Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
'DES|GNATES 18th
FOR RETURN HOME
West Virginia and Ohio Division,
Trained at Camp Lee,
Will Sail Soon.
SAW SERVICE IN FLANDERS
Carolinians and Tennesseans, of
Thirtieth, Included in Order
of General Pershing.
SAW SERVICE IN FLANDERS


WASHINGTON. January i.--Three
combat divisions. tho Thir;icth, Thirty
seventh and Ninciy-iirst. have been
designated by Genera! Pershing for
carly return home from France. Genera.
March announced to-day.
The Thirtieth includes National
Guard troops from Tennessee. North
Carolina and south Carolina: the
Thirty seventh. Ohio and West Virginia
guardsmen. and the Ninety-iirs;, Pa
citic Coast troops.
These three entire divisions and the
Second Corps headquarters. whic,
operated with the British army i'm
Flanders under Major.GcneraI George
w: 'Peed. have been added to the pri !.
oritY list and will he returned home as
shipping becomes available. The three
divisions and the headquarters comprise
about $4,000 men.
Later official reports General Marcb
said. show that the military situation al
Archangel is entirely in hand. and that
the troops are adequately fed and
section.
TROOPS DESIGNATED FOR
DISQUALIFICATION I,319.OUO
Units abroad assigned TO early con-
coy. in addition 10 those already EN-.
barked. now total 29o 900. Troons In IN,
rehabilitation, General March SAID.
total i,3I!.000.
disqualification OF the army at home
has now reached the 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 the week to week
designations OF the number to he lie,
out.
Combat troops at home already o.
dered discharged numb Der IA bout 10000.
mated for early discharge include / =.
600 overseas casuals and 100 Hawaiian
National Guardsmen.
The progress OF Generalization Is be-
ing ma .ntained pi1iclal reports show. an
incomplete total giving 630.369 MEN and
4o,49l officers discitatged up to Janu-
airy ).
40 VACANCIES lSsRhNkSs
or Old REGULAR ARMY
The army reorganization bill to he
presented tp,fConSresS ,earlyVneSt weak
viii contain PROVISIONS giving authori,y
+ to Z heg.S5ars Department to. Incorporate
In the new regular forces, those ten,.
var. General March said There are nc
vacancies inthe ranks OF the old regu.
Tar army, eYr% commissioned grade be.
OGicers jSho have indicated their de.
sire "a nlAintain their connection with
The Dc;Ira nent forces are being held in
camp and not discharged as their .,urn
'StSi.t beHeThl 1eTSnInS has bee,
Instructed &c use in the army OF occli,:.-
tivn Of" trs in similar Status abroad.
inrsply to an inquiry regarding per.
sisfent reports that batteries 3 and D.
QUE Hundred and t'iftieth Field AT.
tiicry. Forty-second Division, has been
practically wiped out in action, Gen.
Feral March said Major-Ciencral Charles
T. Mcnoher, former commander of tho
rory second. who is now in Washing.
IS. Lad stated 8; eciiically that suGy;
reports were unfounded. These units
he sad, had not suffered any unusually
icavy lOss"r
General March requested that alten.
tion be called to. the fact that the wa,
RISK Insurance Bureau is an adj,nc;
OF the Treasury Department and does
no, come under the War Department
re said his personal mail was Hooded
with inquiries regarding insurance.
AGGREGATE AMERICAN DEAD
IN AHCHANGEI. SECTOR ~
An official report received from the
american military attache with Am.
Das3ador Francis, in Russia. announced
day by General March, shows totai
deaths from all causes in the Ameri.
can tcrceS III the ArchanGel region mr.
- November % TO be eiChty-siy. q,
tneSe' nine were killed in action. sever
died of wounds. three were drowned
nna Two died as Il result OF accidents
ana SiNtE-four from disease.