The sun., 1919-08-02
CHATEAU THIERRY
HEROES LAND HERE.
Ninth Infantry of GLORIOUS
Second Division" Reaches
Home and HobOken.
COMRADES ON THE SEA
Only Third of Original Regi-
ment Returns-LOsses In
cluded 121 Officers.

The intrepid Ninth Infantry, first of
what has been called the GLORIOUS Sec
ond Division to reach America. arrived
yesterday by the transport Princess Ma
toika flying a big banner with the names
Of the battleneids where the regiment
had suffered death and wounds and won
glory
The regiment naturally has many re-
placements and consists now of 121 Of
ficers and 3,07s men, in command of Col.
Adna Chaffee. It went overseas in Sep
TENDER, 1917, under Col Harry r. Lee.
and with the Fifth and Sixth Marines
smashed the Boche at Chateau-Thierry
and Belleau Wood. Only one-third of
the original members returned, the losses
including 121 officers. Among the home
corners are 1872 with the Distinguished
Service Cross. IA with the Military
Medal, 464 with the Croix de Guerre
and two, Sergeant Frank A Barth and
Private Louis Van Ersel, with the Con-
gressional Medal -.i.
The Second Divisions exploits have
been told frequently. Its representa-
tives in the Ninth Infantry preferred to
let the statistical facts tell the story of
its achievements. 1t captured more pris-
oners than any American division. a.
07S sustained the largest number OF
casualties. 25.026, nearly 10 per cent. of
the total losses of the American Expe-
dictionary Forces; captured one-fourth of
the total number of guns taken by the
American Army. and received twice as
many d. 8. C.s as any other division.
1t had the honor of being the first to
fight and almost the last to be permitted
to return home, going into Germany as
ri nf 10,
ing there until the signing of the peace
treaty.
All the other units of the Second
Division are on the sea. The George.
Washington, due on Sunday morning
| has the largest contingent and the divi-
sion's commander. Major-Gen. John A.
Lejeune, and Brig.-Gen. Wendell c. Ne
, vile, commanding the Fourth Infantry
Brigade, composed OF the Fifth and
Sixth Marines and the Fourth Machine
Gun Battalion.
The transport Mount Vernon, in from
| Brest, brought to Hoboken 5.795 officers
and men of the Fourth Division but
not their commander, MaJor-Gen. Mark
L. Hersey. who had embarked with them.
| He received a wireless message when
| the transport was about 400 miles Off
Sandy Hook telling of the critical i'll
ness of his father. George L. Jersey,
| WIN Is 90, at COTlIltT, Me. ne
| son, Lieutenant-Comman der Mark L
Hersey of the navy and skipper of the
destroyer Sampson, came alongside the
Mount Vernon Friday and took the Cen
eral of, and dashed with him at top
speed to Bath. The General reached
the bedside of his father at noon yes
terday and found him still alive, but
unable to recognize his son.
Among the officers who arrived by the
Mount Vernon were Brig.-Gen Benjamin
A. Poor commanding the Eighth Infan-
| try Brigade of the Fourth Division. who
has the DISTINGUISHED Service Medal. the
Cross of the Legion of Honor, the Croix
de Guerre and the Italian War Cross
Brig. Gen. Francis c. Marshall of the
Fourth Division and Brighten. Maline
| Craig, chief of staff of the Third Army.
The transport Pocahontas landed at
Hoboken the only military police bat
| talon in the American Army of Occupa-
ton, consisting of fifteen officers and SIS
men. who have been stationed in and
about Coblenz since the signing Of tho
armistice. About two months ago, when
a train of noisy and berry Germans came
| into the Coblenz station, the military
police closed the gates and loaded the
Teutons in many ambulances and took
them to the military prison. In the
morning the Judge Advocate fined them
from 20 to 1000 marks