Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-29

stood with Mayor Smith on the balcony
of the pier at IIoboken to watch the
kroonIand come into her dock.
General Kuhn was one Of the first
men off the boat. He had sent a wire
less to his wife when the kroonland
was still about twenty four hours out,
| and Mrs. Kuhn was awaiting him.
81 cant stop to say much" said the
general. when he was greeted by re-
porters as he came down the landing
platform Mrs. Kuhn is somewhere
on the pier waiting for me. 1t seems
as though I'd been away from home
dozen years.
During the voyage across General
| Kuhn was presented with gold watch
| by the men of the division on the kroon-
/ land. Private slim kcllam made
the presentation.
| Lieutenant Colonel Miller Aboard
Among the Philadelphians who re-
| turned with the divisional staff were
Major Vincent 4. Carroll, of Over
brook. a lawyer before he entered the
army; Captain Jay Cooke, Sd; Cap
tain Fred r. Clark, 245 Farragut Ter
roco. Lieutenant David *. Siner. o442
Wayue avenue: Lieutenant James
Woods. 2261 North Twenty second
street: Lieutenant George F.. smith
Nineteenth and Walnut streets Lieu
tenant Warren NJ. Wells, "olo walnut
street Captain Edward W. MADEIRA
/ Germantown: Lieutenant Russell a.
Freas Norwood: Lieutenant William
Jenkins. G341 Green street, German
town and Lieutenant Andrew NJ. sue
,,onsor West Newton. Another omcer
obo.rd was Lieutenant Colonel Thomas
w Miller. of Wilmington soh VI
former governor of Delaware:
Whor tho Kroonland docked it became
,.,,,,,, tbot thtc Seventy ninth division
already has effected a peace 'iliie
ganization. General huhn Is prrsau so
The society was organl2eu III .-'i
Work has been started on 1ltieloI;' u;
nictorial and written history VI '
vision and its eXplolts: .f,.rr
Following close behind the lhlanIif
thc 3O4th Engineers, commandeu pS
CoIrneI James Baker, came III ior "u
unusual share of cheers. lhere were
100 casuals in the company. lpeS
briIt roads and bridges under heaVS
shollfro in some Of the greatest battles
Tbor,s Riycl. of South Forty -slxth
c+root was awarded a ID. ). =. pecausc
of his services as observer. rom
bi,b nlateau. under almost constant
shcnfire. he watched the Germans anu
reported their maneuvers.
Fighting Engineer Decorated
Contoir Albert Rubel is another mem
D.. -, I.
Though it was not his part as an en
gineer he killed two Germans ana cup
turod nine others in combat, ana ~ re-
turning with deep scar over one eye
as result. .,eo-
Sergeant T.. S. Roper, of 1877 l'ans
dovne avenue. who was gasseu anu
wounded at the Argonne, returned WIN
Comnany l.. 316th Infantry. Forty
throo mon were killed and eighty seven
wounded in his company, ~,
Cantaip Charles L. Loane, OF oll
Citv WIS wounded in the neck one oi
the hrsyest in the company, sergeant
Roner said, was little Philadelphlan'
Dar,;d simon. q runner. Through the
tbickcst fire he carried official mes
, sages. g p,,i1,de1
Sergeant Nj. McN lIci' VI IL.
' phia, took charge OF the company W., @,
! all the officers had been woundeq Vi
= killed. Sergeant Charles Clair' OF Ian
, caster, was another of the heroes -o,-
=, lieutenant c. E. Smallwood, o9t,
North Thirteenth street, OF Company
3O4th Engineers, led his company II
eyacuating a Red Cross hospital whlcf
: had been bombarded by Germans. More
than 15o badly wounded soldiers wer'
{ in the hospital and these were carried
n TO the rear. Twenty five OF Compan!
d F's men were killed. =,
: lieutenant Charles Friel, Eighteenth
= and Wallace streets, also returned witt
e the 304th Engineers.