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blown to atoms and all my men either
killed or wounded. Words cannot ex-
press what We went through and are
still in. II peace comes within week
or 50, / feel that we who remain of the
regiment will live to see home. If not
well. I have given the best i hive to
give. Life was never so sweet to us thnt
remain as now. We licked them badly,
but at an awful cost"
Others Tell same Story
Congressman Browning submitted the
, facts at once to Colonel Price for veri-
| fcation. Colonel Price replied by saying
that he had had letters from both Ma jor
Stone and Major Selby, telling the same
story.
Congressman Browning made this
statement, founded on Colonel Price
information:
THE big battle began for them on
October Il. They succeeded in ad-
Vancing 1000 meters in a section where
the French had tried three times and
failed to make any gains After making
the advance described, they held to the
position 900 meters in advance of a
French division on their right for five
days.
Germans Locate Battery
Major stone says that when they be-
gan the action they had the support of
one French battery which was to cover
the advance with barrage, but that the
| Huns located The battery at the first
fire and put 1t out Of action, leaving the
infantry dependent upon Lieutenant Al
bert $. Hownrd's one Founders, which
were also put out of action. together
with thirteen Of sixteen machine guns
Despite these losses, the regiment made
the gains described above.
Two Of the captains williams OF
Company E, and Shumaker, Of Company
F., were killed Two others. Stone, OF
Company II, and SeIby, of Company G
were made majors on the field. Lieu
tenant West, adjutant; Lieutenant
Smith, of Company II. and Lieutenant
Roush, of Company T., were made cap.
tains on the field.
But two line officers out of twenty.
five and 2ss enlisted men from the Cam
den city battalion, came through with
out being hit. The majority of the
wounds however, were from machine
gun bullets and were in the legs.
, Major Stone stated in letter dated
November that he expected a great ma
, jority Of the men to be restored to duty
Tribute to Camden Men
Congressman Browning concluded hi
statement with tribute to the heroic
fight Of the Camden men.
! Dear old Third Regiment" he said
has given a good account OF itself ant
D has made a record that we shall al
ways be proud Of To quote Genera
Pershing, their deeds are immortal ant
they have earned the eternal gratitud
2 of their country"
The Hath Infantry was cited 'for un
surpassed courage" in this final drive o
. the war. Word of this citation CAM
> from France last Monday, and at th
came time 1t was related that the regi
ment had captured 1000 prisoners, sever
I large cannon, 700 machine guns and vas
: military stores and equipment. At tina
time the promotion of Major Selbt ant
4 Major Stone was announced.
Major Selby. who commanded Com
pany G. lives at 3lS Beckett street
Prominent in Guard
: Major Stone. of Burlington. has bee
/, proninent in National Guard affairs fc
years. ,
a wears old, and he had been in the N;
d tional Guard thirteen years before II
q war began. He went over IN commaT
q of a detachment OF the Headquartel
: Company, which was equipped with one
:: FOUNDERS. II was the duty of this d
d tachment to keep at the heels OF the II
:. fantrymen.
!; In a letter received from him Decen
Z, ber I he said that he had seen dea
q piled on the field like cordwood.
:. many were killed in the days fghtin
he said, that II was impossible TO bui
them all at night. .F,
4, Lieutenant Howard was manag
a for the Pennsylvania Railroad when Il
q National Guard was called into servic
y Captain Edward West who was PR
|, NOTED from lieutenant, was a lawy'
in Camden and was adjutant of II
second Battalion,
Captain West lives at $40 Haddo
avenue. He wrote = letter recently
Q which he said that his battalion, {
3 which he was adjutant, went into actio
! with 759 men and finished with aboi
4 $50. During tho battle West went will
S out food forty-eight hours, and got 8
sleep for four days
b The old Third Regiment went FIRST
t-,faranbp Edge, Sea Girt, n. j.. and frol
. thefe Was sent TO Camp Mcclellan