Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-30
STATE SOLDIERS RETURN
TROOP TRAINS BEARING TROOP
ERs ARRIVED IN HEAVY
DowNPouR OF RAIN.
Camp swep Taylor Teeming With
Great ActIvity-Returned Troopers
Busy Entertaining Visitors and Pre-
pairing for Discharge.

Jackson.-After six months serv-
ice at Camp Wilson, San Antonio,
Texas. the First Mississippi regiment.
is back home, and according to off,
GERS in charge OF mastering out the
soldiers, will be released from serv-
ice Immediately.
There was no public demonstration
when the troops arrived, but crowd
of friends and relatives greeted the
returned troopers, who went direct to
Camp Swep Taylor, which had been
prepared for them.
Their first day back in Mississippi
was a cherries one from a weather.
standpoint. and a downpour of rain
caused considerable discomfort. It
was the same sort Of shower that fell
upon the men when they were rockies
last summer
So busy were the men and officers
with making camp that they would
not give any definite answer to invita-
tions to take part in public celebra-
tions. 1t is thought certain, however,
that regimental review will be held
and a street dance will be given for
the entire regiment. National colors
fluttered from many buildings as the
soldiers strolled through the streets.
looking happy enough just to be home
again.
Lieut.-Col. J. J. Hornbrook, U. 8. A.,
Is senior mastering officer at the
camp and has as his assistants Maj.
L. s. Upton, Capt. William Carleton
and Capt. E. D. Smith.
The men look to be in splendid
health and are tanned from their long
tour under the Texas sun. Their
equipment looks like that OF regulars.
and 1t would be hard to recognize
them as the same raw guardsmen who
left here last fall.
Only one man from the First Mis-.
sissippi has died since the troops left
jackson, although they suffered an ep-
idefnic of measles and pneumonia.
The home coming was different in
many ways from the departure of the
troops from San Antonio When the
regiment left jackson five months ago
the work of loading was accomplished
now become trained soldiers and the
very appearance Of the men bespeaks
untold praise for the military training
which they have received.
The trip from San Antonio to Jack
son was an uneventful one. The
three trains bearing the sections OF
the regiment left San Antonio Monday
afternoon. They arrived in Shreve-
port and came via Delta, Louisiana e.
vicksburg. The men were not allowed
to leave their coaches while enroute-
Most of them were provided with
sleeping accommodations as the regi-
ment Jared better than some OF It's
friends and was provided with Pull
man cars for the trip.
Convict Captured After Chase.
Secretary Conan. OF the board OF
penitentiary trustees, was notified OF
the recapture of Rufus Smith, one OF
the i've white convicts who made
their escape from the old capitol
gang" early Sunday morning. Smith
was caught at Florence. Rankin coun-
ty. about eighteen miles from Jack
son, and but six or eight miles from
the convict farm. He was returned
to the farm. Smith was serving two
years for burglary.
Tournament Of High Schools.
Inquiries received from high schools
In various parts ef Mississippi indicate
that the state high school meet, to be
held at the A. & M. college on Friday
and Saturday. April 27 and %. will
eclipse even last years splendid sue
cess, according to announcement by
]. v. Bowen, chairman Of the commit
tee on arrangements. A new feature
Of the rally. which is attracting much
attention, Is series OF baseball games
to decide the state high school cham
pionship.
Raising Funds For 1eauvoir.
An appeal has been made by the
board of trustees Of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans to the Mississippi
Division OF the United Confederate
Veterans. the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy. the Cons Of the Veterans
and all other patriotic citizens of Mis-
sissippi to help raise fund for the i'm
provement of the Beauvoir Soldiers
Home.
Dogs Fall to Capture convicts.
Bloodhounds were used unsuccess.
fully In an effort to capture Ave con-