Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
FIRST DIVISION PARADE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 27TH Gen. Pershing Will Lead March of Veterans in New
 York City. PRESIDENT WILSON
 WILL REVIEW UNIT They Fought 22O Days At the Front and Were First
 In Lines.

New York, Aug. 23.-Gen. Pcrshing commander-in-c thief of the A. E. F. has cabled the War Department he will sail for home about September l. He will lead a parade of the First Division Regulars, 3O.OO0 strong. with complete fighting equipment, up Fifth avenue. this city, Gn or about Sep tember 27. President Wilson will re- view the parade, as will many other national state and city officials, 1t is said. Gen. Pershing and the First Division also are to parade in Wash inEton.
 The First Division, which was the first American division to arrive in France and the last to leave for home will give a complete exhibit of what full American division in fight ing trim looks like. It will have its infantry ranks, it's artillery with guns and caissons, its hospital corps with ambulances, it's field kitchens and even it's "delousing plant will be in the parade.
 The First Division can best be de- scribed by the lines from the song which go:
 First in peace and first in war and they don't care whoop what they're lighting for
 Ist, First in Everything.
 The First Division was not only the first American division to arrive in France, it was also the first in a fight ing sector, the first to fire a shot at the Germans, first to attack, first to conduct a raid. first to be raided, first to throw hand grenade, first to cap ture prisoners, first to jnflict casual ties, first to be cited singly in general orders, first .n number of division corps, army commanders and general staff officers produced from Its ranks.
 If there arc ary "f1rsts," the first Division has IT.
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 The first ship to sail carrying the First Division men got away August 1 9 from Brest. It will give Americans their first opportunity to see a di- vision with full equipment on parade The equipment sufficient for the di- vision has reached the United States and the First will be fitted out just as though it were going into battle.
 The division will return under com mand of Major General F. F. Mo Glachlin. It is composed of the 18th 18th. 26th and 18th Infantry Regi- ments, the 5th, 9th and 7th Artillery Regiments, the 1st Engineer Regiment and train. the 2d Field Signal Bat talion. and the Sd, 4th and 5th Am bulance Companies and Field Hos pita1.
 22O Days at Front. These units fought galiantiy 1 through many of the major engage ments of the war. The Division was 220 days in the front line. r. cap tured 163 officers and 6,30i enlisted men of the German army. In ma teriaI 1t captured 119 pieces of field artillery, stTty-two trench nIortars and 413 machine guns. Its casualties totaIled 21 SIP men. of whom All were killed or died of wounds. Tho replacements sent to tlSe division totalled O,2O6 officers and men. The soldiers of the division won 356 Dis tinguished Service Crosses. As the units arrive they will pro. ceed to Camps Mills and Merritt where they will remain until the day | of the parade. After the parade IT New York the division will be trans | ferred to Camp Meade.