Complex sentence: After a few years in the Army Medical Corps spent in Europe, Pitz returned to Philadelphia and began a career of teaching and book illustration, his first notable book being "Early American Costume", published by The Century Company of New York.
Split into simpler sentences: After a few years in the Army Medical Corps spent in Europe, Pitz returned to Philadelphia. There he began a career of teaching and book illustration, his first notable book being "Early American Costume", published by The Century Company of New York.