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9TH PUT HOME CALL FIRST.
Soldier Tells why Free Dinners
Were Neglected.

Writing to Mayor Hylan to thank his
committee for the welcome given to the
Twenty seventh Division, Private w. NJ.
Vozik, Battery b, 104th Field Artillery,
yesterday explained why the soldiers had
appeared in some cases to be migrate
tage In greater numbers of the free din
ners and theatrical entertainments.
Most OF us had spent twenty-one
months away from home" he wrote. I'm
ordinary business life that Ia not go long
a time to be away from loved ones, but
when most of that time has been spent in
living hell, under the hardest Of living
conditions, and when one was never GER
tain OF seeing the day through alive, then
twenty-one months seem like an eter-
nifty. Therefore every ones first thought
was Of home and the old folks, and since
our passes back and forth from Mineola
TO the city were of such short duration
We couldn't very we'll spare much time
for shows. &c. when mother and dad
were waiting at home for us
I've heard n fellow. who before the
war was cabaret fiend.' exclaim on the
ship homeward bound that he'll certainly
appreciate his home now and that most
OF his evenings will be spent at hons
with mother In the future. So you see
II our appreciation was Judged by our
attendance, II was unfair TO Judge US 80
under the conditions"
Private Vozik said the welcome given
by the city exceeded their most ex-
travagant expectations.
Mayor Hylan replied that he under.
stood the desire 10 see mother, father
and sweetheart and what had been the
pleasure OF the boys was the pleasure OF
the city.
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'MAJOR-CEN. O'RYAN
. NOW OUT OF ARMY
Discharged With Brig-Gens.
De Reuoisc and Wingufe.

Major-Gen. John F.. Organ, COM
msndant of the Twenty seventh Divi-
sion. and his two Brigadier Generals.
Charles I. DeBevoise, Fifty-third Infan-
try Brigade, and George A. Wingate,
Fifty second Field Artillery Brigade,
walked out of the Hall OF Records yes
terday morning private citizens. 1t
took only few minutes for a medical
stan to make-the required physical ex-
animation of the Generals. Each was
physically At. Then their discharge pa
pers were made out and an honorable
discharge was given to each.
In the meantime thirty-four others
Of the Twenty-seventh's officers were
being mustered out at the Port Of De-
barkation headquarters IN Hoboken. The
same procedure was followed there as
In the Hall of Records. which was In
reality a convenience for the three GEN.
erals. 1t saved them tho trip to the
Now Jersey town.
Among those discharged in Hoboken
we're Col. Walter C. Montgomery.
I.ieut-Cols. Edward Olmstead, W. r.
starr, j. l. .Kincaid, Joseph ]. DAILY,
Henry 8. SternberSer. Edward McLeer,
j. Mayhem wainwright. Lefferts Hut
ton and Lucius A Salisbury: Majors
Sydney G. De Kay, August b. Peterson.
Tristram Upper. Raymond D. Monlz
and NJ r. Carney, Capt. Joseph d. Ed
dy and Chaplains Francis A. Kelly and
Elmon A. Jayne.
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MORE 10Th UNITS
SAIL FOR HOME PORT
Troops From Many States
Leave France.

WAsHrH0roN. March 31-Additionai
organizations of the TNventy-sixth New
England). Thirtieth North Carolina.
South Carolina and Tennessee) and
Fortieth California, Utah, Arizona
New Mexico and Colorado) National
Guard divisions were reported to-day to
have sailed for home.
l0ist Infantry complete, the 1881 In
fantry, less Companies L and NJ: Com
pany c of the 101st Engineers and the
Fifty-first Infantry Brigade Headquar-
tiers ia due at Boston April 6. All Of
the units belong to the Twenty sixth
Division. Included in tho officers aboard
is Brig. Gen. George IL. Shelton, COM
mander of the Flfty-hrst Brigade. The
America also is bringing POI casuals.
The transport Julia Luckenbach due
AT New York April IL, has the 157th
Infantry complete. of the Fortieth Di-
vision, and six civilian casuals
The transport Powhatan is due at
Charleston, 8. g. April 10, with the
21sth Supply Train. headquarters and
sanitary detachment, Compan MES A to +
inclusive. Sanitary Squad 107. the 105th
Field Signal Battalion. headquarters,
medical and supply detachment, Com
panies A. B and c. 120th Infantry, field
and STAFF. sanitary detachment. head
huNdHNt supply ucpOl
Machine Gun Company. Companies A to
u inclusive: the Sixtieth Infantry Br-
gade Headquarters, the Thirtith Divi-
sion military police. detachment OF
the 12Sth Infantry and IA casuals. With
the exception Of the 12Sth Infantry de-
tachment and the casuals. all of the
troops belong to the Thirtieth Division.
The transport Turrialba sailed March
IS from st. Nazaire for New York with
attachments of Evacuation Hospital No.
6. Base Hospitals Nos. 81. 116, 200 de-
tachments of hospital units and FIVE cas-
ual officers.
The transport Hisco is due at New
York April IS with casual company
for New York and one casual officer.
Among army >units announced to-day
as assigned to early convoy were all
organizations OF the Thirty-fifth Divi-
sion missouri and Kansas, with the
exception OF the field artillery sanitary
squad No. 10 and sales commlssary unit
No, 9,
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B, R. T. M0T0RMAN ON TRIAL.
witnesses Tell of Speed of Death
Train.

The trial OF Edward Luciano, motor
man OF the b. X. T. train that Jumped
the track In the Malone street tunnel.
Brooklyn. last November. killing ninety
persons, was begun in the Supreme
court at Mineola. L. l., late yesterday
after a Jury was finally obtained. Al
most four days were occupied in filling
the jury box and 161 prospective tales
men were examined
Herbert warbasse, Assistant District
Attorney of Kings, began the introduce
ton OF testimony last night, Fred Sic
bert q schoolboy who said he had
driven automobiles at ffty miles an
hour and was a good judge of speed.
testified the train rocked from the time
It left Park Row and that It turned
corners at "frightful" rate. Charles
Darling, who said he had been a pas
senger, declared he had been 90 fright
ened at the high rate OF speed that he
dropped to the floor and braced his feet
against the motor box Just before the
crash came.
The prosecution hopes to finish its
case by Wednesday noon at the latest
and the defence will require a day.
Justice Seeger. who Is presiding. ex-
poets TO finish the trial this week.
The State asserts that Luciano was
not competent to drive q train and that
he was sent out with insufficient train
ing and without being certified by the
superintendent of the road.
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5000 OF 9TH GET
RELEASE AT UPTON
Special Trains Carry Dis
charged Men to Homes
Up State.
Special D,spafch 10 TuE srN.

CAMP UPTON. March 3f.-Three thou
sand Twenty-seventh Division men re-
ceived honorable discharges to-day and
left for their homes. Three special trains
carried 300 to Buffalo and another spe-
cial, consisting of tourist sleepers. went
TO Rochester. In both cities parades will
be held tomorrow. The organizations
mustered out were the 10sth Infantry
and 106th Field Artillery. Men from
practically every organization in the d.
vision also went out. under the special
dispensation calling for discharge of all
upstate troops the same day. The men
carried their rifles and skeleton packs
for the parade. A revised schedule calls
for the discharge OF the 1920 Field Sig
nal Battalion Thursday instead of to-
day.
Early this afternoon the columns of
men began marching from their bar
-acks to the camp quartermaster, where
they received final pay and the SEQ
bonus Railroad fare also is given them,
and from the paymaster's office they
marched In charge Of non-commissioned
officers to the railroad terminal and re-
ceived railroad tickets. With the ticket
there Is the coveted honorable discharge.
Tomorrow the personnel Office will
pass 5000 men. officers in many cases
are receiving their release from service
at the same time as the men.
Pictures of the Twenty seventh parade
in New York were shown last night at
one of the camp theatres. The men
Missed when a picture of Mayor Hylan
and Hearst was flashed on the screen.
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FORMER SOLDIERS
DEMAND GOOD JOBS
Three Hundred Meet to Voice
Their Grievances.

I'VE have paid the price and We want
our Jobs. The Government took us away
from industry and II is up to the Gov
eminent to put us back in industry.
We don't want to panhandle and we
don't want to have to sell souvenirs on
the streets. Canada pays her discharged
soldiers SO. Are we worse Off than the
Canadian soldiers?"
The foregoing expressions and the
suoJoined question, reiterated by each
Of the speakers, indicates the sense Of
n meeting OF 800 discharged men OF the
army. navy and marines last night in
Labor Temple. Second avenue and Four
teenth street. under the auspices OF the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Protec-
tive Association, 1913 East Twenty-third
street.
Sponsors for the organization. which Is
composed OF veterans OF the three branches,
said last night that the restoration OF dis
charged men to Jobs equal IL not better
than they held before enlistment was
the chief objective. Y
j. A. II. Hopkins. one time chairman
OF the Progressive party OF New Jersey.
was the chief speaker. lie got big hand
when he declared that the policy of
Franklin X. Lane, Secretary of the In
terior. to appropriate certain amount
OF stump and swamp land" for returned
soldiers would not fill the bill He de-
scribed such a policy as paternalistic
and in its stead advocated a system OF
vocational training Tor such men az
wanted to avail themselves OF II.
The organization which. according TO
its president. Ralph Trorp. Is supported
by voluntary contributions from dis
charged men OF the service and Is non
partisan, has sent letters TO the chair
men OF the Republican and Democratic
National Committees urging that the
question OF employment for returned
veterans be brought up at the first ses-
sion OF the new Congress
The sun., 1919-04-01
H-iis.S Of ACE GIVEN
DEAD AIR FIGHTER
Lieut.. MacArfhur's Name IL
Added to u. S. List Of 81.


WASHINGTON. March 31.--Another
American ace has been discovered and
his name added to the War Departments
official list of sixty-four American fiers
who brought down at least Ave German
airplanes. The addition 10 made post
humously, as the fiier, Second Lieut..
John Macarthur of Buffalo was reported
In January to have died in q German
prison camp on August .. he having been
shot down and captured the previous
month.
The list of recent honors and awards
TO members of the Air Service OF the
A. f. f. just eceived by the Director of
the Air Service discloses that Lieut.. Mac
Arthur was entitled to a place of honor
on the list OF aces. Following Is the CT
tation of the French Ordre de LArmce
Second Lieut.. John Macarthur,
Twenty-seventh Aero Sauadron-Ex-
cellent officer possesses In the high
est degree the sentiment OF duty.
In the course of many combats he has
shown the finest courage and greatest
self-control. File distinguished him
self especially on June 18. 1918. when,
seeing two reconnaissance aeroplanes
attacked by eight Albatross he
brought down three OF these and dis
persed the others; also on July
when. during a combat against nine
adversaries, he brought down two of
these"
Lieut.. Macarthur also won the Distin-
guished Service Cross, the award being
dated June. 1918. The citation follows
John Macarthur. Second Lieuten-
ant, A. S.. L. 8. A. Ou:numbered and
handicapped by his presence far be-
hind the German lines he and three
flying companions fought brilliantly
large group Of enemy planes. bring
ing down or putting to flight all In the
attacking party while performing an
important mission near Luneville,
France, on June 10, 1918"
The sun., 1919-04-01
HITS PERSHING PARK CRITIC
John Bowman saysrroximity to
Hotel Would Increase Taxes.

Replying to the statement Of Comptrol-
Ter Craig criticising the hotel interests for
their advocacy Of a public park in honor
Of Gen. Pershing. on the old Grand Union
Hotel site. John NICE Bowman, president
Of the hotel syndicate that operates the
Commodore and other hotels. said last
night:
TT. as the Comptroller says, leaving a
park open for a memorial structure in
creases the desirability of my hotels by
permitting higher charges. II would nee
essarfly send up my property valuation
and greatly increase my taxes, all to the
benefit Of the city treasury.
Comptroller Craig. not realizing that a
citizen can put patriotism above profit,
charges. by Inference. that think 1 see
a way to make money by having a me-
mortal at my doors and that I have an
axe in the shape Of special interests to
grind"
Mr.. Bowman said that the placing of
large ONCE building on the site, or even a
hotel, would be an advantage to his own
bushes. but that the city would
find some day It would have to buy back
the property at an excessive cost IN order
to relieve congestion.
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WOULD PERPETUATE NAME.
Pennsylvania Seeks to Retain It's
2Sth Division.

HARRISBURG, March 3l.-Adjt Gen
Beary to-day appealed to the War De-
partment to have the Pennsylvania Ma
tlonal Guard Division designated as the
Twenty-eighth Division OF the United
States Army.
Il asked the army officials to give the
Pennsylvania guardsmen the divisional
number they bore so CALAMITY in
France" said Gen. Beary. "Pennsyl-
vania Is to have a whole division of the
new National Guard, as II had before.
and 1 can see no reason why II should
not have that number. From what
lea armed to-day the arrangement of the
numbers Is provisional and have hopes
OF having the change made"
The reorganization OF the Pennsyl-
vania Guard Is to be started rs soon as
the Keystone division returns from
France.
The sun., 1919-04-01
ANOTHER N. Y. MAN
GETS FRENCH CROSS
Sergt. Joseph A. WeIz Deco
rated at Camp Meade.
Special Despotch TO TEs sux.

CAMP MEADE. Md, March 3l.-The
French Croix de Guerre was presented
to-day to First Sergt. Joseph A. Well. a
native OF New York city and n member
of Company NJ. Twelfth Infantry. Major
Gen. Buck. commandant at Camp Meade,
made the presentation following an in
spectlon OF more than 500 inc mbe-s Of
the Seventeenth Infantry and the l54th
Depot Brigade.
The citation. made by Gen. Petain,
Commander n-Chief OF the French Army
of the East was dated November CT,
1918. 1t stated that on July l, 1918, at
Chateau Thlerry, Sergt Welz reorgan-
lied his unit and cleaned on, .''P-rhtne
gun nests and dugouts of the enemy at
a critical time of the fightinG. lie is also
cited for carrying Lieut.. ,Farrar, who
was wounded. To the rear. and when am
munltion was low and the battle was
hottest he aided In bringing UP ammunl-
tlon TO the artillery
Sergt. Welz. who weays several other
decorations, has been a soldier for twelve
years. He returned from France last
October Aftcr receiving tine medal he
left thiS afternoon to assume duty as
military Instructor at the PGnnsylyani,l
state college. '-
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YANKEE DIVISIONS
PARADE PLANS GROW
Former Members limited to
March in Boston.

BOSTON. March 31.--An invitation to
every member and former member of
tho Yankee Division to participate In
the parade with which the division will
be welcomed home was issued to-day
by the State and military officials in
charge.
The New England Division Of the
American Red Cross, It Is stated, will
pay for the transportation of all
wounded Officers and enlisted men still
in the service and stationed in New
England. and will care for them while
here. All other officers and men are
expected to pay their own transporta-
ton IL they can do 50. but the New
England States have been asked to pro-
vide for the transportation OF those men
unable to pay.
Food and sleeping quarters for all
members or former members of the
Twenty-sixth Division will be provided
by the several army auxiliary organiza-
lions. All men who parade must be in
uniform.
The Connecticut delegation. which will
welcome the men OF the Twenty sixth
from that State to-day. requested the
use OF steamer to take them down
tho harbor. Mayor James A. White of
Waterbury sent word that delegation
from that city would be here to greet
Companies a, G and II Of the 1920
Infantry.
In telegram from the Adjutant-
General of the army received to-day the
units aboard the transport Mount YER
non. which Is due here April I. are given
as follows: Division headquarters De-
tachment and Headquarters Troop
Division Mail Company: Headquarters
Fifty-second Brigade; 1o1st Engineers,
less Company C; l01st Engineers Train
104th Infantry.
All will be sent to Camp Devens and
the units held in service until after the
parade. Provision is made, however,
that men living outside New England
who desire immediate discharge may be
forwarded from Camp Devens to tho
camps nearest their homes.
As a guard OF honor and to assist In
maintaining order among the crowds
5000 soldiers. sailors and members OF
the State Guard will be called out
Gov. Coolidge will welcome Brig Gen.
Charles II. Cole OF the Twenty-sxth
Division. who has just returned from
France. at a small official dinner to-mor-
row evening. The guests will include
the Governors of the other New England
States with their aides. MaJor-Gen. II.
p. Mccain and Rear Admiral Spencer
5. Wood.
The sun., 1919-04-01
LIEUT.. GILCHRIST IS
HONORED FOR YALOR
Richmond Hill Officer Risks
Life to Save Wounded
Under Fire.

According to the official citations re.
ceived yesterday the Distin gu!shed Ser
vice Cross has been awarded to Lieut.
Edward J. Gilchrist. 1920 Infantry, for
extreme GOODNESS and gallantry In the
face Of fire during an engagement near
verdun, France. October 90. 1918. After
the advance Of his company had been
held up by bombardrnent Lieut.. Gilchrist
gathered together the scattered members
Of his command and consolidated his po-
sition. This done, he then exposed HIM
self to great danger from enemy ma
chine gun fire by crawling far In ad-
vance of the lines In order to rescue sew
eral wounded men who were lying In.
shell holes helpless. Lieut.. Gilchrist is
a resident of Richmond Hill. L. l..
Private Joseph Passafiume. 307th In
fantry. during the hard fighting in the
Argonne Forest September 90 and 80.
1918. was detailed as a member of a
team of runners. four teams having been
sent to the battalion companies, with a
message regarding the attack OF Septem-
Der 30. On account of the extreme dark
ness and the fact that the companies had
changed positions Private Passafume
was the only runner to complete the mis-
sion. All the others reported back It
was impossible. but he nevertheless
pushed on and reached the company to
VIII oh he had been sent. Thinking the
rest of the men might have been unsuc-
cessful he found all the other compa-
MES and obtained a signed receipt for
the message. He then returned and re-
ported to his battalion commander. Pri-
vate Passaf1ume lives In Buffalo, n. Y.
Private Howard II. .vnover. 312th In
fantry, of Trenton, n. j., is cited for ex-
traordinary bravery In action near Grand
Pre-, France October 90. 1918. Although
painfully wounded In the hand, Private
Conover went to the assistance OF a
fallen comrade who was lying helpless
In an exposed position. with great diff
Guilty he carried the wounded man on
his back from the front line toward the
rear for distance of 400 Yards and
when forced to relinquish his burden
because OF exhaustion he Informed and
directed the stretcher bearers thus as
surfing the safety of his comrade.
Others awarded the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross are:
Springs. Ark; Capt. Rene IsSour. pa nH.
France France tFgensh Army: Capt. Arthur 4.
Reses, Butler, Tenn: Lieut.. David J.
Brickley, Boston. Mass Lieut. Robert
Leonard, Boston, Mass; Lieut.. Deane e.
Ackers. Abilene. Kane: Lieut.. Robert p.
Clark, Lincoln. Me. Lieut.. Edward r. Wren.
Tallsdega, Ala; Lieut.. Robert C. Carter.
Washington. d. c.; Lieut.. Bryan Mud
gett. San Francisco, Cal; Lieut.. Charles
D. II. Bates, Alameda, Cali Battalion
Sergeant Major Harold r. BolIn,
Wenatchee, Wash; Sergeant Carl Oscar
Allison. washington, d; G.; sergeant
Sergeant Hobart NJ Rird Portland .
Sergeant william A. Shea, Hamilton, Cana
da. Sergeant william T. Nimmo waltham.
Mass; Corporal Leroy F. Marshall. Simlo.
COL; Private John r. Lanergan, Dor
chester. Mass; Private Maurice Shoman,
Plymouth. Mass; Private John MoNeece.
Holbrook. Mass
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GEN. VANDERBILT AT REVIEW,
22d Engineers, n. Y. n. c., Holds
Reception in Armory,

Three thousand persons cheered the
Twenty-second Engineers. New YORK
National Guard, and Brig. Gen. Cor
relius Vanderbilt when he reviewed the
unit last night In its armory at ls8th
street and Fort Washington avenue. The
programme opened with Il concert by
Lieut.. Victor Herberts Band and at S 80
o'clock the regiment formed on the drill
floor under Col. II. II. Treadwel. The
command was $50 strong and was made
up OF thirteen companies, including u
machine gun unit
on the reviewing stand with Gen Van
derbilt and his stan was Major Charles
Shinn Of the Twenty-third Regiment,
Brooklyn. After the men had marched
by with the precision OF veterans. Gen
Vanderbilt announced that the regiment
had been awarded seven expert marks
manship, medals and that twenty-five
sharpshooters and zoo marksnen had
qualified.
After the review q reception was held
for Gen. Vanderbilt IN the officers quar-
ters, where he was introduced TO stan,
line and subalterrY. Dancing followed.
The sun., 1919-04-01

William Bailey Rowland, president OF
the Independent Corporation. publishers
OF the Independent and the CountYystde
Magazine. who died suddenly In Feb
ruary. 1917. left a total estate Of $Is2,-
6s3. but deductions OF various kinds re-
duced this to a net estate OF 3s4,s74, &C.
cording to the report filed In the Surro-
gates office yesterday by the Deputy
State Comptroller. His widow, Mrs
Ellen NJ. Rowland. receives q life estate
in the entire amount. Mr.. Rowland,
from 1882 to his death, was active In
magazine work, having founded 0htinD,
and being associated with the Outlook,
Hdrpsrs Weekly, the Cambridge, Mass,
Tribune and other publications.
The sun., 1919-04-01
Northeaster Hits Culxoa.

The naval supply ship Culgoa, with 1913
troops and one civilian, from Brest March
8, reported by radio yesterday that she
was hove to in a heavy northeaster with
sfer circulating pump out of order about
coo miles southeast OF Sandy Hook. She
wanted no help and her skipper said that
when the blast moderated he would be
sbie to proceed at about six knots. The
@mbarkation officer at Hoboken said they
expected the Culgoa to dock on Sunday
or Monday.
The sun., 1919-04-01
ITALIANS HONOR "Y" MEN.
Capt. Edgar Fielding Receives
War Cross.

WEsTFIELD. Mass. March 31.-Capt.
Edgar Fielding. physical director of the
Westneld Y. NJ. c. A.. VINO il on years
leave of absence and is attached to the
Italian Eighth Army. has received an
Italian War Cross for "meritorious con-
duct and conspicuous bravery in rescu-
ing and caring for wouNded soldiers
October At the time the Italians crossed
the Piave River. while Capt. Fielding
was attached to a medical unit He 4;
now physical instructor OF 1900 Italian
soldiers in San Biorgio.
The sun., 1919-04-01
FRAMED" MRS. MCCLURE SAYS
Charges Husband Started Second
Divorce Action to Escape Alimony.

Divorce Action to Escape Alimony.
Short cuts are being taken by attor-
neys on both sides to bring to an early
end the divorce suit instituted by Henry
II. Mcclure. head of an advertising
agency. against his wife, Frances c,
Mcclure. While It required almost two
weeks to place the evidence before the
jury at the first trial Indications are
that both sides will complete the exam
nation of witnesses on this the third
day OF the present trial,
Mrs. Mcclure on the stand yesterday
repeated her allegations that she be-
lieved both herself and the correspond
ent. Neal r. White, had been deliber-
ately framed" The plaintiff. she said,
was seeking to avoid paying $50 a week
alimony to her and for that reason
planned the raid which resulted in the
evidence upon which the present suit ia
based.
Stephen C. Baldwin, chairman Of tho
! COMMITTEES on Credentials for the Bar
Association. testified that Mr.. Mcclure
admitted the truth OF Mrs MoCiure's
, allegations about his intimacy with a
maid IN the household.