The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-31
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FROM The 18TH
Washington Reports Early
Convoy of Entire Division.
To Arrive in Units and Not in
One Great Body.
EACH TOWN TO GIVE WELCOME
Artillery Outfits Among First
To Reach the States.
Takes 45 Trains and Six Ships
To Transport the 35th.
EACH TOWN TO GIVE WELCOME

Washington, March 31.-Among
army units announced today as as
signed to early convoy were all organ
izations of the 35th division (MissCuri
and Kansas with the exception of the
field artillery, sanitary squad number
I and sales commissary unit No.
CThese were already on the convoy
Iist)
Units of this division mentioned IN
the announcement are division head
quarters of headquarters troops; 69th
infantry brigade headquarters; 18TH
13sth, 139th, and 140th infantry; 10th
infantry brigade headquarters; 12Sth,
129th, and both machine gun battal-
ions; 35th military police company
10th train headquarters, 10th SAM
tarv train; 10th field signal battalion;
10th supply train: 10th mobile ord
nance repair shops; sales commlssary
unit 9: sanitary squad 8 and the 10th
ammunition train.
Announcement by the war depart
ment that soldiers from overseas shall
be discharged within forty eight hours
after their arrival in camp likely Will
make important changes in plans Tor
the official welcome home.
The 35th division. for instance,
which has been scheduled for early
sailing perhaps will reach Camp Fun
ston "A few units at time during the
last half of April and the first half of
May. the early arrivals being out of
the service, at home, and al work in
their old jobs while some of their
comrades still are on the ocean
1t is highly improbable, therefore,
that a considerable part of the 35th
division will be seen in a body, as so
many had hoped. 1t may be possible
for a regiment or two regiments, to be
seen together.
According to the best information
obtaina BILE. the 13Oth field artillery,
which has four Topeka units-Bat
terry \. the reEimental band, the medi-
cal detachment and headquarters COM
pany-will be the advance outfit of
the 35th division. coming about April
-. The regiment will be welcomed in
New York by the special committee
appointed by Governor Allen 1t then
viii he moved to Camp Funston to be
mustered out Immediately.
Five Trains to Move both.
Five trains will be required to move
the I3Oth. As the trains Mill be rout-
ed thru Kansas City. Kan, Lawrence
and Topeka-three cities having units
in the regiment-an effort will be
made by every one of these cities to
have the entire regiment stop for a
welcome. If it seems not to be feast
bie to have regimental reception at
the three places named. nor at any
one of them. the suggestion is offered
that an official reception be held at
Camp Funston for the regiment. and,
after the soldiers are mustered out.
have them sent by special train for
welcome by units in their respective
home towns.
While the new order for prompt
muster out has upset the entire recep-
ton program for the Kansas contin-
gents of the 35th and seth divisions
those in charge doubtless will begin
working ont new details at once. The
drift of sentiment appears to be to-
ward making the return of the unit
the company. battery. etc.-to the
home town, the main feature of the
event.
Welcome in Topeka.
( it he found that two of the Kan
Sis regiments of infantry viii return
at the same time. arrangements might
he made to give them public well
come in Topeka. instead of at Camp
Funston. as Topeka is much more ac-
cessible than Funston. The four To-
pcka artillery units perhaps could be
assembled for participation in the pa
rade. which. with 1000 doughboys and
SOC artllerymep. would be imposing
ID is estimated that forty-fiv trains
will he needed to transport the 35th
division from New York TO Camp
Funston The division will cross the
Atlantic IN six ships.
13Oth to Retain Number
Topekaus who have sons in the
13oth field artillery doubtless will be
pleased To learn that the regiment is
90 have its number retained in the new
standing army, as a part of the 60th
artillery brigade. in order to preserve
its traditions IN the Argonne and else
where in France. The name of the
35th division. however. will not he re-
taiaed. according to the order by the
war department. Certain units of the
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