history of the first battalion old tenth engineers

History of the First BattalionOld Tenth Engineers

Special Orders, No. 4

ELEVENTH BATTALION HEADQUARTERS20TH ENGINEERS

Aboard U. S. S. New Jersey,

January 27, 1919.

1. In order to formulate plans for the formation of aBattalion Roster, the following are designated to act asa Committee for Publication, and are directed to meetat the call of the Chairman:

JOHN B. WOODS, Captain, Engineers.Private RICHARD BATTEN, Det. 32d Co., 20th Engineers.Sergeant LEONARD M. HOAGLAND, 33d Co., 20th Engineers.Corporal KELLY 0. REYNOLDS, 33d Co., 20th Engineers.Corporal ENOCH W. NELSON, 34th Co., 20th Engineers.Private EDWARD H. FRYE, 34th Co., 20th Engineers.Battalion Sergeant-Major L. G. JONES, 11th BatI. Hdq.,

20th Engineers, Chairman.

I. F. ELDREDGE,Captain, Engineers, Commanding.

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FOREWORD TO THE MEN OF THEFIRST BATTALION OLD TENTH ENGINEERS

There never was a book that suited everybody. Somepeople find fault even with the BIBLE. So what chance hasthis Battalion Roster? However, in getting this little vol-ume published I have tried to keep in mind expressed wishesof the greatest number of the bunch, and the suggestions ofthe Committee that met aboard the Battleship New Jerseyon the way home.

Perhaps you wonder why the cut of the HeadquartersOutfit appears, while the others do not. And the answeris that I had a copy of that photograph but none of theother companies. Furthermore the headquarters menwere more or less out of luck in regard to camp views, sothis one cut takes care of them. A number of men fur-nished photographs of camp scenes, and we are gratefulfor them even though we did not use all of them. We aregrateful also to members of the committee appointed byCapt. Eldredge, to those who contributed literary material.and to the editor of the American Forestry Maga:ine, whokindly loaned a number of cuts for illustrations. To thepeople of The Pilgrim Press, who assisted in so many waysto make this volume a creditable piece of work, in keepingwith the men whose deeds it records, we also owe a debt ofgratitude.

I hope when you read through this little volume that youwill be pleasantly reminded of the days spent over on the

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other side of the Pond, and that you will realize that in spiteof our mistakes, our disappointments and our misunder-standings, we all were doing our "durndest" to play thegame every day just as the few would play it everySunday up on Juvain Field with baseball tools. There isno need of restating the old truth about how necessary wewere to the cause over there, General John J. Pershinghanded us the flowers in General Orders after every bigdrive.'

So, as you probably are anxious to finish reading thisForeword, and get on to your name in the Roster, I willsay, "Good Luck to You All."

"SUBMARINE PETE."

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE BANDON THE 'CARPATHIA," SEPT., 1917 . Frontisp&ec'

FACING PAGE

JULY FOURTH AT PONTENX LES FoRsJuLy FOURTH, 1918PONTENX ................ Vii

SPORTS AT JUVAIN FIELD"BATTALION ATTENTION," JULY 4, 1919 4

TRAIN AT BOURRICOSENTERIOR OF BOURRICOS MILL . 8

Loc.s FOR SORE MILLMILL AT SORE MILL ........ 10CAMP AT BOURRICOSMILL AT BOURRICOS ........ 12AUREILHAN MILL ...............DRIVING TILE COURANTBIG WHEELS AT COURANT .....THE LOG DUMP ON THE COITRANTSTEAM SKIDIFR ON COURANT 20

THE BELLEVUE MILLTHE BOOM CAMP ........ 24THE B COMPANY MULE COLTB COMPANY'S GOAT . . 28

C COMPANY OFFICE AND Y. M. C. A. HUT, LABROUQUETTF. . 32

SCENES FROM C COMPANY .......... 34

WATER TANK AT LARROUQUFTTF ........ . 38

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RANDOM ViEws FRM TIlE LANIWS ...... . 46

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ROSTER jiTH BATTALION HEADQUARTERS,20TH ENGINEERS

OFFICERS

Eldredge, Inman F., Captain (Commanding), DeFuniakSprings, Fla.

Woods, John B., Captain (Engineer Officer), West Burke,Vt.

Phillips, Alfred L., 1st Lt. (Med. Corps), 51 Peyton St.,Santa Cruz, Calif.

Peters, John B., 1st Lt. (Chaplain), 70! E. Grace St., Rich-mond, Va.

Selden, George 11., 1st Lt. (Sup. Officer), 1862 Park Road,Washington. D. C.

ENLISTED MEN

Badertscher, Ed, Reg'l. Sgt. Major, R. F. D. "G," Box 391,Fresno, Calif.

Berry. William A., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, 13! S. Main St..St. Albans, Vt.

Broughton, Adolph J., Master Eng., Sr. Grade, Norge,Virginia.

Byrne, William M., Private, LaFayette Ave., Chicago.Ill.

Carron, James A., Color Sergeant, 416 S. tith St., Newark.N.J.

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De Young, Byron, Sergeant, 514 Chamber of Commerce,Portland, Oregon.

Ferguson, Kenneth G., Private 1st class, Dresden Apts.,Long Beach, Calif.

Harley, Percy H., Sergeant, Tucson, Arizona.Hoagland, Elbert M., Private, 914 Court St., Portsmouth,

Va.Johnson, Newell R., Wagoner, 1213 Lake Blvd, Bemidji,

Minn.Jones, Luther Goodrich, Battalion Sgt. Major, Temple,

Texas.Lee, Uhi B., Wagoner, Bondurant, Iowa.Lewis, Harold T., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, Gardner, Oregon.Lindahl, George R., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, Malvern,

Arkansas.Lucas, Anton F., Cook, 87 Eighteenth St., N. Chicago, Ill.Kenfield, George R., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, Dade City, Fla.Mahan, Thomas F., Sergeant, 922 L St., Washington, D. C.Meyers, Oliver W., Battalion Sup. Sgt., 1004 S. Bernard

St., Philadelphia, Pa.Minner, Clifford R., Private, i N. Walnut St., Riverside,

Calif.Morrison, Tom, Wagoner, Pittsburg Terminal R. P. 0.,

Pittsburg, Pa.Perkins, Charles E., Corporal, Jellico, Tenn.Petrashek, George L., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, Weiser,

Idaho.Redford, Edward J., Corporal, 54 Townsend St., Worces-

ter, Mass.Reinhart, Ernest E., Private, Webster Park, Spring Valley,

Ill.Sanford, Roy, Corporal, Freeland, Michigan.

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Scharp, Mark A., Regt'l Supply Sergeant, care of BrinenLumber Co., Muskegon, Mich.

Schillemore, Edward 11., Regt'l Sergeant Bugler, 50 GeistonSt., Buffalo, N. Y.

Slingerland, George E., Corporal, 346 N. Arthur St., Poca-tello, Idaho.

Sloanker, Louis V., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, 354 \Vashing-ton Ave., Phnixville, Pa.

Smith, Waldo J., Sergeant, 832 Main St., Ureka, Calif.Thomason, Chesley H., Master Eng., Jr. Grade, Alarna-

gorda, New Mexico.Watkins, Glen S., Wagoner, Ilealy Hotel, Ogden, Utah.Bailey, Edward D., Sergeant (Medical I)et.), Hollywood,

Alabama.Fitzgerald, Garret E., Private (Medical Det.), 2 Main

St., Yonkers, N. Y.Rogers, George \V.. Jr., Private (Medical Det.), 352 El-

derts Lane, Brooklyn, N. Y.Schonfeld, Rudolph, Private 1st Class (Medical Det.),

P. 0. 51, Ballston, Va.Vogel, George J., Sergeant (Medical Det.). 1421 Prospect

Ave., Bronx, N. Y., N. Y.Weston. Fred G., Private (Medical Det.), 419 Court St..

Cincinnati, Ohio.

FoRMER PERSONNEL

OFFICERS

Benedict, R. E.. Lt. Col. Commanding Rn.. July 22. 1917. toOct. 17. 1918, Victoria, British Columbia.

Lafon. John, Major Commanding Rn., Oct. 7. 1918. toNov. 22, 1918. Uarrodsburg, Kentucky.


Mason, David T., Capt. Adjutant Bn., July 22, 1917, toMay 27, 1918 (Major), Bound Brook, N. J.

Condon, Harry R., Capt. Adjutant Bn., May 27, 1918, toNov. 2, 1918, 540 North 58th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Ryerson, Knowles A., 2nd Lt., Acting Adjutant Bn., Nov.22, 1918, to Jan. 9, 1919, E. Villa St., Pasadena, Calif.

ENLISTED MEN

Rose, George L., Corporal, St. Marys, Georgia.Thompson, Perry A., Master Eng., Jr. Grade (2nd Lt.),

Republic, Washington.

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THE PONTENX FORESTRY DISTRICT

JOHN B. WooDs

Speaking in general a headquarters company is out ofluck. The members of such an outfit are a mere handfulcompared with a full strength company, and often they arescattered about on details, so that they miss much of theenjoyment that comes from life with "the bunch." So ifhis short sketch appears to deal largely with the head-quarters group at Pontenx, it is because they have no otherpresent historian.

The Pontenx District had its real beginning when theFirst Battalion of the Tenth Engineers, under Major Bene-dict, came down from Nevers and pitched camp beside theSaint Eulalie Road. And from the early days when menganged together to haul piling in lieu of draft horses, untilthe Old First Battalion pulled out in the box cars on theway to Brest, the story of the District is for the most partthat of our own organization.

With three big sawmills and one small one in operation.there was need of a central overhead, and the natural centerof this whole layout was the village of Pontenx. Therewere two railroad systems to be administered from themain office, a central lumber yard. the motor truck andauto pool. and later on the machine shop. A central supplyhouse also called for constant attention and served its pur-pose in the distribution of food and supplies of all kinds.And last of all there was the flood of orders and paper


detail which is a part of any army project. So the office,first in the Maine, and later in the board and paper shacks,was the center of our small universe.

Now the only fair way to review an official departmentis by speaking of its personnel. For example, in the inneroffice, where the production and shipments charts werehung, Major Benedict and Captain Mason sat in more orless solitary state, the measure of solitude depending uponthe 1number of field officers who came in with tales of woe.Later on came Condon, and after him, Eldredge, to act asAdjutant. And finally Captain Eldredge succeeded to com-mand of the Battalion and brought us home.

Ryerson was Sergeant Major, while Brother Joneshandled the statistics and Shine Slingerland deserted CCompany to come in where he could get plenty of stationeryto write letters between clerical tasks. Jones later becameSergeant-Major when Ryerson got his Commission, andhandled a hard job well. This was the general office force,handling orders and records pertaining to the military ad-ministration of the district. The next department in im-portance was that of Supplies, with large force of officeand warehouse men. Captain Condon managed this branchfor several months, and after him, Lieutenant Selden, whonever was known to get sore and never lacked an alibi.The Triumvirate of Mahan, Meyers and Wrinkle werechiefly responsible for the conduct of the office work inthis department, with several 3rd Detachment men to helpthem. Then there was Products and Shipments, underLieutenant Rue, with several Forty-First men under Har-ley's direction doing the office work. The EngineerOffice contained a wealth of good men and embracedin a general way several other outfits. For example, there


was a machine shop, managed by Kenfield and Petrashekjointly, with one doing work for the mills and the otherfor the motor squad. Broughton and Hartl watchedover the mechanical fitness of certain of the mills, whileKenfield looked after Bourricos and Sore. Sloanker wasboss of the telephone system, and he built a good one, whilePerkins was the disciple of Alva Edison and kept the head-quarters light plant running, as well as doing a certainamount of inspection in the other camps. Of the motordrivers, there were several who came in from the Com-panies, good men all of them, Miller, Ilallenberg, Mansonand McCurdy, the first two being injured and left behindwhen we left to come home. Lee drove for the Major, wholater became Lieutenant Colonel in charge of ForestryWork in the Base Section. De Young. who spent histime driving for Brigadier Generals up at Tours, was amember from headquarters detachment.

Schillemore kept the jail and bossed the policemen, an(I itshould be stated that the majority of his pets were fromother companies than those dealt with in this sketch. Ofthe men who came to us a few days before we left I canonly say that I knew most of them by reputation while inFrance and that they all were good men. In fact from theMedical Corps men, under Doc Phillips, to the MotorE)rivers. under Petrashek, every man in the headquarters'hunch did the best he could, and deserves our praise. Butthen so did every man in the companies. so we might aswell lay down this story before we get too strong on thepraise.


A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 3RD DETACHMENT,ioTH ENGINEERS (FORESTRY)

RICHARD W. BATTEN

The 3rd Detachment was originally a part of CompanyA:, ioth Engineers (Forestry), which was divided intotwo parts soon after the arrival of the regiment in Francein October, 1917, our portion of the company going southas part of the 1st Battalion. For nearly a year we werestationed near the town of Pontenx-les-Forges, in theLandes district, not far from the ocean. At first we wereattached to Company C, under Lieutenant Ernest T. F.Wohlenberg, as a sort of labor outfit, helping in the con-struction of the mill, grading up logging railroads, etc.But by January our dormant talents were discovered, andit was decided to give us a big mill of our own, so at theend of that month we moved a few miles to a hole in thewilderness locally known as Bourricos, under LieutenantJohn G. Kelly, Jr. There it was his delight to round us upat frequent intervals and tell us just how good or howrotten we were. He cared nothing for military stuff; allhe wanted was work and plenty of it, and he generally gotit. But on March 15th he was killed in a motor-cycle acci-dent and everybody felt the loss keenly. Then LieutenantJohn B. Woods came down to take charge of us, but hewas soon made Engineer Officer of the Battalion andtransferred to Headquarters, leaving us in the hands ofLieutenant John Trester, Jr., who presided over his way-ward flock more or less satisfactorily until September. It

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was apparent that we lacked men enough to operate a 20Mmill, so in March we were enlarged by the addition of halfof Company D, 41st Engineers. The combination seemedto work pretty well, for we led the district in lumber pro-duction for the months of June, July and August. It wasa long, hot summer and a hard one, with always the con-tinual cry for more lumber. 'Xe had a lot of small forestfires at different times, owing to the extreme dryness ofeverything, which culminated in a really serious fire thatcalled out every available man in the district and threatenedto do enormous damage. Some of our old friends werejust starting in on a big project to salvage the burnt timberwhen we left, and we wished them luck.

Then in September, 1918, Those Higher Up decided wehad stayed in one place long enough, so we, minus the 4 1st,were moved several miles to operate a smaller mill, on theoutskirts of the town of Sore. This proved to be an idea!location considered from every angle, and the exchange offrancs for yin blanc and other native beverages went on ata brisk rate, and the 3rd Detachment was soon friendlywith everybody in the village. Here we were under Lieu-tenant Coy V. Chittenden, a man of considerable loggingexperience, who had been with us all summer at Botirricos.The change was agreeable to all concerned and we felt thatat last we had come into our own, a complete unit by our-selves, tinder a man everybody liked, and separated by manykilometres from the often annoying influence of "Head-quarters." We ran things more or less to suit ourselves andeverybody was happy, including our former Top Sergeant,"Jerry" Cook, who got his long-looked-for commission as2nd Lieutenant late in October, leaving Sergeant James M.Garey in his place.


But October proved to be a rather bad month, for the"Flu" hit us hard twice in succession, taking three menout of the detachment, Sergeant James A. Pierce, CorporalClyde A. Warren and Private William E. Faulkner. ThenNovember came and with it that great day, the rith, towhich we had looked forward with intense longing formany months, the day which signified that our troubleswere almost over. From that time on it was just a case ofstalling for time, with one celebration after another, won-dering when we would get away. On Thanksgiving Daywe learned that we were scheduled to sail on December15th, and we just went hog-wild; there is no other wayto put it. But naturally something had to break up ourfondest hopes, and the next news was to the effect that wewould be considerably delayed. We were split up about thefirst of December, some going to Company B and to the41st to help out in various ways; but about the middle ofthe month we were re-assembled again at Bourricosawaiting mobilization orders, and we spent a quiet secondChristmas in France, wondering and waiting. It was whilewe were there, shortly before Christmas, that we weresaddened by the unfortunate death of Private Reginald A.Goldthorpe, who was killed by a locomotive near camp.Finally the good word came, and on the morning of Decem-ber 30th we were jammed into the popular troop carsmarked "8 Chevaux, 40 Hommes" and put in two bad daysand nights traveling to Brest. The less said about Brestthe better. Everything that could be said has already beensaid, in terms far more expressive than could be used here,and it is doubtful if any one who has ever been there willever forget it. It is only unfortunate that our long monthsof service in France should terminate in such an unhappy

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experience. \'Ve stayed there from January 1st, 1919, untilthe 12th, and it is on record that the sun shone once in thattime. On the 12th our detachment with B Companymarched down to the docks with full packs and spent twodays coaling the battleship New Jersey. On the 14th CCompany joined us, and on the morning of the 15th we setout for the open sea and Home.

Company Roster, 3rd Detachment, ioth Engineers(Forestry)

Chittenden, Coy \V., 1st Lieut. R. F. D. No. 6, Box 316,Seattle, Wash.

Cook, Gerald D., 2nd Lieut., 631 Lake Ave.. Grand Haven,Mich.

Adams, Arthur C., Pvt., General Delivery, Spokane, Wash.Alden, Philip E., Pvt., 465 Ridge St.. Newark, N. J.Ashline, lEarold D., Pvt., Rouses Point, N. Y.Bacon, Ralph E., Pvt., 6o Hamilton Place, Oakland, Calif.Batten, Richard W., Pvt. 1st Cl., 2 Chelsea Square, New

York City, N. Y.Bendorf, Derby, Pvt., 1370 California St., San Francisco.

Calif.Benner, Clifford E., Wgr.. 486 Pleasant Ave.. St. Paul,

Minn.Bentley, Claude C., Sgt., Gold Beach. Ore.Billings, Roger W., Pvt., Middletown. Conn.Blackburn, Michael 0., Pvt., Purvis. Miss.Boon, Fred D.. Wgr., Dillingham, N. C.Booth, Wilmer S., Pvt., General Delivery. Memphis, Tenn.Brant. John W., Pvt., Moweaqtia, Ill.Brown. Arthur J., Pvt., Crowell, Texas.


Brown, William S., Pvt., Pulaski, N. Y.Burleigh, Thomas D., Pvt., 825 N. Negley Ave., Pittsburgh,

Pa.Byham, Fred D., Pvt., io So. Park Ave., Meadville, Pa.Callis, Charles L., Pvt., 936 K St., Washington, D. C.Carison, Carl G., Pvt., 722 Orange St., St. Paul, Minn.Carison, Frederick, Pvt., Bancroft, Idaho.Carter, Donald J., Pvt., Mena, Ark.Cassidy, Irwin, Pvt. 1st Cl., 20 Van Doru St., Saratoga

Springs, N. Y.Coller, Paul F., Sgt., Claysburg, Pa.Creager, Charles L., Pvt., Mannsville, Okla.Crookston, Byron F., Pvt., Logan, Utah.Crowell, Charles F., Pvt., 110 E. Lexington Ave., Ashland,

Ky.Cuneo, Emile, Pvt., 770 Green St., San Francisco, Calif.Debkowski, Anton, Pvt., Reading, Pa.Dent, Robert, Sgt. 1st Cl., io8 W. ist St., Duluth, Minn.DeRushia, Emery L., Sgt., Bemidji, Minn.Devine, Jerome, Pvt., 134 Alberta St., Portland, Ore.Dickerson, John M., Pvt. 1st Cl., Cliff, N. M.Doyle, William A., Pvt., 560 E. ii5th St., Cleveland, 0.Durst, Daniel P., Pvt., 235 Main St., Greenville, Pa.Dwan, William S., Wgr., Two Harbors, Minn.Effman, John, Pvt. 1st Cl., Eureka, Calif.Elder, Ralph, Sgt., Mitchell, Ore.Falconer, Paul, Cpl., Aitken, Minn.Fish, Lewis A., Cpl., 56 E. 8th Ave., Gloversville, N. Y.Forsberg, Carl F., Cpl., 819 Fremont Ave., Minneapolis,

Minn.Francis, Douglas L., Wgr., Ontonagon, Mich.Frink, Russell I., Pvt. 1st Cl., Coudersport, Pa.

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Fuentes, Leonard R., Pvt. 1st Cl., Luna, New Mexico.Gainey, John J., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Garey, James M., Sgt. 1st Cl., Eureka, Mont.Gilbreath, Frederick, Pvt., 922 E. Wishkah St., Aberdeen,

Wash.Grassi, Frank, Cook, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 82, Grass Valley,

Nevada Co., California.Greseth, OIai, Pvt., Zumbrota, Minn.Grimsley, James, Pvt., 1010 Madison Ave., Baltimore, Md.Haggerty, Harold A., Wgr., Clio, Calif.Hallenberg, Edmond D., Wgr., Pisgah Forest, N. C.Hannah, Fred, Pvt., 585 8th St., Oakland, Calif.Harding, Glen S., Sgt., Cass Lake, Minn.Hart, Eugene W., Pvt., Woodruff, Ariz.Hewett, Mahion E., Pvt., Somerset. Me.Heinel, Frank, Cook, care of C. J. Jesse, Elmhurst, %Vis.Heisey, Paul M., Pvt. 1st Cl.. 534 E. 23rd St.. Baltimore,

Md.Heller, Joseph, Pvt. 1st Cl., 726 E St., Fresno, Calif.Hicks, Lowell E., Pvt. 1st Cl., Monticello, La.Higgins, Marion J., Pvt., Quincy. Calif.Hill, William E., Pvt., 411 So. Custer Ave., Miles City,

Mont.Hodges. Elbert J., Pvt., Marshall, Wash.Hollield, Leonard S., Pvt. 1st Cl., Tiger. Ga.Hornheck, Ralph A.. Cpl.. Eureka, N. Y.Hurst, Samuel T., Wgr., Franklin, N. C.Hutchinson, Ansley E., Pvt., Pleasant Plains. Ill.Jackson. William H.. Pvt., 1707 Irvine Ave.. Bemidji, Minn.Jensen, Holgar, Pvt., Glenwood City. Wis.Johnson. Thomas F.. Sgt., Philadelphia. Miss.Kernan, Edward J., Pvt., Two Harbors, Minn.


Kerwin, Christopher G., Cpl., i5 E. 50th St., New YorkCity, N. Y.

Ketcham, Louis, Pvt., Senorito, New Mex.Kinner, Elmer L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Henderson, Calif.Kraft, Felix G., Cpl., 4163 Cleveland Ave., St. Louis, Mo.LaFave, Archie C., Pvt., ioo Burn St., Marinette, Wis.LaLande, Louis D., Pvt., 147 Hattie St., Marinette, Wis.Lanum, Joseph A., Wgr., Buena Vista, Va.Larson, Mark E., Pvt., Ludington, Mich.Lefiler, Lee M., Wgr., Konnorock, Va.Long, Elmer F., Pvt., Puyallup, Wash.Lovin, Henry G., Pvt., Robbinsville, N. C.Lyman, Robert R., Pvt. 1st Cl., Roulette, Pa.Madden, Charles L., Pvt., 4326 So. Harvard Blvd, Los

Angeles, Calif.McCarter, Alfred F., Cpl., 1221 Walnut St., San Ber-

nardino, Calif.McCullough, Frank S., Wgr., East Las Vegas, N. M.McCurdy, Matthew D., Wgr., Two Harbors, Minn.McDaniel, Andrew, Cpl., Konnorock, Va.Melander, Peter A., Cpl., Stevenson, Wash.Miller, George, Pvt., Marshfield, Wis.Minshall, Fred L., Pvt., Kingston, Ohio.Mock, Albert K., Wgr., Damascus, Va.Muckenhausen, George, Pvt., Stillwater, Minn.Ned, Ray V., Pvt. 1st Cl., Moriarity, N. M.Nelson, Bernhard, Pvt. 1st Cl., 2654 Emerson Ave., Minne-

apolis, Minn.Orman, Willis H. A., Pvt., 226 E. Wheeling St., Lan-

caster, 0.O'Rourke, Willis J., Pvt. 1st Cl., Camden, N. Y.


Port, Harold F., Wgr., Connellsville, Pa.Rice, Howard J., Pvt., Amherst, 0.Richter, Edward J., Pvt., Forest Grove, Ore.Robison, Samuel E., Wgr., London, 0.Rossi, Claudio, Pvt., Box 157, Suatara, Pa.Salton, Robert C., Pvt., DeLancey, N. Y.Sawyer, Frank H., Pvt., Paul Smiths, N. Y.Schmaelzle, Karl J., Pvt. 1st Cl., 8o8 Monroe St., Charles-

ton, Ill.Schow, Thomas 1., Wgr., Panguitch, Utah.Seeley, Harry, Pvt., Pembrook, Pa.Shannon, Floward A., Wgr., Dunkirk, N. Y.Smith, Alfred A., Pvt. 1st Cl., North Yakima, Wash.Snow, Harold M., Cpl., Dillon, Mont.Spahn, Albert J., BgIr., Hubbell, Mich.Steer, Henry B., Sgt., 2 Leonard Place, Albany, N. Y.Strzyzewski, George, Pvt., Navarre, Mich.Suits, I Larry R., Cook, Olathe, Kansas.Swanson, Carl A., Wgr., Hudson, Wis.Tandherg, Carl T., Pvt., Thief River Falls, Minn.Van Camp, James E., Pvt., Malvern, Ark.Van Horn, harry C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Wellsboro. Pa.Ward, Walter C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Onchiota. N. Y.Weekly, James FL., Cpl., Cove, Ark.Williams, Roy XV., Cpl., Conway Bldg. Chicago, Ill.Zepczyk, Clarence, Pvt., Prentice, Wis.

FORMER PERSONNEL

Schaefer, Oscar F., Sgt. 1st Cl., Genessee St., Rochester,N. Y. Transid. to Dept. of Constr. & For. and Com'd2nd Lieut., Nov. 28, 1918.


In Memoriam

Lt. John G. Kelly, Jr., March i, 1918

Sergt. James A. Pierce, Oct. 29, 1918

Corp. Clyde A. Warren, Oct. 22, 1918

Pvt. Wm. E. Faulkner, Nov. 2!, 1918

Pvt. Reginald A. Goldthorpe, Dec. 20, 1918

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HISTORY OF CO. B FOR BATTALION ROSTER

LEONARD H. HOAGLAND

Before attempting to write what we shall call our Co.'shistory, the Committee wishes to thank each and every onewho contributed to this undertaking.

We were unable to see each member of the Co. personallyand let you know how much we appreciated the willingnesswith which you responded to our request for information.

To those of whom no particular mention was made webeg of you to consider how very little time was granted usto finish our task, the number of men to be interviewed andthe conditions under which the work was carried on.

And to those whom we have mentioned we hasten to ex-plain that all is in the spirit of fun and good fellowship, andif we have offended the fault is ours and we humblyapologize.

To be complete we of B Co. feel that it would be a neces-sity to mention each and every member of the Co. and hisindividual achievement. This of course being impossible,we point with pride to the record made by the Bellevue Mill.when under our control: by so doing we see that the men ofB Co. will look back with a feeling of work well done.knowing that all of us contributed a share and played a partthat made the whole a success.

In order that we may at some future time refresh ourmemories, a few facts in regard to the erection of the mill.the conditions under which we labored and of our finaltriumph, will not be amiss.


As we all recall, logging was started at once. Not on avast scale, however, as we were sadly handicapped by lackof equipment; but piling was cut for the Bassens Docks,and fuel wood for the American Hospital at Bordeaux.

After a very few days, the work of erecting our mill be-gan. Don't you recall those first long days; how weslouched around, lifting each foot from the mud with aneffort? How the rain poured down day after day, withnvet a sign of a let up? How we crawled into those damp,gloomy tents, cursing all who were responsible for the war?Can you ever forget the chow we ate? Lack of rations wasthe reason; whom to blame we knew not, but the remarksheard after each meal could never pass a board of censors.Still as had been said, "Hope springs eternal in the humanbreast," and never has the saying been better illustrated,than by these B Co. men; daily they faced their work withincreasing vigor and gayer moods. The cheery smile soonbecame a common thing, bursts of song floated awaythrough the trees, and bit by bit the mill grew. We shallnot attempt to follow the erection step by step, but finallycame a day when the last bolt was tightened, the last naildriven and our mill stood forth ready for work.

We of B Co. hold in our hearts quite a lot of respectfor our little Bellevue mill; of but 7 to io M capacity,throughout its existence under our control it averaged a cutof 25 per cent over its maker's guarantee. And to top offthis excellent service we established a record of 38,600 ft.B. M. in eighteen hours. No other mill of this size inFrance has ever bettered our records.

After our work was completed at Bellevue we weredivided and sent, some of us to establish a logging camp onthe Courant River, and some to build and operate a mill

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at Aureilhan, on the lake front. We fully believe that noother company had conditions to contend with such as wefound both at Courant and Aureilhan.

All of our timber in the Courant district lay in sanddunes on both sides of the river, the farthest being abouttwo and one-half miles from the water. The method oflogging varied owing to conditions of the ground and thedistance the logs must be hauled. Skidders, lEigh Wheels,and our narrow guage railroad all being used successfully.

Owing to the heavy class of logs and the low stage ofwater during the Summer months, our troubles had onlystarted when the logs were placed in the river. [)rivirigthem to the lake was a proposition in itself; however, it wasa thing which must be done and American brains finallyfound a way.

From the lake the logs were taken care of by our boomcamp, we shall always believe handled a difficult taskvery successfully. We did not make or break any recordswith the Aureilhan mill and believe no other Co. could,under the same conditions.

During the remainder of our stay in France we operatedthese two camps in a very efficient manner. The menknowing full well we would never produce a record cutdid not lose heart or become discouraged, but gave the bestthey had at all times, and the amount of lumber producedis enough that none of us shall ever offer an apology for ourwork.

Two members of B Co. we deem worthy of especial note,namely, the Duson brothers. Felix and Benjamin; on thesetwo fall the honor of having felled the first tree ever cutby the 1st Battalion.

Come with us for a moment hack to the days of things


that used to be . Remember how we jumped from thebed in the wee small hours of the morning, ran from thetent, stood in line for Reveille and lustily bellowed, "Here."

Can't you hear Ben Duson reporting the i6th squad themorning Corporal Holmes was unable to get into his shoes?We marveled at this, as Holmes has very small feet, and hisshoes were always too large.

And just about breakfast time along would come EditorStbnestreet with the morning edition. Lacking facilities toprint the news he passed it around by word of mouth. Gooddope always, but, unfortunately, always wrong. As a,writer of fiction we feel sure he would be a great success.

After breakfast came our sick call; it is worthy of notethat Turner, Skinner and Glegg never once responded tothis call. The secret of their health, we have always be-lieved, was plenty of hard work; as hard workers theycould not be beaten.

Should you ever visit the mill, there you would findSawyer Metzger, sawing with one eye closed. He reachedthe climax the morning he brought his field-glasses withhim to look for ducks on the lake.

Then of our old friend, Sergeant Savage, who, daily,made his rounds, peering into each tent to see that all theboys were in bed and safely tucked in, lest perhaps theyshould catch cold. We all liked the Sergeant as he salutedus each morning after reporting.

Seems to us we had a Mimizan detail, once upon a time.Postie, Labhart, Roderique, Doyle, Ray and Connors. Asthis was shortly after the ship-load of wine was wreckedon the beach, we hesitate to mention what they were insearch of.

We had quite a few French scholars in B Co.; among the

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best was Mclver. After a year in France he spoke thelanguage quite fluently. Noting one day his trousers werein need of repairing, he made a trip to his laundress, toenquire if she could repair them. He spoke to her thusly:"Madame, I will portee my pants here to you Sarnedi night.Compris?" And he called that Parisian French.

Do you ever think of those three bold soldiers who wentfor a little ride one pleasant Sunday afternoon, Savre,Rousseau and Colburn? A borrowed French cart and mulecompleted the turnout. As we understand it, the mule waspro-German and refused to haul any American soldiers,at lea3t the three came limping back to camp bearing sundrycuts and bruises as souvenirs of the occasion.

Just a word of "Old Dad Badertscher," the veteran loggerfrom the Western coast. Have you ever seen Dad leadingthe bay horse to a stump, climbing on the stump, and finallyscrambling in the saddle? \Ve shall always remember withpleasure our days spent with Dad.

Perhaps you have forgotten the following: It was atBellevue one dark, dreary night, when Jim Lally was onguard. As the story goes, Jim was walking his post in amilitary manner, keeping always on the alert, whenHarkan ominous sound struck his ears. Instantly he came toattention. Thoughts of invaders flashed through his mind.The sound was repeated. "Halt !" cried Jim. No answer."Halt !" again he cried and cocked his gun: suddenly, thegoat, our mascot, sprang from his place of concealment.uttered a loud "Baa" and dashed down the road. Silenceagain reigned and all was well.

Lest we forget the author of our Co., allow us to presentSergeant Achenbach. His only effort of note, in literaryfields, was posted on the Bulletin Board at Aureilhan, where

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it was read with great interest and approval by all. Hismany friends await with impatience his next article, whichwe hope will appear at an early date.

To any of you who contemplate making your home inCalifornia, see Dyer; he will sing the praises of the Statein such a manner that you must feel ashamed to live any-where but there.

For our social butterfly, Frank Boothe carries off allhonors. We have heard he kept a list of his engagements,but what truth there is in this we do not know.

Rumors have reached our ears that Hoagie wore outseventeen pairs of shoes, making those nightly excursionsof his studying French, he claims. Later reports prove thisuntrue, as after a careful check, the number proved to beonly sixteen, the seventeenth pair, being merely run downat the heels. His niany friends were sorry to see him leave,and as a token of their affection presented him with a bou-quet of green onions, which he promised to treasure care-fully until the end of his days.

One important battle not mentioned in official reportswas that between "One-Round Hall" and "Nine-ToedBlondin," which took place in the Aureilhan mill. The manyspectators quitted the scene feeling they had witnessed oneof the decisive battles of history.

But laying all jokes aside, the happiest day of our sojournin France was Dec. 30, 1918. It was on this eventful daywe boarded our special train, composed exclusively of Pull-man cars, you know the kindHommes 40, Chevaux 8and started on our way to Brest. But one thing marredour departure: we left behind our goat, he having diedshortly before; may this goat's soul rest in peace.

The friends we had made during our stay were sorry to


see us go, not to mention a dozen or so French orphans andtwo brides.

As to our stay in Brestwords fail us. \Ve are contentto "Let the dead past bury its dead" and allow our mindsto dwell on things more pleasant. If it is true that "intoeach life some rain must fall" one part of our lives mustindeed be complete.

And in closing this brief account of Co. B, we feel thatmuch is lacking, and the subject is one that should behandled by heads far wiser than ours. But we wish to say,however, the friends we have made during our stay inFrance shall never be forgotten, and we wish them all luck,happiness and prosperity when they again take up theirwork in civil life.

FORMER OFFICERS

Capt. I. F. Eldredge, Treasury Annex, \Vashington, D. C.,who, as our commanding officer, brought us to Franceand remained with us until he was ordered to Pontenx asAdjutant, and finally brought us back to America asBattalion Commander.

1st Lieut. E. C. Sanford, Grass Lake, Mich., who com-manded the Courant Camp until he was ordered back toAmerica to help organize Sapper Troops. He was madeCaptain in America.

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Sgt. Clayton B. Griswold enlisted at Fort Douglass, Utah,July i8, 1917. Died at Base Hospital No. 6, Bordeaux,France, Oct. 22, 1918.

Pvt. John Kiockars enlisted at Fort Lawton. \Vash., July17, 1917. Died at Pontenx Hospital, December 20, 1918,

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OFFICERS

Allen, Risden T., 1st Lieut. (Commanding Company),\Vadesboro, N. C.

Barlow, John E., 1st Lieut., Urbana, Ohio.Callaway, George A., 2nd Lieut., Waverly, Mo.Kellogg, Timothy H., 2nd Lieut., New Britain, Conn.

ENLISTED MEN

Achenbach, Jule F., Sgt., \Vilton, Minn.Adamzak, Leon, Pvt. 1st Cl., Willow River, Minn.Alford, Harold H., Pvt., 10 Bowers Ave., Newark, Ohio.Allen, Deo C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Pactola, S. D.Alskog, John, Pvt., Hansville, Wash.Andelfinger, Russell H., Pvt., 3940 Garfield Ave. So., Min-

neapolis, Minn.Anderson, Charles E., Cpl., 417 N. 3rd St., Palatka, Fla.Anderson, Orrin R., Pvt., Belgrade, Minn.Anderson, Oscar B., Pvt., Earlville, Madison Co., N. Y.Anderson, Peter, Pvt., R. F. D. No. 2, Everett, Wash.Andress, \Villiam A., Pvt., R. F. D. No. I, Arlington, Ta.Arendt, Edward, Pvt., R. F. D. No. 6, Luxemburg, Wis.Arvidson, Rollin H., Pvt. 1st Cl., \Vadena, Minn.Atkinson, Oscar J., Pvt. 1st Cl., Glenn Haven, Mich.Badertscher, Hugo V., Sgt. 1st Cl., Granite, Ida.Bailey, Grady W., Cpl., Bowling Green, Fla.Baker, Guy W., Jr., Pvt., 617 Kenwood Parkway, Minne-

apolis, Minn.Barnhart, George I., Pvt., 6417 22nd Ave., Seattle, Wash.Bedard, Stanley J., Cpl., Denver, Col.

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Begg, Julius, Wag., Warroad, Minn.Bergeland, Berge, Cpl., Custer, S. D.Berrigan, William A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Boatright, Charles C., Pvt. 1st Cl., 220 S. Edith St., Al-

buquerque, N. M.Boggs, Martin E., Pvt., Sultan, Wash.Boothe, Frank F., Pvt., Usona, Calif.Bromley, Glen H., Wag., Loman, Minn.Brown, Bascom H., Pvt., Taos, N. M.Budan, Even, Pvt., 3 Calle Carvajal (Cerro), Habana,

Cuba.Burgen, Cohn C., Pvt., Ephrata, Wash.Burgess, Caskey V., Wag., Treadway, Texas.Burnet, Edward C., Sgt., 587 Balevedere Blvd, Memphis,

Tenn.Burnett, Hector E., Pvt. 1st Cl., Woodruff, Wis.Carison, Carl B., Pvt. 1st Cl., Duquette, Minn.Carlson, Martin, Pvt., Missoula, Mont.Carrier, Joseph F. A., Pvt., Box 359, Cass Lake, Minn.Charnansky, Peter J., Pvt., 207 5. First St., Duquesne, Pa.Chase, William S., Pvt., R. F. D. No. 3, Sacramento, Calif.Chretien, Louie T., Pvt. 1st Cl., 212 Spring St., Little Rock,

Ark.Clark, Charles E., Pvt., Montesano, Wash.Clark, Harry W., Pvt., Beniidji, Minn.Clawson, William P., Pvt., P. 0. 82, Minocqua, Wis.Coder, James R., Cpl., care of Mrs. R. Lehner, Brockway-

yule, Pa.Colburn, Harold E., Pvt., Addison, N. Y.Colvill, Leslie L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Missoula, Mont.Conat, Roy L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Conditt, Leon T., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.


Connor, William S., Cpl., P. 0. ioi8, Norfolk, Va.Cook, Chas. \V.. Sgt., Cotton, Minn.Cojkendall, \Villiam \V., Pvt., 412 \V. Gray St., Elmira,

N.Y.Custer, Lester D., Pvt., Stoyestown, Pa.Davis, Fred E., Pvt., Oxford, Mass.Dean, Forest \V., Pvt., Utica, Ohio.Deno, Claud A., Pvt., Killa, Mont.Depuy, Harold. Pvt 1st Cl., Willowemoc, N. Y.Derbyshire, William H., Wag., Chambersburg, Pa.Diece, Albert F., Pvt., R. F. D. No. 3, Lavalle, Wis.Doe, Kingsley E., Pvt., Stillwater, Minn.Doran, Richard, Pvt., Keystone, S. D.Douglass, Alfred, Pvt., Lake Clear Junction, N. Y.Doyle. Frank J., Pvt., Fort Bragg, Calif.Durrell, Oscar, Pvt., 420 Vienna St., San Francisco, Calif.Duross, Sherman, Pvt., R. F. D. No. r, Glenn Falls, N. Y.Duson, Benjamin, Pvt. 1st Cl., St. Godfrey, Quebec,

Canada.Duson, Felix, Pvt. 1st Cl., St. Godfrey, Quebec, Canada.Dyer, Dc Witt C., Pvt., 137 N. Church St., Gilroy, Calif.Edwards, George R., Sgt., Rodeo, N. M.Eger, Bernard, Pvt., Walton, N. Y.Ehret, Russell, Pvt., Star Route, South Oil City, Pa.Ellis, Paul M., \Vag., Placitas, N. M.Emigh, George R., Pvt., 3713 33rd St., South Omaha, Neb.Ervin, Henry L., Wag., Hermossa, S. D.Fautin, Vivian E., Wag., Winder, Utah.Foster, Dean L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Clarkdale, Ariz.Franklin, Sidney L., Wag., 480 6th Ave., Kalispell, Mont.Friedman, Hugh M., Pvt. i Cl., Presque Isle, Maine.


Gaibraith, Loren H., Pvt., Rural Route No. 5, Vancouver,Wash.

Glegg, George D., Pvt., Ruskin, Fla.Godbout, Wilfrjd A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Canton, Minn.Goddard, Chas. E., Pvt., R. F. D. No. 4, Box 365, Tacoma,

Wash.Gould, Charles E., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Greene, Thomas, Pvt., Meat Camp, N. C.Griffin, Loyal M., Mess Sgt., 462 23rd St., Ogden, Utah.Guy, John, Pvt., Dallas, Ore.Hall, Frank B., Pvt., P. 0. 104, Conning, N. Y.Hall, Brady, Pvt., Route No. 2, Fulton, Ky.Hall, Harold, Pvt., Shelton, Wash.Hancock, John L., Pvt., 910 Waukasha St., Butte, Mont.Hanson, Hildor M., Pvt., 8o8 Grand Ave., Merrill, Wis.Harriman, Leslie B., Wag., Gorhani, N. H.Hawkinson, Carl M., Pvt. 1st Cl., 30! 4th St., So., Virginia,

Minn.Hecklinger, Otto C., Cook, 820 W. 1st St., Waterloo, Ia.Hedrick, Joe, Wag., Drain, Ore.Henderson, Willard E., Pvt., 2027 High St., Oakland, Calif.Henry, Robert S., Sgt. 1st Cl., Thornburg, Ark.Higgins, Chester L., Pvt., Bellevue, Mich.Hines, Garnett W., Pvt., Hines, Minn.Hoagland, Leonard F., Sgt., Route No. i, Box 38, Akeley,

Minn.Holden, Arthur R., Pvt., Shirley, Mass.Hodapp, Leo E., Pvt., 3806 Memphis St., Cleveland, Ohio.Holdys, Frank, Pvt., Box 58, Doty, Wash.Holmes, Glen C., Pvt., i8i6 Adams St., Madison, Wis.Hoisciaw, Clyde A., Cpl., Heaton, N. C.


Hoover, Fred A., Sgt., Emmett, Ida.Howard, George P., Pvt. 1st Cl., i800 So. 2nd St., Al-

buquerque, N. M.Hudman, Howard H., Pvt. 1st Cl., 437 2nd St., \Vest, Salt

Lake City, Utah.Huerd, Philip E., Pvt.. \Varroad, Minn.Hunter, Leland A., Pvt., 4233 Pleasant St., Des Moines, Ia.Hyde, Erwin C., Cpl., 22 Pearne St., Binghampton, N. Y.Ingalls, Edmund E., Pvt., 874 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn,

N.Y.Jacks, Sam, Pvt., 2133 5th Ave., Birmingham, Ala.Johnson, Charles Haldy, Pvt. 1st Cl., Gonvick, Minn.Johnson, Charles Hans, Cpl., 2510 Bloomington Ave., Min-

neapolis, Minn.Johnson, Lewie H., Pvt., Route No. i6, Box 6i, Kansas-

ville, \Vis.Kelly, John, \Vag., ç6 Douglass Ave., Eveleth, Minn.Kendrick, Isaac H., \Vag., 1321 14th St., Douglass, Ariz.Kildare, John W., Pvt., 615 12th St. So., Virginia, Minn.Kilp, Frederick G., Pvt., 2532 Bryant Ave. So., Minne-

apolis, Minn.Kjellin, John R. H., Cpl., 2628 Berlin St., Chicago, Ill.Knoll, Hans L., Pvt., Winton, Minn.Kolacz, Edward, Pvt., 914 5th Ave. N. E., Little Falls,

Minn.Koonce, Arthur G., Pvt. 1st Cl., Taylorsville, N. C.LaFave, Thomas, Cook, Manitowish, Wis.LaForest, George F., 1st Sgt., Bovill, Ida.Lally, James M., Pvt. 1st Cl., 211 So. Chestnut St., Green

Bay, Wis.Lappen, William A., Pvt., Bemidji, Minn.Larsen, Waldeman C., Cook, Little Falls, Minn.

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LaRue, Bart C., Pvt., Woodland, Wash.Lazarus, Grover A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Tolt, Wash.Leonard, Fred R., Pvt., Houston, Mo.Linn, John R., Pvt., Estacada, Ore.Lombard, Robert V., Pvt. 1st Class, Woodruff, Wis.Lusch, Roy H., Pvt., 325 2nd Ave., Two Harbors, Minn.McCarty, William A., Pvt. 1st Cl., 630 Casson St., Alexan-

dria, La.McCauley, Carl, Cpl., Terrabonne, Ore.McClelland, Robert K., Cpl., 710 Fowler St., Raymond,

Wash.McGhee, Hiram, Pvt., 914 Soule Ave., Hoquain, Wash.McGillivray, Earl K., Pvt. 1st Cl., Cloquet, Minn.Mclver, Claude J., Cpl., Bemidji, Minn.McKenzie, Bert C., Cook, Casper, Wyo.McMillan, Donald D., Pvt. 1st Cl., 413 Ave. B,Cloquet,

Minn.McKinney, John, Pvt., Phenoi, N. C.Martin, Alfred L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Nemo, S. D.Metzger, Paul T., Sgt. 1st Cl., Unicoi, Tenn.Miller, Glen E., Wag., Custer, S. D.Mills, Dewey H., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Morris, Rodger D., Pvt. 1st Cl., Rural Route No. 2, Goshen,

md.Mullen, Frank E., Bugler, Presho, S. D.Murphy, Daniel J., Cpl., Bovill, Ida.Makar, John, Pvt., 234 W. Lawrence St., Mishawaka, md.Nair, John, Pvt., Oakland, Md.Nixon, Eugene E., Pvt. 1st Cl., Kinder, La.Noble, Charlie S., Pvt. 1st Cl., Gardner, W. Va.Norquist, Robert F., Pvt. 1st Cl., Louis, Minn.Paul, Jerome C., Pvt., Sheffield, Pa.


Paulson. Ernest A., Wag., Limestone, Mich.Paulson, Leonard, Wag., Limestone. Mich.Pattison, Ray 0., Cpl., care of Armour & Co., Hot Springs.

Ark.Peachy, Ernest C., Cpl., 325 E. Jackson St., Medford, Ore.Peck, Jesse L., Pvt. 1st Cl., 26o7 Virginia St., Everett,

Wash.Perry, Clyde, Wag., Erie, Kan.Peters, Percy J., Pvt., ioi Pacific St., Butte, Mont.Peters, Samuel A., Pvt. 1st Cl., 4 East Front St., Skow-

hegan, Maine.Pfeiffer, William L., \Vag., 170 Quail St., Albany, N. Y.Pierce, Allen E., Pvt., Box 137, Park Falls, Wis.Pinkerton, Richard C., Pvt., 12 Blackwood St., Boston,

Mass.Porter, Joel S., Pvt. 1st Cl., 93 Bridge St., Catskill, N. Y.Poston, Herbert L., Sgt. 1st Cl., Palisade, Minn.Potter, Harry F., Wag., Broad Elbin, N. Y.Primrose, John L., Pvt., 864 Mulberry St., Lancaster, Ohio.Putnam, Henry N., Bugler, 388 Park St., East Lansing,

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Ray, \Villiam T., Cpl., 30 Mozart St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.Reed, Fred M., Sgt., Blackduck, Minn.Reinhart, James C., Pvt., P. 0. 45, Newell, Pa.Reynolds, Kelly 0., Sgt., Palatka, Fla.Richardson, Lynn, Pvt., Snowflake, Ariz.Riley, James E., Cpl., 1424 \Vest Water St., Elmira, N. Y.Robertson, Sigwardt R., Pvt., R. R. No. i, Box 38, Buckley,

Wash.Roderique, Whitney J., Pvt. 1st Cl., Raceland, La.Rogers, Harry F., Pvt. 1st Cl., Meridian, Ida.Ross, Guy A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Ontognan, Mich.


Roundtree, William, Wag., Lakeside, Ore.Rousseau, Eugene P., Pvt., 37 4th St. S., Cloquet, Minn.Ryerson, John V., Pvt., Arlington Ave., Ramsey, N. J.Savage, John W., Sgt., care of Mrs. Mary Panthermaul,

Juneau, Alaska.Savre, Oliver M., Sgt., Northwood, Ia.Severnski, Mike, Wag., Blackduck, Minn.Shaw, Robert C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Funkley, Minn.Shea, Francis R., Pvt., 996 Douglass Ave., Eveleth, Minn.Sheley, Ralph E., Pvt. 1st CI., 362! Clinton Ave., Minne-

apolis, Minn.Shoemaker, Wilbur G., Sgt., Naples, Ida.Sischo, Paul C., Pvt. 1st Cl., 803 5th St., San Monica, Calif.Skinner, Edgar E., Pvt., South Jacksonville, Fla.Smith, Clark L., Pvt. 1st Cl., 324 Central Ave., Silver

Creek, N. Y.Smith, Frank J., Cook, Monico, Wis.Smith, Standish M., Wag., Custer, S. D.Sohn, Martin F., Pvt., 416 N. Voodbridge St., Saginaw,

Mich.Sonia, Peter N., Pvt., Lancaster, Mass.Spencer, James, Sgt., Fifield, Wis.Spreiter, Walter F., Pvt., Kasson, Minn.Spurgeon, Charles W., Pvt. 1st Cl., 774 Lydia St., Oakland,

Calif.Starrs, John L., Pvt., Wallace, Mich.Steinman, Bernard, Pvt., 163 Buyard St., Brooklyn, N. Y.Stewart, Edward, Pvt. 1st Cl., Yesler Hotel, Seattle, Wash.Stewart, Ernest M., Pvt. 1st Cl., Willowemoc, N. Y.Stonestreet, Mathias B., Cpl., 702 Lakeside Ave., Cur

d'Alene, Ida.Sutherland, Edgar A., Wag., Pringle, S. D.


Swapp. Roy. Horseshoer, Luna, N. M.Sweeney, Edward D., Pvt., Monroe St., Salamanca, N. Y.Sweezv, Archie, Pvt., R. F. D. No. io, Grand Rapids, Mich.Swift, Donald F., Pvt., Safford, Ariz.Teichert, Herman A., Pvt., Sterling, Ida.Thibodeau, Joseph A., Pvt., 418 E. 3rd St., Anaconda,

Mont.Thomas, Frank, \Vag.. 609 Deakin Ave., Moscow, Ida.Tower, Paul V., Pvt.. Hastings, Mich.Towne. John L., Pvt., R. R. No. 3, Philipps, Wis.Turner, Leon, Pvt., R. F. D. No. 3, Burt, Mich.Virtue, \Villiam T., Pvt. 1st Cl., Custer, S. D.\Vaters, Robert S., Saddler, 54 \Veller St., Providence, R. 1.\Ventling, Floyd, Pvt., Cumberland, Md.White, Harold W., Pvt. 1St Cl., 2338 Jackson Blvd, Chicago.

Ill.\Vhitford, Walter H., Cpl., P. 0. 224, Hot Springs, Ark.\Viglev, Atticus, Pvt., Jonesboro, La.\Vikoff, Garnett M., Pvt. 1st Cl., 1516 Neil Ave., Columbus,

Ohio.Winslow, Harold H., Pvt., 403 Queen Ave. N., Minne-

apolis, Minn.Yehie, Benjamin F., Pvt., Tina, Mo.Yenor, Ernest J., Pvt., 1035 Walnut St., Marinette, Wis.Zoesch, Herman E., Pvt., Butternut, Wis.

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When the ioth Engineers was split up at Nevers, Com-pany C was ordered to the Landes district with the firstbattalion. After traveling from the evening of October24th until the early morning of October 26th in the usualSide-door Pullmans the company reached Pontenx-les-Forges (Landes) and was marched about four miles towardSte. Eulalie-en-Born to what was termed a temporary camp.Because of the temporary plans no improvements weremade here, although the men were sleeping on the groundwithout stoves in the tents while the rain fell almost con-tinuously. There was practically nothing to eat but "ironrations," and these were sometimes uncooked when theground water rose so high the cooks were unable to keepthe fires going. The company stayed here for two months,cutting an emergency order of piles for dock constructionat Bordeaux, and waiting for the new camp site to beprepared.

On December 23rd the company moved into the ,per-manent camp at La Broquette, located in the commune ofSt. Paul-en-Born on a sandy knoll beside the main road,about half way between Pontenx and Ste. Eulalie. Herethere were floors in the squad tents, stoves fr heating,and wooden bunks to sleep in. Later a low wooden wallwas added which raised the tents to a height of about five


feet at the eaves and greatly increased the available space.The mill was then about half completed and would havebeen ready to run by the middle of January had all theparts been available. As it was the first log was sawed onFebruary 27, 1918. In the meantime the camp had beencompleted, the thirty-six inch guage railroad to Pontenxand the woods operation had been built, and a six weeks'supply of logs cut in advance.

A number of changes had taken place in the command.Shortly after leaving Nevers, 2nd Lt. Roy Cookston wastransferred to other work in connection with the buyingof timber and sawed products. 1st Lt. John G. Kelly, Jr.,was given charge of the construction of the Bourricos milland was later made commanding officer of the 3rd Detach-ment, which took over this operation, replacing 1st Lt.Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg, who was transferred to Com-pany C. Lt. Kelly was killed in a motorcycle accident inPontenx on March 15th. 1st Lt. Hubert C. Williams wastransferred on April 1st to the Garden Service. Later hebecame an officer in a Gas and Flame outfit. He was killedat the front while directing the fire of his company. OnApril 10 Captain John D. Guthrie was removed to theacquisition work and the command of the company wasgiven to 1st Lt. Harry R. Condon, formerly of Company B.He effected a general reorganization of the working forces.On July 1st the company was placed in charge of 1st Lt.Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg, who shortly afterward was giventhe rank of captain.

By this time the experiments in scientific exploitationof the forest had been about exhausted. The men whoreally knew the business of logging and sawmilling hadasserted themselves, and the company had settled down to a

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dull but efficient grind, the monotony of the work beingbroken only by an occasional baseball gameand the"Wreck of the Hesperus." Of course that wasn't hername, because she was Portuguese, but she was loaded tothe gills with fine wineand cognac. After collecting a fewsamples of the cargo the boys didn't give a hang what hername had been. She was Jake!

The epidemic of the "flu" in the early autumn causedconsiderable illness in the region, but Company C was for-tunate in not losing a man. In order to better protect themen from such epidemics the squad tents were replaced bywooden shacks, sheathed with edged slabs from the mill,and lined and roofed with tar paper. The camp was thenabout as comfortably housed as could be possible.

On October 7th the company had a big banquet to cele-brate the record cut of over 99,000 board feet in one day.At this point it might be well to insert a short statisticalrecord of the work accomplished by Company C with its20 M capacity mill in one year. This time includes theerection and tearing down of the mill and considerable workfor other companies.

Total number of acres cut over 690Total number of trees cut 48,400

Total number of piles made 1,650Total number of logs made 184,200

Number of logs per M. i6'Total production of mill in 9 months, 11,244,560 bd. ft.

The next interruption was the biggest event of allthesigning of the armistice on November jith. In order togive the mill crew a chance to properly celebrate this occa-sion the nut which held the saw on the mandrel mysteriously


disappeared. It reappeared only after the celebration hadbeen finished.

One week after the armistice the mill operation was re-duced to one shift, and eighty men went to the "BlackForest," or burned area north of Bourricos, to prepare forthe next operation. Shortly afterward the La Broquetteoperation was finished and the work of demolishing themill and lifting the railroad was begun. Gradually the menwere moved away to the Black Forest and the old campwas nearly deserted when the orders came to get ready toleave for HOME.

After several delays the Company finally got under waywith the rest of the Battalion and left Pontenx on Decem-ber 30th for another long trip in the Side-door Pullmans,finall arriving after dark in a downpour of rain at CampPontanezen, Brest. The less said of the two weeks spentat Brest the better. \Vith two men dead from pneumonia,several more in danger, and many seriously sick, the com-pany is feeling decidedly disgusted with the army's prepara-tions for taking care of returning soldiers. The sick-bayon the New Jersey has overflowed and one compartmenton the gun deck is full of sick men, but now, as the end ofthe trip draws near and a chill in the air signals our ap-proach to the western continent, we begin to realize for thefirst time that this is really something more than "anothermove in the army." Once more we'll sing, as in September,1917, on board the Carpathia.

"I'm a little forest flower,Growing wilder every hour.Uncle Sam has got me now.Oh-h-h-h Pshaw !"


Roster of Co. C, ioth Engineers

OFFICERS

Wohlenberg, Ernest T. F., Captain, 112 South iith St.,Lincoln, Neb.

Billingslea, James A., 2nd Lieut., 215 Mosher St., Balti-more, Md.

O'Malley, Earl T., 2nd Lieut., Medford, Wis.

ENLISTED MEN

Anderson, Byron C., Pvt., East Hickory, Pa.Armstrong, Fred. R., Pvt., Turtle Lake, North Dakota.Badger, Raymond M., Sgt., Torrey Island, Fla.Baril, Harold F., Pvt., Rochester, New Hampshire.Barneau, Louis, Pvt., Cape St. Innes, Quebec, Canada.Barnes, Julius F., Pvt., Eastly Port, N. Carolina.Bateman, Charles, Wag., Georgetown, Mass.Beam, Harry M., Cook, Endeavor, Pa.Beck, Waldeniar, Pvt., Athens, Wis.Billin, Robert T., Pvt. 1st Cl., 1716 First Ave., Altoona, Pa.Bender, V. H., Jr., Pvt., 406 North Rural St., Indianapolis,

md.Bird, Robert A., Pvt., 218 Fourth St., Oakland, Cal.Bitler, Frank E., Pvt., Picture Rocks, Pa.Black, Arthur F., Pvt. 1st Cl., Oil City, Pa.Black, G. A., Pvt. 1st Cl., North Pine Grove, Pa.Black, Stephen L., Pvt., North Pine Grove, Pa.Blackburn, G. A., Pvt., Mount Airy, North Carolina.Bolland, Andrew, Sgt., Aurora, Oregon.Bonnell, R. G., Pvt. 1st Cl., Waterville, Pa.Borchers, H. F., Pvt., East Grand Forks, Minn.


Bover, \Vesley L., Pvt. 1st Cl., 203 B St., Johnstown, Pa.Braden, Robert M., Corp., \Voodburn, New York.Bradshaw, George A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Port Angeles, \Vashing-

ton.Branson, Joseph D., Corp., R. F. D. No. 3, Boise, Idaho.Bray, Gilbert G., \Vag., Red Lake Falls, Minn.Breneman, Howard E., Pvt., 1012 Afleghany St., Holly-

daysburg, Pa.Brenner, Elmer F., Pvt., Minneapolis, Minn.Brenner, William G., Pvt., 1927 Albert St., Alexandria, La.Bristol, Jay W., Pvt., Linia, New York.Buch, John E., Pvt., Lititz, Pa.Burrage, Clarence H., Pvt., Demorest, Georgia.Burton, Frank, Pvt., Cadillac, Michigan.Butin, Russel E., Wag., 491 Linwood Ave., Columbus, Ohio.Carney, George B., Pvt. 1st Cl., 129 Market St., Amesbury,

Mass.Case, Ralph L., Pvt. ist Cl., Bemidji, Minn.Casey, James \V., Pvt. 1st CI., 7 Brandywine Ave., Schenec-

tady, N. Y.Casey, Michael J., Pvt., 7 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady,

N.Y.Chandler, Lloyd, Pvt., Salisbury, Md.Cheney, Wallace L., Pvt., Spring Valley, Minn.Chingman, Peter, Pvt., Hart, Mich.Clemmens, John C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Timber Valley, Wash.Cobb, William G., Pvt., Au Sable Forks, N. Y.Coffey, John J., \Vag., 525 Dwight St., Holyoke, Mass.Cole, Roy G., Pvt. 1st Cl., 19o9 Highland Ave., New Castle,

Pa.Compton, Daniel A., Pvt., Deming, \Vashington.Connally, Noah C., Pvt., St. Louis Ovispo, Calif.

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Corcoran, John J., Corp., Mohawk, N. Y.Curtis, Frank P., Sgt., 5521 Kimbark Ave., Chicago, Ill.Dahiquist, Alexander H., Pvt., 1035 Fuller Ave., St. Paul,

Minn.Dalton, Lee D., Wag., Syloatus, Va.Davis, Ward \'V., Pvt. 1st Cl., Long Beach, Calif., care of

Mrs. Flossy E. Fletcher.Davison, Henry W., Pvt., Stevenson, Washington.Dawson, Wm. T., Pvt., 21 Bloomingdale St., Gloversville,

N.Y.DeBooy, Henri T., Pvt., Elk River, Minn.Deuel, Nathaniel E., Pvt., Panguitch, Utah.Deutsch, Henry C., Pvt., 404 Fargo St., Portland, Oregon.Dickinson, James V., Pvt., Panguitch, Utah.Donohue, John P., Pvt. 1st Cl., Trout Creek, Montana.Dougherty, John A., Stb. Sgt., Princess Anne, Md.Drinkard, James C., Pvt. 1st Cl., Trenton, Tenn.Drinkwater, Deloss E., Pvt., Spaulding, Mich.Drumm, Walter A., Corp., 1483 Clyton St., Denver, Col.Duchaine, Howard L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Tidionti, Pa.Duckett, John, Pvt., Seneca, S. Carolina.Dudley, Franklin A., Pvt., Rockland, N. Y.Elmore, Lester R., Pvt. 1st Cl., 1501 California St., El Paso,

Texas.Enberg, Arvide A., Pvt., 337 Cedar St., Astoria, Oregon.Erickson, Arthur F., Pvt., Highland Ave., Pasadena, Calif.Erickson, Paul, Pvt. 1st Cl., Spooner, Minn.Ertel, John, Firs. Shoer, 1218 Erie Ave., Sheboygan, Wis.Estes, Archie F., Pvt. 1st Cl., Cashmere, Washington.Ewing, Robert W., Pvt., Leasheville, Arkansas.Eubar, Fred F., Pvt. 1st Cl., 206 Bay St., Glenns Falls, N. Y.Felix, Trabert C., Cook, Johnstown, Pa.


Feronetti, James, Pvt., 75 Main St., Bradford, Mass.Figge, Odah H., Pvt., Downing, Missouri.Fitzgerald, William A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Endeavor, Pa.Flemming, Joseph, Wag., Cockermouth, England.Flurry, Adam J., Pvt. 1st CI., Van Cleave, Miss.Flynn, Daniel L., Pvt., 6o6 West Oak St., Stillwater, Minn.Fox, William M., Pvt., Endeavor, Pa.Frey, Edward, Pvt. 1st Cl., 541 Van Nest Ave., New York

City, N. Y.Fridley, Harry C., Pvt., Phelps, N. Y.Genack, Chester A., Pvt., 109 Chestnut St., Munsing, Mich.Gilliland, Edward J.. Sgt., Monroe, Wash.Gipple, Oliver B., Pvt., 219 Peffer St., Harrisburg, Pa.Grant, John L., Corp., \Vebster, Wis.Grant, Robert L., Pvt., Virginia, Minn.Grodeski, Charles, Pvt. 1st Cl., Vulcan, Mich.Hargrave, Alfred B., \Vag., Lake Gogebie, Mich.Hatmaker, Parse C., Pvt., Jacksboro, Tenn.Hevwood, Leland D., Corp., Panguitch, Utah.Holbrook, Joe E., Pvt., Reading, California.Howe, John F., Pvt., Beaver Falls, Pa.Huttleson, Roland W., Pvt. 1st Cl., Titusville, Pa.Husbands, Delbert \V., Wag., Molalla, Oregon.Irwin, Walter B., Pvt. 1st Cl., Sowinckel, Pa.Jannetta, Frank, Pvt., 2116 Piedmont Ave., Duluth, Minn.Jensen, George C. S., Pvt., 5005 East 14th St., Oakland,

Calif.Joyner, Clyde M., Pvt., 5 Maple St., Liberty, N. Y.Just, Warner G., Pvt., Neillsville, Wis.Kinneary, John R., Sdlr., 213 East 58th St., New York City,

N.Y.Kjer, Ernest, Pvt., Scotia, California.

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Kiassell, Alvin E., Wag., 405 South Sarah St., Escanaba,Mich.

Klein, Ruben, Pvt., 2504 14th St. N. W., Washington, D. C.Knoph, Delbert L., Corp., Dungeness, Washington.Koonz, Floyd, Pvt., 260 Western Ave., Albany, N. Y.LaBell, Raymond C., Pvt., Callanbay, Washington.LaBreck, Eugene 5., Pvt., Waldorf Hotel, Seattle, Wash.Lackey, Henry, Cook, Big Sandy, Montana.Lancaster, Herman L., Corp., North Haverhill, N. H.Larrabee, Austin R., Pvt., 27 Hollingsworth St., Mattapan,

Mass.Lee, Richard H., Pvt., Cass Lake, Minn.Leet, Ernest H., Corp., 25 1st St., Leominster, Mass.Leet, George, Wag., Kaslo, B. C., Canada.Lewis, Ferry D., Corp., McKinney, Texas.Lincoln, Francis B., Pvt. 1st Cl., Clark Summit, Pa.Lindquist, William, Pvt., Marinette, \Vis.Livermore, Floyd E., Pvt., Munsing, Mich.Madison, Mottie R., Pvt., 1222 East Wishkah St., Aber-

deen, Wash.Mannson, Carl P. E., Pvt., 299! Grand Ave., New York

City, N. Y.Marshall, Earl P., Pvt., Jefferson City, Tenn.May, Charles E., Pvt., Astoria, Oregon.McClelland, John B., Pvt. 1st Cl., R. F. D. No. i,Wooster,

Ohio.McDermott, Charles W., Corp., B. P. 0. E. 349, DuBois,

Pa.McGouth, Raymond A., Pvt., Altoona, Pa.McGuire, Harold F., Pvt., 7 Washington Ave., Bath, N. Y.McPherson, Benjamin D., Pvt. 1st Cl., Duncanon, Pa.Middour, Joseph C., Pvt., Waynesboro, Pa.


Miller, Daniel, Corp., 1423 Bolton St., Baltimore, Md.Miller, Edwin B., Pvt., Trust Co. Building, Chambersburg,

Pa.Miller, Robert F., Pvt. 1st Cl., Conemaugh, Pa.Mintle, Earl L., Pvt., 6o2 So. Broadstreet, Grinnell, Iowa.Mills, Wilbur, Corp., Bemidji, Minn.Mitchell, Herbert A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Rogersville, Tenn.Morse, Arthur, Pvt. 1st Cl., Aberdeen, Washington.Morton, James N., Pvt., McConnellsburg, Pa.Mullen, Edward, Pvt., 410 Minersville St., Pottsville, Pa.Murray, William, Pvt., 802 No. 9th St., Springfield, Ill.Myers, Clarence M., Pvt. 1st Cl., Tidioute, Pa.Nelson, Enoch W., Corp., 250 So. 28th St., Lincoln, Neb.Nettell, Wesley, Pvt., 139 N. Saginaw St., LaPerre, Mich.Newman, Arthur N., Pvt., Metaline Falls, Wash.Newman, Ellis T., Sgt., Chetek, Wis.Nicholas, George H., Corp., Eli, Minn.Norton, Joseph, Pvt., i,o6 Walnut St., Taylor, Pa.Ogilvie, Kenneth W., Pvt., Eureka, California.Ogston, Henry A., Pvt., 1320 Fairview Ave., Spokane,

Wash.Olds, Edwin E., Pvt. 1st Cl., Swatara, Minn.Orr, Hubert L., Cook, Addison, New York.Osborne, Ralph H., Sup. Sgt., 34 Bond St., Ashtabula, Ohio.Osburn, Ralph H., Pvt., Onalaska, Washington.Parker, William A., Corp., Groggie Hope, Tenri.Percy, Hugh E., Pvt., 375 Forest Ave., Fond du Lac, Wis.Perkins, John H., Pvt., Arthur, Minn.Pinneo, Elgin C., Pvt., Susanville, Calif.Plunkett, James A., Pvt. 1st Cl., Manitowish, Wis.Plymale, Clyde F., Pvt., Arlands, West Va.


Potter Frank, Pvt. ist Cl., Sweet Water, N. Carolina.ProvenLano, Michael, Pvt., ç Knickerbocker Ave.,

Brooklyn, N. Y.Ralston. George 11., Wag.. Grand Valley. Pa.k':tmos, Joseph B., Pvt.. Fort Bragg. Calif.Rine. August 1).. Pvt. ist Cl.. Grimes Pass, Idaho.Rane. Elmer St. C., Pvt. 1st Cl.. Grimes Pass, Idaho.Ramsdrll. William E.. Corp.. Neame. La.Rasor. Guy. Corp., Symrna. Washington.Ray. James E., Nt.. Elk Park. N. Carolina.Rcichert. Milton S.. Nt.. Anacortes, Washington.Rem otisk, August, Pvt.. i66o Seminole St., Detroit, Mich.Richards. Harry E., Pvt.. i800 4th Ave., Altoona, Pa.Richardson. Chalmers. Nt.. Red Lick. Miss.Richardson, James I.. Pvt., Childwolde, N. Y.Ridlond. Seward A., Corp.. Gorharn, New Hampshire.Rison. Roy E.. Nt., Perryville, Ark.Roberts, John. Nt.. Sedro Woolley. Washington.Robinson. William E.. Pvt., Coalville. Va.Roloson. Berton. Pvt. 1st Cl.. Equinunk, Pa.Roloson, Howard, Nt. 1st Cl., Equinunk, Pa.Rooney. James C.. Nt., 163 Lippitt St., Providence, R. I.Rudolph. William H.. Pvt. 1st Cl.. Endeavor. Pa.Sanders, Herman, Pvt.. 6 E. 143rd St., New York City.

N.Y.Schneitman, John. Wag.. Saline, Mich.Scofeld. William L, Sgt. 1st Cl.. Soo University Ave., Palo

Alto, Calif.Serra. Nickolas M.. Nt., 315 Graydon Ave.. Norfolk, Va.Shaffer, Harold A., Sgt. 1st Cl., Demopolis, Ala.Shumway. Arthur L.. Pvt. 1st Cl., Vancouver, Vashington.Siggins, Howard XV., Pvt. 1st Cl., Meadville, Pa.


Siney, Byron A., Pvt., 928 Sanford St., Muskegon Heights,Mich.

Sloane, Edward M., Wag., Elton, La.Small, Charles A., Mess Sgt., Sta. N, Baltimore, Md.Smith, Bert 0., Wag., R. F. D. No. 4, Boise, Idaho.Smith, Sidney F., Pvt., Cascade, Idaho.Sparks, Mervin A., Pvt., Parkston, Md.Sparks, William A., Corp., Parkston, Md.Staddên, Robert W., Pvt., "Shamrock," Charlottesville, Va.Stambaugh, Ralph J., Pvt., 1521 4th Ave., Altoona, Pa.Street, Sidney S., Pvt., 420 Del Norte St., Los Angeles,

Calif.Svenson, Sven T., Pvt. 1st Cl., Bend, Oregon.Tackett, Harry C., Bugler, Pagosa Springs, Cob.Tanner, Joseph, Pvt., 250 Engle Ave., Detroit, Mich.Tardy, Frank A., Pvt., Bemidji, Minn.Taylor, Jacob, Pvt. 1st Cl., Fletcher, North Carolina.Tennes, Mickel E., Wag., Penrose, Arkansas.Thomas, Harry L., Pvt. 1st Cl., Waynesboro, Pa.Thomas, John L., Pvt., Fayetteville, Pa.Tomlinson, Wiley, Sgt. 1st Cl., La Madera, New Mexico.Towner, Louis V. B., Pvt., Sitletz, Oregon.Tuttle, Anson C., Pvt. 1st Cl., 6 Williams Ave., Boston,

Mass.Vansteinhisti, Edmond, Pvt., 418 Spring St., Seattle, Wash.Way, Roy J., Pvt., 523 Florence Ave., Avalon, Pa.Weipton, Arch L., Sgt., 1221 N. 15th St., Boise, Idaho.Westf all, Earl L., Pvt., Corning, Calif.Whitbock, Harry T., 1st Sgt., Hancock, Md.Wightman, Marvin E., Pvt. 1st Cl., 269 California Ave.,

Riverside, Calif.Wildes, John H., Pvt., Pittsburg, Calif.

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Williams. George K.. Cook, Libby, Montana.Williams, Maurice E., Pvt., Kiln, Miss.Willis. Harry C., Pvt., Waulker. Calif.\Vil.on. Ilerron C.. Nt., fleer Lodge, Mont.Winslade, William P.. Bugler. Sandstown, England.Wise. }lume S., Pvt. ist Cl.. Bateshurg, S. Carolina.

ise Roy L, Nt. st Cl., Chelan, Washington.Wolcott. Harry, Sgt. 1st Cl., Warsaw, N. Y.Wood, Theodore M.. Nt., ii7 \Vest Kennedy St., Syra-

cuse, N. Y.Young. lEugh W., Pvt., 8t8 Florence Ave., Avalon, Pa.

FORMER PERS0NEL

Officers and Enlisted Men, Co. C, roth Engrs.

Guthrie, John I)., Captain. Flagstaff, Ariz.Williams Hubert C.. 1st Lieut., Lakeville, Conn.Kelly. John G., 1st Lieut., Portland. Ore.Cookston, Roy. 2nd Lieut., Shreveport, La.Rue. Matthew L., 1st Lieut., Freehold, New Jersey.

Armitage. Joseph 5., Pvt., Jersey City. N. J.Aul. Ludwig. Pvt., 27 Johns St.. Baltimore, Md.Beattie, Homer M., Wag., Sandusky. Ohio.Brown, Lewis \V., Pvt. 1st Cl., Elberton, Wash.Cassidy. James, Pvt., Portland, Ore., care of Judge

McGi nne.Doggett, William H., Pvt. 1st Cl., Dedham, Mass.Easingwood. Albert H., Pvt., Clinton. New York.Edwards, William G., Pvt., Beaver Falls, Pa.Gilchrist, Maurice F., Pvt., i8o So. Main St., Franklin,

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Irvin, James A., Sgt., Altoona, Pa.McGillicuddy, Blame H., Pvt., Aberdeen, Wash.McNulty, Leighton E., Pvt., Chambersburg, Pa.Merschon, William B., Sgt. i Cl., Saginaw, Mich.Miller, Claude L., Pvt., Hill City, S. D.Moreau, Harold B., Corp., Berlin, N. H.Myers, Reynolds V., Sgt. 1st Cl., 5037 Schuyler St., Ger-

mantown, Pa.Olivet, Nickolas, Pvt., Hill City, S. D.Ostrasky, John, Pvt., 2535 Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.Rogers, Nelson S., Sgt., Veronia, Wash.Root, Lloyd D., Pvt., Beccaria, Pa.Smith, W. E., Sgt., Wenatchee, Wash.Wadsworth, Leslie M., Pvt., Astoria, Ore.

In Memoriam

Hyde, James, Pvt., Ketchum, Idaho.Turpin, James C., Pvt., Clayton, Georgia.Young, Wilson B., Pvt., 8i8 Florence Ave., Avalon, Pa.

RANDOM VIEWS FROM THE LANDES

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TIIAT SEVEN-DAY LEAVE IN FRANCE

The first leave-area open to members of the .\. E. F. wasAix-ks-Rains, and even after other areas became availableit ranked first in facilities for amusement, luxury, scenery,etc. Unfortunately only a few of us were able to get there,but instead we were allowed the privilege of a week atLa Rourboule or Mont t)ore. two towns very close togetherin the highly mountainous Auvergne region. Most of ushad already Went twelve months in France before thatgreat privilege became available, hence we were all set fora big trip and a regular time and no limit to the expense.When you have lived exclusively in the pine woods of theLandes region for a year and your turn at leave comesaround your natural inclinations are to seek the brightlights in all their many ramifications. You don't want tohik away up in the mountains somewhere and spend yourtime gazing at a lot of assorted scenery or making pro-longed hikes with some veteran Y. M. C. A. explorer orhating around the "Y" waiting for a sing-song lest. Youpine to go some place where you can touch only the highspots, where there is wine, woman and song and otheramusements, where you can spend your hard-earned francseasily and to good advantage. So it is with somewhatmixed emotions that the expectant soldier hops out of histhird-class compartment at Ia Rourhoule or Mont Dore,after thirty-six hours of uncertain travel, to be confrontedwith a whole platoon of M. P.'s, who escort you to the localambassador known as the Provost Marshal, where you are


duly registered, examined and assigned to this or thathotel. In these towns the accommodations were quite goodif you got there before the good places were all taken up.Otherwise you are led up the mountainside like a mountaingoat to a very small boarding-house called the Villa deChartreuse or something else equally euphonious. Hereyou may eat and sleep for seven days at Uncle Sam's ex-pense. Your drinks cost extra. Just how much you get toeat depends on what sort of a hostess you draw, howcrowded the house is, and several other factors knownonly to the thrifty French. No matter what the conditionsare, the French people will never understand the Americanappetite for breakfast, nor will they comprehend our deep-seated preference for having the various dishes of any mealserved simultaneously.

Of course the first thing you want to do is to give thetown the north and south with an eye to determining itspossibilities for amusement. There was little to choosefrom between Mont Dore and La Bourboule, except thatMont Dore was the last station on the railroad and it wascloser to the hills. And hills there were in abundance, realmountains with snow-clad peaks and everything, just likeyou see in pictures. They rose up from every side, wallingyou in as if to cut you off from all the particular forms ofrecreation that your system craved. It was beautifulscenery, perfectly lovely to look at, but you could see aboutall you wanted to see in a couple of hours. Gosh, youthought to yourself, is this all we're expected to do, juststand here and soak up on scenery? So you looked arounda bit further and located the "Y," which is the originalFrench Casino rented for your particular benefit. There isthe large dancing salon with its polished hardwood floor;


the small theater complete and modern in every detail; thegorgeous restaurant and billiard rooms downstairs; the oldSalle de Baccarat where the dukes and counts used to triflewith games of chance. But what a transformation! Theballroom is a Lounging room full of doughboys. the gam-bhng hail is a writing-room, and in the restaurant you maybuy excellent hot chocolate and crackers. On the bulletinboards you see notices that indicate that donkeys to ridemay be hired at so many francs per hour, that seats for thecarriage trip up Mont Something should be arranged forat the desk, that Mr. Botts will lecture on local Frenchhistory at $ r. . tomorrow night, and that the FiresideHour is held every (lay Ifl the orth Room at io A. M.

You read all the notices and sigh a few times and lookarounil in a vain effort to find some old pal you used toknow. Things begin to look a hit dull about this time, andyou wish youd taken a chance and gone on to Paris. Thenyou go outsideit is still rainingand stall around till youlocate the main drag, and you wander along Looking hope-fully for a real gilt-edge(l place where you can assimilatesomething. Ah, there is the joint you're hunting for justacross the street, but you find it won't he open to soldiersfor in hour and a half. You wander on further and findalways the same answer. Gee whiz, you sigh, this is sure alive burg. Why did I ever leave Pontenx? So in sheerdisgust you go back to the villa on the hillside and order abottle of the cheapest and sourest yin blanc in France, andbefore you get one glass down in comes the rest of thebunch all feeling exactly as you do, and in about one moredrink you're all arguing about trains and what's a goodplace to go to. The result is that next morning most ofthem go away from there on a subrosa tour o inspection,


to cities where there is something besides scenery and thelandlady's daughter to look at. A few stay on and take allthe hikes and the carriage trips and ride the donkeys andsend home two dollars' worth of picture post-cards tellingthem they're having a wonderful time. Pretty soon yourleave is up and you go back to the old grind with the feelingthat anyway you got out of ten or twelve days' work.

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