Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1923, Page 4

[ B ST. MHIEL ARRIVES “~AT-CHARLESTON, S. C. ‘ontinued from First Page.) husbands say. who declare they in- iend to return to Germany when they have obtained discharges from the service. Some of the troopers left wives Germany, planning to re- turn there. Other wives were left behind because their husbands de- clined to them aboard the transport. They will arrive later by commercial steamers. wd Marriages Are Hastencd. jority of the women never having left their home towns until the voy- age to America. While at sea forty members of the Sth Infantry were transferred from {the infartry for service in President | Harding's cavalry guard, stationed at Fort Myer, Va. it was learned. All of the men formerly wers members of the provisional cavalry squadron, ¥. G.. which acted as escort for | many European and American states- men who visited Coblenz during the past two vears. In relating their experiences at sea the soldiers spoke wrathfully of the night of January 29, when the S Mihiel encountered a gale. The ves: el shipped much water and the for- ward hatches, in which enlisted men THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ' Rhineland Babies Assure Warm Welcome for Soldiers’ Wives Special Dispateh to The Star. SAVANNAH, Ga., February sergeants and rugged privat of Army barracks life after the St. Mihiel. They were d of the American forces in Germany, today got back to the prosaic dutles of nursing their hyphenated babies on out for approval. days before the St. Mihiel sailed. Private Ralph Balley and his bride, who held up the troop train from Co- blenz to Antwerp while Mrs. Bailey packed her suit case, having married twenty minutes before the train’s sched- were in the mess Private Balley was wearing the 3.—Stern es, lately ten days rafted to mothers hall, ule for departure. He was born eight D. THURSDAY, and how the country will feel toward them. C., Bargains in Germany. Savannah gave the answer to this latter question, but they are doomed en_have them—which cost her $40 In Coblenr, and would be hard to get here at'ten times that amount. Sol- dlers have “clivilians” which cost $6 in €lermany, and would nesd $50 to be duplicated here. One couple brought over a mewing machine they bought for §15 just before they salled. Two automobiles on board cost $150 and FEBRUARY 8 1923, B e e R BB iittii/il B, fn the states, and saving besides, all because of the favorable rates of ex- change, Forget Huhr Invasion. The feminine. contingent have for- gotten the disparity of the foreign policles of thelr nations and are dn- terested entirely in what 18 to happen The gutteral of the Rhineland and the musical -softness of the French combine in discussing how to make ends meet, & distinctly more paramount question to them than the occupancy of the Ruhr. The excite- ment of the home-coming and the thoughtfulness of their husbands has gone far to keep the “fraus” and “madames” from realizing the lone- liness of these first days in an alien late Thursday and the remainder go on to New York. EIght of the mar- rled soldiers left here will be dis- charged at once, three are to be dis- charged at Charleston and twenty- five will ge their final Yapers at New York. The government will furnish transportation home and travel ra- ions. : ‘Wives of the soldiers remaining in the service who are stationed at gort Screven are temporarily quartered in barracks there, but it is likely they soon will have to proylde their own quarters. (Copyright, 1923.) BODY FOUND IN POTOMAC, Npecial Dispatch to The'Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Februars 8.—The dead body of a white mian, apparently from twenly to twenty- five years of age; he?hl, five feei elght inches; ‘welght, 150 pounds; dark hair, smooth face, and dressed in ma- rine’ clothos, was found in Poomag river near Somerset Beach wharf, King George county, a few days ago. A coroner's Inquest was held and a verdict of death from unknowh causes was rendered. pinch-hit in the role of when their wives went under with seasickness. The latter had recovered today from their mal de mer and were commenc- ing to return the critical but dis- tinctly friendly glances, America cast toward them Wednesday afternoon and evening. Avparently America, as represented "here, approved, because the “fraus” were noticoably - more cheered after 50.000 people lining the city’s two miles of water front had waved and shouted thelr welcome. Bables' Warin Welcome, Perhaps the sigh of half a dozen enlisted men standing along the aft} rail of the transport holding their children, ranging in age from eight- een days to three vears, had some- thing o do with the warmth of Sa- vannah's welcome to the sixty-nine German, five Belglan aund three Fr_nch ‘wives | 5| The twenty-four babies furnished! the point of contact between the timid women, uncertain of their wel- come, and the great host that had | o {gatheéred to extend the hospitality iflof their adopted country. the | Sergt. Albert Badgett of Chicago was holding his three-month-old son in approved manner as he stood by the rail while the lines were being, made fast, Whipping a handkerchief | from his pocket with bluff and blus- ter, he held it to the youngster's nose “Blow Hard!” Yells Dad. “Blow hard!” he commanded in al voice native to the drill fleld. Alvert. | jr. obeyed with the alacrity of a rookie, while the mother looked on iin sympathy. The crowd caught up the incident, laughed at it and passed it _along. Sergt. Thomas Watson of Califor- whito aprén of & mess attendant. Three things are agitating the wives —the fact that the three-month-old baby of Private and Mrs. David Woods had cut his first tooth en route; the high cost of living in this country, $200 euch. Fords, they said, were quoted at $100 the day the troopers left the Rhine. One sergeant ex- plained that he had been drawlng $87 monthly, was living at what would have been & §400-a-month rate land, The arrival at Savannah began the disintegration of the colony of the Rhine. Twenty-seven wives were dropped when the steamer docked | here; sixteen debark at Charleston were quartered. were flooded. They | found dry bunking space atop crates containing machine gun carts. departure from wny marriages several of which were per- an hour so before the S ©ne soldier was mar order for hastened The Coblenz abroad, ned See the Announcement of the Victor Company on Page 3 of Today's Star FAMOUS VICTOR RECORDS BY FAMOUS PEOPLE You enjoy a concert all over again when you have at your command such perfect,Reproduc- tions of the Music of the Musical Organizations and Famous Artists at your home as are obtainable by means of the Genuine Victor-Victrola and VICTOR Records. We Will Be Pleased to Have You Hear These Fine Records by the Philadelphia Orghestra: 74671—Samson et Dalila (Bacchanale).............. 74684—Walkure (Ride of the Valkyries) (Wagner) 5 74691—Young Prince and Princess (Rimsky-Korsakow).. 6089—Symphony in G Minor (Menuetto) (Mozart) —Symphonie Pathetique (Tschaikowsky). 3 66058—Minuet (“Celebrated Minuet”) (Mozart). s DROOP’S &5 1300 HOUSE Steinway Pianos, Player-Pianos, Victrolas Near-Funeral for All. One buddy told of a tempestuous voyage. ‘Sa bo.” he said, “we all like to had a funeral. This eld tub rolled and wallowed around on old man ocean on the night of January,; 29.until rae and my wife «nd kid just | said a dust (o dust. “You on’t kno how the women- folks did suffer. and the kids just yelled every time the old tub squirn ed. Believe me, land duty for mine.” ‘The vessel i d to have shipped much water that night, and the for- ward hatches, in which the enlisted men were quartered, were flooded. They said they found dry bunking space on top of crates containing ma- chine gun cars. A buddy came up through the hatc! way with many decorations on 1 tunic—as one soldier put it—"the guy who won the war." He proved to be Private Simon_Prince of the medical detachment. Prince is a native Pittsburgh, and wanted to know | the Smoky city was still on map.” EDMONSTON’S — Home 6f the “Origi_nal” FOOT FORM Boots and Oxfords for Men, Wonien and Children. ‘ Stockroom Clearance I Friday Only , Broken Lines Remnants The most drastic cut we have ever made in Shoe Prices etween 500 and 600 PAIRS of High-Grade Shoes Women’s Boots, Oxfords and One and Two Strap Pumps minute weddings by civil _authorities, instead of by the military, s said some of the wives uncertain whether -Sufficlent ceremonies had been cnacted. Savannahians were disappointed when they looked over the ship in <earch of mascots reported aboard. There were none. All mascots and pets had to be left at Coblenz or Ant- werp because there was not room Pnough to accommodate them and the soldiers' baggage and household roods. It was said great quantities of such goods were left overseas. The deck of the transport was piled with household effects of the troopers. An automobile of German make, said to he the property of an officer, wus lashed to the desk under ca Three pianos also were brought back, it was said. | Yanks Highly Decorated. Among the men from the Rhine are many who wear decorations for brav- ory accorded them by the allies. Many bear sleeve stripes for wounds re- veived in the major operations of the war. Five sergeants aboard the ship. three of whom are to be stationed at Fort Screven, and who boast an ag- gregate of 156 vears' service in the Army, are to be'discharged soon. Four .f the men are natives of California. Color Sergt. George Catarius being from San Jose, Color Sergt. Thomas Hughes from Palo Alto, Sergt. Thomas AfcCarthy from San Mateo and Sergt. mas Watson of Monterey. Serst. Watson married two vears ago in Co- Dlenz and has a baby daughter. other sergeant of long service is Staff Sergt. Henry Funk of Lebanon, Pa. Corkscrew Is Burled. While the St. Mihiel was 1,654 miles from Savannah, the soldiers, with, elaborate ceremony, “buried the cork- screw.” It was a formal mourning of severance from the ent beer” | of Coblenz and formal T r The dryness of the United St diers said. A specially constructed corkscrew, lashed to “Johnny Walker” bottle signed to the waves, while Private Alva McDonald of Portland, Ore. for- Amaroc News, | v Private M funeral oration referred to “Aleck” recited that “Aleck had an awful pull” The oration closed with: “Earth to earth to ashes, dust to dust: but . mever again corkecrew to bot- These la. were performed sol- Publish Paper at Sea. A feature of the voyage to Savan- nah was the daily publication of the Seagoing Amaroc,” a continuation of the Amaroc News, published by the troops at Coblenz, Its editions con- talned wireless dispatches and ship gossip. Four hundred ccpies were ie- sued dally. Members of the staff of the paper are to be stationed at Fort Jay, where they will serve the re- mainder of their enlistments with the Army publicity bureau. On January 31 a surgeon aboard the transport sent by radio instructions for{nia, a “top” with thirty years of caring for a wounded seaman on an;chow lines behind him. brought h ‘American freighter bound for Liverpool. | five-month-oid boy to display him The seaman was sald to have suffered | the crowd. The 'sergeant explained | amputation of three fingers and his|that he had named his offspring ship's captaln asked for medical advice | “Frederick,” because he nev by_radlo. been able to call him “Thomas,” and | Private George Brand entered port to- | “Tom” is “too undignified for a top, day minus a shoe, his buddies said. They | which the boy eventually wlill be. told of how Brand, during a_gale, w *“This boy IS going to be called Fred- | thrown about the ship's deck when a!erick.” he confided in a foghorn voice. Wave broke over her. The soldier was | “He's the finest youngster that ever] brulsed considerably and in the tussle |came out of Germany, I'm bringing with the wave lost a shoe him up Army style. He gets a cold shower every morning. He yells when it first hits him. but 1 figure it either | will make a man of him or kill lnmvl T've been in this man's Army thirty | years and never was worth « damn un- | til 1 got married.” The Safed & Drug Stores 1006 F St. 904 F St. 418 7th St. 1337 Pa. Ave. 1345 F St. 1301 F St. 701 15thSt. 1717 Pa. Ave. LIGGETT 250 DRUG STORES On February 4th, the 250th store was added to the Liggett Veteran of Six Campaigns. On the roster of the transport's | soldier personel is the name of a vet- | leran of sis campaigns. He is Private | L : i : : . Stmon Prince of the medical detach- |y Y& Datted his fERuEaftacs onatelvian Lhere 1s a size or so in each style and the styles embrace every good ment. Erince, who le » native of Pits: | . 3 3 burgh, Pa., served fourteen years in the Ship's Youngest Passenger. | model shown this season. British army, participating in the Boer ! Jack Shea, Jr.. youngest passenger| - All Sales Are Final—No C. O. D. war, Egyptian and Indian campaigns {on the transport's roster, was brought| All these shoes in our Stockroom—to the left rear of main store. 15% Discount On All Regular Stock — feature of the voyvage to Savan- h was the dally publication of the Seca-going Ama a continu- | ation of the Amaroc News, published | by the troops at Coblenz. Its editions | contained news received by wireless and ship gossip. Four hundred coples were Issued daily. Members of the staff of the paper are to be stationed at Fort Jay. where they will serve the remainder of their enlistments | with the Army publicity bureau. : « First Porpoine Sighted. | ALLEN SAYS FAREWELL. During the vovage the German | girls enlivened dull moments by sing- fng songs of the fatherland, the iroopers said. The girls themselves, soldiers said, were highly ex- ed when, a few days out of Ant- they sighted a porpoise. It throughout the world war and’ la Rhineland high commigsion at a spe- . at Irkutsk. He re-enlisted at |cial meeting of that body yesterday oblenz. With the members of his staft he in- | With the return of troops from the itends to sail for the United States, | Rhine came also Rhineland Post, No.|February 21, on the steamer George | )0 Veterans of Forelsn Wars of the | Washington. atriving home about | ,‘r e dpd- nh merica, mu s of [three weeks after the landing on; Foot Forms and Corrective She Storel efitsthroughLiggettcxpensmn.bccauscltm?flcls nfantry and the posts officers and {American Rhineland army of which i i il- members plan to coutinue the organiza- ! he was commander-in-chief. { 5 .gr'lflm Eurghas_x_ng POWEE, g‘l‘egtel’ man‘-‘flcm“dns lcb‘l tion, under the same name :Imnl(-h‘:;rter “After four years charge of the| ities, reflecting 'in better service, fresh, new, desirable at Fort Screven. Private John C. Quin- | Amerl zone and three v s i i i e e s e e e merchandise at uniformly, dependable, moderate prices. commander. commission,” Gen. 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