Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-08-08
Notes of Our Soldiers.

to this country, having been ordered
here to instruct our artillery ferces
before they proceed to France. He is
now at his old home on a weeks fur
Tough, and will report next week for
duty at Camp Meade.
Headquarters Sixth Field Artillery,
American Expeditionary Forces,
France, June 30, 1918.
General Order No. Q.
The Regimental Commander cites to
the regiments the fine conduct and
performance of the commanding officer
and the men of the advance battery
position Of F Battery during the night
of June 25-26. These men, under the
direction of Lieutenant Osbourn,
fought a fire started by German incen-
diary shells near the battery position
in Coullemelle Although subjected to
harassing fire by German 77mm. guns
and in danger of being hit by exploding
75mm. shells and machine gun bullets,
stored in the building, they saved most
of the ammunition and after a two
hours struggle brought the fire under
control. This order will be read at
each battery position and echelon.
Lieutenant Osbourn's name heads the
list of those thus commended, and the
order is signed by 1t. Col. Parker.
General Peyton c. March, chief of
staff, recently announced in Washing
ton that among the American forces
that have been participating actively
in the great battle on the Rheims
&c tho 9th division
commanded by Major-Ceneral Cronk-
hite. In this division are many thou
sands of West Virginians, including
numbers from Jefferson, Berkeley,
Morgan and Hampshire counties. 1t
consists of the 3l3th, 3l4th and 3l5th
Regiments of Field Artillery; 3O0th
Trench Mortar Battery; 3l7th, 3lSth,
3l9th and 320th Regiments of Infantry;
3l4th and 3l5th Machine Gun Battal-
ions; .3O5th Engineers, Field Signal
Battalion. Sanitary and Supply Trains.
The men who went from Jefferson
county last September and who were in
training at Camp Lee were mostly in
the 3l3th Field Artillery. The casualty
list from the series of battles has not
yet been sent across, but we are hop
ing that our boys may have been
spared. Above all, however, we pray
that they have quit themselves like
gallant men, and that, whatever the re-
suit, they have reflected glory on the
community that bears them so tenderly
in its heart and upon the country for
whose liberty they are fighting. God
be with them!
Sergeant Alex Clarke, one of the col
ored soldiers who left ShepherdStown
some weeks ago, and who is now loca-
ted at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
Ohio, was home for furlough of three
DAYS the past week. He looked fine in
his uniform and is exceedingly proud
of his Job with Uncle Sam. He has
been promoted to be mess sergeant,
and says that he is going to do his duty
so we'll that he will get all the promo
tons along the line. He reports that
all the Jefferson county men in this
camp are doing we'll. Raymond Dew
onshire, also from ShepherdStown, is
taking cooking lessons now, so as to lit
himself for the position of company
cook. There was never more enthu-
siastic soldier than Sergeant Clarke,
and you just ought TO see how smartly
he salutes. When asked if he liked be-
ing in the army, he replied: Like it ?
love it,"
Sergeant Robert M. Knott, son of
DR.. and Mrs. S. T. Knott, east of
town, was home from Camp Meade on
four-days furlough the past week.
He expects to be sent overseas within
the next month. He is in the Ordnance
Department, and Is per cent Of his
regiment recently volunteered when a
call was made for men to 60 abroad.
Sergeant Knott, who is looking very
we'll and feeling fine, is anxious to 60
cover there" and hopes that his de-
tachment will sail within few weeks.
Stuart F. Wirgman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry T. Wirgman, ofWashington,
formerly of Shepherdstown, has been
commissioned a second lieutenant in
the flying section of the Aviation Corps
of the army. He was in training at
Princeton for a time, and after further
service at Kelly Field in Texas was
qualified as a full-hedged flying man.
His father, who was formerly prln-
cipal of our public school, is now en-
ployed in the government service in
Washington.
In the list of casualties reported from
France on Tuesday appears the name of
Erwin Chamblin, of Charles Town, who
is among the wounded. The Jefferson
County Red Cross has received infor-
nation that John H. Leach, who was
reported among the killed last Thurs
day as from Charles Town, was from
Charleston.
John Ed. Schley, who has been in
business in Pittsburg, is in Shepherds
town, having come to his old home in
answer to a call for military service.
He was in Glass 3, but has been changed
to Glass |, and is under instructions TO
report to the local board Friday morning
in Charles Town.
Word has been received here that
Frank L. Johnson sailed last week for
France, where he will take up hisduties
in connection with the Y. M. G. A. war
work We hope that good old bud"
will land safely and be great comfort
to our boys over there.
Karl Ellsworth Hill, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. Hill, of Shepherdstown, and
Charles Creighton Tabb, of the county,
will leave on August 18th for Morgan
town, to attend the technical school al
the West Virginia University for special
military service.
The editor of the Register hadn't
heard from the Junior for going on four
weeks, when Mondays mail brought four
letters in a bunch. We publish two of
them in this issue, and We know that
Bills" friends will be glad to hear
from him again.
Walton and Evarts Morrow, brothers,
formerly of Shepherdstown, are both
in France with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces. Evarts is a member
of the 3lSth Infantry and is a sergeant.
Walton is with 4lst Base Hospital
Unit.
Barnard Hill of Ron,nev this State