Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-25
CO. c TO SAIL FOR
HOME ABOUT MAY 15
SAYS GEN. HAR R|S
ADJUTANT IN SECRETARY BA-
kER'S OFFICE ANNOUNCES
DESIGNATED FOR EARLY RE
TURN TO STATES.

TURN TO STATES.
| Last doubt as to when Company c
the Roth Infantry and the remainder
Of the 23d Division, admittedly one
of Americas greatest and most he,
roic fighting units, would start for
home was removed today in mes.
sage from Washington. announcing
that the Prairie troopers would sail
from France on, or about, May Is. The
announcement was from no less
parsonage than Adjutant General
Harris representing the secretary OF
war
If sailing of the division is effect,
ed on May Is, two weeks probably
will be consumed in getting the boys
across Another two weeks for dis.
charge routine should bring Ottawa's
own into the city during the second
or third week of June. And then for
| the big welcome to an aggregation of
young men to whom a city owes its
debt of gratitude.
| The letter from Adjutant General
| Harris was in response to a request
from Senator Mccormick for the war
| department to use all haste possible
| in getting the 33d back on to Ameri
can soil Besides assuring the sena
| tor that such steps were under con
temptation Harris was high in his
praise of the excellent service of the
troops
In the letter to Senator Mccormick
General Harris said:
The acting secretary of war
directs me to acknowledge receipt
Of your communication of March
20. 1919, in which you ask if ar
rangCments cannot be made for
the early return to the United
States of the Thirty-third divis-
ion, which pertains to Illinois, and
to advise you that this division
has been SCHEDULED for return
from France about the middle of
May, in accordance with the pol
icy of returning divisions to the
United States as rapidly as their
services can be spared, and, as
far as possible. in the order in
which they went to France
The excellent service performed
by this division in France is
matter of record in the war de-
partment and should be crafty
ing to The people Of the state of
Illinois"
The division is now in the ar
my Of occupation.
Co. c Boy Lands.
News of the safe arrival in the
United States of another Company c
boy was received here this morning.
The soldier is Private Jack McCon-
nell. son Of Mr. and Mrs John Nc.
Conuell, 524 Third avenue. He ar
rived in Hoboken Yesterday after
noon, and according to message re-
ceived in Ottawa this morning will
be home soon
Pvt Mcconnell has been in various
military hospitals in France since the
first part of October. He was gassed
in the Mcuse sector, and also received
a severe wound in the right hand
which put him out of the scrap AZ
ter leaving the 129th in October, Pvt
Mcconnell was never ahIo to rejoin
them.
. He enlisted in Ottawa IN the sum
mer Of 1917, and went with the mem
bers of Company c 70 Camp Logan
in August of that year
Bulletin Posted.
\ letter was received late last
evening from Pvt. Bert flaming.
member of Company c, 129th Inf.
saying that a bulletin had been posted
on the bulletin board at Siberian, Lux
emberg announcing that the 33rd Di-
vision was scheduled to sail for the
United States the latter part of April
or the first part of May.
Pvt Tanning is the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Tanning, who reside
north of the city.