Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1919 — SLOWLY THEY DRIFT HOME; FEW YET TO COME [ARTICLE]

SLOWLY THEY DRIFT HOME; FEW YET TO COME

Sergeant-JJajor Edwin Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, arrived here from Camp Taylor, Ky.. Wednesday afternoon, having received his discharge from that cantonment after approximately two years’ service in the great world war. The sergeant lacked but five days of completing a full two years in the service, living Rensselaer August 5, 1917, with Company M. Leaving here, he went to Camp Shblby, Miss., where he remained for almost a year before going to Camp Taylor to enter an officers’ training school. 11l health at the Kentucky cantonment compelled him to give up the school, and> following his discharge from the hospital- he was transferred to an artillery division scheduled for service overseas, which arrived in the war zone the early part of October. During his stay in Europe he was privileged to -travel over imuch of the war-ridden country and also spent thirty days in London. He had also planned a three weeks’ visit to Rome but was denied the privilege of a furlough when the delicate after-the-war problems caused an alarming situation in that country. , Mr. Robinson was ’tendered a second lieutenancy two months prior, to discharge but declined the offer, feeling that home scenes were much more desirable than continued service in the army.