New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
$50 Officers and Men Here
OF I.iiAcr Friedrich vii.
helm; 4 Babies Born Ito
Soldiers Wives OH Board
Fighters Out of Luck
Delay Keeps Them Aboard
Over Night and Disaster
Narrowly Aycrtcd at Dock

Al that wes missing os the old Go.h
Regiment, including sixty-two war
brides and four babies, born en- route
home, arrived here yesterday on tho
German liner Prnz Friedrich Wilhelm.
The great North German Lloyd liner.
orc Of the enemy ships that we're taken
over 70 bring back the heroes who did
so much TO bring victory to the Allied
arms. looked just as it did when it
made its last voyage TO America as a
proud member of the Teuton passenger
Acet, but for one difference. From it's
peak it few the three barred inter
Allied flag, the blue and white emblem
that will identify the enemy ships
being used to carry food to Germany
there.
Soldiers "Outa Luck
The $50 members % the "Fighting
e9th," now the 165th Infantry, decided
that the l. sign that is used in the
army to designate those who are "sure
GU. luck" belonged to them when
they reached port. The arrival of the
majority Of the regiment on the Har-
risburg Monday had given rise to the
belief that the New York organization
was here IN its entirety, thus cutting
down the crowd that greeted the final
contingent TO the minimum.
Moreover, slow trip up the bay
and extreme caution in bringing the
great craft to its docks at Io6oken
prevented it from tying up to the Ameri~
can shore until nearly o'clock in the
evening, which kept the fighters prs-
oncrs on board overnight. This morn
~ they will board ferryboats and be
sSeA to Camp Mills, just eighteen
hours later than they had expected 20
each snore.
Major Van Merle Smith, in command
Of the troops aboard the ship, an
nounced that even these nishaps had
not succeeded in crushing the spirit Of
the men. however. When the mishaps
Of the day threatened to be rounded
OF. by a disaster, due to The slipping
of the ship from its moo1ings while
the gangplank was in position, the
gloomy outlook seemed no more than
had heen expected. But the movement
o. the ship was stopped after it had
travelled only a few feet and the
p,ans. which threatened to be cut to
kidding remained in position and no
ho6. 'Yas injured.
Father Hanley Returns
,Monr the passengers on the ship
wss Father James Hanley, the militant
chaplain Of the regiment, who was
tviee wounded while at the front.
Father Hanley was struck by German
machine gun bullets twice while cN-
1oayoring TO reach a wounded lieuten-
sut, whom he eventually saved, in the
ieht at the banks of the River Ourcq.
NO, it wasn't pleasant there that
day. but many of the men saw worse
iissts than that" was his iaconic com
nauG on his injuries yesterday.
George {. Strenk, Brooklyn short
slor, Hho gained fame by his efforts
0 ave Major J. A. Mckenna, who was
kiiiod at tho Ou5cq OH July 2S, was
eagerly clamoring to come ashore last
mig IN order 20 rcjoin his team.
y. the boys arc crazy TO hear
aoout basebeli.' he said. .Thc great
same was just opening up on The
Rhine when we left there. Among the
many things We taught the Germans
W. bow to play ball 1t is probable
that tho civilizing effect Of the ma
'ional pastime will be seen there soon
and don't think that VIC Will have
auy great trouble with Fritzic."