Evening journal., 1919-01-13
THREE WEEKS IN A
CAVE WITHOUT FOOD
Fighters of Keystone Divi-
sion, Now at Dix. Bring
Stirring Narrative
NO LET-UP IN SHELL
FIRE: SICK NURSES

CAMP DIX. WRIGHTSTOWN, y. j.,
Jan. i3-To spend 2i days in a cave,
with no water except what collected in
puddles from the rain. and only a little
food as one supply detail after another
was killed in the German barragc. was
only one of the narrowing experiences
OF Pennsylvanians in the 10th Machine
Gun Battalion Of the Keystone Division
in the Argonne. as related by members
OF the organization who have arrived at
Camp Dix among the overseas GONZALES
cents. Few stories Of the supreme grit
Of the Keystoners have equaled that
told Of the work Of the suicide
squads OF this battalion, which hung
on, despite casualties, and supported
the "doughboys" with a machine-gun
barrage and again turned back the at
tacking Huns with the deadly hail from
their llOskiss weapons.
seven times one Hill in front Of VA
changed hands during a week." says
Private Albert Hutchison. Of No. 220s
Winion street. Philadelphia, who was q
member Of the heroic battalion. and
who is here recovering from the effects
shells in front Of us, on top OF us and
IN our rear but we had 10 keep right
on lighting 10 support those brave fel-
lows Of The infantry who were depend
ing upon our barrage. In the brief rests
we got away from the guns we could
venture out Of The cave only at night
and even then we had to continually
dodge Fritzs high explosives
llutchison says that supplies an am
munti0n had 10 be brought up 10 the
advanced positions Of ten machine gun
ners a distance Of five kllos. and that
this resulted in the high casualties
among the supply bearers and the lack
Of food and waLsr. His own service
record shows that Hutchinson fought
at the very front in every engagement
from Chateau-Thierry TO Verdun, Fras-
mes. where he was gassed September 7.
Sick Men Aid Surgeons.
How injured and sick men Of the
medical corps left their beds and turn
ed weak. but helping hands 10 aid IN
caring FOR the wounded from the bat
tlenclds who swamped the hospitals is
a story told by returning soldiers at
Camp Dix that already has shown how
The spirit Of heroism pervaded the
entire American Army organization.
Friends here relate how William T.
Swayne. Of the sixth Evacuation Hos
pital, performed just This kind Of ser
vice. Swayne. Camden hardware
merchant, living at No. 3703 Westfleld
avenue. is hersTas convalescent, but
Is listed for discharge this week. In
iured in heavy work during the second
day Of the Chateau Thierry drive he
was sent 90 the base hospital along
with other injured ambulance men.
When the great stream Of wounded be
gan 10 arrive every injured ambulance
man who was able got out Of bed TO
help surgeons and nurses care for the
wounded "doughboys' and cannoneers.
serving as orderlies in the wards where
they were supposed to be patients.
Swayne bears testimony 10 the con-
iinual bombing Of hospitals by the
Huns. But the work had to go right
on. he SAYS.
There could be no let-up although !
EXPLOSIONS would wreck half a ward. /
The surviving surgeons and their help /
'rs would just clean up and go at their !
work again a little harder"
Luck is my middle name Z saws Pri- /
ate Morris II. Starr, a young real es-
ate broker Of Philadelphia, who served
With the supply company Of the seth
and il now here, cOnvalesceni
rom gas and shell shock. His home is
. 30. 2630 North seventeenth street.
'wice his platoon was in dugouts hit
~ German shells. He is here because
be shells were 'duds," and didn't OK
lode. Starr says no man in the pla-
0on viii ever forget the tenseness OF
he atmosphere I'm those dugouts while
hey watched for the shells o. blow
hem 10 pieces. Twice gassed starr
ontinued at work with his company
1r live days before he collapsed. on
ctober g. in the push toward Sedan.
n every battle for their regiment The
upply men had 90 go through con-
nuous barragc TO. land equipment and
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