The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-12
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record of Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York, March 1.-the hospital
ship Mercy arrived today from Bor-
deauX with 381 sick and wounded
men, most of them bedridden.
Washington, March 12.-Five trans
ports bringing about 500 officers and
1000 men were announced today by
the war department as having sailed
from France. Among the complete
units on board are the 3Ith engineers,
133rd field artillery, (o1d First Texas
field artillery and 31Sth field battalion
signal corps. The Zacapa is due at
New York, March 81. with three con-
va1escent detachments, portion of the
26th engineers and twenty-three cas-
at philadelphia about March 90 with
the 31Sth field battalion signal corps
complete. most of which will go to
Camp Upton, and Mobile hospital
No. 1913, for Camp Funston. This
ship has also casual troops from
Illinois, Oklahoma and Alabama, (col-
ored).
The Rijndam will arrive at Newport
News, March 81. with the 133rd field
artillery complete for Camp Bowie.
the Hath machine gun battalion told
First Tennessee cavalry and seven
teen casual officers
The Princess Matoika is due at New
port News, March II, with casual
companies of Iowa and Illinois troops.
The Polarland is due at New York,
Adrcn "a, WITH a lew cdSudlS-
Washington, March 1.-THE 30th
division has started home, it was
learned at the war department today.
The transport Finland sailed from st.
Nazaire, March 10. for Newport News,
official cables said. These units were
aboard: Headquarters 55th artillery
brigade; battery A, and first battalion
headquarters of the II 5th field artil-
lery; IL 5th machine gun battalion,
complete; detachment of 18th ma
complete.
Washington, March 12.-Transport
sailings were announced by the war
department today follows:
The transport Zacapa from Bor-
deauX for New York, due March II,
with the following: Bordeaux conva1-
escent attachments 156, 1877 and 10;
detachment base hospital 10, detach-
ment 10Th engineers, % casual Off
GERS, two army field clerks, five civil
ians, IA nurses and Is sick and
wounded.
The transport Polar.and from Bor-
deauX due New Y ork, March "a, with
the following: Two casual officers
ard one casual civilian.
The transport Haverford, from Brest.
due at Philadelphia (no date) with
the following: 31Sth field battalion,
signal corps, complete, for Camps Up
ton, Gordon and Dodge; Mobile hospi-
tai 103 for Camp Funston; casual
companies 984, Pennsylvania; 993.
Pennsylvania; 996, Ohio; 1419. Michi-
gan; 1880, Ohio: 1921, California;
142S, Minnesota; 1924, North Dakota;
1925, regular army; 1430, Penpsyl-
vania 1433, regular army; 1896. IL
lirois; 143S, Ohio; 1899, oklahoma !;
1868, Montana; S04, colored, Ala bama:
ST casuals and 9 naval officers.
The transport Rijndam. from st.
Nazaire, due Newport News, March
81, with the following: 133rd field
artillery for Camp Lewis; Hath ma
ston detachment, for Camps Lee,
Dodge and Sherman; twenty casuals;
st. Nazaire convalescent detachments
96 to 100. inclusive; a medical detach-
ment and over 500 sick and wounded.
The transport Princess Matoika
sailed from st. Nazaire, due Newport
News, March 81, with the following:
18th engineers for Camps Sherman,
Gordon, Devens. Taylor. Meade,
Kearney, Upton. Lee and Dodge; bak-
cry companies 333 for Camp Sherman,
and 383 for Camp Grant: 18th bal
loon company, Camp Lee; 34th bal
loon company, for Camps Dix, Sher-
man, Funston and Grant, 30eth trench
mortar battery. for Camps Greenleaf.
Lee and Hancock; casual company
IT'S, Iowa; 176. scattering; 1872, IL
companies 1875. discharges; 1877,
discharges; 3rd trench mortar battery,
Camps Dodge, Meade, Funston, Upton
and Sherman; 423rd telegraph batta-
lion, for Camps Funston and Sherman;
some casuals, st. Nazaire convalescent
detac elements 101 to los, inclusive; me-.
chanics detachment and a number of
sick and wounded.
Colds Cause Headarhes ana Pains.