Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-14
RHINE IS GUARDED
BY US. MARINES
mo German Has Put One
Over on Them" Asserts
Returning Hero
"ALL IN TIPTOP SHAPE"

The marines are still as popular in
early days of July of last year when
they pushed the Germans back from the
Marne. But their job is slightly different.
They are patrolling the Rhine in the
yet been able to put one over on them,'
according to Sergeant Walter F. Collins,
OF 2106 East Moyamensing avenue, who
left that territory only few weeks ago.
Collins arrived on the transport
Sslta Teresa, which returned with
I456 men. including Bordeaux GONZALES
cent detachments l 10 inclusive, IL
to Ia inclusive, II and IS and 65: casual
company l from Virginia and 80 officers
and 1867 sick and wounded
Practically every division in the army
of occupation has some specific duty to
perform these days, Sergeant Collins de-
clared. and when the Fifth and Sixth
Marines arrived in Germany they were
| Immediately put to work to patrol the
I Rhine. In addition, they navigate the
/ excursion boats which are run for the
benefit of the sightseeing doughboy.
The private yacht Preussen, formerly
owned by the Ober president of the
Rhenish provinces is now employed by
Major General Joseph T. Dickman, COM
mander of the Thirty-second DIVISION
and Lieutenant Colonel J. l.. Dodd' pro-
vost marshal, for inspection purposes
I'VE run things on the Rhine now and
everything is in tip top shape-taKe
IL from the marines" Collins added l.
The sergeant was in the Chateau
Thierry drive and was gassed. Later
he Joined the Fifth Regiment and fought
with them &c the end receiving some
minor wounds, but in the first week OF
January he became Ill and was ordered
home.
pat" Kline Aboard
Among the wounded men was Private
/ pat" Kline, OF the l09th Infantry, who
was the pride of the Santa Teresa, TO
before he left Bordeaux he wrested The
lightweight championship Of the towr
from Frenchman in two-round bout
Among the returning Philadelphia mer
on the Santa Teresa were I.ieutenan
Frederick S. Laubert, Company Il, of th'
325th Infantry. gs37 Albert street
wounded during the Argonne Fores
campaign Sergeant Reginald NJ. Reid
1912 North Fifty-flfth street, Compan!
G. of the llsth Infantry, gunshot wound
Sergeant Vincent NJ. Maddey. 59lI
] Spruce COMPANY - VI ~ - -
Infantry: Sergeant John w. Kelly, 6f4'
East Clearfield street, Company ID, of th'
10th, gunshot wound; Corporal Nicola
Bout, 1882 Poplar street, Company Il
3l5th, gunshot wound; Corporal Alex
ander Bath. 2315 East Adams street
Company c, 3l5th, gunshot wound; Cor
poral ]. e. Buchanan, 1880 North Parl
avenue, of the 305th Ammunition Train
Other PhiiadeIphians
Other Philadelphia men were Pri
Yates Grant T. Stone, Germantown, AM
John Z. Fox, 1928 North Eighth street
HEADQUARTERS Company. 30sth Engi
neers; Maurice Clayton, 936 North Al
den street, Battery c, of the Fifty-sev
enth Coast Artillery. gunshot wound
Edward II. Collins, 263S South Eleventh
street, OF the 319th Ambulance Com
pany: William s. Perry, 3S40 Nortl
Seventh street, gassed; James +, Smith
2s20 Peltz street, Company c, OF th'
10sth Infantry. gassed; Bernard A
Kahn, 276 West Sheldon street, Com
pany B, of the 316th Infantry. gunsho
wound James McWilliams', air service
1921 South Eighteenth street, Charlie
Hunter. 1908 East Silver street, 32Ot
Ambulance Train Richard Muller $40
Frankford street, Company Il. of IN
Sixteenth Field Artillery, and Alfre
Setero, III Catharine street. Headquar
ters Company, Of the 3l6th Infantry.