Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-03
MORE THAN 1000
TROOPS GET HOME
Steamships Arrive With Re-
turning Men at New York
and Newport News.

NEW YORK, February 3.-The
American steamship Samarinda ar
rived here today from ST. Nazaire with
27S troops. ali casuals of various
branches of the service. They include
Casual Company No. 1873. Georgia.
The American transport Agamemnon.
formerly the North German LLOYD
liner Kaiser Wilhelm II. from Brest,
also arrived with 2,9l4 troops. includ-
ing 1,65I officers and men of the 51st
Regiment of Coast Artillery, Regular
Army, and SO officers and 311 men
from Base Hospital No. =, which was
organized at Camp Meade. The Aga
memnon also carried 627 sick and
wounded men, two casual companies,
i3 naval officers .and small number
of casualS from various branches of
the Army. The transport was to have
landed at Newport News, Va, but was
later diverted to this port.
The L. :. 5. Absecon, another arrival,
carried % casual officers.
The White Star liner Celtic arrived
yesterday from Brest, bringing 3.114
American officers and men from over
seas. On board the Celtic was the
entire personnel of the Ist Gas Regi-
ment, the only offensive gas troops
employed by the American expedition
y
senser list was made up of casuals
from all parts of the country.
Maj John B. Garlock of San Fran
cisco. commander of the gas regiment.
said ii fought successively on every
American front. suffered casualties of
half its enlisted strength of 500 men,
and returned with eighty of its MEM
bers wearing the croix de guerre.
twenty wearing the distinguished
service cross and with twelve of its
officers recommended fer distinguish
ed service medals.
Maj. C. II. Brent. formerly Episcopal
bishop of the Philippine Islands and
chief chaplain with the American ex-
peditionary force, was among the Of
ficers arriving on the Celtic Other
arrivals included Col. j. P. Hopkins
of Cassopolis. Mich, commander of
the A E. F. Anti-aircraft Service: Col.
E. H. Houghton of Racine, Wis. ::
Lieut.. Col. Lewis Brereton of Wash
ington, d. c., comma nder of the Third
Army Air Service Corps, Mai. John
Satterfield of Buffalo and Capt. Edwin
Sterdle of Williamsport, Pa Lieut..
Edward Proctor of Boston and Lieut..
F. G. Barlow of Michigan both
brought back war brides" whom
they had married overseas.
Arrive at Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. February 8.
The transport SusQuehanna arrived
in port yesterday. bringing 1000 men,
casuals and sick and wounded. The
ten casual companies. made up Of
men from every state Ia the Union,
debarked and marched to Camp Hin.
while the majority OF the $50 sick and
wounded were placed aboard a hospi-
tai train and sent to Westhampton
Hospital, Richmond. Only the
stretcher cases were taken to the
Camp Stuart hospital.
Ten casual companies were made up
as follows: New York. two: Pennsyl-
vania. one: Illinois, one; Ohio. two;
Idaho. one: Missouri. one: Georgia.
one, and ordnance casuel company
No. 10. In addition to the casuals and
sick and wounded the Susc uehanna
brought forty-seven officers.
The transport Ell Sol arrived yester-
day morning. following the Susque-
hanna. She brought no troops. hav-
ing aboard several casual officers and
score of civilians who have been do
ing government work in France.
The battfeship Vermont is due to
arrive here tomorrow with troops.