The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-25
Kansas Men Are All To Be
Home in a Few Months.
27th, 3Oth, S5th, 37th, 91st Are
Due Back in March.
TO KEEP REGULARS ACROSS
April List Contains the 27th,
send, 35th and 42nd.
May, 32d, 2Sth, 33rd, SOth, 18th
June, seth, Goth, Goth, 18th.

Paris, Feb. 25.-Ame~' soldiers
will return home in the order of the
arrival of their respective division
headquarters in France, General
Pershing announced in general orders
made public today. Divisions bearing
regular army designations will be eX-
cluded, however. The only other ex-
ceptions will be made when availabil-
ity of transportation or the military
siuation renders it necessary.
Unassigned combat troops, together
with supply and labor units will be re-
turned in the order of their service. so
! far as they can be spared. The orders
estimate that shipping, including Ger
I lows:
| March, 212,000 tons; May, 24S.00O
tons; June, 270,00O tons.
| Based on the provisions of the gem
eral orders and taking into considera-
ton the Importance of their present
assignment, divisions would return as
follows:
March. 27th, 30th. S5th, S7th and
91st divisions.
Kansas Boys in April.
April, 26th, 77th, SIND, 35th and
42nd divisions
May, s2nd. 2sth, ssrd. sOth and
| 18th divisions.
June, seth, Goth, 2sth and 10Th divi-
sions
, BY exception of the so-called regu-
lar army divisions the orders would
indicate that those ur.>s will be main
tanned as the army OF occupation as
! long as necessary.
| The 35th is composed of Kansas
and Missouri national guards. There
are many kansans. some from To-
peka, in the 42nd division. The S9th
/ is composed of - al army men
from kansas and other midwest
states.
Troops Are to Come.
Coblenz, Feb. 25.-The approximate
! dates of the departure for home of
| two national guard and two national
| army divisions, comprising half the
American army of occupation, were
| announced today at Third American
army headquarters. The Thirty-second
division and Forty-second, or Rain
bow, division, will leave about Apr.
5, and the Eighty-ninth (Kansas ma
| tional army and Ninetieth divisions
of the antional army during June.
According to the plan the places of
the departing divisions will be taken
by three regular army divisions. The
force of occupation will then consist
of the First, Second, Third, Fourth
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh divisions OF
regulars.
Details for the departure of the men
by way of the Rhine and Holland are
being worked out.
Reduce the Force There.
| Washington, Feb. 25-Announce-
ment by General Pershing's chief OF
staff that eighteen national guard and
national army divisions were sched-
uled to sail from France before July
apparently confirms reports which
have been current here that the ex-
peditionary forces were to be reduced
to a total strength of 500 900 by the
end of the current fiscal year.
, Calculations in the various depart
ment bureaus. it is said, have beer
figuring on the maintenance of the
army abroad after July I.
Some Guards Are Left.
| The announcement from France in
| dicates that in addition to the sever
regular divisions now in France ant
into which presumably men desiring
to remain temporarily, are being
transferred the American forces aftel
1 July will include the 29th and 36tl
| National Guard and the 18th and SIS
National Army Divisions. This woult
give a ten division strength for th'
| combatant forces and allow one divi
sion for employment as a depot unit
; While the statement from Pari
! named only Is divisions, all other
! now in France except the seven regu
> lar and four national guard and ma
t;onal army divisions already are ol
priority for early return or have beel
SkeIetoniZed and are returning.