Mount Pleasant journal (January 11, 1919)

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MOUNT    PLEASANT.    WESTMORELAND    COUNTY.    PA..    SATURDAY,   JANUARY   11.    1919.
NO. 3.
A WORD ABOUT
OUR OWN BOYS
OF COMPANY E
Written by their Clerk, Sergeant Wilber Fox
INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM LETTER
WRITTEN    BY  HIM    TO    HIS   PARENTS
HEBE,   MB   AND MH8   J   Z   FOX.
this Young Non Com is, According
' to Reports Brought Back by his
Wounded Commander Captain Tom
Cort, has no Superiors and Few
Equals in the Whole Keystone Di
vision When it Comes to Efficiency
in the Army Clerical Line.
The following extracts, taken from
a letter written in France November
24 by Sergeant Wilmer E. Fox, Company E's clerk, and addressed to hi?
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Fox, of
this place, are of special interest as
they deal with the Mount Pleasant
boys and continue a history of their
experiences in France from the point
where Captain John D. Hitchman,
in his recently told story of the 110th
Infantry, left off on leaving the adjutancy for a base hospital.
It is also not out of place here to
add that, according to reports brought
back by his wounded commander,
Captain Tom Cort, Sergeant Fox
when it comes to efficiency in the army
clerical department, has no superiors
and few equals in the entire Keystone
Division.
Alter our support of the British on
the western front we began a three day
hike on Sunday, June 9. We found a
fine camping place in the woods at Hes-
din where France mobilized her army
at the beginning of the war. After two
days spent there we entrained on more
box cars and, passing through Paris, road
to Trilport where we changed of! to motor trucks, eighteen men per truck, and
thus reached Juilly where there is an
American hospital in a building where
Napoleon's brother went to school. We
were quartered on the first three floors
of an old convent, the nurses occupying
tbe fourth.
Oo June 21 we were taken by trucks
to Vendiers where we spent nine days
doing our own cooking and listening to
the big guns. Thence we hiked to Ar-
touges where we were called to arms
and rushed up to the line on the morning of July Fourth, finally landing at
Conde where we got our first baptism of
fire, lasting all but two weeks. I was
called back to the statistical station with
all company records on July 19.
On August 2 we clerks went up on the
line to check up the regiment and were
bombed that night in the woods. Companies C, D. L and M suffered heavy
losses. We also had quite a few horses
killed that night.
During the following week we moved
to Mont St. Pries, Colognes, Ferien-Tard-
nois and then back through Chateau-
Thierry to Glend and then up to Cour-
mout where we spent a month, during
which time I made several trips to the
line up at Fismes and Courville.
We left Courmont on Stptember 9 and
on the third day reached Nussey where
we had the life of "Riley" for a few days
before hiking through the Argonne Forest where our company went into action
again.
We moved to Menlatour on October 9
and tbence to Arnvills, Maudres, Apre-
mont aud Buxerelles to this place. I
hope to be in Bordeaux by the time you
receive this letter. Our division has
started but our bunch will move last,
possibly tomorrow.
New Institute Students.
Quite a number ot new students were
enrolled at the Institute Wednesday following the holiday vacation. Owing to
illness in the family at her Rhode Island
home, however, Miss Jones, tbe voice
teacher, will not be able to return and
resume her work until Wednesday next.
School Board Meeting.
In addition to granting orders cover
ing December bills, tbe Mount Pleasant
Board, of Education, meeting Monday
evening, transferred Miss Fox from the
Sixth grade in .'the Church street school
to the Third grade in the Third ward
building, leaving a vacancy up town,
The board also decidsd to sell the garage
building at the corner of East Washing
ton and Shuth Diamond streets.
SCENE ON THE BOSPORUS, NOW IN ALLIED CONTROL
Vli'W of the Bosporus nnd the village oi Bcnyuk Dere.
region.
The forces of the allies are now ln full control ot this
DEATHS OE THE WEEK.
Tho   Grim  Reaper's   Work   in   Thn
Place and Vicinity.
Oeorge Steiner.
George Steiner died Saturday at his
Snmmit street home, aged 60 years. The
interment took place in tbe St. Joseph
cemetery Tuesday forenoon following
requiem' high mass cooducted at St. Joseph's church by tbe rector, Rev. Father
John Hackett. He leaves a widow, two
sons, William in army service in France,
and George, Jr., at home, aad one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ross Anderson, of tbis place.
Mrs. Steiner takes this means of express
ing her deep sense of gratitude for the
many kindnesses shown by friends during her husband's .long illness and following bis death.
Norman Rough.
Norman Kough, son of the late David
Kough, died Monday of pneumonia at
the East End home of bis mother, aged
50 years. Following divine services conducted at tbe house Wednesday afternoon by Rev. T. C. Harper, pastor of the
United Brothren church, the interment
took place iu the cemetery with the honors of war, the firing squad being composed of comrades who served with him
in the Philippines as members of Company E, ' Fighting Tenth" Pennsylvania
Regiment.
The deceased, whose friends knew bim
best by tbe nickname of "Goog," was a
single man and with bis'mother is survived by one sister, Mrs. Wadsworth, of
Rock wood; and lour brothers, Herbert,
Clark and Thomas, of this place, and
Edward, of Fayette connty.
Mrs. Joseph Lash
Mrs. Elizabeth Mellinger Lash, wife of
Joseph Lash, of West Newton, died at
her home on January 2. The funeral
services were held Monday at the Lash
home, after which interment took place
in the West Newton cemetery. She is
survived beside her husband by five
sons: Charles, Harry, Elmer, Jesse and
Donald.
Avery 8. Overholt.
Avery S. Overholt, aged 47 years, died
early Thursday morning of long standing
bowel trouble at his South Church street
home, where he lived with his mother,
Mrs. Annie Overholt, and niece, Miss
Eva Plotner. He was a member and tbe
treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal
church whose pastor, Rev. Dr. E. J. Knox,
will conduct divine services at the house
this afternoon at 2 p. m, the interment to
lollow in the cemetery by the side of his
father, the late Joseph S. Overholt. A
younger brother, Dr. Edward Overholt,
of Chicago, survives with the mother.
Mr. Overholt continued the insurance
business established by his father, was
the efficient secretary of Council for
years and was prominent in Masonic,
Odd Fellow and Heptasoph lodge circles. While very weak trom the disease,
he had an office fitted up in the house
and looked after his affairs there, not going to bed until the day before the
peaceful end came.
New Democratic Chairman.
The Democratic committeemen of
Westmoreland county, meeting at Greensburg Monday alternoon. elected George
H. McWherter, ol Greensburg. chairman
by acclamation. Resolutions were adopted commending the great record of the
party under the leadership of President
Wilson, indorsing Hon. Charles D. Copeland for a place on the common pleas
conrt bench and lamenting tbe deaths of
Hon. Lucien W. Doty and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
PRESIDENT WILSON STILL
STANDS PAT FOR HIS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN.
Having Completed His Tour of the Principal Allied Countries, he will Attend the Opening of the World's Peace
Conference at Versailes Wednesday Next.
FRANCE   DOES NOT SEEM   TO BE IN FULL   ACCORD.
President Wilson, having swung around the Allied circle and conferred
with Premiers George, of England: Clemenceau, of France, and Orlando, of
Italy, is back in Paris standing pat for his league of nations and the fourteen
peace principles he laid down nearly a year ago and in behalf of which he will
appear in the world's, peace conference fixed to meet at Versailles on Wtdnes-
day next.
The common people of the different countries he visited rallied to his
support, while Germany says th.it is the only peace she will accept The
Hun, however, seems to forget that his navy has been taken away from him
and his army is being demobilized under the terms of the armistice which
Marshal Foch, with three splendidly equipped armies occupying the Rhineland
roads to Berlin, will doubtless enforce to the letter
What action the conference will take on President Wilson's plan for establishing a world's peace remains to be seen. Personally, he seems confident
of its adoption despite the fact that France does not appear to be in full accord.
Germany is in a bad way, in tact bordering on anarchy. The Ebert
government, supported by the soldiers and sailors, is being assailed by the
Spartacans, who believe in Russian Bolchevism, and advices tell of bloody
clashes between the two factions on the streets at the capital. There are still
half a million or so of German soldiers under arms near Berlin and if they
prove loyal, the new democracy may pull through
COMERS AND GOERS.
Influenza Still Here.
Influenza cases are still far from scarce
in and about town. Up at Alice post-
office there were seven sufferers in tbe
family of J. G- Leeper who had a second
attack. All have recovered except Bert,
one of the boys.
Return of Soldiers
Advices from Washington are that the
Eightieth Division, not being with the
American Army of Occupation, will be
sent home soon. Many local draftees
are in tins unit tbat went overseas from
Camp Lee.
Paragraphs About Prominent   People (lathered During the Week.
Miss  Anna   Kenyon,   of   Ro^scoe, was
here last week as the guest of Miss Hilda
Hartwig.
John A. Fox spent the holiday vacation here with, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clark K. Fox.
Hon. John B. Coldsmith left Monday
for Harrisburg to take his old seat in the
Legislature.
Jonatbon Barron, wife and family, of
Pittsburg, were here last week visiting
tbat gentleman's people.
Major Gerard S. Bryce, wbo was home
on leave of absence, bad to report for
dnty in Washington City Thursday.
Miss Sarah Smith, who was home for
the holidays, left Tuesday for Chambers-
burg to resume her studies at Wilson
College.
Miss Mary Fox had for her house
guests the past week Misses Hilda Sam-
nelson, of Swissvale, and Alice Kintigh,
of Greensburg.
The teachers will hold a reception for
Prof, and Mrs. H. H. DeLong Friday
evening next at the West Walnut street
home of Miss Adelaide Ramsay.
Miss Sadie Eaton, of Brownsville, en-
route home from a meeting of her fellow
chief Bell telephone operators at Greensburg, spent  Snnday here with relatives.
Mrs. Ruth MacPhail and children, of
Flint, Michigan, are here to make this
their home after that lady settles up the
estate of her husband whose death of influenza occurred abont a month ago.
William C. Hartwig, home on a fourteen-day furlough, has returned to the
government arsenal at Rock Island, Illinois, whose commander, Colonel L. T.
Hiltman, has presented him witb the
silver honor medal.
Lieutenant and Mrs. James Rihanek,
of Camp Gordon, Georgia, were here last
week the guests of that gentleman's mother, other relatives and old friends. Upon
returning home the lieutenant will take
up the practice of law at Columbia, South
Carolina.
Roy S. Stoner, after a ten days' visit
paid bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Stoner, of near Ruflsdale, lett Wednesday for his Fostoria, Ohio, home. He
was accompanied by his mother-in-law,
Mrs. J. L. Myers, of this place, who will
spend  a short time with Ohio relatives.
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
Actions Taken on Proposed Soldiers' Memorial and Street Oar Raise.
Owing to the serions illness of Secretary Avery S. Overholt, his place was
filled by Frauk Overly at Monday evening's regular meeting of Council.
In addition to the payment of December bills, an ordinance was passed taking Solicitor Eugene Warden's South
Side home and the former tenement
place between that aad South Diamond
street into the borough.
The committee recently appointed to
consider the erection of a soldiers' memorial was increased by adding the
names of twelve citizens who held their
first meeting Thursday evening. Opinion
is divided between a monument and a
ball. But before aay definite decision
is reached, the money will have to be
secured.
On the committee now with Chairman
S. C. Stevenson are: Burgess Stevens,
Conncilmen Coldsmith, Painter, Galley
and Copeland, Superintendents James A,
Cowau, Harry Brown, James S. Mack and
James Murtba, James S. Braddock,
Stephen Arkwright, John A. Warden, A.
T. Collins, William Rakusin and John
L. Ruth.
Tbe finance committee's report, recommending increases of salaries—Chief of
Police Smith $115, patrolmen and truck
driver $100 each and assistant truck
driver $20—was accepted. Fifty dollars
was given the firemen to send delegates
to a memorial service   in Connellsville.
Strong opposition to tbe proposed
street car raise in rates developed and
it was resolved to join neighboring towns
in a united effort to have the Public Service Commission refuse to allow the increase. Council also pledged itsell to
pay the town's share of the expense in
making the fight.
It has been decided to leave tbe decision to tbe people of this place and
vicinity to whom Burgess Stevens will
issne a call for a meeting as soon as the
opera bouse can be secufed.
TONY CORDELLO
SHOT AND KILLED
ON SUNDAY NIGHT
While Returning to his Home
in Dice's Extension.
HE  HAD BEEN OUT WITH FRIENDS
AND  WAS HELD UP ON  HIS WAY BACK
TO TOWN.
Ho Grabbed one of his Assailants
who had Fired four Harmless Shots
at Him and in the Struggle a Second Party Put a Bullet Through
his Stomach from the Left Side, the
Ugly Wound Proving Fatal at the
Hospital the Next Day Following
an Operation. Authorities are at
Work on the Case.
Tony Cordello, one of Standard's
best Italian coal miners, aged 36 years,
who had a wife and two children in
Italy, died at the hospital Monday afternoon from the eflect of a pistot
wound in the left side. The operation, perrormed by Dr. F. L. Marsh
in the vain hope ot saving the victim's life, proved that the bullet had
pierced the spleen, stomach and liver,
death being directly due to internal
hemorrhage.
The facts, as far as conld be learned
by a Jourral representative, are that
Cordello, wbo made his home in Dice's
Extension with his sister, Mrs. Peter
Cost, went over and spent the early evening with friends living on the old
James Warden farm. He was well on
his way home when he was held up by
a man firing four pistol shots at bim in
rapid succession.
All four went wild and Cordello, instead of seeking safety in flight and although unarmed, closed with the man
who did the shooting whom be recognized.
It was during this strnggle that a second and unknown party fired the fatal
shot and then fled in the darkness, leaving the victim to be found by friends
who had him removed to the hospital.
Deputy Coroner M. VV. Horner viewed
the body before it was removed from the
hospital to the Zimmerman morgue,
finding the cause of death as given above.
The tnneral took place from the Cost
home Wednesday morning.
The investigation made by the police
shows there were three men in the party
that laid for Cardello and, while they
have all disappeared, tbeir names are
known and it is thought their arrest will
be a mere matter of time.
BIG COUNTY SHOW.
Victims of the Rail.
Frank Robicky, an Adamsburg laborer,
was killed at the Manor railroad crossing Thursday by a train. He leaves a
widow and five children.
Peter Peterson, a brakeman, was killed
the same day at Larimer by a fall from
his traiu.
Pint Annual Exhibit of Corn, Potatoes and
Spring Wheat at Greensbarg.
The Westmoreland County Farm Bureau has arranged to hold its first annual
corn, potato and spring wheat show in
the Board of Trade Rooms, Greensburg,
Friday next from 9 a. m. until 4 p. m.
All exhibits must be in before 9:30 a. m.
when the judges will begin their work
of awarding the prize ribbons.
Tbe best ten ears of corn include three
classes—Yellow Dent, White Cap Dent
and Yellow Flint and the fourth a single ear of any variety.
There are also four classes of potatoes
—five each of Russett, Smooth White
and Red and the largest single potato.
Tbe spring wheat exhibit will be by the
peck.
County Farm Agent Eogle, who is
very anxious to have the show prove a
success in both exhibits and attendance,
will take tbe prize-winning exhibits to
the state show at Harrisbnrg on January 21.
ANOTHER SUGGESTION
Looking to a Fitting   Memorial to Onr
Fallen Soldiers.
The Journal is in receipt of another
suggestion looking to a fitting memorial
for our fallen soldiers of all wars. It is
a row of shade trees along Braddocks
Road avenue ou the eastern side from
the alley at the Church of God to tbe
northern end of the cemetery.
The trees would be selected from varieties adapted to the soil and be donated free to the borough, the only expense
being the cost of transplanting, care and
protection against vandalism.
The proposed memorial would not
only serve as a living tribute to the
sleeping warriors but at the same time
mark the local line of General Brad-
dock's march to Braddock's Field.