The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-04
225,O0O SOLDIERS
NOT ON RETURN LIST
General Pershirg Sends Chart
Showing Div. Sons to Come
Home Soon.
TRANSPORTS ON THE WAY
West and South Represented
as Well as Troops From
New York.

WASHINGTON, March S.-Divisions of
the American Expeditionary Force not
scheduled as yet for return homo had
an aggregate strength Of approximately
325,0o0 men on February IL, according
to figures made public to-day by the
War Department. They are the seven
regular divisions, tho Thirty-sixth
(Texas and Oklahoma National Guard)
and the Z ghty-frst (North and South
Carolina, Florida and Porto Rico Ma
tionai ARMY and tho Eighty-eighth
North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and
Illinois National Army.
Gen. Pershing has forwarded chart
showing the schedule prepared on Feb
ruary "a for the return OF the other
divisions. The substance OF the chart
divisions assigned to xeturn during
March. April. May and June
Return of Troops.
The table shows that Of the forty-two
divisions which formed Gen. Pershings
forces when tho armistice was signed
Ave full divisions-the Fortieth. For
ty-first. Eighty third. d ghty-seventh and
Ninety-second and a part OF the Eighth
Regulars--have returned home or were
on their way back while seven divisions
have been Observation-Disclosures Thirty-frst,
Thirty fourth, Thirty-eighth. Thitry-
ninth. Seventy-slxth. Eighty-fourth and
Eighty-sixth.
Nine transports, carrying approx
mately 500 officers and $4,000 men. many
Of them of the enty-seventh (New
York National Guard). Division. have
sailed from France for New York and
Hampton Roads and are due between
March 8 and II.
The Cunard liner Mauritania is due at
New York March with the complete
1OSth Infantry of the Twenty-seventh
Division, so officers and a.255 men. OF
whom ~ officers and 2.e2s men are from
New York State. Brig. Gen. Palmer e.
Pierce, commanding the Fifty-fourth In
fantry Brigade OF the Twenty-seventh,
with his brigade headquarters and the
1920 Train Headquarters, also OF the
Twenty-seventh, Is aboard the Maure-
tanla.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. Director of
Embarkation of the General StaH. also
is aboard the Cunard liner returning
from Europe. where he went to settle the
price to be paid Great Britain for
transporting American troops in British
| ships.
The Holland America liner Nieuw
Amsterdam. due at New York March 9.
carries the headquarters and machine
gun supply, ordnance and medical units
and the Third Battalion. composed Of
Companies /, X, l. and N OF the 107th
! Infantry of the Twenty-seventh Divi-
sion. Tho majority Of these units. 81
officers and 1893 men, go to New York
The Europa, due at New York March
| II, has aboard 70 officers and approx
| mately 1900 men OF the so6th Brigade.
| Tank Corps. and detachments Of the
305th Brigade. Tank Corps.
The Presidente Wilson, due at New
York March IL. carries the remainder
Of the 3o5th Brigade. Tank Corps, and =
large number Of casuals.
Transports ON Way.
The transport De Kalb, due at New
port News March ~, carries the II tn
| Trench Mortar Battery, a detachment of
the 104th Field Artillery OF the Thirty
/ ninth Division. headquarters, Sixty first
Field Artillery Brigade, and part Of the
Eighty-eighth Ammunition Train, and
some casuals. totalling in all 40 officers
and 1000 men.
The Zeelsndia. due at Newport News
March II. has aboard the Forty-eighth
Coast Artillery Regiment and some cas-
uals. a total OF 100 officers and $500
| men.
The transport Iowan. due at New York
NJ" ~oh 10, has on board the F1fty-third
Company Transportation Corps, three
| companies of New York casuals, Fifth
Battery Trench Artillery. l0lst l0sth.
2i0th. 314th and 315th Trench Mortar
Batteries. Evacuation Ambulance Com
pany No. "a. Ambulance Company No.
~. Fifty seventh Aero Supply Squadron
| and one company of New Jersey casuals.
The transport Arcadia, due at Newport
News March II. carries the 111th Am
munition Train for Camp Bowie and a
casual company of Texas.
The transport Suwanee, due at Nor
folk March IA, has a casual company of
Ohio troops and few additional casuals.
Only Depot Division.
The Eighth Division michigan and
Wisconsin National ARMY. scheduled
to return during this month, Is the only
depot division OF those remaining
abroad and no estimate OF strength Is
given. The others still In France range
from 2s,36S men in the Second (Regl-
lars) to 1888 In the Seventh (Regu-
lars). The Eighty second Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee National Army
is the largest OF the divisions other than
Regular, with 1864. the Twenty-sixth
New England) coming a close second
Win Zo,olS. Inc L nlrty-seNentn (Ohio)
Is the smallest division. in this group
with 1918 men, while the Seventy ninth
maryland. Pennsylvania and District
of Columbia) Is little larger. with 1880
against the full war strength Of more
than $1,000,
Additional organizations assigned &c
early convoy are compaOtes d and 10
416th Telegraph Battalion headquarters
Base Hospitals Nos. IL. 81. IS. 81 and So
Convalescent Camp No. 2 and Evacuation
Hospitals Nos. 2 and 4.
The transport Plattsburg which 10 du,
at New York March 6. the War Depart
ment announced to-day. Is bringing
among other units the F'orty-ninth Acre
Squadron instead of the Thirty-seventh
as previously announced.
W. H. WEBB WILLS $500