Show ne Yank Ya as G Good od as Another in War And All Were mere Better Than Their Foes Foe S r F Composed of Regulars and ul Marines Carries Carrie s Off the Honors in Prisoners Capt Captured red and Ground Gained Gainel m By Victor ARTS lUS May Special 3 Special Cor Correspondence Corre Correa re It Il It is a a. difficult tasko task o undertake to answer the tits q 1 question lIon hick were the tho best American com com- cornat comat at at divisions The fairest and wll st way Is to say that all American soldiers were equal to tho best that thit t j he glory of or achievement ement depended r my ly upon opportunity By By this I mean that tho dl divisions dat at entered the fighting first and md Continued In It longest naturally amo camo amour j ut ur with the most shining records record At t Atho the ho he une st-une same time when national gU guards guards- r sel s- s eP el followed regulars ular they thoy proved hat ht t they the were of tho the same samo sterling sterling- tuft tuff and when national army aimy men me ime along they showed that thoy y too 00 were capable of or upholding our standards of or valor an and self According to official records the tho Second division dl gained g more roun g-roun ground rid nd captured d more prisoners nn and suns guns than han ban an any other When history is ritten tho Second will win be given on Its permanent pl place ce In the memories of ur people because of its gallant con- con tur In stopping tho the Germans at hateau and turning them Sack ick ck from Paris at Bouresches Faux nd ltd Deneau wood The Second comprised com com- the Ninth and Twenty third gular infantry regiments the Fifth Firth nd ind Sixth regiments of or marines marinc oc- oc ides tho usual batteries of ot achino gun battalions engineers and there thera making a total of about US- US S- S 00 men Here is the war record of the Sec- Sec ind nd Prisoners captured S officers 1738 men mon guns uns captured d. d 33 p f t artillery 13 1330 1350 0 machine guns ns tt total l on front line about thirty thirty- I miles j i Takes Part In nl fig nig- Campaign lI a Thu Second division had the tho se ge of ot taking part in practically ill the great American campaigns aft aft- winning immortal glory lory b by stop- stop ng ig the Germans at tho the Marne It ok part In tho the Marne Ye ve the operation which resulted In Inc I ie c e pinching out of or the St. St Mihiel i Bent and in the Argonne- Argonne Argonne Meuse or- or which threw tho the Germans ick ek on their lines of or communication j. j Sedan The men o of the Second r ear rear on their left their thel 2 j I i j. j r 2 I 1 division dl Insignia an nn Indian head In a n astar star placed place oh oft a a. shield The men of tho the Second perhaps never never never nev nev- er would toll you oU of their great Ireat roc rec roc roc- ord I spent two days dos In the tho company com com- company company pany of or a fine upstanding typo 0 of or f young young- America from the tho T Twenty third Infantry Capt W. W A A. of Richmond Ya a and he nev- nev er cc mentioned tho the subject Tho The bravery of oC our men is equalled by their modesty Partisan of of other divisions munot mu must st t not bo be envious lou of tho the Second Ti The me Ie fortunes of or war threw it in tho the way ay y of or great opportunities and th th- th S Se Seand Sec Second ond and lived up to them Let Lot us e r some somo of oC the other divisions that di diwell i 1 well won and earned the respect of their it ir enemies Tho The second Forty or P d di division 1 vision ma made e up of oC national guardsmen guards guards- mon men picked from twenty six stat states and tho the District of oC Colombia arrived arrive il in France late in 1917 It fought I in n various sectors with tho French arm army Y car early In 1918 1018 an and participated In Ill the tho Ca campaigns cam cam- Hi- Hi St. St Mihiel and Argonne Meuse Prisoners captured 14 officers oft i cers cots 1303 1313 men guns bins uns captured 2 25 pieces of oC artillery machine gUts gun 9 J ground gained about thirty five miles miles- o. o n nl g-nl r T Troops Troop op Hearten The First division made up of or rc regular rob reg C ular army troops was tho the f fIrst American Amer Amer- scan ican force t to ti e In France It camin came cam e a in July 1917 i Till and its coming heartened heart hear t ened the allies tremendously It wan waa a CJ tho the first to fire a shot shott it tt the Germans Ger Ger- r mans first to conduct a raid first t to capture prisoners and inflict casualties casual casual- ties tics It won the but nt battle at Cantigny May tIa 28 8 to 30 1915 took part In In tn tho the Marno often counter sl sive Jul July IS to 24 In the St. St Mihl M operations September 1 12 and 1 13 13 J Ii In tho the Argonne campaign O Octo Oto October tober to- to ber her 1 to 12 12 and at the end o of the thc war wa ar r was fighting south of Sedan Then The I It t went on to Coblenz with the army o of f occupation Prisoners captured 1 7 of officers COI men total dr ce nc e I I against resistance two thirty-two m mires lc I J The Third division rH regular arm army 1 a arrived c in France In April HIlS S helped stop and turn back tho the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans Along the Marno from Chilean Chilean- Thierry northeast to Jaul es fought at St St. and In the ArBonne Argonne Ar Ar- gonne Jonne and nd then mar mar- marh ih h 1 1 into Ger mm many Prisoners ono thirty officers officer s 2209 09 men men- guns captured fifty one I II I cannon 1501 machine guns buns total otal a advance advance ad ad- d- d vance t wont twenty tulles miles Tho sixth Twenty sixth or New Jn land national I guard division l arrived ed in inFranco inFranco Franco France In December 1917 fought Inu in tho Chemin des Dames Damos sector in February February ary any and Mai-ch Mai h later In the tha Chateau Chateau- u- u Thierry Therry sector in the tho St. St ill dm c uc c c. c and in tho the Argonne Prisoners slot ty sl y- y ono officers men guns suns captured ed sixteen cannon 13 machine guns to total t ai advance twenty three miles Like t the theother he I other divisions tho Twenty sixth s suf suffered suC 1 feted heavily I met two boys bos in Paris Pa who told mo No that out of their original na companies of oC 50 men each ono one w was as asre among eight of oC tho the original members member re and the other othor was ono one of ot only five fi IC gc I left I st t me Ie ay y r i 1 it ir 1 il in n Y J o. o e a a CJ t I I I J 1 II I I ue ut I Tho fJ Thirty second cond division dl national dal al Iuar guardsmen from Michigan nail 1 Wis Wisconsin Isy Is l s- s arrived in Franco France In n February 1918 stationed first In Alsace to tool took part in the tho advance from tho time to tho the Vesle esle JUl July 30 0 to Au August Ut 7 7 on front August 28 to September 2 participated In Argonne batt battle battlo l marched into Inlo Germany Prisoners forty officers 2113 men mon guns captured twenty-one twenty cannon machine gu guns Juns total advance twenty-three twenty miles tulles Thirty fifth dl Missouri a and rid Kansas national guardsmen arrived In In France in Ita May 1 and fought ht in t the tho and in the Argonne campaign g n Prisoners PrIsoner thirteen officers m me men n guns captured twenty four cannon on five eighty machine guns gruns total a ad ad- vance ance eight miles Twenty seventh division nation national guard of or New York arrived in Fran France ce i In n Ml May fought at nt East vast B nela Bel- Bel 0 glum JUl July 9 to September 3 In opera ilea tion at JUdge sector August 21 24 to September 3 helped break line In Fran Franco co September 24 4 to October 1 I continued continue d to assist British in various sectors u until un un- til ill close of war tsar Prisoners sixty five Che officers 2292 29 men total advance set seven en miles number guns captured not aci avil- avil 1 able Thirty seventh th division on II na national nation on al 1 guard JUar of oC Ohio arrived in Franco Franca in Jul July activities In Baccarat sect sector sector or ii Argonne offensive St St. C sector and In Flanders Fanders Prisoners Prisoner s twenty six officers 1469 mon men Jut guns tn captured twenty nine cannon 6 m ma- ma chine guns uns total advance nineteen 1 en miles Jolt loh for tor New Yorker Seventy seventh division national nation 1 army troops from New York cSt City a ar arrived ar- ar rived in April fought In the Baccarat 1 sector sector on front and anti In Argonne Argent offensive o going tiro through h the dense a and rid almost impenetrable wilderness of oC ti the e Ar Argonne onno forest Prisoners eighteen c n officers s men guns gu guns ts captured fort forty forty- ort ort- four cannon S machine guns tot total al figures not available Ninety first division national ar arm army m of Alaska Washington Oregon Cali Cal l- l fornia Idaho Nevada Ne Montana Wyo Wyom om omIng ing and Utah arrived In JUl July 1 Tl ni j- j ties l in Argonne i T I Ij I campaign and later ater In j- j j twelve officers officer 2100 men guns captured thirty three C e cannon machine guns buns total a ad nd- d- d vance ance over twenty one miles In mentioning mentioning- tho deeds o of eleven eoven n divisions I have havo been obliged to pa pass over O on account of space limitations limitation tho s the tho achievements of or others that di did d fully UIl as well In fact ono Ameri American ca n soldier was wag Just as good as another r and that was mighty might good An offic officer r of ono one of ot the allied armies ci U 01 3 thus oc ox- ox to me mc tho excellence of o our fighting men i a America had people fro from whom to choose I lJ ho m e said ald and with frith such a great store Atoro of or human material you selected the be best t I the cream ream of or your OUr young oung manhood 0 Our smaller countries s had to raise much larger armies and we couldn't choo choose c BO eo Carefully The American army is youn young ours I la is middle aged A captured German officer gave e Ms m view sad sadly I You Americans are arc BO 10 young so 80 strong so 80 fresh and 3 J ous You arc Irresistible |