New-York tribune., 1919-03-12
2. 400 More
OF the , 9TH
Reach Home
Nearly 10000 Now Back,
and Remaining $500
Are on the High Seas
Engineers Prove Heroes
They and Divisions Military
Police Only Units of Kind
to $50 Over the Top"

Nearly 1900 men Of the 9th Divi-
.,on arc now home from France. Thir-
,,.four hundred of New York's old Ma
tonsl Guardsmen were among the H.
ono troops that arrived at this port
yesterday. About $500 more of the
9th men, completing the division, are
On route to the United States on four
transports, the last contingents being
6re March Is on the Seattle and the
Missouri.
The Mount Vernon docked at o'clock
Yesterday morning. She brought 2,759
officers and enlisted men of the 102d
Simply Train, lo2d Sanitary Train, 102d
Ammunition Train and the military
nolice of the 9TH Division, besides
some 5000 other troops. Nineteen
officers and $50 enlisted men Of
the lO2d Engineers formerly the 22d
Encineers) were included in the Aga
memnon's complement Of 1882. The
Aeamemnon tied up to her pier at 2:30
in the afternoon.
Another morning arrival in port was
the Ohoan with an army personnel Of
1921. The only New Workers on the
Obioan we're three officers and 1875 en-
listed men, comprising two casual COM
psnies.
A Comedy by Wireless
twas while the Mount Vernon was
anchored at Brest March 8 that the
Agamemnon steamed out the harbor.
DGoodby; we must leave you" he said
the tauntng radio message sent back
to the Mount Vernon. The latter did
rot weigh anchor TIL the following
day. but her captain had the satisfac-
ton Of passing The other transport
"Goodby; we must leave you,' he said
By wireless.
1t WAS a cheering, laughing bunch of
"doughboys" who lined the deck rails
of the Mount Vernon at dawn yester-
day and behold the police boat Patrol
and the steamer Correction, loaded
with friends and kin, coming down the
bay. The Agamomnon was met at
Quarantine with similar welcome
The soldiers entrained for Camp Mills
The l02d Ammunition Train served
most OF its time overseas with the
SD and 10Th divisions, and brought
back al account Of participation in
some Of the hardest fighting of the
war. Lieutenant Colonel Walter L.
Bell commanded. The unit did not get
into action until September Is, but
from then till the armistice it saw lit
tie else than intensive action. 1t
served with the 93d Division through
the battles Of lie Claire. Cnattencourt,
Dead Mems HILL Marie, Chammey,
Cumieres, Bois &c Forges, Gercourt
and Brieuilers. Between October 80
and November Il i. took part in twelve
engagements with the 18th Division.
Chaplain Wins D. S. c.
Captain Royal x. Tucker, former
rector Of st. paul's Episcopal Church,
Gloversville. y. Y chaplain Of the
lO2d Ammunition Train, came home
wearing the Distinguished Service
Cross, won for bravlug enemy fire to
rescue wounded men,
MAJOR Percy Nagle, onetime Tam
many leader Of Harlem, was lieu
tenant colone ON the staff Of the New
YORK adJutant general when the United
States entered 'he war Though close
70 sixty, swivel chair soldiery was not
70 MS liking, so he resigned and en-
listed as 2 private. He was promoted d
10 a -eutenancy and captaincy in
urn and was made major during
tne ngnant north Of Verdun.
Sergeant Albert 2. Anscombe. Of
1Vso Moheea1 Avenue, The Bronx, at
'ached to Company Of the 102d Ammu-
ni'on Tram. came home with {. cita-
S'n recommending him for the D. s.
y A runaway mule team had strewn
hssd greaa-e8 all over the road near
sa an mmlrl.ion dump. Four men were
s'led and eight injured By explosions.
n"%om3e gathered and detonated
nearly 200 o. the missiles.
me lae 2ith Division Military Police,
SComprising 207 men, commanded by
Ssplan Juan Ccbaleg, who was q
u'9Ser % i02 Wall Street, were the
only militia police to have gone cover
Me Top They did this at Mt KEN
ccsi, with tao British forces. Leslie
Ss!anan vas 1illcd and fourteen we're
.mVunaed. SIX we're recommended for
the b. s. {.
Had to Stay at Brest
The lo2d Supply Train, Major Carl
a. Aoebe, of Rochester, \. T., saw no
s"oa, not having been moved to the
,.oht INES TIL d few days before the
sa~'S'lce 80 great vas the demand
q. ~ drivers in Brcst that ii remained
'"sfe Tor four months
=, t.ieutenant Colonel r. Z. Wadhams
ne fale Club, commanded the 102d
s,s.ni'ary Train. It conducted hos
s..1' 'or the treatment Of gas victims
S.s .q jour held hospitals. Eight were
~ ~ and forty-two wounded.
.ompsnles T. and + Of the Sanitary
.seacnment OF the 1920 Engineers
,ss su.e nome on the Agamemmon, com
- s1,N1eH ~ Major George b. Snyder
Ne# Rochelle, T. Y. They related
ssT 'neir baseball team defeated II
j,.s =, nine from the 9Th Canadian
yts,"cfrs near the Somme battle
,ra lasl August. On September 2s
Cao o OF the American team Private
p,;.age STANLEY Swain. catcher. and
s,a@Ie xs Hank Mcleod. first baseman-
~ Kilee, and Corporal Thomas Og-
~ snortstop; Private Harold Sen
y,1, centre fielder, and Corpora]
ws1',d 1 a. Dunn, captain, we're severely