Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-14
ll5TH INFANTRY IS
HOME WAR BOUND
Regiment Containing Anne Arlin-
del And Annapolis soldiers
on Returning Ship
LAND At NEWPORT news

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Definite word that the 18th Infan-
try, containing many Annapolis and
Anne Arundel county youths. lefs
France on May IIth. enroute for New
port News, where Il viii probably land
about the 24th. was received III An
napolis last night BY William Ne.
Boucher, and made known during the
meeting of the home coming commit
tee and generally throughout the city.
Mr.. Boucher has been very active
in securing news Of the return aof the
local soldiers. and received word ID
deanite shape last night from Mrs.
Reckord. wife OF Col. a Milton
Reckord. commanding the regiment.
Mrs. Reckord stated that she had only
been In possession Of the information
herself for ave minutes. having been
informed BIZ the War department The
news of the embark tIon was confirmed
by the Baltimore papers. Just ais II
was received BY Mr. Boucher
The One Hundred and Fifteenth In
fanfry, made up for the most part oil
the old First. Fourth and Fifth Mary
land regiments ok infantry. sailed from
ST. Nazaire May a on the transport
Artemis. with its complement Of 81
ofIlcers and 1886 men The ArteInls
Is due to arrive at Newport News May
"a. On the same transport is the One
Hundred and Twelfth Machine Gun
Battalion complete. IA officers and 671
men. most Of whom hail from Mary
land and Virginia.
The One Hundred and Tenth Field
Artillery Ii on the transport Orizba,
which sailed from ST. Naxaire May u
for Newport News The date OF her
arrival was moi given. but she is ex-
peeted III on the heels Of the Artennts.
The regiments personnel Of 80 officers
and 1884 men ii On board along with
The following units:
Fifty fourth Field Artillery Brigade
Headquarters, oficers and So men.
one Hundred and Twelfth Field Ar
tilery complete. 40 officers and l,Sss
men.
One Hundred and Fourth Ammuni-
tion train, less Company =. ~ officers
and 9S1 men
On the transport Mauchuria, sailing
from st. Nazaire MAY for Boston
and due to arrive May22. are the fol-
lowing additional units=o the Twenty
nin.h Division
Fifty eighth Infantry Brigade Head
quarters. Ave officers and 10 men.
one Hundred and Fourth supply
Train complete, 10 officers and 442
men
one Hundred and Fourth Engineers
complete. 25 officers and 1858 men.
one Hundred and Fourth Sanitary
Train complete, Is officers and 84s
men
one Hundred andFourth Mobile
Ordnance Repair Shop, two officers
and 46 men
One Hundred and Fourth Train
Headquarters, three officers and ze
men
in the form in which the cablegranl
was received from General Harbord
the chief embarkatian officer IL
France, ii was stated tAat the bulk 81
the one Hundred and Fifteenth Regi,
nent, that Is six ofacers and 1,6S1
naen. would be denObilixed at Camp
Dix. II. u, instead Of Camp Meade
/ OfTicials OF the War department regard
/ this as an obvious error and the Oper-
/ tions division of the General Staii de.
clared that there could be no Ques-
| tion thai II was theOne Hundred ant
Fifteenth Regiment sailing on the
Artenais, nor any doubt but the bulk oi
| II would be brought 10 Camp Meade
kfor rehabilitation
Thanks to the speeding up processes
OF the war department the Maryland.
ers will arrive home an even month
ahead Of the original schedule Gxet
for them. On the same basis. the Ser
enty- ninth Division, Including thl
Three Hundred and Thirteenth Regi
ment, win be back ID the United gtatei
early Ia June. instead Of July, 10 o.
aered originally
Information received at AnaDOIil
makes It absolutely certain that tbs
l15th will be denobIlIxed at Caml
/ Meade, and Camp Dix. N. ]. as re
/ ported. The poliey Of the department
As stated. IL u discharge ofAcsri
and men At the point most convenisn
10 their homes The i15th u likely 4
STAY at Camp Stuart Newport Newa
Tor about 3 week and ! week OF % =
Camp Meade. ID that the final dis
charge u likely 10 take place aAoou
June and 10.
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