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Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
GEN. SCTfINDEL LAUDS DEEDS
OF 18TH INF. AT FINE DINNER,
Brigade Commander Honored by Cd Bat
talon Officers, Who Furnish Excel
lent Entertainment.

graciously. Col. Charles II. Noyes. the
commander of the regiment, who has
been In the Army forty-three years
including his studies at West Point.
remarks of Gen. Schindel regarding
the excellent service of the regiment,
and thanked his hosts for the opp0r~
tunity of being present.
1t fell to the lot of Col. Wars 70
explain" the Atlantic trip. He said
he had great, difficulty in preventing
Maj. Clemens from taking header
in the ocean when the news OF the.
signing of the armistice reached the
voyagers on board the ship Even
the submarines were called on uer'
fore the war was over, so, that the
colonel said, the advance detachment
was deprived of the satisfaction ox
running the gantlet Of underseaA
vessels
Much pleasure was experienced nv
the diners through the recitation Or
"A Wife of Flanders co. X. Chester
toni. as done by Lieut.. Hume, gen
tleman whose talents have been fa~
vorably commented upon many times
in this camp.
by I.ieuts. Morgan and Mell0r on tho
piano and violin and they were the
accompanies for the singing o.
number of, good songs, inclu0in@
Mickey" which pleased Col. N0yeg
so much that he encored 1t several
times. Lieut. Lehman was the CHER
Offender in the singing OF an im-
promptu your sins are forgiven"
number. which included "kn0cke1 nt
the several members of the company
present
Besides those mentioned. the guests
included Capt. G. M Mclean ana
Lieut.. w. M. Glenn, the generals ad-
jutant and aid; Capt. Bell, regimen
tai adjutant; Capt. Lewis. Capt.
Reeves, Capt. Lawrence. Capt. Hade-
mar and Capt. Mahoney.
Lieuts. Whitehead, Gundeson, Meek
Rodda and Lattanzi also were among
those present.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

Declaring that the officers we're for
tunate in being associated with regi-
ment of such fine traditions and that
any regiment was q better fighting
force for having such a record. Brig.
Gen. s. J. Bayard Schindel spoke
Monday evening before the officers OF
the I'd Battalionl, 18th Infantry In
appreciation of dinner given in his
honor at the battalion mess.
Gen. Schindel mentioned the fact
that the 18th was paper" regiment
Back in 1856. was mentioned during
the war of 1912, but was formally
organized in 1861 to take part In the
civil war. There it's vaiorous deeds
became a part of the glorious history
OF the regular establishment, i@ said,
and added that as a student ofiicer ne
visited some OF the battlefields of the
regiment where "Yank' and "Reb' Of
ficers, who were there, explained the
parts played by the 18th warriors
The evening was especially enjoya-
BILE, particularly for Its informalfty
and the refreshing way in which the
program was conducted by Maj. Clem- :
ems, known among his fellow officers
as Little Tex" because of his COM
ing from the Lone star state. There
was one point not touched upon in his
speech and that was the trip across
the Atlantic, this honor having been
conferred upon Lieut.. Col. Ward.
Gen. Schindel, we wanted you 10
know that we were glad to serve un-
der you and that we hope to have
you back again soon as brigade com :.
mander and as our across-the -street
neighbor."
That was about the way In which
the major made the opening address
to which the general responded SO
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
EDDIE" MARSHGU|DE
HIS FRIEND Alright

No. Eddie" Marsh does not pose as
a hero or as a saint, but once in
while, like last Saturday, he makes
Himself into very sensible person
and guides his fellows along the right
path.
eddie" was in Baltimore on pleas
ure.
He did not intend to do anything
to reflect discredit on his uniform.
and he had with him a boy named
Chester Friedman, both being of the
famous 2Sth Division, from the Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania.
They were having good time and
Eddie suggested having their pic
lures taken There were some girls
in the studio they visited and the
girls were persuaded to pose with
them. Like the gay, young creatures
will do sometimes. they fell for" the
two soldiers, and before they realized
it the girls were in for making en-
gagements with them.
But Eddie called Chester aside for
Council of war;" and this is what
he said:
''You know, Chester, old boy. I'm
married man. We have just met these
girls and they go too fast to suit me.
think we ought to call halt right
now. Let's say goodbye"
So the lads said goodbye.
1t was not an easy matter to do
this, for the girls were pretty and
attractive, and Eddie was charming
and brave, and Chester, too. But they
did 1t, even IL it required more nerve
than to face the Germans.
The result was that the boys pretty
soon got an invitation to dinner at
church party (Christ Church, they
thought IL wasl and they said that
society was there in abundapce.
Incidentally, there were SOME quar-
termaster men who had not seen for
eikn service who happened to be
! downtown In Baltimore when Eddie
and Chester were there. These 1ads
passed acnse insulting remarks and
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
7sth Fought FsrOciously.

The latest War .Departspenk
bulletin on the subject has placed
the 79th Division. which trained
at Meade, tenth on the list of
those who suffered severe losses
in pushing back the Germans to
Sedan.
Regular Army units weres o1
course, the heaviest losers, a.
they got into the fighting early
and stayed late. But the 7etizs
which did not fire a shot until
September 25, when II won the
brilliant encounter at MOnrfNNf
E. con, had 2,3S9 casualties. 0k
these, $50 were killed, 352 died.
1,142 were missing and fifteen
were captured. The LIST Divlslon
lost 5,248, the heaviest OF all
The 316th Infantry Of the 70kN
Division lost moro men than ans
other regiment in the National
Army, but the National Guards
and Regulars suffered. ii
some cases, more than the see
lost by the s1eth.
OF the 513th Infantry. Bmlma
division, ''BaItimore's Own
there were 471 men lost. oz
whom 1e7 were killed.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
A MOTHERS HYMN.
(Tune, Come, Thou Fount of Every
Blessing.")

= (Tune, Come, Thou Fount Of Every
Blessing.'o
A hope Of heaven, a precious treasure,
The richest boon that man can crave;
For it affords unfading pleasure,
A hope of heaven beyond the grave. -
This hope has been my stay and comfort
Through many q dark and gloomy hour;
Of it the world can never rob me,
Long as trust the Almighty power.
When friends are few and the world alluring,
And ali around me is filed with gloon.
Ny mind is peaceful, calm and even,
I have q hope beyond the tomb.
Strong ties by death long since riven,
And those loved see no more.
Nor shall until me meet in heaven,
Where we shall meet to part no more.
when prospects fade and friends shall fail me,
And all seems cheerless on the road,
And though the powers Of hell assail me,
III hope in heaven and trust in Ged.
It's when pass through deaths dark valley
= A light shall shine around my way;
ais rod and staff then win support me.
He'll bring me through to endless day.
until thai. hour stiIl let me. cherish
a hope of heaven and is ioys; Il
wen gfvandea % mx sAvlaris merits
whose praise slsail ny teag'e' iap1ege.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

more than 200 men of the command
remained unharined."
LIEUT. Col. r.. e. Fisher. an Annapoli-
tan, of the 72d Infantry, has been
transferred to the motor transport
service, with headquarters at Camp
Holabird. Col. Brewer, himself an
Annapolitan, has not yet received
orders, and is still in Meade. Maj.
Hobson of the same regiment has gone
to Camp Lee, where he will be an in
structOr at the new infantry officers
training school, opened now for the
first time since the close of the war.
Col Price of the list Infantry has
been assigned the important task of
district superintendent of military
schools in the vicinity of New York.
He has already taken up the work.
Majs. Harrison and Swami, Balti-
moreans, have resigned from the
service, the latter now being on a
trip to Cuba.
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Castor. former
ly camp commander, has been reduced
to the grade of colonel. as has Brig.
Gen. Reynolds J. Burt of the 22d
Brigade, according to the War Depart
ment order which makes it necessary
to send back to their old grades the
men of the Regular Army.
In the 18th Infantry NAB Cosgrove,
who is i'll in the hospital. is about to
is taking over the guard duty for the
camp, and Col. Noyes is having "the
devils own time" in finding enough
men to do the job. The regiment will
be down to less than 600 when the
draftees have all departed
Orders have not yet been received
for Brig. Gen. s. J. Bayard Schindel of
Mel. Carter, commander of the fifth
DiyiaiOn
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
MEDAL ARRIVES AS HE
TAKES TRAIN FOR CAMP MILLS
MAJ. Muncaster of I'D Infantry Rewarded
for Leading Difficult Charge-Col. Price
Gets Fine Assignment.

Just as he had taken a traib for
Camp Mills, Long Island, Maj. J. H.
Muncaster.- I'D Infantry, was award
ed a distinguished service medal by
Gen. Pershing, which .of course, will
now have to be given him in Mills,
with the usual formal ceremonies
Col. Brewer received the medal and
was preparing to make the necessary
arrangements for the presentation
when he discovered that the hero
had departed for another camp, the
regiment itself having been demobi-
lixed.
THE medal was won by Maj Nun
caster" said the colonel, under very
trying circumstances and deserves
the highest praise. His many friends
in Meade will be pleased to learn of
his recognition by the head of the
country's military forces in France.
1T was about the time of the bat
Jor was in charge of q battalion of
infantry that was ordered to take a
German position which had been sue
cessfully defended against the as
sau1ts of two American battalions.
The major looked about him and
found that of the remnants left him
ne had not single officer
but himself. He gathered together
about 500 men and went across to
the sboche, this time. determined not
to be denied. The boys fought with
renewed yigor under his stalwart
and electrifying leadership and the
DAY was finally won. although hardly
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
GEN. CARRIERS HEART.

The difficulties of demobiliza-
tion are vexing. indeed. to the
conscientious commander. and it.
was especially SO at the time
that the War Department or
dered Gen. Carter to dismiss so
per cent of his division.
1t was stated that 10000 men
sent in application for dis
charge, and yet only about $500
could have been issued under
the circumstances. In con-
sequence there were many COM
plants, and especially from the
families of the men refused.
One wife wrote that her hus-
band, in the 63d Infantry, had
been kept in the Army. while
she 1abored to support the fam
lily, consisting of father and
mother. 1t was q hard task and
she felt that her health was
failing. She declared that her
case was one that deserved i'm
mediate attention.
Gen. Carter read her letter and,
although the Red Cross had al
ready Investigated the case. he
turned to his adjutant and said:
THE mans company has gone
to, New York. Write to his COM
pany commander and inclose
this letter, telling him to dis
charge the man for Gods sake,
IL ft was possible to do so.
That's the kind of heart the
general has
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Jingles From the Jungles.

with apoIogizes to the author Of Maryland,
My Maryland.'O
n the heart Of the swamps Of Maryland
There's q bunk that belongs to me;
We do wig-wag ana squads right"
And are in by "taps'' at night, wondering
when home we shall see.
The Signal Corps does semaphore
Ara sends wireless across the sea.
nut guess veil De here fer eFermore
In this branch Of high.lamed 3. G.
WILLIAM a. JORDAN
Eranklln cemp.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
WOUNDED COMPLAIN
OF BEING PENNLESS
Declare Government Has Not Paid
Them in Many Months.
Like British System.

A certain soldier who has but one
eye left after his defense of his coun-
try's flag in France was walking
along Portland road and a friend stop
ped him to ask why it was that he
wore neither wound stripes nor serv-
ice gold"
He hesitated and Redeemed percep-
tibly. Then he said:
"You know we have not been paid in
seven months"
The boy was visibly hurt and 1T was
hard for his friend to mention the
subject further, but the information
came out that but for big New York
concern which formerly employed him
he would never have been able to get
along at all.
The lad had fought the Germans
with all his might for many months
and he had been a source of inspira-
ton to his officers and fellow soldiers
by his stout courage and fidelity to
duty. Yet he did not feel that he had
money enough to spare to buy his
service stripes.
In another instance soldier who
had fought with one of the finest di-
visions in the Army and who had re-
ceived wound which will make him
a cripple the rest of his life was with
out funds with which to buy the Ordi-
nary little things which soldier
needs and which the government in
some cases expects him to buy
Had to Beg From Friends.
L was at Chateau Thierrv." this fell
low said, and yet he had to bum
things" from his friends.
If there is discomfort here. say these
men, who have been overseas, they de-
clare the trouble lies principally in
the fact that the government has not
paid them their monthly earnings.
They disagree, sometimes, with Off
GERS who think they should do tasks
which call for muscular strength, but
they do not rebel so much against
this as the neglect which the govern :
ment shows in the payment of wages.
1.-THE British said one hero, nave
a system by which man keeps a
book and the officer paying him signs
every time payment Is made. Tne
paymastcr can tell easily whether
man has been paid during the past
month and there is slight danger OF
duplication of pay"
These men assert that they nave
come back from the front "all in
physically, according to the classinca /,
ton Of the medical men In France, ana
vet the government does not go 10 tne
trouble of paying them regularly,
which. they declare. is not showing
ordinary appreciation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30

served from Feb. %, 1918 to April
IL, 1919.
Charles Molinelli, private, 800
Forty-fifth street, battery A, Three
Hundred Fifth field artillery, Sew
Seventh avenue; battery E, One
enty-seventh divisioDI served from
March 4, 1918 to May 20, 1919.
Emmett r. Lanaghan, private.
2725 Sixth avenue, company G,
One Hundred Thirteenth field sig
nal battalion; served from May 5,
1918 to May 20, 1919.
Rudolph Mielke, fireman, second
class, Coal Valley; Eight Hundred
Eleventh U. S. navy; served from
June 1918, to Feb. 20. 1919.
Lawrence E. Judd, sergeant,
1853 Thirty-ninth street; quarter
master corps; utilities department;
served from Sept. 5, 1917 to May Is,
1919.
Gust Grundstrom, private, Tay-
lor Ridge, Ill; One Hundred Thir-
ty-eighth infantry; served from
April 1, 1918 to May Is, 1919.
Walter d. Evans, private, ALB
Sixth avenue; headquarters com
pany, One Hundred Fofty-seVenth
field artillery; served from April
1917 to May %, 1919
Paul e. Teska, private, S12 For
ty-fourth street; Seventh balloon
company; served from Aug. 8, 1917
to May 81, 1919.
John F. Kuehl, private, sos Ninth
avenue; company G., One Hundred
Twenty-ninth infantry; served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30

Hundred Twenty-fifst field artil-
lery, A. E. F.; served from April
30, 1917 to May IS, 1919.
V. B. Hudson, sergeant, 2011
Fourth avenue; company c, Thirty
fourth battalion. tank corps; served
from May Z, 1918 to May %, 1919.
George Evans, private, ABB Sixth
avenue, battery B, One Hundred
Ninth field artillery; served from
April II. 1917 to May "a, 1919.
Fred E. Fuller, private, 100 Third
street, One Hundred Second infan-
try, company A, Twenty-sixth divi-
sion; served from May 10, 1918 to
April %, 1919.
Herman Hill, private, 919 Seven
teenth street; ordnance corps /;
served from Dec. 49, to Jan.
28, 1919.
Ralph Dobbs, private, 1900 Fifth
avenue, baking company 351 I;
served from April Is, 1918 to May
2, 1919
y Carl W. Losand, private, TAO Fifth
street; headquarters One Hun
dredth infantry; served from June
81, 1918 to May 20, 1919.
Hubert r. Hamp, private, 1145
Thirty-nfnth street; machine gun
company, One Hundredth infan-
try; served from June 81, 1918 TO
May 20. 1919
Emil Block, private, 515 Thir-
teenth avenue; company E, One
Hundred Sixty-fourth infantry,
Forty-fourth division, A. E. F.;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30
Gen. DICKSON is
ASKED TO SPEAK
BATTERY B DAY
|feroer County Planning Monster
Celebration in July for
Returned Heroes.
Especial to The Argus.)

AIedo, Ill, May 3O.-Adjutant
General Frank S. Dickson OF
pringfeld probably will be the
Principal speaker on Mercer coun-
Us Battery 3 day.
General Dickson has been COM
nunicated with relative to accept
ng a speaking date here for either
uIy %, %, "a or %, on one of
which days the county celebration
Or it's heroes Of the world war will
e staged.
Messages asking that he name
he ate were dispatched to Cen
bra ickson yesterday by E. f..
smc-.5k, chairman of the speak
hrs committee, who had been in
Informed that the general would be
It, RDerty to come here on one OF
he aforementioned days. At a
ate hour no word had been re-
teived in reply.
Abandon June Date.
1t was first planned to hold the
demonstration on an available
une date, preferably June rs or
k6, but this plan was abandoned
ue to the number of entertain
Mhents and their proximity to each
bther during the next few months.
THE biggest thing of its kind
kver staged in Mercer county is
Jerry B day. People will turn ont
turned out before, and I predict the
largest crowd ever assembled in
Ehis section, with the possible ex-
3eption of that attracted county
air week." declared one of the
committeeman last night in discus
hing the event.
Plan Live Speakers.
I'VE will spare no expense in OBJ
Gaining eloquent and noteworthy
eSators, men of state and national
-epute to do the speaking" stated
I'D. E. Farr, member of the speak
Rrs' committee last evening. I'VE
want good live wires'-men who
ian get and hold the attention of
arge audiences cities and
owns obtain them and there is no
reason in the world why Aledo CAN
lot do the same"
ut is our intention to make this
Thing a success and a festival that
Mercer county people will remem-
per for generations" declared D.
u. Vanatta, chairman of the general
arrangements committee.
Under the supervision of the
Rledo chapter of the Red Cross
Every comfort will be provided for
Soldiers and spectators at the fair
grounds, the site upon which the
demonstration will take place.
For Every Fighter.
Il Battery B days welcome is for
hvery man in Mercer county who
bore arms for his country, whether
BIT home or abroad, on land or on
he sea- 1t is to be tribute TO
bounty soldiers, sailors and ma
Zines of the war for democracy. 1t
will mark the supreme effort &C
patriotic, overjoyed and very proud
relatives, friends and those who
we're obliged to help win the war
bit home to pay tribute to the coun-
Tvs fighters.
1t will mark Aledo's third mill
+ary celebration. A royal welcome
home is being arranged to be given
by residents to those rs or so Aledo
ads who make up what was for
8nerly Company B. This feature
! will be held at the station on the
bay of arrival and will consume
but little time. A few days later
the picnic and banquet for Com
bany B, arranged and planned by
the local organization known as
The Company B boosters, will be
given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30

eighth company transport corps ;
in service from April %, 1918 to
May IA, 1919.
Peter Kale, private, rs Fourth
avenue; chemical gas company,
Astoria, L. l.; in service from
June, 1918 to March 8, 1919.
William Sterbinsky, private;
company E, Three Hundred Forty
ninth infantry, Camp Dodge; served
from April %, 1918 to May 20,
1919.
John Robinson, private, 1914
engineers; served from June 5,
1917 to May IA, 1919.
John Berger, private, 1928 Thir-
ty-seventh street; battery D, Fiji
ty-eighth artillery, A. E. F.; served
from March 4, 1918 to May Is, 1919.
Jake Voss, private, 1928 Thirty
seventh street; battery D, Fifty
eighth artillery, A. E. F.; served
from March Is, 1918 to May Is,
1919.
Arthur Hildebrandt, corporal,
Thirtieth street, Twenty-f1fth ave-
nue.; One Hundred Fifth aero
squadron; served from January 20,
1918 to May Z. 1919.
William G. Beals, sergeant, first
class, 822 Forty-second street;
aerial armament division, A. E. F..
in service from Nov. IA, 1917 to
May Is, 1919.
Alfred Alters, corporal, 1912
Twenty-ninth street; Thirty eighth
division; served from May %, 1918
to May 3, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30
WELCOME HOME HONOR ROLL

One Red Cross nurse is included
in this weeks list of those return
ing from service: Miss Marie Sic
brandts, 1411 Ninth street, base
hospital IL and base hospital SO,
France; served from March 25,
1918 to April %, 1919.
The list of returning men is
growing rapidly these days. In the
welcoming roll of the Red Cross
there are now over seven hundred
ninety registrations, and among
these are represented many famous
fighting organizations
The recent additions to the roll
are:
Joseph Heath, private, Seventy
eighth division, One Hundred Elev-
enth infantry, A. E. F.; served from
June 2, 1918 to May 2. 1919.
Joseph Bredar, cook, Thfrtieth
street and Twenty-fifth avenue !;
Thirty-fifth division, infantry, A
E. F.; served from April 1, 1918
to May ID, 1918.
Hollister w. Sage, corporal, 500
Second avenue; company M, One
Hundred Forty-eighth infantry,
Thirty division, A. E. F..
served from June 27, 1918 to April
Is, 1919.
Gus Anderson, private, 1922
Thirty-second street; company r,
Three Hundred Fffty-third infan-
try, A. E. F.; served from June
81, 1918 to May 10, 1919.
E. o. Holmgrain, corporal, GIL
Forty-fourth street; company D,
Thirty-fifth engineers, Ninety
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-30
CITY PHYSICIAN
GIVES WARNING
Dr.. MueIler's Action in Swearing
Out Warrants Throws Scare
Into People.

The action of the city health COM
missioner, DR.. Albert n. Mueller in
swearing out warrants for two
Fiolators of the state health law,
relative to the taking of precaution-
kry measures after the persons
Rvere exposed to smallpox has
thrown somewhat of a scare into
Ahose who are more or less care
ess in such matters and as a re-
sult the physicians of the city re-
bort a mild increase in the number
bf vaccinations.
The people should realize that
he laws are made for their bene-
it," said DR.. Mueller, last night, in
response to an Argus reporters
1uery as to the situation. Unless
he public cooperates with US we
Are powerless to prevent the spread
bf communicable disease and the
fact that person is in doubt as 10
whether or not they have been rx-
posed is an immediate cause for
Vaccination"
Commission Backs Mueller.
The entire city commission is in
hearty approval of the campaign of
DIR. Mueller to make the city as
clean from communicable disease
Rs possible.
Commissioner William Fitzsim-
mons said today: Once a person
Knows an exposure to any COM
nunicable disease has taken place,
be or she should Immediately take
preventative measures to arrest the
spread of the disease and those VINO
TAIL to thus properly protect them
selves and their friends, are merely
az~ yiolators who should be treated
as such. Often times a person i'm
Rgines that chickenpox is a trivial
happening and that it should not be
taken seriously as a disease. But
Buch is not the case. Other minor
diseases too, tend to make the peo-
8 pie grow careless and it is up to
fhe city commission to correct this
evil."
Dr. Mueller stated today that all
smallpox suspect patients will be
'huarantined until it is definitely
Established that they do not have
the disease.