Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-26
VIRGINIA TROOPS
WILL SAIL IN MAY
Eightieth Division Is Officially
Listed for Early Embarka-
ton for Home.
PLAN FOR LARGE REDUCTION
American Expeditionary Force
Will Be Curtailed to 3OO,-
600 by July /.
PLAN FOR LARGE REDUCTION

-AsHINGTON. Feb. @J.-Whc largest
homcward movement OF ;roops since
the breaking up OF the American over
seas army started last November was
announced today by the War Depart
ment in reporting the departure from
French ports of eighteen troop ships
with nearly 10000 officers and men
aboard. The announcement OF the
movement was made coincidentail,.
. win the issuance of a statement tha:
all divisions in France except those
OF the regular army would be returned
. as shipping becomes available
Among the transports listed as hav-
ing sailed were the Aquitania and
Great Northern. each with more than
300 soldiers aboard. The orsaniza-
tions which have sailed include mos;
OF the units ot the Ninety second
tnegro) National Army Division. i'm :
poFtant units from the Eighty-sevcn;h
..t,rkansas louisiana Mississippi and
Aiahama) National Army Division.
ana "a score OF aero squadrons.
cotn @ oat troops not assigned TO divi-
which their services can be spnrcd
anu a similar policy has been adopted
cert that as far as possible these also
VIII VII! De returned III the order OF their
arriNai in France.
mage known TO be tvailablc and on
available as follows: March 10 9n"
:hErdii 5d2 ddo a2looo: May. 2is,o0o june
TO RETURN IN MAY
The genera! said that, based on these
estimates, divisions would be returned
IN the toil0wins order: March, Twenty
seventh ana Ninety tirst: XIII Two,
l,%-siNth: ~ Eighty third, Eighty second
Ir,!hirty- -hfth and Forty second: May
inird ,na EtEhtieth and seventy eighth;
June. Eighty ninth. Nineiicth. Twenty,
hinth and Seventy-ninth.
The A4uitania has these units Of
Sne Hinety,Second: Three Hundred and
HG,YTen;sen;n -, ,,,r;. train headquarters, the
and Seventeenth ammunition train com :
2lcte and the Three Hundred and
carrie sTlgenth ~ Infantry complete She also
a casual company of Illinois troons'
siXty casual ofacers; three .convalsss
officers. 'AH"i
On The Great Northern. due ut New
otk. March l, are the field and stan
headquarters and supply company.
medical detachment and Batteries &,
b. G and d of the Three Hundred and
Foriy-ninth Field Artillery OF the
Ninety Division. The ship also
fn1o1es ,nnnns 60 a casual g!a company of negro
ent detachmcn,s and fifteen casual
officers.
MARTHA WASHINGTON DUE An
NEWPORT NEWS, MARCH =
The transport Martha Washington.
que at Newport News. March D, has the
Fo5iE,ninth Regiment. Coast Artillery,
and the field and staff headuuarters
GI9tnpanE. Batteries \; Is, G. D, T. and
ana several other detachmcnts from
each OF the Three Hundred and Thirty
iliih and Three Hundred and Thirty
S!Nth Regiments OF artillery OF the
EiGhty-seventh Division and thirty
casual officers.
The transport Niagara due at New
orh. February 2S. has on board casual
companies of Georgia. Washington
California. Maine and Michigan troops
aetachments of the Three Hundred and
twelfth Trench Mortar Battery of tho
Eleventh Field Artillery Brigade and
twenty-five casual officers
The transport Sobral is due at New
York. February -, with the First and
second battalion, headquarters sani-
ply and machine gun companies and
companies a, r, Q, y, T. and T. of the
Ihree Hundred and Sixty-seventh In.
tantry. Three Hundred and Forty-nintb
Machine Gun Battalion, complete and
casual companies OF New York, Illinois
and Ohio troops.
TRANSPORT MAUI REACHES
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY IS
The transport Maui, due at New
York, February IS, carries the Throa
Hundred and Fiftie,h Field ARTILLERY
complete. with the exception of forty
New York, Texas, Illinois, Michigan.
Iowa and Kansas and eight conyaIesc
ent dctachmentS.
The Montclair, West Coast and
Ncstport also were announced as hav-
ing sailed with a few casuals each.