Military News From Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 29, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 29, 1919

Edwin Springs Safe

Mrs. John L. Springs received a letter from her son, Edwin, yesterday, written from Coblenz, Germany, dated December 21. He is with the Third army, Co. C, First division, ammunition train. They came all the way through in horse trains down the Mozelle river, a lovely valley, with high mountains on each side, passed through the beautiful city of Luxemburg. He says all along the way the German people were lovely to them, and he was entertained by some who had lost one or two sons in the war but that made no difference in their kind treatment. He says the Germans have very little to eat, mostly potatoes and cabbage, very little bread and no meat. A most wonderful trip he is having.

Benjamine Berry Well and Content

Miss Minnie Berry is in receipt of a number of cards from her brother, Benjamine B. Berry of Co. B, 306 engineers. Mr. Berry was well and contented.

Another Soldier Back Wounded in France

Mr. Lee Rogers, a member of the 119^th infantry, 30^th division, arrived home Sunday from Camp Greene, Charlotte, where he was discharged following his return a few weeks ago from France. The young man was wounded twice in the back by shrapnel on October 17 and lost a finger on the left hand by the same shell. He fought in the battle for the Hindenburg line and saw some of the hardest fighting of whole war before he was put out of action by wounded.

Wounded Soldier Left Train at Salisbury

When a car of soldiers passed through Spencer and Salisbury today en route to the hospital at Azalea, one of the men, believed to have been unbalanced mentally, left the train, and the incident was reported to Chief Lentz on the arrival of the train here. The Hickory officer telephoned the Salisbury chief and requested him to look for the soldier and to advise the army authorities.

30^th Division to Land at Charleston, S.C.

Washington, Jan. 29—The 30^th Division (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee national guard), which is now under orders to prepare for embarkation to return home, will be landed at Charleston, S.C., if the war department can prepare facilities there to handle so large a body of men. The division will be sent to Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.C., for demobilization.

While no definite plans for parading this unit have been fixed, officials thought it probable either the entire division or some large portions of it would be paraded at Charleston and Columbia.