Evening star., 1932-08-04
B. F. F. RETREAT|NG
FROM JOHNSTOWN
ON SPECIAL TRAINS
rs Per Cent of "Army" to Be
Evacuated by Night-Beth-
Iehem Pays Fares.
CARTER PROTESTS MOVE;
GOES TO HUNTINGTON
Plans Camp in West Virginia.
Group of Followers Awaits
Message From Him.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, August 4.-Hud-
died silently about smoldering bonfres,
their meager belongings tucked away in
sacks and nondescr1pt bundles, the
Bonus Expeditionary Force waited to
be taken home today.
Beyond camp fire smoke screens,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad trainmen
sped preparations to move another
trainload of men and their families.
Mayor Eddie McCloskey, dashing
vigorously here and there directing ac-
tivities, announced that Western units
will continue moving out through the
day.
California, Chicago, Kansas City and
a part of the st. Louis contingents left
during the night amid cheers, songs and
the stirring music of a band. Camp
officers said between 900 and LOO men
left on the 14-car special train, but
other observers estimated not more than
500 men were on the train when it
pulled out.
Women and Children Leave.
A number of women and children
were in the contingent.
Thousands of citizens crowded the
sidewalks while long lines OF automo-
biles congested streets in the southern
part of the city, requiring intense &C
tiyity on the part of city police and
State highway patrolmen to make lanes
for the marchers.
A second trainload of men, women
and children left this morning In an
evacuation special" for the West and
Southwest. Twenty-Five railroad police
men and city and State police assisted
in their departure, which was orderly.
The Johnstown Chamber of Com
merce issued a statement last night
that it had made arrangements to
finance the exodus of all visiting
marchers from this locality. The cham
ber refused to name the source from
which the funds were received, but the
Associated Press learned the Bethlehem
Steel Co., which has large plant here,
has agreed to pay for the special trains.
But one delegation, Illinois, had def
nitely decided to converge Immediately
on its State capital as the first group
left squalid Camp McCloskey for their
home States Springfield. Ill, was the
goal of the group which was taken to
Chicago from where 1t planned to move
enmasse on the Sanganlon County city.
Leaders of other contingents held
only tentative plans for immediate
action although the majority said they
expected to eventually set up camps at
their capital cities.
Meanwhile, a group of these remain
ing awaited word from Doak A. Carter,
resigned chief of staff, who left late
HUNTINGTON NV
where he planned to arrange an en-
campment
Eddie AtWell, representative OF
Comdr. w w. Waters Of the B. E. F.,
took over Carter's duties at Johnstown,
and assisted by D. B. Ellison. national
contact officer, hurried through work OF
moving the tattered hosts cut Of this
steel city.
PickpocketS in Crowds.
Extra police and State troopers were
stationed at various points near the
camp, on Johnstown streets, and on
highways as crowds Of curious con-
tinued to filter into the city. Pick
pockets appeared last night in the
throngs which filled streets.
Mayor McCloskey carried in his
pocket a message of praise from Gen.
Ol14COACJ H. OuIACA DO AAS GA AoAA6SA VI
parture of the second group for st.
Louis. Butler commended the fighting
ex-pugilist for handling the situation
here as he did.
A late night development came with
announcement of j. A. Kennedy Of
Philadelphia that he and his aides had
successfully thWarted an intended
march on Harrisburg to picket the Ex-
ecutive Mansion of Gov. Pinchot. Ken
nedy, aide to Waters, said he had been
chosen commander of the l 500 Penn
sylvanians in Camp McCloSkey.
Field headquarters received request
for orders from r. A. Beatty Of Port
land. Greg, who said he was leading
group of veterans from Portland to
Johnstown when he read in newspapers
the camp was being broken up. The
message came from Pocatello, Idaho,
where Beatty said he and his band
awaited orders.
Ellison said he probably would in
struct them to return home.
AS the sun shed its light over the
camp hundreds of veterans and their
families took to highways in all direc-
tions. Others remained restless, but
orderly, awaiting commands to entrain
Mayor McCloSkey said rs per cent OF
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