Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
co. C AT CAMP MERRITT
WAITING FOR TRAINS
TO RUSH THEM HOME
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ANbhtihhth liO'h I't6t -
Illinois National Guard, the Fighting
Seventh and the old Third, were the
regiments that returned
Fate decreed that the Fighting
Seventh" should do everything but
fight in this war The toted ammu.
milton and supplies to the men in
front, but nary chance did they get
10 go over the top.
The old Third. now the I29th Infdn-
Try, on the other hand, was always
in the thick OF the fray The rec
ords show almost 50 per cent casual
ties. l9S men being killed in action
or having died OF wounds, while $500
were wounded. About 50 per cent OF
the latter returned to duty and came
home yesterday.
Rain greeted the Illinois troops on
their arrival, but it failed to dampen
their ardOr. Illinois warriors are es
tablishinc a record as the greatest
noise makers that ever entered the
port.
Embarkation of the l23th on ferry
boats started about 3 O'Clock. The
regiment arrived at Camp Merritt, n
j.. late last night. and was imme-
diatcly started through the delou5ery,
Other Units to Camp Mills.
All other units OF the 33d Division
that arrived Thursday were sent to
Camp Mills. 1t was long after dark
before the last of them completed the
cry boat trip down the bay.
Sergt. Pullman Lowden, son OF the
governor, returned on the Leyiathan
in the l29th Field Hospital Mrs Low
den was at the pier and greeted her
boy. Governor Lowden will arrive to
night and will 20 with Mrs Lowden
o Camp Merritt 10 meet their son and
the other Illinois soldiers. Sergt.
Lowden went to Camp Mills with his
unit last night
Beat Imperator Home.
The supply train, the sanitary train,
he 10th Infantry. came in on the
.evathan, BY the way, there's an in
oresting story about that boat. II
eft Brest nine hours behind the I'm
qerator and the CAPTAIN, T.. II. Durell,
bet Capt ]. X Robinson of the I'm
,erator $500. il is said, that he would
,eat him across
Well the I4eviathan saw the lmper-
tors smoke twenty-four hours ahead
! few days ago and wirelesscd it, The
mperator wouldn't answer. Then the
operator used the name Of Vice Nd
niral Gleaves. who WAS on board. The
mperator wired back its name, but
cent ahead. Then Capt Durell put on
| little speed and passed the lmper
4tor in the night He beat it III by
'alt an hour
Whales Dock at One Pier
1t was the first time those t"t
oats the biggest in the world, have
YER locked in any place on the same
day The Leviathan took the south
ide of pier ( Hob0ken, the Imperator
he north side It's the only pier in
tmerica where the water Is deen
ncueh for thfse whales.
Il was an imposing sight to see the
wo of them in the hudson. the Levia-
nan docking. heals sticking out OF
very porthole in her lowering sides
non clustered everywhere. ll,95S 81
them. and ont in the river the I'm
orator getting ready to slip in. The
ugs were everywhere.
It was the first trip made by the
!mperator in four years, and naval
officials didn't believe it could make
uch speed.
Has Great Record
OF the 129ths record overseas the
hicago Tribune this morning says:
This l29th Infantry contains 100 Of
jcers and 2,766 men, Il is recruited
rom the northern part Of Illinois, with
sprinkling Of the Seventh boys.
I0stly they are from Rockford Elgin,
Aurora. lioopeston, Ottawa, Bclyiderc,
VCodstock and Pontiac.
"Col. Edgar A Myer is in command
nd Lieut. Col. y. 5. Myers Of Pom
jac, cashier of the State Bank OF ron
lac in times of peace.
1T had 1913 killed and $500 wound
d. Eighty per cent of the wounded
aen went back to the firing line and
eturncd with their comrades. This
egimcnt has one of the best records
I the whole 4. f. F."
Kaserin Victoria Lands.
New York, May 23.-The kaiserir
Victoria, with a large detachment OF
he Prairie Division, locked in 10
boken today She had aboard 3,4'l
persons, including 100 nurses. On
he Kaiserin were :he l@lst Infantry
G6th Infantry, brigade headquarters
10Sth Field Signal Battalion, 33d Divi