The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
Graphic Tales of Personal En-
counter Told by Some Of
the 1851.
CHEER LIKE WILD FOLK
Their onls Regret Is That
They Are Kept on the Trans
port Overnight.

from business satisfactorily transacted
in France was a cargo Of the liveliest
wounded sick and convalescent soldiers
that ever made n hospital attendant wish
he rad joined the tanks.
Casual wounded. they called them on
the ships list, probably because they
take their wounds and things so
casually. There were on board the trans
mort Maui ffty-two of these ca sual Off
GERS nnd o.3Oe equally casual men. As
the total passengers numbered only 3.O6s
II may be seen that officially the Maui
carried nothing much but invallds Yet
those alleged invalids made more noise
coming Up the bay than many a trans
port crowded to the taffrail with huskies
who had come out OF the fray with
nothing more serious than callouses on
their trigger fingers.
Strictly speaking the Maui has not yet
arrived. for she Is tied up on the north
side Of Pier 2. Hoboken, with all her
passengers on board, awaiting the morn
Ing light before diseinbarking, but all
Ter passengers thought---and said---all
the way up the bav that they were ar
r,ving and all the craft that came within
earshot that is. within a mile or so. he
Leved IT, But in truth the only A. f. F.
men who actually stepped on the United
States yesterday were the ss3 officers
and men from the French liner Rochan;
beau and the ia officers from the trans
port Atenas.
Came by Southern Route.
The men on the Maui have been
treated since they left Bordeaux on jan
uary Is to a very pleasant cruise
through southern waters. Lieutenant
Commander W. r. NJ. Edwards. skipper
- he trn ~ N O.
sage out OF regard for the wounded and
sick The ship chung close 10 the coast
Of Europe after leaving France until the
pyr~nees Mountains were sighted. The
vessel skirted the Azores. Equally
grateful with the wounded for the warm
sun baths were the unwounded aboard.
the men Of companies A. r and C. sl4th
Pioneer Infantry, all of whom are ne
eroes from Virginia and all OF whom
love sunshine just as much as they love
watermelons. Motion picture shows
we're given on deck during the warm
nights in southern waters. and on Sun
day services. both Catholic and Protes-
tant were held on deck.
Stories were plentiful on the Maui.
There were enough yarns OF trenches,
German prison camps. hand TO hand
fighting. aerial combats and doings in
No Mans Land to construct a complete
world war.
Wounded Fight Hand to Hand.
Lieut. Hodson Of Company =, Forty
seventh Infantry. who comes from Ath-
ems. Ga, told a tale OF the strength OF
German hatred. In the fighting on the
vesie River machine gun bullets struck
him four times in the legs without bring
ing him down or putting him out of the
10 "a n
pany and put German machine gun
crew out OF business After this a ma
chine gun bullet IN the stomach laid him
low. For twenty-seven hours he lay
IN No Mans Land waiting for rescue,
\ German officer, wounded IN the leg
during the scr!nmage and also waiting
Tor help. saw the more severely wounded
American and writhed his way painfully
toward him, a trench knife in his hand
He reached Hodson. but the American
fighting with the butt OF his empty p. stol
finished the German.
Later, after recovery, Lieut. Hodson
and forty-eight men met a German pa
trNI of sixty during a night reconnoitre
between the lines. Thirty-two Germans
wers killed.
1.-THE rest escaped said Hodson nor
rowtuNy. Sixteen OF the Americans
ware wounded.
Private Robert \. Harrison OF WI.
r'ngton. y. G., won a Croix de GIerre
for his WORK with the Eighteenth Infa-l-
try. While Capt. OKeefe. his commall-
der. and a sergeant tossed grenades al
. German machine gun crew who were
firing through hole cut in the trunk OF
a apple tree. Harrison ana another
private crept around behind. killed three
Germans and captured five.
ru~<AvAa Awr0~>
After being struck by bullet which
temper artly paralyzed his side, Lieut. ]
". Dow, a medical officer OF Seoga
Ill. was captured at Cambria by the
Germans. He and other prisoners were
packed on dirty cattle trucks and went
thirty-six hours without food While
n the German camp he aided Lieut.
Edward 1saacs 10 plan his escape, bu
could not go along on account or hi
condition Others who fell into tn,
hands Of the Germans were Lieut.. janet
p Morgan OF Greenville. Texas. VIII
va wounded four times In the Argonn,
nehting: Corporal NJ Regain of 40
West Forty sevr nth street, Manhattan,
member OF the 3o7th Infantry. who wa
M eight times at Fismes. and Lieut.
R'rhard y. Martin OF the Forty-seven'l
Aero Squadron. Martin was brough
down in the fighte between fourteen Ger
man and six American planes. in whicl
al but one OF the Americans wer
oovned, after doing much damage q
he Germans. Although eight bone
were broken in Martins body. the Ger
ms surgeon set only one. He is badl
manned in consequence. The German
who captured him on landing took hi
watch and $3.50.
IN three days fighting on the Meuse
Sept ernber 81, 20 and 20. Lieut.. Samue
b. EOyCe, a medical officer of the 1871
Infantry. was struck by five bullets AM
four pieces OF shrapnel before being pu
on Of the fight.
Marine Chaplain Gassed.
Other passengers on tho Maui wer
lieut. Quentin +. Bcckley, chaplain
OF the Dominican Order. OF Washington
n. g., who served with tho Sixth Ma
fines and was badly gassed at Chatea'
Th!erry; Lieut.. Martin Sechy Of tn
3!ith Infantry. twice wounded: Sersean
William Dynam OF the 165th Infantry
wounded in the forearm. and Capt ID. NJ
G.fallon OF Ironton, Ohio. 845th Tam
battalion, decorated for bravery In nc
ton against the Germans during tn
final fighting in the Argonne- MaJo
James Alexander of Gen. Pershing'
star. whose home is in Lawerburg, ". Z
was also on board.
Gen. Pershng himself decorated witt
ths Distinguished Service Cross Majo
Jesse ". Woodbridge OF San Francisco
commander OF Company G. Thirty-elghtl
Infantry. His exploit was the leadin
o. is9 men against force five time
ma: number at Chateau Thierry. Oni