Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
WHO ARE THE HEROES
OF BATTLE OF MARINE?
Controversy Over Disputed Point
Reveals Interesting Light
on Terrific Clash.

Controversy over the part taken Ivy
American regiments In critical battles
In this war has already begun. In regard
10 the battle of the Marine last July the
contestants agree only upon the fact that
the Germans were stopped hs the American
Army Whether the calci credit is due
To the regulars or marines Is disputed.
To the controversy over that battle
the dcbattrs have added n new suc-
gc>tlon That Is Was hickman. and rot
Hartford. Sulllrd, or Bundv, who sent
the famous message 10 his commander
that he WA gong 10 ordcr his troops
20 hold their ground because Am'rlcln
soldiers could never understand why
their flag had t. hc carried n retreat
Much 81 the controversy since General
PeT-hiuG report va gwen our last
week Wa~ 3~ tu tAc ldcntfN 81 the unit
referred tp ~ tho rcppr In thcSc words
The DIVISION Wa- holding the
bank ol the Niarue from tho bend cas-
ui thc mouth ii thg ~umelm 70 the
west ~ Men an o>l5r hateau- hlrrrN
whore i Large l'r.. o German infantry
Solglt ~ tolus pa~,aG md support
ol powerful ar'lllers concentrations and
under cover III -lneNt Greens \ single
regiment ol q. III wrote - ~ the most
brilliant pages ln our ml'..rN annal, on
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