New-York tribune., 1919-08-29
''CrOix de Crullel'''
Brought Home by
Champion of A.E.F.
~ 2ll-PonndDoughboy Stands
on 249 Doughnut Record,
Made at CobIenz During
Party Held OH July +

a new war decoration, the "Croix
dc Cruller," displayed by Will
lam j. Long, OF the Third Supply
Train of the Third Division, when the
transport Otsego docked at Hobokcn
yesterday. Long is the champion
cruller eater of the A. f. f., and was
awarded a bronz medal, fashioned in
the shape Of cruler, by members of
the Third and First divisions on july
d, 1919.
Private Long, who is twenty three
years old, weighs 211 pounds and is
six feet tall, disposed of 249 crullers
in twenty-four hours. OF the other
contestants, only two of the first div
ision finished, the nearest man eating
189 crullers and the third 115. The
match, which was held in the occupied
area of Coblcnz on July a, was for
three hours, in which time Private
Long put away ninety crulIers. Then
the contest continued on the basis of
endurance. The army's boss cruller
eater is boss moulder and lives in
Providence, Il. I.
The Otsego, which was formerly the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, of the Hamburg
American line, completed her last vow
age as transport yesterday and will
be turned over to the United States
Shipping Board. Yesterday she had on
board 392 officers and men in command
of Captain C. c. Smead, of San Fran
cisco.
Last Of Sd Home
Included among the unitss on board
were the Sd Supply Train, the last of
the Sd Division to return, consisting of
ten officers and 203 men, the 7th Ambu-
lance Company, four officers and 10s
men, and the 184th Veterinary Unit.
The Harrisburg, formerly the Phila-
delphia of the American Line. also COM
pleted her last trip as transport YES
terday when she docked at the port
of embarkation, Hoboken. On board
the American liner were 827 officers
and men, including the 21st Salvage
Company. medical detachment, 28th
Liverpool Convalescent Detachment and
the 403d Brest Convalescent Detach-
ment The ship also carried ninety-six
soldiers wives, seven officers wives.
lorty-hve sailors wives, many children
and fourteen stranded American citi
zens.
Three bodies were brought hack IN
the Harri sburg. One was that of Can
tam Herbert c. Graves, of the navy.
"hich was consigned to the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Washington, and the others of two
enlisted sailors, Lauranzo Fidio, of 522
fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, and Seaman
Ss,lvc, consigned to the PHILADELPHIA
Navy Yard. pm"
Goelet's Yacht Crew Back
oeventy-hve members of the crew of
the Nahma, Robert Goelet's Yacht
which was taken over by the Navy De,
Partment for patrol and convoy duty in
LILY, JI i9l7, returned on the Harrisburg.
=, ne Mamma spent twentysix months in
,he war zone, and has been returned to
ner owner. 1t is said that the Nahma
was the frst American warship to 90
through the Dardaneles since Admiral
farraguts voyage in 1878. The Nahma
made the trip on December Ia last.
y. Captain James S. Smyser, of Harwich.
Mass, an ordnance officer, was troop
COMMANDER on the transport.
DURING the war the Harrisburg made
zen no round trips. carrying more than !
$4,000 men and 900 war brides. Her
commander is Commander H. A. Candy.
who was also her master when she was
IN the passenger service
A third troopshp, the South Bend. |
and the last of the day, arrived here
late Yesterday with 369 officers and
men, OF whom four officers and 221 of
the enlisted men were negroes, mem
bers OF the 31Oth Service Battalion.