The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-27
621 HEROES OF
STATE ARRIVE
FROM EUROPE

Hobdken, N. j., Feb. 27.-Five hun.
dred and ninety one men and 81 Off
GERS Of the original 5000 In the 184th
infantry. First North Dakota regi.
ment, docked yesterday at Hoboken
N. j.. on the U. S. s. transport Presl-
dent Grant from Brest.
The troops are scheduled for Camp
Dix, N. j., where they will remain UT
til mustered out Of service.
This regiment was part Of the 41st
Sunset division, which furnished the
sinews to strengthen the first and sec
and divisions and make possible the
early participation in the war Of the
United States.
The Sunset division BECAME the first
replacement division, but men from the
ranks physically superb and filling pio-
neer units made possible the success ut
Cantigny and Chateau Thierry.
or the original 1900 North DakO-
tans, nearly thousand were killed or
wounded.
The balance of the division are now
In the army Of occupation. or on duty
all along the sections held by the Amer
lean eXpeditiOnary forces. Those re-
TURNING today originally composed Of
nOn-cOmmissioned officers, received and
trained $1,000 draft men for combat
duty. The regiment Is now filled with
casuals which includes men from every
state in the union.
The North Dakota contingent prob
ably will be sent to Fort Smelling on
or about April 1, to be discharged from
service.
The transport President Grant ar
rived today, five days late. owing to
storms and time lost towing the trans
port Polar Bear to port. There were
4,729 officers and men of the fol-
lowing organizations aboard: 1S4th in
fantry brigade headquarters. 4 Off
GERS and 20 men, 164th infantry, 81
officers and 1853 men; 162nd infan-
try, supply company X, 8 officers and
377 men; 76 casual officers, 756 men
from the Brest convalescent detach-
ments and twelve. civilians. including
number of correspondents.
Among the officers aboard was
Brigadier General A. II. Blanding
cOmmender Of the 1S4th brigade, 92nd
divislon, waose home Is in Eartow,
! The 1G4th infantry was composed
for the most part of replacement
troops from all parts of the north
west. 1t was in command OF Major
Barney G. Boyd, Hillsboro, N. ID. It
was located at St.. Aignon, France, as
the first training division ,,3Il /
Adjutant General Peak. of Valley
City. n. D.. was at the dock to meet
the regiment.
MESSAGE FROM SON.
Arrived this morning, destination
Camp Dix" was the message received
yesterday by Mrs. Arthur. Anderson
Of SIT Third avenue north, from her
son, Sergeant Glenn A. Anderson OF
the 164th infantry, and former
member of Company B of Fargo. Mr.
Anderson was employed by the Stan
dard Oil Co., before he enlisted.
Every member of the Second NORTH
Dakota band, which was organized at
aHrvey and of which Harold Bach.
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Bach
man Of "A Hogan Flats. is band lead
eI, HAS FotuIu0U u CuO Onltcu 0tdtcS,
according to telegram received by
Mrs. Bachman stating that the unit,
which is part of the I 9Th Engi-
neers, landed at New York Sunday
and is now stationed at Camp Dix,
n. ]. f
The band had % members when it
was organized ut Harvey AMI now has
45 members OF the original %. one
was sent back from France several
months ago due to illness and the other
p returned intact Sunday; As leader
of the band. Mr.. Bachman ranks as
master engineer, senior grade. His
brother. Myron Bachman, has been
with the band since it was organized
The kilograms received by Mrs. Bach
man announcing the safe arrival Of
her two sons were both signed by the
Salvation Army. -
The 11Gth engineers came across OH
the steamer Kansas, which was de-
layed several days by running out Of
coal, while near the Bermuda islands.
In q letter Mr.. Bachman said that
there were rumors that the organiza
tion would be sent to Wyoming to be