Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-01-09
1850 YANKS ARRIVE
At NEWPORT NEWS;
FOUR SHIPS ON WAY
War Department Names Other
Units for Return; Gives List
of Those in Russia.

|, Newport News, Va, Jan. S.-The
battleships Georgia and Kansas, bringing
1850 troops home from France, arrived
here today.
The battleship Georgia brot home the
Sixth trench mortar battalion and the
311th trench mortar battery, comprising
! nearly 1000 men, including 300 sick
and wounded
Aboard the Kansas were the seventh
trench mortar battalion. Third anti
aircraft sector and casual companies
800, 323 and 324, in all about 1,400
men.
Four Ships Bringing More.
Washington, Jan S.-The transport
President Grant, the battleships Montana
and South Dakota and the hospital ship
Comfort have sailed from France for
New York with 2S4 officers and 7,i19
men.
The President Grant is due -Janu
ary 16. with the second field artillery,
Slst field artillery, S3rd field artillery.
headquarters detachment Sth field artii-
lery brigade, Company III, Saith infantry,
18th trench mortar battery, 90 casual
officers ard about $50 sick and wounded
Most Of these are regular army units
The battleship Montana, due January
| IL. has on board the 3rd and 4th trench
mortar battalions, complete, and de-
/ tail of II officers Of the 56th coast
artillery regiment.
The battleship South Dakota, due the
same day. is bringing the 56th coast
artillery regiment, less Battery 4, and
the 474th aero squadron.
The Comfort. due January 20, IN ad-
dition to naval personnel, has on board
seven officers and 81 men of the army
as sick and wounded.
The third trench mortar battalion is
to be divided between Forts Crockett
and Logan and Camps Grant and Pike.
About 20 per cent OF the 18th treneh
raortar battalion will 60 70 Camp Mac
Arthur, the balance scattering
OF the 56th coast artillery regiment.
seven officers and 800 men are bound
tor Fort Terry, the rest being scattered
among various posts.
Assigned for Early Return.
Assignment for early convoy home Of
additional units of the American expe-
dictionary forces, comprising about lo,uN
men. was announced, today, by the war
department. Included were the 131st,
132nd and 133rd field artillery and the
1l1th ammunition train of the Both di-
vision. consisting of Texas and Oklahoma
troops.
Other units named in todays list are
/. the S9th aero squadron and medical de-
tachment: 18th and 18th battalion head
| quarters and 4th. 18th, 35th. Seth, 3Ith,
32nd. 33rd and 34th companies, all of
the Goth engineers; 61st field artillery,
brigade headquarters; 321st field bat
talon, signal corps; ordnance casual
company No. o: quartermaster casual
companies Nos. aud ,; base hospital
No. IS; 34th. 35th. 36th. 72nd, 10th,
nth. 18th, 10th. sGth and S1st evacua
ton ambulance companies
Units In Russia
The units of the Arcbangel region are
the 339th infantry. first battalion of the
310th engineers. the 337th field hospital
and the 337th ambulance company.
In Siberia are the 9th and 31st in
fantry. company ID of the 53rd telegraf
battalion; field hospital company No. i.
evacuation hospital No. II. medical sup
ply depot No Z, 146th ordnance depot
company. ambulance company No. f.
four staff officers. qfartermaster corps
detachment, comprising two officers and
q men; medical detachment of j of
ficers and 81 men and small detachment
of ordnance. signal corps. engineers, cav
| airy, intelligence. Philippine scouts and
Photographic sections.