The evening world. Newspaper, March 6, 1919, Page 2

NS — i ae. ee EEE ‘nes. Some of the boys tell of how, operator had already sent more mes- | ers, homeward bound from active] position. The General remained with | participation in the mort thrilling and|the outpost for some minutes and ‘exotting period of @he war, would be | then disappeared in the direction of of talk of it—that their conversa-| another machine gun to the right swrouid all be of combat and/After engagements as the men were ter and the booming of guns | going back for re-formation, they al- the whine of shelis and the spat-|wayn met the General close to the machine gun bullets against} line and |t is not unusual to find a parapets and the thud of ex-|doughboy willing to swear that he hand grenades. These soldiers |saw tears in the commanders ¢ Zith may be full of talk of war)as the rain soaked, mud plastered ‘they don't let it escape. remnants of his companies plodded They did and do talk of the hard-| by , ships they went throuh. They damn the climate of Flanders and curee the food they cot and tell of sleoping in mud and suffering from thirst, Bu: aN those recitals are streaked with Bursts of humorous recollection. T most harrowing account of physical and mental suffering is in- terrupted by a chuckle and a “Say, doh’t you remomber that guy al and then everybody laughs and be- #"5 to talk about something that made thom ljaugh in Belgium or Flanders. Anecdotes abdut anything but figuting are welcomed. In con- Versation with hundreds of soldiers the writer has not heard one mention having killed a German, ‘The boys seldom mention Discipline in the 27th 1s of a hgh standard. If there is anything® that tends to impair discipline it ts ap- proach to New York on the part ofa shipiond of New York soldiers, They know the war is over and as their homes draw nearer they are less and less inclined to think of army rules and regulations, During the greater part of the voyage the men were al- lowed to do pretty much as they pleased outside of formations, and the crew of the Leviathan say they never carried a more orderly lot of soldiers, DISCIPLINE TIGHTENS AS NEW YORK IS APPROACHED. But discipline tightened up with a their tion (elt | nap on Wednesday. Orders were eae. ee en ine mean |siven to clean up equipment and cgnversation. Boys wearing wound! viarters, Moat of the packs were| stripes never volunteer information as to how or where they were wounded. However, I have often tories of the bravery and Kindliness and helpfulness of Major Fiské of the 107th, who was killed in the midst of his men. rolled up hours before Ambrose Chan- nel light was in sight, The soldiers j were roused at 4 o'clock thig morning | —such of them as were aslecp--and breakfhat was served at 6 o'clock. Daylight saw every opén deck space free to doughboys packed with New MEN ALL ADMIRE AND RESPECT) york youths eagerly gazing to the GEN. O'RYAN. north and the northeastward for the | Gen. O'Ryan is universally admired] first glimpse of what represents to and respected. The fighting men of }thom the best part of the U. the division saw him in the front} Although the Leviathan wireless | he appeared in an advanced machine |suges from soldiers than has ever gun position one morning Just before | been bent before in the history of the dawn, The gun crew did not hear his | hip since she began bringing soldiers ‘approach so intent were they in ob-| home the post office on board was | ferving the horizon which was just| besieged long before the time of | Deginning to show against the dul! opening this morning. Then a petty pink of the sky, One of the soldiera|cMcer came along and hung up a| felt @ light touch on the shoulder and/sign “No more radio mes: to. turned around. day.” The wireless force declared “How are things out here?” asked |that they never handled such a col- @ man muffled up in an overcoat. lection of long messages from soldiers AG the sound of the voice the|—and paying in advance for radio mombers of the machine gun crew | messages ja not the least expensive eprang to atention and saluted, The | pastime in the world, position was under bombardment, a The pilot boat was sighted at 8.15 though the gun was in a protected and was close to the Leviathan at Comes With a Welcome Welcome to Our City Welcome to Our Family Table REAL BREAD ONCE AGAIN! Give yourself and the family a treat. Serve at the next meal this fine tasting loaf made with wheat flour only and without substitutes, butters, toast ind ks ll. 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Forward — Onward — Upward — Toward Keeping the Quclity UP ‘WhiteRose Deservedly he Largest Seiling | moving keep pace with the Leviathan on ac- count of her slow headway. returning boys the sights on the water |the pretty custodians of the cake and and along shore were wonderful ones. pinky family on the Patrol, and there to them, when the thrill of victorrions |e" homecoming was dimmed with teara— Indians and choered as only | her pier, 4.25 o'clock Presfdent of the SD Jersey Pilote’ Association, who haa! handied the Leviathan on every trip of New York aboard he was greeted with a chorus of cheers which would have flattered President Wii- fon. At 8.35 o'tlock the Leviathan! was headed into Ambrose Channnel, the towers and skeleton frameworks | of the shoot the chutes at Coney | and gieamed in the brilliant sunlight off to starboard and the cozy Fresi- dénces at Seagate, clustered like a toy village on a field of blue, brought to all heholders the first real impres. | sion of home, | Atlantic Highlands and Sandy Hook! came into view over the port bow and through the mist’ to the sou ward could be seen ships coming up the coast with fiags and signals fly- ing in greeting to the Leviathan and the 27th Division, A destroyer came shooting out of the slight hase and passed swiftly by the Leviathan, On the upper deck could be seen a mov- ing pioture operator frantically manipulating his machine, High up in the air an aeroplane was made out | our way While the de- atroyer circled the ship on the sur- face the aeroplane circled above. Tramp steamships bound out broke! out flags fore and aft. The sleam- ship Panama, bound for Panama aes dreaved in bunting as for a holid passed close by, bound out with all her passengers gathered on the all deck and cheering On board the Leviathan the suppressed excitement way to open joy and as ship! After ship was paased, the cheering | grew in volume BOYS GET READY TO LEAVE THE BIG SHIP. Below decks thousands of soldiers had been foi in single file in readiness to march to tee upper decks for their first view of their town, The movement upward b At 9.15 o’qlock and in boisterous order the doughboys, without packs or arms moved to the places assigned them, By the time Quarantine was reached the entire upper part of the Leviathan, outside the cabin hous- | ing was so covered with soldiers that she must have looked from shore like @ moving brown volcano, The experiment of allowing the soldiers to co on deck without equip- ment so that they might see and hear the welcome of New York was made against the advice of the ship's officers. They declared that experience had shown them that soldiers under the circumstances at- tending this arrival cannot be kept under control. They said that the men would rush from side to side of the ship to hear the latest band, to see the latest boat, or to observe something unusual on the shore, The movement would cause a list and en- | danger ship and passengers, As Pilot she made in and out harbor, climbed rl aDWMe ase” honlecoming. It This is the 27th doughboy’s impression of his drawn for The iin Yorn vuene 27th Boy’s Own Impression - Home-Coming Drawn for Evening World by Artist Van Buren (Aboard the Leviathan with the 107th Infantry.) pow nee Aer ‘orain D Peal come back hugging her, for she was back of as Evening World every minute we were over there. We all remember “Rut this.” sald the army officer! bY Private Rachurn Van Buren, painter of beautiful The Evening World's send-off dinner, We went who made the suggestion to the ship's| women, who was aboard the Leviathan with the “away with that happy after-dinner feeling and the oNcer “is the Twenty-seventh Divi-) 107th Infantry. “When we left the old town in navy brings us back feeling the same, Gee! wo are sion, You will see no disorder, The! August, 1917,” Artist Van Buren writes, “wo were lucky soldiers.” men will tay where they are put. It | iw not only a matter of discipline but | “YTwing farewell* kisses to old ew York. We wil be a matter of pride with | ~ tiem.” lof weleome a e Lev sed W'th smiling doubt the permission | the Unitary ane aaa iu, the was given by the navy men. And the North River with the skyscrapers, Twenty-Seventh lived up to Me banked with waving white looming Promise of ite oMcer in every detail. up to the right the boys didn't rock In the wildest whirl of the enthusiasm the boat. 12,000 HAPPY RELATIVES AKD FRENDS GREET RETURNING HEROES DOWN THE BAY rs (Continued from First Page.) big Leviathan, the soidiers all the while all smiles and action, shouting down from the deck to those on the dock and making violent “love’ to To the coffee, | The band of the Port of Embarka- tion started up “There'll Be a Hot & moment—the proudest and! Time in the Old Town To-Night.” happiest of his life—when he waved |The boys of the 27th yelled the “Co- | of the Anaacs, yelled like wild New, tears, though, of joy. York boys who have been away from Off the Battery the boys came in; Me for a year and a half can cheer, | sight of the Whitehall Building with, They cheered when the word to go face covered with flags und down the gangplanks was given, They streamers of red, white and blue, cheered when they reached the pier Then they made out other skyscrap-|and the coffee and cheered again for, ers, their windows alive with hy-|the girls who brought the latter to sterically waving women and girls; | and the air filled with flying bits) of paper—a snowstorm; then the Gen, O'Ryan espled his mother, wife | After their cakes and coffee and! Jsandwiches and after more than one| | solid phalanx of humanity lining the! of the boys had been hugged and wept | Battery and adjacent plers—al! shout- | over by girl relatives who managed to smuggle by the strict embargo of the pier ropes, the start for the camps was begun, The soldiers for Camp Mills were taken in ferries to Long Island City and those for Camp Mer- ritt to Weehawken, so that the thou- sands of waiting relatives outside the ipler never got a sight of them | sided and a «reat silence fell over the| The first of the troops to disembark soldiera and those on the boata and;“#s the 105th Infantry, made up of the pier when a dosen bands played |'"e Old Ist and Tist Regiments, in (Home, Sweet Home." command of Col, James M, Andrews, | Then the cheers were renewed ang formerly of the old 24. The boys |shore whistles piped to add to the|Were marched to Pier No, 3 from welcome. Airplanes had followed the {Where they embarked, on the ferries Leviathan up the river adding to the! Red Bank and Lakewood for Long weloome which now came from the{!sland City where trains awaited to {shore, the water and the air. jearry them to Camp Mills | ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO UN-; The 108th, made up of the old 14th LOAD MEN QUICKLY. jand 234 Regiments, followed to Pier All arrangements had been made at |No. 2, where they too later embarked the pier for the expeditious handling |for Long Island City and entrained of the soldiers and getting them to/for Camp Mills, Both regiments were ing and waving flags and handker-' chiefs and yelling yells of welcome. All the way up the North River the ovation continued from the Manhat- tan and Jersey shores. And the boys responded with cheers At 11.80 o'clock on the poak of the tide the Leviathan was warped into and then ‘the cheers sub- F ‘amps Merritt and Mills, Gen, {halted on their respective piers and | shanks, head of the Port of Em-/Waited upon by the girls of the Red “| barkation, and his aide, Gen, Me-|Cross, K. of C. and the Salvation Manus, were on the pier, as was Ad- | miral Gleaves, to greet the boys. | On the pler were 115 Red Cross jsirls with their coffee wagons, from which |the odor of the hot beverage was dif-/ 4nd relatives waiting to get a glimpqe fused gratefully on the “nippy” air,(of the soldiers, The latter knew It, They had cakes ke mother used to| but also knew that discipline js disci. make; they had sandwiches, fresh) Mine and they all consoled them Ariny who bestowed coffee, cake, chocolate and sandwiches upon them. Outside the plier, beyond the railings were thousands of friends tron ‘them and there was a rush for the | Merritt, ‘to Camp Mills surged about the gates of the Long was sent by wireless; Island City railroad station to see the| “This is the happlest moment of my men on their way to Camp Mills, It/ life. Gen, O'Ryan's mother and I and was a futile hope for most of them our four-children cannot express our as they had been warned, but they gratitude to the people of New York held on to it anyway: and it took for the wonderful welcome accorded the combined efforts of 100 policemen | to my husband and the gallant men to keep them from overrunning the |of, the 27th Division, To have our from which all people except | fighting men home Is the height of all station, travellers wore harred. American women's desires.” The pationéo of the waiting! Besides the Patrol there went down friends and relatives of the 107th} the bay the Gaynor with 3,000 friends Regiment was rewarded by just a) land relatives of the aome-coming glimpse of their boys in khnk}. ‘The|New York boys, and a band from battalion and a half of this unit was| Governor's Island; the Gowanus, with the only troops glimpsed by the |8,000 and another band from Gover- public. On their way to entrain for |Nor's Island; the Correction, in charge Camp Merritt they were marched |Of Commissioner James A. Hamilton y4@ up to the iron grill which shuts|0f the Department of Corrections, in the pier from River Street. \the Street Cleaning Department band The crowde across the streets saw | 2Nd 400 people; the Fidelity, in charge of Bird 3, Coler, and a band, A big iron railing. The crowds broke|banner was strung on the Fidelity through the police and’ women and | With a welcome from the Marine girls stuck their faces between the | Workers’ Affiliation, now on strike, bars and shouted the names of their \@4 telling the returning boys that beloved boys as they marched by, |the boat was being operated without The entire contingent of the 107th |Cost to the city, in their honor, Infantry, the old 7th, went to Camp| The new 28d Regiment, which Is The rest of the 27th went |Wartered in Brooklyn, went out on The 54th Infantry the Sauantum with its own band and Headquarcers and the 108th |" Veterans of the old regiment, 4 Regiment and parts of the {Which was made the nutleus of the 12th and Tist), on the Maure- |10th. There was a big crowd besides yill go to Camp Merritt. The | There was also the steamer Queens Lin Headquarters, also on the |W!th about 3,000 on board and a band, nia, will go to Camp Mills, {®Md the fireboat Thomas J. Willett Among those on the pier was Brig. |*9k down another crowd, Gq. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who went| 1) addition to the boats leaving to France as the Colonel of the yo2a | the Battesy the Grand Repubiic with (old 224) Engineers. He was thero| the new 71st Regiment and relatives to pay hia respects to his old com. |0f members of the old 718¢ on board mander, Gen. O'Ryan, and to wave a/a band and more than 400 people on hand of welcome to the boys with! board, whom he fought in France. In the welcoming party was a dele- Great quantities of cigars, candy gation from South Caroling headed by Gov. Cooper. The 27th Division and cigarettes were taken down the bay by the welcoming thousands, but peeseree for its part in the war at no opportunity was given to get them | ? ‘and the residents t e on board until the transport tied up |'¢,doys a8 Is New Yor! Sailing of other units of the 27th at Hoboken, Then there was a | Division was announced at Washing- shower from the water to the docks. | ton to-day. 4 ‘The Hollandia, left EIGHT BOATS GO DOWN BAY TO March 3, WELCOME MEN. gpa Battalion complete, Fight boats left the Battery at 8.39 6 remaining part < loaded to the rails with wet. | Engineers, the Sanitary Detachment coming friends and relatives to greet | Gocnpunies Brigade fola old which Brest o'e! E and F, left Brest homecoming boys on the Levia- | March 8 and will reach here March 12. than, The welcoming boats went| Eleven hundred men of the regiment away with their cheering and wav- | carne heves some time ago and are at | ing thousands—12,000, at least, it was | CAmp Upton. estimated, with bands playing and| DEO. the Stars and Stripes flying, pennants and bunting strung all over the yes- sels, | MOARTHY.-On March dence, 1f3 Weat 49th st., at his resi- RANK J, MOARTHY, son of Catharine McCarthy Thursday, Willimantic at 8 P.M, delighted as the many thousands who metery, Connecticut is bringing the 1024 Fielt of the 1024 2d Battalion Headquarters and On the Patrol, the Mayor's com-| and the lato Thomas, brother of Joseph mittee boat of welcome to all return-| ‘4, and the iate Thomas J. (Barry ing soldiers, Mrs, O'Ryan and her| O'Nett!) family went down the bay to greet | Notice of funeral hereafter thelr hero husband and tather ro- |PMBB¥-—At his residence, 10 Weet @tet turning victorious and be-medalled By sa Marek fy Se Ss PEND Y: from the war. Mrs, O'Ryan was as ¢ Interment at on GEN. ORYAN JUST PLAIN “DADDY” TO HIS FAMILY | Happy Mother, Wife and Chil- dren Are Among First to Wel- come Him Home. All that is nearest and dearest to bear Gen. John F. O'Ryan greeted him acros 200 feet of water to-day | When the Patrol slowed up to greet the Leviathan, His mother, Mra. Anra O'Ryan; his wife, Mrs. John J. O'Ryan, and his four childres Dorothy, Janet, Helen and Holmes, ali were gathered on the bridge of the Patrol. On the forward bridge of the ow steamer they ognized the General. “Hello, daddy!" eried young Holmes through a megaphone. “We send our love and we're glad you're home.” “Hello, Holmes!” came back from the Leviathan. The rest of the mes- sage w drowned in the tumult of cheers that swept the river, “Does he look natural?” askekd an Evening World reporter of Mrs. O'Ryan, as she ceased for one brief moment in her Vigorous waving of a flag and crying her welcome to her husband and to those men who fought with him, “Indeed, he does,” came a quick re- ply. ‘He looks fine. “Oh, I'm so glad, 80 glad, tRey're all home safely.” The General's mother could no speak, Sho was too overwhelmed with the wonderful welcome that had bean extended to her son. But she smiled her joy, and throughout the} half hour the vessels lay close by she waved her white-gloved hand again] and again, | The signal officer of the Patrol sent| a& message of greeting from Mrs.) O’Ryan to ner husband, “So glad you are home,” the mes sage read, and then with wifely) thoughtfulness, was added, “The chil- dron are all well Gon, O'Ryan answered immediately: “Love to wife, nother and the kid- dies,” the General's signal officer wig wagered back. j “Oh, I'm sure he saw me and waved) to me,’ cried Janet joyously whe the family party was seated in the | wireless room for hot coffee and sandwiches. “l waved my arm around and around and he waved his arm around too, so I'm sure he recognized me." “ot mother. Young Holmes O'Ryan, named after his mother’s family, had a great day. | He was glad his daddy was home, and while the shyness of his ten years forbade his talking about ‘t he| did comment to this extent: “Gee, it’s fine!” Miss Janet wanted fathér home just as quick a8 he could get there. & hoped all the great plans of the city) weren't going to keep him away from! the family home at No. 105 West Sith | Street a minute longer than was ab-| solutely necessary. In the O'Ryan party were Miss| Anna Wynne O'’Ryan and Mrs. Helen | McCartney, sisters of the General; Dr. Holmes, a brother of Mrs. O'Ryan, and| Mrs. Holmes, The party was escorted | by Major W. E. Lane of the advanwe | detachment of the 27th Division, Capt. . H. Kent, Capt. G. B. Gibbons, | Lieut. Theodore A. Crane and Chap-| “ lain F. A. Kelly. Chaplain Kelly ws course, he did," agreed the e | Hts orate srt cy certs iti fier rich, fragrant, eon ED RAISIN AND hon, th nating. MILK CHOCOLATE COVERED TR H nt, natural tren Haw the choicest, ripest, natural fr at Cream und |Wxariously Chocolat ny ted elvety Chocolate, CG so ia jebrated Chocolate. First cut inte recognized by nearly everybody on board the Patrol, The Patrol did_not get away until about 9 o'clock. Mayor Hylan, seemg the crowd on t , urged some of them to take the fireboa Deputy Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker came aboard early. William R. Hearst and Mrs. Hearst were made com- fortable in the cabin with Mra, Hylan, On board were Miss Carel and Miss Martha Debevoise, daughters of Gen. Charles I, Debevoise of the 53d Brigade, who stood with Gen. O'Ryan on the bridge of the Leviathan. MA delegation from the State As- sembly headed by President Pro Tem Walters of the Senate and Speaker Sweet of the House were on board. Among the vessels which carried crowds of greeters were the Grand Republic, the New York, the Manhat- tan, the Queens, the Gowanus, the Gaynor and the Corrections. ¢. A tug came along bearing a great black jettered streamer across its side reading: WELCOME “TH DIVISION and SERGT. FRANK CONKLIN. the After Leviathan passed the O'Ryan party was taken direct. to Mrs, O'Ryan’s home to await Gea. o’Ryan. pee ey Aan ITALY WARNED BY U. S. TO STOP FOOD BLOCKADE AGAINST JUGO SLAVS Much Suffering Has Been Caused and America May Quit Sending Supplies to Italy. WASHINGTON, March 6.—-Italy has been warned by the American Govern- ment that unless she puts an end to de- lays In movements of relief suppiies to the newly established Jugo-Slavic and Czecho. avic States stepa will be taken to cut off the flow of American food- stuffs to Italy It was stated to-day in an authorita- tive quarter that the Italian Govern- ment had caused intolerable conditions by the blockade she has imposed against the Jugo-Slavic countries, and which operates also against the Czecho-flo- vaks, The blockade has not been wholly effective becau: the United States has been able to deliver much food where it was needed. No reply has yet Italian Governm been made by the Is Commend Brooklyn Men, WASHINGTON, March 6.—Commen- dations for heroie actions announced by eeretary Daniels to-day included Chief Roatswain's Mate Harry Conant. of Brooklyn and Henry C. 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Funeral on Friday, at 10 A, M., trom his late residence, 213 B, 2024 a., nN. beloved thence to the Church of @t, Pailp 4 ot, and Concoures ji bP it POUND pox line Newark: