The sun., 1919-05-24
BULLARD, GENERAL
OFNORETREAT, HERE
Told His Men After Capture of
Fays Woods: "You Are
There; Stay There"
AND TROOPS OBEYED HIM
Many American Wearcrs of
War Medals Arrive Aboard
the Kaiserin.


arrived yesterday as a casual aboard
the transport Kaiserin Auguste VIC
toria, assumed that all the Generals who
had preceded him had told about every
thing worth while that had happened in
France, and half-humorously declined ,v
say anything about his part in the war.
His decorations spoke a little. however.
They are the Distinguished Service
Cross the Croix de Guerre with two
palms, the order of Leopold and the
Legion of Honor.
He ought to have another decoration,
the General of No Retreat. but they
have not begun making them. He
earned that distinction at the Marine
on July Is, when he regretted that ne
could not follow the suggestion of the
French commander to fall back, and fell
oil the Germans instead, delivering a
counter-attack that helped nightly 10
settle the Kaiser's hopes
There are only three Generals In the
American service. Pershing. Bliss and
March. and only two Lieutenant-Gen-
erals, Liggett and Billiard. So long as
Billiard. who had command Of the Sec
ond Army in the drive toward Metz.
which began two days before the armi-
stioe, was on French soil. he was a
simon pure Northumberland. When
be stepped of the Kaiserin at Hoboken
yesterday he became a temporary holder
of that exalted rank.
That Is in accord with the recent de-
clsion OF the Judge Advocate Generals
Department that the rank of Lieutenant
General is a war emergency grade. 1t
is somewhat but not altogether like the
Sam Browne belt. Which cannot be worn
Above all things. Temporary Lieut.
Gen. Billiard is a soldier, and when he
ended a citation OF an American unit
that captured Fays Wood on the Mouse.
II was with. You are there. stay there !"
and they did. They used TO put In slang
phrase once. "Ah there, stay there!"
German Teachers Dropped.
The Kaiserin did not bring back the
German advisory force that showed the
crew the ropes on the first trip this way.
Americans need only a little explaining
TO master things understood by the Ger
mans. This was not pleasant to the
German nautical talent, which had
hoped TO be a sort of fixture aboard.
II is understood that the other Ger
mans, including those that arrived on
Thursday by the Imperator also may
the big ship returns to Brest.
Col. Joseph b. Sanborn OF Chicago,
who brought home the 131st Infantry,
originally the First Illinois National
Guard, also had some decorations, in
Guiding the English Distinguished Ser
vice Order. the Distinguished Service
Cross and the French Croix de Guerre.
He acquired a habit of going over the
TOP with his men, which he kept UP until
the close OF hor'ilities. He said his regi-
ment had taken part In four offensives.
sustained 2.oS4 casualties. won 81 D. 8.
C.'s. As British decorations, 80 French
crosses, I Belgian crosses and two ultra
gallant men, Sergeant Jake Alex and
Corporal Thomas Pope of Chicago. wear
the Congressional Medal, with other
badges, of course. Alex captured a ma
chine gun nest single handed, bayonet-
ing six Germans. and Corporal Pope
killed seven of the enemy and captured
three.
The Kaiserin brought nfty-eight
brides, including the wife of Sergeant
Gustave Muller OF Queens. who was
Margaret Million of Luxembourg Muller
fought alongside Of a French soldier.
who carried him from the field to a
hospital after he was gassed. Later the
sergeant entered Luxembourg with the
American troops and a girl. no other
than Miss Million. walked alongside
him and pinned a flower on him. He
met her again the next day and of
course she turned out to be the sister
OF the French soldier who had taken
the sergeant of the field. and they could
rot DO otherwise than be married in
the Luxembourg Cathedral
The Harrisburg landed 2425 officers
and men, mostly OF the 10sth Engineers.
In command of Col. Henry A. Allen of
Chicago. She carried also eleven
stranded doughboys. who spent all their
money after getting discharges on the
other side and came back feeling pretty
blue at the expense of their philan-
thropic Uncle Sam. which Is one of the
reasons there will not be any more
doughboys discharged on the other side
and paid their bounty OF $50.
The brides of SO soldiers and sailors.
who boarded the Harrisburg at Liver
nool whence she sailed before going to
Brest, also landed.