The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-10-18
GREET YANKS ON
way TO FRANCE
Royal Welcome at England's
Greatest Troop Port.
SPIRIT IMpREssEs BRlToNs

OT lnlU ImI nECOlO DIM UVO
"You Can't Lick Men With That Kind
Of Spirit" Says Old English General
-Fever-Stricken Lad Weeps Be-
cause Surgeon Refuses to Let Him
Proceed With His company-crowds
See Them Off.
More than 100000 American soldiers
during one month passed through a
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 100000
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 hiked ID miles from their
camp through a 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 a 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 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
young lad, pale Of face, weak and
scarcely able to wobble up the gang.
plank. 1t developed the lad had a
temperature of 103 degrees and was
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
"Ive looked forward so much to the
time when I'd be in France with my
unit. Now, at the last moment, dom
want to be separated from them, Tn
only a little sick now. I'll be al
right soon. Please let me 60"
The lad actually broke down an(
wept when Lieutenant Woods refused
and put him in an ambulance for thu
camp.
81 just wish the kaiser could SCI
that kind of spirit" said the old Eng
fish general.
81 often get 'em like that" Lieuten
ant Woods told US. sour boys are 81
darned anxious to get at the Hun.
they don't want to let sickness O.
anything else stand in the way. Ever!
blamed one of 'em thinks he person
ally is going to win the war ant
there's no stopping or holding 'em
Lord, I'm proud of 'em."
Off for France.
With the military band blaring ant
the boys up on deck waving an,
cheering ''good-by" the ship slipped GU
into the harbor en- route to France.
"Good-by and good luck" wavet
the old general. II hope ever,
blessed one of them comes back safe
but it's hell; some Of them won
ever come back"
AS we turned to leave the dock
we passed hundreds of other march
ing, singing Yankees, embarking OF
other boats. Far down the principa
street Of the town the line of marcel
extended, flanked on either side b,
cheering, flag-waving crowds-womel
and children mostly. Pretty girl
stood along the line of march grasp
ing the Yankees hands. Some grin
ming lads hung on to them rathe
tight and pulled them along severa
steps, laughingly protesting.
From All Sections.
This great English seaport town Il
ablaze with red, white and blue. From
practically every principal building
futters the American flag. In tn,
center of the city's largest park il
located an American and British res
camp, accommodating about 1000
The camp of about 100 galvanized
iron structures is flanked by pretty
lagoons and ponds, trees and grea
bushes and flower gardens. Tit
Americans have turned the beauty
SDOt Of thn town into q root cou,p