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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
L. ;. Located Enemy Guns

WASHINGTON, Feb. o1-America1
sound ranging devices in use on tho
British front shortly bcfo e the sign
ing of the armsticc in a single day
located more than hundred hidden
German guns, placing them at the
mercy of the British artillery. Tbs
and many other interesting achieve
mcnts Of Army Engineer Corps were
revealed to-day with the opening to
newspaper correspondence by the War
department of an engineer CORPS *
l'bit. 10 -
In explaining the sound ranging d =.
vices, General Black said that after
the armistlce survey WAS made Of
German gun positions on portion O.
Inc front whore the American devices
were used and it was found that the
actual positions varied not more thar
~ TO 80 1cet from the locations cal
culated by tho sound registers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Wilson To BE limited
TO Brooklyn Repie,r

President Wilson will be invited to
review the parade of the 9th Division
which viii be held in Brooklyn, accord
ing to Representative John J. Delaney.
chairman of the Brooklyn Victory Gel
ebration Committee.
After announcing that the recently
appointed executive committee of thir-
teen members would meet Monday.
Chairman Delaney said he would invite
the President personally when he re-
turns to Washington
Doubt was expressed by people Of
brooklyn as to the success Of this
plan; The division will not arrive here
until the early part of March, and the
Iresldent IS scheduled to return to
Europe March s.
It vas vas announced that the Long ISL
and Society of the Daughters of the
Revolution withdrew from the Victory
Commlttee yesterday. An extract from,
the letter to Mr. Delaney reads: "Thc
society does not feel it cares to be
identified with the celebration com
mittec,,. since it has become so merged
in politics as to entirely forget its
original design
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

embargo on cotton. reducing tho rn.
Der OF grades traded in on tho Nm Nm
York Cotton Exchange and mak;n,, ' ,s'W
ton speculation unlawful. Represss WV
tive HELM, Of Alabama. declared 10 10.
the amendments were germane - ' -
Dbl. lnasmuch as it was a ler;Sl..sae
rather than an appropriation ness e,Ssase
but they were ruled out By RenresesrS..'s'
tive Hamlin, of Missouri. wac was s> nss
siding. ' pre-
Objection to the bin was mad. :,
both Republican and Democratic ~ ny
bers because it does not spec;f '.eul'
provide that the wheat be sold 10 VI,
consumer at the price determinea V b
the law of supply and demand. '' ''
After adopting amendments cb,,.
ing from October Is. 1920. to Inne
1920, the date on which the coyernn'on -
guarantee would expire. and eiyins nc -, T.
President power to prohibit minors re
of wheat should unfair tactics ba 80, ,snS
IN trying TO force down the price NV
House adjourned without reacb,ne .
vote on the bill The measure S.. q
made the unfinished business fo, -
morrow and a vote is expected so 'n
after the House meets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
First Unit of
9th to Arrive
About Marcl, ;
Continued from page !

turn to the armores. This division din
ner will start at o'clock and all will
be the cty's guests.
On the following day the division will
be transferred to Camp Upton, when de-
mobilization will start.
In the huge grand stand, which will
be ffty-one blocks long, and more
capacous than the old Roman Coliseum
relatives and friends OF the soldiers viii
have choice seats. The Mayors Com
mittec viii distribute enough tickets to
the regimental officers to insure each
soldier two seats. This alone will ac-
count for 10000 persons.
No Speculation in Tickets
A city ordinance will be passed, Col
onel Starr said. to prevent the sale of
tickets by spectators. No private boxes
or stands will be allowed along the line
of march, but more than $500 seats
have been arranged for in the show
windows and at points of vantage in
for the accommodation Of elderly friends
OF the soldiers and wounded men.
The remaining seats Will be dis
tributed by the Mayors Committee to
men IN uniform and to visiting delega-
tons from other cities.
Mayor Burns of Troy notified the
divisional staff that the city would
charter a boat and transport all the
Troy veterans back home after demobi-
other great welcome. Other New York
cities probably will have local celebra
tions, and arrangements are being
made to greet the representatives. Of
other towns and cities that will come
to New York
Until the men are demobilzed, there
will be practically no opportunity for
friends to greet them. The first sight
the home folks will get will be when
they march up the avenue. No passes
will be issued during the few days the
men are waiting for the parade
Some to Get Medals
It is reported that Sir Henry Bah
bington Smith acting British High
Commissioner, viii come to New York
on the day of the parade and per-
vice Orders and several military
medals and crosses to the New York
ers, in recognition OF valiant service
side by side with the English and Aus
traiian troops.
About 70 per cent Of the division
are New Workers. The others are re-
placement troops. = General Organ
asked that the division parade in &
body, saying the replacemnt troops
had the same spirit as the hghtlng
New Workers.
When the division falls in for the
final review it will be in full war re-
gala. Bayonets VIII be fixed and the
| battle-worn steel helmets will be on
their heads.
The troops to leave Brest about
March 5 Will be members Of the SD
Infantry Brigade, Colonel Charles De-
bevoise, commanding. They will en-
bark in the following order 106th
Infantry. Colonel Franklin P. Ward,
composed largely of the old 23d Reg
iment and the old 18th, of Brooklyn;
io5th Infantry, Colonel James An
/ crews, composed of upstate men from
the lat and Sd Infantry 105th Ma
| chine Gun Battalion, Major Kenneth
Gardner, made up of men from old
h SqUadron A and the old list Cavalry
Other units to follow are Divisional
I Headquarters, consisting Of the head
quarters troop and the 1920 Field
Signal Battalion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
TWo Transports Due
1T Ne,c York Tuesday
With &, 900 on Board

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Departure
from France of 100 officers and 10000
men OF the army on seven vessels, in
Guiding the battleship Michigan and
the cruiser Rochester, was announced
to-day by the War Department The
ships are due at Atlantic ports be
tween February 25 and March 5.
The White Star liner Olympic should
reach New York next Tuesday with 375
officers and 1912 men, most Of whom
compose units and detachments Of the
92d (negro) Division.
The largest unit is the complete
3ebth Infantry. Tho ship also carries
the 3l7th Sanitary Train, the 1S3d
infantry Brigade headquarters and the
3lth mobile ordnance repair shop, all
Of The 92d Division, detachments Of
the 35oth Field Artillery, the 349th Ma
ehlre Gun Battalion and the 367th
infantry casual companies for Ten
nessee and one each for Texas and
Illinois; Base Hospitals Nos. 81, 20
and 30, fifty casual officers and large
number of other casuals Brigadicr
General Charles Gerhardt commanding
the 1880 Infantry Brigade, is aboard
the Olympic
The cruiser Rochester, also due at
New York Tuesday, mas aboard approx
imately 300 soldiers, including the
A6ith Aero Squadron, a Texas casual
company and Mobile Hospital No. 100
me transport Buford is due at New
port News March with detachment
OF the SD Coast Artillery for Fort
logan, Vol; detachment Of the 9th
heavy Mobile Ordnance repair shop
Tor Camp Grant and one for Columbu
BARRACKS, casual companies for Arkan-
sas, illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and
Texas; part OF Company Nj, 345th In
1antry, 9th Division. for Camp Grant;
co!ored casual company for Virginia
ana scattered casuas for Illinois and
Ohio.
The transport Santa Marta is due
Marcn b, port not given, with Base
making up forty five officers and nifty
one men.
The transport Powhatan is due
narch z, port not given. with 1o5 Of
ficers and 1866 facn, including the
obth Coast Artillery, complete; detach-
ments Of the 18th Coast Artillery and
parts Of the 336th and 33eth Field Ar
tiiiery Of the S7th Division, and a
number OF sick and wounded and cas-
uals.
The department also announced that
Quartermaster Casual Company No. 6.
the 18th Field Signal Battalion Of tho
5sth Division and Bakery Company No.
900 nad been assigned for early con
e, yoy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Senate Passes Bill TO Turn
War Hospitals Over 10 Puhl;c

WASHINGTON, Feb. q. AoproDria-
tons for $7,loo,ooo FOR hospital acoui
sition and maintenance and provision
for the turning over of army hospiial,
TO the Public Health Service and TIE
War Risk Insurance Bureau are con-
tanned in bin passed to-day by the
Senate.
The measure now goes to conference
where differences between it and tro
similar bills approved by the Hou.e
are expected to be adjusted. The SEN
ate bill carries approximately S500o
GOO less than the House measures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
House Works Late ON
Wheat Guarantee Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb 2l.-The House
remained in session until late hour
tonight in an effort to reach a vote on
the bill providing means for the gov
eminent to carry out its guarantee of
1925 a bushel to the farmer for the
1919 wheat crop. The measure was
taken up after the railroads appropria-
ton bill was passed and was freely de-
bated
Numerous amendments were pro-
posed to each section of the bill, but
with the exception of those offered by
the committee, they were ruled out on
points of order or voted down.
Representatives from Southern states
made determined effort to include as
amendments provisions for lifting the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Stock Frauds
Seen as Spur
To Bolsllevis1rl
Business Men Connect Dep
relations of Swindlers
With Unrest in Nation

WASHINGTON, reb. 21.-OperaJions
Of stock swindlers, growing larger daily
as the market created by the campaigns
for the sale of Liberty bonds is real
lied upon, were declared By bankers
and government officials appearing be-
fore the Federal Trade Commission to-
day to be a prime cause in social I'M
rest. The commission was seeking to
determine whether it has power to stop
such operations and some of the wit
nesses presented arguments to show
that it has, while others said existing
state blue sky" laws could not reach
far enough to accomplish the end.
Charles S. Hamlin, Of the Federal
Reserve Board, said the Capital Issues
Committee, which furctioncd during
although reports coming constantly to
its attention showed a revival OF flake
security selling"
"The earmark Of the stock swindler
to-day is his enthusiastic Willingness
TO take Liberty bonds in exchange for
the paper he SELLS" said Jason Wester-
field, representing the New York Stock
Exchange. "Thac is the new mark,
along with the promise of immense
return that IS Ola lne industry is
assuming proportions to-day that en-
able it to strike the foundations Of our
economic structure and magnify social
unrest"
Postal Machinery Inadequate
1--WE have investigated 1870 national
swindlers during the last year" Rich
ard II. Lee, representing the vigilance
committee OF the Associated Advertise
ing Clubs, testified, land we have
found the machinery at the disposi-
ton of the Post Office Department is
not sufficient to meet the need, will
ing though the responsible officials are.
THE good crook will fight, remem-
Der, taking advantage Of every tech
nicalty that there is to rest upon.
The epidemic of motor promotions,
which we fought with some success,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Transports Due
To-day and Tomorrow

EHE Henderson, from Bordeaux
IL February 8, with 1922 men, is
expected to dock to-day at Pier .,
Hoboken. Her troops include II Bor-
deauX conVa!escent detachments. con-
sisting OF 81 officers and 1,126 men;
l medical detachment and ] casual
company of sick and wounded men.
The Wilhclmina, from Bordeaux
February l, with LII men, includ-
ing II Bordeaux convalescent detach-
ments, SO officers and 1878 mem
Evacuation Ambulance Company so,
New York; Company NJ, 345th In
fantry (New York;; detachment Of
Casual Company "a PENNSYLVANIA
She IS expected to dock at Pier 5,
Hohoken, o-day.
The Pueblo, from Brest February
9, with 1926 men, including Com
pany !, 15lst Infantry; Companies T..
and NJ. Detachment Company D and
medical detachment, 162d infantry.
and two casual companies. She is
expected to dock at Pier 8. Hoboken.
to-day.
The U. S. S. Kansas, from Brest
February ), with 1890 men. This
includes the l16th Engineers com
plete, and the 10th Ammunition
Tram. Will dock at Pier 5, Hobo
ken.
The Orizaba, from Bordeaux Feb
ruary IL, with 1881 men, including
headquarters and supply companies,
ordnance and medical detachme nts.
Batteries A, B, G. d. L and f. 334th
tleld Artillery, 80 officers and 1910
enlisted men; Headquarters 162d
fleld Artillery, Quartermastcr Cas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Home Sickness
MainConnplaint
At St. Afghan
--
Continued from page

delay. At any rate, there are many
cases of long waits, and waiting is one
of the chief complaints Of the men at
st. Afghan, whether they are here two
days or forty. Whether the causes Of
the delays outside should be subjected
to criticism have no idea. My con
Germ here was to find out the situation
in the camp itself. When l arrived !
asked permission Of Colonel Cass to
look over the classification camp.
requested especially to be permitted to
go freely wherever | wished, unaccom-
panied by officers so that there would
be no question of the independence of
my conclusions. The request was read
lily granted, Colonel Cass saying: "All
we ask YOU is to tell the trnth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

the camp too long. I took the names
OF more than dozen OF them who were
sure they were going to stay in France
the rest Of their lives, and this morn
ing hundred of them were looked I'D
IN the records Office. | learned that in
most cases their records were ready bv
companies and they were about to he
made UP into such
A man from a small state like Utah
may be in hard luck waiting for
company of fifty to fill up. In such
cases, after waiting for the average
time of twenty-eight days, these men
may be combined with soldiers from
adjoining states and sent home.
Another complaint I heard was lack
OF liberty. Sentinels are posted at the
camp and the men are not permitted to
go out except in details or on hikes
under sergeant
said one.
AS matter of fact the calls NAV
come at any time of night or day
Tor the men to come to the central
camp to prepare to assemble in com
panles to start for America. If thew
were permitted to be out it would
be difficult to get them and they might
MISS their chance and be forced to
wait Tor the organization of another
casual company from their state.
Adequate Water Supply
Is Big Problem at Camp
The water supply in this camn is
a problem. Until the recent installa-
ton of gasolene engine for pumD-
ing. the water had been hauled y LONG
distance. An order was enforced yes
tcrday permitting the men to drink
* y hrff,
water. Most of the men have been a
long time without baths, though one
company daily is marched to the viii
iage Tor shower. But all looked
healthy and not too dirty and the testi-
mony, without exception, of conditions
IS good, at least for the last two weeks
=, Most OF the soldiers harked back to
the days OF congestion of January.
when undoubtedly large numbers did
hoo receive such attention as the men
get to- day.
If there is any criticism it is that
the hospital corps is too anxious 10
get the hospital cleared out, and as a
result SOLDIERS too recently out of the
hospital slept on straw beds in tents
an stood in the mud waiting for food
The sick record of the classification
camp shows a remarkably low average
IRON December l to February Is the
number Of sick cases in the hospital
was less than half Of per cent of
the total There are some cases of in
fluenza, but not serious.
America got into the war with a
rush Now it is a rush the other wav'
ne result was temporary congestion
at Staignan. | am fully convinced in
my own mind that the results were not
so serious. Certainly to-day this clas-
sihcatlon camp is well managed and
the American soldier is given the care
q soldier should have.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Tour Of Inspection Made;
All Points Are Visited

I visited all three camps. nclud-
ing kitchens. ress lines, tents, bar
racks, y. NJ. C. A. huts, latrines,
sources of water supply and delous
ing plants. | talked to hundreds of
soldiers in groups and one by one.
found everywhere the officers consci-
entiously performing their duty un-
der difficult circumstances and com
mended by the men. The paymaster
has been twice in the hospital from
ovcrworl7. Captain Irwin, Of the
record Office, works regularly eleven
and twelve hours daily. and sometimes
al night. Major Guerrc and Major
Mores. administrative officers. were
tireiess and arc readily accessible to
the men. have never seen harder
working officers than those in charge
here. have heard minor complaints
regarding the camp conditions, but
the one great cry is Oct US so home"
Ike officers and the stats are do
Ing all in their power to hurry the
men through TO the ports.
There are now less than 1900 men
in the camp. Three thousand are
leaving to-day and the same number
left on Saturday. Between February
7 and - 10000 to $4,000 men left
the CAMP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Ne,U Workers at Brest
Camp After Inquiry
By Wilbur Forrest
Netc York Tribune

NeW York Tribune
Special Gable SerUice
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Incl
RREST, Feb. 20.-Atter
NE searching inquiry of conditions
at Pontanczin camp here by
commission composed of officers
Of the 9th Division, the first unit
of the New York National Guards
men arrived here to-day. They
were from the 106th Infantry
Regiment, commanded by Colonel
Franklin Ward, Of Brooklyn.
With new arrivals Pontanezin
camp to-day contained 1886 officers
and 4o,223 men. The daily en-
barlzation, if the present shipping
schedule is maintained. will leave
seventy officers and 5000 men
in camp by February %, most of
whom will be members of the 9th
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

INV ISIUII.
Many large vessels are due in
port February "a, which will pos
sibly enable the entire New York
division to leave the shores of
France before the end of the
month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Eight to Ten Men Sleep
Under Single Tent Cover

Eight to ten men have one tent, with
Sibley stove and a daily ration of sixty
pounds of wood. This ration seems
sim, but 1t is the army rule. Wood is
very scarce in France. proof of which
can be seen in watching the peasants
salvage twigs. There is no evidence to
show that the men did not get the
daily ration of wood. Uncle Sam feeds
his men pretty well in comparison with
other nations. Kicks regarding food
do not affect the quantity but the quail
lty. During the last three months the
camp lacked bread for three breakfasts
dence to show there is not enough of
other food to. make up for the lack
of bread. Sometimes there is no milk
for the coffee. One man told me there
were Jumps IN the gravy and sometimes
the water for washing the kits is cold.
IT think it can be said with certainty
that the men have never gone hungry,
though during the congcsted period
while waiting for hours in the mud
there was increased irritation as we'll
az appetite.
In the central camp there are three
7. NJ. c, A. huts, one Knights of Co.
lumbus hut, one large tent used as a
Red Cross canteen, one Jewish Wei
fare Board hut and fine. homelike
Library Association hut In the rest
Of the camp there are other Y. M
G. A. and Knights Of Columbus huts
There are about $500 soldiers al
Mehers now. Once the number was
as high as 5000. Entertainments and
good cantccn service are general
throughout The camp.
THE casual camp psychology and
mentality are different from all others.
The soldiers belong to no organization
and consequently there is no pride in
keeping up the esprit de corps. They
have lost their friends and are going
home.
While was talking TO a few men
outside a Y. NJ. c. A. hut about two
hundred doughboys came rushing
around the spot in about two minutes,
all talking at once and anxious to
air their grievances. until they were
like Fourth Of July crowd trying to
mob the umpire in n baseball game.
One youngster, who will surely make
good /. w. w. material, led the chorus
and shouted: "Whcn | get to the
United States with the facts | have
got will go either TO Leavenworth
or the United States Senatol"
The demonstrations were so great
that returned in the afternoon and
spent six hours talking to the sol
dicrs, two by two. A good many who
came to see me were Irish.
Some Have to Wait Long
Time For Full Complement
without exception the chief com
/ plant was that they were bcipa kept in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
More Leaving for Home
Than Are Arriving Daily

About 5000 are ready to go now.
Others are pouring into the camp day
and night, but at the present there are
many more going out than coming in,
and the congested conditions of .Ianu-
airy and December no longer exist.
There are HOO soldiers in the camp
to-day with incomplete records.
These records must be looked up in
the Central Records Bureau at
Bourges, which is evidently having
troubles of its own now that the great
army he's turned its face west. after
battles whore guns, not records, count
ed. Many records during the fighting
have been lost or misp laced. The Gem
trial Records Bureau seems slow, about
seven days being spent in getting a
soldiers record after he has arrived at
the classification camp.
Averages taken in two companies
show that it takes an average of TWEEN
ty-elght days after man gets to camp
before he leaves. After the first day the
Central Records Bureau is requested
to furnish records. Three hours are
spent by each man in going through
the mill" where he gets a BATH his
clothes are deloused and new equip
ment is given him. Then, when the
machinery is started, he must await
the records and until enough men
from his state form company of fifty
After which the men are cleaned and
deloused again and shipped out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
rench Weather Blamed
For Conditions in Camp

Criticisms in America deal mostly
with the camp conditions. This is
the rainy season and quantities of
mud are on the streets and the SOL
diers must walk in it, Until the last
month most Of the lumber supply was
sent to the front. Lumber is very
difficult to get in France Now the
camps acquisitions are being Sled.
The great camp is near the station.
Fifty per cent of the camp has duck
board walks, and the rest is being
built up as fast as supplies are avail
able. The men, it was said three or
four weeks ago, stood for hours in the
rain and mud waiting in mess lines
for their food. For men just out of
the hospital this may have been bad.
Now there is no such complaint [
found all tents we'll drained. Some of
them leaked during rains, the men
told me. In such cases the ground is
damp, though l found no such cases.
Until recently the soldiers slept in
tents and barracks. ] found one who
said ne came to the camp at 9 o'clock
in the morning and slept on the
ground until dawn Generally, the
men prefer the tents to the barracks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

without exception the chief com
'lalnt was that they were bcipa kept in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

1.ttdtE VH 7HIaZOHB UtnIed
he TOOK pains 70 deny the story Of
Battalion" which he said. he IA
carefully investigated.
non the Winter Palace was at.
;sekeds1 re- aaid. "the women ard
~ ..sdetE gcse the only garrisoo
-<sssss ~ hoss~ ~ ~, 4s9 saAsss