The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Won Steuben Easy to Berth
With rs Jazz Artists
Right on the Job.
r. l.. GREGORY RETURNS
Brighten. Berry Refutes Gov
Aliens Story of Sacrifice Of
Missiouri-Kansas Men.

home tho particular unit OF the A. E. f.
which won the war. said unit having
sprung to arms at FishlSill. N. Y.
French Lick, Ind: Yazoo City, Mich.
Prairie du Chen. Wis. Boulder, Col.
Frostburg, Md. New Um, MINI. Carl
bcu. Me. Eureka Springs. Ark. walla
Walla. Wash. Natchitoches, La Sha-
mokin, Pa, and Kankakee. Ill. accord
ing TO the particular place the band
itself came FROM
But the best band OF all was right on
deck yesterday when the transport Won
Steuben slid into Hoboken, and further
moro 1t welcomed itself homo with all
the energy which Its lungs, fingers
arms, legs. teeth and toes possessed All
doubt that it was tho best band was
removed after hearing the band play
and hearing IL speak Furthermore when
this band says best It means not only
unsteady but muscularly, for every man
in IL has been educated in the front line
trenches and later went right into the
trenches of the Germans to defend the
title.
This particular band is Gen. Persh-
ins's own, and it was recruited from the
men who have seen active service after
the arnistce / ID been signed, leaving
them open to Other engagements. Capt.
Louis Fl. Fisher Jr, of Baltimore, who
had been attached to the 313th Infantry,
and Sergeant Will S. Ross of Kansas
lily, were tne man VINO recruited IL. ana
they got the material from the Twenty
sixth, Twenty eighth. Seventy seventh
and Seventy-ninth divisions.
They Came Right to Town.
A number of the men in 1t formerly
played in we'll known orchestras in New
York city The band itself after having
warped the transport into her berth suo-
cessfuly with heavenly melody, includ-
Of tha lat nd ia aai l1la
music, left Hoboken fat as rapidly as
possible and skipped to the Hotel Penn
sylvania, where tho lis men will be
bileted over Sunday.
The assertion made some weeks ago
by Gov. Allen OF Kansas. who was In
France for time with the Red Cross
and Y. NJ. C. A., that Missouri and Kan
sas troops in action in the Argonne For
est on September 26 last were uselessly
slaughtered because of lack of artillery
preparation and protection. drew a reply
yesterday from Brighten. Lucien q.
Berry OF Corning, ". ". who was In
charge of the former Kansas and Mis-
souri, National Guard men of the Thirty
fifth Division on board
'If Governor Allen Is criticising the
actions OF the Thirty-fifth Division he is
criticisng only Marshal F'och.' he said.
AS an army officer was there to obey
certain orders, and In the action at Bou-
certain positions. 1t not only took them
but advanced sixteen kilometers beyond
the objective against two and part of a
third division of the Prussian Guards
There were three things asked OF The
American troops in that fight. First
they were asked to stop the German ad-
vance; they did it. Second, they were
asked to gain an advantage over the
Germans, and they did that. Third. they
were ordered to overcome strongly for
tiled German lines, and that they &C
complshed too"
Gregory Also Returns.
Thomas w. Gregory, formerly Attor
ney-General was passenger on the VoI
Steuben. He accompanied Presiden
Wilson abroad as an unofficial adviser
Mr. Gregory expressed the opinion tina
the agreements reached at the confer
ence would be agreeable to the majorit!
Of the American people.
Part of the work of Mr.. Gregory va
on q War Department mission. He in
vestigated the possible return to tn
United States of the bodies OF fallei
American troops. The work OF locating
and identifying the bodies and marking
the graves is progressing satisfactorily
ne said.
The men of the American Expedition
airy Force went to France and substan
ing ability all that was expected @
them and fully upheld the traditions G
the American army" he said. They ar
leaving France with the respect or III
y world. In all my time abroad l neye
saw an intoxicated soldier. nor did
see anything which would tend to lowe
respect or admiration for our hghters-
az must say, however, that they AZ
all anxious to come nome ana the
lreatest desire now is 10 be reabsorpe
into the regular life OF their own cour
try"
Among the other passengers on boar
the Won Steuben were Melville ID. Ston
general manager of the Associated Press
Mator C. Gillette, a surgeon. of III Ea
Sixty-fourth street; Lieut.. Henry
Wood. an engineer. OF ago West Eighty
fourth street, and Major Frederick POI
of Scarsdale, N. y, who wore the oec'
ration of the Legion of Honor Tor
work IN sixteen months of military sc
vice. The transport carried 2,962 men.
First of Hsinbows Homo.
y The first CLINT OF the Rainbow Div
sion. the division of which the old slxt
ninth, New York. formed an hlustrio'
part, came yesterday WIN INC alai
the 1l7th Trench Mortar battalion
the transport Walter A. Luckenbac
(which berthed in the afternoon at Fl
z, South Brooklyn. Commanding
unit was Capt. ]. Woodah greene
Denton. Nd Every man in the our
? which Is Of Baltimore men, either w
wounded or gassed during the war. Ba
tImore residents on the police boat Patr
gave tho trench mortar men war
welcome, and shouted promises or
royal welcome which Baltimore Is pr
pairing for the men,
lieut. william ]. Farrell OF 100 Ia
I63d street, formerlyof the Eighth Goa
defence Command Of the New York y
tional Guard. was the lone New 70
officer on board. He commanded I
second Trench Mortar Battery, WIN
saw much service. Two officers and
" men Of the assist Aero Squadron reco
cred their natural good spirits just aft
iney marched onto the Brooklyn pl
and found an ugly looking dog watt
for them II seems that the dog disa
reared In an inexplicable manner short
after the squadron marched aboard
they said the gobs had pinehed him
maseot purposes, but 1t would De lid
lous TO repeat it---and they had he
.earehins tho ship from cellar to garl
AL from front door to ieebox on !
baci porch' under the eyes OF grimm
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