American Troops Remaining in France Should Start Home in January, 1920

From the New York Tribune, Sunday, Dec. 28, 1919

Last of A.E.F. in France to Start Home in January

Washington, Dec. 27—The American Expeditionary Forces in France and Belgium will embark for home during the month of January, the War Department was advised to-day by Major General W.D. Connor, commanding officer at Paris headquarters. With the return home of the A.E.F. in these two countries, all American military forces will be out of Europe except for the army of occupation in Germany.

General Connor informed the War Department that he would close the offices of various services on January 1 and his headquarters about a week later. He asked that the transports Martha Washington and Kilpatrick be held until January 6 and the Northern Pacific until January 11, by which dates the returning troops, he said, would be ready to embark.