The sun., 1918-12-24
TWO SHIPS BRING
HOME 5000 MEN
George Washington and Ced-
rio in Port With Tales Of
Land and Sea-
E. r. sTETTINIUs RETURNS
Col. Dorey, First Plattsburg
Commander, Crippled.
Is Passenger.

The Hdtchct, whose MOTTO H. w
Cannot Tell q Lie" could be OF course
even IL its managing editor were not
navy chaplain, none other than the
daily newspaper OF the United states
transport George Washington. the
chaplain simply preserves the tradition
OF truthfulness.
That being established, It may be OF
interest to the German people to state
that the Hatchet mentioned editorially
the day after the President saw the
LAST of the flags that were strung up to
keep him from seeing any more OF
Hoboken than necessary that Herr
Kapitan Somebody or other. who skip
pered the George before the Teutons
roy erted to type. said when he sledge-
hammered her machinery: Il VIII take
off mein hat to der fellow dot can for
service make her"
Well, Kap, wherever you are the 10
should be off by this time. For they
"for service made her. so beautifully
and completely that she has done a he
ships work in this war, and is con-
tinuing to do II.
The George Washington reached
Quarantine at II A. NJ. but 1t was
nearly four hours later before she
laid alongside the pier at Hoboken and
the big job Of discharging her pas
sengers began. All the way up the
bay and river she was ssluted as mag
nif1cently as preceding transports have
been received, whistles blasting every
where. giant sirens loosing their pre-
historic calls, flags f1uttering ahoat
and ashore and all WATERSHEDS crowded
with cheering people.
baptized by Fireboats.
Three fireboats spouted water over
her as the police yacht Patrol with
the Mayors committee followed the
George Washington past the Statue OF
Liberty and into the North River.
Three alrplanes from the Mineola field
appeared high UP when the transport
was leaving Quarantine and they did
not leave her until she was on the
point Of docking.
When that was accomplished there
was n tremendous hustle OF prepara-
ton for leaving ship There were
aboard 334 officers and 3.464 men and
also twenty civilians, and while the
enlisted men waited. bearing their full
kits. the officers were collected in the
main saloon. It was there that Wis
itors discovered one Of the finest SOL
diers and one OF the finest looking SOL
6iers in the United States Army, Col.
Halstead Dorey. now commanding the
Fourth limited States Infantry, for
merly aid to Major-Gen. Leonard
Wood when Gen. Wood commanded
the Department of the East, and COM
mander OF the first OF all Piattsburg
camps.
Col. Dorey sat in a corner, his right
leg outstretched to ease the pain that
never quite disappears. Upon his right
sleeve were four wound stripes. but
unless one saw them and noted the
crutch 1t would never be suspected
that he had been terribly hurt. He
was gassed once and wounded four
times, the worst injury occurring in
the battle north of Monfaucon, where
he led the Fourth Infantry as a part
of the Third Division.
Not so far from Col. Dorey was
Lieut.. Edgar Boligney OF New Or
leans, one OF the few American flying
men to see service in the Balkans He
was in France from August, 1914, and
was an aviator with the celebrated
Foreign Legion until he was commits
stoned with the American Air Forces
In the fighting in Albania last June
his plane was shot down from d height
OF 1000 feet Bullets punctured the
gas tank and one of the wings was
SO badly cut up that II barely huns
together. Yet somehow-he doesnt
know how TO this day-he managed Il
land safely, not getting a scratch.
The George Washington was full Of
tales with snap. There was young
Lieutenant. George W. Buryear Of
Memphis, Tenn, who went into ser
vice in France in November, 1917. Or
the Fourth Of July last, while chasing
a German plane, he lost his way In {
cloud bank and when he popped on
OF the fun a whole flock OF Germani
were proving around waiting fol
him. He shot down two Of his enc
mics and then landed to search tn,
bodies for papers of value to the ser
vice. A German patrol happened
along, grabbed him and sent him int,
Germany, a prisoner. He was in flv,
prison camps before he escaped, swan
the Rhine and finally slipped int
Belgium
Anecdotes OF Wilson Trip.
Capt. McCauley of the transport wa
pretty sure that President and Mrs
Wilson enjoyed their voyage an
Chaplain Z. +. Bloomhardt, the sam
that is managing editor of the news
paper with the greatest circulation OIL
the Atlantic Ocean. The Hdtchet, wa
equally sure, because he had stucl
around the President, notebook Il
hand and totting down little impress
sions here and there.
There's one thing about Mr. vii
con-" said the Chaplain, "he doesn'
take anything for granted. The da
of the abandon ship drill, he mad
sure himself that his lifebelt and Mr.,
Wilson's were securely fastened. II
wouldn't take anybody's word for 4
He knew pretty we'll how the trio
was done because, with Mrs. Wilson
he had had a little rehearsal with tn
Captain.
HE went to church and sang RICH
out in meeting. Sunday, December
and his voice could be heard plainl
in the recital Of the Apostles Greco
He went to a motion picture sho'
given by the sailors that Sunday nigh
and they sent him to bed with Ol
Nassau ringing in his ears.
THE best fun he had was at a sho,