El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-09-18

fired TIM first shot at the Germans on
October 20, 1917. A standard told the
onlookers that at last they saw the
very guns whose thunder had carried
that first message of defeat into tho
enemy ranks.
STRANGE IMPLEMENTS.
Throughout the long line markers
were frequent telling what the strange
implements OF war over which they
floated were used for. Among the
watchers were thousands upon thou
sands Of government clerks who have
dealt for months with endless streams
OF papers talking Of bombs and guns
and m0rtarsy of motor machine shops,
pontoon bridges, machine guns, gas
throwers, flame projectors and all the
other Complicated war equipment OF
the troops. Never before have these
workers lat home seen all these tools
OF warfare In their own warlike set
ting, however. and the parade was an
education for them.
Up the avenue at the head OF the d.
vision road Major General Edward n.
MCGlatchin, commanding, and with
him rode two former commanders OF
the division the first to go and the
last OF the divisions to come home.
They were Major General William 4.
Sibert, who took 1t to France, and
Lieutenant General Robert L. BulIard.
who took 1t into action and surrender
command only to take a higher post.
Marching ahead Of the formations,
also, came a host Of officers and men
who saw their first service with the
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to other units as instructors.
Then came the First infantry bril-
gade, marching in the French mass
formation, "a men abreast across the
avenue. led by the Third machine gun
battalion with its mortozide guns. The
infantry marched IN column Of tours.
four companies abreast and with Of
ficers and file cl0sers ahead leaving
the men to form a solid block of bay
ionets for each battalion. The Six
Eteenth infantry. veterans Of the bitter
fighting at Cantigny where France
learned in what fashion America
could and would fight breathed free
again after months or strain, led the
way. After its three battalion blocks
had passed came the Eighteenth IN
fantry in similar formation, followed
by the First machine gun battalion OF
the brigade.
The Sixth field artillery came next,
followed by the Second Infantry bri-
gRde composed or the Twenty-sixth
and Twenty.eighth infantry and the
Second machine gun battalion, then
the long lines OF ''75'sn and the motor
drawn. 1863 Of the First artillery
brigade, the Fifth and the Seventh
gleld artillery. The horse drawn guns
and limbers OF the Fifth rolled BY
three columns abreast and the Sew
snth puffed and painted along with
It's heavier guns in the same lorna
lion.
The regular trains Of the division
Followed. the First engineer regiment
the way with the First engin.
Ger train behind 1t, to be succeeded
BY the Second signal battalion. Then
the almost endless wager and
trains OF the ammunition, sun
ply and sanitary trains and the first
company, military police, and finally
The hospital trains. the second, third,
twelfth and thirteenth ambulance com
panloB and field hospitals.
Al various points In the divisional
line and before the walloWing tanks
aeinmered and clattered In an uproar-
ne conclusion to the five hour spec
.acie. all manner OF additional units,
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