Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-22
18TH HOME.BOUND,
IN STEADY STREAM
Quarter of Division Already on
the AtIantic-Rest Pouring
Into Brest
PARADE AGAIN DEMANDED

Approximately one fourth of the
Twenty eighth Gron) Division is on
its way back to this country. The
Seventy ninth Liberty Division is
scheduled for early transport home.
Three transports, the Minncsotan.
Pocahontas and Kroonland, are bringing
1S3 officers and 1858 of the famous
Pennsylvania National Guard Division
from st. Nazaire. The Minnesotan will
dock at New York probably next Sun
day or Monday, while the two other
transports will dock at Newport News ::
the Kroonland on Sunday or Monday.
and the Pocahontas probably few days
after.
The sailing Of these units leaves the
welcoming plans of the Philadelphia
welcome home committee in the air.
Plans for the big reception and parade
arc being held up pending the result of
conference between Adjutant General
Frank d. Beary and officials at the War
Department. General Beary goes to
Washington this afternoon to ascertain
when and how the division will be re-
turned and what chances are Of having
the entire organization parade here.
Announcement of the sailing of such
a big detachment of the Twenty eighth
Division came ms n surprise TO Phila
dclphians and the War Department. as
it was generally understood that most
of the division had only moved to the
cmbarkation port on Saturday and
would not sail until next week.
Units on KroonIand
The units of the division on the
Krooland are as follows:
Military police company, three off =
GERS and 1856 men, who are to be scat
tered among several camps, the bulk
going to Camp Dix, two officers and 157
men.
One Hundred and Eleventh Infantry
field and staff headquarters. First and
Third Battalions. medical detachment,
maching gun company, Companies +,
G. II. I, X. L, NJ, sixty -tw officers
and 1888 men, These will be distrib-
uted among several camps, Dix getting
thirty officers and 912 men.
One Hundred and Ninth Machine
Gun Battalion, headquarters, medical
detachment and Companies A, r. c. d,
fifteen officers and 1J2 men. Dix gets
eight officers and 400 men, the remain
der being distributed to several camps.
Detachment of headquarters Twenty
eight Division, ten officers and ten men,
scattered.
The Pocahontas. which sailed from
s. Nazaire on April 10, brings the
,, 10th Infantry complete. except the
First Battalion-272S men and sixty
six officers.
The transport Pocahontas. due at
Newport News May 1. is bringing the
headquarters, medical detachment ma
! chine gun company, Second Battalion
headquarters and Companies r. F, G,
II. I. X. l. and NJ of the 112th Infantry.
detachment of Tooth Machine Gun Bat
| talon. both of the Twenty eighth Di
vision, dctachmcnts 6f the 10th In
fantry and 12Sth Machine Gun Bat
talon and twenty casual officers.
Troops on Minnes0tan T.
Those on board the Minncsotan in
| clude twenty seven officers and 1744
men of the headquarters company. med
ical and supply dctachments. and Com
ranics A to f, inclusive, of the 111tll
Infantry.
! OF the 7441 troops Of the division
bound for this country. probably one
third are Philadelphians. 1t is knowr
that about 100 of the men of the 111tf
Infantry bound home are from thi
city and one half of the military polio,
unit is made up Of Philadelphians, mos
of whom were recruited from the Phil
adelphia police force, while others from
this city are scattered throughout th
various other organizations.
The 1llth Infantry is made up o
the old Fourth and Sixth Regiments
y. G. F.. with the latter, a Pittsburgh
unit. predominating. The Fourth wa
made up of Philadelphians and mel
from nearby points. =.
The rehabilitation camps selected fo
tho 111th Infantry. together with th,