The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-11

to that division than does the artillery
OF any other division to its other arms
For the First Division artillery was
with its own OUTFIT from start 20 finish
The First Field Artillery Brigade thus
shares all of the many honors of the
First Division.
1t was commanded yesterday by
Brig. Gen. Archibald Mcintyre. Its first
regiment, the Fifth Field. is a motorized
regiment Of heavy howitzers and It gave
New York its first glimpse Of those mar
vellous caterpillar tractors which to-
ward the end OF hostilities were begin
ming to be supplied In quantities and to
do prodigies which made even the not
easily shocked heart Of a horse artillery
driver stand still Yesterday II was mo-
torized to the last degree.
Even its colors' rode in big car. Its
regimental standard was dipped from
the left side OF a tonneau seat, which 1t
shared with the national ensign and the
usual armed guard. Its commander and
his stan rode in light touring cars and
its men In combat cars Of every de-
scription
Airplanes Appear over Parade.
And It was Just as this modern night
mare Of war. smoky. oily. noisy and
hCACct Wb1 Dy tnaI lnt ait
planes came. They had been fog bound
at Mineola during the early morning,
but at noon Col Archie Miller, in COM
mand Of the Long Island fields, sent a
squadron or twelve up to the parade.
Within twenty minutes they came
swooping up the avenue just clear OF
the roofs.
In some OF the planes photographers
cranl1ed madly at movie cameras. Others
lore their single pilots In the lordly
loneliness Of the fighting plane. The
sharp whirr of their motors mixed with
The deep rumble Of the tractors and the
guns, and necks were craned, now up,
now down, in futile effort to see them
both at the same time.
Following the Fifth Artillery, with its
tractors crawling along at a pace which
they can quadruple at need, came the
last reminder Of the old glory of war
the horse artillery. Cavalry was absent
from this parade, as II was almost alb
sent from the A. z. f. But the horse
drawn artillery. trailing long French
seventy 1ves" and the American modi-
hcation thereof, which the French them
selves admit to be an irlprovement-and
when the French admit that the "Soix-
ante-Quinze" can be improved 1t comes
perilously close to tho shocking admie-
sion that the soul OF the French army
can be bettered-the horse artillery went
far to make UP for the Lack of cavalry
In the place of honor. drawn by ten
fine black horses. came the old ITS"
that fired the first American shot in the
war in October, 1917. This piece
shared with Gen. Pershing and the COM
posite regiment the loudest applause
Of the day. Gov. Smith was just about
to tell the reporters what he thought of
the parade when the piece came along
The Governor stopped in the middle of a
sentence. He had to, even IL he didn't
want to, because Of the cheers.
Then followed the other batteries
horses matched in black or brown or bay
or sorrel Drivers sitting easily in the
midst OF an apparently inextricable mess
Of horses legs, traces timber tongues
whips and gear. But their lines were
maintained as perfectly as were the
lines Of trucks. There came the pleas
ant Jingle of the trace chains, the dull
patter Of the hoofs. the smell of
sweated harness. and the brief bugle
call Of Eyes right! to cheer the heart
of the Oldest artillerymen. of the Oldest
soldier who remembered the gallant days
when war wasn't fought on gasolene
and poison gas.
Battery after battery came along
each followed by its long line OF Gals
sons drawn by four and six horse teams
by Its mule drawn trucks and supply
train. Battery B OF the Seventh Field
Artillery got it's special cheer. All it's
animals. including the mules in the train.
were dappled gray. 1t was matching
that would have done credit to a Ma
poleonic army.
They were soon by and the smell of
rat -,
by the train of the veterinary unit,
the military police with motorcycles,
the supply train. ne sanitary train
and the ambulance and hospital units
and with them the parade was over.
Service Stripes Numerous.
There were those who said that this
was not the old First Division, that its
heavy losses had been filed with re-
placements. But the service stripes on
the vast majority OF the stout right
arms that swung in unison down the
ranks or poised over steering wheel or
rein belied this statement. The divi-
sion had more than 1000 killed and
more than its own total strength wounA /,
ed. But the wound stripes on the right
arms of thousands OF them testified that
they had got back into the game.
The reviewing stand had filled early.
In the Official party were Secretary
Baker, Gov Smith and Mayor Hylan.
Admiral Wilson represented the navy.
Cen Peyton c. March. chief of stan,
was with Mr.. Baker Gov. Smiths stan
sat behind him and the stand was filled
with officials OF the nation. city and
State.
In the front row sat the French Am
oassador and Nine. Jules Jusserand, Gen
Gugliemotti of the Italian Embassy, the
Seisian Ambassador. Maurice Casenave,
French High Commissioner, and repre-
sentatives of the British Embassy. Other
allied nations were similarly represented
But the most striking figure in the whole
day was a Captain OF the Czecho-S lovak
army, in gorgeous plumed helmet laced
with gold brade, a tunic OF bright blue
and silver soutache braid and mag
nthcent chasseuPs jacket and sabre noe
ket In crimson. His regalia was In
strange contrast with the drab and
brown of the marching men.
Inc guests on the stand came early.
BY O'Clock the stand was comfortably
filled Many of the people brought
lunches with them and munched through
the parade. At few minutes before
10 Gov. Smith and Mayor Hylan rode
by in the Mayors car, followed by an
official fleet and accompanied by the
usual screen OF motorcycle police. They
rode to 10th street. where they greeted
Gen. Pershing and arrived back at the
stand ten minutes later. just as Secre-
'ary Baker, Gen. March, Admiral Will
son and Admiral Glennon drew up.
The police band was stationed across
he street and cheered the marchers In
h. Ian tK,NA Il.