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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
O'RYAN TO ORGANIZE
GUARD ON OLD LINES
Former Officers and Men
Wanted in Reuiued Units.

Major-Gen. John F. Organ, COM
mander of the New York Guard, issued
a statement last night concerning his
plans for tho reorganization OF the New
York National Guard, which was mus
tered into the Federal service in 1916
He purposes to reorganize the old regi-
ments and to incorporate In them the
officers and men who held rank in the
former outfits,
"All the old units are to DO reestab-
lislled." said the General. ito preserve
the continuity OF their existence. Ger
tain officers from each OF the former
National Guard organizations on return
ing from overseas will he commissioned
In the State organization In the grade
of their former rank in the National
Guard at the time 1t was drafted for
United States service.
"Such officers will take all steps nee
essary for an assemblage OF the former
officers and soldiers OF their respective
organizations for the purpose OF secur-
ing the continuance OF their military
service 10 the State The period OF en-
listment in the reorganized New York
Guard will be for three years, but credit
will be allowed for time served during
the present war"
In order TO have plenty OF officers,
Gen. Organ announced that not only
former National Guard officers but all
other officers who have served during
the war should Apply for commissions
In the guard and they will be carried
either on active duty or on the reserve
list attached TO certain units. No mill
tary activity Is anticipated this sum-
mer, but Gen. Organ hopes to have
completed the organization In time fol
armory drills to begin in the fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
WAKE OVER right ABOUT"
Army Hospital Men Mourn Papers,
Untimely END.
German Commander Went.

Fifty officers and men from the army
hospital in the Greenhut Building gave
a dinner in Keene's last night as a sort
Of wake over the hospital paper Right
About, which. has been discontinued by
the Surgeon-General OF the Army. Nc
Allister Coleman was POSTMASTER, and
the speakers included Capt. Nv. w. Smith
OF the Medical Corps, who told the guests
what a great paper the Right Abo,l, had
been. and how much 1t had done for the
morale OF the wounded soldiers.
For several months former newspaper
men who were patients at the various
hospitals have been publishing papers,
but a recent order from the Surgeon
General of the Army abolished all of
them except Home Again. published by
the stan and patients OF General Hos
pital No. Al at Fox Hills, staten Island,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
1900 MORE SAIL
ON FOUR WARSHIPS
Section Of the Rainbow d.
vision to Land Here and
at Newport News.
DUE HOME ON APRIL q
Two Cruisers Will Deliver
Part Of Contingent at
This Port.

WARRINGTON. April 17.-More than
$500 officers and men Of the Forty
second tRainbow) Division were In
cluded In troops announced by the War
Department to-day as having sailed
from France. The Rainbow Division
men are aboard four warshiDs-the bat
tleships Minnesota and South Carolina,
due at Newport News. April 81. and
the cruisers North Carolina and Mon
tana, due at New York on the same day.
The units announced to-day as hsv-
ing sailed include the headquarters OF
the Eighty-third Infantry Brigade.
which is commanded by Brig. Gen.
Frank NJ. Caldwell; tine 18TH Infantry.
which formerly was the Fourth Ala
bama Infantry: the 151st Machine Gun
Battalion, originally composed Of three
companies Of the Second Georgia In
fantry, and tho 1i7th Signal Battalion,
which when II went overseas was made
up of Missouri troops.
The battleship Minnesota has aboard
the 151st Machine Gun Battalion COM
plete, Companies L and NJ of the 18TH
Infantry, a casual company each from
Connecticut and New York, and two
casual officers.
The battieship South Carolina is bring
ing the 117th Field Signal Battalion
complete and twenty-four casual COM
panies.
The cruiser North Carolina has on
board the field and staff. headquarters
and supply companies, medical detach-
ments and First Battalion Of the 18TH
Infantry, casual companies from New
York and Iowa, and twelve casual Of
ficers
The cruiser Montana IL carrying the
Headquarters Of the Eighty-third In
fantry Brigade. Second and Third Bat
talon Headquarters, Machine Gun Com
pany and Companies e, r, G. H, I and
X OF the 18th Infantry. sixteen casual
officers among whom Is Brig. Gen. Cald-
well.
The transport Matoika sailed April 16
for Newport News with Base Hospital
Nos. 1, . II. 81. SO, 81. IS and Evacua-
tion Hospital Nos. 1, 2 and 4. Headquar-
ters detachment Sixty-ninth Infantry
Brigade, 10th supply Train. Field and
Stan. First Battalion. Sanitary Detach-
ments and Companies A to D inclusive
Of the sl6th Infantry. three GONZALES
cert attachments and three casual COM
panies.
The transport Antigone also sailed
April Is for Newport News with the
10th Field Signal Battalion. 10th San.
itary Train. Field Hospitals 1877. 1sS
139 and 140. 12sth and 130th Machine
Gun Battalions
The War Department also announced
that the headquarters and medical de-
tachments and Companies A to r In
elusive OF the Twelfth Engineers werS
aboard the transport Cape May. due a
New York April so. instead Of the Six
| teenth Engineers as previously an
nounced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
Troopships Due To-day
DANTE ALIGHIERI from Mar.

DANTE ALIGHIERI from Mar
settles April 4, with part Of
332d Infantry, including de-
tachments Of Field and staff,
Headquarters, Machine Gun Com
pany, Supply Company and Com
panies H and L, twenty-eight Of
ficers and 687 men; part of Base
Hospital 102, twenty-nine Of
ficers and 191 men; sixteen cas-
ual companies and special casual
companies, forty-six civilians and
four wives Of American soldiers.
Hospital ship Mercy from st.
Nazaire April 6 with nine st.
Nazaire Convalescent Detach-
ments Of ten officers and 875
men, 284 of whom are bedridden.
Otsego from Bordeaux April
with the Nineteenth, Twen-
tieth, Thirtieth, Thirty-ffth,
Thirty-sixth and Forty-fifth Bal
loon Companies Of twenty
seven officers and 1905 men, one
casual officer and two civilians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
THREE FRENCHMEN
CITED BY PERSHING
One, Lieut.. Philippe Santini,
Proved His Heroism
Thrice.

Among those awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross by the War De-
partment are three Frenchmen whose
deeds Of conspicuous bravery arc related
In the Official citations released for pub
lication to-day. They are Capt. Jean
Meni, Sixteenth Pursuit Group, French
Air Service Lieut. Philippe Santini, FIJI
ty-third r. ]. c. (French army, and
Sergeant Etienne Houroux. pilot, at
tached to the Third u. g. Army Corps.
In the memorable st. Mihiel offensive,
September IL. Capt Meni made a recon-
naissance night over the enemy lines de-
spite most unfavorable weather and
corning the evacuation Of the enemy and
the dominant position Of MontseeA
Lieut.. Santini performed acts Of I'M
usual heroism on three different occa-
sions. For thirty-four hours. from July
1915. he defended a stronghold against
overwhelming odds until finally assisted
by reenforcements. On October IA. I'M
der cover OF a fog. he carried on 4 raid
against an enemy picket and without
loss captured fourteen prisoners and one
machine gun. His third deed was per-
formed November . when. after being
severely wounded, he took q strong
eHciIiy posltiOu uoDplto CohbiooThoio up
position. capturing nine prisoners and
two machine guns.
Sergeant Houroux was engaged In a
visual reconnaissance near Dun-sur-
Mouse, France, when four enemy planes
attacked with the object OF forcing him
to aban don his mission. He accepted
combat despite the odds, was Severely
wounded. but persevered until his OBJ
server was killed.
Most Of the other men awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross are men,
bers OF the 1+5th and 14sth regiments
from Ohio They are:
Sergeant Ralph J. Trew, Lakewood, Ohio
Private william =. Moore, Portsmouth
Ohio: Lieut.. Albert E. Baesei (deceased),
Bsrss, Ohio; Private Edward N. aillen
Toledo. Ohioi Private Robert I. Baidridge
Dexter, NO.: Lieut.. l. N. Barnett tde.
ceassd). Norwood. Ohio; Corporal Robert
Colnesh, Des Moinss. Ia; lieut.. Harold
Hankins; 9u.nsh. Tex; Corporal MAJ :, 4
Meeraw; seio,o county. Ohio; serd5ss,n!
Privst. samusi J. Cover Sdscessed r
Loudonvflle. Ohio; Cook George Reed
Toledo, Ohio: Lieut. Herman l. Hess tde'
cessed), Pomeroy. Ohio; Sergeant Charles
NJ. Smith. Akron. Ohio: Capt. Fred C
Redick, woost. Ohio: Corporal Newtol
Rex. Decatur. Ind; Private william
Zieglsr. Philadelphia: Private Thomas B
welker (deceasedl, Akron. Ohio. ant
| Lieut.. Rudolph s. Ursprung. Berea, Ohio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18

people refrain from bestowins gifts upon
the soldiers AZ they marched
Cigarettes doughnuts. oranges and
bananas were showered on the marching
column OF the Twenty-seventh with more
or less disastrous results Some OF the
soldiers on the receiving end were wear
Ing their presents upon their helmets.
uniforms and bayonets, which 10 strictly
against military regulations
Gifts Caused Trouble.
other fruit that missed It's decorative
purpose fell under foot and caused the
column to skid-which IL also against
regulations--so the Seventy-seventh asks
the public to withhold Its presents until
after the parade.
A cable or wireless message 10 ex-
pected to-day by the advance party that
will tell Of the different units and the
ships assigned to them for the crossing.
The Employment Bureau Of the divi-
sion is endeavoring to get New York
Jobs for New York men," II does not
wish to discriminate unfairly against the
nonresident soldier. but believes the
home boy should be protected, for many Of
the replacement troops. when discharged
here, hitter into the Jobs. the bureau said,
thus depriving the New Yorker Of his
Just rights II advises the out Of town
soldier to first 60 home, and then, II he
wishes to return to the city, he will be
helped to place himself In a lucrative
position and to become q New Yorker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
METROPOLITAN OPERA

LAST PERFORMANCES OF SEASON
This Afternoon at 2, Special Concert (6or
70 s2). Gounods Galliai Palestrina's Missa
sundelius: Hackett, Mardones. Chorus 4
Orch. Cond. Setti.
Msrtinelli. Didur Piece. BsdA. Cd. Moranxoni
sat- sat a 2 s%stery Farssr Forns Lss.ro
Sat. at (75c to s3), Barber OF Sc yiIle. Bar.
rientos: Hackett DeLuca .scgiruia. Cond. Papi.
HARDhAN PIANO USED.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
Jack Schiller Get. WIFE. Estate.

Jack w. Schiller of sos Park avenue.
Is the sole legatee OF the estate of SEA-
112 left by his wife. Edith S, Schiller.
who died October ~, 1913. The prin-
clpal assets consist OF stocks and bonds
appraised az siss.lss. Of which there
are thirty-thres holdings. The largest
loldinK is OF General Cigar Company
securitlS. valued at s1i2.2sa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
vice-Admiral Wilson Welcomed.

CAMDEN, N. J., April 17.-vics Ad-
miral Henry B. Wilson. commander OF
American naval forces in French waters
during the war. came home to-day. and
nearly all OF Camden took a half holiday.
Before going to big municipal recep-
ton that was given him at City Hall
Admiral Wilson went to the home of his
mother, where there was an affectionate
family greeting. After the public recep-
ton he was entertained at a shad dinner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
MARCH TO TOUR CAMPS.
Chief of star to Make Inspcctier
Throughout East.

wAsHINoToN April 17.-Gen. Peyton
c. March, Chief Of Stan, will leave
Washington tomorrow night to mako an
official inspection Of the army camps in
New England. New York and New Jer-
sey. His FIRST stop will be at Camp
Devens.
After completing tho tour Of the
Northwestern camps. Gen. March will 60
to the middle West, visiting Camps
Sherman, Zachary Taylor, Grant and
Pike. An inspection of Camps Meade
and Lee and the embarkation port OF
Newport News will follow on his return
to Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
Girl Killed ana Com panisn shot

GARDINER, Me-. April II. - Miss
Georgie Meader, II. was shot and killed
while in the company OF Arthur Ellis, 3S,
to-day. Ellis INFLICTED a probably NOR
tai wound upon himself Ella said the
girl had shot herself. but the police
suspected It was a case Of murder and
attempted suicide
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
Plans for Line Of March.

Discussion for the parade brought
about q tentative plan for the line to
form below the Warrington Arch and
march under II instead OF starting at
the arch and falling In as far north In
the avenue a. Fourteenth street. as was
done by the Twenty-seventh Division.
In following out tho idea Of giving
New York q military parade In the
strictest sense the advance party Of the
division requested yesterday that the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
NEW YORK CITY DAY
PRECEDES PARADE
Celebration Here to FIJI Every
Heart in 18th With Joy,
Committee Says.
STREET PRESENTS BARRED
Doughnuts and Fruit Caused
9th Marchers to Skid
on Pavement.

The day before the parade Of the
ssventy-seventh Division will be New
York City Day. The Mayors Commit
tee viii arrange . programme for the
soldiers that will occupy every minute
Of their time In entertainments Ar
rangements have Already been made for
q ball and vaudeville show to be held in
the evening at Madison Square Garden.
but the afternoon and morning have not
yet been filled. Though complete ar
rangements have not been made, II Ia
known that sightseeing tours, theatre
parties, teas and luncheons win be given.
Mrs. william X. Vanderbilt, Jr., has sig
mined that she will reserve three thea
tres for parties for the soldiers. At
other times two tickets will be given to
tho boys for each performance so that
they may take a guest of their own
choice. But for New York City Day.
whom the city Is host, everything will be
done to cram the day so full Of Joy for
the individual soldier that he cannot
soon forget It the committee said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18

felt about TT Well. We dId not feel like
rubbing II In on the German oficers.
They did what they were sent to us to do
and did 1t willingly
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-14

suppose you have heard of the March
to the Rhine" Well we are billeted
about three hundred yards from the
Rhine now. l don't know whether we
are going and farther or not. The
German people have been treating US
fine all along the route.
l never have heard from Hank or
Fred, but l suppose they are home or
soon will be. Maybe I will be back to
help you devour some of that fine
fruit you canned. Hope so anyway.
| will have to write some more let
tiers today if I can rustic some paper.
When you write please tell me how
much you get on that allotment as l
think there must be mistake some
where.
Well l will have to close now. so
hoping to hear from you soon and
wishing you all the best of health, |
am as ever your son and brother.
My Dear Folks: AS this is Christ
mas 7 will write you a few lines,
hoping you had Merry Xmas and
have happy new year. am all o. K.
and hope this finds you all the same.
1t showed a little last night, so will
have a white Xmas although it is
pretty chilly. The weather has been
pretty good so far and last night was
our first snow.
Believe me the German people sure
treat us fine. You would never be-
lieve that there had been any hard
feeling between US. l have lived with
Germans that fought against us at
ChateauThierry and Soissins and
they treated me fine. This Xmas will
be some different from the last one
Last year we were at Longean, France
and we had corned beef and hard tack,
but this year we are going to have a
real feed. l guess I will be home by
next Xmas anyhow.
How is Bill, Flossie, Beulah and all
the rest I haven't written to any of
them for some time.
Well folks there isn't anything else
to write so I will close for this time
SO will colse. hoping to hear from
you all soon. am your loving son
and brother. ELMER.
My Dear Folks: Will drop you a
few lines to let you know I am all
y. X. Everything is going fine over
here except the weather and it is
pretty cold most of the time. We
haven't had much snow but I suppose
you have had plenty of it.
l received the Christmas box and
it sure was fine. I also received a
check from the bank for $500 to buy
myself an Xmas dinner. 1t came a
little too late for Xmas. but I can use
it just the same suppose I will have
to write and thank them for it and
writing is getting to be my hardest
job and / have some hard ones too.
Have you heard from Hank yet, or
is he home? never have heard from
Fred and only once from Fank. They
ought to be over here on the Rhine
It's sure some country but l believe I
would rather be home ] don't think
| will be for few months yet though
We have fine home here and the
people are fine to US at this place
and there are two big girls live here
so we have some real parties.
I've never heard from Faye S. or
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-14
BRYAN COLLINS WRITES
OF SAFE ARRIVAL
Landed in New York From Overseas
Service With Expeditionary
Forces.

Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Collins are in
receipt of a letter from their son,
Bryan of Co. c, First Gas Regime nt,
dated Camp Kendrick, N. J., February
9th. Young Collins has just returned
from overseas service. Hhis letter
follows:
Dear Folks: I guess you got my
telegram telling when arrived l
sent you picture of the ship l came
over on, an English boat, the Celtic l"
We anchorded in the outer harbor of
New York about 7 p m. the first of
February and locked at New York
the next day about 10 a. m. The
mayors committe came out to meet us
in lighter and the Salvation Army,
Red Cross and Y. NJ. c. A. greeted
us at the pier with hot coffee, buns,
chocolate. cigarettes and telegraph
blanks. There was also a big crowd
on the pier with flags and banners
We took the ferry from pier 90 around
Battery Park UP the river to the Long
Island railroad station where we had
another big reception. The Red Cross
gave US cake and coffee before we left
for Camp Mills. We were deloused
Se'N A$iNooNh II Oiil Iudl dHtlilC. got
pass and came to New York and spent
the day. 1t certainly was some home
coming. Everyone was anxious to do
something for US and there are signs
everywhere welcoming us home. We
came up here yesterday 1t is a small
town by the name of Lake Hurst and
is about 20 miles from New York. It
is fine camp and they feed US better
than we have been for over a year.
There is no snow and fine sunshiny
weather. Tomorrow we have a regi-
mental review and get new uniforms.
| don't know when we will get Our dis
charges. but it won't be very long.
! may BE- mustered out here and NAV
he sent to the camp nearest Boise.
They haven't told us yet. We had
company and regimental picture made
today | will bring one Of each home
with me, also few souvenirs.
am private now. l was reduced
from sergeant in Brest before we
sailed. | went out one day to buv
something to eat against orders) and
an M. P. picked me M and reported
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-14
BOOTS MILLER LOCATED
AT TWIN FALLS NOW
Resumes Old Duties With Power
Company-Splendid Letter From
Army Lieutenant.

Boots Miller writes that he is now
comfortably located at Twin Falls
and has again taken up his old duties
with the Power company.
Mrs. Zilpha Miller, mother of Boots
is in receipt of splendid letter from
Second Lieut. Ralph E. Bell, Flying
School Detachment, Squadron d,
Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, Louis
lana, which gives Lieut.. Bells impress
sions of Boots after having been with
him for months.
Letter From Lieut.. Bell.
The letter from Lieut. Bell follows:
Ny Dear Mrs. Miller: Your SOL
der has received his honorable dis
charge and started for home.
He is bringing back many fine
qualities of body and mind which he
has acquired or developed in the mill
tary service. The army has done
everything it could to make him
strong, fine, self reliant, yet self con-
trolled 1t returns him to you bet
ter man.
You have been an important men,
Der of that great Army of Encourage
ment and Enthusiasm which helped
to make him and US all better sol
diers. You can now be a great help
in keeping alive the good qualities he
is bringing back from the army, in
making him as good a citizen as he
has been a good soldier.
His fare and necessary expenses to
his home will be paid by the govern
ment He will receive all pay due.
He may, if he wishes, wear his uni
form for three months from the date
of his discharge. The government
will allow him to keep up, for the
benefit of his family, his insurance at
the very low rate he is now paying.
His return to civil life will bring
many new problems for you both to
solve. The qualities he brings back
will help you now as your encourage
ment helped him while he was away,
and in your hands and his, rests the
future of our country.
AS his commanding officer, l am
proud of him. He has done his duty
well |, and his comrades, will bid
him bood-bye with deep regret, and
wish him every success after he re-
turns home-that spot in every mans
heart no other place can fill.
Sincerely yours,
RALPH E. BELL.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-14

me to the colonel so he reduced me to
a private. l should worry now. The
war is over and l will soon be civil
ian so it doesn't matter.
l will have lot to tell you when
| am home again. l have had lots of
hard knocks and hard times. No place
ever looked SO good to me as the
good old U. S. A. the best country in
the world. Believe me no country can
compare with it, and l am proud to be
an American.
We had fine weather coming over
Just missed a big storm that caught
the "Agamennon" a ship just behind
US. The Celtic" is one of the best
troop ships abloat and l enjoyed the
trip fine. | have had experiences
will never forget as long as live.
| don't know what else to write so
will close. 1t won't be long before
see you and l can tell you the whole
story. Love to all.
BRYAN.
Letter From Germany.
Mr.. Earl Van Deventer is in receipt
of letter from c. B. Grim, now in
Germany with the American troops.
1 Ills letter IOllOWS:
Dear Friend: I will write you few
lines tonight now that we have new
Y. NJ c. A. and no danger of machine
guns whiz-bang and sea-bags.
| have been pretty busy since Aug
ust %, when landed in France. l
saw plenty of action in France and
was on the march from the Mouse to
the Rhine. We passed through Bel
GUM and Luxembourg.
We have been across the Rhine
about 10 days. We may have to stay
here all winter but I hope not. I ran
onto Windel Rice just alter I landed
in France and | saw Pete Englesson
at Sells Ser Share, France, couple
of months ago.
This is great life for man that
likes it. but l prefer a job as concrete
inspector. l often thing of the grub
we got and wonder why l didn't eat
more. | don't regret coming over,
but have seen all I care to see.
There is nothing in the stores to
buy in any of this country that l have
been in. The stores are empty. Candy
and sweet things are out of the ques-
ton. | will have to make up for those
things when | get back to the states.
Write me all the news if you get this
for haven't got any mail since l came
over. Your friend,
C. B. GRIM.
Three Letters Elmer Ballard.
Mrs. c. w. Ballard is in receipt of
three letters from her son, Elmer. who
is in Germany. The first letter is
dated December at Remagen, Ger
many. The second two are from
Engers, dated December 18th and jan
ury II. These letters follow:
My Dear Folks: AS we have stopped
for short time will write YOU few
lines to let you know l am all o. K.
We have been doing some tall old
hiking lately We left Beaum ont.
France, November II and hiked
through Belgium and Luxembourg and
we are now in Germany | like this
country much better than l did
France. We passed through some
awful pretty country. Will send YOU
some post cards of the trip if 1 can. I