VWi y,V?T7T"V . nT 'hvs .wra '-?- 'o ,av.v1riHs'owiv :l . .vtsyT-r .v., I F 13 r. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER rHIL'ADEIiPHtA', THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919 ' ' i-i v.' . ? ,-V THROUGH WAR-TORN FRANCE THEY MARCHED, NOR HOMEWARD TURNED UNTIL TRIUMPHANT THE KEYSTONE DIVISION'S "LONG, LONG TRAIL" FROM BATTLEFIELD TO HOME PPV '-vl U& iHt.lr .", twerp CHANJSfEZ 3tr Brusosls, ?io r Cherto. ! v. ;in iwi m VVvllsN (SlEssen " v rtSTrrrrjL -v -" " r nvdiaxs vm rf Missel U) I y T UJtenT m m w m -" JJ 1 L fJ Lc. TiffAfcOl ' - i s im m j.. i BreslS 1 i jM --- r rw--rT-r tm .-z -r 3w . rv. fk-r-- . -v f v " & ioma -.i mbbcmmmi (C SfT? Rouen JWk2fl& Sedam s j.-ioriaix i r i c o-" . - Virrfts (l 55r. ft X --Mato JiTJ . .. oVa )l V y -"-L nMSTTr ,arnTr3. I 1 V B Vrni"" Lj inf n I ii . a 7)3 y - vcy .ue riari OCCUPIED sfcroa dULV 15 TO SEPT. 7 THEN TO ARGONNE POTEST -A IB OPFPATINff ---.-- ARGONNE L Vrtl-,a1 .wfiSdS LlDcVivr w gsSrfflTri TT iTfT H.unTiviHW.riifi o - ' n .it mi &?i- Mvrp' P .U& T (Jt M -CJdii.' I i i . 'W&LL StNazaire! ItS STMIHItL SECTOR OCT. 17oNOY.II At?rnisiie&"j) INAL HEADOUADTPDa ( l ijnwAte. o N b STawcy 1,sl EpinalO HUNDRED AND EIGHTH HOLD DEATH VALLEY nloiiK tin- St (Jillcs roml, lieonnvo nflof fun nml liK loss ns felt nmro nml ' tlir iintmi1 if Hip Kroiinil tlirif. A road inoir as dins passed. ' Soldier Chronicles Adventures at the Front of Field Artillery Regiment, Formerly the Old Second National Guard of Pennsylvania kkic svxvii.m-: Battery V, 108th V. A. , IV. DEATH VAIXKV 1 of St. Gillos was i-Ii(i.iii It was an ex- "Got any water? I've Rot two ci-IInut place fur ibseratiu. tin towns "wounded men here who nerd n drink." of 1'isnies and Kismetfe-. just in-inss the These were the words that greeted nienslVesle ricr. being in char sight as well 1 walked about '1 n. in. into the new gun as the whole line of hills held liv the position where one plntoon, conswtitm Ceiniani. At this time the infantrj f. two guns, was already established I Ii rial takin rimes. hut were beiriL' eon They had only been there one daj ami ' tinitl i-ounter-uttaeked nml fiin-ed to my heart failed me as I recognised the,,v,,(.,,. tomporrt ril- and then turn to speaker as one of our first aid attend- a(ta, jff I'ismotti". Ih.tli the towns ants and queried, "Who's hurt?" w,.ri. too hot for either side to stn in "None of our men," was the reply : iKi fr t1PV rre 0,lstIltv umicr "two doughboyR from up the hill, ishellfiie. Veeling better, I found an empty dug- t .ls ,,ljIp pr(.parjI1K ,),;,. 0 v out and crawled in and. too weary toj,mt r jj,, ,,,, r,.(.(,iu,( lls tirt k,10lK open blankets, fell on the ground aiiil,.v pnrty t ,,, ,,,, ,)pl,u M,nt ( ,() "'""" ""u""".V.r'""" ' ""Vltne observation post, where the ,,li. serers could retire in case things be- s almijs a poor plaie for stiiugiug wires because thej arc often shelled and the cires cut. but in this case we ouldn't help ouiselves. Headnunrters was two miles uwn and after lajing wires and (linking shells all night, it was a tired and weary gioup that To those who lime inner been under shell lire it is cry iliflu lilt to explain ( the sensation that tomes oxer one as hc hears that peculiar sound of the np proailung shell. At first all seem i nlike, but it is not long before the sol dier ni n distinguish big ones from the .!....... ,.l ... ..... :.. 41. i.. :.-i.. i!..i , .., .. ..... i i ..i .. iiiut;i,"i ii-, n, iii nit- iii iiu -nil, unit' aim aio juuge nnoui woern n e, D M immDnfi! loaded with empty wiie leels. Iinrk to will fall. The action lit the I'ismes , OnOWS KeglllieiU S movements Deatli nllej. All was iniiet when I front gine the men identy e.peneuce there came n pcieaui of a shell. Down we dropped and the shell burnt in the liehN. As we got up, we were the most ludicrous spectacle I had seen for a long time. We hud thrown the reels, poles and other articles we were ear ning anjwhere and were enered with dirt from head to foot. The laugh we had quite refreshed us and we con tinued our wn. in a muth better humor It is curious how, at the front, one seems to almost develop n shth sense and lcnluo danger abend. U was along the same road, one night, that I was lepairing a wiie with Corporal Harry Patterson, of llnnixbiirg, when something seemed to warn me to get oil tin' road. in tins judging, lleatli nlle.x, in par ; tii ular, giie plcntj of oppoitiinity for this prattle o The stieaiu wus the finonte )lu(e for wnshing, but nlwnjs with one ear alert for the appioaching , CAP U intiuder. Many a tune the men had to! 1 1 un for their dugouts while in the midst i I of their ablutions. Still "deny" wns rather methodical in his shelling. He usually began at the upper end of the alley and gradual! swejit down to- i ward the St. Gilles load. From Time of Sailing Over seas Until Return ACTION DETAILED (CONTINlliD TOMOItltOW) o o o Well, It's Just Like This l'ropincpiit" is a much luuknejed Iieen blamed for a number of tilings, but in this instance At the base of n high hill o er 'JtIO feet with the guns plumb up against the lis Jng ground. That is the advantage of ithe!55 howitzer; it fires at a high angle. came too hot While the men were digging, a shell, evident! meant for the Sf ( I UniJ rriii1 t.n cV cT.-J I ! .. . .1. a. ..... i 1 Behind was the willey, but WO ar.K in ,"' ;,',;, Tl. : ' T" '1 L .,'""" R .width, and a stream through the center, Un riliMtn ui ."niT'rJ". ,, "B" "",,"""'. '"though but a few feet iiwa. r .... "" "" '" ...v " -" . ... nuraculousl escaped with imh a feu- ZHV1 V,"iB. H1 "''. 1tc.hP,. IThate WaUer ..en- .Berre. line of infantry. The bill to the! J back to the hater. rear was also perforated, but with shell1 '' , S "' -""t torn comple el, Iiolo. the marks of the attempts of if ., ' Vf " r ",- b,,t "ben the rnedicl "Jerry ' to land on the doughbojs. ToJjleB,r,,wI tUey MW notbn to"'11 "' 'the right pf the position ran the St , Gilles road in full view of the enemv ,"M' "' me advanced position now I ginllbed I'ntterson Ulld lexoressinn nml tin puneci nun into a little niche in the bank with me. Less tlmn m minmi later four shells fell near us and then'1 is reasonable to believe that constant a "hot he" plane dropped a "load of association with the genus "dnughbo" coal," coveiing us with ilut and giving ,nlIV i,avc i,.ut the ramilinr color to the us a good fright , , ... ... , . oung lad s lemnrks. bhe was an tu- All are not so fortunate, for one day1. . . , , , , ,.. while going back to the first gun posi-, tprta,110r "ho liai1 cncounteied difh tioii to look for a lost tripod. Sergeant eultles in proturing nies atcommoda- Claik and Corporal William T. Mictz- i tions. She regaled the staff of the en- line paused for a moment in Chery Chartreuse at the Y. M. C. A. Thev hail tertuinment office with lecitnl of her troubles. a picturesque At the eon- ! m P?i.'Vntl sure to be fired on as soon as n '"'"'"Pied, all meals had to be cooked at wagon or other vehicle appeared on it i"i's io uie rear anu mess .nought The valley ended nt the road and when I "'' '''ret- limes dail in the thermos any one came in or went out, it was a l,,us provided for this service: This case of go fast or you may never go'"'mc'l tu be. a difficult job. The roads just started out, when two shells landed elusion, as the assemblage was hanging in front of the Y Shetzline was mor- I bieathlessly upon the last vvoid of her tally wounded as weie nine cloughbo. I forceful, but nevertheless, lad like atti Sergeant Chirk oiiU icceived n slight tude of defiance and, with her chin scratch in the leg nud brought the news thrust high in the air issued her ultinia biuk to the gun It j- impossible to turn: "Well, it's just like this; no tell how we felt Shci?line wns ex- eats, no wnik: that's me all over" tiemel popular, ahva.vs joll.v and full i'J'lie Overseas Camp Dodger. Ileie is the itinerary of the 1(,)th Hegiment of the Twenty-eighth Divi sion. It shows the movements of the regi ment fiom the time of sailing from the I'uited Stntes to the finnl journey back to St. N'aznire, before embarking for home. The itinerary -wns piepaied at the direction of Colonel Millard I. Urovvn, former eomnuiiidiiiK officer, of the 1011th, from records kept by officers of the regiment : May 'J Sailed from Xew York for I'rnuce. May 1(S Arrived Liverpool, Kuglnnd. May 17 Left Liverpool, arrived Folkstone and Dover. May IS Left rolkstone. arrived Dover; left Dover, an Red Calais; air raid at night. May L'U Left Calais, passed through Hologne, detrained at Devres, inarched to area t of lllequin. Juut ! Marched from IJlequiu area to Verchaucq. June 10 Marched fiom Verehnucq to Crequey. June 11 Marched to Mnresquel. June l.'l Kntrained fur the Toul sec tor. HERE'S WHERE THEY FOUGHT HARDEST V Belfori: kSMi u Si. I 'Il h -s fi&i, p mm MJL N T ifn kvwvr Spdt LdrVsVn tLI 4 Jul v n s. i i j P 1 1 1 1 IliSsl t lV 0&i.-ai T IJ- Jl-- -l i c59rrtwii sty l r:. i M U r I INAL H tALPGJUAPTPD S oHeideibers I I C I I I if ' TV"' 1 M' olSarlsruh kphjii&M I ffi& vinavspin I LI i i i iT 7 XJ rJJDd wmwma rffffff MS f S S . f s at vM'ixcwAv WMWWA7M VWyWA7, ice S y. yy ft ' m k' z M again. were under constnnt observation, for The two guns that were in the vallev! , "' "f I ,"g"er la"" ,a,cross when I arrived reached there witliouttI,e 'S,(' ani1, no . sooni'r wolll1 ,,,e difficulty, but. alas, the rest of the bat- V"g0" ",pcaIr tlm" lt "n,s a t'TROt for terv wastoolate.andthosalrefldvtlw.relfllc.sllcll,. lu ''"" of th" i"nifT the c-.i ..... .i... .. :.i r..i ..meals arrived regulnrly. and eneh dav nau gone two days without food, except for the little they could "bum" from iff, the doughboys, and they, although short jVxon rations tncmselvcs, alnas did their ili&t- to linln mil 'J&lhe second platoon had started over "the same night as 1 did. but numerous Siilelays had occurred and the first gliin- OWjinerjng of dawn found them on an open Pj-iroad, on the crest of a hill, in full view ot tue enemy, so they Hurriedly camou flaged themselves in some nearby woods hf find awaited the next night. They then KffiW'i woveu on uown into the valley and took &t UP 'Position. This valley was called iv,-".Death Valley," first, because of the ,: l.losscs entailed in taking the place, u Ji'Httle graveyard wilh its wooden crosses IJ'rlfhftrkinB where the boys lay who had iejaqrmcea an; una, secondly, necause ot , the constant shelling it was still re- ?3 reiving, numuers ucsug wounuea or tte-t.'ga8He(l each day. ffij, JTI'e, dugouts of the battery were dug )M. JntpUhe very base ot the hill, and in t&i.st)iey the men felt comparatively safe, fypfp&oi jnost, of the shells fell further up ' im.oiii or out, in me vaiicy useu. gJfF Battery moved In without n cas- r .ijbiilty. B Iiattery was given a position 'VjL. "another valley further back along the jvi OllJes road near what was known 9JjongevilIe farms. With thera all U' CHi t-uuev nuftuu u ouillll iunuu vsrt Jiaii arnveu sareiy. 'j.nese two vc- pei0 nua iiecu ieic uctcic ut. meir iiosi tloBfibear Chery Chartreuse with I'rI ilAk John MacArthur, the youngest tau in the battery, on guard. lie had rMMuetl there safely at, his post all jjjjllt'and was just mounting his horse t aeeoznpany them when a shell burst, 'MtmMr under him. lie was killed nl- intanuy, anu i rivaio jvicuaru ten, who was finishing the load I'fta wagon, was severely wounded. f, the first two days there was litawr'fi f work to be done. Gun pits HHtat be dug in the sides of the bill and KKV9 CAUlDllUOficU BU ua LU UO U .tutho airplanes that constantly rerheatk Tne dugouts ut ttie iirt be .Btreuethfnt'il ant tele- .'"-'"'. .kA .', ' -. ? MM.':aviwy u;mV. mess time would see the men "eager! v, nulling for the two black horses driven by I'rhate James Harsl and James Itroghettu to turn the corner of the road into the valle. These two men had volunteered to drive the wagon. Hoth westerners ami assigned to Iiattery F after it had reached the front, they continued their work during all the time the regiment was at the front. Nor was their work finished by just bringing it up. The taunoucers had to be served, and ofttimes when all weie scurrying to their dugouts as the shells started to full, these two would stand by their wagon and wait for the men as they rau out and then duck quickly back. It was while at this front the men received the best meals they were served while in France, There was al ways plenty, with fresh greens, as cel ery, to make it more enjoyable. Fre quently since different oues have beeu heard to remnrk; "I wish we were back at the front; we got better 'eats' there." Just back of the valley on the hill side facing the enemy, hidden carefully in a small clump of trees was a single seventy-five gun. It wns in direct ob servation of the enemy and the gunners could easily harass the roads used across the Vesle. Its lire" must have greatly bothered the GerraanS.for time and time again they BbcllrAl'jtlie place. Those in the valley would watch as the shells burst, seemingly directly on top of the guu itself, fully expecting to be called up and find the whole gun crew- dead or wounded. Then as the shelling ceased, "Little Willie" would speak again with his staccato bark and a cheer would go up and. down the val ley. For more than a week the gun held its position, but finally was moved, as the danger was greater than the ac tual results produced warranted. Laying wire and keeping up commu nications was extremely dangerous. I remember' on tbe sironil night I was etUled Jutto Velg .)&y a wire back, to 'M'SxP JSt0"""5 DAMCsfav 5v""LnVOYC if n A -.wvasa wMi-v&a fi&m w &tim -k mti m amm .JUlttlTt. Wm 'mmr irnmw 'PATA-TAKCM'ROH-CAP'TOriTiD- QuRMAn Map. G.C.TAYLOK.-19. jQ-rawarr.p, SKETCH-FlC5ME3SECTOR OHOWIrta THK Positiois OccopiepDy 106-r?A. rK0M-AJGO3Tl2T0'OnPTriMt)ER: 9. Wood Hi'-' SfreanvjsSCyi - "AvE represent v RjsiW of "F'Battera, 'C lu fi.-t-on. o!" C" Datfem, s.fion of 'Cd'P'-DaTter.e3,"-E-l"Fb3frTon of AaniE"Datter-ie-PZ,l'fb3t11on o? "-(Rari Lucxznv C - -s. ui i-osiTion or 04tii u-Daiierievr-i-i J-asfiion ox -nanau-X3aTTer-iei rBat5ra,:Gr-l3ftroaof"EEtt1,:irl13 tionoT A and E -Barter te?,L,3'3lt,on of J&TOforrl&fa&Cmi!ml ( June 14 Diverted fiom Toul sector, detrained nt Trilport and Ksbley nnd marched to Mitr.v Moiy. June 21 Moved from Mitry Morey in tiucks, arrived Mnichais-cn-lSrie near .Moutmirail. passing through Claye Aniiet, Logny, Montry, C'ouell.v, Cresy and Coulomiers. July 4 Moved up to the vicinity of Conde-en-Uro and back again. July 8 Hack to the lines again as corps reserve at Condi'. July 14 Germau offensive started. July U0 Regiment drawn into (Jrand Foutuiu for a rest. July U" Marched to Chiipblon. July 2j Camped in woods near Charlay. July 20 Marched fiom Chailay to Nesles. July 27 Morehed from Xeslcs to the north of Mont St. Pierre. July 28 Into line again near Cour mont. July. 30 Colonel Ilrown left the 10!Uh. July 31 Regiment dinvvu out for a rest to a woods near Jaulgonne. August 2 Moved to the vicinity of Roncheres. August 3 Moved to the vicinity of Coulonges. August 4 Moved tiuough Cohen nnd Drnveguy to vicinity ot St. Giles, near I'ismes, First and Third in Hue, Second reserve. August 15 Colonel Tlam reported to command regiment. August 18 Regiment drawn into the vicinity of Dravegny. September 4 Regiment moved Into line east of I'ismes and crossed Vesle. Colonel Coulter wounded. September 7 Regiment attacked nt 1 p. in. Colonel Ham wounded. Major Gregory. September 8 Relieved by the French. Moved to. the vicinit.v of Arch La I'onsart. September 10 March Io Port a Itln- son, west ot ipernay. September 11 Moved in trucks to the vicinity of Rnvegny, near Bar Lc Due. September 17 Marched to woods near Wally. September 18 Marched through Ar goune forest to Ln Issellctta. September 10 Took over the line from the French near Ilourclles, September 23 Colonel Inglis leportcd for duty. September 20 Aniciicnn offensive started; 100th coptuied lloureullles, Petite Iloureuilles, Varennes, Mont Ulaiuvllle. September 20 Colonel Inglis re moved, September 30 Colonel Shannon re ported for duty, October 2 Colonel Shannon tq 112th, Colonel Prescott to 100th. October 0 Relieved by Highly. sec ond Division, Moved to the vicinity of Mont Blnlnville. October 10 Marched to Xeuville, took trucks to the St. Muhlrl sector, regimental P, C. about five miles north of Toul. near Manil La Tour. October 17 licglmentnl i q, to Xo- vlant. October 20 Marched to, Buxerelles. November 4 Third IJattalion into line near Haumont. November 8 Third Battalion back from Hue! November. IP Regiment into line near Haumont. November 11 Armistice, November 12 Regimental P, q. to St. Bcnolt. November 23-rMo,vct from H,BeuQlt to AVroHvUtet' - i. . t &: j8 -," ?- V " tnekjMLwM,ii&muto'M,:tl MAJOR, CANE IN HAND, FALLS LEADING FIGHT Thomas B. Anderson, Com mander in 110th Regi ment, Killed Leading Battalion in Offensive on Vesle River I Lieutenant Tells Hoiv Pennsylvanians Marched Into Flood of Gas After Masks Had Been Ruined in Swimming Stream "In front of his b'lttnlion and through a withering rain of nrtiUery and machine-gun fire. M'lioi' Thomas 11. An derson, of the 110th. marched to his death. And he earned only n cane. Lieutenant 1 V.nr Lut7.. who com manded the rndio signal platoon of the 110th Ilent'qunrters Company, nnd. who is also the historian of the regiment, thus described the death of the bnt talion commander who had endenrcd himself to his men by his manliness and his courage. Major Anderson lived' in Latrobe. Pa. "It had been a steady advance for the 110th." said Lieutenant Lutz. "On August 12 we took the front-line posi tion along flic1 Vesle river and held it until September l.-nnc' we suffered great losses in our dailv contact with the enemy. On September 3 wc were or dered back fifteen kilometers for a rest. AVe had had no battling facilities and had for the last fifteen da eaten but one meal a day, and that meal consisted onl of salmoii. Besides, there was no drinking water and we needed icst. But we only withdrew four miles when we were ordered to tnko the front-line posi tion again. Ruined Gas Masks "There wns to" be a new offensive. Wc forded the Vesle and most of us weie forced to bwim it. We ruined our gns masks. No sooner did we reach the other si(n than we walked right Into a flood of gas. And our useless masks were a mockery. "Jloweycr, wo captured Baslieux, a btrong Gerinun base on the other side ot the Vesle. It was theu Hint -Major Anderson received his orders to advance nt nil costs. The major knew that only u miracle could bring him and his men out alive In the face of the intense enemy liie. But lie also realized that the advance wns necessary, lie rushed out before his meu with battalion run ners and signalmen close ut his heels. lie waved his caue us he shouted cheer to his men. A machine-gun bullet struck him nud he died almost instantly. Tlte objective, however, was taken by his battalion. "The Twenty-eighth Division wus to be the spearhead of a trrrllg drive scheduled to bsgin on November 14. Consequently all the hospitals were raked for experienced men who had been under fire, who had been wounded,' but who were by this time well again. You can understand how many nieu the 110)t( lost wlieu I tell you that we re ww, mi : p m."f"iirK,m9By -Ifo, " ia.araiMi. m ,w gmt ? Red Keystone Designates "Unit of Shock Troops" Having pioved themselves Clnss A shock troops, the commander of the Twenty-eighth Division issued nn order on October 27 directing the Pennslvanitins to weur the red key stone insignia. , The color was selected in order to designate the division as a "unit of shock" troops, an honor coveted in the A. L F. The commander directed that the insignia should be worn on all coots except slickers, and on that day every effective in the division re ceived two keystones. The insignia is worn on the left sleeve. ' continue to Mnrs-lc-Tour. There we weie to consolidate and form a salient which would furnish n sort of hinge for the drive on Mctz. The 100th wns to shoot ahead for a while and then the 110th wns to come up from behind and leapfrog through. "But at 8:48 on the morning of No bember 11, n runner came up with orders not to advance; that the armistice hail been signed. We nil thought it n joke, but were glad enough to case off firing n bit. At five minutes to eleven it was ' quiet. But nt two minutee of eleven hell broke loose. It seemed ns if every- , bod wanted to sec how much he could send over into Germany during those closing minutes. At eleven, It wns quiet again. "The soldiers loafed about. The Germans tried to fraternize, but our outposts wouldn't let them come near. And that night", for the first tirne In two years, wc were permitted tJ light our fires and cigarettes and the devil with the boche airplanes'. And Hint's the way we celebrated the day of tbe urmistice quietly building more fires and lighting more cigarettes In ,the dark, than we needed, just for the luxury of it." TrJEY WANT GOOD ROADS Soldiers' Experience In France Mado Them Staunch Advocates "The American soldier back from France bus given great impetus to the good roads movement In the United Stntes," said II. Ross Mnddocks,of the Stewart Automobile Corporation. "He saw the wonderful roads pf France, the national urterles of traffic that saved the rountry when the gray columns of Germany struck, nt the heart of France, and he mentally put them down In hW own United States and re garded the Improvement with vast satis faction. Virtually every soldier who returns from France is an ardent adovcate of better roads for the United States, And we are getting DacK, jn our engineering and road-building units, experts in con struction who have studied the greatest load-making methods in the world. "With the growth of truck trans, portation In the Uuitcd States and tha fact that the farmers are rapidly com Ing to roxard the motortruck as th natural solution ,of thclr,haulagc 'pro! hwns, the UalW''8tat"gure (oVitv nu-uutUBC aeimrjr ra W year.
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