New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Only Two Short Melodies

Two short melodies had been played
by the band on the pier when the trans
port was just within earshot, but not
another note had been uttered for an
hour and quarter when she blew her
whistle, signifying that she was ready
to take the gangplank.
The absence of music was nystifying
to the honecomers. They saw the band
but they did not know why it's music
was withheld, and for fully an hour
there was no sound of welcome save
the creaking of the manila hawsers and
the Kissing of the liners steam. Four
army tugs held tenaciously to her quar-
ter until she finally breasted in after
close swing toward the stern of the
Caronia, which lay on the south side
of the adjacent pier to the north.
Throughout the docking there was
little or no cheering, although faces on
board could easily be discerned by
those on shore
The tug Albert J. Stone, bearing a
delegation from upstate and muslin
sign, "Elmira, Chemung County, Wei
come Their Heroes steamed up close
to the Mauretana's bow, but it got
little heed.
Captain Archie Roosevelt was one of
those who had gone to the Cunard pier
carly to await the return of his
brother, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, who he thought was pas
senger.
He and his wife looked in vain
for the elder Roosevelt through the
glass windows of the upper deck of
the pier, but it was not until the
liner had been abeam the dock for
nea ly an hour that Captain Archie
observed his brother. He rushed
down to the lower tier sought hur-
rled permission to venture out to
the string piece and there frantically
waved to Lieutenant Colonel Roose-
welt.
At last the brothers met and above
the rasp of kissing steam sought to
his hand and smiled and both used
the sign language, which indicated
where they would meet when the ves-
Sc sent its travellers ashore.
Praises Record of Troops
AS he stood on the boat deck be-
tween the two davits, Lieutenant Col
onel Roosevelt told of his great admir-
alton for the work of the American
troops.
81 am delighted with the record of
our overseas forces" he said, land I
trust in future that we will bear in
mind, as country, that much could
have been saved us had we realized in
time the necessity for proper prepared
ness"
Then turning to the reporters with
a smile, he said it would perhaps be
better II he were to do the interview
ing. He wanted to know what the big
news was just now, and when informed
that prohibition was practically as
sured, he said the boys abroad were
not particularly pleased. He had
learned from his men, he said, that
they sort of felt as if they had had one
put over on them and that they should
have had something to say in the mat
ter OF Legislative ratification.
Il am mighty glad to get home and
meet my children" he said. ~ have
not seen them in two years, and Won
kno" children will grow a lot in that
time. My immediate plan for the fu-
ture is to get out Of the army as soon
as possible" 4''
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt wont
to France in 1872 major Of the o6tb
infantry and later commanded that
TTeglm ment He was mentioned in
united States army orders for pallan-
Try with his troops in action at Cav
tigny in May, 1918, and received tbo
french War Cross with palms for
bravery under fire. l0i
Another traveller on the Mauretania