Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
FIVE TRANSPORTS WITH THREE THOUSAND TROOPS
 HAVE SAILED FOR HOME
Hospital Ship Mercy Con voys Troop Transports From France; Military Units Specified.

 : Washington, Jan. 11.~-Rcingins home 7,50G men. ten transports, tine battleships Louisiana and New. Hamp- . shire, and the Hospital ship Mercy, have sasled from French ports.. The transports the war department an- nounced today, are the Pueblo, Wilhel- nina, General Goefhals. Hampden, Ice King, Suriname, Sierra, Godestoer, Westgate and DeKalb. The battleships are due at Newpor, News January Fist. The Louisiana carries the headquarters and supply companies and batteries A. B. c. Of the 59th coast artillery regiment and a few casuals The New Hampshire has on board the headquarters detach- ments and batteries D. B. and F. of the 59th coast artillery and small num- Der of casuals.
 The DeKalb, January 18th, with 113th Sanitary train, designated for Camp Taylor; headquarters company, Sec ond army, Artillery unit. routed to Camp Meade; and number of cas- ,uals, sick and wounded The Suriname,, January22nd, with casuals, sick and wounded. The Sierra, January 2Oth, with fol- lowing units from SSth divisions: Headquarters company and batteries A. B. c. D., and F. 397th filed artillery and about 300 casuals sick and wound- ed. l Tie Godestoer date of arrival not announced, with headquarters and first !! battalion headquarters and compan- l ies A. B. I. and K. 10th engineers: battery F. 56th regiment coast artil- lery; and casual companies AIS, both routed to Camp Meade; 102nd Trench Mortar battery, (27th New York Na- tional Guard Division) to Camp Upton. ], The ship also carries one officer and A men as casuals for Camp Custer: 19 officers and 57 men, Camp Upton; Iscattered 20 officers, 21 men and for lthe regular army 335 men, l The West Gate (date of arrival not given) with small number French sol ldiers.
 Washington, Jan 11-Sailing of five transports and the Hospital ship Mercy from France with approxi- mately 5000 officers and men was announced today by the War Depart ment They will arrive at New York as follows:
 I Pueblo and Wilhelmina, January IT. l Hampden and General Goethals, January 21.
 Ice King, January "A, and the Mercy January 20.
 The General Goethals carries train ing cadres of the 34th and 84th divi- |sions; the 311th sanitary train; four casual companies, including number l2, from Kansas, and a detachment of casual officers and some sick and wounded.
 On the Pueblo are six casual com- panies. including number 426, Texas, and l5 officers and .607 men of the 53rd ammunition train.
 The Ice King carries two air serv- ice officers.
 The Hampden carries one casual company and few sick and wound- ed men.
 The Wilhelmina is bringing de- tachment from sanitary train num- Der 1O9, cadre from the Seth divi- sion and headquarters 159th field ar tillery.
 On board the Mercy are four hun dred sick and wounded to be sent to various hospitals.
 The official record announced by General March showing the location in France and Germany of the Amer Iican divisions, gives eleven divisions as. comprising the army of occupa- ton. :s '..:= :. | Comparison with the last official announcement of the composition, of Ithis force shows that the seventh (regular) division under Major Gen. eral Edmund Whittenmeyer has been added and the 89th. (Kansas, Missouri and Colorado national army). and ninetieth Texas. Arizona. New Mex leo and Oklahoma national army), lli- visions have been detached from the army of occupation. This reduced the aggregate strength to eleven divisions fro" twelve. The list shows also that the follow iro divisions have heen "skeletoniz- ed" indicating thev have been placed on priority tor early convoy home or fc~ use ir part as rer,acements 21st (Georeia, Alabama, Florida, i national "rard). Sdth aMinnesota. Iowa. t1ebraska. Worth Dakota and South Dakota na- ssh Hn"iana and Kentucky na- Et;cn"l g,,ardD.
 sA+h Tndiana and Kentucky na- ;tjor"l arn,v). .s3 !, Ej2
 ssth Nllinois, national army).. [ S9th (Louisiana. Mississippi and A~'<'rsas national guard).
 With the exception Of the 29th some units of each of the divisions noted already have been announced as returning home. "
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