Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-05

than any one else. finally succeed
ing in bringing down the sniper
with a crash.
Anthony Miloitais, of Chicago.
crawled out to get a wounded man
who was under fire. but when he
got there the man was dead. He
brought in both identification tags
in mistake. Learning of his error,
he went out again and brought in
| the body of Corporal Raymond
Rom bottom. of Avalon. Pa. who had
an outpost in a house which was
set on fire by enemy shells. Miloitais
extinguished the flames with his
! canteen of water and his bare hands
Had he not so acted the light of
| the blaze would have exposed a de-
tachment coming to relieve us" said
Lieutenant L. H. Fielding. Besides
we were using the house as snip
ing and observation post"
j. B. McKenney, of Pittsburgh,
took out a patrol in the face of Sc
we're machine gun fire and enemy
snipers and for twelve hours they
were without food.
Corporal Raymond F. Peacock. of
Norristown, Pa, conducted himself
in such a way that he has won the
| congratulations of his entire bat
talon.
Sergeant Charles Reitf. of Pitts
burgh, showed quantities of unex-
celled leadership and ardor. He was
the first man under Lieutenant Da-
venport to force his way into a
stone house occupied by Germans
with machine guns. which house
dominated our flank. He afterward
| took charge of the defense of this
house, from which seven German
| snipers were killed.
Sergeant Raymond c. Reisker, of
Lebanon, Pa, although not required
to do so, dressed the wounds of six
teen men, being constantly under
| fire at the time below the slim pro-
lection of a wooden bridge.
Bugler Harold S. Goham, of Sha-
mokin, and Private Charles A.
Printz, of Norristown, Pa, have been
repeatedly mentioned in reports for
/ their bravery and Willingness to
serve as runners on dangerous mis-
sions and always with success.
| Sergeant John w. Thompson. of
6210 Huntress street, Pittsburgh, dis
| tinguished himself by conspicuous
bravery in leading a patrol against
an enemy machine gun nest of ten
guns in the face of direct fire. They
captured two of the guns. The SER
geant taught his men how to use
them and then turned them against
the Germans. His patrol had much
of its equipment shot off, the SER
geant's own rifle being shot through
by one bullet. He killed numerous
snipers. and his constant aggressive
ness inspired the entire regiment.
Sergeant John Howard Earl, OF
Doylestown, Pa, not only took COM
mand and lea a platoon to victory
but himself dressed the major num-
ber of the wounded. He has been
recommended for a commission.
Hospital men who showed con-
spicuous gallantry were Privates
Carl ]. Dunmeyer, of Johnstown;
Gerald Middowar, of Waynesboro;
Ray Beck, of 1903 North Fifty-fifth
street, Philadelphia, and Emil NJ
Lauff, of 64O4 Saybrook avenue
Philadelphia.
Stretcher bearers who worke J
with special courage were Sergeant
T. Siebert ]. McCune, of Blairsville;
corporal Clair Medder. of Zelien-
ople; Privates Russell Smith. OF
Pittsburgh; James Beach, of Du-
bois; Edward Wilharp, of Edge
wood Park; Walter Vail. of PunXsu-
tawney; George Best, of Pittsburgh;
William Lohr, of Ligonier; Ray
mond Washabaugh and Guy Schortz,
of Yatesboro; Thomas Smith. of
Washington, and George eagle, all
of Pennsylvania.
| Corporal James D. Moore, of Erie,
Pa, assisted Corporal Rombottom,
in extinguishing the fire in the house
at Fismette.
Sergeant Robert c. Herman, of
AT Shiloh street, Pittsburgh, took
charge of a iring line when all the
officers had been killed or wounded.
Sergeant Richard Vaughan, of
Royersford. Pa, was conspicuous by