Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-26
9OTH WILL LEAVE
FRANCE IN JUNE
Official Announcement Made
BY Pershing in Cable 4
to Washington.
COME HOME As THEY LEFT
Order Of Arrival in France TO
Be Followed in Sending
Troops Home.
REGULARS TO STAY LONGER
Divisions Are Excepted from
Provisions Announced by
Yank Commander. .
COME HOME As THEY LEFT
REGULARS TO STAY LONGER

WASHINGTON, Feb. s5.---Gencrai
Pershins notified the war depart
ment today that divisions nov In
tho American cxpeditionAry forces
| excepting those with regular army
| designation would bs returned to
the United States In order Of arrival
| OF their respective divisional head
quarters In France. This was inter
preted a. meaning that all divisions
except the First, ascond. Third,
Fourth, Fifth. Sixth and Seventh
would be returned ~ shipping was
available.
Combat troops not assigned 10 d.
visions will be returned In the order
In which their services can be spared
and u similar policy has been adopt
ed regarding service OF supply"
troops except that ~ far a. possi-
order OF arrival In France.
General Pershing sAid ne satimat-
ed the movement Of the troops, based
on tonnage known TO be available
and on the German chipping soon
to becdms available, % follows:
March, $4,000. April, asi, zoo:
May, $4,000. June. 2o7,oDe.
Tho general aid that. based on
those estimates, divisions would be
returned In ths following order.
March, f7th, 30th, Ssth. e7th and
s1st; April, 2sth. a3rd. a2nd, t5th
and <1nd; May, sand. 21th, eord,
soth and 7stb; June. ssth, soth. 3StA
dsrman shippins, which nsw b.
comes avaiiabis, WIN be used IN the
repatriation Of the troops. The srs
DER Of precsdepcs Of this return h
bAsod on the order OF their arrival.
The only exceptions 70 this ruling
and sea transportation. the relative
military situation. makes the exoep-
tion necessary. troops In the service
OF supply and labor troops will be
returned In the order which their
services can be spared and ~ far a.
possible In the order Of their arrival
In France.
General Pershing's message
shows he has laid out . schedule
which Will bring practically all OF
the troops except those In the seven
regular army units home by the
middle of August This would leave
France. provided the divlsions and
their auxiliary supporting units were
maintained at full war strength. ap-
proximately 500, 900 men. .
The schedule Of embarkation for
warded by General Pershing stated
that the program for July would be
announced later and that previously
announced assignments OF divisional
units sithef. II early convoy or to
prepare for Standardization had not
been disturbed.
With tho exception OF some four
divisions not included In today's list
or previously mentioned as destined
for early return, divisions other than
those mentioned have been skeleton
lied and are coming home In widely
scattered units with the majority or
their enlisted personnel absorbed By
other divisions or have already set
sail az In the case with the 41st.
e2nd and possibly with some por-
tons OF the 27th. II was assume ed
hare that the divisions not included
In dispatches would be assigned to
transportation In July.
1t has been understood here for
some time that army officials have
bees projecting their supply and
maintenance plans for the army In
France on the basis OF u, force OF
100000 men after mid-sum Mer. The
program now mapped out by General
Pershing conforms to these esti-
mates. some of which look ahead TO
the possibility that even a force Of
that size might continue in France
for more than another year,