The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-05-02
500 ANzACS HERE
ON THEIR WAY TO
FIGHTING FRONT
Soldiers From the Antipod:s
Get a Rousing Reception
in Broadway.

The battle front 10 crossing the
ocean nnd New York IL becoming
one OF those fabled ''towns behind
the front" Of which the duspatches
toll us. First the blue Devils d. im
France trampcd our streets. to-day
800 AnSaes from fur on Australia and
New Zealand funded at the Battery
and marched up lower BrOadwuy be-
fore delighted thousands.
To Twenty-eight OF the r,iddy-cheeKed
fighting lads from the distaLt An
tipodes are veterans OF old campaigns
the Somms and disastrous 0ullipvn
The remainder OF the force which
stormcd New YORK to-day are v,...n-
teers who TOOK the Kings shllI..s
down In Brisbane, Auckland and L.
ney and now are going across 10 get
in II with their brothers who have
been tried in the fire.
The nve hundted made the trIp up
from below the line all the way by
water, arriving yesterday afternoon.
They spent the night In barracks on
Governors Island. where officers and
men alike " tn, Regular Army enter
tained them royalty.
shortly after ~ o'cUcK thas morn
ing n Government cutter nOsed across
the channel from tho island TO the
Battery and the brown clad soldiers
Of the great Federation on the other
side OF the world riled down b. fortl.
ranks directly before tho landing
stage.
Coz. W. *. Fetners, u, y. o., WHO
was wounded and decorated at the
Battle Of the SOnuo and invalid-d
home, IL In command uf the Auzacs.
Col. +. Dennis and Lieut.. Col T..
f. Hunter are associated with h'n.
Three chnpIains. fifteen Captain. and
eight Lieuienants cUmplste the 9TH.
GERS contingent All were escurted
from the island by Col. A. q. Quar-
rier. representing the CoInunandsr ut
the district.
To greet the strangers from tho
South Pacific 800 men OF the Coast
Artillery Corps. New York Guard.
under command OF Col John Ross
Delafiold. were drawn up ia battalion
formation. Directly opposite tho land
INK stage we're the hundred and nve
Blue Devils from France In heavy
marching order
Al trumpet flourish every gun N
the American and French focces
snapped to Attention and the Coast
Artillery Band swung into God
save the King" Then The Mar
seillaise" and THE Star .SpangIed
Banner" doomed out and all lower
broadway was ON the alert TO sec
what was stirring.
The Blue Devils returned the hearty
cheer the Australian lads gave them
and behind the companies Of 'ht
| Coast Artillery tho Anzacs fell irlu
line ana started up Broadway.
Snappy fighting men. these An,
zacs! They wear the khaki brown
similar to our own uniform. and put
tees about their legs. but their head
gear Is their distinguishing mark. 1
Is the campaign hat OF our Spanisl
War days with the flap on the rlgh
hand side turned up ana cockadc,
against the crown and u strap tina
passes under the chin.
All the office buildings. SO hectic
with excitement these days OF march.
ing men, disgorged their thousand,
onto the sidewalk to greet the
Anzacs. Cheers banged from wall tC
wall OF the office cliffs. Cigars und
cigarettes we're Ahowered on thu
ruddy checked youngsters from ovel
seas. To all OF which they grimmet
appreciation.
At City Hall Park Mayor Hylar
greeted them, after which they con
tinued their march up broadway l.
Thirteenth street, thence TO Fltl
Avenue and 40 20 Forty secnnC
Street, where u ranks disbandei.