Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

In Open lighting IN one OF the DIE
offensives, during which he wag
wounded. Son of Mr. and Mrs. j.
ID. Mangelsdorf. 2720 Eighteenth
avenue,
Clark l.. Means-Arriving in
France late in the spring he was
soon sent To the front and partlcl-
pated in the Chateau-Thierry drive
and other major offensive opera
lions of the American forces and
was promoted in rank during one
of them in recognition of his work.
During one of the big battles in the
final stages OF the war he was gas
sed, from which he recovered, later
rejoining his regiment which is a
unit in the army of occupation.
Lester II. Miiler-One of the
first national army men to arrive
in France he got into early action,
going into the front line trenches
as a member of a trench mortar
outfit with the Australian forces.
Once after a march of two days and
two nights during an American
drive, he arrived at the front line
and went Immediately into action,
When he was relieved that night the
ground then occupied was Uttered
with dead Germans and he had to
get several of them out of a dug
out before he could find place to
sleep. Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Miller, 1925 Fourth avenue.
Joseph Murrin-After safely pass
ing through several months of bit
ter fighting as a member of a ma
chine gun company of the Ameri-
can forces he was knocked out by
German mustard gas Oct. IA, less
than a month before hos+ilities
ceased. Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
thew Murrin, 437 Forty-third street
Christie W. McAfee-Fighting
with the marines he helped to stop
the Germans and turn the tide of
war in favor of the allies, and par
ticipated in several of the hardest
fought battles of the war. He was
wounded in the foot while in &C
ton Aug. 4 Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p. McAfee, 1917 Fourteenth
street
Edwin Mcintyre With the
American forces he went through
the Cheateau-Th and scissors
offensive, and in recognition of his
services he was selected to attend
the Saumur artillery school in
France. where he was commits
stoned a second lieutenant. Son of
Mr.. and Mrs.. W B. Mcintyre, 923
Twenty third street
HuOn N@wberg-Taking part in
first of the major operations of the
American army in the war he was
wounded in the Marine drive. Broth
er of Mrs. James PeetZ, who re-
sides east of the Watch Tower.
Gale Made officer in
charge of guard of honor for Gener-
al Pershing and King George of
England when they reviewed the
American and English troops. Dur
ing the American offensives he
went over the top innumerable
times and capturer quite a number
of Germans himself and his de-
Iachment alone took 5000 prison
ers in one day. Later in the war
he was taken from line duty and
put in the transport service, haul
ing rations up to the front lines
under cover of darkness. During
his service in the trenches he par
ticipated in large number of pa
troll encounters and raids into the
German lines. Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. L. Philbrook. 1906 Twenty
eighth street.
Roy Pickup-As a marine partic-
ipated in the notable action of those
forces at Belleau wood, at Chateau
Thierry and on the Marine. While
in action in July he was wounded.
several of the enemy's bullets lodg
ing in his legs. Son of Mrs Mary
Pickup. 140S Third avenue.
Louis Ruben-Went into his first
action on the TouI sector on the
western front Aug. IS. where he re-
manned a week, under constant
shell fire and going through num-
Der of gas attacks. On Sept. II
went over the top" in the grand
American and allied offensive and
from that time until the close of the
war he was in the thick of the fight
ing. having many narrow escapes
from death but went safely through
ii all. Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ruben, 219 Seventeenth street
Elmer Ransom Wounded by
shell from Germans 75-mile sup
Brother of Miss Edna
Ransom, 300 Fourteenth street,
Holly Sage ~ Was placed with
the American forces on the St
Mihiel front, later being placed on
the Belgian front. where he par
ticipated in the victorious drive in
the Ypres area. His first taste of
battle was when big German
she'll struck the ground about ten
feet from him, kicking mud up in
his face. The night was spent in
the shelter of a barn and the next
he went over the top
With his regiment he advanced nine
against the Germans
and captured a town in which he
and his comrades were hailed as
deliverers and offered food and
drink. However. they were forced
to push on until dark and then they
dug in" He was placed on guard
1uty during the night where he lay
in a ditch full of water where any
move on his part made him the tar
get Of German machine gunners.
All the while German shells of all
calibres were lighting all around
lim The next day he pushed on
with his comrades and forced a
crossing of the Esscott river The |
was made by means of a
.oot bridge made of fallen trees |
An advance of three hundred feet /
was then made in stubborn fight +
ng Here the Germans sent over /
! squadron of planes accompanied /.
~ a havy barrage. which drove ev-