Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-18
HARRISBURG BOYS CITED
FOR BRAVERY IN ACTION
Unofficial Dispatches Indi-
cafe Scores of Harrisburg
Lads Are Bearing Up Mag
nificently Under Fire; Are
Praised by French Officers
Who Are in Command

Pennsylvania National Guard
units have entered the battle line
in France.
Brigaded with the French
armies members of the Keystone
division which trained for the
grim business of war at Camp
Hancock have gotten their first
taste of fighting and already
Harrisburg youths have been
mentioned in cable dispatches from
the font as having distinguished
themselves"
Brigade With French
Official word of the part of old
guard units are playing in the big
battle still are withheld by the War
Department, but it is understood
that the Pennsylvania boys are with
the French units for a final bit of
training before taking their places
under their own commanders in the
recently organized Second Army
Corps. There are $4,000 men in the
division of which Harrisburg has
given approximately zoo of its best
young blood.
The name of Daniel H. Werner,
son of Mrs. Emma Werner, IL North
seventeenth street, is mentioned as
being one of those whose bravery
under fire was marked. He is a
member of Company I, 112th In
fantry, in which scores of other Har-
risburg boys are members. Werner
was member of the old Eighth
Regiment, n. G. p, when that or
ganization marched from Harrisburg
to entrain for the southern training
camp.
Details Meagcr
Details of the fighting are meager
but mention of dozen brave Penn
sylvanians is contained to-day in a
copyrighted cablegram from the
front in France to the philadelphia
Public Ledger. 1t appears that mem
bers of the Keystone division now
are brigaded with at least two
French division in different battle
sectors where the Huns now are at
tacking. The dispatch also men
tions that members of this same
division had troops with the French
ten days ago when the latter at
tackled and captured half of Hill 204
near Vaux and dominating Chateau
Thierry.
French Officers Pleased
According to the Public Ledger's
correspondent French high officers
in commenting on the valor of
American troops in the sectors in
which the Keystones were brigaded
have said:
THE fighting of the Americans en-
gagged is worthy of all praise. BY
n
fensive, but in immediate and Wig
orous counterattacks they have
made a great impression on their
allies. On the other hand, prisoners
are frank to admit the power of
Americas new army, as shown in
recent combats."
Proud of Her Son
When a Telegraph reporter to-
day showed the dispatch to Mrs
Werner in which her son was cited
she expressed her satisfaction.
II knew he would do it," she said,
and her eyes became moist as she
proudly told of the young soldiers
life here.
A Fighting Brother
Another son. Gilbert ID. Werner.
enlisted several months ago. al
though he was but fifteen years old
He appropriated a pair of his
brothers trousers and passed as be-
ing much older than he really is
He was stationed at camp and his
mother brought birth certificates and
the family Bible record to camp
just two days before the contingent
sailed, in order to have him released.
II thought Gilbert was too young
to fight" she explained.
Other Pennsyivanians who dis
themselves are mentioned
in the dispatch. Among them are:
Privates Samuel Scritchfield. Johns
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