Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
Official Report Shows Total
Deaths From All Causes
Number Eighty-Six.
DISEASE CLAIMS
LARGER NUMBER
March Says Troops Are Adequately
Clothed and Fed For Winter Cam
paianins-Thrss Additional Divisions
Desiana ated by General Persnins For
Return to United States-Osmobill-
cation spseded Up.

washington, Jan. i.-Sn oiNidl fe
port received from the American mill
tary attache with Ambassador Fran
els in Russia, announced today pS
General March. shows total death from
all causes in the American forces in
the Archangel region up to Nov. to
be eighty-six. Of these, nine were
killed in action. seven died of wounds,
three were drowned. two died as re-
suits of accluents and sixty-f five from
disease.
Later official reports. General March
said, show that the military situation
at Archangel is entirely in hand, and
that the troops are adequately fed and
clothed for winter campaigning in that
section.
Three Divisions Ordered Home.
Three combat divisions, the Thirtieth
Thirty-seventh and Ninety first. have
been designated by General Pershing
for early return home from France
General March announced today.
These three entire divisions and the
second corps headquarters which
operated with the British army in
Flanders under Maj. Gen. George w.
Reed, have been added to the priority
list and will be returned home as
shipping becomes available. The three
divisions and the headquarters COM
prise about $4,000 men.
The Thirtieth includes national
guard troops from Tennessee. North
Carolina and South Caroi;na; the
Thirty seventh Ohio and West Vir-
ginia guardmen. and the Ninety first.
Washington, OREGON. California. Idaho.
Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and
Alaskan troops.
DemobiIization speeded Up.
Units abroad assigned to early con-
voy. in addition to those already en-
barked, now total $4,000. Troops in
the United States and abroad
designated for rehabilitation, General
March said. total 1.379000.
Decentralization of the army at home
has now reached a last class, the COM
bat divisions. Orders for the breaking
up of these units already have been
sent out, and the task will proceed
gradually under week to week desigDa-
tions Of the number to be let out.
The program Of rehabilitation is be-
ing maintained. official reports show.
an incomplete total giving 630,369 men
and 40,491 officers discharged up to
Jan. 3.
Combat troops at home already dis
charged number about 40,500. Othe:
units on the list Of those designated
for early discharge include 10000
overseas casuals and i,30O Hawaiian
National Guardsmen.
Army Chiefs Heard.
Government acquisition all sixteen
national army cantonment sites, leav-
ing determination Of their ultimate use
to the future" was urged today by
Assistant Secretary Of War Crowell
before the house military committee
He also advocated purchase Of land
for establishing three big camps at
Columbus, Ca, West Point, Ky. and
Fayettsville n. c., for future trainins
Of the army, regardless of it's peace
time strength. The total cost would
exceed $66,oo0,o00.
Mr.. Crowell, Brigadier General Jer.
! vey and assistant chief Of staff and
| Major General Snow, chief Of field
artillery, declined to commit them.
selves as to plans for a peace time
army. -
Troops May See Europe.
American soldiers overseas will be
given opportunities to see something o.