The sun., 1919-04-10
THEY'RE YANKEES
AGAIN AND HAPPY
Americans Who Fought for
King George Freed at
Camp Mills.
ONE HAS MONS CHEvRON
Blame for Retention of the
Repatriates Is Saddled on
Steamship Line.

Maybe they were q bit riled on Mon
day, those American Tommses who ar
rived on the Mauretania, when their
long lost Uncle Sam didn't exhibit much
enthusiasm in throwing the gates OF
the old homestead wide open. but they
were over II yesterday. The 500 or
more who reached the Pennsylvania sta
ton on q special train from Camp Mills
ut 5 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon were
80 happy at finding themselves free and
citizens once more that one couldn't
have pried q complaint out Of any Of
them about anything or anybody. and
oven those who were temporarily do
tained at Camp Mills got such q re-
ception from the various welfare organ
izations and from the American troops
In camp, that they. too. forgot the curses
they had hurled impartially at author
ity, British and American. two days
before.
Yorkshires. Manchestsrs. Guards, Rife
Brigade. Surveys, Kents, Hiehlanders.
Engineers-almost every regiment In tho
British army was represented. and there
wasn't one of them who had anything
but kind words for the British and
American armies, the immigration SER
vice and even tho Cunard Line, which
seemed to have been settled on BY tho
immigration officials and the British
aulnoriuos as tne bcapeBoAt IN Inc M
cident
Had Money and Tickets.
Every man released had In his pocket
twenty-eighk days pay and ration
money. a ticket to his home. q certificate
from the immigration inspectors and q
personal greeting from King George
and Queen Mary which read as follows !:
Buckingham Paiace-The Queen and
wish you sodspeed and a safe return
to your homes and dear ones. A CRATE
full mother country is proud Of your
splendid services, characterized by de-
votion and courage.
"GEoRaE r. l."
were from New York City or from points
In the vicinity. Those from more dis
tant localities will be sent on their way
to-day, according to the statements OF
the inspectors and British army officers
who were examining and paying the
men at Camp Mills all day yesterday.
Sergeant David Smith, native born
American and resident Of New Rochelle,
was among the FIRST to be set free.
Sergeant Smith wears the red Mons
chevron and by that token is a MEM
Der OF Gen. French's Contemplate Lit
tie Army" and his division, tho Seventh,
temptibles' which blocked the road to
Calais in October. 1914.
Only Eight Days in England.
Smith sailed from Canada for Eng
land shortly after the declaration Of war
between Great Britain and Germany,
having. as he says. ''pestered the British
Consul for O week" He had been only
eight days in England when he found
himself on the way to Flanders with the
last division Of the original British Ex-
peditionary Force, and In Flanders ne
has been ever since with the exception
of a couple OF weeks at the British re-
patriat on camp at Winchester Just be-
fore sailing. All foreign soldiers in the
British forces are being sent to Win
chester for transportation to their homes
and the camp holds representatives OF
every nation. creed and color on the face
Of the earth.
Many of the men who reached the
city yesterday. in spite Of a very ap-
parent familiarity with New York, spoke
in the broadcast Of cockney accents A
considerable proportion OF them were
negroes from the colonies of New York
and Philadelphia. and a few negroes
wearing the tam-o -shanters and kills OF
Highland regiments created a sensation
wherever they went.
Byron II. Uni. Deputy Commissioner
of immigration, said that while the
Cunard Line technically was subject to
fine of $40 for each man landed with
out proper manifest. 1t was unlikely that
any action would be taken in the case
in view Of the fact that the men were
embarked on the orders Of the British
military authorities. At the Office of
Lieut.. Col. Norman Thwaites, British
Provost Marshal. no one was willing to
discuss the matter. Col. Thwaites him
self being at Camp Mills In charge of
the final payment Of the men there