The sun., 1919-03-08
New York City Veterans Re.
ceive "a Hours and Up
Staters 8 Days.
EVERY ONE HAS A STORY
How Sergt. Henry Schurman
Proved His Loyalty Is One
of the Best.

Twenty-seventh Division at Camp Mills
Yesterday. As consequence nearly
5000 OF the men got passes 10 60 to
their homes last night. City men got
twenty-four hour leaves and men from
up State three days. Scores OF relatives
took a chance and went TO the camp
and q few were lucky enough to find
their boys near the gates. No visitors
were admitted to the camp, but they
telephoned.
And the boys who did get cleaned
UP promptly took up the burden OF their
first and foremost peace time occupa-
ton. the Job they have been dreaming
Of ever since the armistice was signed.
They could be observed in every corner
OF the hostess house, on every fence
rail about the camp, where group OF
mere civilians could gather. They
thronged the steps OF the railroad sta
ton and they made every coach on
New York and Brooklyn bound trains
last night sound like a third rail Chau-
tauqua. This is the occupation tho
doughboy calls outlying the @. A. r."
Don's Missing Wound stripe.
Stories of battle that thrill strong men
and make lovely women shiver ARE fol-
lowed by rollicking tales that would
make old man Rabelais green with envy.
And so II was that Don's name got men
toned in the crowds Don is the dog
mascot of the l05th Infantry whom Col.
Ward cited in a regimental order yester
day and who is officially entitled to a
service chevron and "A place In the pa
rade. besides two wound stripes.
Yeah; Two wound stripes Why
didn't Don get three?" was q question
that followed the mention OF Don's name
with annoying frequency and suspi-
cious grin 1t seemed too delicate a mat
ter TO take chances with. SO THE Sun
reporter sought Col. Ward at headquar-
tiers. Col. Ward had got through the
sanitation process early and was on his
way to New York. But Lieut. Col. John
NJ. True. his able second in command.
knew all about Don.
NO" said he. Don will never wear a
third wound stripe Yes. he got another
wound. Yes, 1t was calamity won, but
not in the line OF duty. You needn't
think that the 1o5th thinks one whit the
less OF Don for that"
Now that it's all over MIKE Calvin
consented to tell how Don was got on
board the Leviathan despite regulations
to the contrary.
IT heard about these regulations SO ]
the dock while we were embarking.
got an assignment to sweep up the dock
| myself That's the only police ever
asked for. but I'd do anything for Don.
Well. when the whistle blow and the
were just ready to swing In the gang
plank, / gives a dash up tho plank. the
last man aboard, and as I dashes
whistles. Say. the Hindenburg line
couldn't stop Don, and you don't think
q niger stevedore and a couple of gobs
could. do you? Here he is
Don Is officially the last member Of
the regiment to leave French soil. Their,
is blot Of three days AWoL on his rec
ord according to Col. Wards citation
! which soldiers smile-at least the mel
Of the lojth do.
Unlike the 105th. the l06th. compose
| of the old Second New York from Troy
Schenectady and other upstate towns
had no mascots. Col. James NJ. An
drews, commanding. doesn't believe II
EN-. But as one of his men remarke'
outside of headquarters
"Col. Jimmie's a mascot himself"
Wrote Double Battle Orders.
Col. Andrews had the distinction o
writing both the brigade and the regi
mental orders for the first big show o
| the regiment around Dickebusch Lake IL
! Flanders. He had received the order
! for the attack while acting in Commanc
OF the brigade. Shortly afterward h,
! was relieved by Brig. Gen. Blanding. ant
| then he went and wrote the orders fo
! his own regiment. He was general,
| complimented on the perfection will
which the whole operation was planned
Col Andrews was busy yesterday
| completing arrangements for the return
OF his upstate troopers to their HON,
| towns. Mayor Cornelius Burns Of Troy
| came to camp and announced that q
Troy committee had chartered one OF tn,
big river steamers and that the who'll,
upstate delegation would be given q
| rousing trip up the river and paradet
| through Troy and the other towns aftel
! the big parade in New York.
Needless to say. the men OF the 1861
and 106th are loaded down with SOU
! Venirs-and stories:
I'VE used to go up to the front Nm.
| souvenir hunting whenever We had moth
| ing else to do" said a blond haired
smiling eyed boy OF the 1o5th.
See that ring proudly displaying {
handsome gold seal with an elaborate
coat OF arms. We'll. l had TO cut Off
! German officers finger to get IT,"
1 -
Was he dead ~ she asked excitedly
! Certainly he was dead" tho boy>re
! plie5~pfV.. a seo+% " look. ''It he'd bee,
alive I'd have carried him out OF shell
fire on my owp back"
Tales OF German brutality are FIRE
quent.
"Bursy got his through that 'Kamerad
stuff" said one boy quietly OF his ten
mate.
"Burnsy heard Jerry yelling Kan
Grad and saw him with his hands up an,
he started over to where he was to max
him prisoner, when the German cut loos
a machine gun with his foot and whel
we got to Burns he had fifty machin
gun bullets in his body. But when h
got to that German two seconds late
he died with four bayonets In his"
The same man asserted that wome,
had been used 20 fire German machin
guns. but admitted that he had neve
seen this himself,
The greatest credit was given IN
cooks orderlies and other miscellaneou
men Of the division. They were sent 4
as replaccments time and again.
Eve spent five minutes showing Their
how to pull the ring of a grenade an
how TO throw II. and they made good.
said one doughboy of the cooks
The comeback of Sergeant Henry Z
Schurman OF Company c, l06th Machin
Gun Battalion. is one OF the stories hi
messmates most like to tell. Schurma
is a native OF Holland, but enliste
from Albany, where he has lived fc
some years He knew German pc,
fectly. Going over on the transpoI
someone, heard him say that the Gel
mans would be hard 20 beat. An