The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-25
Returning Troops Are on Trans
port MadawaSka and Ex-
pected About April l..
DEBARK AT CHARLESTON
Included in Those Aboard is the
119th Infantry and Thirty
Seventh Division, the Latter
Expected About March 80.

have sailed from France and soon
will land at Charleston. This was
announced by the war department.
simultaneously troops already at
Newport News were arranging for a
review in the state capital of North
Carolina. Col. Albert Cox, at New
port News, was in communication
with Raleigh citizens regarding the
details of a reception for the 18th
field artillery.
The announcement of the war de-
partment shows that Brig. Gen.
Samson l.. Faison, OF the head
quarters STAFF, 30th division, is in
cluded in the officers and men OF
that famous division, en- route from
St Nazaire
The returning troops from North
and South Carolina and Tennessee
are returning on the transport Mada.-
waska and are due at Charleston.
April l.
On cabled advices from General
Pershing the war department fur
nishes the following details regard
ing the sailing date OF arrival and
camp destination OF the various;
units OF the 30th division now en-,
route home:
The transport Madawaska sailed
from ST. Nazaire March 1S. and is
due to arrive at Charleston April l.,
with the following troops:
Brings 10th Infantry
Headquarters 3oth Division, Camp
Jackson, "a officers army field.
clerks. including Brig Gen. Samson
l.. Faison: headquarters detachment
4 3Orh division Camp Jackson, / off,
GER, 81 men; postal detachment S0th
division, Camp Jackson, I officer, %;
men; 1O5th train headquarters,
medical and ordnance detachment.
Camp Jackson, officers. % mem
headquarters troops 30th DIVISION
Camp Jackson. 3 officers, f70 men,
117th infantry. headquarters second
and third battalions sanitary de-
tachment. third battalion, compan-s
les G. II, X, and NJ, Camp Jack.
son, 81 officers. S75 men: 119th ~
fantry, regimental and first battal-
ion headquarters. headquarters sup.
ply and machine gun companies.
medical detachment first battalion,
companies A. p, and D. 80 officers
I and l 20 men
: The Maui is due at New York
March 30 with units of the S7th di-
vision aboard. as we'll as a casual
comnany OF negro troops for South
Carolina
The La Touraine, due at New
! York about March %. has aboard
casuals. and the transport Arizona
is eVrected ~ New York April
+ with he mobile medical detachment,
motor section Headquarters ana
units Of the firth coast artillery
park and the 64Oth. 257th. 1O1st,
43rd 37th, 174th 17Oth 10Th. 21st,
! Goth, 31st and 33d aero squadron.
Many Troops En- Route.
The transport Henderson is due
at New York March 81. with troops
returning from France has on board
1.121 convalescent officers and men,
detachment of base hospital No.
% and two casual companies.
! The battleship Kansas is due at
Newport News April with the
first battalion headquarters, medf-
cal detachment and companies A.,
B and C. of the 112th engineers
! (37th division); detachment of the
146th infantry (37th division). en-
route for Camps Meade, Lee, Cor
don and Greene and few casuaIs
and naval enlisted men.
The battleship Georgia, due at
Newport News April 1, has on board
the field and staff, headquarters
company, second battalion head
quarters company. second battalion.
headquarters. ordnance and medicnf
detachments, and companies d, n
and F., OF the 18TH engineers. On
board also are detacbments of tho
14Sth infantry (87th division). es
route to Camps Greene. Lee ard
Bowie; detachments of the 146th i'm
fantry and a few casuals.