The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

shock or other cause, attenpt 10 sur.
render he will remain here--dsad.
"5--Should the gun be put out Of
seommission the team will uee rifles,
rrevolvers, Mills grenades and other
weapons.
+ "s:--rin.ily. the position as stated
ewili be held" .....
These were the orders. or course
Grey were obeyed." said the officer who
gave a copy to a Sun man on the Levia-
than yesterday. And this officer and the
others and the privates said In their
various ways what Gen. organ had
entd In o. wireless message 20 New York:
Z That in the jubiiation over the home
coming those must not be forgotten who
were left behind in Belgium or France.
L, Gold Star Record Of 27tA.
Tho battle casualties OF the Twenty
seventh Division. In their savage attack
With the British on the Hindenburg line.
N the friEhtful combat Of last Septem-
Der and october, we're among the hoavi-
est Of the war. Outside Of the artillery,
which fought elsewhere, As the British
guns supported them. the division had
gf20 casualties----336 officers and 7.s73>
rten. Those killed In action or who died
cf wounds numbered 1873
In Flanders the casualties totalled
1,fos, 20 officers and 1855 men. In
'front.' of Mout KENNEL and at vier-
etaat Ridge 6 officers and EOS men lost
fheir lives.
Such In the gold star record In q
comparatively short but most intense
period Of rshting OF the New York
9uardsmen who stayed 90 long at
Spartanburg that they thought they
We're never going to night at all.
And although soma folks may think
fts out Of place {" mention It Just
here, tina Twenty-seventh brings back
the only dog ofiicialiy cited by its COM
mander for distinguished service with
the 4. E. r. He is O collie named
Don. with two, wound stripes and q
service stripe. The Absolutely authentic
proof Of his standing In signed by Frank
AIN W. Ward. Colonel OF the 1o6th
infantry. which includes the old Twenty
third Regiment, Brooklyn. and parts Of
thu old Twelfth. Manhattan, and the old
Teurtsenth. Brooklyn.
omeiaI Citation OF q DOG.
Here is the proof:
EAME-pon.
pEh EE6r N EffLisaaSS1-AA' IL WI
iNsURANcE-Sons.
MslnesaaIasRssNwound.d September :, 1913,
y. sSr.ss s Moasa.S ; sn sn eq ss
H%ef@su ns', 30 'f 70 q. ash, i;sN
faithful TO his comrades. Don. Company
d. iosth fnfsn;ry's famous rnassct serves
special mention ana with full consent OF
Eis service record:
Joined p Company Of the rwenty.third
and ecntinusd a member Of tAis company
at Camp wadsvorth and throughout all
IN Ss,., r~ts' .n weSnds
stripe for his six months oversee. service:
ess n (. f 4 ..s entities. isa 70 wear sss s
s g r.ar....,.s, that q. Don ,, Be :. given
when the regiment pArades for the New
Iorkars ana Erookiyn,.s. ,.,.
Ths c. o. Of Company q. iosth U. 9.
any position either in from, Or rear o.
ss! parade Of n ysslnsa' n w W Sn'd
Colonel iosth u. s. Infantry.
Gen. Organ talked modestly but
proudly OF his men yesterday, and not at
all Of himself. 1t was left for Brig
Gen. Palmer z. Pierce. commanding the
Fifty-fourth Brigade, n part Of. the
Twenty-seventh Division, TO tell New
York what the armies on the other aide,
including the Germans, actually thought
Of Its troops. Gen. Pierce. who WAS
formerly Assistant Chief Of Stan IN
washington, said, speaking not only OF
the Twenty-Sevsnth. but the units from
other States:
"rne Germans called them BUSH
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talking OF the wonderful new discipline |
shown by the Americans. It Is a great
pleasure to return with victory accom- |
plsehed, The more / have seen OF this
war. the more I have experienced Its
realities on fields OF battle. the more II
appreciate the Importance OF this strug- |
gle and It's results TO the whole world.
The part taken In this conflict by our
American troops was of the greatest |
value. Our soldiers did not OF them |
selves win the war, but they certainly
were the deciding factor. Sudden terrni- |
nation OF the struggle was due, primA- |
rily, to the arrival OF our troops In great
numbers, to the fighting qualities they
displayed and TO the vital points at
which their efforts were directed
THE Second Army Corps. consisting OF
che Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth divi-
eions campaisned entirely with the Brit
attack on the Hindenburs line. north OF
st. Quentin. where the canal OF that
name passes through n tunnel for about
four miles. This part OF the linden
burg line was prepared for the very
strongest possible defence by the Ger
mans. It's strength cannot be appre-
ciated except by personal inspection. |
The penetration OF that line permitted
the whole Hindenburs system to be
turned
Ideals Reelected In Fiehtins.
This achievement OF the Second
Army Corps was only typical OF what
was accomplished by other American
armies In other zelda The reason Il
succeeded was due to the excellent night
ing qualities Of our soldiers. This quail
fty was rtaanifestly owing 10 their high
ideals and was one OF the striking fea-
lures OF the war. Our men have been
uniformly inspired by the Hottest mo-
tives. and this has made up for any lack
OF training or experience"
One would be rash 10 guess az the
number OF persons who stood at the
city's edge. embarked with the Official
weicSs8 .ieet or shoutecsN. Id~sas "a fro..v>
windows and roofs TO see the Twenty
seventh come In. To say that every
niche that could hold a human being
was filled with at least two OF them is
enough.
Staten Island, the Brooklyn shore, the
battery, the whole waterfront that was
in any way In the picture were occupied.
The offioial feet. whose flagship was the
Patrol with Mayor Hylan, Mrs. Nhn r.