Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
GUARDSMEN TO
GET BIG WELCOME
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homes just four years from the day
the Lusitania was torpedoed by the
same Boche which they fought and
it is a coincident too that just
year ago to-day these soldiers were
on their way to France to meet the
Germans at that time driving on TO
Paris.
These boys will never forget the
rousing farewell given them, when
with cheers and tears. countless
throng saw them off to camp during
the summer of 1917. There were
, more of them then, and the ranks
that are to march over the streets
late to-day are thinned, for the boys
from Harrisburg did not shirk their
duty and there are some who PAID
the heroic price with their lives.
These men will never be forgotten
in the momory of the ones at home.
They gave their lives in the cause of
freedom, and the ones who are conf
ing back to-day risked their all in
the same battles, saw their COM
rades fall, fell wounded themselves,
but came through victorious.
Reception to Be Great
That the reception which will be
accorded the men from the city and
vicinity will be the greatest ever held
in Harrisburg is a certainty. Less
than two years ago these heroes
were engaged in civilian occupations
at home, living in peace with their
families.
Then came the ultimatum to
Germany that the United States
was to enter in the world war against
these autocratic fiends.
The Homecoming
The calls for men to support their
flag and country, protect their loved
ones, go abroad and fight for victory
were answered. Harrisburg's Nation
al Guard units. were quickly called to
arms, went to a temporary camp at
Island Park and recruited their
ranks to full war strength.
Weeks more of training at Camp
Hancock followed. and then May /.
1918, they left for New York to en-
bark for France. Military regulations
made it necessary to keep definite
news of the departure of the men for
France a secret, and the first definite
news came when they reached the
other side.
Soon after these same men with
the other heroes of the 112th regi-
ment. were in the most severe fight
ing of the war. covering themselves
with glory because of their heroic
and untiring fighting.
Now they are coming back.
Coming HOME.
Mothers Are Anxious
What a homecoming it will be for
those veterans of war-scarred France.
Wives and mothers to greet them with
open arms and tears of joy. big re-
ception from their many friends in the
Cos ie friend IN these
brave men-these are the things which
the boys have longed for. waited for,
hoped for, prayed for. as they fought in
the mud and dense forests in France, as
they lounged about after the armistice
was signed and as they steamed across
the broad Atlantic, went to Camp Dix,
and went through the final process of
rehabilitation.
With them they will bring a record
of victorious. heroic deeds and for their
sacrifices they deserve the best that the
city can give them. OF course they look
forward most TO the first night with
their loved ones, but the parade, the
cheering. applauding throngs will make
them feel convinced that they did not
fight in vain.
signals Give Warning
Mere words cannot tell the joy of the
return of these men. There will be that
great moment when father and mother
will meet son, when proud wife will
see her husband, when brother and sis
ter are together again-and they will all
know that their months of patient wait
ing have not been in vain.
Signals announced the departure of
the men from Camp Dix, where they
have been for the last week. The last
night in camp was quiet, according to
ticipating a big reception both at the
station and at home tonight.
When the special train bearing the