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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 -
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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
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