The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
GIRLS AT PIER RAID
AND KISS nth MEN
Welcomers Rush Guards in Ho.
boken When Artillery
Forces Disemhark.
MORE WAR BRIDES HERE
Heroic Sergeant Decorated
With War Cross Aboard
Kr0onland at Sea.

Enthusiastic friends, sweethearts and
relatives Of thousands OF doughboys
who returned yesterday by the trans
ports Agamemnon and Kroonland found
a big opening In River street, Hoboken,
lightly guarded through which several
daring girls rushed to greet the soldiers.
The guards called them back, but they
went right on. and their example In
spired q throng OF men and women to
charge past the guards toward the pier
to which the troopshfp had made fast,
The guards called for help to stem the
tide. and the So4th and so5th Artillery
regiments. debarking from the Agamem-
non. were detailed OF put back the civil
Ian throngs. The women and girls threw
themselves Into the arms Of the rein.
forcements. who momentarily suocumbed
and fraternised. Cigarettes and candy
helped to reduce the charging power Of
the artillerymen. But they used per-
suasion. and With the help OF the guards
the welcomers were gently forced back
to the gate and into River street But
the girls had kissed all the artilisrymen
sent against them and retired happy.
Gen Pelham Glassford, Regular Army.
commanding the 1870 Field BriFade,
had charge OF ali the troops in the Ags-
memnon. The ywere chiefiy men Of Sne
S04th, so5th and 3o6th Field Artillery OF
tho Seventy-seventh Division. Major L.
Sullivan OF Cedarhurst, VINO went over
ss captain In the Sevsnty-ssvsnth Divi-
sion. retSrned as Ad5utant TO General
GlassforA
Left 188 Dead In Fancs.
Most OF tho casualties Of the soith--
80 killed and Is wounded-were sus-
tained on the Vesle. The s05th lost 80
killed and the Soeth listed - killed and
2T0 wounded. They adopted a French
boy. aged four. whose father had been
killed In action Just after they landed
In France, and have q fund Of 5000
francs in the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company to support him. Ho Is with
his mother In Bordeaux.
A war BRIDE, who said she was for
merly May de Silva OF Paris. came with
her husband. Capt. Allen Winthrop, Six
tieth Artillery, Of Pittsburg. She de-
clared that she was an American, al
though French born. which 10 perfectly
true, as her marriage to the Captain
makes her 90 Passengers and officers
said Mrs. Winthrop was really the
Countess May de Silva She was mar
ried to the Captain In January. Cap
tain Boizin Castor Of the French Army.
with nine other French ofRicsrs, on their
way 10 sioeria' said no ceneved that
no n,ore rrohch eroops wouio DO snipped
When the Kroonland was about 500
"iea cast OF SANDY HOOK on sunday
AIoerhoon mihtsry omcers ana men
were suhmohed 10 attsno an unusual
ceremony aboard ship. A platform had
been put up on the forward promenade
deck draped with the national colors.
Coi. DeVls' Ldeut. Col Frankiin r. Hal
yer, Sr., commanding tne o. omcers ana
1000 men OF inc i1lth iniAntry' the
chief unit ABOARD. stood with FIRST Ser
eeant Aloert senad or Company l. as the
oaho prayed Inc Star spangied Ban
ner'
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which told how Serr.ant achsa hsd
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