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Roanoke Trolt;At NewportMajor General Cronkhite and ■j Entire 155th Field Artillery| Brigade of Eightieth Divisionon Home Soil—318th Infantry of Eightieth Landed Yesterday—Parade in RichmondFriday.j Newport News. May 28.— Bring-t ing 4.362'officer* and men, including Maj.-Oen. Adel be rt Cronkhite, commander of the 80th division, (the transport Zeppelin arrived here today from Brest. The 155tl) field artillery brigade, complete, i of the 80th division, was aboard.A number of Roanoke soldiers era Included among the troop* brought home by the Zeppelin.Laadel Yesterday.Newport News, May 27.— (Special.)—Nearly three thouaand men of the218th Infantry. 80th Dtvl*ion. arrivedhere today on the iran»port Maul. The unit waa made up chiefly of drafted men from Virginia. West Virginia and Pennsylvania originally, but heavy casualties in the rank* and a great many replacements from other divisions were preeent today, t'ompt-J niea L and M did not come with the remainder of the regiment, but will arrive in America thte week on another ship. Fifty per cent of the members of the Sltth are Virginians, every section of the State being represented, i They are men who were taken in the’ first and second drafts. \Five times this regiment hit the German line, once In Picardy, once at St. Mthlel. add at three different sieges of the Meuae-Argone offensive. They 1 paid a heavy toll during their -bridi 1 whilwtnd career tn battleThe 118th went io i'amp Stuart this afternoon, where they will take part' in a big parade of Virginia troopa, leaving the same day for Camp Lee to be demobilised.Te Parade Friday.Richmond. May 17.—(Special.)—At a conference in Newport New* at noon today, at which H. W. filler son’ and John H. Mordecat. of the Richmond Home-Coming Committee, met Colonel Supplee. chief of etafT. It wa* decided to have the next parade of troop* In Richmond next Friday—Memorial Pay — instead of Thursday.In this parade will take part not only the 11th JFIeld Artillery end the Virginia contingent of the 104th Ammunition Train, hut also the hulk of the 118th Regiment of selective scF-vice men. which Is scheduled to arrive at Newport New* this afternoon. The number of men In line will he nearly 6.000. ^ It was determined at the Newport New* conference today to send the 111th Field Artillery and the Virginia contingent of the 104th Ammunition j Train by boat, leaving Newport New * Thurtnlay and arriving In Richmond Friday morning The 218th Infantry will come on *lx trains, leaving New-port New* early Friday morning. According to the decision reached at J today s conference the 117th Infantry and 155*h Artillery Brigade will parade In Richmond Wednesday or Thursday of next week nearly 8.000 men 1 atrongLetters to Roanoke soldier* with thlt; Eightieth Division, for delivery upoi their arrival at Hoboken, should b« sent In care of Mrs LeRoy Brown -Hall of States. * New York, aays a tel^ gram received from Mrs Brown hy th war Camp Community Service yeater day. Full sddresaes. Including com ©any and regiment or battalion, shouh he Included, advises Mr*. BrownExpected Arrivals.Washington. May 28.— Kxperttd ar rivals of transports announced tod* ( Includedj Santa Cecilia. June 7; Madawaski June *. and West Llango. June 2. a! I for New York, and the Erny for New I port News, June 8. The majority o .the troops aboa-d the vessels are de - tachmeni* of th* ftSrh- hnd 3uth d: visions and casuals.
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Roanoke World News
Roanoke, Virginia, US
Wed, May 28, 1919
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