The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-26
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Forty-second Division--.the Rainbow Di-
vision of immortal glory. Also she
brought to Hoboken two Major q GENERALS,
Brigadier-C senerai. ex-Postmaster-c,en-
eral Frank II. Hitchcock. the immortal
Hank Gowdy--mishtiest OF baseball
catchers and now q heroic sergeant OF
deathless fighting fams---wiiliam Sharp.
ex-Anibassador to France. Mrs Sarp and
their two daughters and three sons
Ex-Postmaster General Hitchcock
was tod by the reporters that the
gentleman now holding aown Mr.. Hitch
socks old Job at Warrington had spent
resent days figuratively standing on his
mead. The ex-Postmaster General lis
toned attcntively to tho happy details
about the present boss OF the postal
service. whereupon Mr.. Hitchcock drew
deep breath and made absolutely no
vocal sounds.
"1t has been published within the last
few days, Mr.. Hitchcock. that you have
had long talks with Gen. Pershing
abroad and now are about to launch
Pefshing boom for the Republican NOM
ination for the Presid ENJOY"
Mr.. Hitchcock's reply was that his
trip abroad had abso'u tely no political
color along Its length. breadth or thick
ness. After going to London last JAM
uary he journeyed to Paris, where he
remained a month, laboring to get the
Monroe Doctrine plank into the covenant.
sharp Boosted By Hitchcock.
Ambassador Sharp left a marvel
lcusly fine record behind him in France"
was all Mr.. Hitchcock would say for
publication. 1T was my good fortune
to be present during the farewels
rendered to him by the French and
rarely have I seen expressions of ad-
miration, even real affection. which the
French people showered upon Ambas-
sador Sharp for the splendid work he
did in France durSUg a particularly
trying period"
Ambassador Sharp. true to his trade.
was generally non-committal about
thirgs in general and particular. He
had a good word. however, for the work
Of the peacemakers and the League of
Nations.
II have the greatest confidence" no
said, I'm the final outcome of the peace
negotiations The work now being done
In Paris is of a satisfactory nature. One
can hardly expect. Of course, that In a
confe renee which includes the repre-
sefitatives of many peoples and racial
ideas there will be perfect accord. but I
am confident the deliberations will pro-
duce proper results. AS for the League
Of Nations, am convinced that the prin-
cip'es of the league are generally ac-
copied as RATIONAL
The General officers aboard we're
Majo Gen. Samuel D. Stursis. who COM
manded tho Eighty Division
fellows who didn't get a
chance to do II. but could have licked
the Germans II they'd had the chance"
as Gen. SturgiB put 1t: Major-Gen.
George w Reed. formerly commander
Of the Second Army Corps. which in
c'uded New York's own Twenty seventh
Division and the Thirtieth Division. and
Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur. com.
mnnder OF the Eighty-fourth Infantry
Brigade.
The troops on the Lev'athan were the
ieeth Infantry from Ohio. the 1ssth
being complete; the 149th Field Artillery
OF Chicago. the 150th Fled Artillery OF
Indiana. the Headquarters Troop OF the
Rainbow Division. and various other de-
ia chments that Included N. P.'s. sanitary
trains, oaBuals and sick and wounded.
There were 1850 sick and wounded
aboard.
100 Tubercular Men Aboard.
OF these $50 were suffering from tu-
berculosis and were lying on cots on
the decks on the way across. There
were four cases of pneumonia, one of
diphtheris. one case Of mumps and q
few cases of influenza. very few
The first work OF Chaplain Eugene
e. Macdonald when the ship was warped
In was to send letters to the relatives
Of three Of the men who died since leav-
Ing Brest. The dead were Private Harry
Blum. 116th Infantry. Of 104 Orchard
street. Manhattan. who died as the re-
suit OF gunshot wounds received In
battle months ago: Private Alfred Hen
311th Infantry, Of 513 Jane
street, West Hoboken, who also died OF
gunshot wounds. and Private Timothy
Twenty-sixth Infan.ry. OF
2204 Seventh avenue,t Manhattan, who
died Of tuberculosis
Doubtless tire baseball fans viii
hurrah upon learning that the mighty
ashore Is soon as the Leviathan had
been pinned to her pier. Hank headed
straight for Boston, where again he
will sign with the Boston team, and then
he will head for his home town, Column
bus. Ohio. where he will pause long
enough to parade there with the l6sth,
and then trot out upon the diamond.
Many More OF 77th Arrive.
Talk about your cosmopolitan fighters.
there Ia nothing that can compare with
the men OF that justly celebrated
Sevrnty-seventh Division the larger part
Of which got In on the cosmopolitan
Mount Vernon, once the German fier
Kronprnzessin Cecilie. For instance
there was that nervy native American
Chinese. Sing Kee, who sings In battle
keys only and Ia a Color Sergeant of
the 306th Regiment. He would not even
tell his regiment or his company, and
when asked where he came from an
swered In excellent Americanese that
the reporters might say Chatham Square
and not be far out Of the way. That's
true but he was born In California.
He volunteered as a runner, and after
four round trips. eight miles In
all. he collapsed under several doses of
German gas. He got the DISTINGUISHED
Service Cross but refused to show AZ.
He did consent to be photographed with
the colors that he has carried In many
nghts.
Sing was particular about having the
nag In the picture. When asked TO let
the reporters take a peep at the D. g. C,
CerRea nj Sing KAA winkad M a hando.o.