The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
SANTA ANA DOCKS
. WITH 1879 TROOPS
Col. Charles Rowland Tells
How Fraternizing Is
i Prevented.
BABY SHOW AT SEA
War Infants Exhibited on tho
Louisville - The Verdi
Brings q Stowaway.

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Col Charles II. Rowland of the Regu-
lar Army who commanded the old sixty
ninth Infantry while Col. William Dono-
van was III In hospital, returned yester-
day in charge of l,379 military passen-
gers, mostly casuals, aboard the trans
port Santa Ana. from Bordeaux. He said
he might have come home some time ago.
but preferred to spend his furlough In
Versailles to see the final action at the
Peace Conference. The Colonel COM
mended the grit OF Abe Sixty-ninth call
ing It the finest Organization in the
American Army, and said he would pay
his respects to Chaplain Duffy before
leaving New York. and call on other gal
liant officers OF the regiment. He par
ticularly praised Major Henry A. Bootz,
who led his men in bayonet charge
after their ammunition had run out, and
actually captured German position that
was their objective.
Col. Rowland said the order prohibit
ing determination between American SOL
diers and German civilians was being en-
forced strictly. He cited an instance OF
his own personal enforcement OF the
order. The German burgomaster Of Re-
magen, where the Colonel was stationed,
called to arrange for the issuance OF a
on the mark the day before Christmas.
and when he was about to depart he
wished the Colonel q happy Christmas.
The Colonel reminded the burgomasteT
that the American soldiers were in his
town as conQuerors and not on social
visit and that he would have to cut out
efforts to be sociable. That settled the
burgomaster and the other two officials,
who had planned to fraternize with the
Americans.
Bought out Bird stores.
The Santa Ana touched at the Azores
to land the wife OF Rear Admiral Jack
son, and while there most of the crew
bought out the bird stores, getting nun
dreds OF canaries, which helped the mil
itary band aboard make music for nifty
seven brides, mostly French hfty-four or
whom were accompanied by their soldier
and sailor husbands. In the bridal bevy
was q girl who had been superintendent
of a shoe factory in France in charge OF
sixty men, the daughter of prominent
resident of Monte Carlo. school teacher
and an artist.
The Louisville had n midocean baby
show in which the contestants were FOUR
teen children of seyenty-1ve war brides.
The money prize was won by john Bing-
ham, Jr., son of bluejacket whose home
10 in indianapolis. A consolation prize
went to the baby Of a soldier. The SOL
diers and sailors aboard the Louisville
were mostly casuals, including 315 con-
valescents of the North Russia expedi-
tionary force, among whom were fifteen
injured in a troop train collision. Capt.
Benjamin A Long of the navy, chief OF
convoy on the stan OF Admiral Sims
during the war, returned with his wife
and young son by the Louisville. He
was at Scapa Flow after the ships Of the
German fleet had been scuttled by their
crews. He said he believed the ships
never, would be raised and that they
would be charted as reefs. They would
not be a menace to navigation as there
was no navigation in the region where
they lay. The British Government had
been offered 100000 for the vessels
as scrap, and 1t would cost three times
that amount to bring them to the sur
face. he added.
Lieut.-Col. Frank Anthony Hunter.
formerly member OF the Ohio Legis-
lature and commander of the Spur Camp
at LIE Mans, known as the second replace
ment depot, returned by the transport
Edgar +. Luckenbach. After the end
Of the fighting the camp became the
embarkation centre, all troops being sent
thence to ports of departure. Col Hun
ter said criticism OF the camp was not
justified by the facts, as 1t was model
and second to none in the point OF SAM
tation. The camp baseball team held
the championship of the A. f. F., win
ming ten out Of eleven games.
Gen. Kinds Back on the Verdi.
The Transatlantica ltaliana liner Gu
seppe Verdi, in from Marseilles by way
of Gibraltar brought word that Mar
settles had been abandoned June 80 as
port of embarkation for American
troops. No more Italian liners, It was
said, would be used after that date TO
carry American soldiers. Ma jor-Gen Ern-
nest Kinds, Chief of Artillery OF the A. f.,
F.. came back by the Verdi as n casual.
He stayed in France to wind up the busi-
ness OF the artillery branch OF the ser
vice. The General served through the
Spanish and Philippine wars. He wears
a decoration of the Legion of Honor,
the Croix de Guerre and the Distin-
Euished Service Cross.
Another Belgian boy, Marcello Dide-
lot, ambitious to take his chances with
the Mike Gilhooly Stowaway Club at
Ellis Island. arrived by the Verdi. or
course he has a story and may have sew
eral others later His father was a
Captain and was killed early in the
war. Another Captain broke the news
Of Capt. Didelot's death to the widow
and they got married. This did not
please the boy. and he became camp
follower, finally selecting an American
regiment to mascot lie tried to stow
away on the Caserta, which arrived
here recently, and they found him and
put him ashore. lie then boarded the
Verdi, with the secret aid of doughboys,
and was not discovered until the liner
was three days out from Gibraltar. lie
wore a doughboy uniform and prided
himself on his ability TO speak some
English He will be taken to Ellis ISL
and.
Kentuckian Docks EARLY.
The transport Kentuckian with 1852
messengers, which left st. Nazaire on
June 81, locked at Hoboken at o'clock
last night. The vessel was due to-day,
but because OF the desire to clear the
way for the arrival OF President Wilson
abe was locked last night. The
largest unit on board was the l06th AM
munition Train, with IL officers and 624
men, including Headquarters Medical
and Ordnance Departments. Headquar-
tiers Company and Train Battalion Com
panies A. Il, c and d.
Lieut.. Col. Paul A. Franson was in
command of the troops on the ship.
Before the war he was a cloak and suit
merchant OF Montgomery, Ala. His
name has frequently been mentioned as
a possible candidate for the Governor
ship of his State.
The troops under his command were
formerly the Second Alabama National
Guard Regiment. The regiment fought
In advance sectors with wonderful