Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-05-04
MEMPHIS HONORS
DEPARTING TROOPS
THOUSANDS THRoNe STATION
TO CHEER SOLDIER BOYS ON
THEIR DEPARTURE.
TEARS AND CHEERS MINGLED
Second Time In Year That Troopers
"March OFF to the WarsD-May
See Service Across the seas
Before Return.

Memphis.-War with Germany in all
Its grim reality was brought forcefully
home to thousands Of Memphians when
they saw the Memphis guardsmen de
part for their mobilization camp al
Nashville Thursday night to be mus
tered into the service of the United
States.
1t was the second time within the
year that Memphis had seen her sol
der boys march off to war, but the
leave-taking was wholly different from
the farewell last June. Then the
guardsmen departed amid deafening
cheers; this time the great crowd was
silent as the trains moved out of the
station.
There was a feeling among the thou,
sands that many months, perhaps
years, would come and go before the
Memphis boys come back again, and
that was why the cheers gave way to
tears as the troop trains drew out into
the night and melted into the dark
ness.
All of the Memphis companies, ex-
cept the two units which were order
ed out earlier in the week, were in the
line of march. Most of the guards
men were tanned and hardened from
service on the Mexican border, but in
the ranks were scores Of recruits who
have yet to learn the business of SOL
diering.
Few of these rockies had a COM
plete uniform. Some had a part Of a
uniform. Some had no military cloth
ing, but carried a rifle. Some had
neither uniform nor rifle, but carried
some sort of army equipment, even
though only mess outfit.
The crowd was taken by surprise
when the soldiers entrained immedi-
ately. The Memphis battalion filed
through the gates without hating in
the station concourse, but the Chick.
asaw Guards, the machine gun COM
pany and the headquarters detach-
ment, who were to board another train,
halted for a few minutes.
AS the soldiers started to entrain
the crowd pressed forward so eagerly
that the soldiers had difficulty in max
ing their way through the narrow lane.
Many men and women swarmed
through the gates with the soldiers,
and 1t was with difficulty that the po-
lice guard cauld close the gates again.
The first section, bearing Lieut. Col
w. L. Terry, Maj. George Hoppe and
their staffs and companies A, B, G and
D, pulled out of the station at 1920
o'clock over the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & st. Louis railway.
Nearly every one in the great crowd
remained to see the other section de-
part, and other hundreds swarmed
through the gates to join them.
1t was $3.50 o'clock when the second
section, bearing the Chickasaw
Guards, the machine gun company and
the headquarters detachment, depart.
ed over the Louisville & Nashville
railroad.
The occasional, as always, was the
saddest feature of the parting. After
the last red light had disappeared in
the railroad yards the great crowd
turned toward the gates and star.Ad
for the city. There was lump in ev-
cry throat and many eyes were moist.
Col. Terry said just before his train
pulled out that no had received no
information of what duty the Mem
phis companies will be assigned to per-
form. Temporarily, however, it is ex-
pected that the troops will be ordered
to guard railroad roperty within the
state.
Whether or not the First Tennessee
ever is ordered to foreign land, it
is expected that many in the regiment
win have part in the training Of the
new American army soon to be Gre
ated.
Col. H. S. Berry gave out an inter
view in Nashville in which he said he
had orders enough to keep two regi-
ments busy. 1t is expected, therefore,
that the Third Regiment will be called
back into service soon.