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EVENING PUBLIC YLEIGIjR--PHILlDEIiPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1C, 1918
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MOTHER MOURNS i
2 SOLDIER SONS
ON FREEDOM'S ROLL
KENSINGTONIAN HURT
IN FIGHT WITH U-BOAT
P. Ri T. TO ASK CITY
TO AUDIT ITS BOORS
MAJOR B: S. BERRY REGRETS
HE IS NOT IN FIGHTING NOW
IP'ouiuU'd Marino Officer, U caring Medals licstowcil Upon Him for
Hrnvvry, Sorry That They Sent Him Home and Kept
Him Out ie Present Advance
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One Wounded in France,
Other Dies in Cainp j
in South
SEVEN FROM HERE DEAD
Totlayp Casualty Lists 'Include
Names of 119 Pennsyl-
van inns
On tlio twpnJy-Blxtli lilrtliduy tin
nlvrnry of licr cnn. I'rlvnlc Itnbrrt
Murnhy. of tlio limit Infnntry. Mr.
Annie Murnhy. n tvliintv. Hvln nt 22:14
Tltnn PtrP"'. rrrdvert word. Octnlior R.
from the War r"nrlmfnt thnt lie lmil
tieen Severely voun1l In France. ThreQ.
ilnvs lntrr crime n messaKP from Camp
Ornrilenf flint her youiiKOft ran,
Michael Munihv. tttonty-ono years oM,
hail tiled of Influenza.
Private Ttobert Murnhv enlisted on
St. Patrick's Day of 1917, hut Michael
Murphy stayed to lool nfter his mother.
He finally wan drafted, hotvevtr. on Sep
tember 3 of HiIr year.
There are 837 names on 'the combine'!
eadualtv llts for todnv, -Including 110
Pennsylvnnlnns. The day's reports In
elude fifty-five soldiers from this
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nnd dlMrlet, six Vhlladelphlans havlne
been hilled In action, one bavins died
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of disease, another- of wounds, twenty
four havlne been wounded, three helm?
missing. KlKht, previously reported
missing, have been located In German
prison camps.
The l'rom Nearby Killed
Five younir soldiers from towns In the
Philadelphia zone have been killed In
action, two have been wounded nnd six
ar reported mlsslnp.
The casualty list released for the
mornlnu papers today contains 401
names. Including Ifty from Pennsyl
vania, whllo the afternoon papers' list
contains 430 names, Including sixty
nine from this Stale.
Lieutenant Hnrold A. Ko.hr. 153 ICast
Duval street, flermantown, olllclally re
ported killed In action, has rctually
been badly gassed, but. Is rapidly re
covering In a Paris base hospital. The ,
date of his supposed death In tile war;
Department's telenram to his -wife, is
given as September C. Mrs. I-atir has
lino two letters ironi mm, uoin writti-n i
after that day.
Lieutenant Kahr comes nf "fighting
"Quaker" stock, his ancestors being firm
believers In peace, but perfectly willing
to do batt'e to achieve their end. He la
a graduate of the Ablngton Friends'
School. His wife was formerly Miss
Mary Lance, of Oermantown.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
riUVATK ItAYMONII A. IIASCII UN-
nCKI'.K reached his home at 1D34 Kast
Jloyamensing avenue mree nays neiore i ment, .N. . i .. "" us eveniuaiiy as
his name nppcared In the olllclal casualty I Bned to the 111th Infantry. Ho went
list and two days nr;cr the War Up- t tliroueh the Mexican border campaign,
partment telegram telling of his Injury J wns given his lln.il training nt Camp
was received by his parents. He was In I Hancock and sent to Franco In Slav of
this country a fortnight before the Wasli. i (hH Vear. lie has been badlv gassed
Ington authorities found Vtline to send twc(.' hpfme, but reentered each thn
any word to hlw fam'ly, us he arrived n)1(1 rcjotm-d hlu regiment. Tho wounds
In New York two weeks ago. ,lllt lmV(, taken him to the hospital for
Private l(,when.ik;r Is one of Hie ,, thlril tlmri nrp ri.lmrte(i , i,0 Pr.
first men wounded duilng the capture of 1)Ut hlH mother, who l.vcn nt 2U15
i each his i hoii'e In this city. He has x lh j,-ourt, street, has not as yet le-
yosrT.ls'rl'g'h?' n1.''!? h,"l,rigabee,;!-t'' W """"'c ',alls - ' "" "'
nmputnted In a Flinch hospital, and was i"110"-
also wounded In the leg and Ills gas CtUtP. WIM.IAM AllTlll'K 2111k
mask was shot away. "The darned old MAX. badly gassed In action, is now
mask saved my life, however." he said. Un n baso hospital In Paris, according
"for It deflected a machine gun bullet i to word received by his family, who
that otherwise would have made n hole I
l tif tit throuch mv head.
Private liasrhenecker Is not entirely
well yet and limit return In a few days
to a convalescent hospital In this coun
try, where he will stay until he has
completely recovered and been fitted
with an nrtinc.il arm. He Is a member
of the famous II 0th Infantry, former
ly the Third lt-glnient, N. n. P.. which
rook such a gallant part In stopping the
Oerman drive nt the Marne. It was
hard to eet him to talk about himself.
but he finally consented to explain thnt
hls unit had been sent to the front
lino to relieve a French regiment and
was In action for two days and a half firing lino for llfty-flve days and the
without a rest. He told of the taking ; regiment was on the verge ot leaving
of a section of woods, filled with ma-, for a rest camp when they were show-chlne-gun
nests and ot how the tier- ered with gas shells and seventeen of
mans would keep on shooting until the I the "boys got theirs." Young Zlrkmau
Americans were right on top of them celebiated his twenty-first birthday In
and then threw up their hands nryl yell
"itnmcrau.
"They arc yellow, those Dutch," he
said. "They don't like the cold steel,
Olve Us a fair chance at them In the
cpen ami we would clean them up In
no time."
I.Ike all other soldiers back from the
war zone. Private Baschenecker was
emphatic In his praise of the Ited Cross
and the Salvation Army. Referring to
llii t.nlter nrcrntilzntlnn. lie snlil "Vei nop
will make fun of the Salvation Army
again after tne noys get antic uom
after the bovs net
France. It's a very real religion they
teach and tney practice what they
preach right straight through. They are
always up near tho front and their pies
and doughnuts have tnade a great hit
with tho boys."
Harry 11. nnscheneckcr, a younger
brother of Private Baschenecker, Is hi
the motor mechanics' training camp at
Newark, Del., and expects to go to
France soon.
FRIVATi: 1'ItANK A. OAJII'lllll.I,,
wounded In action. Is a member ot the
motor repair squad. Sixtieth Iteglment.
He w.-ib formerly employed In the com
posing rcom of a local newspaper, and
Joined the colors iu September ot last
year. In a recent letter home he told
of k night attack by the Germans on
mi, sinici ii.wi tit-liti, rniui. ,. , ri c-
all asleep." he snld. "when suddenly'
about 2 o'clock in tho morning, shells
began raining down on our sector. W ,
stayed in our dug-outs, nice nnd snug, i
until the artillery stopped, then we
hustled out, manned the sides of the j
trenches and when the Heinles came
over, we gave them a hot reception.
They had figured, seemingly, that we I
were a greei regiment and that they
wuuiit ui up uuii un tin Hemic t t; euuiu
' crawl put of the dug-outs and get ready
for them. But we fooled them badly.
We picked them off by the dozen and
soon drove thorn back, The next morn
ing we counted moro than two hundred
dead Dutchmen lying out iu Xo Man's
Land. How many wounded they car
lied back with them nobody knows. We
did not lose a man and our only casu
alties were two men slightly gahsed."
Charles Campbell, a brother of Private
Frank Campbell, Is attached to Quar
termaster Supply Company No. .102,
and Is now In France. Daniel Bradley.
a, cousin, who Is In an Infantry regi
ment, was reported as wounded in a
recent casunlty list.
riUVATK JOHN 11. KKI.I.V. killed
In action, was the son of Mrs, Sarah
'Kelly. 802 North FortM-seventh street.
.Word of his death can as the climax
of a series of misfortunes that have
'overwhelmed the Kelly family. On.
Monday of this week a dnughter-ln-f
law, Mrs, Thomas Kelly, died of Influ
enza, leaving three smnll children. On
Tuesday a nephew died of the same
disease while on Wednesday the official
INFLUENZA
INSURANCE
J. No nietllral rxumtna-
lVljlKfi I'0" or liouse, routine-
'' ment required. For 140
YVmi yeur-ahe biggest In-
"u demnltyl company in
TnAin'lm(rlal w II guaran
lnCOItlCtee you 25 weekly
one day to two years
rtlllG nn' sickness, any acel-
ou,B dent. SCO weeklv for
travel accidents. S50 weekly If you
go to hospital. Extra money for
urglcal operations. Money for doc
tors' bills Ir. legs serious illness or
Cbrj times V is Cool
WALTER
Wouncfeci
Wounded
W. r Owevs
Missing
Atisstnjj
telegram from the Wnr licparlment told
of Private Kelly's "demise. He was
iwemy-Hix years uiu, aim u nieinoer Ol
Company n. Jinn iniamry
ItlVATi: llli.VKY i:clvi:HT. killed
In action on September 1C, wrote to his
sister, Mlsy Amelia Itchert. IMS North
Lawrence street, on September 7 that he
had not met liny (ierman bullet with
his name on It so far. Nine days later
he was dead. Private Kckert whs
drafted In September of last year and
had been In Krnnee since June of this
year as a member of Company M, 32!ith
Infantry. His father, Henry Kckcrt.
was a Civil War veteran, having served
In the I'nlon army for flvp years. He
was u prisoner nt the notorious I.llib.v
Prison for live weeks during the tli'nl
year of the struggle between the SiatoH.
PKIVATi: KAV.MONI) M'.MU.INd,
reported wounded In action on Septem
ber 17. Previous to his enllstmen' he
lived with his mother. Mr.. Margaret
Sparling, at 448 North Klfth street. He
Joined the colors In July, 1917, was sent
to Camp Hancock, and oipnlually as
signed to Company li. 103d ICnglneers.
A letter received liV Mrs. Snarllnc In
formed her that he Is i mildly recovel lug
in H i,.,pc hospital
i-itivATll I.Ol'lS KIHI'ATVA,' died
wonu. was drafted hi January
nf tll,, yem., u0 i,lui ony )P11I1 nt
tn, Monde throe weeus when lip vol
unteered fo- Immediate sen lie abroad
and was onl to l-ran"e to till up vnrnn
e'es In the ranks of the Eighteenth Itcgl
ment of regulars and was assigned to
Company II. lie was twenty-eight years
old, unmarried nnd a tnllor by trade. Hl
parents live at 807 North Franklin street.
A brother, David Klrpatva, Is a member
of the Ninth Artillery nnd Is stationed
at Fort Slxum, New York.
COItPOUAI. JA.MIIM It. (111,1,. severe,
pf wounded, enlisted when lie was
V.w. i'riitv vears old In the Slvlh T?i,l.
live at f.300 North Thirteenth street.
(Ink l.ane. He Is recoverlnc rapidly
ho added, and expects to be back with
his regiment soon. Corporal Zlrkman
!s a graduate of the West Philadel
phia High School, class of 1917, be
ing president of his class and an
honor man, and enlisted In the 103d
Ihiglneers shortly after the 1'nlted States
entered the unr He was trained at
Camp Hancock and went to France In
,M,)- or tins year, lie pi.iyeu on ine
football team nt Weft Philadelphia High
end belonired lo a number of school fra-
( ternltlts and social crganlzatlons. In his
i last letter ho said he had been on the
France In July. Corporal Klrkman Is
the son of Arthur Zirkman, vice presi
dent of tho M. Itlce Company, fiorlsts'
supplies. He was born In I,ondon, but
has been In this country since he was
11 va years old.
PHIVATII JOHN n. HUllNS', wound
ed In action on September 1C, was ,
drafted In November of last year and
was nt Camp Meade until February of
this year, when n call was Issued for tol- .
uintecrs to fill uji the ranks ot the
x- .
tleth Iteglment of reKUlars. He. to
gether with n hundred or moro other j
"rookies," promptly responded and were
Mint to Franco the next week. He was
a plumber by trade and formerly lived
with his slst?r, Mrs. Nellie Duffy, at 3021
North lllnggold street.
PltlVATi: (lllOltdi: (i. KOCH. 0(11- I
dally reported as wounded, was ac- (
tually painfully burned with mustard
gas abo.ut two months ago, according I
This is
such an.
easy BICr
thing to
for The 4
Liberty L
This appeal publiihed
reqaett of the Liberty
Committee by
G. M. AUSTIN
77. Ediphone 103S CheTtnut Streel
Aek for Edison's Better Letters Magazine
f. A1RLir
OyV(A.ZRKNAH
woundeci.
3bnM B. Buews 0brpI.l2.ii-L
WoutWeel wounded
to a letter written by the young soldlet
to his parents, who lle at f.5H Mastet
street UN jyes were badly affected, but
are Improving slowly,' he added, and he
expected to recover In the course of time.
He was formerly employed by the Hell
Telephone Company anil has been n
member of the PennsvHanla National
(iintrl for several years, being trans
ferred from the old Thlid Iteghncnt to
the new lldth lnfantrj and attached to
the nied'cal corps. He Is about twenty
four years old.
PltlVATi: .MAIITIX 1'. MAUI. IN.
wounded, Is twenty-sl years old, mar
ried, and has three children. He lived
nt :'i2 Westminster axenuu nnd when
drafted last year patriotically refused to
i .aim exemption. He was only at Camp
Meade three weeks when lie was sent t
France tn help fill the tanks of the H.x
tleth Iteglment of reguir.r.-i. Mnrlln wa
formerly employed by the P. It. It- A
brother-in-law. John Dougherty, Is also
In France with an Infantry regiment.
lMIIVATIi I'KAXK .1. KI'.I.I.Y, re
polled li prisoner In Camp llastalt,
'ermiiny, a previously reported as
wounded and later as mlsslpg. He has
been definitely located at last, however,
much to the relief of his parents, who
llw at 11.18 South Twenty-seventh
street. Kelly enlisted In the old Thud
Keglment, N. fl. P.. and was trnnsfeirei
to Company 1), ot the I tilth Infantry
A younger brother, James Kelly, Is a
member of Company :, Fifty-fourth
Pioneers, and Is now In France.
NO REGRETS FOR LOSTOF ARM
Phila. Doy Considers U Siimll
Price lo Pay Pleasure of Hultlr
Loss of an arm was a small price to
pay for participation in the historic hat
le nf Chateau-Thierry except for the
fact that It precludes admission to sub
sequent performances b the samo com
pany. That's the opinion Pmatc Itaymond
A. Ilaschenecker, Company I. lliith In
fantry, voiced today at his home, 1934
Hast Mnvnmenslng nwnue. The right
sleeve of his coat hung empty at his
side as lie spoke.
liiiMhcnccker was n member ot the
old Third ltegimenl, N. (i. P. He en.
teied the Fedeial service with that or
ganlzallon In September last year.
"I see Itv the paper I've been wound'
ed." ho remaiked. ' His name appears
In the casualty list released by the. War
liepaitment for publication today, but
he lias been home several days.
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flEUSbimiSAKQ SIYaHGKIEUS
Autumn Brides
The important stocks are
complete in all departments
Particular attention has been givei
to provide less expensive articles to
meet present Avar-titne conditions.
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R. .1. Trottu Matched for Navy
Place With Brother,
Now Soldier
a " Z . - ."":". "' "'"l
....uv. ... ..,.., . ".tu,,..
streel started out In July. 1917. to enlist
to tight for I'liclc San
Neither had any particular choice
among branches of tin- service, but they
felt t would be a good Men If one went
Into the army and the oilier the navy.
So they matched pennies and left It
to fate. Tho copper coins decided Ilob
ert should become a "gob" and Samuel
a "doughboy."
Now Hubert, who has licetfe advanced
to the rating of gunner's mate. Is In a
Ilrltlsli hospital suffering from n shrap
nel wound In hfs side, received during
a tight Willi a (Ierman submarine, while
Sam Is a sergeant in Company I, ot the
TIBth Infantry.
Tho parents' of the brothers, who live
at tin? Clearfield street nddt ess, have
not heard directly ftom ltobert, but hate
learned In it roundabout way that he
was In (lie fighting top of a warship In
Fuiniiean waters when tlio vessel bore
down on a submarine.
The latter fired a few shots front Its
deck guns befote trying to submerge
and ltobert tvnv hit. Tlio warship blew
Hie "sub" to pieces before Itcould get
under water, it was asserte.il. and not
ine Cierman seaman was rescued.
The Trotta brothers are well known In
Kensington, having been botn and
brought up In that section
CLOUT HUN AND BASEBALL
Pliiluilelllllia Catcher Savs ."llllst
,, .' . it .. r i t ....
Itcgllliciit mis vrtMiii i rain
When not clouting the Hun. a bunch
if sturdy nttillerymen of the 321st Field
rtlllcry, now In France, delight In
clouting the ball all oter the lot against
i rival itelmeiitnl baseball team.
Private Unrrv Klip-. 0112 I.:inilowie
venue. Ovct brook, Is catcher for the
".21st Iteglnient's team. Kline entered
he service In September of lat year
and trained at Camp Cordon (la He
played on tln Indiana basrball team,
me' of the crack amateur organizations
In this city.
A sister of the young artilleryman.
Miss Fay Kline, today received from
'"ranee a photograph of her brother's
team. "Some bunch," was his com
ment. Inscribed on the back of the photo,
'n u letter Kline declared the team of
ho 321st Iteglment is one of the most
nicceesful teams in tlio American x
pcdltlonary force.
TOACH MAY GO TO COUNCIL
, . ri' i ii ' "" i-nmii iiuiininK v iii ijiji.tiiitii win
Conner CltV treasurer hxpectecl advance funds required for sixty cars
to !tcprctcill Thirtieth Ward t"r league Island service, thirty for
1 ,, ,. 'Chester, twenty for the Fraukfortl ur-
1-oimer City Treasurer William Mc- -enal and the neressary additional power
Coach Is expected to letnril to Select supply utiil storage tracks, representing
Crimcll as it member of that body nf- ' ail outlay estimated at $2,300,000.
ir n long nb.-tence, during which he lias I
cilv Treas'inei'.'' "',e",il1 ",V"nV """ j CaI"ai Samuel C. Scalier Die,
McCeach Is expected to succeed Select Tainennter. I'n., Oct. 10 Captain Sam
CotincUman William .1. Crawfoid, of the uel C. Scalier, eighty-one Hears old, a
Thhtieth Ward, who lint been nominal, retired building contractor of J.llltz and
ed to fill Hie vacancy on the legislative Civil Wnr veteran, died yesteid.iy from
tlrktt In the Seventh District cnued by u fractured skull, suffeieil by falling
the wilhdiawal of Thomas I-. MeMcliol. downstairs. Samuel nnd Morris Seaber,
Var" floor leader last session, as tlio I of Philadelphia, are. n'iw.
no.iinivt'.
riawfoiT has represented the Thir
tieth WaiJ In Councils for fifteen jears
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THC GENUINC
EDISON DICTATING MACHINC
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&I'Xk
Step Determined Upon lo In
sure Adequate Report to the
Public Service Commission
.Tl- ""I'M Trnn.ll Company will ask
nln ,,,,,. , inV(, ,lp i.ontro,or.
,, ((
ofllce
years
ene'ed Juno 30. 1918,
nils step was determined uion by
the transit company Ui Insure a com
prone unite nnd authentic report of Its
f.imneiu: condition in compliance with
the I uullc Service Commission's report
for datn to aid It in deciding the pro
posed city lease.
The City Controller and the Chief of
Jim-can of Accounts of the Public Serv
ice Commission a No will be asked by
I lie P. It. T. to supervise the collabora
tion or the data wiulrcri,
No immediate decision on the lense is
expected, as the gathering nf this ma
terial will take some time, according to
the nnntinl report of the P. It. T., which
nas jusi iieen Issued.
Ue-eause of the expectation that
j decision on the lease would soon be ren
oereujlie report has been held back tonic
time.
Stockholders will lie asked to approve
ninendnteiits to the by-laws, changing the
uscai year from the twelve months end
en .nine r.u to me calendar year, as
the management plans lo discontinue at
tile end of the year the system appro
priating a llxcd percentage of gross earn
ings to provide for maintenance and re
newal expenditures.
i In the matter of fares the icport says:
I "Tile management Intends to proceed
diligently In Its Investigation nnd atialy-
sis in the matter of such adjustment
lof for,f, I shown to be necessary to
.meet the requirements of the situation
land to then make proper representations
I to tile Public Service Commission with
relation thereto."
. Impiotements for cats and other ad
ditions have been ananged for at an
outlay of $8,000,000. Over 15.000,000
of .this sum will be lent by the Federal
loveriiment to ptovlde additional trans
portation facilities to war Industries.
To provide for tho tehablllatliin ot Its
rolling stock, track and other property
an expenditure, estimated at $3,000,000
will bo made, of which $L',0(io.uOil will
be protlded from the earnings set
aside In the renewal fund dining the
last two years.
Two hundred large cars have been
obtnined for the Hog Island and other
war Industry service. One hundred
cars are being rebuilt for winter seiv
Ice. The Hog Island extension, to
gether with too new oars, will repiesenl
mi expenditure estimated nt $2,700,000 to
be advanced by the lCmergency Fleet
Corporation.
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Men's Hats
ltimoliIeil Into bitott
styles, dealuM!. Iileek-
tl. tljed Hint rMrliii
tiled equal iu new.
Jefferson Hat Co., 135 S. 10th St.
Warner Truck Trailers
Two and Four Wheel Type
Vl Ton !o 7 Ton Capacity
...... instant nruvrny
JOHN W, ADAMS. Di.tributor
1427 Melon Street
I
T IS easier to transfer a
business from a Deace
to a war-time basis than
it is to reverse the operation.
"HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertising Agency
Every Phase of Sale Promotion
400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
BELIEVE ME.
SAYS P. T WISE
SHIRTS
3 for $4
ROUSE GRAT TUDE
When thev are as line for style.
juality and lit in these I nderdown
Special tl.no Shirts.
cons Attacnea or sttaciiea
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Hubber CtootU ami Men FurnUli!ns
202-204 Market St.
EUbU3hed Slnee 1838 ,
T
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for
renewals
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Wii.lilnclon, Oct. IG.
Major llenjainln S. Ilerry, Culled
.Stales Mnrlno Corps, son of William H.
Ilerry, Collector of the Port of Phila
delphia, a hero of the tiatlle of Hclteau
woods, France, the engngeinent In which
the American marines stopped the mad
rush of the Germany army on Paris last
June, reported to the marine corps head
quarters, navy department today on
his olisertntlons during sixteen months'
service In France.
Major Ilerry, who wears on his breast
medals for bravery bestowed by Fiance
and the I'nlted States, has been Invalid
ed home to recover from two machine
gun wounds In his left arm below the
elbow.
He returned from France several
days ago and Is now stationed nt the
marine corps hospital at llrooklyn. He
made a trip to Washington to report
on Ills observations and experiences
and will return nt once to llrooklyn. He
most likely will make n visit lo Phila
delphia next week and remain a few
clays at the home of his father.
Major Ilerry went to France In June,
1917, with the "devil dog" marines who
made up a patt of General Pershing's
first detachment of the American expedi
tionary force. He was then a captain.
lie went through Hie- system of train
ing In Frnnce and his battalion was
among the first to take up active duty
in tile trenches where part of the French
forces were rclleted by tho Americans.
For conspicuous bravery in repelling
an attack by the Germans on the Amer
ican trenches last April, the French
nutlioiltles bestowed upon Major Ilerry
the Croix tie Guetre.
In the battle ot Halleau ttooits, on
June (i, last -Major Ilerry. after numer
ous acts of conspicuous bratery In lead
ing his battalion into battle witli the
liusslan Guards, received two-machine-gun
wounds In his left arm. Ills arm
was shattered In several places. After
continuing in the fight for some time, he
was compelled, by lo-- of blood and sheer
exhaustion, to withdraw
Major Ilerry was atvaided the dis
tinguished service cross by General
Pershing for ac.ts of liemlsm In tho
Ilelleau woods battle.
He has a number of ugly wounds in
Ids left arm, which lie Is still com
pelled to carry In n sling. The arm ap.
pears to have been laid wide open from
the thumb to t lie elbow and both the
bones in tlio forearm were broken in
several places by the German machine
gun bullets. He has the use of all the
fliiRers, hut the tendons leading to the
thumb have been completely setcred,
lent lug it usetess.
Alajnr Ilerry does not take these
wounds seriously.
"When the arm gets a bit better we
can open It up itt the wrist and hook a
tendon on to the thumb and It will
work then all right," he said In speak
ing of the powerless thumb.
"Tho doctors say I should be almost
entirely recotered from my wounds In
three months unit I expect to be back
on the firing line In France next spring,"
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said Major Ilerry. "The flglitlng In
Frnnce Is sure the life and I'm mighty
sorty they put me out of It and pre
venti'd me from getting Into the big
advances being made now."
It was nt the battle of Ilelleau Woods
that the Germans first faced the Amer
icans In the open, met more than their
match, nnd enllrely revised their
estimates of the fighting ability of Per
shing's men. It was at this point that
the Germans hnd been able to break
through the Allied lines and were mak
ing a mad rush on Paris.
Tho American marines were milled lo
the gau and In one of the tlecest en
gagements of the war not only held their
line and checked immediately the mad
rush of the picked troops of Germany
on Paris, but drove them back In con
fusion. It was iu this engagement that
Major Hi rry wns Injured.
CLEMENCEAU AT FRONT
Acconipaiiie Ilaij: on Visit to
Cainhrai and St. Qtientiii
Hy the AtMtciatrd Vr.tj
Pnrl. Gel Hi - -Prem'er Clemenecail
spent Saturday nnd Sunday at the bat-
tlefrom In the Champagne. Alsne and i
Somme region", (in Sunda he visited '
St Queiitlu and c'ainbrnl
He was nccoinpanled there by Sir
Douglas llalg, commander ot tlio Ulillsll
armies in France
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