Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
ADVANCED Il MILES
IN TO-DAY BATTLE
Record of 18th Division, Trained
at Camp Meade, Praised by
General Pershing
BOYS COMING HOME SOON

Nineteen aud a half kilometers ad
R vance in nineteen days of battle-this is
the record of PENNSYLVANIA noted lab
crfy Division. the Seventy ninth. which
will soon be home from France. Its
artillery regiments are now at sea and
the first detachment is due at Newport
News next Sunday.
Official announcement of the achieve
ments of the PENNSYLVANIA national
army division is made in letter which
General Pershing sent TO Major General
Joseph E Kuhn, commander of the
division, after he reviewed the men at
Andelot. France. on April Il.
"a fine record for any division
IL General Pershiugs comment on the
fighting of the boys who trained at
Camp Meade. This division went into
action without any preliminary prep
aration in trenches. the only division
which made good under similar condi-
rions in the entire \. f. F. Within
forty eight hours after these hastily
trained Pennsylyanans first heard she'll
fire, they had captured Montfaucon,
the Gibraltar Of the German line on the
Argonne front.
Letter From Pershing
General Pprshing's letter Of CON
mendation. which gives the full record
: Of the divisions fighting, follows:
''It afforded me great satisfaction to
inspect the Seventy ninth Division ou
April 10. and on that occasion to doc
+ crate the standards Of your regiments
and, for gallantry in action, to confer
medals upon certain officers aud men.
Your transportation and artillery were
in splendid shape. and the general ap
pearance of the division was well up to
the standard of the American cxpedi
tionar forces. Throughout the inspeC
tion and review the excellent morale
of the men and their pride in the
record of their organizations was cvi-
dent
4. ''1n the Meuse- Argonne offensive the
division had its full share of hard fight
ing. Entering the line for tho first.
on September 2G as the right of the
center corps. it took part in the often
sive. BY September - it had captured
the strong position of Montfaucon, and
in spite of heavy artillery reaction the
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Awaiting Transportation
This unusual tribute from tn" com
mander- in chief was received by tn"
Lorraine Cross boys Just week before
they left the Andelot area, just north OF
Chaumont' the American general head
quarters. Tor the -Nah1es area Where
they have been awaiting transportation
Z home.
Ihe DIVISION Degan ieaVlng LOT rance
on July 4. 1T was tnen KNOWN as Lne