The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-21
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Record OF Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York, March 21.-The steam
ship Giuseppe Verdi docked here to-
day from Marseilles with 1856 troops.
54 civilians and IL nurses. OF the
troops, 2S officers and 995 men com
prised transportation corps companies
numbers 60, 81, 107, lis and l31 for
distribution among fourteen camps
thrucut the country. Included was
casual company number 1861 of Mis-
souri, together with casual companies
of scattered marines and colored
troops.
New York. March a1-Five transporta-
ton companies. thirteen casual companies
and twelve casual officers arrived here
today on the Italian liner Gsuieppe Verdi
from Marseilles March q.
The organizations aboard were trans
pOrtation corps company No. Go. officers
and Dds men, from Camps Sewer. sherman,
Funston, Lee, Bowie. Mcclellan and Mer-
107. officers and 224 men from Camps
Dix. sherman. Grant and Funston; trans,
portation company No. s.. Officers anu
.05 men from Camps eLe, Upton, Travis
Sherman and Grant; transportation corps
company No. 10. officers aud 2l9 men
| from Camps Meade. Mcclellan, Bowie and
sherman and transportation corps com
| pany No 1857, officers and l24 men from
Camps Grant. Travis. Devens and Dix;
Among those returning was Lieut.. Will
! liam Zwicky, formerly newspaper man
at Rapid City. 5. ID. Resides bringing
I mendation for the American u. :. e..
| Zwicky left woods near Naux bearing
| his name.
| Following Zwicky's exploits during
thirty six consecutive nights. which he
| spent as scout in No Mans Land. the
! French awarded him the cross of war. and
named the woods Bois de Zwicky. Later
Zwicky wounded four times i'll action
near Chateau Thierry and while he laid
| captaincy. The promotion, on account of
| his disability, never materialized. lie was
! formerly attached to the 1+Sth machine gun
| battalion of the Sunset division.
/ Washington, March 21.-Three transport
| sailings were announced by the war depart
| ment today follows:
! Transport Maui. from Brest due New
| York. March so. with 146th infantry, field
and staff headquarters, machine gun and
| Companies =, Il. Z, u. +, +. G. IL, /, X. l.
and NJ, for Camps sherman, Dix. Dodge.
| 122S Illinois) 726, scattered, all colored
| special casual company al, colored; 13rd
infantry brigade headquarters, for Camp
| Sherman: Brest convalescent detachments
131 to 1876, Inclusive; Brig. Gen. Sanford II.
Stanbery, commanding 73rd infantry bri-
| Transport La Touraine. from Havre, due
| New York. March %, with casual companies
246s, 2i69. 247o and 2471, all scattered.
| Transport Arizonian. from Bordeaux, due
New York, April ?, with Fifth Coast artil-
| lery park; park battery; truck companies
b. ID. e. and d,d medical medieai detqchmend arS head
quarters for Camps Grant and sherman
aero squadrons $40, 257, 101, As, 81, Ia, IT,
| Transport Madawaska from St Nazaire
due Charleston, April 1, with headquarters
30th division for Camp Jackson, including
Brig. Gen. Samson l.. Faison; headquarters
| detachment 30th division for Camp Jack
son; postal detachment 3Oth division
Camp Jackson; 105th train headquarters
| medical and ordnance detachment fol
Camp Jackson; headquarters troop of 30tl
division for Camp Jackson; 11Tth infantry
/ headquarters of End and 3rd battalions
| sanitary detachment 3rd battalion; com
panies G, II, i, X, l. and NJ, for CamI
Jackson: 10th infantry; regimentnl ana
first battalion headquarters: headquarters
supply and machine gun companies; medi
cal detachment LIST battalion: companies
| A, b. c and ID, for Camps Jackson. Dodge
4 Lee and Funston; special casual companies
COG (discharges); 24T2 tfurlosl; 2f73 (dis-
charges).
Base hospital 81 and evacuation hospitals
8 and have been assigned to early con
voy, the war department announced today