The broad ax., 1919-01-11
RY JUNIUs B. WOOD.

Tours France. - Chieago's s7oth
lament of infantry 1.-THE old sth)
IN The Chicago Daily News flae
.,oudIy flying at its head, is schedu-
;. a. he the first eombatant unit il
Rance to reach America and possibly
:. viii be on the seas before this is
.nI;sbed. In the neighborhood of
annO men in khaki have already sail
\ from France, but with the exeep-
sm of wounded men and scattered
.u,l from different organizations
.,,e thus far sent back has seen fight
90 at the front. The 370th unless
resent plans go away, win be the
hst to reach the home shores.
Yesterday saw the regiment at the
,nb.rkatiOn camp near lie Mans being
renovated and re-equipPed preParato-
~ TO its final train journey before
having for America. Since arriving
!, France the regiment has eheerfully
home its task of fighting and work
inc and yesterday it was 1busily erect
ING barracks in anticipation of other
regiment following through the same
smbarkation center.
Had Only One White Officer
The regiment has the unique distine-
ton Of being the only one to 60 virtu-
sny through the entire war with only
one white officer, Col, Thomas A. 70.
bsrts. who succeeded Col. DenisOn On
july u. When the question of the
fighting ability of colored soldiers
comes up the record of this regiment
VII play a prominent part. Col Ro-
bsr& though a veteran cavalryman:
ak from Springfield, Ill, and go
dos Lieut.-Col Otis B. Duncan, the
second in command. In the latter
days of the fighting Capt. John Prout
Of 60 Lexington Avenue, New York
commanded the LIST battalion. Since
the armistice Maj. William s. Roberts
of the Straus building, Chicago, a
brother of the colonel, and Capt. II.
Singleton of % City Hall place, New
York, have been attached to the re-
yiment and these have been the only
white officers with it.
With the 369th and 372 regiment
rom South Carolina, the 372d- regi
nent from Washington, Ohio, Mary
and, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Con-
leeteut, the 370th. was a part Of
he 93d. division, which was always |
ttaehed to a French corps The men
% not want their fighting record to
e confused with, that of the 92nd.
vision, whose infantry regiments
ERE part Of the American LIST. army
the ArgOnne gihting.N
Lost Only IS Men Killed
Out of 1881 officers and men the
9th. lost siIty-five killed and 4s3
Ouded, gassed and missing. Second
lieutenant George L. iGles Of $3.50
alunet Avenue, Chicago, route man
II the Paris laudry, was the only
fieer killed. He was struck by q
rect hit from q shell at Grandlut
Nov. while he was heroieaIly |
ting his men into shelter. A few
Us earlier while entering Laon q
'man time mine exploded and >
avy railroad rail flying in the air
Ie ribbon killed three men. Only
ur men died of ILLNESS during the
npaign. II
The regiments last streeh of fight
began Oct. "a, when IL moved q
rough LaOn to Chateau Chambery.
Nov, 3 it was in rapid pursuit Of 9
Germans and two days later the
nor battalion commander, Capt. J.Il
Patton of sos East s7th street, Chi
o. fought his way across the Hir- 6
railroad and stormed the heights
Aubeton- On Nov. attacking by "
Wight between Baume and Aubeton.
battalion waded the river waist '
p and drove back the Germans
&c hlOmeters as mles). They I
re at POnt Douai when the armist-
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