The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-20
Pershing Releases 4th, 9Th,
9Th and 18th to Sail for
Home in June.
FORCES DwINDLING FAST
Only 100000 Yankees Left in
France After July 1, Says
Daniels.

the United states, Gen. Persnlng notiheu
the War Department to-day. The four
divisions are to sail from France in
June. The Ninetieth and Eighty-hrst
divisions also will embark that month,
"The Sixth and Seventh divisions
were released May s, and the Foruth and
Fifth divisions were released May 10. to
be prepared for return to the United
States" said Gen. Pershing's cable,
Following Is probable order Of depar-
ture of divisions already released. but
not yet embarked: May-Eightieth,
Thirty sixth and Eighty-eighthi June
Ninetieth. Fifth. Eighty-nrst. Fourth,
Sixth and Seventh.
Schedules Of departure. based upon
length of service and time OF RELEASE
have been necessarily modified. due to
Increase in Third Army; to necessity OF
avoiding delay In utilizing ships arriv-
Ing at different ports and to necessity OF
utilizing rail facilities to each port az
these facilities become available. These
considerations may modify order OF de-
parture as announced above
Great Troop Decrease shown.
The release of the Fourth, Fifth.
Sixth, Seventh and Thirty-sixth divisions
will leave in France and Germany only
the First, Second and Third divisions
and some units Of the Eighth. Forty
FIRST, Eighty-third and Thirty-ninth.
AT the present rate with which the
navy Is bringing the army home from
France we will have all OF the Expedl-
tionary Forces, except 100000 men, back
in the United States by the frst Of July.
said Secretary Daniels to-day. II nee.
essary we could bring back 100000 oil
the men remaining in France during the
month of July"
Expected transport arrivals announced
to-day include sixteen ships, bringing
more than $4,000 officers and men, a.
follows:
Montana, New York, May 81. s14 en-
gineers.
North Carolina, New York, May rs
headquarters and troop. Sixth Army
Corps: 30lst Field Signal Battalion
Clothing and Bath Unit ss4; Provisiona'
Supply Company. and Nunition Detach-
ment, Sixth Army Corps; Detachmenti
ala and a14 Field Artillery: casual
companies, II casual officers.
Axamemnon, New York, May "a, 3tls'
Field Artillery Batteries A and b; Sup.
ply Company; Veterinary. Medical ano
Ordnance Detachments 340th Field Ar
tillery 3l4th Ammunition Train; Com
panies X and NJ, 356th Infantry; ao5tf
and 31tth Mobile Ordnance Repair
shops, 3l4th Sanitary Train; Company
C, 25th Engineers; convalescent de-
tachments; 3 casual companies, ITO cas-
ual officers.
Huntington I'd, New York, May rs
s5eth Infantry. less Companies X &c
NJ, inclusive.
quarters Fifty-eighth Field ARTILLERY
Brigade: 12ad, 123d. 124th Field Artil.
lery, 10sth Sanitary Train, less Field
Hospital Section: Medical Detachment
Batteries c TO F, inclusive; 34oth Field
Artillery; convalescent detachments
225 casual officers. including Brig Gen
Henry D. Todd. Jr
Many Heroes on Way.
General Gorgas. New York, June /
Headquarters and Company B. S0ls'
Field battalion: Headquarters and Ned
ical Detachment and Companies A to d
inclusive, bo6th Engineers, two casua
companies. 81 casual officers.
Lancaster. sNew York. May 81. field
and staf headquarters, medical and
sanitary detachments and Battal-
ions, supply and machine gun compa-
mics and Companies to II, inclusive
3o9th Infantry. one casual company.
Capt May. New York. May rs. field
and stan, headquarters detachment
First Battalion headquarters and medi-
cal detachments, Companies A, b, c. z,
G, and Machine Gun. 326th Infantry
Minnesotan, Newport News. May 80
train headquarters motor detachment,
sanitary and ordnance attachments,
Companies A. B. C, D and G.; 3o4th
Ammunition Train, headquarters de-
tachment, First and Second Battalions,
Companies A to +, inclusive. twenty
four engineers.
Princess Matoika. New York. May 81
headquarters. l54th Field Artillery Bri-
gade field and stan. headquarters and
sanitary detachments of First, Second
and Battalions, headquarters, supply
and machine gun companies and Com
panies A to and X TO NJ. all inclu-
sive: S14th Infantry. headquarters and
sanitary detachments, Companies A and
B 310th machine gun battalion head
quarters. supply and medical detach-
ments and Companies A, b and C: 3o4th
(unit unintelligible), probably ammuni-
ton train Bakery Company 3l5 one
casual company
Shoshone, New York May 2s. head
quarters detachment, horse battalion de-
tachment, Companies r and F.: S0ith
Ammunition train; headquarters. AM
bulance Companies sl3. Sl4. 3l5, 8l6,
Field Hospital 2l. Clothing and Bath
Unit 332 and two casual companieA
Dakotan. New York. May 27, head
quarters and sanitary detachments and
Companies A TO F.; 3o4th Divisional
Train, 3o4th Mobile Ordnance Repair
Shop. clothing unit Fifteenth Company
OF Second Regiment, air service mechan-
les Base Hospital "a ; seventy-nine mil.
itary police and medical detachment
detachment and companies l. and NJ
31bth Infantry and two casual compa-
MES.
Paysaydu. Newport News, May 20
Headquarters First and Second Bat
talions Machine Gun Company ant
Companies q to NJ inclusive, 8l3th In
tantry.
Texas. Newport News May FL, FIELD
and Stan. First Battalion Headquarters
Sanitary and Ordnance Detachments
Supply, Machine. Supply, Machln,
Gun and Headquarters Companies, ant
Companies A to X inclusive, 3leth In
fantry.
Lake Pepin, New York, June s. Ord
, nance Convoy Detachment No. So; on,
casual oficer
Julia Luckenbach. New York, Ma,
rs. Company A, 309th Infantry, De
tachments Sl1th and 312th Infantry
field and Stan. Headquarters and Sup
ply Companies. Headquarters First ant
Second Battalions. Medical and SAM
tary Detachments. Companies A 70 +
inclusive. 3l0th Infantry.
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