The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-31

Belgian decorations, British and 10
Italian decorations.
The division will parade down Fifth
avenue, north to south, instead OF the
customary south to north manner.
Major-Gen. McGlachlln and his stan
have established an Office in Room 602
OF the Hall of Records. where they will
operate with the Mayors Committee to
welcome distinguished guests in making
arrangements for the return of Gen.
Pershing. The military men and men,
bers of the committee will be In con-
ference Tuesday and perfect plans for
the parade.
The parade, II is said, will be one of
the greatest military pageants ever seen
In this country and will have in 1t,
besides the troops, themselves, as has
been customary, their full equipment.
They will carry down Fifth avenue with
them wagon trains. field hospitals.
movable kitchens, motor trucks, tanks
and everything else which can be
brought back in time for the celebra-
ton. II is understood also that the
Y. NJ. c. A. representatives with the
division will be in the parade. These
will include about thirty men and
fifteen women. OF those who were
originally with the division two secre-
taries were killed and two wounded.
Three of the members received Croix
de Guerre.
Major oliver E. Allen. whose home is
in New York. received several decora-
tons for exceptional bravery as com
mander of the First Battalion OF the
Eighteenth Infantry. Major Coulter
who left America as a Lieutenant in
Company f of the Twenty-eishth In
fantry was wounded twice. Both he
and Lieut-Col. Paul p. Peabody, who
also left as a Lieutenant, received Croix
de Guerre medals.
Deeds in ArEonne.
Said Major Coulter yesterday: We
believed in the First Division that the
biggest men in 1t were those who got
closest to the Germans. AS to the
character of our men, saw when the
fog lifted in the Argonne that soldiers
Of the First Division were going forward
in groups Of two and threea driving
back the Germans, who greatly outnum-
bered them. From October 4 TO October
Is in the Argonne we had losses of $500
officers and men. But we were the only
division that attained our objective. We
went into the fighting on October /,
but had to wait four days for artillery,
and were on the fighting line with prac-
tically $4,000 soldiers"
Major Coulter was born in Detroit and
moved about twenty years ago to the
East At one time he was a newspaper
| man on the Providence Journal Re-
Gently in Germany the Major edited a
weekly newspaper for the soldiers the
Bridoehead Sentinel
Major Gen. McGlachlin went to France
| as commander OF the Fifty-seventh Ar
| tillery Brigade of the Thirty-second d.
vision and took command of the First
Division November 10, leading It into
| Germany as the first of the American
! Army OF Occupation. At the time fight
| ing was at its height Gen. Pershing, be-
slowing an unusual honor. placed him
| in command OF all American artillery In
the st. Mhiel sector War experts say
in this drive there was the greatest as
| semblage of big guns the world has ever
| witnessed. Gen. McGlachlin has been
decorated with the Legion of Honor. the
D. s. c. and the Croix de Guerre.
Every unit in the division is repre-
| scented among the nineteen officers and
| thirty men who came aboard the Pas
| torres and who now as an advance sec
| tfon'' are at Camp Mills preparing the
way for the remainder of the troops
Other transports bringing the main part
| of the division. and which are SEIZED
| uleu 10 arrive mere shortly, are Tn,
Suwanee. Liberator. Freedom, Amphion
Callao, Santa Teresa and the Leviathan
The division is leaving behind to come
later one battery of the Sixth Artillery
a company of engineers, a supply and a
sanitary train. Among the detachment.
of the Twentyfourth Infantry which ar
rived yesterday on the Orizaba were tn,
field and staff. headquarters. machine
gun battalion, medical detachment .anC
first battalion complete.
Former officers OF the division. VIII
previously had returned, met Friday an,
appointed a committee to meet the Off
GERS as they arrive. This was on advic
by telegraph of Lieut.-Col. Tho odor
Roosevelt. now at Springfield. III Tn
committee is made up OF Lieut. Col A
G. Hixon. Capt. d. Pallen, Capt. Ed
ward S. Murphy Capt. ]. A. johnson
Dr. NJ. L. Foster, Major Paul Daily, Capt
F. P. Durrier. Capt Kermit Roosevelt
Lieut.. Richard Hand, Lieut.. J. H Donal
son, Lieut.. Christian Holmes. Lieut.. Ed
win Meeker. Capt. Archie Roosevelt
Lieut.. H. J. Slingo Capt. E. H. Adriance
Capt. S. Thomas, Lieut. ]. v. McCabt
Lieut.. w. F Casey Lieut.. j. G. Moriarit
and Lieut. p. c. Cleveland.