Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-17
Soldiers Who Dared All Are Being Review
ed Today For Last Time, Amid Salvos OF
Grateful Americans Gathered Here.
25,oooSURVlVORS OF WORLD WARMOVE
FORWARD AT FINAL ZERO HOUR
Skv Is Specked With Aanes and Observation Balloon r0a'
ing Over Potomac Park as Veterans Pass IN run
Fighting Equipment.

Fornned for war as red days when struck
to the hearto the o the 1st Division OF Regulars d
in person bv Gen John Perhing marching up
avenue today in the greatest military reVie" inc eap nos
in more than half a century. >.
At the head the column escort there is moving with rare
precision one of the perfect units of fighting men ever
bled since young world beed the heroes OF ancient
-"Pershng's Own" composite regiment assehoieu iio ~
infantry brigades of six regular divisions
Today perhaps the last time most OF these men VINO
suffered and dared much will march soldiers OF their
for within week majority of them will have returned to civil
life and only will remain the high standard
of military established the worlds greatest war
AS for the composite regiment which was received with un
bounded enthusiasm London Paris and Brussels provision
has made for maintaining such an organization ate ~
present members mustered out
Never has Pennsylvania witnessed such pro-
ceson as that put motion today when Gen. Pershng and his
staff swung its broad stretch at the Peace Monument De
tween solid of humanity that extended well beyond Hth
street - 80.
SETTING IS SIMILAR TO OTHER DAYS.
It was O'clock Zero hour for the $4,000 veterans,
who in other days waited unafriad under tar less au1ous
cnstances for the command forward And today
those other days. sky above dotted with aircraft while the
illusion still further enhanced by great observation oaoon
that hangs East Potomac Park
the advance began instead OF deadly shrapne and
high explosive she'll fragments there fell the steel helmets OF
the marcers of thousands of blossoms
tribute their vaor from the citizens OF Washington and the
hosts of visitors the National Capital
AS when he appeared the allied capitals Gen. Pershng
with his staff Immediately followed by his composite
Mai. Edwin r. Mcl1lach1n and
his staff Headquarters troop marched
and then OF the banner coDatant tstne ISL
chine Gun Battalion.
EACH UNIT WITH COMPLETE EQUIPMENT
Following in turn marching the signal troops the st
Regiment of Engineers the sered ranks OF the infantry and
additional machine gunners each unit complete with its supply
wagons and other rolling stock.
But the crowd already stirred with enthusiasm found
Brig Gen A. Mcintyre and his aids appeared at
the the 1st Artillery Brigade for with the exception of
the ex-sodiers, of those in line today fully
artillery brigade the march In front the 5
Artillery Regiments, with the irresistible
five neer the rolling smoothly
the behind the carefully horses Behind them
the 9TH Regiment with its ISIS drawn by motors Dur
ing greater the these guns hosedrawn,
motorized the equipment could be obtained
Train headquarers sanitary Army and other
units follow the artillery and bringing the bat
talon of tanks snortng apparent anazemen they find
shell barbed enang ements making Intellectual
their progress
weled the Avenue the head of the
forward which reached its climax Gen Pesng
18th and rode through the white Victory
arch Honor where the distinguished
assembled this country waited to do honor
him and his
mis- left that of stand
members of Congress- and there
order they added their the chorus of
come There call for division-it most
obviously unanimous.
DISTINGUISHED OFFICIALS IN STAND
Farther the Avenue Vice President Marshall
President Wilson, awaiting the coming of Gen. Pershng
and in the stands about him members of the diplomatic
them in the uniform of allied nations the members
Supreme Court members of cabinet
and officers of the general staff
opposite side Of the Avenue directly
presidential stand the leaders of the business and profess
life of Washington including Chairman Robert Harper
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