Evening public ledger. [volume], June 03, 1919, Night Extra Financial, Page 13, Image 13

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OF 79TH LEFT ST. NAZAIRE
' Sergeant Zeisberg's Diary Tells of Joy Over Coming Home and
Sorrow at Leaving Greatest Adventure
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This is the fourth of a series of arti
cles covering the diary of Sergeant Carl
Zelsberg, of the Seenynlntli Dlvl
lion. '
Sunday, May 18.
rpHE last hike on French soil began
JL at 10:15 a. m. and took the head
quarters troops along the sparkling
waterfront to the Bassin it St. Na
talre, where, fit Dock No. 2, lay the
liner Kroonland, our boat, looming up
sky-blue and big with Its two slender
funnels.' Booms were dropping baggage
Into the hold and the 304th Engineers
were filing up the gangplank to the air
of "Hall, Hall! The gang's All Here!"
played "by the (.hip's baud. In this
tnd George Carl Ilandall, of Ambler,
Pa., was playing his trombone with an
t'ijextra flourish, knowing that Tennsylva-
were many familiar faces of Philadel
phians in the line of Engineers. There
went' Master Engineer Harry Booz, a
photpgraphe'r at CfljNorth Eighth street,
who snapped many a war picture during
the campaign layn. He was carefully
conveying un the gangplank n hard-
boiled cgg.'that' he had brought all the
way, from Andelot.
Grins Are Bright and Wide
Everybody was grinning from ear to
ear. ,
After being the farewell guests of
the X- M. C. A. at a luncheon of cocoa,
calces, chocolate, gum and cigarettes we.
too.'filed aboard the vessel at noon. It
was commonplace, this parting with
the war-torn soil of France: there were
warehouses, cobblestones, a railway
track sunk In concrete: and up the steep
gangplank we scrambled with our packs,
shouting In turn our "last names first,"
as ordered,. Down a stepp Iron stair
way the line led to Compartment D-l
and the bunks. There were 204 of
them, uniformly of canvas stretched
across Iron piping. They were ar
ranged in tiers, four bunks high, that
filled the white-painted compartment.
' Sergeant Frank M. Scheiflcy, of
Pottstown, Pa., investigated the di
mensions of the cramped spaces and re
ported as follows; From floor to first
bunk, one span ; vertical distance be
tween bunks, two spans; length of
bunk, eight spans: width of bunk, two
pans; width of aisles between bunks,
three spans. He deduced that each man
was allowed forty-eight cubic spans in
which to sleep and deposit his personal
belongings.
During the Interim betwepn embark
ing and sailing, something was learned
of the boat from the friendly sailors.
The Kroonland was n Bed Star- liuer,
"the empress of the seas," built at
Cramp's Shipyard, Philadelphia, in
1002. It helped to take the Twenty
eighth Division back to the Keystone
Mate. It is 5S0 feet long and o 20,000
tons displacement. Its speed in four
teen or fifteen knots an hour. It would
make the trip in ten days. The com
mander was Commander R. M. Oris
wold, who was thanked by General
Kockenbach for his speed in getting the
Kroonland loaded in one day.
'
Four O'clock When Ship Starts
It was .4 o'clock when a tug nosed
the Kroonland out into the basin and
the lock leading to the mouth of the
river. A Sunday afternoon crowd
thronged the iron railings nbove the
sides of the lock and watched with in
terest the tossing of money and cigar
ettes by the RoWters to(the street urch
ins below. There was a window in
mourning, beside an American In olive
drab, who looked with envy at the bont
load of his westward-going country
n)en ; a priest, a French officer, n fat
man. who mjght be a baker, nnd lus
family; a pretty girl in a blue-green
sweater, who plucked nervously with
whlte-gloveij fingers at an armful of
wild flowers and threw kisses to some
one on board; another womnn, In
mourning; a French .sailor; more Araer
icans, shouting something.
A shower of potatoes from an upper
deck delugecj the gamins. They pelted
the soldiers with the missiles and soon a
bombardment was m progress. The
S04th Engineers' Band, directed by An
drew Golembeiki, of Philadelphia,
struck'up the "Stars and Stripes For
ever," then "Homeward Bound."
Hearts beat fast. The ship slid through
the lock. A knotted rope was thrown
down the side and up scrambled an
urchin in olive-drab amid the threats
of a military policeman to shoot and
the cheers of a group of soldiers, de
termined to take the boy mascot to the
states in spite of all regulations for
bidding such a procedure.
Cheer it Spontaneous
The troopship swung out into the
open water, where the nutrii9hlng tide
seized it ; the decks trembled with the
vibration of the engines. e were off
A wild cheer of exuttatiou burst out
spontaneously, then was stilled as sud
denly. Thus, with their dead behind
them, among the hills of French Lor
raine, and their living hopes before
them, beyond the gray horizon, sailed
homeward the last units of the Seventy-'
ninth Division. The pent-up emotion
of the 3600 men on board may be crys
tallized In one word from Captain Al
bert C. Bubcl, of t,he 304th Engineers,
winner of a D, S. C, who was leaning
over the rail, watching the receding
shore line of rock-gray and grass green.
"Hooray," ho murmured. It was
thanks, not an exclamation.
Relief was read on every fare, be
cause we were going home. All were
glad, supremely glad, yet "under the
surface of joy, here and there were
sneaky tremors of regret, touches of
sentiment, half conscious realization' of
n farewell to a great adventure. The
intangible feeling may be better repre
sented by a poem written by a 316th
Infantry man, Arthur Stanley Roberts,
D. S. C. of 40."8 Chestnut street, a
former officer of the State Fcnciblcs
and the Maryland National Guard :
Names
Brut. Prauthoy nobert-Espame,
Blercourt, Joiiy and Ksnes
Many r tlm In later years
We II wlh we could see them afaln.
llarcourl Malancourt. Montfaucon.
rlerees ,nd Naptniols
Often we'll want to hear aualn
-JF.1;0 0,-e of our fallen boy.
Thlllombols Trojon nnd Herbeuvtlle,
Hannonvllle, gt Xtlhlel
Shrarnel And whlntllnu eliell and shot
Oae thrills we no lower feel
Vaeherantllle Drnbnnt Mollevllle farm.
Wayrllle nnd Ktrar. too
Whs,t wonderful braery our boys showed..
Such marvelous will to do.
Durny and Houlllv, st Nazalre
Back to our native ehore:
There's names and times we'll never forget
When we fought In the world-wide war.
At dusk the Krooland was alone In
the bowl of thc.gray-grce'n bca, plung
ing westward. "Land had disappeared.
Entire Division on Water
Monday. May 10 These unlti were
on the Kroonland's passenger list:
Seventy-ninth Division headquarteis,
with Major General Joseph E. Kuhn,
of Philadelphia, in command; 304th
Engineers' Regiment, 304th Engineer
Train, and most of the Third Battalion
of the 310th Infantry Regiment, all of
the Seventy-ninth Division: Seventh
Battalion of the Twentieth Engineers'
Regiment, two companies of the 501st
Engineers Regiment; Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Companies of the Second
Regiment of Air Service Mechanics,
and a casual company. There were
about 3000 officers and men, not in
cluding the ship's officers and crew,
numbering 023.,
The entire division was on the water,
the bulk of it, bound for Newport News,
Va., being tucked away in ships some
where out on the broad expanse of
water ahead of us. When the S. O. S.
began packing the vessels at St. Na-
7ttire with units of the Seenty-ninth.
headquarters lost track of its com
lades. All that this Kroonland's voy
agers knew wasthat they were racing
home the other outfits the 154th Field
Artillery Brigade, consisting of the
310th, 311th nnd 312th Field Artillery
Regiments; 157th Infautry Brigade,
consisting of the 313th nnd 314th In
fantry Regiment 'nnd 311th Machine
gun Battalion; 158th Infantry Brigade,
consisting of the 315th nnd 310th In
fantry Regiments and 312th Machine-
gun Battalion; 304th Trench Mortar
Battery, 310th Muchine-gun Battal
ion: 304th Field Signal Battalion,
304th Divisional Trains, 304th Ammu
nition Train, 304th Supply Train
304th Sanitary Train nnd the Seventy -ninth
Military Police Company.
A haH-tame southwester tipped n
laden sea with silver, causing a riso
in Oast night's suppers. The chicken
sandwiches and ice cream of a cer
tain Philadelphia officer having ,fniled
to agree with him, and the hot dogs and
sauer kraut of a private having become
uneasy, the pair were leaning over the
stnrboard rail. '
Officer (sympatheticallyy Have you
a weak stomach? I
Private (irritably) How dov70U get
that way? Ain't I throwing it as far
a you nre?
Wireless orders were received
changing our destination from Boston
to New Torki At noon we had traveled
200 miles, leaving only 2745 miles be
tween us and the U. S. The position
of the ship was given ns latitude 47-27-30
N longitude 8-27-30 W,, but
It was plain to read that hearts were
in such homelike spots as Broad and
Chestnut, Baltimore nnd Charles,
Forty-first and Broadwn , or even
Shamokin and Mtltz, Pa.: Towson,
Md.; Ablngton, Vay, or Wausau, Wis.,
all In the l 8. A.
MISSING AVIATOR SOUGHT
Three Airplanes Start on Hunt for
British Ace
Mlneola, N. Y June 3. (By A.
P.) In the hope of finding Captain
Manhcll R. Japes, the British ace,
who has been missing since Inst
Thursday when he attempted to fly
from I.re, Mass., to Hazelhurst avia
tion field, three airplanes left Hazle
hurst field this mornlhg.
The squadron wns bent out at the
rrquest of the Riitlsh military mis
sion und was commuuded by Colonel
Aichie Miller, toinmandcr of the Long
Island filing fields.
TROOPS ASSIGNED
TO EARLY CONVOY
Engineer Unit3 Among Those
Which Soon Will Return
From France
Washington, June 3. (By A. Re
organizations assigned to early return
Include:
Service Park Units 707 and 70S;
Companies I nnd II, Thlrty-rourth En
gineers; Company C, 51lth Engineers:
Camp Hospitals 28 and 01; Thirtieth
Company Transportation Corps ; Vet
erinary Hospital 18; Field Remount
Squadron 307: Pack Trains 302, 303
nnd 304; Headquarters nnd Company
A. 515th Engineer Service Battalion:
100th Engineer Train; 110th and 121st
Companies Transportation Corps;
Twenty-uinth nnd Forty-eighth Com
panies nnd Company A, Twentieth En
glnccrsf Bakery Company 12; Com
pany C, 530th Engineer Service Bat
talion: Camp Hospitals 6, 30. 108 nnd
110: Companies B, C and D, 321st
Service Battalion ; Fifty-fourth Pioneer
Infantry: 115th Engineers; 30Sth En
gineers nnd Ti-aln ; 210th, 211lh, 212th,
251st and 232d Military Police Com
panies, 318th Service Battalion; Truck
Company 2, Twentieth Engineers;
Eighty fifth, 104th, 334th nnd U'VUh
Aero Squadrons; Balloon Companies 3
and 2(1; Laundry Companies 303 and
528; Headquarters, Medical Detach
ment, Company D; 545th Engineer
Service Battalion; 404th Telegraph
Battalion ; Truck Companies 415 to
421, inclusive; 411th Motor Supply
Train: Veterinary Hospital 10; Butch
cry Company 341 ; Service Bat
talion 309.
Today's Birthdays
Thomas Hardy, who Is generally con
sidered in England their grcatest'living
novelist, born In Dorsetshire seventy
nine years ago today.
Sir Edward EJgar, distinguished mu
sician and conipoier, born in Wor
cestershire, England, sixty-two jcars
ago today.
Lulu Glaser, celebrated as a singer
and actress, born lu Allegheny City,
Pa., forty-three years ago today.
Edward Penfield, cclebiated artist
and illustrator, born in New York city
fifty -three years ago todav.
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Monday eyenlnir. June O.
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Fresh Organdaes
Have you noticed how many girls and young
women are blossoming out in sheer, Summery
frocks of this pretty material? So many people
are buying it that it is very hard to keep a supply"
on hand. Newly arrived are two qualities, 40 inches
wide, at 15c and 59c a yard. They are in orchid,
rose, Copenhagen, tan, biscuit, maize, sunset, Nile,
white, navy and black, A pretty fashion is the use
of two shades in one frock.
(Central)
Rompers That Meae
Bmnromer Days
to many a mother as well as the children, for they
save much energy and patience that might Other
wise be spent in making such garments.
New rompers of cool dimity and crepe are just
unpacked. They are prettily smocked or embroid
ered with French knots in dainty colors. Some
have little colored collars and cuffs finished with
tiny white ruffles.
Others of white poplin or pink or blue chambray
are deftly finished with smocking or contrasting
collars and cuftV.
Prices are $2.50 to $3.50.
Sizes 1 to 4 years.
(Central)
These Jollfly Sports
Wraps Will Start
Mamy Vacation! Planus
They're the pretty things you see at
country clubs, on the Boardwalk and other
pleasant outdoor places where well-dressed
people gather.
Smart capes and well-cut coats are io be
had in satin, silk poplin and other soft mate
rials in gay colors', often trimmed with angora
or brushed wool. $19.50 to $75.
Scarfs and capes of sweater cloth, belted
and fringed, are $7.50 to $45.
Velvet jackets and capes very fashionable
with white serge or flannel skirts are $19.50
to $46.
Rough weather capes and coats of tweed
and rubberized material are $4.50 to $50.
Clearaway PrSces Prevaol
on almost the entire stock of wool capes and
dolmans and the reduced prices range from
$6.50 to $49.50 with wonderfully good values
at $10.50, $15, $19.50 and $35.
(Market)
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of Summer
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Dress Store. There you can
walk through a lane of Summer
dresses of airy lightness and end
in a garden whose walls are
radiant with frocka.
White Frocks WiflB
Beckon to the Qarl
About to Graduate
Whether it is crisp organdie,
airy net or voile or soft Geor
gette or crepe de chine that fehc
is seeking, she'll find it here. The
simpler ones are trimmed with
frills of net or bands of embroid
ery, the more elaborate models
with beads, and between $15 and
$35 there are scores of different
styles.
Just to the Left Are All
the Blues of the Sky
from noonday blue to soft twi
light. These dresses are mostly
of Georgette crepe, crepe meteor
and crepe de chine and are $15
to $45.
Summer Net Corsets
$11.50
Slany have been the calls for
these, and we are glad they are
here so promptly. They have
medium bust and average length
skirt, and any woman with an
average figure will find them
most comfortable for the warm
weather.
Some new Adora models of pink
or white coutil are here at $1.50.
(Central)
Cool Suits for Small
are in a comfortable style, becom
ing to little chaos of 5 to 8.
They are middy suits of sturdy
tunuii in iaus, green, Drown, gray,
cadet and navy blue. And they
are thoroughly well-made little
suits. The white collars, cuffs
and shields are braided and a
cord around the neck has a little
whistle on the end. $3.50.
(Gallery, Market)
More of Those Good
Madras Shirts for
Organdies Have a Charm of Their Own
and are to be had in orchid, rose,
flesh pink, 'white, peach and sun
set. A lovely old-fashioned dress
printed with big bouquets of
Dresden flowers is sketched. The
ribbon girdle carries out the pre
dominant color in the design,
pink, blue or orchid. $27.50. Other
organdie frocks are $15 to $32.50.
(Market)
slips
to wear beneath Summer dresses
of net or Georgette crepe there is
nothing quite so good as soft
white habutai silk. The 27-inch
width is to be had for 75c and the
36-inch width is $1 to $2.
(Centrnl)
Summer
Combioatioini Suits
for Women, 60c
These are of cool ribbed white
cotton in a low-neck sleeveless
style with lace-trimmed knees.
In both regular and extra sizes.
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The last lot wehiToift so auicfcww
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mat as soon as we were able we
secured more of 'them. These
comfortable shirts 'are made of
sturdy woven madras in stripes
of many colors and have five-button
center pleats and soft cuffs.
(Gallery, Market)
White Ribbons for
Qraduatesaod Brides
Yards of shimmering white
loveliness are here in brocade,
moire and plain satin and taffeta
ribbons. In sash widths they
start at 55c and go to $1.10 a'
yard.
(Central)
White UmdertMirags That
Brides and Oradmatimig
Oirls Wiflfl Like to
Know About
The loveliest of white satin petticoats, frilly and
frosty as a wedding cake, have deep flounces or
inset panels with chiffon underlays. $9.75 and
$12.50. ... A. , ,, ,
Long bloomers, or pettibockers as they re called,
are of white silk jersey at $5.50 and satin at $6.50.
Knee-length white satin bloomers are $5.
White envelope chemises of satin or crepe de
chine trimmed with lace or combined with Geor
gette are $6.75.
Sat'n and crepe tie chine camisoles are $1, $1.50
and $2; the last has cap sleeves.
White tub silk petticoats with double panels are
$3.35. , .
Cotton petticoats with deep flounces of embroid
ery or lace and knots of ribbon are $1.50 to $6.50.
(Central)
jomnie Special White
Skirts
White skirt weather is here with
plenty of attractive new skirts. The
latest arrivals are all marked at
special prices and are worth noting.
A noelty white striped gabardine
with patch pockets is $3.75.
Fine gabardine made with a pret
tily tucked belt and pockets is $5.75.
The skirt sketched is an attractive
style, also of fine gabardine, at
$6.50.
Fine Samp.e Skirts
at $6.50
There are just about thirty of
these attractive skirts, all white and
in the newest Summer styles. Braid
ing and embroidery adorn many of
them.
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Half sash curtains, that are often just what
is needed to give an air of hominess, are of ecru
marquisette with hemstitched bdrders. They are
specially priced at 60c a pair and you will find
them unusual values.
Huffled dotted swiss curtains, light and airy, are
$1.50, $2 and $2,75 a pair.
Striped linene couch covers, cool and restful,
of natural-color linene wjth brown or tan stripes
and fringe all round, are $2 each. t
(CliMtnut)
What a Fflintteninig of
FfloumiciinigsX
They're hemmed or scalloped and since they
are 40 inches wide, the making of a skirt means
a seam up the back and gathers at the waist. The
veriest amateur with a needle can make a pretty
Summer frock in no time.
Net flouncings, with varying numbers of ruffles,
aie $2 j with tucks, $1.50.
Narrower widths that can be used to finish a
skirt or to make a vest are more elaborate, having
as many as twelve closely placed little ruffles, and
are $4.50 to $5.75 the yard.
Organdie and Voile Flouncings ,'
Airy organdies with scalloped hems and embroid
ered dots start at 85c. Voiles and organdies' in,
white embroidered with color or in colors embrpid,'
ered in white, are 40 inches wide, at $1, ",
Ruffled flouncings of voile or organdie in white
rose, flesh, tan, Copenhagen and sky, are 40 inches
wide, at S.
Tucked flouncings are $1.25
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Many other sheer vestinesf. ruffles and so oaKI'S
tor maxing couars, cults ana unaersieeves are here
in all tneir ireshness, at 50c to $4 a yard. J .'
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Oay Sweaters $2.75;
which is much less than thev would be marked-
dfti1m1ip Tnnip a va nil fit dAaf etni nJ '-j
are of light Shetland wool in Nile greenX
corn, gold, light blue and rose. There is a
long belt and the collar and cutfs are, ec
brushed wool. , .
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