Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
NEW YORK WAR
HEROES MARCH
UP FIFTH AVE.
Veterans of Attack On
Hindenburg Line
Paid Tribute.

new 1Ork, March 25.-MajoT
General John T. Organs Twenty
! seventh division, composed of for
uler New York state guardsmen-
veteran two-fisted lighters who
stormed the 'impregnable linden
burg line" last summer, one of the
Llost gallant exploits of the world
war-marched in triumph up flag
6edecked Fifth avenue today to the
tumultouS acclaim of a million or
more spectators. 1t was d soul
stirring pageant, the like of which
the metropolis, Seasoned" to so
many brilliant professions on the
world famous thorOughfare- has
perhaps before witnessed.
The 81 900 men were in heavy
marching order. They wore their
olive colored campaign helmets or
"tin-hats," gas masks were slung
from their shoulders, light packs
and full canteens were carried and
bayonetS were fixed on their rifles.
Each regiment carrying the
weather stained guiCons and flags
that saw service in Flanders,
marched in naturalization units.
+ he rhythmic tread of these solid
blocks of fighting troops with bay
onets glistening in the sunlight,
presented a martial picture never to
be forgotten.
" Ounded. Standing by, Are Cheered.
Along the long line of march
from Washington square to One
Hundred and Tenth street-were
little groups of men who were IN
able to participate in the glory Of
the chers-soldiers of the divi-
sion who had lost a leg or an arm
at Guillemont Farm or at the Lee
selle river; men VINO were other
wise injured in the daring attacks
that crushed the pride of the Ger
man legions The wounded were
not forgotten by the crowds and
the cheers that greeted them were
as full-throated as the demonstra-
tons for their more fortunate COM
rades
After the first roar Of cheers that
keralded the start of the parade.
hush fell over the crowds and heads
were uncovered as a caisson drap-
cd in mourning came into sight. A
great service flag with gold star
for each of the men who persisted in
service overseas. furnished the sym
bollic evidence of the divisions re-
nembrance Of those who made the
supreme sacrifice.
Pass Under "VictOry Arch
At Madison square garden where
dense crowds had congregated, the
troops passed through the stately
Arch of Victory" Just completed. |
The reviewing stand was al Eighty
second street with Governor Alfred |
Z. Smith as the principal reviewing
officer. Others in the stand were 4,
Acting Secretary of War Benedict |
CroweN. Acting Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt and other state and |
city officials.
Police officials who called out TO- !
900 reserves to aid in maintaining |
order. said that it was by far the |
largest crowd that had ever assem- |
bIed to view a parade in this city. !
Relatives and friends of troops |
were seated in an immense stand !
running the entire eastern length |
of Central park. There. too, ser i
vice flags bearing gold stars, we're |
waved and there were women dress /
ed in black with the tell-tale gold /
star worn upon the sleeve.
Fifth avenue was waving lane /
of national colors and many OF the
buildings were magnificently deco /
rated. One of the most striking deco
? atoms was the court of the Heroic
Dead at the public library. Be
tween two great pylons bearing
shields decorated with the insignia
of the American divisions and up
standing spears appeared in letters
If gold the names of the battles IN
which American troops partlci-
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