New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
9TH Infantry With Record
of liz Per Gent Casual
ties Arrives at Brooklyn
Base OH X. A. Victoria
Congressman ON Board
Legislators Say France Ex-
poets U. s. TO Ratify Peace
Treaty; Fears Separate
Pact Will Fail in Senate

Completing her fifth and last trip
as troop transport, the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, the former Ham,
burg American liner, commanded by
Captain G. F. Cooper. brought 3,740
soldiers to the army base. South Brook
lyn, yesterday. The transport, which
sailed from Brcst on August 10, is the
largest vessel that has ever docked in
Brooklyn Besides the troops, there
were eight soldiers wives and five SOL
diers children on the ship.
The larger part Of the 7th Infantry,
sixty nine officers and 22S2 men, and
thirty one officers and 9G5 men of the
Sd Battalion of the 4th Infantry,
both units Of the Sd Division, arrived
on the former German vessel Colonel
A. f. Prescott, formerly Of the 5th In
fantry Brigade Of the Sd Division, was
troop commander on the transport. He
was wounded twice.
In Six Major Operations
The 7th Infantry was recruited at
Camp Greene in April, 1917, and took
part in six major operations. The
members of this unit who returned
Yesterday were commanded by Lieu
enant-Colonel Jesse Castor, cf Black
burg, S. c., who was wounded in the
y,
Of Company +, living at Pittsburgh,
was the only officer of the original
regiment who Went through all the
fighting, was never wounded, gassed, or
i'll. According to Captain Ayres, it
was the 7th Infantry that captured
Chateau Thierry, and not the marines
The regiment suffered 112 per cent
casualties. Other troops on the trans
port were the 27th Ambulance Com
pany and 116 casual officers.
Three members Of the House Of Rep.
resentativcs who had been visiting in
France returned on the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria. They are F. G.
Hicks. of Port Washington, Long ISL
and, First New York District; c. B.
Slemp, Virginia, and l.. B. Echols,
West Virginia Representative Hicks
said that the French were indifferent
when the league IF nations was dis
cussed, and were more interested in
finding out how RAPIDLY Germany will
come back commercially.
Swope Returns
Herbert Bayard Swope, of "The
World" who went abroad ten months
ago with President Wilson, also was a
passenger Mr.. Swope said the French
believe the United States will ratify
the peace treaty, but that they are du-
bious as to the attitude of this country
toward the alliance with France
One of the couples TO come back on
the ship was Chinese. Wing S. Ching,
and rls wife, who was formerly Elvira
de Oliveira, widow of Portuguese
soldier who was killed in France. Ching
was personal. cook for kcar Admiral
Pontsa Delgada, Azores They viii 20
to Providence, R. l., where they are to
live
Major II. F. Baird, of Villanova,
Penn, lawyer in Philadelphia. also
brought back bride. She was former
ly Mile. Paulette de Vivier.
Marteil's Son Abroad
An officer on the ship was Ensign
Jack Mantell eldest son of. Robert
Mantell, and an actor himself He
said he is in sympathy with the actors
in the strike, and will return to the
stage when ne is released from the
service.
Fred Benham, of Glen Cove, Long
Island, a former newspaper CORE
a2ondent, also returned. He served
three years IN France, first with the
Foreign Legion, and later with an
Ame rican trench mortar battery. When
released from the service he reported
ei.c PS"cc Coilefencc lie Drought WltE
MIN valuable Belgian police dog,
which is the property of Bernard Nj
Earuch, industrial adviser to Presi-
dent Wilson
Other transports which arrived yes
terday were the Buford, from Cristo-
bal, with 6fty-nine officers and 226
troops, and TIE Aouma, from Brest,
with Twelve casual officers aboard.
The Houma brought a euarAity Of
ordnance, The property of the lsr
DIVISION which will be used in the
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