Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-05-29
NOTES OF OUR SOLDIERS.

Lieutenant Louis K. Koontz, who
had been at Camp Grant, Illinois, has
been transferred 10 Washington, where
he has been assigned to duty with the
General Staff of the Army in the His
torical Branch, War Plans Division.
This is most congenial assignment to
Lieutenant Koontz, as his specific
work will be the preparation Of ma
terial for huge history OF the war, a
part OF the writing of which will also
fall 10 him. II is an interesting SER
vice that he is to perform, and he ex-
poets 10 be busy at il for several years,
as he has gone into the Regular Army.
We congratulate Lieutenant Koontz
upon having been given such deSir-
able assignment. We know he will
make good.
The former German steamship Yep
pelin arrived at Newport News yester>
day with part of the 80th Division, in
GLIDING the 3l3th, the 3l4th and the
3l5th Field Artillery Regiments. In
these organizations are many West
Virginia men, among them being a
large number from Jefferson and
Berkeley counties. After the neceS-
sary preliminaries the men will be dis
charged from the service, and they will
get home within the next week or two.
Thousands of West Virginians-rel-
atives and friends Of the soldiers
were at Newport News TO greet the
men when their ship came into port.
We were pleased to have a call
few days ago from Shirley Nichols, of
Harper's Ferry, one of our soldier
boys who was in the U. S. Army for
fourteen months, nine OF which were
spent in France. He was in the hos
pital service, and had many interest
ing experiences, not all of which were
pleasant. He spent a considerable
part of his time in Paris. Mr.. Nichols
was formerly a popular student al
Shepherd College, and his friends here
were glad to see him again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jackson, Of ST
ClalrsviIle, Ohio, have a letter from
their son, Marshall c. Jackson, from
ST. Nazaire, France, in which he says
he is now playing the piano in an or
chestra for a show through the A. E.
F. circuit. He has been relieved from
all military duties. He expects to
travel through France and then go 10
England to play at summer resorts
until next September. Mr.. Jackson,
who is very talented young man, is
son of Mrs Hannah M. Clipp, of Jeff
erson county.
David Folk, who is in the United
States Navy, is at his home in Shep-
herdStown on furlough and will be off
duty until the 9Th of June. He has
been cruising around Cuba, Porto
Rico and the West India Islands the
past few months and is getting TO see
quite a bit of the world. But he is
ready TO quit whenever Uncle Josephus
says the word.
MAJOR Clements w. Legge, who is in
the Regular Army, spent last Satur-
day in ShepherdStown with his friends,
who were glad to see him looking so
well. He has recently returned from
France, where he saw extended SER
vice in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment He likes army life so well he
expects to remain in the service.
Private Earl Greening, son-in-law Of
Alvey H. Reinhart, formerly of this
vicinity, spent ive-day furlough last
week with relatives in the Moler's
Cross Road neighborhood. Mr.. Green
ing's home is in Oklahoma City, but he
has been in camp at Newport News for
some time past. This was his first
visit TO our section.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Mcdonald, of the
KearneySville neighborhood, received
a message yesterday from their son,
Will Mcdonald, saying that h. had ar
rived safely at Newport News. He is
with the 5l3,h Field Artillery, just
landed.