New-York tribune., 1919-08-21
A. E. F. Commander to Ar
rive in New York on Nit.
Vernon, and Welcomed
Home by Secretary of War
Mexican Service Hinted
Friends Say General Will
Ask to Go to Border After
Victory Review at Capital
Netc York Tribune
Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Aug. ao.-General
John J. Pershing, commander in chief
OF the American Expedtonary Forces,
will reach New York on the Mount
Vernon September 3, Secretary Baker
announced to-day, following the re-
ceipt Of cable from the overseas
commander that he Will sail from
Brest September l.
Mr Baker will head the official
Marty to welcome General Pershing in
New York.
AT the same time Mr.. Baker an
nounced that the st Division, $4,000
strong, containing many Of the officers
and men who first set foot on Euro
-san soil. and thas became Pershings
vanguard, will reacn New York be-
tween August z and September 10,
and parade OF Fifth Avenue prior TO
coming to Washington, where a tri
umphal review, with General Pershing
1T the bead Of the column. will be
held. If the President is not absent
on his speaking tour he will review
the parade.
The 1st Division will be commanded
by Major General L. +. McGlachlin,
jr.. on the occasion of the parade in
New York. General Pershing may
march or review the New York parade,
but this has not been decided def
nltely.
May Go to Mexico
Asked if the overseas commander
will be given vacation upon his re
turn. Secretary Baker significantly re
Nhed:
General Pershing can have any
thing he wants
1t was not thought in army circles
that the american commander would
ask TO serve for time as chief of
staff Of the army, replacing General
March.
"Pershing likes action" said one Of
hcer, land he probably will ask for the
command of the American forces on
the Mexican border, where action Is
most likely to happen"
In announcing the New York and
Washington parade of the 1st Division
a War Department statement said:
"The 1st Division, commanded by
Major General Z. F. McGlachlin, jr
is reported as having started moving
TO base ports in France August 10,
and the first arrivals are expected to
reach this country about August - or
%. AS the units arrive they viii go
to Camp Merritt and Camp Mills and
there await the assembly of the whole
division, which Will first parade IN
New York City, at date to be an
nounced later.
Following the parade in New York
the division will go to Camp Meade
and, after a rest Of day or two' VIII
parade in Washington. The date will
be announced later, but it is believed
that it will be about September l6.
What First Division Did
The War Department authorizes the
following brief account of the service
OF the First Divisions:
This division. composed Of troops
of the United States regular army, is
Justly proud of its claim as being first
division in France; first in sectors
first to fire q shot at the Germans; first
to attack; first to conduct a raid; first
TO be raided; first to ca pture prisoners
first to inflict casualties; first to suf-
fer casualties; first to be cited singly
IN general orders; first in the number
of division. corps and army command
ers and general staff officers produced
from its personnel
cit was composed Of the 18th. 18th
oath and 2Sth infantry regiments; the
hth, 18th and 9TH artillery regiments
the 1st Engineer Regiment and train;
the I'd Field Signal Battalion and the
I'd, 4th and 5th ambulance companies
and field hospital
at occupied successfully the Somme
vile sector, 10 Kilometres southeast
Of Nancy; the Ansauvile sector. about
90 kilometres northwest of Toul: the
Cantlgny sector, s Kilometres west @,
Montdidler; participated in the Sos
sons operation. about Is kilometra,
southwest of Solssons; occupied tn,
Saizerais sector; participated in tn.
SAN Mihlel operation in the Beaumon
sector, 20 kilometres northwest O
Toul, the Neuse- Argonne operation il
the theppy sector, | kiometre wes
OF Narennes, the operation agains
Mouson, and the operation south an,
southwest Of Sedan, attacking tn
heights on the morning Of Novembe
:, 1915
"On the morning of November II !
commenced the memorable marc
through Lorraine and Luxembourg
ISashng the Coblenz bridgehead on tn
mime December Il, 1918, which i'm
portant position it has been holdin,
oNtil recently relieved by other Amer
lcan troops