Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
VETS FROM FRANCE
PUT PEP IN MEADE
stories of the Real Fighting
Point Way to Real
Service
now THEY GO OVER TOP
coroeant Carroll Tells How the
Allies Lick Clumsy
Huns
Rn a Stnr Correspondent


tbe Seventy-ninth Division, which In
v,,des nearly 10000 Philadelphlarfs, is
.s dy IN go "over there" The division IL
Isod,,led to go on the first OF Februlry,
~, n is more than likely that big part
- n will sail much sooner. And when 1t
calls a fine slogan, one that Is character
ls,ic Of Philadelphia soldiers VIII auorh
tbe company standards
rrorward and fight" is, the slogan that
~ heen adopted, slogan that typifies
.he spirit Of America and slogan that
SMELLS victory.
Tor nearly seven weeks the men Fom the
.hons. factories and offices of the Quaker
CIV have been undergoing real training
al Camp Meade, and in that time spirit
or morale has been developed that cannot
ne duplicated at any army cantonment in
the country.
THAT the British and French officers who
are here to teach the men how to handle a
hayonet dig trenches and shoot Huns at
500 ylrds are largely responsible for this
s,;rit cannot be doubted, for the battle
Scared veterans of the Marine, Verdun and
yimy Ridge from the moment Of their ar
rival have never let up in their efforts TO
jmbue their Quaker comrades with the spirit
Of war.
fortunately the French and British army
chiefs sent many noncommissioned officers
10 Camp Meade. and the results speak
volumes for their judgment Occupying
quarters with our own Sammees at Little
penn, the European warriors are able to
carry the message of the war direct to the
men a: the mess table. in the living rooms
and at the recreation centers.
What all other agencies have failed to do,
these bfight-eyed Frenchmen and amiable
Britishers have been able to accomplish,
namely, TO impress upon the men in this
camp the seriousness of their work and
their Importance in the world struggle.
The work of these men wAo have fought
the Boches from the beginning of the war
cannot be overestimated. Briefly, they have
developed punch" for the Seventhy-ninth
division. By fraternizing with their Amer
lean cousins they have instiled into the
minds Of the Quakers, Marylanders and the
men from Washington the idea that the
war Is not to be fought in the spacious
and comfortable quarters of Camp Meade,
but In the mud-fl'9d trenches where men
forget themselves and stand ready to make
the supreme sacrifice for country.
The Britishers who have paid dearly to
learn how to fight the malmen of Europe
have given to the citizen soldiers at Camp
Meade the following precepts which will
guide their conduct when they go to France
They are:
Remember that the Allied soldiers have
an unwrtten law which makes 1t impos-
sible for a man with a bayonet to turn
When the time comes for you to go
over the top, just clutch your gun, think
Of what will happen in this world if the
Kaiser wins and fight like hell.
Keep in mind that you have more in
teligence than the German soldier, that
you are quicker; that you are a better
shot and that you can lick three with
your bayonet.
Once you have this confidence YOU are
worth four of the slow-thnking and ma
chine-like Huns.
Not once but dozen times each day
the men in olive drab receive this advice
and listen to the romantic stories of the
war that are related by the English.
Whenever one views a group of Samries
he is certain to find a Britisher i'm their
midst and certain to hear a thrilling story
OF the war.
Today group of Philadephians from
the Sl5th Infantry heard Sergeant Major
Clement Carroll, of the Kings Own"
describe an advance against an enemy
trench. Carroll cannot keep out of the
papers. for he has such a fund of war
stories that to put it i'm the language of
war correspondents, lie Is always good
copy"
Carrolfs father has lived in Kensington
Tor eighteen years and is a thorough Amer
iean. but Carroll is a thorough Britisher
What do we do when ordered to ad.
vance against a trench?" he asked him
self
The phiIadelphians drew up closer, for
not word must be missed. Then Carroll
gave them a lesson in courage that cannot
De drawn from text books Here il is
II Is all very methodical" began Car
TOLL and everything works like a clock
We are In the trenches and ready to go
over at 2, for that is the time set Five
minutes before that each man begins to
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bits of rock in the side of the trench and
goes over the events in his life. He won.
ders II II is his last day and thinks of home
and all he loves He Just thinks and thinks
But suddenly there comes the word to ad-
vance. A curtain of shells in front of us
shields from the enemy fire and we ad.
vance twenty-five yards. then rest a minute
hen go forward another twenty-five yards
ana then rest minute. The barrage fire
Keeps up until we are within a few yards
OF the child murderers. Then the curtain
OF hre from our guns lifts like the stage
curtain in theatre. The real show starts
and we proceed to act
The following men from Philadelphia
nave been rejected because Of physical de-
tects' Their names and the number Of
'heir draft boards are as follows:
John Bader, 80; p ltrick ]. Tierney, 40 ;
Joseph Schneider. 40 Morris Lindenbilt,
- James f. Hickey. II; ; George Hartman,
Florento De.monte, James j. Kelly,
g. Lovelli, /; John Silver, l. Frank
Murphy 7; VIM. f. Gamble, 3 ; A. Zalswski,
Leo Courtsault, IL; James Floody. IL
sieve Szobo, 8; John Sax, % Edward
aenry, 80; Clarnde Zander, 49, John c.
hanerty, 10; Samuel Abramowltz. 3 ; Grand
4 Willie 8 Mike Savta, 8 Charles Stau-
PIE 5; Perry McKelvie, IL; Alfonzo Zilin-
Ski IL Lewis |Segal, 2.