Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-21

lin the Spanish American war
the Fighting Tenth" Pennsylvania
regiment won its honorable place in
military annals and as the 10th
Pennsylvania in the present war it
has increased the luster of its
achievements. In the Latrobe penn
sylVania) Bulletin many interesting
things regarding this regiment have
recently appeared. mostly letters and
interviews with those who are fami-
liar with it's work in France. Briefs
OF these accounts are appendedl:-
Colonel Tomkins, of the Regular
army, has succeeded Colonel Kemp
as commanding officer of the famous
10th Pennsylvania Regiment. whose
record in the hard fighting on the
western front has been the subject
OF many a magazine story and COM
ment by military authorities.
Colonel Tomkins was received by
the officers of the regiment on
certain day in August and as he en-
tered the room all stood at atten-
ltion. Gentlemen" said the Colonel
Il wish YOU wouldn't stand. 1t is
i who should stand in your presence.
The whole army in France has
heard of what the 10th has done
and what the entire Pennsylvania
Guard Division has done. When l
left my former command to come
here other officers congratulated me
on the fact that l was coming to
the Iron Division. as they called it.
When | told them | was coming to
the 10th they all rushed forward
ITO grasp my hand. 1t is l who am
honored by being assigned to this
regiment"
Lieut.. Thomas b. Crawford, first
lieutenant of Company NJ Captain
e. j. Stackpole. Jr. commanding
In,
the grim fight for Belleau Woods
in which his company had so gIor-
ious part during the second battle
of the Marne has recently arrived
in the United States and received q
captaincy. He has been sent here
for instruction of troops and was
the only officer of the Third battal-
ion who came through unwounded.
He is now at Santiago, Cal. training
troops for overseas duty.
Killed mt Headquarters
Quite a considerable number of
men of Company Nj have died from
wounds, among the latest reported
being Private Meade Graham With
row. He was a battalion. runner.
He refers in his last letter home to
"a comrade who had been killed in
battle and says: My heart was
almost broken for | thought more of
was the last one to touch him. l
have been through months cam
paign now and still going on with
my faith and trust stronger than
ever" Several of the Latrobe boys
were killed in the engagement on
September 5th. Lieut.. Col. W. w.
FetZer, of Milton, was killed by a
German shell at headquarters when
several others met death.
Int
Chester, was in France at the time
of the second battle of the Marne
and was an observer of the great
offensive in which the 10th regi-
ment took a prominent part. He
read in Congress on his return an
order issued by General Degoute,
the French general in command,
which was an order congratulating
the American troops on their dis
Itinguished service in turning back
the Boche. He declared that they
rivaled the French troops in ardor
and valor and says the young divi-
sions who saw fire for the first time
have shown themselves worthy the
old war traditions of the Regular
Iarmy. Congressman Robbins of
IGreensburg called attention to the
fact that the 10th infantry took
part in this important engagement.
<ANNOlNiiS " biiN iNlAl ObC DuiIcllll,
the Third battalion of the 10th
commanded by Major Anderson, who
was subsequently killed in action,
started the retreat of the enemy
from the Ourcq. In the big
battle" says the Bulletin Captain
Stackpole, commanding Company NJ
proved a very courageous leader and
both in letters from Major Anderson
and Lieut. Barron his bravery evoked
Big German Shell
Chaplain Schell describes graphi-
cally the havoc wrought by a Ger