Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-14
BROADER GENERAL PRICE, NOW
HOME FROM FRANCE, TELLS
OF CAMP DODGERS WORK.
TELLS OF BATTLES
IoWANs ENGAGED IN
First Attack BY Boobies Came as Com
plete Surprise and Cost Lives Of Sew
eral Officers and Men--Eneny Sew
erely Punisned-Division Casualties
Did Not Exceed Fifty Men.

Des Moines, May l4.-Coincidehce
caused the first casualties of the
Eighty eighth division"
1t was Brig. Gen Harrison j. Price,
former commander OF the SSOth infan-
try. which trained with the division at
Camp Dodge. who made that explana-
ton OF the surprise attack which the
Germans made on the regiment last
October, shortly after the Glover Leaf
men had taken their positions in
quiet trench.
When General Price left here less
than a year ago he wore eagles on ms
shoulders. for he was a colonel then.
Today he came to Des Moines full
fledged brisadier general, who just
few months ago was commanding the
l54th infantry brigade of the Seventy
seventh division from New York.
General Price left the Eighty eighth
division last October, shortly after the
first attack on his regiment when Cap
tain Bretthorst of the 350th infantry
was killed. Captains Henry House and
Grin Stafford taken prisoner and the
lives of eight or ten men lost.
Surprise Attack.
I'VE We're very fortunate to get off
as easily as we did" General Price
SAID today. The attack took us en-
tirely by surprise.
"Our first station in France was at
SGH:&c. Later we we're transferred TO
Belfort. and oct. took over a quiet
sector in Alsace. due east of Belfort.
I'VE anticipated no trouble here. We
took the trench over from the French.
bu. on the night of oct. ., when the
first raid wis pulled off by the boche,
the French had not left, but had
planned n reconnaissance in which our
men were to assist. This party, which
included Captains Stafford and House
was trapped in no mans land by box
barrage and the officers taken pr!s-
oners.
some distance hack of this front
line Captain Bretthorst had been sta
toned. He had been notified, how
ever. that he and party OF his men
would assist in the reconnaissance.
They were on their way to join the re-
connoitering party when shell from
the German barrase burst near them,
killing several and fatally woundinc
the officer.
Had it not been for that party OF
investigators Captain Bretthonst would
have been far from danger that night.
Few Casualties.
General Price said that it is his be-
lief that casualties in the entire
Eighty eighth division numbered not
more than fifty men. The 352nd in
fantry was on the right Of the sector
which was raided Oct. 5.
That raid cost the enemy many
lives" he said. I'VE found many dead
along orr trenches after the show was
over. and took quantities of guns and
equipment. which the fleeing boche
had dropped"
The former Camp Dodge officer
joined the Seventy-eventh division
during the .Argonne push and was with
the New York outfit when it made its
advance from Grand Pre- to the Meuse.
General Price had happy reunion
with his family this morning.
Mrs. Price has made Des Moines her
nome since the general went overseas
with the Eighty eighth division last
summer, and her little daughter. Lu-
Gle, has been attending Greenwood
school.
General Price will leave Friday for
New York, where he will be stationed
at Camp Upton. His wife and daugh-
ter will leave Des Moines when school
is out