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r IV1JL/A 1 ) fli XUU ~Xf avavi THIRTIETH HEROES GET WARM WELCOM1 Greatest Throng in History of Coluix bia Greets Troops?Soldiers March in Packed Streets?Occasion One of Great Rejoicing and Gladness. I*. ? , Columbia, S. C., April 1.?I the presence of a multitude, the lik of which has never been seen in Cc lumbia, under a white and blu? skj VialnrrosJ Kaim nf +>ia Thirtieth Di I tiic vcivvvu wvjrv v* w??w ? ? vision paraded through the street yesterday afternoon, being greete .with an acclaim which was but a fee ble expression of the pride and af fection in which they are held an which must have warmed their hearts Crowned with martial honors, re warded with the unstinted praise o their commanding officers, considerei by military leaders as second to m soldiers in the world, they came hom to their own and yesterday the; nestled close to the warm heart o the people of South Carolina. A happier occasion for the soldier and for the people of the State coul< not be imagined. For months thes boys in the devastated regions o France must have dreamed of the da; when they would come home again over and over again the vision o themselves marching through Mail Street, cheered by the crowds, mus have risen before their' eyes tantaliz . ingly; for weeks they had plannei as to just what they would do, jus how they would conduct themselve when in the homecoming parade. Ari( yesterday, the dream all came true Forgotten now the mud and rain faint memories the zing of the ma chine gun bullets and the whine o high explosives; as dim as a day ol< dream the blinding light of the sta shells and the moan of the minne werfer. All over now, and bad ' again on their home soil. And the fathers and mothers! The; came from everywhere, stood fo hours in hot sunshine, and waitei with.never a sign of weariness fo the swinging of the column aroun< the corner of Gervais into Mail Street. For them no more agonizing searcl of the casualty lists; no more chok ing fear when a messenger with s yellow envelope came up the fron walk; no more throat clutching anx iety when they read in the paper of some great drive in France; n< more pointing out "the photograph oi the family mantel of some sturd; youth to a visitor with the explana tion, "He's in France now. We hopi he will come back safely." A1 through and done with, for the boy were back with a record that make the cheeks flush and the heart bea treble time. And the folk were out to shov the boys how glad and how happ: and how proud they were of them. Great Demonstration. ^AmAncfrnfinri VA?itP.T*da.V W2L 1UC u?mvi<uvtM?*vM J ? unquestionably the greatest givei to a returning army in the histor; of South Carolina. Never had sucl throngs assembled Ih the State t welcome home returning soldiers and never was there such a stirrinj display of enthusiasm and joy. It was an occasion which will lonj be remembered by every soldier ii the parade and by the spectator that lined the route of march fo blocks. Undercurrent of Sorrow. It is axiom that on occasions o great happiness and gladness tner< is an undercurrent of sadness. I was so yesterday. Under one of the hotel veranda there stood yesterday an elderl; lady together with a young womai dressed in black. The young womai was waving a flag bravely. The col umns were marching by and some how the waving of the flag becanv more and more labored. Directl; it ceased altogether. The older wo man was leaning forward eagerly ''Here comes his; company," she sai< softly. "If Jim had come back, hi would be with these boys." But Jin wasn't there; somewhere in Franc< he sleeps quietly. His blue servic< star had changed to gold. The tw< could not restrain the tears. It wa: sigmncant tnat tne omer recovere< her self possession first. "Maybi his spirit is marcihng with his ol( company and maybe he would no want us to grieve for him on a da^ like this when so many hearts an throbbing with happiness," she sait gimply. And who shall say that sh< did not speak truly? While ther* vai many evidence: of sorrow to be seen among th< E throng that viewed the parade, th( prevailing note was one of gladness i- The vast majority of the boys hac come back safely. They had com< home in triumph from the crash anc horror and beastly brutality of th( most cruel war of history. Thej had stood true to the traditions oj n their sires. They had stayed unti e "it was over, over there," and the3 i- had come back to the peace anc rf safety of the homeland. And th( i_ crowds were unspeakably glad, anc s| didn't care who knew it. d( Long before the hour set for the i_ parade to move, the crowds began tc _ gather along the line of march. The (j Charleston delegation was at the | booths early in the day with a live ,.j marine band, and they had played fi only a few selections before one side ;j! of the street was blocked with peoJ pie. By 11 o'clock the steps of the e! State House were speckled with scaty ' sred watchers who rapidly increased f 'n number. Soon the windows fac7 on Main Street began to fill up. s By 2 o'clock venturesome youths be j! gan to show their heads above the ejtops of buildings on Main Street. Through the residential sections, J cars from various towns began tc 1 mi . . . | arrive. The trains coming in were f' packed and bicycles and motorcycles , began to bring their quota into Cot j lumbia. .1 About 2 o'clock, residents in the 3 suburbs dismissed the servants thai t i had not already dismissed themsel3 J ves, locked up the place and boarded j; street cars for Main Street. The i rocirlonfiQl cpctinne nf th(> nit.V Wf?rP . practically deserted from 3 o'clock _! until 5. f While the crowd was the greatest -j that ever gathered in Columbia, r there was absolutely no disorder. The good order that was preserved ^ was commented upon frequently. In front of the reviewing stand, the Y crowd began encroaching on " the r street. 3 A Boy Scout, who was on police r duty on the block, seized his staff, ] : motioned to a comrade and said, j I "Say, Ave've got to push these things | back." But "these things" proved 1 j obdurate, and didn't push back to .: any great extent. A police officer J soon came on the scene." "You must J move back nearer the sidewalk," he .'said . "All right," said a spectator. s' "Well, don't say 'all right' and stand o still," s^id ihe officer and when the [j crowd realized that he meant busip'ness, it telescoped into-itself and J backed off a section of the street. ci i.1? ? r - ?.i - .1. _ j. i. g onuruy alter xuur u uiuck a truuK 1 dashed through the streets at a high s rate of speed and its inmates were s! giving a good imitation df the rebel t yell. The crowd straightened up, j and a moment later the mounted ofjr;ficers swung into Main Street. A y cheer swept up the length of Main Street, and weariness was forgotten. The crowds surged forward, but s the i)oj:ce lines held firm and tne n way wa? kept clear. Soon uj choer? y were accompanied by the undertone h of the tread of hundreds of hobo' nailed army shoes. General Tyson, (>!wher opposite the reviewing stand at j*i the corner of Hampton and Main | Streets, issued a quick order and the lines marked time. General Tyson, n'accompanied by his staff, mounted s;the reviewing stand. Still the lines rj stood motionless. [ A corporal emerged from the lines ! and mounted the stand. The crowd f stilled suddenly. The corporal ade vanced until he stood in the front of t' the reviewing stand beside General Tyson. Speaking with clearness, Gens'eral Tyson said that this young cor^'poral had been awarded the distini guished service cross for distinguishv ed gallantry in action. He pinned the . | medal on the breast of Corp. George _'W. Batson of Greenville, saluted him e and then congratulated him. r\ And then a striking scene was enJ acted. All down the line and around the corner of Gervais Street, heels 1 1 I A/?Af Vl /-?V? n y> .1 U n V. J ? ~ ~ J vuvfttu bvgciuci cuiu imnud UcUlie s smartly, to salute. General Tyson x turned to the father of the young 2 hero, Huger Batson, and shook his 2 hand, congratulating him, and the 5 crowd broke into resouding cheers. s; An order was given and again the j lines moved forward, the corporal ? 'standing beside the general as the j' troops passed in review. t As the troops passed up Main j Street, scores of them were recoge nized by people standing along the \ curbing. Greetings were uttered in s tones that could be heard above the _:*i. J vuxuuiuj uuw vriuii cjrco niau IUUXVCU B dead ahead, the men marched on, on 5 ly an occasional smile breaking out t i despite all military regulations. s There was no break in the line of e 1 spectators though fathers and moth- i ; ers followed their sons for blocks u 1 with their eyes. j i i . "If I'd known the whole State was a r going to turn out to see Dave when I he came home, I don't think I would 1 have objected to his going in," said a r nno farmor "And I don't believe [ I'll shoot the local board as I had 5 about made up my mind to do," he n I concluded. C When the troops were passing and a i the eye was weary with seeing and b' the ear tired with hearing, a band t i came in view. Its drum major sight- P s ed the reviewing stand, and his ba- 1< ! ton waved vigorously. p 1 There was a rattle from the drum, t' s and then the opening notes of Dixie-E burst on ' the air. The crowd was j v ! electrified, and cheer after cheeri t' rent the air that had become mo-| f [ mentarily quiet. An old Confederate j ii veteran, with his hat in his handjb . said, "That tune, you can't beat it."ji] A parade without a dog would 'be h ! a dismal failure. When Company A of the One-JIundred and Seventeenth , Infantry came into view, a dog was i in the lead. He rejoices in the name ? of Whiz Bang, wears a service and a! ^ ? wound stripe and has seen service j ^ in Belgium. The wound stripe was ^ awarded as a result of a gas attack, n ! and the dog is held in high esteem c ; by every memoer 01 tne company. The reviewing stand was situated 11 I off of Main Street at some distance, * s and some of the troops passed it by n s without seeing it. Captv R. K. Gib- 0 ; son, Jr., stationed himself some 30 n J feet down Main Street in front of "h ; the Imperial Hotel, and using his Qj , hands as a trumpet informed each k" , officer of the location of the review[ ing stand. i Many of the officers failed to hear n him in the noise and cheering, but ^ i'after the passing of the first regi- ( ment most of tjje officers saw the i stand and came to salute when pass, ing. The Wounded Pais. i Directly behind the last company it [Icame the wounded soldiers from i Camp Jaekson in automobiles driven by members of the Red Cross motor ; corps. i The men received a rousing reception all along the line, and appar- b [ ently enjoyed the outing which the k i parade afforded them. 5 .| After having passed up Main to 1 UElmwood Avenue, the columns pass- ^ I ed down Sumter Street and the men ;!were dismissed near Gervais. *>' i At once the soldiers flocked to d s Main Street, where they were served ^ with edibles at the booths along the , thoroughfare. s Last night Main Street presented a a scene of movement and color. The J amusement places were crowded to n the doors and restaurants and soda s ; "ountains were full to capacity until > late at night. i The parade was about one hour i ^te. About the only people whom I that hour's wait bothered a bit were J J , I the police?munciipal and military, j 3 ; They spent it trying to keep back IS i "-he eager crowds that pushed for- 9 i ward as if anxious actually to em- n , '-?race the boys when finally they g I should come. il i And finally they did come. As they I swung into Main Street from Ger-il i **'3 they marched through borders ! of school children who flung confetti P5 . nd flowers in their path. It wr.s in- ?; ' 'erestly-to watch those faces, so *i :i sternly military just around the jgj .! corner break into smiles as the floral H ,j shower struck them. The wind blew.l , harply up the street and often aB , 'Oossom, landing upon a khaki chest,,9 . would be held there by the gusts?a jj fit decoration of honor bestowed by g victory. Spring. "Fine substitute 8 Tor shot and shells" a private was n heard to remark afterwards in speak- g ing of this special incident which H i -.oemed to touch them all so deeply. j N It was a pretty sight, those boysig and girls lined up there at the head 1 j of Main Street and along the entire first block, with theid baskets and B I bunches of blossoms, their flags and|| spring wands and colorful confetti. | g A fit sight, indeed, to greet the eyes| | of "South Carolina's own" as they ? massed before the flag decked capi- 9 tol in front of the Confederate mon- 9 ument and began their triumphal, narch up Columbia's main thorough-1 fare. Nowhere on Main Street was the [ crowd denser than right there in that first block. The plaza of the State | Hous? wa? crowded, th* ?tep? andj he portico a mass of (humanity, the idewalks were deep4>ordered and e ivery window and balcony was bulg- 1 ng with people. From the ground i ip its 12 stories to the roof the Unt on National Bank building cheered | < .nd fluttered witih flags and people.! 1 .cross the street the city hall was < all as to its Main Street windows ? nd roof capacity?and so it went on t rom building to building. J In this iblock, the two first refresh- t lent booths were given over to the )harleston delegation of matrons nd maids, most of whom viewed he parade from the vantage point of heir respective roofs and during 1ihe eriod of waiting the Charlestonians ?d the multitude in the singing of j opular and patriotic songs. "Keep he Home Fires Burning Till the I toys Come Home", sang the crowds | nth perhaps a happier spirit thani he ballad has ever been given be-1 ore?"the boys" 8,000 of them, beig at that moment just a few locks off, marching, marching stead[y forward upon a happy, thankful orde of kindred and friends. ABOUT THE SWOPES. News comes that Dr. Geo. W. Iwope is now in Orangeburg where e is conducting a revival. He will ikely visit Abbeville on Saturday of ext week, after his meeting has losed. * The Swopes are enjoying Richmond. Leslie, who wrote the news or The Press and Banner last sumier in such an acceptable way, is in ne of the large law firms in Rich-j innri. where he is nursuinc his stu-! ies in the law. Paul has resumed j is vocal lessons, and is now the paid. ioloist in the St. John Episcopal; Jhurch?the one in which Patrick' lenry is said to have made his -im-j lortal "Give me liberty or give me eath" speech. 'Thought I Had A Paving Brick In My Stomach" declared a Spartanburg, S. C., Man. He Was Constipated, Nervous; Had Dizzy Spells. Dreco Ended It All For Him. "I often felt like I had a paving rick in my stomach" says this well nown man who has resided at 181! 'ark Aevnue, Spartanburg, S. C., or the past fourteen years, Mr. P. l. Harman. "My stomacfi went on a strike I hink, for nothing I ate seemed to igest, but just laid there. I was badj constipated; my "liver was inacive; I got so nervous I couldn't leep, and dizzy spells would hit me, nd I'd have to sit down right where was. Dreco started my bowels loving at once, and all my troubles eemed to fade away, and ow I am REAL E< city property. These 100 ACRE TRACT?Six and one-half miles from Abbeville in Sharon neighborhood; close to school and church. Three-room house and barn. Per Acre $32.50 82 ACRE TRACT OF LAND? 4 miles south of Abbeville. Tenant house, barn, 8 or 10 acres of line brancti bottoms, 35 acres in cultivation balance in woods both pine and ash. Rented for this year. Near school house. Price per acre $20.00 LOT?on South side of town, 150x150 feet. Price, $150.00 156 ACRE TRACT?Located 4 miles Southeast of Abbeville S. C. Six room dwelling, 3room tenant house, barn. About 2-horse farm rented for this year. Good bottom land, plenty ashe wood and D<tA /inn tiiiiuci.1 x ntc ? y-rj-xvu. TWO GOOD RESIDENCES? on North Main Street, for sale. Ask for prices. ACRE LOT?In Fort Pickens. Good location. Price ..$600. 231 1-2 ACRES?7 miles South of Abbeville, two tenant houses, barn, well; 15 acrei bottoms, 150,000 feet law as well as I ever was in my life. I ;at anything I crave, -and it never lurts me one bit. I sleep fine?in fact, I'm well again." To those who suffer from stomach lisorders and their attendant troupes?constipation, sluggish liver, ;tc., you are warned to profit by the xperience of others. Don't let ;hese troubles sap your comfort, li-l_ J !l_ Ifi _ _ _ rm leann, ana vitality away, rney wear he victim down until he grows FARM FOR S; 87 ACRES?12 mile McCormick Con of W. D. Morral: P 40 ACRES?About i ville, no improv( and ti.nber. * 79 3-4 ACRES?3 mi one settlement? on place. Plenty running through 227 1-2 ACRES?I! ville. This is a sp arty. A lot of sav P 100 1-2 ACRES?1' ville. Good resid - ings. Well atere and timber. Pi 189 14 ACRES?11 ville. A splendi provements, abo' torn lands.v P 541 ACRES?1-2 mi mile from Calhc farm being oper Lies well, is well abundance of wc Pri Can Arran ROBERT STATE IS : are good investments? timber. Two hoi^e farm al ready' rented for 1919. Price per acre $25.00 6-ROOM RESIDENCE?On S. Main St., containing 4 acres, more or less. Good barn, 1 tenant house, rat proof crib, with branch running through property. Cheap at $2,100.00 TWO STORY DWELLING?6room, hall, electric lights and sewerage, 5 minutes walk from square. Bargain at. $1,250.00 120 ACRES?Four miles South East of Abbeville, dwelling, tenant nouse, well, t?uu cords wood, some saw timber. Cheap at $17.50 per acre. List Your Property Wit or Exch< Jno. K bu Abbeville, weaker every day, laying him open to disease of a serious nature. Every w one should know about Dreco, the great herbal remedy, which has no , neer as a stomach remedy, and relief for constipation. . -c'J* Go today to your nearest drug store?they all sell Dreco and start the treatment without delay. Dreco is especially recommended in Abbeville by P. B. Speed.?Adv. ? I LANDS dJL... - s from Abbeville, in nty, adjoining lands 1. rice, $30.00 per acre. six miles from Abbesments, all in wood . Price, $25 per acre. les from Abbeville? -two horse farm open ' wood, and stream place. Price, $2,000.00. V L miles from Abbeilendid piece of proper timber on this place rice, $17.50 per acre. 2 miles from Abbe- /; ence and out buildd and plenty wood > rice, $30.00 per acre. 0 miles from Abbeid farm but no imut 50 or 60 acres botrice, $18.00 per acre. , ile from Hester, one >un Falls. 15 horse ated< on the place. . watered and has an >od and timber. ice, $40.0,0 per acre* ige Terms S. LINK J I 7ZZT I llowing country and -Ask About Them 166 ACRES?6 miles from Abbeville. Good dwelling, barn tenant house, located-in Lebanon section, close to school and church. Price per acre $30.00 FOR QUICK SALE?120 Acre Tract of Land with 6 Room dwelling, barn, good pasture, enough to pasture 40 head of cattle. Rents for 5 bales cotton. Price $60.00 Per Acre 5-ROOM DWELLING? On South Main Street, at Cotton Mill. Price, $1,125.00. S.RflOM rOTTAflF.? RiVM at I High School, on Parker St. Lot 80x198. Price, $1,600.00. ^ h Me for Sale, Rent mge. fkarlanrl iilVA AUJ.1V& I South Carolina |