The Washington times., 1919-09-14
1ST DIVISION
MOTOR TRAIN
REACHESD. c.
Monster Trucks Which Carried
Ammunition in ArgOnne Drive
Arrive From New York.

Travel stained and dusty, thunder
ing along in a column which stretched
for more than i've miles, the motor
transport train OF the First division
rumbled into Washington today after
an overland trip from New York, car
ryinE 3,25O officers and men OF the
famous combat union to parade here
Wednesday.
Containing every sort Of motor We
hicle from the tiny but speedy motor
cycles to the huge trucks-leviathans
which carried ammunition and ratiOns
TO the front line in the Argonne-the
train is said to be the largest OF its
kind ever assembled for an overland
trip in the United States.
The men are tired, dirty and sleepy.
They left New York wednesday, fol-
loving the parade there, and made the
trip to Washington in four days, trav-
cling continuously from early morn
ing until late at night. They slept In
etheir trucks and ate meals prepared
in the rolling kitchens which trailed
along behind the big cara.
DetaehmentS Sent To Camp.
Immediately upon its arrival this
morning the train was split into de-
tachments and directed TO the camp at
OF the accompanying artillery vehicles
to Camp Leach.
The train is composed OF 125 motor
cars-touring vsFiety-549 motor
trucks, $50 motor cycles, seven wire
less and signal trucks, and manned
by $3.50 officers and men.
With the arrival here today Of the
motor transport. the entire rolling
stock Of the division is in washing
E~n ~
At present there are approximately
5000 officers and men in the Cap
itaL The remaining infantrymen.f
engineers and part Of the artillery
will arrive on tourist sIeepers from
New York Tuesday night, the men
detraining for the parade about s
q m wednesday morning.
General PeEshlng To Lead.
General Pershing VIII lead his /
hehtinE men up Pennsyivania avenue
strewn with flowers in the parade /
here Wednesday. The Washington \
florists will donate 10000 blossoms, /
ft was announced today, which will |
be thrown in the path Of the "con- |
.euering heroes' on their march from |
the Peace Monument to the corner /
Of Seventeenth and Pennsylvania ave |
nue northwest At present ii is /
planned 20 have groups OF little girls !
from the Fairgrounds OF Washington, |
dressed In picturesque costumes and |
soaring baskets Of garlands' stand at |
the street corners along the line OF
march and as General Pershing ap-
iproaches, throw the flowers in front |
Of him As the $4,000 soldiers Of |
the division pass along the hover
shower" VIII continue as the sup
plies are replenished. II is also
planned to have the spectators bear
liberty bouquets" made up OF red, |
white and blue flowers to strew in !
the path Of the veterans |
Ehe Metropolitan police wiz be as |
sisted in handling the crowds |
wednesday BY public order commit |
tee appointed last night, and which |
congiagts Of 500 business and profes- |
E3onaI men OF the city. Major Ray |
rnond Pullman, superintendent Of |
police, Is chairman OF the committee |
vice ehairman.
spoaaI PoHee O6AeeEA.
Isaae Cans and James 3. Oyster
win Be second ana thiFa we ehAiI- lI,
mn. reEpscttEely, and Edwin B.
5egsa. chisf clerk OF the police =
DaFtmeut, VIII act as secretary. T,
Arsf executive session Of the commit
tee viii be held tomorrow night in
the willard Hotel At 8 o'clock Some
Of the members OF the committee viii
be sworn in az special officers, while
ofhers viii put at the use OF the pa
rade oficiaIs their automobiles.
Brig. Gen R. D. Simms, Of the Dis |
trict National Guard, will detail 200 !
Dsmbers OF the local guard 70 act as
Bafxolmen slong the route % march |
They will be in uniform, but un- /
armed, it has been announced. and |
VIII assist the police In keeping the
GidoIines clear Of the crowds and pre-
serving order.
More than 1000 members OF the
Home Defense League have offered /
Gheir services 60 Major Pullman. and
local Boy Scouts, under the leadership /
Of Scout Executive Edward D. Shaw
and Field Executive ]. 7. K Plant /
wiu be stationed. armed and equipped,
aionE the line OF march two PAGES in
fFont OF the ropes They win assist
tie police
Approximately 200 members Of the
various home defense organizations
Win aid the police. thereby allowing
= reserve force Of several hundreds
Doltcemen TO be kept at the precinct
stations 20 answer any hurried calls
- an emergency.
Women win play a big part in the
DaRads Of the First diYision--and not
erom the gidelines, either.
MaHy Womsn ln Parade.
FollOWfng the order Of the division
oonEnaudsF stating that all welfare