Show 12 TRANSPORTS SAIL FOR HOME HOMEr HOMEc r War ar Department nt Announces c More l I re Than Men l Leave France Washington Jan 30 Departure Departure from France of or twelve transports carrying more than 50 officers and men Including four coast artillery regiments complete was as announced today b by the war department Seven of the tho ships are scheduled d d to dock at It New lew York three at It Newport News and one at Baltimore The Thc returning coast COit artillery regiments regiments regi regi- ments are tho the Fourth Fort Forty FIt first Fifty and Sixtieth Announcement Announcement Announcement Announce Announce- ment that the regiments were returnIng returning return return- ing lag complete was waR said at the war department not to mean that each regiment regiment regiment regi regi- ment was coming hack back at full lull war strength but that every man at present present pres pres- ent on active e duty with tho the unit was returning with it The Tho transports now en route as announced announced an an- flounced today include some or of the largest in service Among Amon them arc are the Agamemnon Ce Cedric ric and The Duca Is duo at New NewYork NewYork cw York February 8 with tho Fourth Coast artillery y complete a detachment ol ot 35 55 Ohio men from the Field n artillery and antl 13 1 casual officers The Tile is scheduled to arrive at atI I New ew York February 1 12 with a detachment detachment detach detach- ment of or base baRo hospital No 2 composed of ot three officers and nur nurses os The ThEIl Espa ne which Is to arrive at New ew York February S 8 8 has one ono casual company each from rom l Pennsylvania New ew NewYork York and Illinois Transport and U U. 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S Cruiser Reach Port j New York Jan 30 Tho Tho United States cruiser Fre Frederick erick arrived here her today Y from front Brest with 1547 troops troop These Included 21 t officers an and 1022 men menn men of ot tho the Sad division Ohio and West est Virginia and the and 4 d aero acre squadrons together with a a. number of ot casual officers Bringing regular r army arm marine marino corps and national army troops from cloven states all classed ao as l casuals and a detachment of ot the Ule mobile hospital unit the American transport Mongolia arrived from rom St. St Virtually Virtually Vir Vir- all ll of the officers and soldiers h have b s actual B service and have ha boon wounded In wounded in notion action or r through accident nearly nearl 1000 being hospital cases case The national army men on ott board bOrd in include include In- In clude some from irom California and Texas I Philadelphia Gives Greeting to Yanks T Philadelphia Jan 30 Philadelphia tOlla today extended a hearty heart welcome to 1191 men ut of the American expeditionary expedition expedition- ary force first of or the overseas contingent contingent con con- to arrive arri o at this port Thc They came on the tho liner Haverford Ha which sailed from Brest ErcH on January 1 13 15 After being entertained at a standup stand- stand up luncheon b by women o of the various war Wll organizations the veterans of man many battles on eu French soil marched to the Pennsylvania Penns railroad downtown station anti and entrained this afternoon for or Camp Dix Most of or the returning soldiers were members of oC the thc Sixty Sixty- fifth regiment coast artillery Organize on the Pa Pacific coast the le regiment Is composed mainly of ot otmen men from Washington ashington Oregon and andI and California Col Cot Benjamin H. H t of Kansas Is in comman command I The regiment claims claim tho rho honor of ot being be being be- be ing the only organization of ot American troops to fire the British inch how how- howitzer in action and is said to have handled the heaviest lest mobile mobil armament outside of the r mount guns buns I used bv hy the American first arm army Tho Tim I regiment fired tired tons of steel and anu explosives cs at five different points inthe in inthe the German line of or defense all within I a 0 period of or seventy se days das and ni nights Coast Artillerymen I IEn En Route Homeward Washington Jan 30 Three 30 Three re regiments regiments regi regi- l- l ments of ot coast st artillery troops troop arc are included tn- tn In Included in army urmy units announced b by the thear war scar department toda today as lS having ha sailed salted for or home The rite transport Agamemnon due clue at Newport ewi olt t News February 4 4 has the regiment complete and the tho and GOth re regiments are on the tho Cedric scheduled to tl arrive at New cw York i tho the same sarno day There are officers and anti men on the two ships The rite Agamemnon is bringing also base hospital No I 2 2 en route to Camp I Meade Mcade two New ew York casual companies com com- panics 92 casual officers i O sick and antl wounded and antl 4 i officers Peerless Due Feb Feh 4 Lt Washington Jan 30 The O.-The The transport Peerless will arrive at port Newport t News hews I 4 J with a casual company compan of or Californians a small medical detachment detachment detach detach- ment and 3 seven n casual officers Other Othel vessels announced toda today as duo to arrive arrive ar nr- rive rho with small mall detachments are the V Western Oc Ocean nn at Baltimore February 3 and the Westhaven e tha on at It I ebu nary C 6 G. 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