Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
CAMP MEADE TROOPS
NEARING BALTIMORE
ll,OOO Men of Liberty Division
viii Enter City at
Noon
DOG MASCOT IN PARADE

Baltimore, Md. April 5.
Since our old friend Noah succeeded
in weatherng the smoky sou'wcster and
landing his precious cargo on terra flrrna
the human family has been intensely in
terested IN dogs, and IL Little Philly, |
mascot Of the 3i5th Infantry (Phila-
! delphia's OWN, doesn't share houors
/ with the Keystone soldiers in tomorrow's
big parade, then the embryo war cor
respondent Of The EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER Is terribly deficient in his
knowledge of crowd psychology Philly
/ Is without doubt the humeliest freakiest
and funniest looking canine that ever
! laid claim to membership in the dog
FAMILY, but she is thc big attraction in
/ this hike to Baltimore. which terminates
tnls AFTERNOON when the Liberty Division
pltches camp in the parks of this city.
/ lt's a colorful hike and ,hc boys aro
scheduled to enter the gates of Balti.
more shortly before noon Good for
tune has smiled on the PhiladeIpu,.
regiment, for it H. to have the honor of
being the first regiment in the division
10 reach the Maryland metropolis and
save IT from the destructive Germans.
Yes, it's very colorful hike and one
that has stirred the emotions and deep
seated patriotism of every Marylander,
but Philly Is the star performer, so
dogs.
Philly is a pup. and, being born in
Philadelphia, her owner decided to send
her to Captain Fred Patterson's COM
pany in the Gl5th. That was q month
ago, and those soldiers who profess 70
know something about dogs said that
Philly must be, because of its shaggy
hair. a st. Bernard.
With all the instincts Of her sex she
won her way into the hearts Of every
body, and the evening before the hike
two of the boys gave Philly a soldier
hair cut. fsng the clippers, they re-
moved the shaggy coat of hair--that is,
part of it. They left her legs. tail and
head go, for it was their inlention to
have Philly make a hit
And the operation from their point
of view was successful, but it changed
the appearance of Philly to such an ex-
tent that it is difficult TO tell whether
; Philly is Il lion-cub, dog or some
, strange monstrCsity from the African
jungles.
; Philly is with the regiment. and is
? keeping up with the boys who are rush.
ing to the defense of Baltimore. In
cldentally. this funniest of all dogs is
) attracting more attention than any
> thing that i. T. Barnum ever put in
= a circus parade. Just what viii happen
= to Philly when tho bunch strikes Snt
= city Is matter of speculation, but Il
8 is probable that Colonel Rosenbaum, ir
= order to prevent casualties will order
e the dog into one of the supply wagons
But Philly Is going into the parade and
as Captain Patterson puts II, will b,
there with bells.
The Liberty Division, or II, 900 mem
bers of It, broke camp early this morn
tNu ia.
7 hike to this city with the bouyancy q
an aircraft. All along the route tn
soldiers are receiving the hearty greet
ings of the Marylanders and in tn
larger villages these greetings are tax
i ing the form of ovations.
The Philadelphia regiment, headed b!
Colonel o. B, Rosenbaum, is due I,
arrive at the gates of Baltimore shortl,
before neon and, with its band playini
Dixie and other southern melodies
will march through a congested sectio
n of the camp site in Patterson Park
: will be followed by the 3l6th Infantry
y commanded by Colonel Oscar ]. Charlie.
and the field artillery detachments
z Is the Liberty Division an efiicIeu
= organization? One incident dealing wit
the 304th Field Signal Battalion wi
& answer that question. Yesterday after
J. noon, when the troops pitched thei
l. tents at Camp Kuhn. the battalion go
N busy with it's wireless outfit In eieve
minutes the aerials were up and fou
ID minutes later Phillip Jacobs, the wire
r less operator, was in touch with tn
m outside world, Lieutenant G.. Male
Y. Of the aero company, and Lieutenar
1t Harold Webb were in charge of III
work and won praise from their superic
in officers.
IN But this stunt was duplicated by III
,e men in the 3l5th and 316th Infantr
n, Regiments. They pitched camps d
a quickly as an expert bunch of cirCr
men and had their outfits under canva
r. in less than one-half hour after a
is riving in camp.
st As for speed artists Lieutenant Col,
al man Brown, former head master of II
10 De Lancey School and now adjutant
h. the Second Battalion in the 3l5th, talk,
a the cake. Major Norman Il. Borde
= commander of the battalion told his me
= to get busy on the eats when they landt
N at Camp Kuhn. And they did. Brow
ls threw dignity to the four winds AT
10 helped the boys get ready, He cut Il
bread and unpacked the sausage, al
RS as a result-well--Brown served lunC
ed less than a half hour after camp W;
De pitched
n The Fifth Warders in Company II We
Fir another big victory. too, and were Il
envy of other companies, for CAPITA
on David Z. Williams of Bala, had Il
e. nerve to serve sirloin steak and fri
eCs potatoes in less than one hour aft
" Colonel Rosenbaum raised the regiment
a colors,
ne DIJJJ AnEI puIA MAN KHJET