The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-03
Americans In England
Sent Winchester For
Demoblization
u, S.LADS GLAD
SAIL FOR HOME
Mich. Soldier Brings
American Girl Back
AS Bride.
Associated Press

3 Associated Press
n WINCHESTER, May 3-Horn Hill
4 one of the huge military reservation
on the heights overlooking this pic :
turesque old city, is again an Amer !
can camp. During the war it was
the pincipal assembly ground in Eng
land for American legions on the way
to the war. Now it is the clearing
station for thousands of battle-worn
Americans who are on the way home.
They are the men who fought with
/, the British forces.
All the far-flung armies of the
empire are contributing to this as
semblage The Americans are coming
chiefly from France and the occu-
patton forces in Germany, but large
numbers are making longer Journeys.
Some have served in Palestine, some
in Egypt, some in Africa and others
in India Many are still in the East
and others are with the British forces
in various parts of Russia. 1t is
reckoned that it will be six or eight
months before all can be brought to
England.
Meantime, as fast as the Americans
arrive in this country they are sent
to Winchester and put through the
process of demob lization and repa-
triation. Other camps here are being
used to comb out Colonials who serv-
ed with the English instead u with
their own armies.
The majority of the Amerscans who
Joined the British forces enlisted in
Canada. Most Of .these are to be Sent
back, not to the point Of enlistment,
but to their homes in the States, a
stipulation that was generally insist
ed upon by Americans when they vol
unteered their services.
Repatriatfcn machifiery turns slow
" and there are often considerable
delays, as it frequently happens that
a soldier arrives at the comp weeks
before his papers filter through the
devious channels in which they move.
1t is only III his papers that a mans
identity 6ah be officially established.
Great care is exercised in this matter
for, in the British army, there have
been many instances of soldiers iex-
changing names and Identification
disks.
If an American serving with Brit
ish regiment wished to remain in Eng
land and British comrade wanted
to go to America, it would be easy
enough, it was pointed out to the
correspondent, for them to swap
names and disks, and if the real Tom
nov was we'll coached and did not drop
too many of his chs" the scheme
might succeed.
After repatriation, the Americans
are sent home as soon as transports
can be provided at Southampton
which is only dozen miles away
Special sailings are arranged for the
soldiers who are taking wives bacl
with them.
One husky Michigan lad now at th'
camp missed his chance to get ava!
with the last shipload Of 6nmarrie'
men by taking sudden entry Int
the matrimonial state. A day or tw'
before his transport was to sail h
was spending the afternoon with a
American girl he had met in Win
chester. She was from Paterson, n
&. and he called her sJersey."
sWell, this is goodbye" he sal
as. he was about to return to camp.
Thinking Of home dimmed the girl
Ayes. "Gee wish was going tool
she. exclaimed.
stYoa mean that, Kid" said the bi
Middle Westerner.
81 sure do, she replied.
Touched by her tears, he letae
quick. decision. IAN right, ccnS n
with me-" he said, seising he lsr
He knew whStesa special licen5s toa
Be obtained a q few hours lat
they were maf and wife. s
IA telling the correspondent 81 b
rom1nee, the soldier remarked.
wouldn't leave dog a this side =
GOOD ut1 Statute Of Lii He meal
no dif{espect 70 his
a bciAl canteen for &hese osn
wsr< hund soldiers has been Ssts
nzhS l(ssn Hin by the Auelie,
l1soUNCK1GRltT.