The evening world., 1919-01-21
27THD|W|S|ONMEN
HOME FROM PRISON
CAMP IN GERMANY
New York Soldiers Went Toe
Fast and We're Captured
De kalb Brings 1900.

they set up wall when they heard
they were to be sent 90 the great
military hospital at Fox HIS. &. I.
Fox HIS. 8. l.. didn't mean anything
60 thcm until they learned that the
only way 10 get 20 staten Island is
! by boat.
"oh. Lord" they cried. we don't
want ever TO look at n boat again.
much less ride on one"
The 1900 unwounded soldiers felt
the same way. for the trip OF the De
kalb from Brest 10 New York was a
trying voyage for even the officers
and crew. The vessel ran into a win
ter hurricane right outside Brcst on
Jan. IS and wild weather ouneted
her clear across the ocean.
News got around the ship that Il
was her thirteenth trip ns a transport,
land as the ship started on the l3th
servers around all day and slept In
them AZ night. Capt. Dodd. who
brought the Dp kalb across, said IL
was the toughest trip in his career
al sea.
Numerous French decorations have
been brought home by returning sol
dicrs. but British decorations have
1ccn scarce. and Sergt. G. w. X ,anc
OF Chicago attracted attention be-
cause ~ the Military Cross pinned tp
his tunic. The interest was Increased
when Kclnc admitted that King
George pinned the cross on that very
tunic with hls own hands in the field
at Villlcrs Bocagc at the close OF the
war
Sergt. Kcane Is IN the Medical Corps
and was attached to tho Third Aus
trnlian Division This outnt, with
Americans on their flank took Hamcl
at the beginning OF the big fall drive
and captured 5000 prisoners
The Australians suffered severely.
leaving many wounded on the field.
Strctchcr bearers sent out FOR th"
wounded failed 20 return ana Scrgt.
! kcan" headed a party Of iuvostigatins
volunteers. They found the field un.
der the range OF German sharpshoot-
crs and snipcrs vino had killed or
wounded the first strc'chor bcarera
sent out.
t'ntil tho snip"rs and sharpshootcrs
could bc dislodged there was apptr-
entity nothing for tho seekers FOR
wounded 10 do but hide in shell holes
or behind cover and wait. Kpanc and
some Of his men went into a village
for shelter and found there about
fifty German soldiers vino were NOR.
than willing TO surrender.
The captured Germans were taken
out on the held and forced 10 act as
strotCher bearers. They did not OBJ
ioct, as they we're glad to get back tn
the Australian lines. The sharp
shooters and sn. pers did not shoot at
the German prisoners and kcauc got
all the wounded back 10 the dress ng
station II was for this feat that the
King pinned ON the medal
Among the wounded were several
from Gen. O'Hyan's 97th Division. 30
OF whom were hart In the fighting in
Flanders and taken prisoner by tho
Germans. John Iaccarlnc. private,
rompQny, lo6lh Infantry. OF 40. gGl
lldncock street. Brooklyn, WIS one
carinS was member went over the
top at daylight sop. -. The first
American unit to advance against The
Iiindcnburg Line. They went 50 fast
tnat eOJ Of them suddenly found
themselves IN a pocket in tho woods
with an overwhelming force OF Ger
mans on all sides.
"The Germans wanted us 10 sur
render" said Yaccarinc. but our OF.
hcers said 'hGht,' and we would have
fought ANYHOW, 80 We fought until
$50 OF us were down and out-mosth
iillcd-ari then the Germans
warmed In ana FELL on iue rest ~ ~
'nd gathered us In. hai piece of
ahripnel Ia my side aIl my right
10" had been blown OF 80 I couldn't
Hgh' a. well as wanted TO when "A
nO,h ~ G"Indus jumped mo.
w" wero ,ahon considerably back
Of me German line tu hospital IN
Iitt,D town ana there we could hoa,
the bgftc getting nearer and nearer
for thyc" days. When tn" Germans.
announcing that 'ho FOR dammit
Americans we're coming. moved
us back TO another town called
lIiu,mou'. We were no more than
settled there when the Americans
drove the Germans out again and
.rt9 tim" We landed il q Hospital az
cologne. We were treated an right
a. far x the accommodate tiOus Of tho
hospital went. but the uccummudl-
tons We're very bad
Lieut. lyman %. Dudley. 40 l-GI
Jora!emon Street, Brooklyn. AN avIl-
'Ur, was also German prisoner lie
vas ~hO, down near Ncrduu on Sept
-, falling unruuS. ioua inside t.a Ger
man lines, and was held pr.soncr IN
the hOSolIal at kdrlaruhe. he agreed
with others hat tho Germans treated
their wounded prisoners as well us
they could w,'h ,Ar limited facilities
a. hand
the 800 uuwouuIcI soldiers on the
Doktb went O. Camp NrgUt, for
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