The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-09
WHEELING HEROES Re URN FROM
ALMOST TWO YEARS Of HARDEST
FIGHTING IN AMERICAN FORCES
CAPTAIN E. J. STONE AND LHuTEN-
ANT HUGH B. SCOTT, BOTH PRO
NOTED ON THE FIELD OF
HONOR
COMPASSIONATE IN FIRST OFFICERS
TRAINING SCHOOLS THEY FOUGHT
FOo TWENTY-FIVE MONTHS.
DROVE GERMANS BACK IN MORE
THAN ONE BIG ENGAGEMENT
AND HELPED WIN PEACE POR
THE WORLD.

Captain F.. ]. Stone and First Lheuten-
ant Hugh Brar Scott. two of Whcclings
best known young men who acquitted
themselves admira bly, in the l.. S. heavy
artillery. returned homo yesterday. No
Wheeling men participated in harder
lighting than did these two young men.
who may we'll be referred to as heroes.
Commissioned at the first officers
training school at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son In August 1917. these two officers
sailed for Franco in September Of the
Same year. assigned TO the l05rd Field
Artillery, with the Twenty-st1th OF Yam
kec Devil division. They remained in
the same regiment throughout the war
aud returned from overseas together.
Each Of them won promotions on the
battlefield because Of their worth as Of
ficcrs.
In the same regiment was Captain
Henry D. Scott, brother Of Lieutenant
Scott, who after fine work in tho Cha
tcau sector returned home last Dcccm'
Der. The Scott boys are sons of Mr.. and
Mrs I. VI. Scott. their father being pres
idcnt Of the Wheeling Steel and Iron
company. while Captain Stone is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Stone and a men,
Der of the firm of Stone & Thomas.
From February until several days
after the arn1istice was signed on No
vcuGbcr II these boys wore on the fight
ing line and in the hardest kind Of
action.
They wcre commissioned August l.
1911, and landed at tho overseas mobli-
zation point early in October. Their d.
vision was the first complete division
numerically on the front and in the line.
Lieutenant Scott was in "A" battery.
while Captain Stone was in &C. battery.
Their first action was in the Chcmln Dies
Danes sector north Of Scissors. Short
~ after the Goth division was moved
from this front the Germans smashed
through the French limo that replaced
the Americans and the famous Chateau
Th;crry drive was on.
The local boys in the 26th then pro-
ceeded to Toul where they saw their
first real fighting and which they mod
eStly refer 10 as only fair" At Seichc-
prey however they got more action. the
biggest fight an American force had
participated in since the Civil War. At
this point tho Germans staged terrific
trench raid, but the 26th counter attack
ed. wiped out the German holdings, took
and held the line.
At Nivray on the Chateau Thicrry sec
tor the c6th relieved tho second division
made up Of Marines who had been hor-
ribly shot up by the Huns. There they
stood off tho Germans and on July II
that memorable drive that spoiled tho
German doom was started. The artil-
lcry fought sn hravcly that soon the
regiment cnosScd the Ncslc river and
restored tho old lines. under two. weeks
constant fire. Losses In this fight were
terrific.
Later tho regiment with the local he
rocs in command IF their respective bat ;
tc-lcs moved TO St Mihicl where in hard
fighting they mad" wonderful progress.
which they nrain modcstly say was
only satisfactory"
In tho McuSo-hrSonnc sector north uf
Nrr,ur the lizard field artillery hold tho |
flank that prevented tho Germans from
breaking through In thclr desperate Of
fort to rut the biz German railroad and
there irnvciy holding tho hiE gains thcp |
had made The arnistcc and tho end of !
The war found tho city's heroes. Several .
Whcolinl; boys were In tn" commands of |
Captain Stone and Licutcnnnt srou.
When they sailed fur Franco I.!cutcn- |
AM Scott was a second lIrutrnant. He |
WIS promoted 10 tho rnn!; or first lieu |
trrHnt fur efficiency RI II commander.
Captain sion" was first Lieutenant |
when he smiled and ut Tcul was pro- !
mntrh 10 the ranh or captain. Although (
hr. refused TO discuns his part In tho
war hia comrades say lhnt Captain
Stone has the stuff thai goes 10 make q
rrul cnmmnnhnr." Thr boys In his com
mand say further that Wheeling can
well II" proud nf Captain Store. He dis
played wonderful tact, moving up his big
six inch guns IN darkest night, settling
them al targets and hitting the mark
every time. His work IL branded MS