day at New York and New
/ port News. the arrivals of Middle
! Western men have been com parative1y
| light during the last week or so, nc
complete organizations having ar
| rived, altho several such as the 110th
Trench Mortar Battery of theS 55tt
| and the 314th Trench Mortar Battery
! of the seth Division are listed to sail
as the 3S4th Field Artillery of the S7th
| Division which was trained at Camp
Pike and contains several thousand
/ Nebraska, Kansas. Colorado. Missouri
and South Dakota men, The S32nd
Machine Gun Battalion of the S7tf
| will also sail
The battleship. North Carolina. ar
rived in New York with "a men OF
| the goth Engineers who will go tc
! Jefferson Barracks, Mo, for discharge
| The Princess MatoIka," arriving a
/ Newport News. brings casual company
4 No / with three officers and 152 mer
/ from Missouri. Arriving on the same
! ship, So men of casual company No
4S1 will go to Funston for discharge
to nearby states
Why. OH why, does the war depart
ment not send our boys home. LIE
the regular army officers and mer
do police or occupation duty in assist
iEg Great Britain. France and Italy
but send home our boys who enlisted
or were drafted for this war only
| We need 'em and they need us. Gu
the red tape, and turn the boys loose
We will take better care of them nov
!