Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-24
ASSURED
OK IRON DIVISION
General Scott Told to Coop
crate as Transports Are
Sent Here
SHIPS TO ARRIVE IN MAY
Two Great Welcomes May Be
Given If Units Come Too
Far Apart


ty- eighth GrSn) Division, now on their
way to this country. will dock at Phil
adelphia, plans for the big reception
and parade OF the men of the famous
Pennsylvania converted National Guard
received added impetus.
No distinctly Philadelphia units of
the division are now ut sea, but many
Philadelphia men are among those
scheduled to land here and among those
aboard three other troopships bringing
men of the Iron Division TO New York.
The 10Sth Field Artillery and the
Tooth and 10th Infantry Regiments
all three made up almost entirely Of
Philadelphians- not vet sailed
from France. officials at Washington
say, and probably will not be included
in the first reception and parade.
Scott Told to Co. operate
Word has been received from Camp
Dix that Major General Hugh L. Scott
commander of the cantonment, has re-
ceived orders to operate in every
way with the Philadelphia welcome home
committee and with Frank u. Beary,
adJutant general of Pennsylvania. in
making the welcome home success. He
has been directed to help arrange two
or more parades, if necessary, because
of the discharge of some units before
the arrival of others of the division.
The troopships coming to this port
with Twenty eighth Division men are
the Mercury and the PoCahontas, both
OF which were scheduled to land at
Newport News but were diverted to this
port after n conference at Washington
yesterday between General Beary and
debarkation officials.
The Pocahontas has aboard the Sec
ond and Third Battalions of the 112th
Infantry, detachment of the Tooth Ma
chine Gun Battalion. part of the head
quarters staff. including Major Gen
eral Charles Fl. Muir. commander of
the division, and scattered units.
The Mercury is bringing part of the
headquarters detachment of the divi-
sion, the first battalion of the 10TH In
fantry and parts of other units of the
1
is scheduled to arrive at Philadelphia
May l and the Mercury May 4.
Despite the fact that the dates of
arrival OF the five transports with men
of the unit now at sea probably mean
that these units may be demobilizcd
and the men sent to their homes be
fore the remaining units, including the
distinctly Philadelphia organizations.
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efforts to have a parade of the entire
division officially sanctioned in case the
division is available as a unit.
Women Gable President
Mrs. Eugene s. Newbold has for
warded a cablegram to President Will
son in the name of mothers. sisters
and wives of men of the division ask
ing .him to direct that a parade of the
organization be authorized for this city.
Praised as Shock Troops
The entire Twenty eighth Division
was classed as an "A1 Shock Division
by Lieutenant General II. L. Bullard,
Commander of the Third Army Corps.
of which that division was n part, on
the occasion of the departure of the
division from his command preparat tory
TO sailing for home. The order bearing
the commentator of the division fol :
!. lows:
Upon the departure of the Twenty
eighth Division from the Second Army
for return to the United States I desire
to express my sincere appreciation OF
the work of this division while under
my command. This division has served
in all of the larger major operations OF
the final year of this war, such as:
"Champagne Marine defensive July
15-July 49,.
"Aisne- -Marne offensive (July 23
July 81.
''Fismes sector august 7-August
~.
"Oise-Aisne august 49, September
+ 81.
''Meuse Argoune (Soptember &c DC
tober o..
''Thiacourt sector October 1G- No
vember IL.
''On July 10 this division assisted il
stopping the great German drive soutf
of the Marne and in the Aisne Maru,
offensive, operating under French an,
American corps, pushed forward to tn,
yesle River, where ut Fismes it held ,
tinuous fighting. During this time tn,
Twenty eighth Division was operatin,
Under my command in the Third Corps
and under my direction this division es
tablished and held two bridgehead
across the Nesle River. During thi
continuous fighting at the Vcsle anC
the subsequent advance toward tn
Aisne this division bore the brunt o
the fighting, for it was in front of thi
division that the enemy was making hi
strongest resistance. After being re
lieved from the Nesle on September
this division moved into the Argonn
Forest and with only a few days res
went into the great Meuse- Argonn
battle, which resulted in the signing O
the armistice. The work of this divi
sion in this offensive is too well know
for me to recount at length, but suC
names as Narennes. Argonne Forest
Apremont, Chatel Chehery and Mont
Il Blainville are written in history afte
e the name of the Twenty eighth Divi
sion. After serving in this great of
fensiye for thirteen days this division
Y was relieved and sent to the then quie
hiacourt sector for rest, but. althoug
The division was tired and worn out, it
indoinitable spirit arose and the Thia
conrt sector was changed from a quie
sector into an active one.
rDuring the many operations il
which this division was engaged man.
t,risoEers, both officers and men, al,
much material were captured From
~ .t.-gu. af tba arunisfica d,,r;nu .