New Britain herald., 1919-04-10
47OO ARTlLLERYMEN OF 26TH DIVISION ARRIVE AT BOSTON; ARE GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION
Complement of Men in Units is Made Up Principally of Rhode Islanders - Gov. Beekman Meets Ship.
OUTFIT REPRESENTS
 ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND

ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND Fewer Replacements Are Among These Artillery Commands Than Division That Have Yet Returned Composed Almost Entirely of Rhode Island. Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire Soldiers.
 Boston, April 1O.-The transport Mongolia landed 4,700 artillerymen of the Yankee Division here today. They entrained immediately for Camp Devens to join the 17,000 Yankee Di- vision comrades who preceded them fin the return from France
 Is Fourth Transport In.
 The Mongolia, the fourth of the troOpships to arrive with units of the 18th Division, brought the 102d and 103d Field Artillery, four batteries Of the 101st and Brigadier- General John H. Sherberne, commander of the 51st Artillery Brigade with his head quarters outfit.
 The transport anchored in Presi- dent Roads at $40 a. m. and re- mained there until 6:45, when she started up the harbor on the last lap of her voyage escorted by fleet of welcoming committee boats. She docked at Commonwealth pier at 7;30 o'clock
 Governor Beekman Welcomes Men.
 Notwithstanding the early hour of her arrival, she was given a reception fully equal to that accorded to the transports which had preceded her Governor Coolidge, of this state; Gov ernOr Beekman, of Rhode Island, and Major-Genera1 Clarence R.. Edwards, former commander of the division, with officials from various cities, led the welcoming delegations s-.> .e~g4<>. General Edwards and the two gov ernors went aboard the troopship from their steamer and were cheered heartily by the artillerymen The cheering was renewed when the gen. eraI called Private Norman F. Elliott, of Webster, from the crowd and pre- scented him with the CroiX de Guerre for gallant conduct at Seicheprey.
 Rhode Island Day.
 It was Rhode Islands special greet ing day. Young men of that state enter largely into the makeup of the 103d Field Artillery, and their moth CTS, wives, sweethearts and fathers, with state officials, senators, congress- men and mayors, were out long be- fore daylight to meet them.
 pI nearby places came by special train leaving Providence at a. m., and, led by Mayor J. H. Gainer, boarded steamers which took them down the harbor It was just dawn when they caught their first glimpse of the Mon gola through the mist. The yell that arose gave the artilerymen the cheer jest reveille call they have had since they left home IS months ago.
 Governor Beekman and some m en- bers of the Rhode Island delegation were on the U. $. s. Admiral, while others from that state were on the steamship John H. Sullivan.
 Most Representative Contingent.
 As special tribute to Briga dier- General Sherberne, @ former m ember of the Massach usetts house, more than
 
 islature were among the welcoming hosts. The artillery units arriving on the Mongolia were more directly rep resentative of New England than of any other contingents of the Yankee Division that have returned. Fewer replacements from outside of New England were necessary to maintain the batteries in action and they re- 1 # Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec- ticut, Maine and New Hampshire men.
 32 Men Killed Overseas.
 The official casualty list of the 102d Field Artillery regiment given out by the adjutant, include 30 men and two officers killed in action and 352 officers and men wounded. Sixty per cent of the members of the bat teries to return today had been with the outfit since it went overseas.
 Colonel J. F. J. Herbert, command ing told the stories of Private Elliott of Battery F. of the 102d, who was decorated by General Edwards, and of Private Joseph Parent, another Webster boy, who also won the Croix de Guerre. Elliott was taken pris- Oner at Seicheprey, April 2, 1917, and was reported as missing. The French awarded him the war cross and it was sent to his mother. When the arn1i- stice was signed he was released and sent word lome that he had gone back to his battery. Mrs. Elliott for warded the decoration to General Ed wards in order that he might pre- sent it on the transport
 Hero Captured at Seicheprey.
 Colonel Herbert said that Elliott was one of the ] 4 men holding a dug