The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-10
Military Affairs.

Private George l.. Beswick, of Flo
ence, has been reported as severel
wounded in action in France.
q Robert Shoemaker, former secretar
. of the Young Mems Christian ASS,
citation, paid flying visit to Mour
: Holly, yesterday He is connected wit
an aviation corps in Texas.
, John c. Garrett received a Telegram
last week from his son James, VIII
was wounded in France, that the latte
had arrived at Ellis Island, N. Y. H
reached Mount Holly yesterday.
Captain Henry Fl. Cross, who went
to France with the 3Sth division, ha
been transferred to the third regula
army division, and is senior aide t. tn,
commanding officer, General Brown
This division is stationed in Germany
The 5Oth infantry regiment, Regular
Army, has arrived at Camp Dix fol
duty as permanent garrison. This
unit, commanded by Col. Lawrence p
Simons, came from Camp Sewer
4 North Carolina, where it has been
training. 1t is composed approximate.
ly of 100 officers and 5000 men.
The casualty list given by the wal
department yesterday contains the
following names: Sergeant Howard
M. karg, of Mount Holly, and Private
James Matthews, of Florence, killed;
Corporal William l.. Palmer, of julius.
town, wounded severely, and Harry w.
Wickward, of Medford, wounded
slightly.
1t has been learned that Captain
James b. Mcfarland, of Burlington.
previously reported killed in action in
France, met death from a shell wound
during the battle of Argonne, on Octo-
Der 24th, while administering first aid
to wounded soldiers. He was serving
as surgeon with the 18th Infantry. a
part of the former New JERSEY National
Guard. The shell which killed this
hero tore leg from his body and in.
t1icted other bad wounds. Just prior
to his being wounded DIR. Macfarland
had been promoted from first Iieuten.
ant to captain. He had been facing all
kinds of danger to assist wounded men.
The city of Burlington has taken in
itial steps to give fitting reception to
Its soldiers in France when they return
home AT the meeting of city council.
last week, c. Gauntt Holmes intro
duced resolution that the CITY pre-.
pare fitting tribute to the men and
women from that city who have been
and are now serving with the colors.
That the city give them fitting well
come and prepare ways and means for
their adoption in the industrial life.
The resolution further provides tina
memorials be arranged and also a peace
jubilee, if advisable To further the
plans for the celebration the following
committee has been appointed: The
Rev. Charles Lewis, Robert Turner.
j. }. Mccain, G. Gauntt Holmes,
Frank T. Wright, Mrs. William Rink,
G. Pancoast Smith, Walter E. Robb,
and George I. Dold.
Orders received from the War Depart
ment regarding the number OF Depot
Brigade men to be retained at Camp
Dix will mean further reduction in
the size of the permanent battalions.
for instead of 1000 men being held for
each of the three training battalions
ordered kept, only training cadre,
about 81 men will be de-
tailed to each company, or about $50
for each battalion. Besides this the
camp and brigade headquarters per-
are being reduced, and in all
about 5000 men will be held for duty.
The coming of the 50th Regular IN
fantry is thought to be the reason for
reducing of the Depot Brigade battal-
ions, for it is expected that they will
take over most of the provost guard
duty and the training cadre will only
be retained until such time as the War
feels that there will be no
further use for holding men ready to
begin the training work at short notice.
A letter from Lieut.. Albert S. How
ard, son of DR.. F. NJ Howard, of Cam
den, written in France, tells of the
thrilling feats performed in battle by
the former Third National Guard
Regiment of New Jersey, now the
114th, of the 29th division. In a five
day battle the regiment captured a |
position at Sedan that the French
troops had failed three times to take.
The letter states that the regiment
lost 480 killed and 1900 were wounded
or gassed; 80 per cent of the officers
were wounded or killed. Since the re-
ceipt of the above letter information
has been received from Major Stone,
of this regiment, that the first esti-
mates of losses were exaggerated;
that a number of the men reported on
the casualty list have returned to the
regiment, and that many of the
wounded received only slight injuries.
The losses, however, were severe, and
the regiment received special mention
from General Pershing for its deeds
of valor.