Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-31

AdviceS received day from Camp
Dix where hundreds of Dauphin boys
who fought with the 79th Division
are stationed following their arrival
in home ports from France say that
the boys are eagerly awaiting their
discharges. A number probably will
get home tomorrow on short fur
loughs. There is prospect that the
advance guard of the division will be
discharged next week.
| Dauphin courty and Central Penn
sylvania boys are scattered through
the entire division. Major Samuel
w. Fleming. 104 South street, who
was decorated for valor in battle,
came home with the 415th.
Major Fleming who is from Har-
risburg. entered the service at the
outbreak of the war. and received
his commission as captain at the
first Plattsburg training camp for
officers. He trained with the 18th
Division at Camp Meade and vert
across as Regimental Adjutant of
the 315th Infantry. For conspicuous
bravery in action, in the Argonne
Forest, he was promoted to the rank
of major and was decorated with the
d. s. c. and the CroiX De Guerre.
Major Fleming before entering the
service was a member of the firm of
Gannett, Seelye and Fleming.
Among the other local officers age
Captain Richard f. Robinson. 1929
North Front street, and Lieutenant
Daniel E. Graham. A number of
other men, some of them who left
home with draft contingents. have
been promoted. and will land within
the next forty eight hours orr trans
nnrts still off tho coast
Many Local Boys
Among the men of Harrisburg
and vicinity who arrived on the
Kroonland are the following: Cap
tain Richard Z. Robinson. 1929
Front street, Harrisburg First Glass
Private Irving Thomas, 1912 Green
street, Harrisburg; Wagner Harry
F. Benin, Maclay street, Harrisburg:
Sergeant Major Harper S. Byers, 539
Camp street, Harrisburg; Wagner
Robert Hassler. 204 Chestnut street.
Harrisburg; Private James II. KEEP
ler, 1924 Briggs street Harrisburg;
First Glass Private Luen G.. Bower.
211 Reilly street, Harrisburg: First
Glass Private Ralph N. Spangler. r.
F. ID No. /, Harrisburg; Private Ed
die S. George. r. f. d. No. 3. Har-
risburg: Private Lewis H. Berger,
| 1915 North Third street, Harris
burg; Lieutenant Daniel r. Graham,
1928 Derry street. Paxtang; Private
Joseph w. Hammaker. Marysville /;
Ordnance Sergeant BENJAMIN r.
Kaufman. Carlisle: Ordnance Ser
geant Samuel Fl. Carothers. Carlisle !;
Army Field Clerk John w. Hewitt.
Gettysburg; Horseshoer Ross Shep-
ler Hershey: Wagner George w.
Shepler, Hershey; Private Henry
Graham, Sunbury; Private Elmer c.
!. : Enhonf. pntfalint, Saruoo M
Major Walter H. Mann, Sunbury;
Battalion Sergeant Major Will am
r. Spots. Sunbur'-: Cook Bruce A.
Byers. Dillsburg; First Glass Private
Charles II. Nailor. Mechanicsburg;
Private Gilbert II. Sadler, Carlisle +;
Private Ednor C. Souders. Mechan-
icsburg: Private Lester NJ. Strohm,
Dauphin; First Glass Private Will
liam b. Kaley. fredericksburg; Cor
brook: Cook Noble C. L'ddick,
Marysville; Wagner NJ. Pechart.
Shippensburg:W WAGNER John F. Rur-
min, Carlisle: First Glass Private
Clinton Stinson. Carlisle: First Class
Private Edgar S. Smith. Mary-N0le
Wagner William r. Strayer. Ship
: pensburg; Private Scott w. Wagner.
, Newville: Wagner William Wright,
Newville: Wagner Parker s. Miller.
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Steiner EliZabethtown: Wagner
I John A. Mountz. MELVILLE; Mess Ser
: geant George NJ. Zerfing. Duncan
non; First Sergeant Samuel Morri-
son, Steelton; Mess Sergeant Har-
rison Arnold. DilIsburg; Sergeant
Claud Fl. Steigerwalt. New Cumber-
, land; Private Thomas NJ Reese,
Camp Hill: Corporal Wilbur r.
Coulson. Dillsburg: Private Charles
L. Reher. Dillsburg; Private George
W. Wiley. Dillsburg: Corporal Ed
ward L. Cover, H'ghspire; Captain
James Fl. Smith. Mt. Carmel; Pri-
vate James s. Zeigler, Duncannon
Private Rye r. Dasher, Hummels-
town: Private Daniel F.. Fetterman,
: Hummelstown Private Harry l.
] Snyder. Hummel elstown: Private
1 Joseph A. Wilsbach. Enhaut First
: Glass Private Walter X. Ebersole
: Hummelstown; Private Charles l.
e Shields, Penbrook: Corporal Irwin
&. n. Baer, Hummelstown; First Glass
1 ! Private Clinton A Walters, Hum
t melstown; First Glass Private Ar
E thur w. Etzweiler, Dauphin: First
Glass Sergeant Ralph Fl. Slyder. Me-
. chanicsburg: Corporal Calvin NJ
Backenstoe. Enola; First Glass Pri-
vate Paul l.. Runk. Mechanicsburg;
= Private Frank +. Hailman, Mechan-
, icsburg; First Glass Private John w
Stouffer. Carlisle: First Glass Private
Chester r. Conrad Mechanicsburg;
First Glass Private Walter S. Eby
Lemoyne; Wagner Merritt L. Pot
teiger, Mechanicsburg. and Sergeant
Edgar J.. Sunday, Carlisle.