Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14


cruited company l.. He lost
his life at Chateau Thierry,.
Aug. ., 1915.
Rock Island, Moline and East
Moline Joined Davenport today in
extending to the One Hundred
Sixty-eighth infantry, veterans OF
the famous Rainbow division, It's
welcome back to its home state.
Many hundreds Of people from
tie Illinois side of~the river we're
on Haud when the whistles and
bells began their loud demonstra-
ton announcing the return of the
Rainbow division heroes, and 9TH
eTs hurried to Davenport when the
demonstration began, SO that it is
figured that fully one-half Of the
$4,000 people who witnessed the
parade and joined in the celebra-
ton in Davenport were. from Rock
Island county.
It was 1855 when the train
touched the Iowa shore and the
whistles began blowing. At the
station platform in Davenport only
the reception committee of 200.
headed by Harry McF arland, ana
relatives of the veterans who had
come to Davenport from other
parts Of Iowa to greet the soldiers,
were permitted. Following the re-
ception on the platform. the vet
Grams detrained and prepared for
parade formation.
Streets damned.
The streets were iammed with
people The veterans marched
through the business section, head
ed by q platoon OF police, a band,
the Red Cross and boy scouts. The
men all appeared in fine condition.
They marched with their battle
SCARED helmets and their gas
masks in the alert position. Bayo-
nets were fixed on their guns anu
they made a splendid sight to be-
hold as they marched along in even
tramp.
The parade terminated in front
of the Blackhawk. The men en-
tered the hotel and were served
with breakfast For the first tiRe
since October, 1917, Lieutenant
Colonel Guy S. Brewer ofs Des
Noines dined with his wife ano
daughter, Louise this morning.
They arrived in Davenport last
night as a surprise to welcome
him. Colonel Brewer has been
Wounded three tmies. He has the
distinguished service cross, the
croix de guerre and the Belgian
war cross. There are IA decora-
lions in the battalion which was in
Davenport today.
At the breakfast at the Black
hawk, Mayor Dougherty was In
charge of the ceremonies and ex-
tended the official welcome Of the
city OF Davenport and the state of
Iowa to the men.
Companies I. X, L, M. machine
gun, supply and a detachment Of
the sanitary train, were those of
the regiment who passed through
here. Two other trains, one enter
ing Iowa at Keokuk and another
entering at Dubuque carried other
veterans Of the One Hundred Six
tv-eighth. They Ieft Davenport at
10 o'clock.
(By Associated Press.)
Over Three Routes.
Des Moines. May 14.-Iowa's
~ar-hardened veterans OF the ia
nous Rainbow division came home
today. blazing trails OF tremendous
triumph in their journey from the
states eastern border toward Des
Moines.
Over three separate routes these
men of the One Hundred Sixty
eighth infantry converged on this
city, entering the state at Du
buque, Keoluk and Davenport.
with each OF the three separate
trains carrying approximately 500
officers and men.
Enthusiastic throng5 greeted
each train OF former national
guardsmen at the threshold OF the
state, and their cheers and their
tears found echo in other cities
and towns along the routes to Des
Moinss.
With two-hour stops for reccp-
lions and pa-aGes arranged in
seven cities from which part of
the regiment was recruited. it was
an actual welcome hom9" to nun
dreds OF the men, back from p
months of telling service.
Down familiar streets they
tramped, iigAt-hearted and glad, to
the blare of bands and caeers from
the seething masses of humanity
that banked every street and fill
ed every window and other van
tage point.
One continuous oVation--unend-
ing crescendoes OF cheers, hand
ciapping and Spersonal greetings
sheuted-accOmpan the march
IN each city, while both before and
after the IpayGtes home-cooked del
tcacles saamped the men.
and after tho parades and re-
seeDtioRs there were Shouts of see
you IN a few days" and black
soon" as the trains moved again
toward Des Moines and Camp
Dodge, where the men viii be mus
tered out probably Friday or early
Eaturday-free to return to their
homes indefinitely,
Bubuuas, Davenport and Keokuk
were the scenes OF the official well
como to tho troops, too, as Cover
nor W. J.. Harding and REPRESENTA-
lives OF the chief executive met