New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Two Divisions Expect to Ar
rive About Same Time;
Officials Hope to Have
10000 Men in Review
To include Old Goth
Fighting Irish and Fight
ing Tailors' Would Bring
Joy TO the Entire City

the f'tA plNlSlon and the AID, or
Rainbow. Of which tho old 69th is a
psrt. arrive from France close to-
ccthcr next month, efforts will be made
TO give New York two division
parade There would be more than
10000 men in line, one column, the
nth. representing tho city, tho other
The Rainbow, representing the entire
country.
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Camp.
bell, commanding the advance party Of
the nth. said yesterday that it was
not certain whether the 12d would ar
rive home first. but that in any case
both divisions probably would be here
TO take part in n big review about the
middle Of May.
Officers of the nth who arc assist
ing Colonel Campbell will meet Mon
day representatives of the Mayors
committee and other organizations in
terestcd in the elaborate plans for
welcoming the 77th and the Rainbow,
particularly the boys of the old Goth
The plan of according a great double
welcome probably will be come up at
that time.
The "Fighting Irish
The old 69th, now the 165th Infantry
in the Rainbow Division, is famous as
the "Fighting Irish" regiment. Colonel
Campbell said yesterday that the 18th,
made up of 40 per cent Jews and co
per cent Italians, Irish, French and
representatives. Of all the other racial
strains Of New York, would afford
every element of the city an opportu-
nty to join in the welcome.
They have been called the "Fighting
Taiors,' the Fighting Wops' and fight
ing various other things" said Colonel
Campbell. "Those titles were con-
ferred in fun, but those men. Jew and
Gentle, native porn or new Americans
who could not speak English when they
we're drafted. covered those titles with
glory. No better soldiers ever swept
over battlefield. Their equals were
few in any war. Fighting Tailors' or
Fighting Wops,' better men never went
into battle in Caesars time or time of
the Hun"
History Is Being Written
Then Colonel Campbell announced
hat their story, collated from official
reports and battle records, had been
written by eight officers, collaborating
with non-coms and privates-all who
mad stories to tell-and that the whole
was being made into book to be called
the History of the Liberty Division y
The book will be entirely q product
Of the division, which has within its
ranks men of every art and craft Its
text has been written and edited by
writer's. and the illustrations, depict
ing exploits of the command in the
Hercely contested advance through the
Argonne, have been made by its own
artists. The whole thing has been
supervised by Major Adolph Adler.
nephew Of Adolph Ochs, publisher of
The Times"
Lieutenant Augustus Kaiser, q West
ern artist, brought the matter from
overseas. He said yesterday that it
contained the real story of the ia
nous Lost Battalion" and the long
hsl oi HouOrs won ana casualties Sus-
tanned.
Are Better Men Now
captain Allen Lindley, divisional
sdjutsnt, who came with Colonel
campbell as member of the advance
party. said the men Of the division
mad improved physically and mentally
during their service abroad, and he
added this bit Of material for the to-
eseco prohioitionists now giriing for
ns struggle to make this a smokeless
nation:
hany Of the men who entered the
Slmy inveteratc cigarette smokers
nave dropped the habit entirely"
Captain Lindlcy. who was stock
pfoker before he entered the war. said