Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
capt. J. H. POTTER
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Army Officers Landing in New
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MORE NURSES ALSO BACK

CAPTAIN J,,rn II. Potter. who went
TO Europe in January. l0lS. as iieu-
tenant in charge of construction work
has returned to the United States and
is expected at his home. 22S South
Broad street. in Il few days.
He was aboard the Maurctdnia. which
brought back 270O rcpatriatrd Amcri-
I cans and Admiral Sims and his staff
Captain Potter. who is cotton NOR
chant and member of the Racquet club,
was commissioned n captain in Fcbru'
airy of last year while stationed near
Winchester. England. He went to
France q few months later and in Au.
gust was assigned as an aide to Major
General John Biddlr. win" commanded
all of the troops in the british Isles
He took charge of consolidating the well
fare activities and organized the base
ball, boxing and football contests and
supervised entertainments in various
camps.
While in England Captain Potter mot
the King and Queen. frequently came
in, contact with the Prince of Wales
and attended the wedding Of Princess
Pat. He was relieved of hrs duties by
Lieutenant Alexander Bidd'c, also of
this city.
Chester Corporal Decorated
Also among the returning soldiers was
Corporal +. y. Macdonald, who was
awarded the military cross for valor,
He left his home in Chester to join
Sir Douglas liaig's 5lst Highland Di.
vision, the famous Black Watch, in
September. 1914. He was wOundcn
three times. but always rcjoiucd his
unit and continued to fight until the
armistice went into effect. He would
answer any questions except those per
tanning to how he won the medal and
these he pvadcd by simply stating that
every fellow was entitled to one, and,
any way, it wasn't considered any
thing to get citation
Glenoldcn s former assistant fire chief,
now Aircraftsman w. Capstick. arrived
He volunteered in January. 1915. and
was assigned to the royal air forces as
an observer. In 1917 the machine in
which he was a passenger made a bad
landing and he received two broken ribs
and fracture of the skull, which put
an end to his flying career.
Lieutenant Claude +. Fox. returning
on the Mauretania. enlisted in the
British army in August. 1917. after he
had been rejected by the local draft
board in Philadelphia near his home,
4526 Richmond street. lie had an cx.
citing voyage across the Atlantic, the
vessel on which he was n passenger
twice being attacked by L boats.
Lieutenant Pierce p. c. Burgwine.
formerly associated with the Taylor
Wharton Steel Company. returned after
Q year and half service with the Royal
Flying Corps -patrolling the waters in
the vicinity of Dover.
No one on the transport was more
anxious to get back to his home than
Harry Derbyshire, who has wife and
two yearo old daughter. Elizabeth,
awaiting him at his home, 1916 Mar
garetta street.
Fifteen Minutes at Front
Only fifteen minutes in the front
lines was the experience of Richard B.
Fox. of 51l3 Germantown Road, Phila-
delphia. He became member of the
Royal Field Artillery in November,
1917. and on December 6 of that year
he was in the barracks at Halifax when
the terrific explosion occurred as re-
suit of the crash of two munitions YES
sells. He was injured at that time BY
falling glass and timber. but was only
confined to the hospital n short time
before he sailed for France
Lieutenant L. =. Sharplcss. of West
Chester. who was with the 3OGth Tank
Corps also returned. He saw no action.
He was in France on a business trip
in November. 1917, when he decided to
join the American forces.
Three nurses were aboard the Maurr-
tania. including Miss Eleanor X.
Longenecker, of the Children's Hospi-
tai, in Philadelphia. She has been over
seas for seven months and attached to
Base Hospital No. 9. where Ampri-
cans and British soldiers were treated.
The base was situated at ROuen and
had accommodations for 200 men.