The evening world., 1919-08-01
fighting Ninth"
OF % DIVISION
RETURNS TO U. S.
Infantry Which Protected Mar
ines at Belleau Wood First
of Organization Here.

The nrst unit Of the Regular Army
division which sustained the heaviest
casualties in France arrived in Hobo
ken at noon to-day on the transport
Princess Matoika. II Ia the fighting
Ninth Infantry OF the Second Division
the regiment which. with the 2Sd Of
the same division. advanced through
Bouresches In the early days Of June.
1918, and protected the left flank Of
the Fifth and Sixth Marines---also q
part Of the Second Division--in the
fight In Belleau Wood. The Ninth
numbers 12i officers and So79 men.
The 9th and 2Sd Infantr. regiments
have never been. except In ohicial re-
ports, given full credit for what they
did in the June fighting. IL 80 hap
pened that their position was hard to
reach from the headquarters Of the
correspondents. while the Marines
we're comparatively easy OF access.
and In the frat reports Of the lighting
sent over by the correspondents they
were not allowed 70 mention any unit
but the Marines
3 The Ninth distinguished itself again
on July Is. when as part Of the Sec
ond Division. II shared with the First
Dlvisions regular army. and the
Moroccan division Of the French
Army the shock Of the attack on the
German position along the SoiRsons-
Chateau-r rhierry roau. This action
marked the beginning OF the end OF
the war.
The PrinceBs Matolka was met
down the bay by delegation OF the
Mayors welcoming committee. The
Mayor II anxious that the city get
lars uch a greeting as they are en-
titled TO, but II Is probable the War
Department will not consent. The
weather Is too hot for a parade and
the entire division will not land In
New York.
The rest Of the I'd Division IL now
on thn sea, and other unlta. lnchld-
ing the 5th and 9Th Marines Devil
Dogs, the Germans called them
after their first fight with them) are
expected within a few days. The
I'd Division took more prisoners and
booty and lost more men than any
Besides the Princess Matoika, the
Mount Vernon, with 5,755 officers
and men and the Pocahontas with
1884 docked at Hoboken. The rank
ing ofiicer on the Mount Vernon was
Brig. Gen. Malin Craig, who was
Chief OF Stan OF the Sd Army and
was recently made n Knight Com
mander of the Bath by King George
OF England.
on the Mount Vernon were the 5sth
and seth Infantry Regiments OF the
Fourth Division. There were also
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Marshall, who
and Brig. Gems. Benjamin A. Poort
and Marcellus Splnks.
Private Hop Sit, who cooked for
HEADQUARTERS Troop OF the Fourth
Division, came back with a citation
for bravery and probably will be dec
GRATED. He was the bravest cook In
the army, according 10 his mates, car
ryinE food 20 the soldiers at the front
while the fighting was raging about
the Argonne.
The largest unit on tho Pocahontas
was the Third Army Military Police
Battalion, consisting OF 10 officers
and CTS men. other complete units
were the 3OSth Field Signal Service
Battalion and the Fifth Photo Sec
tlon.
Sergeant John Bunny. a son OF the
late John Bunny, the moving picture
comedian, is a member OF the latter
organization. His home is In Flat
bush. Another New Yorker arriving
on the Pocahontas is Capt. ]. II.
Lambert, OF No. II Washington
Square North, who was a member
OF the 9ls, Aero Squadron. He has
record OF downing three planes
and wears the ID. 8. c. and the
French and Belgian war crosses.
awarded for a night, he had at 1900
feet with four German planes.