Evening journal., 1919-07-07
Todsy's News Today

say, OF Newark. commander, saw somel
OF the most strenuous service OF any
Of the 59th companies. There wer9
several casualties in this company amp
number OF the men are wearing
wound stripes.
Company /. Captain Herbert NJ
Jones. OF Dover, commander, suffered
the largest number OF losses OF ahy
company. This was due 10 the en-
plosion of a land mine while De
tachment OF men from this company
were cleaning up German ainmupl-
ton dump. Eight OF the eleven intn
in the detachment were killed ana She
other three wounded They nave since
recovered. In cleaning up TINS an
munltlon dump a corporal win the
detachment found a box in ma
building. He examined II and depded
il was a land mine The corporal de
cided that he could disc0nnect the
detonating fuse and 10 was while at
tempting this that the explosion oc-
cured viii such serious results,
Different companies OF the Pioneers
were in air raids on many occasions
but fortunately there were few casual
ties. Major +. c. Parks. one or tue Old
est officers in point OF service In the
regiment i'm speaking OF these air raids
said: "When there was not an air rai1
we felt that something was missing
from the days program" Major Parks
also praised the work OF the men un-
der him and said they did as good work
as any men sent 10 France.
There were many promotions among
the officers while the regiment was IN
Frace. There are now seven majors IN
, the regiment some Of them being In
charge OF battalions or companies and
others attached TO the regiment. Those
who have been promoted from Captains
. 10 Majors are Alfred J. Hirzel, Jesse A.
Mckay. James w Cannon, Harry Seth
and ]. DanfOrth Bush Lieutenants
promoted to Captains were: Scotten.
Brow, Duncan. Maions. Hazel. Second
lieutenats promoted TO first lieutenants
were Davis, McDOugle and Powell.
Band Leader Brubaker also won
lieutenancy by his efficient leadership
Of the band.
Captain John p. LeFevre sailed FOR
home several days before the Levia-
than sailed and is said TO have been
assigned to the Judge Advocates de-
parlment at Washington.
Major Lank Of the first battalion re
NAMED in Paris with Companies 3, c
and d.
Lieutenant John r. shultz, OF New
ark, formerly with Company VI and
Afterwards supply officer was trans
ferred some weeks ago and will prob
ably remain in the army. He is still in
France.
Lieutenant Colonel Ellison was in
charge Of the guard on the trip over
on the Leviathan. There were az
posts on the mammoth boat to cover
and the guard consisted of 80 lieuten-
ants. y sergeants, 90 corporals and
COO privales. There were more than
400 casual officers on the boat and they
complained all the way over, claiming
they were being treated as privates
They said they had to eat standing mp
and were not allowed the privilege Of
the main decks. Their complaints
made Colonel Ellison's duties as ch.ci
officer OF the guard all the more IN
pleasant.
The parents and friends OF many a.
the officers and men visited them al
Camp Dix yesterday and more went Ga
the camp today
The Red Cross canteen will serve the
Delaware Pioneers with coffee and
sandwiches at the Armory. as soon as
the boys have marched 10 the building
from the station.
Other celebration plans Of the Della
ware Chapter of the Red Cross have
been postponed until the big general
reception after Companies B. C, and
D have returned from France.
The reception TO neighborhoOd sol
diers which has been planned by the
WOmen's Auxiliary Of the Water Witch
Fire Company will also be postponed
until all the Pioneers come back. New
port will postpone the reception
planned by that town.
Although some societies are unde-
cided today. il is likely that all the
bigger affairs Will be put OF until
later.