The sun., 1918-12-17

Camp Merritt. Into the asphalted
yards OF the pier section of Hoboken
trains were backed so that Major
Hewes could take the men. almost at
one step. from the ship to comfortable
seats in the waiting cars.
The ships Company.
simultaneously small craft of the
navy in coveys. hocks. droves and
schools were chanping mt their tethers
at the river end OF the long pier to take
aboard the 4,747 sailors which the Le-
viathan had brought back from foreign
waters, numbering slightly more than
half of the $50 enlisted men aboard.
, The officers and crew Of the Leviathan,
plus 10 civilians aboard, completed the
lI,224 on the ship, perhaps the great
est number OF human beings that ever
honored any ship or any port in the
world with their wonderful presence.
Army guards in River street, Ho-
boken, who are bullying with auto
matte guns" which are supposed in
normal war times of hysteria to keep
! civilians on the west or far side OF the
street, absolutely forgot to keep the
crowd back. The armed guards, like
the cts in mufti-men. women and lit
tie ones-stood outside and looked in
by the simple process of showing wide
faces between narrowly arranged bars.
Trains backed up and rnorted. The
bands still prayed. Everybody in the
offices of the third floor of the long
! line of pier buildings of the port of
| embarkation forgot their swivel chairs
and crowded windows Somebody of an
| honest frame Of mind said later that
even Brig. Gen. McManus, the army
boss of the port, and Joe Marmon of
! tho University of Notre Dame, the
Philippines, Mexico and all campaigns
North. East, South and West for
twenty years-Col. Joe now being the
acting chief of staff of the port of en-
barkation-forgot their desk chairs in
the excitement and pressed their noses
fat against the glass window panes
| also.
| Limit of the states.
When the dark eyed, tall and 1.-THE
! Ma ah Hewes--a handsome devil" the
| girls who work in the port offices say
had bundled the last OF his 2,200
casuals aboard two special trains In
the pier yards TO start them toward
Camp Merritt he had the honor Of
| taking with him to the camp wounded
men from forty-eight States of the
Union. And the only reason there
were no wounded men from a few
more States was that forty-eight is
the highest number OF States the little
old Union can boast OF.
| Tho 2 o00 raQ,1aIe talreu 20 I'm, y,
Merritt by Major Hewes made some
what of hole In the ships cargo
still, after the trains had footed and
cheered and hoorayed themselves out
of the pier yard-every maroon car
draped with hilarious wounded gentle
men in khaki-there were still on the
pier and aboard the Leviathan hun
dreds OF human proofs that Kaiser
Bill the unnecessary and the chnless
Great Clown Ounce had had the
stuffing kicked out OF them-especially
aboard the ship.
There was Jimmie Mcdaniel, for in
stance. Jimmie's address being box
las (the reporter took the post office
address down because Jimmie insisted
that paper be mailed to him). Bes-
semer. Ala. What did Jimmie Nc
Daniel DO but come down the gang
plank toting German rifle over his
shoulder and wearing a shiny black
patent leather German helmet ali
decorated with fancy metal
: Jimmie, who was lirnping gladly
admitted that two and one-half month.
ago he had walked up to Feinie OF
, fiCer IN, the Argonne, had lifted the
helmet carefully while the officers
back was turned had soaked the OH.
, Ger on the bean with the butt end OF
an automatic and was about TO re-
, place tho helmet over tho instanta.
, neous bump when the officer sank dowr
and away from the helmet SO Jim.
ME, being too busy to stoop ard re.
place the helmet on the officer, KEEP,
the helmet and therefore wore IT dowr
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