New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
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been freedom when two sentries
popped up at us with rifles. They chal-
ienged. ! was in the lead. and | kept
on going, because | didn't care much
what happened They both fired, but
wasn't hit. They challenged again.
put when the shots came had ducked
INTO ditch under the barbed wire
fence. ran for miles, it seemed, and
then dove into the Rhine, River, which
swan and landed safely in Switzer
land
"The Red Gross took care of me. and
must say the Swiss authorities were
very kind"
Is Original Veteran
But maybe tho hero Of heroes on the
ship was Edgar Rouligny. of New Or
leans. He wore four decorations and
some of his friends. said he had others.
but had misplaced them in the rush to
get home when there was no more
lighting to do. He was the first Ameri-
can in the United States to fight with
the French army. When the French
called for reservists back in August,
1914, he went over and was placed with
the French Foreign Legion Later he
was transferred to the Lafayette Squad
iVii, etN ltu tillS ilSW lOI more IMAM
year in Serbia and Albania He was
wounded three times, but received two
Crolx de Queries, the Serbian Cam
paign Cross and the French Cross given
to one hundred picked Americans with
the squadron
Bouienv fought with such men as
lnfberry. William Thaw, Rockwell and
Captain Zinn. He was in dozens Of
combats, almost daily, in fact, and had
officially baagged two enemy planes.
Among the troops were 1000 Of the
Cyclone Division, made up of the 18th
and l39th artillery, most of them from
Indiana; also the Marine Guard of the
L. S. S. Seattle. which acted as a guard
of honor on her voyage to France with
President Wilson. 1t consisted of 72
men, commanded by Major D. H. Miller
and Lieutenant Phiefer.
Wounded and Gassed
Colonel Halsted Dorey, of Washing
ton, was a passenger on the ship. He
is a veteran Of the Philippines and
Fourth Infantry, Sd Division Before
crossing he was at Fort Jay, Governors
Island, and he was in command Of the
first Plattsburg training camp.
Colonel DOrey was wounded in the right
leg and gassed twice. North of Verdun
high explosive shell uprooted q tree.
limb struck the officer in the hip, but
he fought on and was afterward wound
ed three times.
There were number of New York
men aboard the ship. Private Edward
Rosenthal. Company A. 16Sth Infantry,
Of 1880 Madison Avenue, was gassed
at st. Mihiel September 26 In seven
teen days his regiment advanced sew
enteen miles, he said. Corporal Ed
ward j. Gogg, Battalion D, ,306th In
fantry, of sos West 151st Street. was
one of the wounded.
II was repairing telegraph wires
when shell burst and knocked two
of US out. The other fellow was Jacob
Weisner, of The Bronx. He died in
the ambulance between Chateau Thierry
and the dressing station"
Tells of His Escape
Sergeant Sol Goldstein, Company G,
307th Infantry, of II West 118th Street,
was gassed at Fismes, September Is.
"a shell burst near me and jumped
into a shell hole" he said THAT was
at 1880 O'Clock in the morning, but I
stuck it out all day. In twelve hours
my eyes began to swell. For six
body was affected. l guess it was a
sort of shell shock"
Private Harry Laventhal, Company
H, 310th Infantry, Of 101 West 126th
Street, was wounded by shrapnel in
the right leg in the Argonne. Bugler
Charles Johnson, Company E, 4th In
fantry, of 2001 Fulton Street, Brook
lyn, was shot in the left leg by a
machine gun bullet He was carrying
a message to the front line.
"There wasn't much of chance with
the snipers all around u.s." he said.
Other New York men aboard the
ship were: Private Edward Sweeney,
Supply Company, 312th Infantry, of
Bayonne, N. j.; Private Thomas j.
Cannon, sanitary detachment, 310th
Infantry, Of Jersey City, n. j.; Private
quarters, 308th Infantry, of 1919 De-
catur Street, Brooklyn; Private
Thomas Z. O'Nell Headquarters Bat
TALON 1st Company, I'd Division, of
120 Pearl Street, Manhattan; Private
Salvatore Caruso, Company G, 310th
Infantry, of 652 Morris Avenue, The
Bronx; Private Morris H. Levine, Com
pany I, 311th Division, of 223 South
Sss9nd car5se sess compsn1 RF2SkYn & lost pFv1s
fantry, Of All Third Avenue and
Private Charles Weber, Company C,
S10th Infantry, of Jersey City.
Commander Gilbert, executive Of
ficer Of the George Washington, said
that the Presidential trip was one of
the best voyages the vessel has made.
The crew were unanimous that the re-
ception to Mr.. Wilson's party in Brest
was the greatest ovation ever given to
any diplomatic mission to France.
There was belief aboard that the
George Washington will be the ship
selected to bring the party back home
again.