New-York tribune., 1918-12-23
Lime Mongolia
Brings 1920
Soldiers Home
\. n. C.. 4. Girl Comes Back
a. the Bvidc of a Colonel
She Me: az the Front
WoundcA Men Cheerful
Bronx Boy Has Nike Pieces
of Shrapne; From Side
as Relics for His Friends

raIes o. adventure embodyiny every
ching that could happen to a so,die-
either in tho thick OF battle or in
.oa7is were brought here yesterday by
troops OF ~, transport Mc,,goiia from
Brast.
She carried 156 officers and 4,66a
nler. Nearly all of them either had
tee>l bit Jy bullet from the Germans
or Dart tror Cupid somewhere in
France or England The rnaiEneG men
were rot tcli2g aaout their rc;aanccs
yeste rday.
News hunters we're referred to the
officers quarters, with the sugges stion
that they ask for Colonel Nicholas W.
Campanolc, who married the most
beautiful American woman in Paris.
The colonel was found At his side
vas his bride, who prior to October
10 was Miss Elizabeth Wood, q Y. M.
c. a. entertainer who went overseas
from her home in Winchendon, Mass.
Colonel and Mrs. Campanole admit
ted that they fell in love with each
ruary, in "Y" hut at Chaumont.
Colonel Campanole was then intelli-
vgence officer on the staff of General
Pershine and had been sent to Chau-
mont on business for the commander
in chief. The couple decided to defer
their marriage until peace was in
sght. Colonel Campanole decided in
October that the enemy was beaten and
he knot was tied at the Ritz in Paris
on the 10Th.
Welcome Surprises Troops
Reports of receptions to returning
fighters had not reached the men on
The Mongolia, and when the vessel
slipped through the mist off Quaran-
tine yesterday the troops aboard were
surprised to hear the din of the city's
whistles and to observe the freboats
steaming alongside shooting up their
geysers of sea water in honor of their
return.
On the police boat Patrol the band
Of the Street Cleaning Department
played "Home, Sweet Home" Hail,
Hail, the Gangs All Here" made
bigger hit, and wounded men came on
deck and waved their crutches.
Among the first to go ashore when
the Mongolia made fast to her pier in
Hoboken was Samuel Weisman, of the
315th Infantry. He was hard hit in
the Argonne fight. but was spry yes
from The Bronx and has souvenirs for
friends Of his neighborhood. They are
nine pieces Of shrapnel that we're taken
from his leg after fight on October
30 Two fragments are still imbedded
in the index finger of his right hand.
Corporal Max Lander, of the 138th
Infantry also of The Bronx, returned
With some shrapnel in his right ear
and his left hand.
Thinks He's Lucky Kid"
I'm sort of banged up" he said,
but Pm glad to be alive and home
again. When they laid down the bar
rage that got me seven fellows beside
ne were killed | guess I'm some
lucky kid
Corporal Patrick Donohue. of 11S
East Ninet ety-eighth Street, who was with
the old G9th when the United States
entered the war. came home minus q
section of his colarbone.
Fritz got me when the 165th was
holding a position on the Ourcq," he
said. II was slightly wounded and
taken to base hospital at Carle-
mont, but they were not able to hold
me there for long. I wanted to jump
back and get square for nip on the
wrist the Germans handed me and !
got my chance believe I winged
of my second effort. but an explosive
bullet from machine gun busted up
NY collarbone and put me out of the
.crap for good"
The Mongolia had s13 wounded on
toard and. according to some Of the
Shters who checked up where the
oys came from, every state in the
A ion was represented by one or more
IN Inded men.
. Brigadier General Returns
Among those who fell under German
fire were:
Nicholas Frickhofen. of the Bronx,
Who was attached to the 165th Infan-
try; Harry Podosky, Of the 327th In
'antry, who halls from Brookly yn; Her
man Smith. of the 3l2th Infantry, who
lives IN Manhattan; Myron S. Taylor,
o. Oswego, n. y, attached TO the head
quarters of the 60th Division Ben
ianin Krass. Of Brooklyn, wounded
with the 55th Infantry, and John ].
Woods, of this city, who was with the
second company Of the 1st Division
Machine Gun Battalion.
Among the returning officers or tho
Mongolia was Brigadier General Rich
ard Coulter, jr., Of Greensburg, Penn.
who went to France in command of the
Slst infantry. He was in command Of
icPiaISheHt SldllOn lot year, he
sail and regretted that he did not get
? chance TO be OF service on the firing
line
Q t. .ho Mongolia came Captain ). du
fiessix, Of the Fronch navy, who comes
here to relieve Captain Dcloche Of tie
command Of the French cruiser Mar
seAics which now js in this harbor.
TsCO TyCuSnOrfs