Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-12
OTTAWA'S OWN BELIEVED
ABOARD IMPERATOR,
BIG HUN SHIP
LAND NEXT sunday!
UNDER AVERAGE TIME FOR SAIL
ING ClTYS' DouGHBOYS SHOULD
BE BACK ON HOME SOIL WITH
IN EIGHT DAYS-PARADE IN
CHICAGO.

1t requires n mighty important shig
to carry a load as valuable as Com
pany { and the rest of the l2gth In
fantry, both Of which, according f.
reports issued from Brest SATURDAY
are aboard The Imperator "somewher.
on the Atlantic" homeward bound
The lmperator giant of the merchant
fleet taken from Germany. sailed Fri
day, carrying its first increment 81
American troops
What could he more fitting thar
that monster cralt-pride Of all Hun
land-shohld be chartered to tram
port OttaWa's own to the shores o.
their native heath? Nothing could b.
more fitting than the citys creates.
i1ghting aggregation, with its recor5
Of valor and victories, should be given
this special distinction along with the
rest Of the l29th
The 65th Brigade. COMPRISED Of IN
129th and 13oth regiments, was sent
Americanward day in advance a,
Major General Rell and his staff The
commander of the 33d Division, to
gether with machine gun hattalions
l32 and l34, sailed from Brcst Satur
day Secretary Daniels and a party
of congressman were aboard the
Mount Vernon when It pulled out for
Ans RIGA
While it is not known just when
the Imperator wiz dock at New York
1t is believed in shipping circles she
should be nosing into the harbor about
next Sunday, II would not be a biz
surprising that on Monday, May 49, a
basket full of messages were received
here announcing the arrival in God 's
country of the last remaining men Of
Company G At the present time
there are nearly a score Of members
Of the outfit back home with their hon
orable discharges.
With the receipt Of definite inf0r
nation of the company's arrival, tho
machinery will he se' in motion f0r
the big reception and city-wide tribute
10 the Homecoming soldiers and &
definite date fixed for the big blowout
Regimental Parades in CHICAGO.
Washington May II, The war de
partmont will permit the units of tho
33d Division to parade in Chicago cn
route TO Camp Grant where thew viii
be demobiized but the division WI
not be allowed to parade as a whole
This decision was communicated hv
the adiutant general yesterday to Sen.
ator McCocmick, Coneressman Mana
and other Illinois congressman. whr
had been pressing the department tr
reconsider its attitude
The adiutant general said the units
of the division will not arrive at New
York at the same time and will he
sent on to Camp Grant at various
times.
10000 on Way to Grant
In order to parade the division as
whole, it was explained. il would b.
necessary either to ho,d the first ar
TlNlDS U1lltS at tNtN DIh anu tDUl
mandner half the tourist car equip
ment of the country as to assemble
the entire division in Chicago by de
grees. a process which might entail
holding men in camp there weol
or more before the parade, The aG
iutant general said this would be IN
just to the men desiring immediat,
discharge
About 10000 men of the division vii
be sent to Camp Grant. and all unit
will be routed through Chicago, will
permission for stopover parade.
Cannot Meet Them at Dock.
The adjutant general also said rela
tives and friends would not be peI
mitted to meet the returning soldier
at the dock or until they have passel
the usual sanitary examination at tn
debarkation camp. The reception cor
mittee. however. will be allowed t
meet the transports on tug, but nc
to 80 aboard.
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