Evening journal., 1919-01-07
DELAWARE DELAWARE MEN MEN
AGAIN AT DIX
Officers and Men OF Saith
Infantry Return from
Overseas Duty
MANY OF THEM
SAW HARD WORK.

CAMP DIX. WrIghtstown, N. j., Jan.
7.-vanguard of the returning over
seas veterans who trained at Camp
Dix, $3.50 men and so officers Of the
347th Infantry, s77th Division, are back
today in quarters in the very area
where flve months ago they were put
ting the finishing touches on the milf
tary efficiency that was to strike fear
TO the hearts Of the Kaiser and his Co
horts. The regiment, which has been
at port OF embarkation for several
days, Is still In command Of Colonel
Pearl NJ. Schaffer and Lieutenant Col
onel A. J. Lynch. Reports reaching
camp last evening were 10 the effect
that a large detachment from the 3l5th
Regiment, also an S7th Division outht,
which has Just reached New YORK, VIII
be sent to Camp Dix Immediately.
New Jersey. Delaware and New YORK
men make up the greater part OF the
enlisted personnel Of the returning or
ganlzations. The division was organ
lied at Camp Pike, and the commits
stoned and much Of the non-commis-
stoned personnel came from Mlssis-
sippi Valley STATES The division, un-
der Major General Sturgls, was fllled
to war strength and completed It's
training here.
Officers and men alike are delighted
TO be back in Gods country" They
admit they would have liked to join
the march to Berlin, but when the
armistice ended the conflict and the
organization was ordered to a port,
there were no complaints The re-
turning men say their division never
was in action. but was split up soon
after reaching Europe and organiza-
tions were brigaded into the line at
various points with other divisions.
The regiment will be demobilized here
as RAPIDLY as the paper work can be
completed. Big receptions and enter
tainments were put on for the return
ed men.
HOW men Of the si0th Regiment OF
the 18th Division refused TO take pris-
oners after Huns, having given The
"Kamerad" sign, killed the Americans
who went forward to make them cap
tiyes is told by Private Guiseppi Da-
mante. Of Weston, this State, who has
returned TO the overseas convalescent
detail here, suffering from rheumatism
contracted in the trenches. Damante
says the reglfent was almost wiped out
in the fighting at Grand Pre- and out
OF Company /, of which he was MEM
ber, only Sc Of the original men re-
mained uniniured and all officers had
been killed or wounded In the flght-
ing.
The private tells a graphic story OF
how he staked two German snipers who
had hidden In shell holes and were
shooting at members of NJ company
during a night charge at st. Mlhiel. BY
the fare OF bursting shells he saw the
Huns slip into their hiding place, after
the FIRST wave Of the American attack
had passed over them. His battalion
was in the second wave. He waited far
another shell flash and got his first
Hun with his bayonet as the German
was about to shoot an American who
had passed him. Waiting for other
shell illumlnatons, he located the sec
ond Hun and bayoneted him also.
A big detachment Of retiring officers
reached camp yesterday for discharge
coming from many combat divisions
that were at the front Among the Of
flcers from nearby points who have
recently received their release papers
are Major James ]. Wilder, Of Pitts
burgh; Lieutenant George Hook, of
Jersey City; Captain Spencer r. Palmer,
Glen Ridge; Captain Albian Benchley,
Pittsburgh; Captain Andrew II. Bax-