The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-19
First Real Information on
Landing of TOpekans.
Should Be Home in a Week
After They Arrive.
TOPEKA READY TO RECEIVE
Town VIII Put On Real Show
for Her Soldiers.
Troops To Stop in Capital City
for Reception.

New York, April 19.-Three units OF
the 35th division. national guard
troops from Missouri and Kansas, were
among 2,S92 troops which arrived here
from Brest today on the transport Won
Steuben. They include nine officers
and sc men of the Goth field artillery
brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen.
Lucien G. Berry; as officers and 1,6ll
nen of the 110th engineers complete
nd two officers and 81 men of the
10th engineer train.
At Newport News today. 522 men of
he 35th division, including division
leadquarters, headquarters detach-
nent and troop, military police COM
Jany. headquarters of the 10th en-
gineers train, and a postal and Sanl-
tary unit are scheduled to arrive
aboard the transport DeKalb. The
military police squadron of the 35th
division is inclusive of four companies
of cavalry, one from Eureka, one
from Wichita, one from Dodge City
and another from Coffeyville.
Other units on board included three
officers and 101 men of the general
headquarters A. r. F. band, which was
stationed at General Pershing's head
quarters at Chaumont: three officers
and 1873 -EneFl of the 1O2tid aero squad
ron; three officers and 113 men of ths
S3Jth ambulance company; ,casus4
companies from New York. Ohio and
Pennsylvania; scattered casuals and
600 wounded soldiers.
General Pershing's band returned on
the Won Steuben. 1t was organized by
Capt L. Fl. Fisher of Baltimore. The
drum major was Sergt. Willis S. Ross
of Kansas City. Mo.
The band will tour the country for
the victory loan.
Former Attorney General Thomas
f1TRrOTV
sci.
Word of the landing of the 10th
engineers at New York today has been
received in official communications to
the office of Gen. c. 1. Martin. adju-
tant-general from the war department.
The same official communication
states that the 13Oth field artillery.
which includes Battery A of Topeka.
will land in New York Monday, and
that the 1S7th infantry. containing
units from all parts of the state. will
land in home port Thursday The
10th engineers include Company A.
Topeka.
According to war department prec-
edent in troop movement the Kansas
troops will be held in the east for
about four days. 1t will take them
about four Gays, according to the ad-
jutant generals office. to make the
trip to Kansas. This would put the
10th engineers in Camp Funston to
be demobilized Saturday or Sunday,
April 26 or %. and the 130th field ar
tillery into the Kansas cantonment on
or about the following Monday, April
2S. THE 137th infantry would. under
the same arrangement. be due in its
home cantonment, Funston. about
May or 3.
The word received by the adjutant-
generals office today was the first
official advices received in Kansas
relative to the specific date of the
landing of the three Kansas units. all
of which are parts of the famous Thir-
ty-fifth national guard division. AL
tho the dates they are to arrive at
Funston are somewhat tentative, the
adjutant- generals office believes that
they are approximately correct and
will not vary more than day or two.
The units included in the 10th en-
gineers. the 10th engineer train. the
1SOth field artillery and the 137th in
fantry are as follows:
The 1sOth Field ArtiIIerS.
Headquarters company. Topeka.
supply company. Topeka.
battery A. Topeka.
Battery Il. Lawrence
BATTERY c. PittsburE.
Battery D. Pittsburg.
Battery f. Kansas City.
Battery F. Wichita.
The 10th Engineers.
Company A. Topeka
Company Il, Kansas City.
Company c. Kansas City.
The 10th Engineers Train.
Headquarters Company. Independence.
The I37th Infantry.
Headquarters Company, Lawrence aud
Newton
Machine gun company. Humboldt and
Hutchinson.
tnson.
Company A. Kansas City and wichita.
Company Il. Horton and Holton.
Company c burlington and Great BEND.
Comnany u. Paola and MCPHERSON
Company +. Fredonia and Hutchinson.
Company + Hiawatha and Larned
Company q. Fort Scott and Minneapolis
Cumrany VI Lawrence and Winfield.
Company !, Manhattan and Wichita.