The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
|Alabanaa's Own' Makes Triumphant Entry Into Historic City Famous As Cradle
 OF Confede rate States Of America
The 167th Regiment Arrives
 in Montgomery and Is
 Captured by Populace
 Amid Wild Excitement. <. Col. Bill Screws Lionized
Fly FRED GoRMLEY.

Montgomery, May 11.--(Spe cial. .)-Fifteen hundred sol dicrs of the 167th infantry, formerly the Fourth Alabama, made their second triumphant entry into an Alabama city Sunday night when three sec lions came into the Montgom- cry union station at intervals of 45 minutes, beginning at s o'clock.
 They rushed from the special trains into mob of citizens and visitors who, disregarding the orders of pc- licemen, special and railroad officers, had climbed the iron fence at the sta tion. officers were powerless to keep back the crowd when the first sec tion, bringing heroes of the St. Mihiel and Argonne battles, pulled through the shed,
 The first to leave the train were the officers. including Colonel William F. Screws whose home is in Montgom- l cry. and where he is known by almost l every man and woman. Immediately | the colonel issued blankets orders. per- hitting the Montgomery boys to leave | the train and go to their homes. With lin 15 minutes the Montgomery boys were being driven in automobiles to their homes.
 Weary and tired after the demor- stration in Birmingham on Saturday and parties that lasted into the late night. other Alabama boys prepared to make the night" in the cars. getting l in condition for the reception to be giver in Montgomery on Monday
 WILD EXCITEMENT Not since the day Jefferson Davis 1 took the oath of office as president of the Confederate States of America standing on the gallery of the old l state capitol, has Montgomery experi- cnced such wild excitement as that which started upon the arrival of sec- ton one. bringing soldiers from Bir- min gham
 It was estimated Sunday night thers were 20.o0o visitors in the city and thc l 20, ,0oc, visitors tried to get near the union station or the street near tho station Simultaneously with MontgoT ery's population of 30.ooo. This dem onstration was continued far into th' night and the reception was not to be 1 gin until Monday morning at o'clock
 Shouting of the Alabama boys as tn. train pulled into the station at o'clock signaled the beginning of wild scramble for the two gates. or ficers realizing thev would he unabl to control the sur~ine mass of human ity. quickly locked all gates. Unde tered. however, in their efforts to ge past the steel fence, shouting men boys and many women climbed owe Ithe fence. Hundreds gained admit tance from the street two blocks iron , the station.
 Carrying out orders issued in Sir
 mingham. the conductor in charge o
 the three sections did not stop at th
 station. having the trains pulled ia
 down into the dark railroad yards sey
 eral blocks away. As the trains ra past the station and out of sish
 around the curve hundreds of person
 started down the tracks
 The first section came into Moni
 eomery without lights in the cars an this precaution caused many to tur
 back to their homes.
 COL. SCREWS AN IDOL
 Colonel Screws. the idol of Mon r 167th, was among the first to leave tf first section of the train.
 He was met by Mrs. Screws, tt
 sponsors and others It was just ou side the station. at the automobile ti colonel was to ride to his home. Il
 (COntlnued iron Pare TW0)