Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1918 — 4,000 YANKS IN SEVEN SHIPS [ARTICLE]

4,000 YANKS IN SEVEN SHIPS

I Fleet of U. 8. Transports on Way Across With Soldiers. * Washington, Dec. 20. Returning ihome on the transport George Washington, which sailed from France De- ' <cember 15, the war department announced, are the One Hundred ,and ,Thirty-ninth field artillery, batteries iA, B, D and E and headquarters comipany of the One Hundred and ThirtyIseventh field artillery, 35 officers of ithe One Hundred and Thirty-eighth . field artillery and a number of casuals, • American troops are returning on the steamers Saxonia, which sailed Deicember 14; Moccasin, which sailed Deceibber 15, and Heredia, Cardago, Sixoala and Bellatrix, December 16. On .all seven ships there are about 4,000 ..officers and men. i