Evening journal., 1918-09-07
meade men HONOR
LAFAYETTE MEMORY
Eleventh Division to Bear
Name of Great Frenchman
Who Aided America
SENATOR JONES
DELIVERS ADDRESS
oAsrp MEADE, ADMIRAL, Nd. sept.

ciANrP MEADE, ADMIRAL, Nd, Sept
1.-THE nth Division paid its tribute
yesterday to the memory Of Lafayette
with all the more earnestness because
this division is to bear the name OF
that great Frenchman who showed his
love for democracy and this land by
giving such valuable aid in the RevOlu-
tionary War. General Jesse Mel. Carter,
the commander Of the division, in a
brief address, impressed the officers
and men with the Importance Of living
up to the high obligation the name
carries with IT, The celebration was In
a way the naming OF the division and
to a great extent the birth Of the diyi-
sion, for the organization has not been
sufficiently completed before TO justify
any formal assembly or exercises.
The address OF the occasion was de-
livered by Senator Wesley l.. Jones, OF
Washington State.
The latest unit TO be formed was the
I'D Infantry, which is under the COM
mand OF Lieutenant Colonel Henry r..
Bull. Lieutenant Bull is a Spanish
war veteran, having left his home in
Philadelphia in 1898 10 fight as a mere
boy. When the war was over he com
pleted his education at Harvard and
then entered the army. He is OF the
opinion that other lads now serving the
colors should go back to studies after
this war is over.
II is now likely that the I'D will get
men Of the August draft. The August
draft includes such a large proper
ton OF 1918 registrants-just 2i-that
Il is likely to turn out better soldiers
than the June and July draft that in
cluded many men older and not up 10
such a high physical standard The
other infantry regiments have been
made from June and July men, and 1t
was at first intended 10 I'LL the division
with them. It was necessary howe
ever. to transfer many to special lines
on account of special qualifications or
physical handicaps.
Clsrkson. Of the 2iith Field Signal
Battalion, has had a bullet go through
HIS helmet, through his skull and out
again with force enough to tear a big
ger hole in the helmet on the way out
than when going in. The bullet did
not get his brain, but plowed up so
much Of the bone from his head that
ne has been advised to wear a wig. In
stead he wears HIS hat and sometimes
wears the old helmet just for fun to
recall the lively days when he reached
the crest of Vlmy Ridge. He was look
ing straight into the eyes Of the Boche
who fired at him, no farther on than
the width OF n city street
Just before the bullet went through
his helmet piece from a she'll made
a terrible dent In it and knocked IL on.
He had 10 back on again none too soon.
He saw many men fall. In four big
battles Clarkson saw many Of his COM
rades fall. He has almost countless
wounds and many that caused him
such little annoyance that he never
discovered them until long after the
doctors had dressed them. Clarkson,
when his head was injured, had the
good fortune TO be operated upon by
Sir William Trieves, the Kings own
surgeon.
Glarkson said It is the greatest won
der the Prince OF Wales did not have
a few bullets in him, as he insisted on
going into front line trenches in spite
Of the efforts Of his guide, a gigantic
general. TO hold him back. Clarkson,
with the hole in his head. was turned
down by recruiting examiners in many
cities. He was definitely discharged
from the Canadian army and could not
geh back there.
Finally he went 20 Washington ana
was there accepted for service. He
has been in infantry and signal work
and IS pleased with his assignment TO
the 2iith, a unit made up largely OF
men from New England colleges and
universities. Clarkson was with the
Philadelphia Tapestry Mills when he
went 10 Canada to get in the war in
1915.