New-York tribune., 1919-04-25

Manhattan and Queens. were among
the boatloads Of silent, khaki-clad
citizen soldiers who sailed from New
York last April. There were many
Italians. an almost equal number O!
Jews, some Germans and few Ameri-
cans who could trace their family
tree back to the days Of Peter Stuv-
vesant
Major Bulger explained Why he
caused cold sweat to break out on
the foreheads Of staid British Officers
when he took pretty American pi,l
away from tbs Prince Of Wales in the
course Of dance at Coblonz some
months ago. '''''
What did the Prince have TO saw
about itY' wns one Of the first uues.
tions put TO Bugcr.
ny the prince rs a good fellow
ana ne tooh 1t just as any OF us
would re s"id, "lt WAS dance
"neie Inc women were much in the
minority and hs result, a sign WIS
put np every few minutes inviting The
other officers meaning the men who
mad no partners to breal, in. han
pehed to take the princes partner.
that WAS all"
bul scme Of the majors men told
more Of the incident.
"hy, do you know, the thine han
pened twice" said sergeant. The
prince was astounded, just as a prince
should be- The music stopped when
Ihe mayor took his partner the second
.lme ana the prince smiled. 1t serves
you jolly we'll right he said. .Yon
nave been spoofng me all evening""
The musical talent of the division
was brought into play throughout its
year abroad. The deeds of the Italian
soldier were immortalized in a song
entltled when Tony Goes Over the
Top Vaudeville put on by the SOL
dIers, while actually under German
iire, would nave made many Manhattan
managers ~ turn green with envy.
hddle Mack, known to vaudeville
patrons here, is pictured as at his
best when the back drop was a ruined
stone wall and when accompanied by
the rat-a-tat of machine guns Frank
MacGowan, husky fighter, who
&c wned twenty Germans in one after
moons struggle over d certain barbed-
wire section of No Mans Land, is ac-
cepted by his comrades as a female i'm
personator who will Show Julian FL.
tlnge many delicate points if he de
cldes to go on the professional stage
Major Bulger, who as staff officer in
charge of accredited correspondents
went to every part OF The firing line
at the time actual fighting was on, said
1t was his opinion the men of the 77th
were bested in general efficiency and
soldierly qualities by but three Amer
lcan divisions. He named the 32d, the
42d and the 28th
Nobody at home here can imagine
what hard lighting these boys did"
said Major Bulger THE Jews, Ital-
ians, Germans and Irish fell into the
spirit Of the game as soon as they put
on thelr uniforms and they can't be
praised too highly for their bravery"
fou see. we just broke the heart
OF the Boche," was the way Sergeant
Major Howard A Kelly, Of Central
isllp, L. l., described the accomplish
ments Of the division. THAT was all
we dld' The one point that needs to
be cleared up is the Argone Forest"
+. 1T Is a strip of dense forest about
twenty-one kilometres long and is from
mile or so to five miles wide The
"th Division established HEADQUARTERS
at Nouyeaux cottage September 25.
That was at the end of the woods.
quarter Of a mile into the woods were
the German front line trenches. The
iirst contingent of the 18th went over
the top at $3.50 H. m. September 26,
and we fought continuously until Oc-
tober 10. Then We had short respite.
Az tnls time we were at La Ben
ogne, about twenty-onc kilometres
from the cottage and through the for
est. The 77th fought always in the
forest. Other divisions fought along
tne edges, sometimes in and some,
times out but the 18th took the strip
tre N''' 'e"-
me curious part Of it was that if
"as stronghold the Germans thought
impossible Cor us to take. Masses Of
rusty barbed wire, some Of it foYr u,
years }nant oid, blocked our way German
"1%o"r.e nnro"r. gun nests we're protected by
cement cmbankmcnts. The Gcrmans
teit 80 secure that some Of than, ''f'n,, hnd
.heir wives With them, but we went ON on
tnrougn, and VIC averaged n kjlomctrn
sglaay ior every day we we're there"
hd,,c dnc ress'nental biotory Of the $o5tb
snoWs there we're 2G1 Killed ooo t'
300 wounded and gagscd and . '1vo ,n" J."
.placements. '" N''oo re-