Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-28
10000 TROOPS
ON TEN SHIPS
ARRIVE HOME
Twelve Thousand Men Reach
New York, Others at
Newport News

New York. April 2S.-More than
$4,000 American troops returned yester-
day to the homeland on seven transports
docking here.
The 11th. 18th and 18th engineers
came home on the steamers Chicago,
Cape May and Santa Clara, respective
ly; the 5Sth coast artillery on the Santa
barbara the 30Sth ammunition train,
transportation corps companies 20, %,
90, "a, es. l02 and 129. 104th and 24sth
aero squadron, and casuals on the Oriza-
ba the 106th and 109th field signal bat
talions, 4O4th engineer pontoon train
and casuals on the Siboney. and the
62Oth casual company of Illinois men,
on the West Galeta.
The 11th engineers. recruited In New
York and New Jersey. was brought
home by its commander, Colonel William
Barclay Parsons. This regiment gained
its first fame at Cambria when with
picks and shovels II fought off a sudden
onslaught of the Germans who had
launched vigorous attack against the
British to which the 11th was attached.
The 10Th engineers. recruited at Pitts
burSh, which arrived on the Santa Clara
with the 145th machine gun detach-
ment, was commanded by Colonel c. w.
Sturtevant. of Appleton City, Mo. The
greater part of this regiment was made
up of High school students and college
men. 1t served at st. Mihiel alongside
the 2Sth (Pennsylvania) division in Sep
tember, 1918. Later 1t was assigned to
the First American Army.
y delegation of Pittsburgh citizens
are accused of Violating port rules bv
boarding the Santa Clara unaccompani-
ed by an army officer. A rigid investiea-
tion has been headed by Representatives
Stephen G.. Porter and Guy e. Campbell.
both of Pittsburgh.
The two Representatives received a
permit to board the boat with an officer.
Saturday night, it is said. they went
down the bay on tug with a party of
twenty-nine others. including L. II. Bur-
nett, Pittsburgh. and boarded the vessel,
staying aboard until the ship docked.
1t was said last night the alleged ac-
tion of this delegation might result in is
suance of a general order forbidding the
granting of passes to Senators. Repre-
sentatives or other officials or civilians.
and that none but newspapermen would
be allowed on the piers.
Newport News, Va. April 2s. -
Eight thousand troops from France, in
cluding men of the Rainbow Division
AioAii <hiSSOuIl Ol lile OOIn DIVISION from
Missouri and Kansas and of the s7th
division from Arkansas. Louisiana and
Mississippi. reached this port yesterday
on board the battleship South Carolina
and the transports Antigone and Prln-
cess Matoika and began to debarll in
preparation for the last stage of their
trip home. Champ Clark, former Speaker
of the House of Representatives. ac-
companied by his son. Lieutenant Col
onel Bennett Clark, who had previously
arrived with other Missouri troops, well
coined the Missouri men.
Also on the Princess Matoika were
base hospitals Nos. 1, 9. II, so, 5s. 67
and 6S, totaling 1,1s6 officers and men
evacuation hospitals Nos. and 4,
with 511 officers and men; mobile hos
pital No. /. unit Il
Headquarters detachment of the 69th
infantry brigade and 10th supply train
headquarters company, also were on the
Princess Matoika.