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Show WELCOME TO KANSANS. Eeceive An Ovation Upon Their Arrival Ar-rival at Topeka. Topeka, Kan.. Nov. 2. Returning warriors war-riors never received a more royal welcome home than that accorded today to the soldiers of. "Kansas' famous liKruingi Twentieth " on its arrival from San Fran- j Cisco General Frederick Funston came in for the lion'. share of attention shown the offcets. and th& 'L.ittle hero of Manila" Ma-nila" was literally taken off his feet by his admirers in their eagerness to display their regard for him. At every station in Kansas, after the Colorado line was crossed early this morning morn-ing cheering crowds1 met the soldiers and greeted them in unstinted fashion. Schools and colleges along the line were closed, business was practically suspended and the people nocked to the trains by the thousands. ' . . At the state house General J. iK. Hudson, on oehalf of the people of Kansas, presented pre-sented the beauciful $1,000 sword to General Gen-eral Funston. In a short speech of acceptance. General Gen-eral Funston said , he predicted that in one year's time the island of Luzon would he as quiet as Massachusetts. "I reiitirn to Manila." he said, "ana unless un-less i get sick or disabled, I will not return until the war is over." |