The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-10
HUNDREDS OF
WOUNDED LAND
Brighten. Harrison and Men
Trained at Macon Joyous
at Getting Home.
GAS VICTIMS ARRIVE
Transport Docks at Newport
News-Three Boats En-
Route.

New York. Jan. 1O.-The British
transport Ulua, Cunard line
steamer arrived here today from
Brest with 1908 American troops.
Lived on Deck Coming Over.
Newport News, Va, Jan. To-
Hundreds Of wounded soldiers came
limping down the gang planks Of
the United States transport Mada-
waska today shouting their JOY At
beinE horne again. The vessel docked
I6sk night nxafiy all her passengers
sbetn& -MQunda Rrik. Gem liter
A. Harris, OF Macon. Ca, IN CONF
mand of the 174th infantry brigade
of to eighty-seven division and
his aides, Lieuts. Samuel w. M.
Halle and Robert B. Ingman, both of
Savannah, were among the arrivals.
The Madawaska, which sailed
from France December %, brought
six casual companies Of $50 men
each; about 1900 sick and wounded.
about $50 officers, twenty men of the
headquarters of the 174th infantry
brigade. Many Of the officers and
men had won decorations or cita-
tions and nearly every man aboard
had been wounded or gassed. The
youngest soldier aboard was said to
be Is years old and the oldest
65. Lieuts. Halle and Ingman both
described the voyage from France
as delightful and said the weather
was balmy and nearly everybody
'lived on deck" during the trip.
Fought With Rainbow Units.
Brig. g.-Gen. Harris trained the 61st
infantry brigade of the 31st division,
the old Georgia national guard, at
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. On ar
rival In France the division was
drawn on regularly for requirements.
Many Georgia national guardsmen
were formed into the 15fst machine
gun battalion Gen. Harris said. and
that organization fought through
some bloody battles with the rain
bow division. Gen. Harris was later
transferred to the s7th division, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. w. F. Martin,
and placed in command of the 174th
infantry brigade.
The Madawaska's troops marched
to Camps Stuart and Hill. The cas-
uals will be reorganized and sent to
camps near their homes. The head
to Camp Dix.
Three Transports on Way.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Departure
from France of three transports, the
Belgic and Atenas, with about
8, 900 troops, including many sick and
was announced today by
the war department.
The Huron Is due at Newport News
Jan. Is with 100 officers and 5000
men from the following units:
Third provisional battalion Fifty
sixth engineers, comprising Compa-
nies I. F and K and MEDICAL detach-
ment; casual companies Nos. 121
(Georgia), 1872 (New York;, 12S
(Kansas), 124 (Arkansas), 125 (Ohio).
a12 and Alb (Maryland), Ala (Kan-
sas), field hospital No. 204 of the
301st sanitary train; second heavy
mobile ordnance repair shop; 429 sick
and wounded and 20 casual officers.
Each casual company consists rough
" of . officers and $50 men and is
of men drawn from the
states indicated.
Others Ordered Home.
The Belgic Is due at New York |
casual company No. 429 (Virginia), !
The Atenas is due at New York !
ian. 19 with a detachment OF head |
quarters troops from the Ninety |
second division (colored), among |
,ther troops.
The following organizations have |
been assigned by Gen. Pershing for
Early convoy home:
Twelfth balloon company: 420th /
md 423d telegraph battaiions, ord
lance casual company No. 81; trans
,ortation corps No. SO.
Part Of 33d Division.
The war department announced
hat the 1osth trench mortar battery
II the Thirty-third division had been
for early convoy instead
" the EiFhth trench mortar battery
" the Eighth division, as announced