The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-12
THREATENED TO
SINK TRANSPORT
II Not Allowed to Lam at
Halifax and Finish
Trip by Rail.
TROOPS FOR GREENLkAF
Coming Aboard Princess Ma
toika, Due at Newport
News March 81.
TROOPS FOR GREENLkAF

NSWo MukSA - Astsy3tW
Halifax, n. s., March l.. 2.--( (A*P -
Threats of 800 troops of the fitish
army, who enlisted in the United
States, eighty-one of them heri-
can citizens, to sink the tf6yBport
Toloa unless Immediately ALLOWED to
land and proceed to destipat}5bs in
the United States by rail wH$e re-
ported to the Canadian auttcrties
today by Capt. Jackson. coniu3under
CT the transport.
The Toloa, after debarkihe shad
ian troops here. sailed for;RSe forll
with the American bound COMING gent
on March 10, but was ordrreC back
to this port to coal for the return
trip to England because of the out
break Of another harbor strlke in
New York. &
Was at Mercy Of soidisr&
Capt. Jackson told the authprities
he had no guns aboard and that his
ship was at the mercy Of the SOL
diers.
The captain said his orders from
the British admiralty wereto take
the men to Halifax and d1sembark
them there, but the militar5 Author
tiles at Ottawa, refused, It ~ Stated,
to furnish transportation 01 HE men
to thei, homes in the Unit4[ States.
After having started for NAV York
and being forced to return the men
complained bitterly Of being held Up
in their journey and their threats re-
suited.
They said after serving In the
British army for various terms OF
from two to four years 1t would al
most seem they are citizens of no
country. Most of them came to
Canada during the early months of
the war and enlisted in the British
eXpeditionary force.
After consultation with the au-
authorities, the only answer Capt.
Jackson could take back to the ship
today was that those who had enough
money to pay their transportation
and sufficient additional money to
meet the United States ir9n,igraticn
law would be allowed to land. But
only small number IL is said,
possessed the necessary funds.
Discaimed Responsibility.
The captain said he disciaimed all
responsibility for anything that
might happen when the decision be-
came known to the men.
The American Immigration officials
were appealed to but they took the
ground that the men possessed no
papers proving them to be american
citizens or residents and that in the
absence Of these they would have to
pay their entrance fee Of SS md the
amount of money stipuiaGx 10y the
American immigration laws in addi-
tion to transportation before being
passed for entry into the United
States.
600 Wounded at Newport News.
Newport News, Va, March 1.-THE
transport Dekalb arrived here today
from France with about 1.200 Amer
lean soldiers. Approximately 600 Of
those on board were wounded.
Units aboard were the SiXty-first
field artillery brigade headquarters,
headquarters company OF the 1915
field artillery, both parts of the old
Texas National guard, and the lllth
trench mortar battery.
1886 Sail for Home.
Washington. March 1.-THE trans
port Princess Matoika. bringing home
about $500 American troops; the
Rijndam with nearly 5000; the
Haverford with 1900; the Zacapa,
carrying S6 officers, and the Polar
Land with casual officers have
sailed from France for the United
States, it was announced at the war
department this afternoon. Both the
Princess Matoika and Rijndam are
due at Newport News March 81. The
Haverford is scheduled for Philadel-
phia, but the expected date OF ar
rival was not stated. The Iacapa is
due at New York March 81, and the
Polar Land, March "a.
On board the Princess Matoika are
the Thirty seventh engineers com
plete, 48 officers and 1,426 men, to be
divided among Camps Sherman,
Meade, kearney, Upton, Lee, Dodge
Gordon, Devens and Taylor; 3o6th
trench mortar battery, 6 officers and
177 men, for Camps Greenleaf, Lee
and Hancock; Third trench mortar
battery, 4 officers and 175 men, tor
Camps Dodge, Meade, Funston, Up
ton and Sherman; 423d telegraph bat
TALON, 9 officers and 1854 men, tor
Camps Sherman and Funston;
Twelfth balloon company for Camp
Lee; Thirty fourth balloon company
for Camps Dix. Sherman, Funston
and Grant; about 500 troops OF con-
vaIescent detachments, and other
miscellaneous troops.
114th of 30th Coming.
The Rijndam carries the 1880 feld
artillery, complete, of the Thirty
sixth division, So officers and LAYS
men, for Camp Bowie; the 114th ma
chine gun battalion of the Thlrueth
division, less the Camp Funston de-
tachment, % officers and 662 men 10
be divided among Camps Lee. Dodge
and Sherman, and about 6oO troops
of convalescent detachments.
The Haverford has on board the
3fSth field battalion signal corps
complete. II officers and 39 men, 10
be divided among Camps Upton COR
don and Dodge; mobile hospital NO.
103 for Camp Funston, officers ana
80 men. and 16 casual camps ag-
gregating about 800 troops, three
companies for Pennsylvania, three Tor
Ohio, and one each for Michigian'
Minnesota. California. North Dakota
Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana and Ala
bama, and two of the regular army
Capt. Roosevelt Lands.
The Iowan was followed by the
Surname which brought forty-fonr
fighters. including Capt Phillip
Roosevelt. a cousin of the late eX-
president. Capt. Roosevelt. was at
tached to the First army air service
corps and won the croix de guerre
with one palm. for bravery in action.
He was one of the last men TO speak
to Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt before
the Lieutenant was shot down over
the enemy lines.
The Toloa is under orders to re-
main here until Friday. coaling, be-
fore proceeding to New York.