New-York tribune., 1919-02-17

detained by General Pershing to bring
back the 51st Field Artillery Brigade
There is nowhere in France a finer
organization than this brigade OF negro
artil cry SD Colonel Carpenter. at
is the only brigade of is kind organ.
lHeG. cannot speak too highly of
their discipline their courage. esprit
de corps and general ability as soldiers
They were selected from the best of
their race and the majority of them are
men Of splendid mental training"
The art!llerymen saw service in the
Marbache sector on both sides Of the
Moselle River, south of Metz. Accord
ing to Colonel Carpenter, the negro
artillery had built an enviable reputa-
tion for itself. When the brigade was
reviewed by General Pershing in Jan
uary at lie Mans he commended the
men highly, and informed them that
they hid been picked for prominent
part in the offensive which was to have
begun after November II, with twenty
French and six American divisions in
vesting Metz and pushing east through
Lorraine.
Two Women Stowaways Aboard
When the Louisville docked yester-
day it was learned that two English
working girls, Isabelle Smith, who is
fair, and her cousin, who is dark, both
just turned nineteen, had slipped
aboard at Liverpool as stowaways.
Amid the hub-bub of farewells they
made their way into the second class
cabin and from there stole into hiding
The ship was three days out before
anyone learned Of their presence.
After that they were treated we'll for
the rest of the voyage and were al
lowed to walk the decks and move about
freely. The girls are said to be fresh,
wholesome types who merely boarded
the transport "as lark
Last night they remained aboard
ship. To-day they are to be sent to
Ellis Island for examination. If they
satisfy the officials there that they wish
to, it was said that they may be per
mitted to remain in this country and
find employment Otherwise they will
make the return voyage to Liverpool
Among the saloon passengers was
Mrs. Daphne Wilmington, a volunteer
nurse from County Kerry Ireland, who
recently became the bride of Lieutenant
Paul r. Within nEton, Of the Army Med
seal Corps, who went abroad from Bos-
ton as a casual and later joined the
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital sta
toned at Boulognc. Before her mar
riage Mrs. Wilmington was Miss
paIENc bCCkIaln. before the war her
husband lived with his parents in Bos-
ton. Dr. Wilmington was captain of
the Harvard track team of the class Of
1912.
Lieutenant Withington's mother and
brother motored from Boston and took
the bride home. The bridegroom is
expected TO arrive from France within
a few days.
Thirteen Sailors Brides Aboard
The Louisville brought over the
brides Of thirteen sailors who had been
IN service on destroyers off tho british
coast. With them came Mrs. Fred Tai
bot Jenkins, whose husband was a pri-
vate attached to the American air
force at Stonehenge, Salisbury Plains,
England.
Mrs. Timothy OLeary, who a year
ago married seaman Of the destroyer
McDougal, brought over her two
month-old infant, Patricia, and was
met at the pier by her husband
Other brides wcre Mrs Jerry T.
Spillanc, Mrs. Gorham Brown, Mrs.
Maurice Hickok, Mrs. j. A. Meeks and
Mrs Maize Van pelt.
Another traveller on the louisville
was Lieutenant G.. R. Touchstonc. of
liatticsburg, Miss. an American flyer
who had been in German prison
camp since August.
Ensign Edwin NJ. Stanton, n former
United States attorney Of this district.
who had been with the naval aviation
bombing base Mt paulac, France, also
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