Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-13

from the shores of Europe is striking
the American coast and will continue
now almost daily in delivering up to
the eagerly waiting home folks the
beloved heroes and warriors of Perth
Amboy and all of New Jersey.
Companies ID to M of the 311th in
fantry, selective service men of the
18th or Lightning Division. trained at
Camp Dix, sailed yesterday from Bor-
deaux aboard the Mexican, and are
due to arrive at Hoboksn May 81.
There are many Perth Amboyans
with the 307th machine gun battalion
and the s19th Field Artillery which
arrived Saturday at Brooklyn aboard
the Patria.
Two contingents of the 18th Infan-
try of the 29th, or Blue and Gray
division, are on the water and plans
are in the hands of Adjutant General
Gilkyson for parading these units in
Jersey City, Newark and Trenton. The
men are all former New Jersey Ma
tional Guardsmen.
The units sailing on the Mexican
include Companies ID to M and the
field headquarters, staff headquarters,
supply companies, the medical de-
tachments of the second and third
battalions and the ordnance and head
quarters detachments of the Third
battalion.
First Contingent Lands.
The first contingent of the 113th
Infantry scheduled to arrive at Hobo
ken today Is not expected now, until
tomorrow. 1t is due on the Gala
mores. The second detachment, left
France on the Floridian, is due now
on Friday, not Thursday as originally
planned and the men who come in to-
morrow will wait at Camp Merritt for
their comrades on the Floridian and
then, on their way to Camp Dix,
(which will be shortly after Friday, all
the units will parade In Jersey City,
Newark and Trenton. instead of pa
rading on SEPARATE days as was orig
inally planned.
The 309th Machine Gun Battalion
of the 18th Division left Marseines on
the Europa last Saturday and is due
to arrive at Hoboken on May 2S
James Meelheim of S3 Washington
street, who served with Battery A. of
the S1Sth Field Artillery and Philip
Goldstein, Box 13, South River arriv-
ed yesterday on the Alaskan. George
Anderson of 337 Barclay street. with
the Hath Field Signal Battalion, in
a st. Aignon Casual Company, came
in on the Columbia
Cited for Bravery.
John Lester Deitche, who has been
cited for bravery in action. came in
with the medical supply unit OF
Caserta.
John Peterson of Keasbey and
Robert Major of Chrome were with
the 307th machine gun battalion in
addition to the local boys mentioned
yesterday. Sergeant. Christofferson
was with the detachment also.
More Expected Today.
More Middlesex County men are ex-
pected in today when units of the 18th
are due on three ships
While plans are being made for
the reception of these men upon their
return home. the influx bids fair to
swamp these preparations unless they
are hurried. The business of muster
ing the men out Is speeding up at
wonderful speed at Camp Dix, where
the men of the 18th are undergoing
the delousing and cleanup processes
prior to receiving their discharges.
Machine Gun Service
The machine gunners saw strenuous
service in the major st. Mihiel and
machine gun battalion. the 307th had
a warm time of 1T. officers and men
at Dix reported that the Germans
would often locate a division, regi-
ment or battalion headquarters and
then concentrate their artillery upon
1t.
The S11th Infantry was command
Stokes. The men of this organization
saw much active service in the closing
of the war and played a con-
spicuous part in the punch which the
American boys used as their final
blow at the Huns. They were at Ar
gonne, st. Mihiel and at the other
fronts where the 18th division earned
Its spurs and the high commendation
which General Pershing bestowed up
on the organization. Company d. un-
der Captain Fleischman, is composed
largely of local men. Many of these
men will not return with the contin-
gent as the result of the valiant and
severe struggle they put up.
Sailing orders for the 310th Infan-
try of the Lightning Division have not-l
been received as, yet. In the 310th
are large number of local men, be-
Ing the selected contingent which left
here and two weeks later were on
their way to France.
Cablegrams announcing the sailing
OF the 311th Infantry were received |
street from his son. Supply Sergeant |
Smith, by his mother, Mrs. Louis @. !
Smith OF 268 Market street and by |
Jacob Kreielsheimer of 223 State |
from Sergeant Thomas |
Max Kreielsheimer. both of Company |
d.