Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-12
TOMPKINS TELLS HOW 18TH
BOYS STORMED HILL NO. 3z8.
Meade Troops Were in at Death of the
German Army and Won Glory" Ken"
Clark Still Singing for ~"


the future that President Wilson was
afraid to fight"
Roy Fink. son of A. c. Fink. resid~
ing on Rural: Route No. 10, 10 the firhE
boy from that section to be- woundeds
according to- reports received by the
father. He IL in Headquarters Corm-
pany, 316th Infantry, and was struck
by shrapnel. He left for Camp MeaM@
November 8, 1917, and Is twenty-thre6I
years OF. age.
Mr.. and Mrs f. C. Richie Of Iitits.
who had received telegram from the
War Department stating their SON.
Private Elmer l.. Ritchio, Company
Il. 315th Infantry, had been mlgnam&
lieved Of their anxiety by receivine
letter from Elmer. dated NovembeN
IL, at Blois. France. He says notfznE
about having been lost" but tells.
Of the great celebration soldiers and
civilians in Blois had together when
news of the armistice was received.
They had a band out American and
French flags were paraded together
and they sure were q happy bunCh.w
The soldiers owned the place ana
were cheered by people everywhere, for
all were glad the war was over.
Private Joseph II. Cherry. 256e
North Myrtfewood street, reported
missing, has not been heard from
since August 26. He was attached to
Company c. S15th Infantry. An OIL
cial telegram came to his father.
young Cherry had disappeared Octo2
Der 81. All attempts to locate him
have failed Relatives living in Eng
land have tried, as has also the Amer
lean Red Cross. 1t was learned that
he's original commanding officer n
dead. Private Cherry in September.
1917, was sent to Camp Meade, but
fell sick and was discharged three
months later. However. he was called
back last May and sailed for France
almost Immediately.
Corp. Harry J. Walsh, wounded. ID d
member of Company c.. 315th Imam
try. His mother. Mrs. Thomas Walsh
recently received a letter from her
gon. saying he was wounded In the
latter part Of October, but was GET
be back with his company in short
time.
Sergt Earl S. Wood. reported
fantry and has been in France since
early last spring He was promotes
first to a corporal and then to do q
sergeant on the field of battle for gals
lantry in action. He has been gasea0
shell shocked and wounded, but II be-
AlOVOu ~ DC UbCk Will lib IGKAU4HWU
again, as his injury occurred ON Oc-|
tober II and was not very serious, &C.
cording to his letters.
Sergt. Wood Is twenty-five years
old and formerly lived with his motl1e
er at 4531 Lancaster avenue. Phf1a@
delphia.
One of the boys who assisted in the
building of Camp Meade. Corp. Hors
bert J. Schultz. recently listed In The
casualties as having died of wounds.
formerly held position with Smith,
Hauser & MacIsaac. of BALTIMORE nn&
resigned to enter the service at Camp
Meade, in November. 1917. He e&il&A
for France last March with q base
supply unit. Dissa tisfied with this
WORK after arriving overseas. he ap-
piled for transfer to fighting unit
and was assigned to Company I, 126th
+. Infantry, a regiment Composed az
Michigan men. BY this transfer IL
was reduced to the rank Of privafes
but later was promoted.
Chateau-Thierry and later at St. MI
hiel. and in the last letter received
from him he told how every one "a
France knows the 32d Division. and
also said that his regiment had been
mentioned twice in the French army
telegram. he died of wounds Octob9r
3. His parents. however. have noe
heard how or when he was wounded.
Another Of "Baltimore's own a1of.
Lewis j. Rosenthal, son OF Mr.. nM#
Mrs. John Rosenthal. was recenf7V
cited for bravery. Maj. Roaenfh61
was serving in the Medical Corps twlSa
the 18th Division, and received spscIaN
commentator from Maj. Gen. Ia6Mmz1
E. Kuhn. Gen. Kuhn, in his cIt8tio2s:
said:
MY attention has been caI1eN Fl
the extremely meritorious manner S.
which you performed your duty &szxs
ing the offensive against MontfatIcs&
and Nantillois, September 20 "a Sal
inclusive, 1913. Your action una
shellflre, and frequently under ISL
fire of sniperg and perhaps manf1s Us
guns, in administering to the we1ln
ed and in evacuating the n&f& Nos
z pitaIs- at Eayel Faint e most praise
worthy. IL appears that roRaHtle8
(Ccntfnued On Eighth Fa9E.