New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
O'Rvan Bore
4 StretcEler In
Heat OF Battle
General and Staff Helped
Carry Ont v ounded " hen
Shellhre Cui OF Aid
Calls Every Man a Hero
Commander Proud OF 9th
Division. " hich Upheld
hs Oldtime Tradition


y The American Red cross made pun
4 81. Yesterday ao interview with Major
.' -, u O,Rva, con,nan5s,
q sehe'"'
& Of the 2'Ih D.NisloH o. Ne" YORK Ma
4 canal Guard troops, most of whom
q -, hoen assigned to early CONVOY
's'' - or 4E,,,.,;,.o 0.,.;.;..~
Il acne' va
ard the 9V'A' OK ga i'ieNofy' DIVISION
& rere the twin hammers that smashed
u;,dsnbnrc line in September.
-, h,or delivered nv the 9TH was
INK wv - r,1
i slammed ana an e0'7" 0S Ne"ei"'
bryan, and when 4, was IN full swing
4 -, returning wounded to the rear
, e,,,orsr O,Pyan and n,onobars If
& ''H"u -.
as stan acting - s're'U"eF bearers
communication with the front having
q ..sr -er,Dorarilv severed. General
8 ''r" ..a.......-.. r,r.;o,,larl, IT,
q uH!a" en- S.'- '''''''' we
Il pride oi place and history winch
& Welded the Instrument in his hand.
3 - .,,-;-,,e,.+s would NO nro,,d 70 Loor
3 .le is p
ne numerals ass. Sleo 10 mem III TINS
gar ne Sd ne lles., le"' ~h1ch
A vas gwen 10 NVoe'' De nam NouhI L
ser Of 'As American l'eu cross iol-
oTs:
lae i4c-o. ma, play 60 the most
A npe1'an. pa ~ INC accom- pllshment
8 81 the = IN NV ..''0'' III SnlS war we're
4 my 9p-i-o'.' 4.s e-sc'p-lhe' esprit de
4 orps ana 'oc,''i's sentiment ana
4 Wee A'so 20 ee cons luereo are the
hsn siaAc@lu u lAte!ISehce ana 'he
a
aiysion.
staff Work Is Praised
AL these factors and their results
ysra welded together 50 as to cor
,.,tute a houogeneous machine NV
rsall7 excellent s.aF work and fbis :,
urn vas TIE result rot only of 10
q individual +rajninO If tho ofHcers ~
- .he;- rala-i~e re-,nanc,cv ~ 49,
Dos;tio7s '--'-4
1 ~Discinli7a ms baan a1,o,+ fo4;aL
4 IN tho d,g-is;or go - ~.
ssvan rea-s D,l-;r., - . - "a
awe oT -, ~. - - ~
vide onon So, 80 a. ~; !"
,bs d;v5s,on - + 4--g ~
divisional order which prescrib ea
ihat oaieers and men should use no
beer or liquor II any form whatever.
The civision met that test. with the
result lhat rhere was no crime com
nitted 5y Is members during thai
se7ice. and there was practically no
venerea disease
In relation % esprit de corps have
AWAY estimated it highly because Of
the ere4. value placed upon i, by vet
ersas of the Civil War. Esprit de
corps plays n important part IN the
ae7elcpren1 Of morale, and morale
3. VA f-t--- p y
ssid
me prlde o. organization. the re-
spee- for traditional honor, the affec-
H0a Tor the unit were factors that
assl1 ano again s1lmu iated the men
.. ne IN ID co thlngs they did
-aey iougaf magniilceEtly, gaining
i T-O1y --4 Eher.Se-Ves and their units.
4 -AeSe ~i.'-s "-sN 'Ne VAR Droke on
! 90 60 s.sen n" hlIneIlcaI deslgna-
- ~ c94-t De some guar.
80 La lest oeS 5hAllOns Would
- peg ,-<Al'e-- Aee- SURG lha1 OotA
- az NJ III NleN o. what the
80 = eonS IN ign; would De
o0aas greatly attached 10 them,
Want Official Title
NO ere. however. seems - know
Eheshe- these designations are TO re
main With rs. On the Mexican border
the New York division was known as
the 9th DIVISION In this war it IS
o1cialy called the 9th Division"
US Do no. nov. One Of The regiments
Ct this division, the tn Now York
infantry, which I think is 1913 years
| ol1. mas been known in this war as the
loIth. Il vas fortunate circum-
stance which enabled Is 10 assign that
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