Show FIRST DIVISION WINS LAURELS ON WAR FIELDS General Pershing Will Lead Heroes Heroes' Parade in N. N Y and Washington The record of the famous First di division division division di- di vision which will parade parado un under er General General Gen Gen- eral Per In New York and Washington Wash Yash ington s' s just been received by the local arm army recruiting office It is a astory astory astory story of ot achievement In the tho division we were e the tho Sixteenth Eighteenth Twenty sixth an and Twenty Twenty- elg infantry regiments tho the Fifth Sixth and Seventh artillery regiments the First engineer regiment and d train tho the Second Field Signal SInal battalion and the Thirl l Fourth and Fifth Ambulance companies and Field hospital all of or which were regular arm army A crimson climson 1 on a khaki background background background back back- ground is the divisional Insignia It I was chosen because the numeral n I 1 1 represents the number of or the division I many of or Its subsidiary or organizations and man mall many of ot its achievements It was tho first American division In France first In a sector first to fire a n shot at tho the Germans first to attack first to conduct a raid first to bo be raided ra first first to capture prisoners first to inflict and suffer Burrer casualties and first to be cited singly in general orders order It also 1 produced more division J coi-J corps and arm army commanders and general staff officers than any any other similar unit The division was commanded at different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent times by Maj Gen Con William L. L Sibert Maj Gen Robert L L. L Bullard Dullard Maj Gen Ceo Charles P P. Summerall Brig Gen Frank C. C Brig Gen Frank Parker and anI Maj laj Gen 12 U. F. F Mc- Mc Some of ot their official statistics arc arc- Days Dars in active sectors 93 days Jas in quiet Culet sectors Jays days on front line miles advanced against opposition J 32 German officers captured Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans tal taken cn prisoner 1 artillery artmen captured trench mortars captured 62 machine guns seized 1 hilled and died of ot wounds 4 Ul wounded and gasse prisoners lost distinguished dis service sor crosses replacements replace replace- ments to Nov ov 11 II InS 1918 30 06 or nearly more men than arc are In a division Both be with full equipment equip ec ment that is IH Is just as aol a division 11 goes into action The division Is now Arriving ar arriving arriving Ar- Ar riving in Sn this country countr and It Is expected that ever every organization will be here herB hereby I b by September 8 8 General Pershing will sail September 1 on the Lelath Leviathan n i |