The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
DEPARTURE 0F 13
 SHIPS WITH 17,O0O
 TROOPS ANNOUNCED
5000 Props of Ohio National Guard and 1500 Texas and Oklahoma Guardsmen
 on Way Home
By Associated Pres,


 Washington, March 14.--Depar-
 ture from French ports of eight
 transports and five warships with
 more than 17.oOO officers and men
 of the army, including 5000 troops
 of the Thirty-seventh (ohio na-
 tional guard) division was an-
 nounced today by the war depart
 nent.
 In addition to the Ohio troops about 1500 officers and men of the Thirty sixth (Texas and Oklahoma national guard) division are aboard the ships. The remainder consist largely of cas- ual companies and convalescent de- tachments.
 The Ohio units aboard the tranS- ports are the 13fth and 136th machine gun battalions and part of the 14Sth infantry due at New York between March 21 and 2d and the 136th, 135th and portion of the 134th field artil- lery regiments expected at Newport News about March 25.
 The Texas and Oklahoma troops con- sst of the 132d field artillery regiment and are due at Newport News March c5. They will be sent to Camp Bowie, Texas.
 The cruiser Huntington has aboard in addition to the two Ohio machine gun battalions, casual companies from Pennsylvania. New York. Illinois. Mis- souri, New Jersey. Michigan and Iowa,
 The battleship Connecticut, due at Newport News March 24, is bringing the Sixty second artillery brigade, headquarters and field staff headquar- ters. supply company, medical and ord. nance detachrnents and batteries $. A. B. c and p of the 136th field artil. lery. All the units will be sent tt Camp sherman.
 The battleship Vermont, due at New port News (date unannouncedD has aboard medical detachment and bat teries and r of the 13sth field artil- lery. the troops to be divided between Camps Sherman. Dix and Jackson; and the field and staff headquarters. supply company detachment and batteries A and of the 18th geld artillery, all as- signed to Camp sherman.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE DUE 25TH
 The battleship New Hampshire is due at Newport News March 25 with bat teries p and F of the 135th field artil- lery assigned to Camp Sherman; field and stan and First and Second battalion headquarters. and batteries A and of the 134th field artillery assigned to Camp sherman. and an Illinois casual com pany
 The cruiser North Carolina, due at New York March 24, carries four officers and l63 men of the 103d trench mortar bat tery of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania National Guard) division. the 139th aero squadron casual companies from Illinois, Pennsylvania. New York. Washington, Kentucky, Missouri. Nebraska and North Carolina and 8 casual officers.
 The transport Kroonland is due at New port News March 25 with the 132d field artillery: detachments of the Forty eighth coast artillery regiment base hos pital No. 43: casual companies for Cal ifornia, Kentucky, Iowa and Kansas and about AGO sick and wounded.
 The transport Louisville. due at New York March 21 is bringing S36 officers and men of the 18th infantry assigned to Camps Dix, Upton Lewis and Bowie. the Eleventh air service construction com pary; casual companies for Ohio. Texas, Louisiana and Massachusetts. and a large number of sick and wounded. The transport Antisone. expected at New York March a4. and 24.5 convalescent troops aboard in addition to a casual cnpsuy for Iowa and scattered casuals,
 The transports West Arrow, Galesburg. Deep Water and oc,und ara due at New York between March ? and % with cas- .uals s