Evening star., 1919-08-25
FIRST GUN FIRED"
MAY Be IN PARADE
Efforts Being Made to Bring
''French rs" in Time for
1st Division Review.
s'TANKS" WILL BE IN LINE

Efforts are being made to have the
gun that fired Americas first shot in
The war with Germany returned to
this country in time for the grand re-
view Of the 1st Division in WASH
ington next month. and 1t was ad-
mitted at the War Department today
that it was more than probable that
the famous .75-millimeter weapon
would form part of the equipment of
Battery C of the sth Field Artillery.
which will be one of the units in the
historic review.
The guns of the LIST Field Artillery
Brigade will all be Of the French type,
exactly similar to the field pieces used
by the American artillery abroad.
This will include two regiments equip
ned with twenty-four guns of IS MILL
meter caliber (three-inch) and one
regiment of 155s. There was much
competition among the six batteries
of the 6th Field Artillery. when the
regiment took its place on the line
or of firing the first shot Berlinward.
BY strenuous work which necessitated
hauling some of the guns into po-
sition by hand. C Battery won, though
the entire regiment was soon there
after severely pounding the German
positions
Artillery to Use Roads.
Omcers are making . personal sur
vey of the roads leading to Washing-
ton with q view to expediting the
march of the troops to the city the
day Of the parade. Trains may be used
to haul the infantry and engineers
from the more distant camps about
to load and unload the heavy artillery
and wagon train equipment, and the
morning Of the big review will see
] every road leading to the city dlled
with snorting trucks and hundreds OF
Army horses dragging all the para
lphernalia incident to an army in the
field.
In fact, an airplane view Of the out
lying districts would much resemble
scenes familiar to A. e. F. veterans,
only instead OF moving up" to re-
engage a hostile army, the veteran
regulars will find in Washington a
great throng eager to do honor to
Americas entire fighting force as
personifled in the 1st Division.
Army officers made it plain today
that the date of September 16 is but
the tentative date for the parade. and
that the actual day could not be
named until it is known when the
various units Of the division will reach
New York. The New York parade will
then be arranged and the grand re-
view In Washington will follow
shortly.
Add to Appearance.
"A feature that will mark the march
Of the troops up Pennsyfvania ave-
niue, and which will be denied New
York, will be a number Of tanks
which will back up" the troops here
organization. being directed separate
1y from army headquarters. but their
presence in the parade will add to itl
picturesque appearance. and no doubt
the veterans "doughboys" will fee
more at home with the great iron
Ieviathans numbering along in line
with them.
Robert n Harper. chairman of the
citizens welcome committee. and ofi
eers of the general stan will have q
meeting early this week to arrange
for the parade, and work on erectins
the court of honor" will be begur
shortly thereafter. Because OF thu
brief time remaining before the troops
will be in Washington this work will
have to be pushed with all possible
speed.
Members of the Y. M. c. A., X. of C.
Jewish Welfare Association. Salvation
Army and other similar organizations
ere preparing to give every service tc
the soldiers while they are in Wash.
ington. and meeting of directors OF
these organizations and officers Of the
War Department will be held this
week.