New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

troops from Washington, Oregon, Mon
tnna, North Dakota and the District of
Columbia, are included in the units
now enroute home.
The President Grant, due February
20. carries the l64th infantry complete
and the supply company and Company
K of the 1921 Infantry both Of the 41st
Division. routed to Camp Dix. About
1000 officers and men, in addition to
number Of casual officers and more
than 700 sick and wounded, are aboard,
with Brigadier General Albert H.
Banding, commanding the 1S4th In
fantry Brigade.
The Northland, due February 10, is
bringing the I'd Anti-Aircraft Machine
Gun Battalion for Camp Upton, head
quarters of the Sd Battalion and
attachments of Batteries E and F.
351 st Field Artillery. for Camp
l62d Infantry for Camp Dix, and a
company of New York casuals, with
230 casual officers.
The Cruiser st. Louis will reach New
York on February 20. with Companies
Z, and G., 161st Infantry, 41st Divi-
sion for Camp Dix; casuau companies
for New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
and twenty casual officers, a total of
1,400
The Canopic is due February II
with Companies A, B, c and part Of
Company d, staff, headquarters ana
machine gun company and medical de
tachment of the 162d Infantry of the
41st Division, composed of "a officers
and 1,201 men routed to Camp Dix for
rehabilitation. There are in addition
about IT'S casuais, mostly officers.
The Rotterdam, due February 16, has
on board Companies G, |, X, l., ana NJ,
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pany of the 367th Infantry, 92d Divi-
sion, 81 officers and 1,4S4 men, routed
to Camp Meade; part of Company D,
162d Infantry for Camp Dix, division
headquarters and the Headquarters
troop of the 92d Division, for Camp
Meade, Cement Mill Company 8 for
Camp Dix, and Evacuation Hospital s.,
New York. There are on the ship also
29O casual officers ana 172 wounded
or sick officers, including Brigadier
General Edward Burr and Brigadier
General James B. Erwin.
Another hero aboard was Sergeant
Douglas Jetty, of Auburn, n. Y. He
has the Croix de Guerre with a palm
and the Distinguished Service Cross,
each won upon a different occasion.
He won the French decoration for
being one of three men who in April
captured German machine gun nest
at st. Mihiel and held 500 Germans at
bay for three hours till rescue came.
He was also one of raiding party of
twelve who on the night of June 18
made their way to an enemy position,
fought hand hand with its twenty
defenders till all the latter had been
killed or wounded, and then manned
five foe machine guns they took until
a relieving force reached them eleven
hours later. 1t was for this he received
the Distinguished Service Cross.
There were three French army off
GERS on the Leviathan, among them
being General Emile Taufflieb, who
commanded the 9Th French Army
Corps.
"The apotheosis of my military
career he said, "is to come to Amer
ica as French general upon the
greatest German ship flying the glori-
Gus American flag. l hope now the two
republics will be as one country"
First Lieutenant Oliver Billion, Of
the French army, was also on the Le-
viathan. He said he saw Americans
/ fight in Lorraine and that they are "the
greatest soldiers in the world"
at was wonderfully he added. chow
they smashed the greatest of the Ger
man regiments"