The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-04
GREET YAnKS ON
way TO FRANCE
Royal Welcome at EngIand's
Greatest Troop Port.
SPIRIT IMpREsSES BMTONs
Of Spirit" Says Old English General
-Fever-strlcken Lad Weeps Be
cause Surgeon Refuses to Let Him
Proceed With He company-Crowds
See Them on.

more imam ZUU,OUO American soldiers
during one month passed through q
certain English port en- route from
America to France via England. It's
the greatest troop port in the world.
Since the war began nearly 10000
soldiers Of the allies have gone through
here to battle the Hun In France.
With the port commandant, an old
English general, the correspondent
watched the embarkation Of 1000 Yam
KEGS here one evening.
They had liked 18 miles from their
camp through drizzling rain over
muddy roads carrying 4O-pound pack
on their backs. But they reached the
pier shouting and singing with the
military band blaring "Over There"
Lord, what wonderful spirit" the
old general smiled. "You can't lick
men with that kind of spirit"
From All Sections.
From California and other Western
states they came. There were a score
or more American Indians with their
banshee yells mixing IN with the gen.
eral hilarity and hubbub of the
Yanks. Even Chinese in the khaki of
Uncle Sam were in the lines.
Beside us stood Lieutenant Woods
Of New York, the United States army
embarkation physician, carefully
scrutinizing every man as ne filed up
the gangplank. Suddenly he espied
a young lad, pale of face, weak and
scarcely able to wobble up the gang
plank. 1t developed the lad had q
temperature of 103 degrees and vas
burning up with fever.
Knowing his unit was going to
France, he refused to report sick
that morning and be left behind. So,
in order to go along to France with
his unit for crack at the Boche, he
gamely made the long hike.
"Please let me go on" he begged.
1--WE looked forward so much to the
time when I'd be in France with my
unit. Now, at the last moment, don't
want to be separated from them. I'm
only a little sick now. I'll be all
right soon. Please let me CO."
The lad actually broke down and
wept when Lieutenant Woods refused
and put him in an ambulance for the |
camp.
II just wish the kaiser could see
that kind of spirit" said the old Eng |
lish general.
II often get 'em like that" Lieuten-
ant Woods told us. "Our boys are so
darned anxious to get at the Huns
they don't want to let sickness or
else stand in the way. Every
blamed one of 'em thinks he person
ally is going to win the war and
there's no stopping or holding 'em.
Lord, I'm proud of EN-"
OFF for France.
With the military band blaring and
the boys up on deck waving and
"good-by' the ship slipped out
into the harbor en- route to France.
"Good-by and good luck" waved
the old general. II hope every
blessed one Of them comes back safe
out it's hell; some Of them won't
sver come back" l.
As we turned to leave the docks
We passed hundreds of other march
ng, singing Yankees, embarking on
'ther boats. Far down the principal
treet Of the town the line Of march
extended, f1anked on either side by
heering, flag-waving crowds-women
nd children mostly. Pretty girls
TODD along the line Of march grasp
ng the Yankees hands. Some grim
ing lads hung on to them rather
light and pulled them along several
tops, laughingly protesting.
From All Sections.
This great English seaport town Is
blaze with red, white and blue. From
every principal building
utters the American flag. In the
enter Of the city's largest park is :
'cated an American and British rest
imp, accommodating about 1000.
he camp of about 100 galvanized
on structures is flanked by pretty
goons and ponds, trees and great .
lshes and flower gardens. The !
mericans have turned the beauty !,
'ot of the town into a rest camp. :,