Grand Forks herald., 1919-09-10
Thousands Of People Pack
Streets to Watch Ameri- I
can Heroes Pass.
TROOPS EQUIPPED
n AS FIGHTING UNIT
Pershing Rides the Finest
Horse Owned By Police
Department.

Pershing, at the head of the first di-
vision equipped as a fighting unit, fur
nishing the triumphal climax of New
4ork'S war time parades attracted |
hundreds of thousands of New York
ers ana out of town visitors to Fifth |
avenue today. Clouds lowering above
the saily decorated avenue. thre a,nn-
ing momentarily to add the discom-
fort of rain and the cold westerly |
wind failed to dampen the ardor of |
the spectators Hours before time for |
the parade to start, found every !
transit line loading to Fifth avenue !
congested and the six thousand polica- |
men oh dEta early experienced diff |
Guilty in handling the throng.
Unable to secure the release from,
quarantine of his own private mount |
"Kidron," General Pershing selected |
Captain" the finest horse of the pp-
lice department to carry him over the
parade route.
The Greatest Parade.
New York, Sept. 1O.-Couu.!css
thousands of Americans. flashed with |
the pride of victory, paid tribute here
today. in what probably was the city S |
most, impressive military spectacI.. to |
the nations leader in the world war, ,
General John J. Pershing. comma nd |
er-in-chief of the American eXpedi- |
tionary force, and to the fa:famed |
+FlrSt DIVISION.
The sun-burned Mssourian, looking |!
as fit as youthful Indian. despite his !
80 years-the soldier who said to tine |
shade of Lafayette at his tomb N
Picpus: Lafayette. we are here!'
and whose army of 1,25O.000 the |
largest force Of Americans ever to
fight on foreign soil, tuined the tide
of possible Allied defeat into victory
today led down Fifth avenue 1900
men of the First Division in d pro ces-
sion which stirred the blood Of every
spectator.
Ahead of the bronzad Veterans
mostly regulars" who had been
abroad nearly two years and quar-
ter, and whose fighting was the ad-
miration of every poilu and British I
Tommy. was General Pershins's guard
of honor. a regiment. of $500 mel
picked from all seven of the Ameri-
can regular army divisions IN France.
rms unique contingent. known as
"Pershing's Own.'' and composed of
two companies from each regiment of
the division represented, the COM
panies in turn being iormel of one
squad from each company IN the rcgi-
ment. was special fea.urc Of III.
parade.
Accompanying General Pershing at
the head Of the division rode Major
General Edward F. McGlachlin, COM
manding, and with him two other
former commanders of the First,
Major General William L. Sibert, who
took the troops to France and Lieu
tenant General Robert l.. Bullard who
took them into action and later re-
ingutshed command to take a higher
post. With them were host of other
officers, including Rrigadier General
Frank Parker Of Charleston, S. c.,
and other commanders some of
whom saw their first active service
with the divisionsin France.
From Forty Seven States.
The troops in line represented for
ty-seYen states of the union and sew
among the marchers were more than
1000 ''old time doughboys whose on
~ recorded home is the United States
army Trudging along under the
weight of full combat equipment,
every pack in place, rifles clean ana
bayonets cleaning in the sun, the
fighters presented picture of ag-
gressiveness and force. From 10th
street, where the parade started, to
the Washington Arch, where it dis
banded. the throngs along the curbs
kept up almost tum ultuous cheering.
There comes the Sixth Field AR
tillery," someone shouted. A few
moments later this famous organiza-.
ton, Battery G of which on October
2s. 1917 fired the first shot at the
Germans, came into sight and was
wildly acclaimed.
Delegations of home folk from
southern New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Delaware and eastern
Pennsylvania, whose 2,70O sons or
kins1nen We're in the First Division,
were on hand to 10 them honor along
with the men from other sections OF
the country. Many of these fighters,
members of the 18th infantry, wore
the French fourragere, the red and
green cord signifying that the Croix
de Guerre with palm had been twice
conferred for conspicuous gallantry in
action. The fourragere was bestowed
upon the 18th by Brigadier General
Bracquet of the French army while
officers and men were lined up on the
decks of the transport Mobile just be-
fore it sailed from Brest.
First of Its Kind.
An epitome of Americas fighting
machine in Europe the First Division
q presented what military men say was
countrys history. That is, not only
were the doughboys equipped with
rifles, bayonets, packs helmets, can
H teens, belts and ammunition, but
every piece of the divisions artillery
+ was in line, as we'll as the ammunition
"a EdlnS, the rOlllng WltcnenS ana Other
Z paraphernalia of modern fighting
unit. va
Even the horses and mules. many
s@c Of which had served throughout the
y war. were decorated with service
stripes and all of the Firsts insignia,
K Just as it was marked in France was
shown The DIVISIONS flags all bore
the Croix de Guerre with which it was
by the French nation, the
28th infantry having two of those en-
81 b1ens to its credit
Machine guns OF various types and
sizes tanks and nortars. grenade
throwing devices were parts of the
Il parade exhibits and were viewed with
proud wonderment by the crowds
Then there were the anti1aircraft
Euns whose muzzlas often pointed
skyward as II to bring down hostile
flyers. s VI
Among the fighters who won dis
4 ttnction for gallantry and were pro-
tsioted son the field and who figured in
the parade was Lieutenant Colonel
3Arence Heubner Of the 28th who
4 IxASg ~ reg ular army sergeant when the
ssNear started. He was wounded at Soi8-