The sun., 1919-02-26
Largest Homeward Movement
Of American Soldiers Is
Announced.
AQUITANIA CARRIES 5000
All Divisions. Except Regulars
VIII Be Returned as Fast
as Shipping Permits.

in reporting the departure from French
ports OF eighteen troopships with nearly
3e.c0o officers and men aboard Thu
announcement of the movement wa,
made coincidentslly with the Issua,c.
of a statement that all divisions IN
France except those of the Regula,
Army, would be returned as shipping
becomes available.
Among the transports listed as hay.
ing sailed were the Aquitanla and Gres,
Northern, each with more thon 5000
soldiers aboard. The organizations
which have sailed include most OF the
units CO the Ninety second (negro) Ma.
tional Army Division. important units
from the Eighty-seventh (Arkansas
Mississippi and Alabama
National Army Division and a scor. Of
aero squadrons
The Aquitania has these units OF II,
Ninety-second Three hundred and
Seventeenth Train Headquarters, the
Military Police, the 317th Ammuni,loo
Train complete and the 366th Infantr,
complete. She also carries the Second
Corps Artillery Park, casual com.
pany OF Illinois troops sixty casual o..
ncers. three convalescent detachments
and ffty-seven naval officers.
On the Great Northern.
On the Great Northern, due at New
York March 1, are the Field and star
Headquarters and Supply Company.
Medical Detachment and Batteries
3, c and d of the 349th Field Artller,
OF the Ninety-second. The ship also
carries casual company OF nesrp
troops for Georgia, eight convaleecen
detachments and fifteen casual officers
The transport Martha Washingtou,
due at Newport News March 3, has tie
Forty-ninth Regiment Coast Artillery
and the Field and Stan, Headquarters
Company, Batteries A, b, c, y. L, and
F and several other detachments from
each of the 335th and 336th Regiments
of Artillery of the Eighty-seventh Diyl.
sion and thirty casual officers
The transport Niagara, due at New
York February IS. has on board casual
companies of Georgia. Washington. Cal.
ifornia. Maine and Michigan troops. de.
tachments Of the 312th Trench Mortar
Battery and OF the Eleventh Field Ad.
tillery Brigade and twenty 1--WE casual
officers
The transport Sobral is due at New
York February 81 with the First and
Second Battalion Headquarters. Sam.
tary and Ordnance Detachments, Supply
and Machine Gun Companies and Con.
panies \, b. C. y. Z and f OF the 3s7,l
Infantry. 349th Machine Battalion com.
plete and casual companies OF New
York, Illinois and Ohio troops.
The transport Maui. due at New York
l. a hy a-tI1-
Artillery complete, with the exception
Of forty-three officers casual compan.e.
from New York, Texas. Illinois. Mich.
gan. Iowa and Kansas and eight cor.
valescent detschments.
The Montclair, West Coast and West
Port also were announced as having
sailed with a few casnals each
View Workers on Mexican.
The Mexican. due March 3. has aboard
a casual company of New York men
detachment of the Seyenty-frst Coast
Artillery Regiment for Camp Upton and
the following aero squadrons Twenu.
third. Thirtyhfth. 149th. 15lst. 1854
1bsth. 1890, 10th, 1S4th, cath. @64,a
46eth. S74th, 499th and 500th.
The Siboney is due March with ;,
enteen convalescent detachmentS. ae.
tachment of the 34sth Infantry for Camp
Upton, detachment of the headquarters
of the Fortieth Division. a casual CON.
pany of New York troops and thirty
eight casual officers. Among the a;,,-
are Major-Gen. Frederick S Strong ami
Brig. -Gen. William o. johnson
The Comfort is due AT New Yo"s
March with nine convalescent dc,aJ.-
ments and three naval enlisted mea
The battleship Ohio should reach No7
port News March with the frs, ar.
aircraft sector complete, Casua' CON.
panles of Texas. Colorado. Georgia and
North Carolina troops and I've casua'
officers,
The steamship FL Occidente is d.o a.
New York March with two officers anl
twenty-seven men and eiRhty-siN ..'.-
ians Among the soldiers aboard a'e
few casuals from the Sixty-sNth aai
Forty-seventh Coast Artillery Regiments
and the S35th and 336th Field ArtiUer'
who were transferred from the transpo
Powhatan after that vessel left I7I'
deaux.
The following cargo carriers We're a'"
nounced to-day as having sailed as
only from one to six casuals each Pc
tore. to New York; Lake Gasfar. dcs'
nation not given Ceylon Maru, for New
port News, and Moccasin, for New WI
Gen. PershinE's Notice.
Gen. Pershing notified the Wa i'-
partment to-day that divisions UoU IN
the AmericaS-,, peditiopary Forces "\.
| cepting those with regular army desc
| nations" would be returned TO the United
| States in the order Of the arrival 81 theft
respective divisional headquarters N
! France. This was interpreted NEAR
| ing that all divisions except the FITS
| Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth. SiNt1 e'i
Seventh would be returned as Sai@Hs
| was available,
Combat troops not assigned '' d.
visions will be returned in the order u"
which their services can be spared. ana
n similar policy has been adopted re-
garding service OF supply troops Nc'''
| that as far as possible these also al.
| be returned In the order OF arrival 70
| France.
Gen. Pershing said he estimated 'e
movement OF troops. based on tonnage
| known to be available and or the ''''
| man shipping soon TO become IVA, tIr
as follows: March 2l2.Ooo; Apr. .-.-
| 900 May. 24S,00 June 100000
The General announced that based ''
these estimates divisions would 81" 70
| turned In the following order N'I'.
| Twenty seventh. Thirtie'h, EislIy
| Thirty-seventh and Sinety-hrst AZ
! Twenty sixth. Elghty-third. Figh.'-,'
| ond, Thirty-ffth and Forty-scoad MAJ
Thlrty-second. Twenty-eighth, Thru
third, Eightieth and Seventy "lgN'
June. Eighty ninth, Ninetieth, TVe-S
ninth and Seventy ninth.
The plans announced by Gen. Pe-s'rs
apparently confirm reports which lave
| been current here that the expedition
| forces were to he reduced 10 '.'N
strength OF 100000 by the end ~ 80