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IIINDENBURG LIN] RETURN T Laurens Soldiers in Old I Charleston Friday Mo Camp Jackson. Men ii ing Forward to Figal Di (ly George M. Rlumph in Greenville Daily News.) Charleston, Alarch 2.-The trans Port Pocahontas, bringing approxi liately 3.004 Thirtieth division heroes from France, among t'hom the Butler Giards, of Greenville and other con panies from the Piedmont section, doedivi at (harleston port terminals shortly before 11 o'clock this morn Ing and thiree hours lat(r had deliv riedthe last of the men on shore. The soldliers proceeded immniiediately from tile ship1 to waitlug trains and got onl thijr way to Camp Jackson. The arrival of the big ship was not ia rihed by a great aimiount of ceremony bit her a-pproach was majestic and awe-ispiring. A subehaser and a sea plane escorted her from several miles out in the harbor where she spent the night before, the latter escort doing various stunts both in the air and in the vfater. Bands of music on the transport and the terminals all par ticipated in playing popular airs, "Dixie" nmnd "Home Sweet Home", bringing forth loud cheers from the re turning soldiers. After gangways were laid no time was lost in beginning dobarkation and keeping up the process at a rapid rate. Every man was eager to got ashore and smiles wreathed the faces - of A aill of them as they made their way to the rail'wny coaches. To efliciently handle the troops the debarkation ofilcials saw fit to have the men lose as little time as Ipossible at the terminals, so it was limiossible for people who wanted to chat with them to do so, newspaper men from all parts of the south were on hand and all the -best of them could do was to ask a few questions and get them answered by a few words. All the -ien were glad to get home and said so without being asked. A pile of sand on the terminal dock was scattered 'widely by the enlisted men as they passed it. "Gee, Ameican dirt," they said as they tramped over it. It was then they first set foot on American soil since they went to beat the Hun. The offi cers of the organizations debarking from the Pocahontas were the busiest persons at the terminals as they had to see to the proper handling of their commands. Col. Cary F. Sptence, comn imiander of the 117th Infantry and Major W. D. Workman, of Greenville, hattailion conimander of the 118th In fant ry, were snapped by a photographl ei as they bustled about their duties. Roth these distinguished oflicers ex ir-essed delight at being home again. Trhe I Iutier Guards, Comnpaniy A. iil8th Infantry, were a healthy and husky btinch, and to Greenville p~eople lookfed a little more sp)ick and span than their tine appearing comrades of othler' unmits. Thlere prevails in this company, one saidl to a reporter, a feeling of suirprise andl disappointment that they wvere not going to come to se us 'for musterIng out. '"Tell the Greenville people to come to see us in Columbia,'' was the message they gavo Tlhue Nnws mani. Two others said they were juist rareing to get home; btothi admitted that fair ladies await lhir coming anxiously. Captain Sam Willis w'as thle picturi ofd0 healt h andi seermed immensely proud of his lint h-r' (Guardts as lie went abot seeing to thir proper' handlIing at the term inis, when lie was reminded of the great record his company hail made In iFranuce. A imeniber of thle (Greenvi lie company saltl it was comp iosedl of bt(t Ier 11gh t(ers than "aniyt hinug ever' horn in Geirmany.'' 'rhe Butler Gutards just looked fine, and wvere ini the highest kindl of a spirit-the great pitty waus that all the men in the company who went to France (lid not conic haesk on the Pocahiontas yesterday. Th'le poppies girow over the graves of sonie who made the sumpremne acrifice in the world awar. Captain Arthur Lee, of Company D), of Lauurens, a newspaper editor, who, with his men helped materially to hellp 'win the war, was in such fine physical shape that old acqluaintances hardly recognized him although he has alwvays been robtust. Captain.Lee was delight ed to lie on the last hap toward home and wvas warmly welcomed b~y those here 'who knew him. Rhesides the Greenville and Laurens companies the folllw'ing other com panies from the Piedmont section came in on the Pocahontas, compilany B. of Anderson; Company C, of Peizer; (C6mpaiiy I", of Sp)artanhurIig ; and Com pany K, Anderson. As all the meon in these oirganizat Ions miarchied from ship to traIn they were the picture of young manhood, all happy to get back to this country, buit ready to wvin another war if necnnsan'y, Their deameanor a t.e - E SMASHERS 0 NATIVE SHORES Hickory Division Land at rning and Go by Rail to 1 Fine' Health and Look scharge. terminals was that of the gentlemanly soldier; laughed, smiled and grinned, but there was also on their faces the grim and determined look which Is characteristic of the fighter. Charleston people called the men 'who camle on the Pocahontas "the fighting heroes of the Thirtieth." All here, as all over the world, realized he big part t-he infantry doughboys played In bringing the war to a close by smashing the llindenburg line. The Clharleston folk (lid not celebrate on any big seale In welcoming tihe P'oeni hontas, but expressions of admiration of the valor of the men aboard were heard on all sides. This city's owI sons, included ill four companies, landed here on the transport KonIgen der Nederladen, Which after lying at the terminals all of Thursday night began debarkation early 'this morning, People here en tiortained their native sons as royally as the -tight military regulations would permit. The men of the Pocahontas were handosmely looked after by the local red cross chapter and the army Y. -M. C. A., -who provided things to eat and smokes whidh the returned heroes enjoyed thoroughly. If the people here could have staged a big celebration with a big dinner and such things they certainly would hav.e been found doing so but such was not permitted. The sick list aboard the Pocahontas was small, and all the In'disposed sol diers 'were suffering with only minor ailments, it was reported. The -Pocahontas brought In one corpse. Ililton* King, aged 18, an en listed man in Co. L, of Hartsville, l18th Infantry, (ied Thursday night while the ship was anchored in Charleston harbor. His death resulted from pneui monia, which he contracted on the voyage home. This young man was a real hero. le had been decorated for bravery in action, and was said to have received a dozen? or more wounds. He 'was a capital soldier, his company mates said, and his untimely death was deep ly mourned. The organizations which came on the Pocahontas were virtually the same as previously announced as being. aboard. Companios of the 117th and 118th infantry regiments occupied the major space on the. big ship. Col. Spence of the 117th was the highest ranking officer aboard. Col. P. K. le Cully, of Anderson, commander of the 118th, came on the transport Mercury wlilch debarked here Thursday moru lng. Chlarleston is justly proud of the record made here ini handling the~ troolps which have this wveek landed at her magnificent port terminals, 'which are anl eye-opener to persons uinac (Iuainted with such big uindlertak{ings. Thle trriIn service over the Southern and Atlantic Coast MLne railroads, which tr'anlsported from hlere to (Co Inumbila more thban eight thIoulsand men in about thirty-six hours, wvas nearly fauI t less. ('ol. Lawvrence C. Brown, and hiis assistants have handled their (1nd withloutI a lhitchi. People here thin1k t hatI Chiarl'eston will yet become chief iebarkationll point in tihe entire coiun try. The local ultilonl and the mian~y visit oris he re thish week( saw the' ('tielenicy of' the ldbarkat ion proce ss and marvycled at it. They approvedl of thie buisi ness-like way in wvh eh thle lug task was handled, not.wvhhstanding the fact t hat by reaison~ of strict riegutla bios thi" wee deprI(li veil of (com1 ing in ( lose ' ' i with t heir frienids andi lon' di cm- amoug thle retuirned' heroes. All rea li'ze. hiowvever, that It will b~e tilt a short t ine before they may wel 'cime them back to civil life, In a world wvh eh hiese same zmeni have made se Curei' against au tocr'acy for all timle ito IS YOUlt FAltM FORt SALE I If you have any land for' sale, either improved farms or 11u implroved acre ago, two may b)e ale t find you a pill chaser if you will 1i1d it with our hiomeseeker's Bureau.) We are receivinig allrge jiuliher of iniquiries about farnying liportunities ill this State and ip' 0 thle purp'iose of the C. & WV. C. R f1foad to preparo at 'ompirehiensive 11dt of landls for salo located along its line, to be distribut cd among proslpetive settlers, andl all personis having suhl proplerty for sale are' urgedC~ to CO-operate withl theO un1 dersigned, in order that accurate and rieliable (data may lbe jplaced ill tile halnds of prospective homeseekers imakinug inquiry about farming opplor tunlities in your' community. 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