The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-08
CAMP AT MACON
TO GET TROOPS
Men of First Division, Regular
Army, Land-Assigned
to Wheeler.
1000 OF 87TH HOME
More Transports Dock--Re- :
mainder of 9th Leaves
France.

New York. March S.--Wjth forty
six officers and 1000 men OF the S4Sth
infantry of the S7th division ina
tional army, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi) the steamship Chicago
arrived here today from Bordeaux.
These troops comprise the 34Sth's
field staff headquarters of the first
and third battalions. headquarters
and supply companies, sanitary de-
tachment and companies A, b, C, d,
Il, f, and G. They are assigned TO
Camp Dix.
The Steamship Plattsburg arrived
from Brest with 2.175 troops, twenty
five wives of soldiers, twenty wives
of sailors and $50 naval officers and
men. The sick and wounded num-
bered SAB, majority of them being
convalescents. The units included
three officers and las men of the Firth
machine gun battalion of the First
division. Irregular army for Camps
Wheeler Lee and Sherman: the 49th
aero squadron and seven casual COM
panies.
Three Transports Sail.
Washington, March S.-Departure
Of three transports bringing practi-
cally all remaining units of the 9th
division, was announced today by
the war department. Among the units
of the New York division listed as
having sailed are the 104th, 105th
and lO6th field artillery regiments
complete, the l02nd supply train COM
plete, 1O2nd sanitary train and 102nd
ammunition train.
The transport America. due at
New York March 10, is bringing three
artillery regiments, Send field art!!-
lery brigade headquarters. mobile
hospital No. 105; 18th. 93rd and t55th
aero squadrons and casual companies
of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and
New Jersey troops.
on the America are Brig -Genls.
George A. Wingate. commanding the
52nd field artillery brigade and Ed
ward A. Kreger, whose appointment
as acting judge advocate general was
recently announced.
The Mount Vernon, also due at
New York March 13, has on board
the 102nd supply train, 102nd sani-
tary train. 102nd ammunition train,
and the military police Of the eth
division. This transport is bring
ing twenty casual companies for va
rious states and 500 sick and
wounded. Included in the casuals on
board is Brig Gen. James D. Glennan.
The Argentina is due at New York
March 16 with casual companies for
eight states, two transportation corps
companies for Camps Merritt and
Meade, and twenty-three casual Of
ficers.
Five Ships En- Routc
Five transports also on the, high
seas are as follows:
On board the Agamemnon, which
carries 101 officers and 1916 men, are
sanitary detachment, the Second
battalion headquarters and Com
panies f and + of the 1929 engineers
for New York and Camps Shelby,
Custer and Dodge; casual companies
for Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ohio,
New York. Oklahoma. California,
Kansas and Michigan. and 500 men
of Convalescent companies.
The Francesca carries IS officers
and 95S men. having casual COM
panies for Ohio. South Dakota, llli-
nois. West Virginia, Michigan. Min
nesota, New Hampshire. Pennsyl-
vania. New York, Nebraska. Ken
lucky. Kansas. Colorado, California
aud Connecticut.
Casual companies for Maryland.
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Michi-
gan. Missouri, Maine, Iowa. Pcnnsyl
Yania, Indiana. Georgia, Wisconsin
and Texas. totalling 10 ofncers and
9Si men, are on the ltalia.
ON board TIC Hollandia arc Sc Of
ficers and $40 men. including the