New-York tribune., 1919-09-10
"Hero First" Pour Into City

not be equalled by any European
trained animal - Captain, which has
carried half dozen generals through
Fifth Avenue parades. The one general
who insisted on using his own horse
. instead of Captain was thrown three
through the avenue.
- The parade will move at 10 O'Clock
instead of 1880, as was at first an
ncunced. This change was made yes
q terday in order to make it possible to
complete the long march, which prob
ably will consume six hours, in time for
.entraining to Washington.
- A double line of motorcycle police
, men will make their noisy progress
through the avenue five minutes ahead
of the marchers, announcing the COM
ing of the parade and clearing the way
A double platoon of mounted policemen
will form the first line of the actual
parade.
Behind General oershing will come
his staff. All will be mounted on horses
~ that have "done" Fifth Avenue before
Next will follow the composite regi.
ment, the picked men who were selected
by General Pershing to march behind
him in his European parades. 1t will
: be the first appearance of this picked
body of men in America and it is ex-
pected to create as much of sensation
here as in its previous appearance.
Not man Of the regiment is under
six feet tall and several are much taller
that that minimum. The men were
taken from the 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th and
9Th divisions and all have served under
General Pershing. Many of the men
date their service under the general
as far back at the early days on the
Mexican border.
Division Headquarters, with Major
General Edwin F. McGlachlin at its
head, will follow. Then come the head
quarters troops, machine gun battal-
ions, big guns, artillery Of every type
used by the division in France and all
of the equipment necessary for actual
service at the front
To Garry 6O-Pound Packs
1t is the first time division so
equipped ever has marched in New
York. The men will carry the sixty
pound packs that were on their backs
whenever they moved abroad, and for
that reason If for no other they are
praying for cool weather to-day. The
men, guns and trains that accompany
them would, If stretched out in actual
marching order, form line Just
t%entyseven miles long. Because of
the usual parade formation" usually
used in Fifth Avenue, however, the
length of this line has been cut in
half.
Last night the artillcrymen, with
their horses and equipment, set up
& camp on the site of Billy Sundays New
York triurnphs at 16Sth Street and
broadway The locality took on q
military appearance late in the after
3. noon when, with kitchens sending forth
All aroma Of fresh coffee and steamine
stews, the cooks prepared the evening
meal.
To-day, thanks to the Red Cross and
the "Y," the marchers VIII not want
for hot coffee and more substantial
food. During the parade the men will
sandwiches, fruit, coffee and cigar
cites that will be distributed In bags
by Y. III. C. A. secretaries.
Dinner by Red Cross
At the conclusion OF the parade they
will be served with substantial din
ner by the Red Cross.
will fall out of line this morning at
Twenty Street, while the re-
mainder of the parade will continue on
down to Washington Square. Special
trains viii await the arrival of this
part Of the division and will carry it
at once to Washington, in readiness for
the parade on the 18th. The re-
mainder Of the personnel Of the divi-
sion will return to Camp Merritt, to
remain until the night before the
Washington review, when they will
arriving there but short time be-
fore the final parade of the body.
Police arrangements have been made
on the theory that the greatest crowc
ever gathered together in New Yor}
will watch to-day's military pageant
Police Inspector John DAILY said las
evening that no precaution had beer
overlooked to prevent accidents anl
safeguard the public from the pick
pockets who always are attracted b.
the announcement of such events.
To Close Avenue at 9 A. M.
At o'clock in the morning, tus
an hour before the start of the pa
rade, all vehicular traffic will be di
verted from Fifth Avenue Certain
streets have been designated as cross
ing streets, and they will be KEEP
open whenever the parade is not act
ually on the move. The streets tina
will be opened are: For castbound We
hicles, Sixteenth, Twenty-second, Twen
ty-sixth, Thirty-second, Thirty-sixtf
Thirty-eighth, Forty fourth, Fifty-sec
ond and Sixty-ffth for westboun
vehicles, Fifteenth, Twenty-Hrst, Twen
y-seventh, Thirty-frst, Thirty-fftt
Thirty ninth, Forty-hfth, Forty-nint
and Fifty-seventh.
Ambulances and physicians will b
stationed along both sides Of the ave
nue. at frequent intervals