The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-01-31
Lieutenant Sasscer Returns.

LlCulCH0ht -. VI ooooSSAs "Ao ~
ceived a commission at the Second Fort
Meyer Training Camp and was sent to
France in December, 1917, returned to
New York, on Friday of last week with
the seth Coast Artillery which was
originally a part of the New York
State Guard from Brooklyn. After be-
ing in Training Camp in France for
several months, he was assigned for
duty with this Regiment and served
with it through the war. He is now at
Camp Upton, L. l., and is expected
home in few days. For distinguished
service he was promoted to a First
Lieutenancy early in the campaign.
The following recital of the achieve
ments of the famous 59th Regiment is
fir IN a New York paper.
1.-The seth returned under the COM
mand of Col. Richard K. Cravens. who
formerly commanded Fort Hamilton.
Major Edward T. Harris of 1851 Sew
enty-seventh street, Bay Ridge, who
was with the old 18th for seven years
and who in private life is a magazine
writer and editor of trade publication,
said that the 59th had certainly upheld
all the traditions of the old 18th. He
regarded the work of the Brooklyn
bows as brilliant as that of any organi-
cation on the Western Front.
''These Brooklyn boys certainly can
fight" he said.
The soldiers on board the New Hamp
shire were proud of the fact that the
59th had oeen cited for splendid work
at Dewey farm in September. The en-
tire regiment was cited and there were
tw, special citations for the second
b battalion and one for the third.
There was nothing of the terrors
war from the contact of battle t
forced marches by night, attack by the
8 ,che airmen, the squalor and incon-
venience of life on the front lines, thai
the 18th did not undergo. On one occa-
sion they had to march three days t."
aid in the defence of Verdun. The.
had 100 miles to go; forced to hike
night and hide in the day, and tn
maxi mum speed of heavy artiller!
unit is not more than three miles a.
hour. However, with that customary
sLet go" spirit that dominated thu
American forces "over there" tn.
Brooklyn boys did it, and were Their
when hell began to pop around thei
positions.
Once they were forced to Withdraw
from established position. But tina
was by orders, not because of tn
Boche. Their post near Thiancour
was so close to the Boche lines that tn
off ordered them back. With poo'
grace they obeyed, and when, safely
dug in again, they deluged the German
lines with every variety of projectil'
they possessed.
The seth shared with other regiments
of the old New York National Guard i:
making glorious record on the fight
ing front. Assigned to no particula
division, they were shifted about froif
sector to sector wherever artillery cor
centration was deemed necessary b
the commanding officers. 1t won th
signal distinction of being the fir
heavy artillery unit to cross No Man
Land in advance of the light artillery
This occurred during the smash on tn
st. Mihiel sector. The 59th turne
loose a. tornado of eight inch high. ex
plosives on the German positions unit
the cement lines were reduced to pow
der. Then as the infantry swept for
ward and mopped up, the artillery sui
ports followed. The 18th hooked VI
and established positions under tn
crest of Mont Sec, and was firing be
fore the lighter guns were numbered
Aerial photographs brought in test,
fed to the deadly accuracy of the fi''
of the 59th. They battered dow
trenches, gun emplacements, machin
gun pits, pill boxes, other position
until the Huns were forced to with
draw or suffer humiliation.
They fought through the mazes o
the Argonne Forest. smashed tn
Fritzies there. During the secon
phase of the forest fight they strate
EpionvilIe, IVORY, Montfaucon, Sept
sarges, ROMANCE, Cunal, jaime an
other positions. They gave capabl
aid in reducing gun positions, and wo
numerous counter battery duels
Montfaucon was the hill from whic
the Crown Prince of Germany watche
the battle OF Verdun. He had dug
out far under ground, equipped wit
periscopes, which enabled him to Sc
how gallantly the deluded German