Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-24
500 MORE TROOPS
LAND AT NEW YORK
Baltleships Louisiana and New
Hampshire and Three
Other Vessels in Port

New York, Jan. 24.--More than 800
American troops arrived here today on
six vessels-the battleships Louisiana
and New Hampshire, the French line
steamship Chicago, the American trans
ports Goentoer and Calamaes. and the
American steamship Accomac.
On the Louisiana were the headquar-
;ers and supply companies. medical
detachment and Batteries 4, and part
of {, of the Fifty-ninth Coast Artillery
torps-in all thirty-three officers and
SS7 men--together with three casual Off
GERS and five casual civilians. Members
of the Fifty-ninth also we're on the New
Observation-Disclosures D. l. and part of
g comprising twenty-four officers and
sI4 men, together with two officers and
sixteen men of medical detachment of
the Fifty-ninth and fourteen casual Off.
GERS and civilians.
on the Chicago were the Slith Pioneer
| infantry made UP Of seventeen white
officers and 3li negroes; casual COM
panioS Nos. 10, II and IS, comprising
six officers and $40 men, twenty-five
casual officers and men.
The Goentoer brought home forty OIL
GERS and 653 men of the Fortieth Regi-
]
taChment medical detachment. headquar-
ters detachment Of first battalion. re-
placement detachment and Companies
4, Il, | and X.
Also on the Goentoer were four officers
and 205 men of Battery + of the Fifty.
sixth Coast, Artillery Corps; fonir officers
and seNenty-siN men Of the 1921 Trench
Mortar Battalions and three officers and
li2 men of Casual Company No. alS.
ON the Accomac were twenty seven
casuas from various branches OF the
service
ON the transport CaIamarcs from
Bordeaux were li74 naval officers and
men trcm the United States naval sta
tion at Pauillac. France, thlrty-six
casual army officers and four civilians.
The l02d Trench Mortar Battery, a
unit Of the Twcnty-seventh Division, is
, comprised largely OF New York State
men.
The Ftty-ninth Coast Artillery Corps
/ also includes New York state men. more
/ than 800 Of these being from Syracuse.
/ At the embarkation offices in Uohokep
it was understood there were no wounded
, mon on these vessels.
The steamship General Goethals ar
! rived later IN the day with skeleton
organization Of the Thirty fourth nj
~
braska, Iowa, South Dakota and M!nne-
sofa, and medical detachment from
, ohio, eight officers and eighty four men.
( Also on board were two officers and IA
/ men OF Casual Company No. IL, Of New
/ York and thirty-seven casual officers of
various branches Of the service, making
2i5 troops in all on this vessel
Washington, Jan. 24.-(By A. PD-
The transport Mongolia has sailed from
/ France for New York, and viii arrive
there January 80 with 100 officers and
5000 men, including 1000 sick and
! wounded.
The Mongolia is bringing home casual
companies from the following States:
California, / 4; Virginia 1; New York
3 Pennsylvania. 3 Massachusetts, .;
Oklahoma, Missouri, |; Texas, g
Minnesota, l.; Michigan, /: Ohio, 1;
regular army, 8 Marine Corps, /: a
New York quartermaster casual COM
pany; detachment tractor artillery
school, en- route to Fort Slocum, New
York; fifteen casual officers and six ma
val officers.
The transport Samarinda is due a,
! New York January 81 with two casual
companies Georgia and New YorkD and
thirteen officer casuals
The War Department was advised
today that the following units in France
have been assigned TO early convoy
home: Base Hospital No. az, Aero
Squadrons Nos, II, 20, l6i, 1859 24s
655, $50. 4s7 and 494 and Air Service
Casual Company No. 3.
The battleship Connecticut, which
sailed from France January 20 with
1000 troops, reported today that She
had changed her course and was pro.
ceeding 10 New York instead of New.
port News, as announced yesterday
The vessel is expected to reach New
| York February g.