The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-02
TRANSPORT GREETED
BY MAYOR ROLPH
San Francisco Troops Wei
coined Down the Bay by
City's Chief.
BRING ARaONNE, MEDALS
$3.50 Infantry Suffered 90
Per Cent. Casualties In
Eight Days.

sstHvS ~ ~s"sPeS >-S"" - 49, 49,
cisco. went down shs bay yesterday with
other caiifornisns 10 greet aftssn hun
dred Of his esllow citissns IN olive drae
who have been assisting IN pstting szsrr
Hohsnso,isrn out Of business ana who
arrived on the Transport KsntushiaA.
He shouted his Compliments 10 the
Pacific coast warriors through Q mega
phone from the deck Of the steamboat
Correction. and h got . rafting re-
sponss from the rails Of shs transport,
janmsd with nsn % ths yirst Battalion
Of the sssd Infantry. mostly from San
Francisco.
Col H. L. Cavanash Of shs Resuisrs
commanded the californians ana said he
had never seen . FINER lot Of fighters.
In the eight days Of continues scrap
ping they enthusiastically inAulesd In
the regiment suffered 90 Per csnt IN
casualtiss 800 ofiicsrs ana men being
killed ana 400 woundsd.
Two Con9ressional Medals.
They are all drafted men who won't
to Camp Lewis In September. 1917, and
sailed for France the following June.
They trained at 81. Mihisl and wers
held a. reservss. not reaching the airing
line until September 30 last year. They
were In prime shape when shsy entered
tho Argonn sector ana swiftly accumu-
lated glory and decorations
Two Congressional Medal men came
back by the Kentuciian and u was NOT
nsoessary for them to brag about their
exploits, their citations o6icial and i'm
personal. doing It for than Sergeant g,
II. West OF San Francisco. Company D,
10 cited for 'oonspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity above and beyond the call OF
DUTY In action with the enemy near Bois
de Cheppy, Ssptsmbsy 20. While max
Ing his way through \ thick fog with
his automatic rife section his advance
was halted by q direct and unusual FIRE
from two machine g'inA without aid Der.
Eeant West at once dashed through the
flre ana attacking the machine gun nest
killed two Of the gunnsrs. ona Of whom
was an ofiicer. His company was thur
enabled to advance further without loss
OF men,"
Sergeant Philip c. Katz Of Gan Fran.
cisco, the other medal winner. aftsr hi
battalion had withdrawn 700 yards or
line with the rest Of IL nank found
himself with one OF his wounded com
rades in an exposed position. Tho ser
seant. although wounded himself. crossed
| an area swept by machine gun hre ant
carried his eo,nrads ba1k to safety.
Lisutsnant Wins Crsss.
Lieut. Henry =. Bailey Of Bsrfsle,
and Company B. although shot through
Ia
they reached their objective. Fur thii
he got the Distinguished Service Crosa
The records Of the regiment fairl,
bristied with decorations. In . four houi
duel with q Hun machine gun oontin
gents twelve mon under Ssrussnt Anst
J. Marshall Of San Francisco penetrated
more than q mile into the enemy lines
smashing one machine gun nest Rftsr an
other and winning for tho sergeant tn,
Distinguished Service CrosA
Private Frank Ssmbertrant took q
machine gun out into the open AFTER hi
| sergeant had been killed and nine Of thu
twelve men either killed or wounded ant
kept the gun blasting away until he had
| used tho last round of ammunition
Other arrivals by the Keneuckian wer,
once conspicuous In baseball eSfore they
entered the cannon ball field Private
Jack Enright Of Fort Worth. Tex. whS
| was pitcher for the New FORK Yankeoa
was in France ten months with Company
X. 14ad Infantry. Sergeant 9eorS>
Butts OF Philadelphia, outnelder OF ms
| Philadelphia National League club ir
1917. was in tho Headquarters Company
OF the sixty-nrat Infantry and will %
back into the game.
Private Ray Bates. onoe third base.
man for the Athletics. was with Bat.
terry A. 30eth Field Artillery. He will
return to the game whsn hs receives hi
| discharge.