New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

when they discovered the smooth as
phalt underfoot
The Italians set reasonable pace
for the first few blocks, and then sud
denly "doubled" down the avenue, with
squad of buglers blaring wild ral-
lying call as they jog-trotted in the
advance. Rifles and heavy packs
meant nothing to the bellows lungcd
visitors. They reached Washington
Arch half hour ahead Of the rest of
the procession, and the crowd madly
cheered them on their way.
Women Share in Honors
1t was primarily wartime day, but
the lighting men Of the Allies had an
equal place in their ranks for the wom-
en- who have stood behind them. Booted
contlngents representing the Red Cross,
the Womens Motor Corps, the National
League for Women's Service and other
uniformed organizations kept pace with
the soldiers. Girls of the Army Trans
port Service, the New York Policewom-
ems Reserve and the Women's Land
Army OF America had places in the
column.
A breath from the open fields drifted
INTO the city with the women of the
land army. There were a score of them
girls in overalls and slouch hats who
came back to town direct from the
farms. They brought their whee elbar-
rows, beddcd for the occasion with au-
tuinn leaves, and carried soil caked
rakes and hoes. These were the actual
workers, and as they swung along the
avenue they bore with them tho prom
Use that the fighting armies shall never
Starve.
Planes Hover Overhead
Before the column began it's march a
squadron of sixty battle planes kept
"air rendezvous" above Seventy
Street, and formed an cscorting pha-
lanx overhead. The planes met at a
two-mle level and gradually descended,
scattering tons OF Liberty Loan liter
ature in the faces of the up-gaping
crowds.
The squadron, consisting of De Havi-
land battle planes and the smaller Cur
hss scouts and observation planes,
lowered above the procession for
nearly two hours.
They broke order and reformed in
battle groups, and went through their
repertory of dare-deviltry among the
clty's spires. The aerial outriders fol
lowed the procession to WASHINGTON
Square, and then formed long flight
column and swept back to Camp Mills.
Doves Join Planes
AS the planes left there occurred an
unexpected diversion, which many peo-
pie grouped about Liberty Altar went
so Tar as to accept as a miraculous
prophecy. Almost as at signal. lust
as the fighting planes made away to
the eastward, flock of doves appeared
from their nesting places in the tower
OF Madison Square Garden and took
up the sky patrol where the aviators
left off. The birds circled back and
forth above the street for nearly a
half hour, and then disappeared over
tho roof Of a neighboring skyscraper
The passing ranks of marchers re-
vealed not only the colors and banners
of every Allied nation, but the full
service Of the United States army and
navy IN all of the numerous branches
The army bakers, in their white
pair of captured German "goolash"
guns. large banner carrying the
inscription, "We knead the dough" !"
identified the military breadmakers as
true Liberty Loan boosters.
The engineers supplied the pageant
with a pontoon train, completely
equipped with pontoons, balks, chesses
and. the other paraphernala of emer-
gency bridge building.
Tho conservation division of the
army was represented with a float
showing uniformed tailors stitching
soldiers torn clothes on sewing ma
chimes.
Motor transports in double columns,
extending for blocks, gave the watch
ing throngs fresh knowledge as to how
the unnumbered tons of food and mu-
nitions are carried up behind advancing
lines Of troops. owe are the boys who
deliver the goods" read the TRANSPORT
banner.
Many blocks of the parade were given
over to the navy-the reserves from
Pelham Bay and the sailors and ma
rines of all the ships in the harbor.
contingents of sailors to the march
ing line.
SOusa Leads His Band
The main division was led by the
band of the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, playing the new Sousa
march, Buy Bonds" Lieutenant John
advance and was greeted with warm
The order of march follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Red Cross, Officers Canteen Workers,
Workroom Workers, Motor Corps,
Naval Reserves. Y. ". C. A.. Salvation
Army, Y. M. C. A.. Police Reserves,
National League for Women's Service,
Canteen Workers, Camafouge Corps,
Women's Land Army, Women's Apparel
Unit. Western Union Girls, Transpor-
tation Workers, Employees of the Gas
Defense, Ammunition Workers.
ALLIES
Belgium. Brazil. British Emp;re
China, Cuba, Czecho-Slovaks, led by
Sousa's Band.
SECOND DIVISION 8
French Legion, French troops, Greece
| Guatemala, Hayti, Honduras.
THIRD DIVISION
Italian Grenadiers, Italy, Japan, La
IBERIA, Montenegro. Nicaragua, Panama
Polish Military Commission, Porto Rico
Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Siam and the
United States.
U. S. ARMY DIVISION
Band, General Superintendent, Staff
| Officers Platoons, Supplies Division
! Transportation Division. Motor Trans
port Branch, Administrative Division
Construction and Repair Division, Con