Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-10
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ANS Most Notable
Military Spectacle
PICKED REGIMENTS
HEAD PROCESSION
Troops In Line Repre-
sent AZ States of The
Union

NEW YORK, Sept, 10 BY ASSo-
ciated Press. counties thousands
of Americans. flashed with the pride
of victory paid tribute here today,
in what probably was the city's most
impressive military spectacle to the
nations leader in the world war. Cen
eral John J. Pershing, corpmander-in-
chief of the American Expeditionary
Force, and to the far famed First
division.
The sun-burned Missolrian. look
ing as fit as a youthful Indian despite
his SO years-the soldier who said to
the shade of Lafayette at his tomb
in Picpus Lafayette, we are here"
and whose army of 1,250,000, the
largest force of Americans ever to
fight on foreign soil, turned the tide
of possible Allied defeat into victory
today led down Fifth Ave. $4,000
men of the First Division in process
sion which stirred the blood of every
spectator.
Pershing's Own At Lead
Ahead of the bronzed veterans
mostly regulars" WHO had been
abroad nearly two years and quar-
ter. and whose fighting was the ao-
miration of every polu and British
Tommy, was General Pershlng
guard of honor, a regiment of 5000
men picked from all seven OF the
American regular army divisions IN
France. This unique contingent,
known AS "Pershlng's Own, and
composed of two companies from
each regiment of the division rep
resented, the companies in turn be-
inc formed of one squad from each
company in the regiment, was spe-
cial feature of the parade.
Accompanying General Pershlng at
the head of the division rode Major
General Edward f. McGlachlin,
commanding, and with him two 9TH
err former commanders of the FIRST
Major General William l.. Slbert,
who took the troops to France ana
Lieutenant General Robert L. Bull
lard who took them into action ana
later relinouished command to take
higher post. With them were a
host of officers, including Bngadler
General Frank Parker, of Charleston,
/ s. c., and other commanders some
of whom saw their first active serV-
ice with the division in France.
At States Represented.
The troops in line represented a.
states of the Union and several OF
the insular possessions and among
tho marchers were more than 1000
old time doughboys whose only re-
corded home is the United States ar
NV. Trudging along under the
weight of full combat equipment, eV-
ery pack in place, rifles clean ana
bayonets cleaning in the sun, the
fighters presented picture OF ag-
qressiyeness and force. From Ito
Street. where the parade started, 10
the Washington Arch, where 1t dis
handed. the throngs along the curos
! kept up almost tumultuosu cheering
"There come the Sixth Field Ar
tilleryy someone shouted. A few
moments later this famous organlza-
ton. Battery C of which on October
%, 1917, fired the first shot at the
Germans, came intoasight and was
wildly acclaimed.
An epitome of Americas hghtlng
machine in Europe, the First Divls-
ion present what military men say
was the first parade of its kind IN
the country's history. That is. not
only were the doughboys equipped
with rifles, bayonets, packs, helmets,
canteens, belts and ammunition, but
every piece Of the Divisions artillery
was in line, as well as the American
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