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Show 1 COL, J. A. HOWELL IS I EXPECTED TO RETURN J TOOGDEN Col J. A. Howell, judge advocat of the thirtv-Becond army division in I service on the Rhine, is expected to i return home within a short time, according ac-cording to a statement of Mrs. Howell. Associated Press dispatches show-that show-that one train load a day of the men of this division will leave the Rhln country for Brest, from which port rhey will sail for America, during th next few weeks. Mrs. Howell did no? receive any direct word that her di f- tlnguished soldier-husband will leave vi!h the men in tho near uture, but , states that his letters have stated his anticipation of parly release. Mrs. Howell recently received a letter let-ter from Mai Gen Strong, the com 1 : -.manrler under whom Col Howell I I ( served at Camp Kearn and the general gen-eral requests her to pay his compli merits to the colonel and ask him to be sure to write, as he and all the I officers .md men of the old division m held the colonel, or major as he then w.. In the very highest regard Genen I Strong stated in bis letter to Mrs ! owell (hat he is to be transferred trans-ferred to command of Camp Jackson, You'll Carolina. The Thirty-second, composed largely of Wisconsin and Michigan men. stood second on the list of the heaviest losers of men anions national cuani unit- the Rainbow division (6-indi.1 suffering the heaviest national guard m looses. Two regular army divls'ons lost I nore heavily than either of these or Tl sanitations I " oo |