The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-24
GEO. washington
HAS RETURNED
Big Transport Brings Back
Several Thousand Troops.
North
CAROLINAIANS ARRIVE
ARRIVE BIG PARADE THURSDAY


New York, Dec. 24.-The trans
port George Washington, which
took President Wilson to France, and
the steamship Cedric, arrived here
yesterday, bringing 6,025 men from
overseas in time to celebrate Christ
mas in the United States.
The Cedric from Liverpool with 65
officers and 2,16S enlisted men,
d0cked first and was accorded a
rousing reception, but the welcome
to the George Washington, which
arrived an hour later from Brest,
was perhaps the most enthusiastic
the city yet has given returning
transport.
The big liner had on board 331
officers and 3,461 men, more than
half of them members of the "Cy-
clone Division" made up Of Indiana,
Kentucky and West Virginia nation
al guard troops. The George Wash
ington's 96S sick and wounded, con-
trary to custom were in possession
of their honorable discharge papers
when the transport landed. They
received them last night with cigar
etes and candy at novel Christmas
celebration. AS the men were doz-
ing off for their last sleep aboard,
the ships quartette entered and
reused them by singing Christmas
carols and Home, Sweet Home. y
The lights then were flashed on and
a member of the crew attired as San
ia Claus, distributed the discharges.
Colonel Halsted Dorey of Wash
ington, wearing four wound stripes
was one of the officers on the George
Washington. He was gassed twice
and wounded in the leg.
Before sailing for France he com
manded the first Plattsburg train
ing camp for business men.
Lieut.. George w. Buryear OF
Memphis, Tenn, who escaped Ger
many by swimming the Rhine, af-
ter being in five German camps, was
another passenger.
Lieutenant Edgar Boligney of New
Orleans, aviator who enlisted with
the foreign legion in 1914. and later
was transferred to the American ser.
vice, was another passenger. Lieu
tenant Bolginey's plane was sho,
down In Albania last July from a
height Of 1000 feet, he said, but he
escaped without scratch.
Newport News, Va, Dec. a.
Among the wounded who landed
here yesterday from the transport
Zeelandia are number Of men who
q few weeks ago were conspicuous In
news dispatches from the battle from
In France. One of them, Major
Charles L. Sheridan, of Bozeman
Montana, whose battalion of tht
12Sth infantry, 332nd division, ac
tually was In battle fifty days anC
acting as support under fire the las
hundred days Of the fighting. Ma
ljor Sheridan was wounded five times
| but as he received two each on a!
many occasions he wears only three
wound stripes. In addition to hav
| ing been recommended for the Con
gressional Medal of Honor, Majo
Sheridan has been awarded the dis
tinguished service medal, the Bel
gian war cross and the croix d.
guerre. 1t is said he Is the fourth
man thus far to be recommended To-
the congressional medal. His bat
talon participated in the fighting a
Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Vezilly
Fismes, Chemin des Danes, JuY
igny and half dozen others.
Captain r. N. Insingnor of Spo
kane, who fought in many of th'
battles with Major Sheridan, wear
two wound stripes and croix d
guerre. Chaplain O'Relly, 3Sth di
vision, who is reported TO be ex
ploded under his horse, killing tn
| animal. He has been recommends
| for a distinguished service cross
/ His home is in New York but for
, number of years he was professo
at Georgetown University, Wash
: ington, d. G.
Others of the wounded officer
: who have been decorated or cite
5 for bravery included: Major Cal
roll, Ozark, Ala, Rainbow Division
i, Major Stuart Cramer, Charlotte, I
J, c., who commanded First America
/, Tank Battalion; Major Thomas Ba
rett, Augusta, Ca, said to be th