Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15

S1gnal corps, supply, ambulance,
engineer and other unite lost heavily
but definite figures concerning their
casualties are not available.
Colonel Shannon Falls
Included among the killed in the
112th Infantry is the name of
Colonel James A. Shannon, COM
mander Of that regiment. Colonel
Shannon, fearless soldier, lost his
life at Apremont. His regiment had
reached that town, and in order to
observe the movements of the enemy,
Colonel Shannon entered small
stone house. Proceeding to the Sec
ond floor he stepped to a window in
order to locate the enemy positions.
A German sniper fired and Colonel
Shannon fell. The 200 doughboys
rushed to his rescue, but the officer
was dead.
Another casualty which throws
some light on the human side of the
enemy operations concerns the case
Of Lieutenant Bert Guy, B company,
10th Infantry. Guy, on October 8,
was fighting near Flaville. He was
leading platoon, and to consolidate
his lines, ordered his men to fall
back.
A half hour later Lieutenant Guy
was missing, and nothing more was
heard Of him until six weeks after
the armistice. Captain M. c. Coop
er, an aviator, met Captain Will
liam c. Truxal, of the 10th In
fantry, on December 30, and in
formed that officer that Lieutenant
Guy died in a German hospital on
October 10.
SIN the fighting" said Cooper,
Lieutenant Guy sustained a severe
head wound. On the 9th, DR.. Rein
hold Altman (German) performed
an operation, but the lieutenant died
on the following day. The Germans
gave him a military funeral. Doctor
Altman has his personal effects,
which include a gold watch and
1000 francs"
No brighter page in the war his
tory of the Iron Division will be
written than that dealing with the
exploits of Chaplain Aristec V.
Simoni, of the 1l1th Infantry. The
Catholic priest was small in stature,
but through his veins there flowed
the hot blood of his race. The Ital-
ians hated the boche with a fervor
equal to the French, and Father
Simoni shared this hatred.
go at Them" Priest Yelled
On the Vesle he had proved it
many times, but not until he reached
the Argonne did he permit his con-
tempt to assert itself in full force.
On October /, his regiment stormed
La Chene Tendu and Father Simoni
went with the boys. He took his
place in the front lines and urged
the doughboys forward. In hail of
machine gun bullets he distributed
candy and cigarettes and with a
smile playing across his features,
the priest yejfed ego at them!"
The next eey he took his place in
the line and continued to cheer the
men as they stormed machine-gun
nests and pushed forward through
clouds Of gas. On October 8, he saw
four of his boys fall in an advanced
position and disregarding the hazard
the priest went forward and dragged
them back to the lines.
On October A company in the
regiment ran short of ammunition.
Father Simoni, without waiting for
a suggestion, went back for ammuni-
tion and for an hour carried bullets
to the fighting men. His gallantry
was brought to the attention of Gem
eral Muir and that officer recon-
mended a d. s. G. for the priest.
General Pershing put his o. *. on
the recommendation and Father
simoni now wears the decoration. !,