Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30

guished himself by bringing up rations
and hot coffee to his comrades in the
midst of the fight. He had to go
through an open space swept by ma
chine gun fire.
Private Clarence Frey, S11 Locust
street, Reading, Pa, won his cross for
carrying dispatches. While crossing
an open field he was wounded in the
face by piece of shrapnel. He fell,
but jumped up again and delivered
the message, after which he collapsed
and was carried to hospital.
Private Thomas H. Morris, of 5005
Chestnut avenue, Philadelphia, was also
a messenger and won his d. S. c. for
carrying a message across an open
field.
On September 81 Grover c. Shakart,
of Hershey, Pa, left his station of his
own accord to search woods near
Montfaucon, and when he returned
short time later he had three Ger
man prisoners with him. The next
day he visited the same woods again.
and that time he got four prisoners
after a hand-to-hand struggle with
one of them. The third day he went
out alone and cleaned out a German
machine gun nest. He was awarded
the distinguished service cross.
Distinguished service in taking
charge of a platoon of men at Mont
faucon and leading them to victory
after his captain had been wounded
won d. S. for Sergeant Samuel e.
Phillips. of Greencastle, Pa.
Among other men of the regiment
who won crosses was Major William
). Manning, son of Governor Man
ming, of South Carolina He was
killed at Hill 37S.
Drew One Out of a Hat He SAYS
Captain Mowry Goetz, of Wood
lawn, Pa, who was wearing a Croix
de Guerre, explained that the French
drew his name out of a hat and
awarded the medal in that way. 9th
er men of the regiment tell wonder
iul stories of the captains bravery
under nre' however. and say he earn
ed his cross many times over.
The souvenir from France of which
the regiment is most proud is a lit
the dog Beaucoup, which was picked
up at Heippes.
10 get him out of town without the
French owner seeing him. Sergeant
John Reed, Newmanstown, Pa. who
is member of the Three hundred
sixteenth Regiment Band, stuffed
Beaucoup into the end of his base
norm, and this trick had to be resort
ed to again when it came time for
the regiment to embark on the
Texan. 'e
The vessel left st. Nazaire on Nav
10 and was thirteen days in reach
ing America, owing to a heavy storm
On board were 80 officers and PISS
men.
Inc santa Rosa, with the remain
der of the Three Hundred and sly
teenth infantry, will dock at 8 o'clock
this morning.
Cited by His Comrades
When the men of Company K.
rnade up at the formation of the Ma
tlohai Army men from Lancaster
county was Mechanic Charles f. Nc
Caskey' or Nensville. He is pointed
out by the survivors of the com
pany as one of the heroes of the
outfit. 1t was at the time when the
untrled National Army was given its
Daptlsm OF fire and the men stood
the test like veterans, according to
the rev officers who survived their
wounds.
McCaskey went in with the rest of
the company on the first day of the
Montfaucon drive and performed a
daring service in No Mans Land
Inc company was facing some of the
poasteo German machine gunners.
purihg hail of machine-gun bull
let's, Captain Frederick A. Van Dyke
feil wounded in an exposed outpost.
braVlhg shower of bullets, Nc
Caskey made a dash to the side of
the captain and dragged him to the
trcnches There he administered
first aid and helped in ending his
commander to field hospital. AL
though not cited for his bravery.
McCaskey has received the high
praise OF the men who fought by his
side.