Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-02-06
Notes OF Our soldiers.

ca,ta;n Landon r. Mason, OF TIT
British Army, spent the weekend ~
| Shepherdstown, the guest OF the lam
| ily Of Mr.. H. w. Potts at "Popodicon:
Captain Mason is a son OF Kew. l.. N
Mason, who was rector OF the rpisSo.
nal Church of Shepherdstown some
thirty wears ago, now living in Rcn'
mond. Va, and he has seen strenuoI.
service during the past four years. ne
has been all over the world. AT the
outbreak of the great war he went &c
Canada TO enlist in the army, out was
turned down because OF certain fof'
malities. He then made his way TO
New Zealand, where he got INTO ser
vice with those redoubtaole warriors
He took part in the famous Gallipoi
campaign, where the British and tneii
allies fought so desperately against
the Turks and Germans. He, then
got into the British army in Palestine
and had a part in the campaign tner
with General Allenby. ProdiglouS
work was accomplished there, one oil
the projects being the laying OF two
lines of twelve-inch pipe to carry I
water OF the Nile $50 miles across the
desert. providing water for the army
as il advanced. Captain Mason was
a member of the Royal Engineers, ana
was not only on the firing line but hao
a strenuous part in the engineering
projects. The result Of the campaign
in Palestine was the defeat and cap
ture of large part Of the Turkish
armies and the taking OF the city OF
Jerusalem. Captain Mason was among
the first Of the allied forces to enter
the sacred city, the capture OF which
by the Christian nations after having
been under the dominion OF the Turks
for more than 700 years is one OF the
great historical events Of the. world.
After the complete victories in Pales-
tine and Egypt, he was sent to france.
but by the time he got there the war
was about over and the Germans were
ready to surrender Captain Mason
bears the scars of number OF wounds
received in battle and has received
medals and honors for gallantry ano
distinguished service. Having been
placed on in the inactive list OF thu
British army, Captain Mason is now
engaged in the peaceful pursuit oil
helping to make good roads and is
representing a tarvia company in the
State of West Virginia His friends
here, few of whom have seen him
since he was little boy, were glad
to renew acquaintance with him.
Private Charles Robert Keplinger,
who was in the Ordinance Armament
Division of the American Army in
France, arrived in this country last
Sunday night, having been landed al
Newport News. He sent message
to his parents here, announcing his
arrival, and he will doubtless reach
home within the next week or so.
Private Richard E. Venning. son OF
DR.. R. E. Venning, of Charles Town,
is back again in the United States
having served year with the Ameri,
can Army in France as a member OF
the Seth Engineers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bell have receiv-
ed word that their son, Roy A. Bell, has
arrived in this country. from France,
having reached New York last week.
He will shortly be released from the ser
vice il is hoped.
First Lieutenant Francis w. Daniel has
been honorably discharged from the army
and is at his home near Shenandoah un-
ction.