The Washington times., 1919-02-01
D. c. lSlNCIE
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CAMP MEADE. Fet
OF the S12th machine n-WtIo
the District Of Columttr E4ALrOE
Seventy-ninth divisions.
in such large numbers
day new light Is shed |
records made by that
that has the distinction
Browning guns into acif
General March has Pr
OF the guns, and now
that q bis part oC the -
also to the high degrgl lAu II
almost boundless court - =. 4. llsEst,
who operated them. 10 unit has 3
higher percentage Of men OF high
school training thdn fthls oRe. The
battalion. including 50 many men from
Offices. did as well as pther batta1ions
composed OF men from factories, and
assumed 70 be quicker TO learn the
handling OF such a delicate mecha-
nism as a machine gun
Mules stlIl Trial
Mules that figured fin the training
so much here did not set into the big
Rest lights, because they had a way
Of falling through bridges that were
hastily set up BY khe engineering
SQUADS. Miles did their worst dam
age here In camp. whbr they smashed
a few ribs and chinS, not to mention
other injuries suffered by the men in
training.
None of the men here have heard of
Private William J. (Compher, the ex-
policeman who inherited a fortune
and sought a bride before leaving
camp. Comphere was badly cut up b.
shrapnel in one 81 the hrst nghts
District men did hot run across him
In any OF the hospitals they have
passed through Many love letters
are here awaiting his RETAIN
FSDoIueei First To Die.
Private william A. Eopolucci. OF tho
southeast. was the first man Of Com
many e to die on the battlefield His
brother. also from Washington, was
the 6rst American in the United
states navy to be killed The broth
er was a gunner on q merchant ship
and was hit by a shell from a sub
marine.
owen ]. Grinder, another ex-poiieet
man OF washington, is here atese
geeIn1 much action with the machine
gunners. He has an injured arm
that is being massaged.
]. Harry CLANCY, who was WMn
Harry Wardman. zeal estate tirrns
was in every fight until November \
when he was hit in the right arm
Massage treatment Is rapidly bring
ing back strength and control 70 that
arm. and he hopes to be back IA
Washington on the job soon
old Job Awaits Hin.
Sergeant John +. Kelly, OF Com
pany c, had his left arm and -hand
badly torn by shrapnel, but az the
National Savings and Trust Company
ne was informed that his old Job va
waiting for him. He cannot count
money quite as fast as before. bue
the officers Of the company said that
the patrons will not be imPattsns
whe4 they realize he had the hand
smashed while helping 70 win me
war by pouring bullets into the
Kaiser's best shock troops.
b. B. Barnes, who used to be WITH
the American Ice Company. an1
Charles Chambers, OF the Congres-
sional Library. died OF -flH'' IN
hospital.
Sergeant ]. ]. shanIsy and serg"alt
Charles o. Allison are both back n
this country, and win probably resell
their homes soon, after shert con-
valescence in the hospital here
Bullet Misses Bones.
William f. Eiseman, who has 10
novel experience OF being hit by
bullet in the cheek and not haviE
any bone broken. has received his dis
large, and will return to Washin-7-
ton in A few days. The bullet vent
through his open mouth and nGt
cheek, and he kept on fighting
]. ]. O'Donovan and John Miley'
two washington lads, left behind n
a hospital in France, are gstSir:5
along all right. according - theis
sbuddies." who saw them over thers
lust before they left