The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
TENNESSEE WILL
HONOR HEROESO ON
THEIR HOME SOIL
Thirtieth Division Smashed
Almost ImpregnabIe Hin
denburg Line in Series Of
Brilliant Assaults.
INFANTRY SUFFERED
MOST SEVERE LOSSES
115th Field Artillery and
Probably Also Hath Will
Parade in Memphis Before
Being DemObiIized.

More units OF the famous Old Hick.
DRY division, the Thirtieth. are arriv.
ing daily at Charleston and other AT.
lantIe ports. and 0 members OF the
entire division will be scattered among
ne rehabilitation camps, awaiting
thelT turn TO be mustered out OF the
to return to their homes.
The honor Of breaking the famous
Itindenburg hne-believed by the Ger
mans to be impassable-has been
claimed by both the men OF the Thir-
tieth and Of the Twenty-seventh, which
fought side by side during the latter
part OF September, 1918. The two d.
visions fought as part of the Second
American army corps, which was In
turn part Of the Fourth British army,
commanded by Gen. Rawiinson.
the Hindenburg line had been at
lacked many times before by the Brit
lsh, but they had been forced back
the line, on Sept, 20, 1918, Was bart
or the great attack launched upon the
whole German line OF defense by Cen
Foeh, and the brunt Of the heavy fight
ing was borne by the infantry and
machine gun ~battalions. The story Of
the twenty seventh division has been
told and retold by the correspondents
and that division had the honor OF
parading in New York this week in
me presence OF millions of their fellow
citiEens OF the Empire state.
No Divisional Parade,
No arrangement for a parade n, thu
entire Thirtieth division was made. but
Tennesseans and Carolinians have ar
tansea 10 honor some OF the units OF
The two artillery units, the ll1th
and 18th field artillery, both former
were not with the fhirtieth diyisioS'
y fought with the French at ST.
Mihlel and In the Argonne offensive,
Inc TWO regiments are to parade in
knoxville and Nashville and the ll5th.
formerly, the First Tennessee infantry
Z memphis regiment, will parade 10 It's
nome city before rehabilitation. Pos
slbly the ll4th also will be allowed
TO parade In Memphis, where Battery
a was recruited and organized by Mai
EDWARD J, Mccormack, who command
ca the battery until he was promoted
and sent 70 the United States to train
other artillery units.
Carolina and Tennessee Men.
The infantry regiments in the d.
vision were the nth, formerly the
Ihlrd Tennessee infantry, with head
au9rteps in Knoxville the listh, 10th
N f~Vtib all iVTHlef south Carolina
regiments OF the national guard. 10
which were added q thousand OF mora
Ien1esseans when the division was or
ganized at Camp Sewer. where thnv
were trained. The 1iSth machine gnn
battalion was also n Tennessee ma
tional guard unit, made up partly from
companies Of the old Second Tennessee
infantry of Memphis. and the i05th
trench mortar battery was comnoSed
or members Of former Tennessee cav
The losses Of the Thirtieth divisior
show the fierce fighting In which the
infantry and machine gunners en-
gagged, The. division lost a total of lila
men In action, Killed, died on wounds
or missinEa as against losses OF the
same character for the Twenty-seyenth
division Of 1902 killed Gin action and
$50 who died OF wounds.
Infantry With British.
The division, after months Of sev.re
training at Camp SEWER, sailed late
IN May and arrived In England luna \
They were trained mainly In a trainlne
area IN France. All their training was
WIN the British armies and they fought
with British artillery support, as their
own artillery was separated from The
division and fought with the French
armies until they Joined an American
division IN the Argonne forest,
Early In September the division was