The sun., 1918-10-13
BELGIAN AVENGER
In RANKS AT DIX
Escaped From Germans to
Learn His Sister Had
Been Enslaved.
INJURY BALKS HIS HOPES
Barred From Overseas Duty He
May Assist in Speeding
Shipbuilding.
INJURY BALKS HIS HOPES
Special DespatcA TO TIE SUI.

der who Is particularly anxious Tor the
day when Belgium will be freed from
the invader and he will be able to 60
back to the land of his birth. Although
he enlisted In the service OF Uncle
Sam In the hopes OF assisting in the
beating back Of the German hordes he
will be unable to take part In the fight
ing ."over there" because he has
broken arch. Yet he is willing to do his
bit, and as a soldier In the Depot
Brigade here he Is awaiting a chance to
do all in his power to aid the Allies.
AS he IL an expert shipbuilder It il
likely that he will soon be furloughed
for work in building ships that will
carry men overseas to help his brother
and relatives who have been fighting for
more than four years In the Belgian
army.
The soldier is Private William Deleur.
who escaped to this country when the
Germans invaded Belgium and occupied
Brussels. taking his sister. Lilly. a cap
tive. This at the present time Is one OF
the soldiers chief worries, and through
the Red Cross and other organizations
efforts are being made to trace her. His
father, from the last reports, was In
Brussels.
Few soldiers will have the same op-
portunity of nursing as great a hatred
against the Germans as this Belgian.
When the invaders took possession OF
his home town they Immediately i'm
pressed all the youths into the German
army. Deleur hid in the cellar of his
home and his father supplied him with
food. The Germans for four weeks kept
guard over the place. but the youth
finally eluded them and set out afoot for
the French border.
Trip Across Belgium.
For thirty-six days Deleur walked
across country, lodging German patrols.
Twice he was shot at and several times
stopped. but luck was with him and he
landed safely in France. making his way
to Lille and then to Paris. Reaching a
seaport. he engaged passage on a vessel
bound for South America, and after ar
irving there made another trip. this time
landing In New York.
Deleur enlisted at Fora Slocum. hoping
to be sent across seas and avenge his
sister. but 1t was discovered that he suf-
Jfered from . broken arch. due to the
rough usage on his trip through Bel
gium, and as result he was transferred
While at home in Brussels, Deleur
worked In shipyards. which were turn
ing out parts of vessels for the French
Government, and now that he rs not
able to take part in the fighting he has
made an application TO be sent to an
American shipyard, feeling that he will
be OF greater assistance there.
Merchants in nearby towns who ex-
pect to receive the trade Of soldiers after
Tuesday are busy getting their places
in shape for inspections by the attaches
of the camp surgeons office in order to
obtain a permit necessary before SOL
diers will be allowed to visit their estab-
lishments.
Depot Brigade Transfers.
The following Depot Brigade men, al
most all OF whom are New Workers. or
Jerseymen. have been transferred from
their present grades to field artillery
unassigned and have been sent to the
Central Officers Training School at
Camp Taylor. Kentucky:
Camp Medical Detachment, II. V.
Faulkner. Raymond Fogolmann, NJ. r.
Jackson. Walter Stsckel. Porter Ware.
Camp Headquarters Company, C. A.
Phillips: Utilities Company, John A. Ma
honey; Base Hospital. b. B. Webb.
Headquarters Company, Depot Bril-
gade, A. w. Cooper. c. w. Minard.
George c. Paddock. J. p. Schultz. Z. ].
w. Crawford. NJ. H. Reynolds; First
Battalion, W. L. Mosbacker: Second
Battalion, L. C. Joslin. II. II. Haug. f.
C. Griffin, J. T. oertel NJ A. Way. G.
L. Early, D. ]. Hughes, Z. X. Smith;
Third Battalion, S. II. Ward. r. II. Dare,
]. d. Coon. J. A. Cullen, F. II. Ruffridge,
L. I. Bartshorne, H. p. Goldstein. N. c.
Fraley. Erastus Hewitt and II. W.
Cleary.
Fourth Battalion. II. X. Price. S. r.
Burlage. T. NJ. Thistle; Fifth Battalion.
W. II. Irving. c. Il. Wiener. o. IL
Czirr. ]. l. Haines, J. f. Jenner. L. II.
Dix. w. II. McDavit; Sixth, A v. Du
Puts: Seventh. T. c. DAILY. T. e. Otis.
A. ]. Bailey; Eighth. n. f. Dietch. d. c.
Burgeson. w. s. Woodside, c. Il. Car
penter; Ninth, w. F. Lucy and ]. F.
Nardiello.
Tenth, J. o. Candy. B. II. Clark. II. 8.
Kempe, Walter Hugen, J. f. Gillette,
w. II. Foster. Ralph Jean. c. E. Nou-
big: Eleventh. II. r. Coyer. Watson
Wheeler. John II. McShane. A. N. Ma
succi. NJ. L. Radln. Milton Kahn
Twelfth, w. s. Clothier.