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Show ACTIVE DIVISIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Army transportation trans-portation officials said today that the steamers Minnekahda, Lapland and Orta, which are bringing home 7000 American soldiers from England, probably will arrive ar-rive at New York about December 2. No active division of the American expeditionary ex-peditionary forces can be landed in the United States before Christmas. Secretary Baker said today. The policy of returning return-ing first the thousands of casuals and the auxiliary troops from England will postpone the movement of first-line troops who have leen designated for release re-lease by General Pershing. |