The sun., 1918-02-05
WORK OF THE CRUCIBLE
Men Of. Many Minds and
Races Now Inspired by
Single Thought.
MAGIC OF FIVE MONTHS
Governor and Other Reviewers
Amazed at Transformation
of Drafted Force.

New Yorkcrs can call them draft SOL
diers" from now on and won't need to
hum and haw about II or apologize. They
won't need even to bother to say "se-
iscted men" or "conscripts'-just call
them plain draft soldiers and It will be
Going them a favor.
For New York's contribution to the
great National Army Of Freedom has
proved itself. When 2.70O men Of New
York's Own-the 3oSth Infantry-from
Camp Upton marched down Fifth ave.
rue yesterday afternoon they took away
for all time any remaining sting that
might have stili clung to the word
draft and boosted both the word and
the National Army to a place that no
other troops ever can occupy in the
hearts OF the city's millions.
Back OF the reviewing stand in front OF
the Public Library man whose patriot
'sm and enthusiasm translated itself into
zeal words nung out by a great voice
told the representatives OF this army
which lacks no little Of being trained and
finished Just what this big proud town
was saying to them. His was the real
voice NJ the city on this gala afternoon
Aud he said:
"oh. YOU boys! Eat 'em u,. You
car do il ! Eat them demn Germans up !.
O., YOU boys! We're for va"
soon They'll He in France.
Cnsroken though /: was. the word
france was in every mind. Soon these
"A a
York's heart would be starting overseas
Fer months there had been doubts and
Cars about the way they would come
'ut from this greatest Of democracy's
"s's-and this day they made good.
Tnerc was one more great step to be
taken before America could point to them
ND say. These are my soldiers and by
their deeds they have made me proud
yeyond words.''
The million and more mothers and
fathers and aunts and uncles and wives
and sweethearts and friends and Just
proud citizens who crowded the streets
NJ Manhattan yesterday and cheered
when these boys went by are ready for
'hem TO go to France. And that's a
great thing in democratic country such
az this-the people back home must be
'eady and prepared Just as much as the
It's question just who was the
rroudcst yesterday-the 200 swaTger.
Ing. we'll fed, well clothed, well drilled,
proud soldiers or the million or two men
ana women who were shouting their
voices out and daring a biting cold to
Do its worst while they stood for long
hours Oh snow covered streets.
March Of Two and . Half Hours.
The line OF march was from the
seyenty-frst Regiment Armory, at
Thir'y-fourth street and Park avenue.
west in Th!rty-fourth street to Eirhth
avenue. up Eighth avenue to Fifty ninth
street. across Fifty-nnth street0o Fifth
avenue. down Fifth avenue to Twenty.
third street. across Twenty-thfrd street
70 First avenue. up First avenue to
Thirty-fourth street, where they en-
parked for Long Island City, at 4 o'clock,
'us' TWO hours and half on the march.
Denny. Denny Oh, Denny. me
eoy one woman shouted, thrustinx her
mead dangerously out Of a window near
the corner where the long. swinging coll
umns turned north up Eighth avenue
vim Col. Nathan Averill and Lieut.
Sol, John ]. Boniface at the head.
Denny. Denny! Look ye up here !"
she shouted again
And this time Denny heard, and dis.
e'pllhe and orders and military regu.
ia'ions went over the boards az Private
"ccarty glanced up to the third floor
ana gave discreet little wave at the
proud mother Of him who was now a
so.uier Tor country and for right.
Ihen in First avenue another shout
was carried over the cheering crowd.
Able! Abie Looka here! Looka
mere Ahie-aive mo a look"
And the Jewish boy who four month";
.so mad reluctantly consented to obey
t'e ORDERS OF his country and report at
wanS Upton turned his clear eyes up to
Ne round little mother who too was
won 10 this army OF democracy's hone.
Regiment OF Proud Men.
All along these avenues OF rundown
reefs scores of other mothers shouted Al
,heR, boys. who instead OF being thin
,,n.s'ed youths whose patriotism was
DeioW zero and who didn't want to be
.odiers were now proud OF their cos,n.
uE and their regiment and their uni
,o'h'' Hussian Jews. Italians, Greels.
L' roes' Firms. Austrians, Hunrarians.
"rfnans--men from all the four cor.
ners and seven seas Of the earth were
~ hese sturdy ranks--and this day
mey were all Americans--fuil. complete.
unqualified. loyal Americana
IN the marchine 400 posuibly thers
neIe AZ least 100 who four months aro
ryula not speak or read or write English.
Today every man had learned his new
m proud tongue. . Again, probably
there We're a full 1908 who had zone 70
,ne great training camp against their
"Isn' ASK how many Of them now
Would leave their pals and their regi.
and justice to-day and not q corporsi's
guard would respond.
yesterday New York city grasped this
.oI the nrst time. The millions felt the
VA surge and pull and spirit of this
National Army. They refnembered a
september day Just ave months ago
s, snsn 5000 men selected for army ser.
wee had marched down this same glo-
.,'us avenue--s.ooo In mufti who tried
oe game and patriotic and show the
~ Continued on Fourth Pace