Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-05

/ CelNeu DN MIS. lSddN tohSh' VI Wv
North Sixth street, from her nus
band who is now fighting in France.
Cohen, who was formerly a con-
tractor of this city, left in July for
overseas with the 10th Division from
Camp Meade. being attached to
b Company ID, 315th Infantry.
The following is a brief descrip-
ton taken from his letter telling OF
the offensive in the Argonne region
i'm which he took part: This is the
second day in the rest camp, after
walking for three days n iouf
nights in getting here IT,
I'VE have Just been in the Dig
drive for five days II nights, torc-
ing our way over hills and trench-
Is undcr terrific machine fire, shrap-
mel and high explosive fire, unul we
forced the Huns back twelve kIlo-
meters from where we started. me
pick Of the Prussian troops we're
resisting our advances or trying TO-
The Germans Retreat
I'VE entered their trenches the
first day of action and took quite Il
number of prisoners. We entered in
10 the attack covered by our artll-
lery which was the most concentrat
ed known in the history OF the
world. We took, in comparatively
short time, the hills well known from
mast battles by the French, whlcP
they were unable to take in years
ION the first day. the Germans
soaing our vast hordes of Americans
covering the landscape as tar as the
eve could reach, ~retreatedr leaving
machine gun men as sacrifices 70
hinder our advance until they could
/ retreat in large numbers. But we
! simply went over their posltlohs anu
took, in my sector, AZ huns Who
quickly surrendered. In TINS patclt
of prisoners were young boys ana
rather old men who told me in Ger
man hat they were satisfied TO be
/ taken. and told us that in n further
/ trench there were slXteen men
and two officers who were also Will
ing TO be taken.
German TrcachcrN
MY platoon and another from
+ Company Is, went over n saw d
German advancing toward us waving
- handkerchief. We all thought 1t
was easy money and started to cheer
and beckon to them to come torWard
10 be taken. But the ~rascals, instead
of coming forward, opened hre win
their machine guns thinking they
would catch us off our guard, nut
none was hit.
we dropped into q trench and
took our time II then went aheau
and cleared out these scoundrels
! and their positions. That night we
used their trench for sleeping quar-
/ tiers, and the following morning we
took a town on a hill overlooking
the country.
Most of the German dugouts are
buiIt like houses, containing all the
comforts of a home. 1t appeared as
if they meant to make a business of
war forever, and decided to live as
if they were at home except Tor
their being underground.
"It is a wonderful sight to see
the American boys advance under
the martial strain Of enemy burst
ing shells and the rat-a-tat-tat OF
machine guns"
Cohen Mentions of meeting
many Harrisburg boys over there.
Hear From Son
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Heck, of 922
North Eighteenth street, have re-
ceived a letter from their son,
Sergeant John \. Heck, Jr,, a
member of Company ,, First For
estry Replacement Battalion, Camp
Forest. Georgia.
Sergeant Heck was indicted into
service July /, and was sent TO a
training detachment at Delaware
College, Newark, Delaware. After
two months he was made an assist
ant instructor, remaining until Octo-
Der y, at which time he was made
3 sergeant and sent to the Georgia
camp.
lie was a member of the football
and basketball teams at the Har-
risburg Academy, where he was edu-
Gated. and tool an active interest in
all athletic sports. Before going
into the service he was employed by
in this city.
Arrives Overseas
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Wyble, of 312
Herr street. have received word of
the safe arrival overseas of their
son, Fred w. Wyble, who is a mem
Der Of Company X, 18th Regiment
t.. S. Marines.
Fred is a graduate of Technical
High school. class of 1916. lie en-
listed with the Marines July 13, and
received his training at Paris Island.
S. c., and Quantico, Va.
safe in France
Word was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gabriel Zimmerman, Hummels-
town, OF n SAFE ARRIVAL abroad OF
4 their son. Lawrence Zimmerman.
who sailed with Company h, goth
Battalion Infantry. He was former
~ stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
Card of Thanks
A card and letter of thanks for
tobacco SEM has been received at
the Telegraph office from j. w.
Walters, who is in active service with
the American EXpeditionary Force
in France. He expresses his desire
to get at a Hun and sends his thanks
to the people "over here for the
support they are giving the boys
abroad.
Safely Overseas
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Ellis, of 1910
North Sixth street, have just receiv-
ed word from their son, Russell l..
Ellis, that he has landed safely
overseas.
Ellis entered service September,
1918, and trained at Camp Green
leaf, Ga. Later he was sent to Camp
Upton, n. Y, and set sail October,
1918.
He is well known in the social and
athletic world, being one of the III
members out of the Hick-A-Thrift
class of Pine Street Presbyterian
Sunday school i'm the service. He
took active parts In basketball at the
Boyd Memorial, City League, and he