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LEGIONNAIRE HARVEY CONTENTS goes, of course, for every day except DUNN'S cover design should Tuesday, September 20th. On that recall to all of us the fact that COVER DESIGN day everybody will be in line, or By Harvey Dunn the war after the war is always the should be, and we hope somebody EYE WITNESS 3 will resurrect the Keystone Kops to harder war for some of us. The By Karl Detzer Legion won't fail them. Illustrations by J. W. Schlaikjer chase every intending slacker from HOLLYWOOD CALLING 8 the great parade turnout, right out By Bert G. Bates of Hollywood. ERNEST CLEGG, late of the 10 B.E.F., had a wartime experi- MEET THE NAVY CHAPLAIN By A. F. Hohl ence that probably defies comparison. efforts were made to Illustrations by Frank Street VALIANT in the British Army, he determine the present status and An officer A GUEST AT JUTLAND 12 was on leave in England from the By Ernest Clegg whereabouts of Georges Perriot (see Somme area when he was given an Illustrated by the author "Georges, Where Are You?") but to opportunity to take a short cruise HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE 14 no purpose. You can read about this By Ross E. Amos with the Grand Fleet. He did—and magazine's great adventure in the THEIRS 16 ran smack into the Battle of Jutland, NOT TO REASON WHY detective field at the end of Mr. By Jim Hurley the greatest naval engagement of all French's article. Perhaps publication EDITORIAL: neither "tools" 19 of Georges' history will bring him time (so far). He—but why should NOR ''FASCISTS" to light. we be telling you all this? After all, ABOVE ALL—THE CORPS 20 it's Mr. Clegg's story, and it's in this By Al Thackrah issue. SIDEWALK SIDESHOW 22 "Twenty Years Ago" depart- By Wallgren THE ment will continue through the you stopped to think how BURSTS AND DUDS 23 November issue. In compiling it the HAVE Conducted by Dan Sowers of America you'll be able much staff has used numerous sources THEY DRILLED FOR OIL, BUT— 24 to see on the way to the Twentieth By Boyd B. Stutler newspapers, news magazines, outfit National Convention in Los Angeles GEORGES, WHERE ARE YOU? 28 histories, reminiscences, official pub- that is, unless you happen to be — By Howell P. French lications and documents. No single San Bernardino or coming from San Illustration by Kenneth F. Camp aid has proved more helpful than a Diego? And if you are coming from PATROLMEN OF THE DEPTHS 30 book published by the War Depart- Bernardino or Diego, think By John J. Noll San San ment itself: "Order of Battle of the America TWENTY YEARS AGO 35 how much of you saw last United States Land Forces in the to York. WAR ON THE CUFF 37 year when you went New World War." say "a book"— By Chester L. Shaw We It all averages up. Join the Legion Illustration by Will Graven actually there are, or will be, three convention-attenders and see the FRONT AND CENTER 56 books. The first sets forth the activi- world's greatest variety of scenery. ties of the combat Divisions and costs $1.50. The second deals with LEGIONNAIRE BATES' recital of G.H.Q., the Armies, Army Corps, i what Hollywood will have to Services of Supply, and separate offer conventioneers implies a pro- IMPORTANT forces; it costs $1.25. The third, not that found truth, namely, the boys A form for your convenience if you wish yet published, will be concerned with (and girls too) will probably bunch to have the magazine sent to another ad- the home forces. Copies may be ob-

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J. W. SCHLAI KJ E O A Two Part Mystery Story o Part One

plane was flying high, without THElights, when Patrol Inspector Cobb first heard the distant pur- ring of its motor. For two hours

he had lain in wait for it, stretched out in his car just off the white concrete of Highway 99, that runs straight north from Mexico. His wrist watch when he held it under the dashboard light showed exactly one o'clock.

The plane was late. Usually it crossed the border before eleven o'clock, high above the sandhills between the blistered towns of Yuma and Mexicali. Two nights ago it had winged over the cattle pens at thirsty Niland, down near the southern tip of the Salton Sea, at seven minutes past eleven. Before that, for a week, it had slipped in as early as ten. Cobb ran into the desert and halted with his head back and his eyes turned to the sky, Just out of reach the low stars hung like yellow sparks on the still night air. North and east, in the Eagle range, an air beacon streaked the sky with an arm of light. Against the rich illumi- nation of the stars, even it seemed dim and lusterless. To the southeast, thirty miles away, two flickering gleams marked the dry ice plant at Niland. There was no other light. Cobb listened. There was no sound either, now. Silence and rich warm purple darkness again filled the deep saucer of

On the side away from the house he stepped into the lake

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the valley. The air was heavy. It pressed "None. Not in our district. I've been grapevine, which I've no reason to dislike thumbs against his ear drums. The from Barrego valley to Boulder Dam." trust, he's changed his name. He's road, here along the west shore of the The chief grunted, and his next ques- Charley Gill now, living down below the sunken Salton Sea, was itself two hun- tion was entirely unexpected. "Ever hear line. Near San Felipe, to be exact." dred feet below sea level. of Little Joe Page?" "Smuggling?" Cobb asked. It was a He waited. Somewhere across the Cobb hadn't, at the minute. He'd foolish question. The chief put him in his heavy salt waters of the new sea, a rail- known Pages, but no Joe. And then he place again at once. road train whistled at last, and back in remembered who the notorious Joe Page "Think a racketeer like Page'd live the dark mountains a coyote yipped in was, and felt foolish. "I read the papers," down with a bunch of half-naked Yaqui answer. That was all, except for the occa- he said. fishermen for any other reason? He's not sional ghostly whisper of dead chamiso "Oh, really," the chief replied ironi- bringing in just aliens, though. Gold. stalks. Silk. Even tungsten." Then the plane droned again. No doubt Making money then, Cobb thought. this time. It was slipping in from the Tungsten was profitable these days, but south as usual. to smuggle it violated the Customs' laws, Cobb kicked impatiently at the gray not the Immigration Department's. Cer- lizard, scampering away from his boot tainly some one of the half dozen services like a stick come suddenly to life. So he'd duplicating each other's efforts down wasted another night here on the southern border ought to His duty, as a junior inspector, United be able to catch him. He said, "So it's States Border Patrol, his plane." was to discover how "You're really getting bright, Cobb," far north that plane the chief answered. "He's landed in your flew, where it dropped district every night for five, six weeks. to earth, who met it, Forest rangers say he doesn't cross the and what contraband it carried, for planes arriving from thesouth at night, without lights, indicated one thing always. Con- traband. So much for his duty. To date he'd certainly accomplished very little about it. Only today his chief, sitting in the hot office at El Centro, had complained, "You're getting nowhere in a hurry, Cobb. It still comes over every night. It must land somewhere, you know." "I've been a lot of places it didn't," Cobb had answered defen- sively. "Out on the desert every night for a month! Ten hours every day!" Two pudgy hands came up, The chief ought to then a head, at Cobb's com- know what that mand

meant. He'd done it himself for fifteen San Bernardino range, anyway. They've years before he be- watched for him." came chief. ." Watched "So . . days and nights for "So bring him in next trip. If he's a batch of aliens, rag- flying aliens, it'll be some fat old codgers tag and riff-raff from rich enough to pay his price." the ends of earth, Now it was one o'clock of another May cheating their way across the line through cally. "When you get time, I suppose you morning and a plane which might or Mexico. Till his sun-baked skin shrank mean. Well, Page has been missing back might not be under the orders of the fugi- tight to his bones by day and he just East how many months now? Four? tive Page, or Gill, or whatever his name missed pneumonia by night. He knew Something like that. Think he was taken happened to be at the minute, was mut- how difficult it was, even to find the ordi- for a ride?" tering high overhead. nary prints of a professional herding in "Probably," Cobb guessed. Too high. The low starlit desert slanted some bargain-lot afoot, but the traces of a "Wrong." The chief's blue eyes, down only a mile here from the concrete plane started nowhere and ended no- pinching into the eternal desert squint, road to the west shore of the Salton Sea. where. He seemed to forget very easily. scanned the big wall map of west Mexico. It dropped another fifty feet in that mile, He asked, "No landing marks?" "No, according to the currently reliable to meet the level of the water. Those

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were thin bunches of mesquite and a prosperous citizen and entirely respect- alighting on McCain's new landing field. tamaracks and tule weeds scattered there able. Cobb stood on that field himself this in that dark streak along the margin, Cobb had seen him once or twice in the very minute, a great flat piece of desert man-planted, most of them. Dunes Casino. A big blond fellow. There with the hummocks shaved off and dry Cobb stepped cautiously into the was a lot of talk, legend, about him in the washes filled and a stocking blowing. heavier darkness of a dry wash. Side- valley. He liked a good time, did a lot of This plane was headed more to the east. winders lurked in the washes. He'd killed crazy things just to spend money, or Its motor was idling, though. Ordinarily one early this evening . . . even a man in make more; to keep from being bored, that slow, uneven cadence would indicate high, heavy boots had to be careful. some people said. He owned half the real that it was taxi-ing.

What to do now, besides go back to El estate in Palm Springs, if you could be- Cobb snapped his fingers! So that was Centro and report himself out of luck lieve the rumors, and a slice of the orange it! That's why he'd been fooled every again? Here he was, very much on his groves in the San Jacinto foothills, and night for a month! own two feet on earth, and up there date gardens over Mecca way. He The desert was a natural landing place. soared a plane. As much chance of con- wouldn't be mixed up with smuggling. You expected planes to come down on it. necting with it as of throwing snowballs The black spot in the sky dropped So this one had not. He hadn't found its

marks because it landed on the Salton Sea. lower. The air down here in the Salton He broke again into a dog trot. It Sink was buoyant. A plane stayed up might not be landing on the west shore, easily, seldom dropped unintentionally. of course. Salton Sea was only eight Running, Cobb stumbled over a crust of miles wide, just a deep pit actually, alkali and remembered: McCain had a where the Indians for five centuries

in hot Mexicali! And if he didn't connect landing field. He'd built it last year for mined salt, before man's carelessness,

with it . . . his guests, and a gravel road, too, from building a dam a hundred miles away, A light shone unexpectedly among the briny shore of the Sea to the main permitted imprisoned waters to escape, the distant trees. It disappeared, flashed highway. He'd put fifty thousand dollars rush down the long dry slope from the

briefly twice again. Cobb straightened, into this shooting place, Cobb had heard. Colorado, and fill the mine. There were a dropped back into his pocket the chewing "250 Lodge," he called it, because it lay few duck shooting places on the past gum he was about to unwrap, and walked that many feet below ocean level. He shore, too. The pilot might be going to out beyond the clump of ocatillas that entertained a lot, wouldn't hire anybody coast over there. stood here like a sheaf of buggy whips. but Chinese for servants. But he wasn't. He was here, right near Lights did not wink by themselves. Servants. Cobb, running, held on to the McCain's. Cobb heard the rush of wind The motor in the sky drummed more word. That might explain the light. It on fabric and wires. Then the motor died. clearly, almost as if coming to earth. wasn't likely, but the chief would be sure Silence was loud, for a long moment. Here? At his feet? It couldn't be. to ask why didn't he ever check on things Immediately, out of sight beyond a ridge, Things didn't happen like that. like that? a man laughed unguardedly. Again the yellow spark flashed invit- A stone rolled under his foot and he ingly among the bunchy trees. came up short, realizing he no longer COBB was panting as he finally crossed Cobb eyed it for ten seconds, then could see the plane. His eyes, straining, the ridge. Two big cars stood on the started to run. There were only three tried to find it in the flat night sky. Had it new McCain road, but Inspector Cobb houses scattered along the whole thirty swept on, after all, into other territory? did not halt to look at them. The plane, miles of this western shore of Salton Sea No. He breathed again. There it was, to a low-winged, four-place job, already was two shooting lodges down south near the north slightly. The dark outline of the tied to a stake on the beach, with its Kane Springs, and another straight Chuckawalla mountains temporarily ob- right wing tipped around so one might ahead where this signal flashed, if signal scured it. step ashore without wetting his feet.

it actually were. That would be McCain's It was sinking—no doubt about it now A half-dozen startled egrets, disturbed place, however, and Danny McCain was —but apparently with no intention of in their night's shelter among the tule

AUGUST, 1938 weeds, still were flapping violently, with One of his a windy rush of wings, and under the own guests an- protection of this sound Cobb approached. swered, a fat He could see the house, fifty yards up the fellow sprawled beach, dimly the figures of two men half in a wicker way toward its steps—but only dimly; chair, who got too many small clouds of fog were rising up clumsily to in scattered patches from the water. his feet and He ran cautiously across the open lurched for- space. Salt outlined the water's edge, as ward, babbling. if someone with a whitewash brush had He was half- traced the shore line. The surface of the bald and florid beach was hard and stiff, but here and and at the mo- there two pairs of fresh footprints had ment very broken through it, one definitely larger drunk. He cried, than the other. "Well, if it isn't Cobb glanced at them, then on the good ol' Slats! side of the plane away from the house he Where'd you waded into the lake. The heavy water come from, felt warm as fresh blood on his legs. He Slats?" swung up the two steps to the open door McCain said, and there halted, remembering the chief's "Shut up, Steve. remark. Any old codgers rich enough to Shut up and fix buy their way in by plane might be hiding a drink for Slats in the fuselage. He peered into it. It was and Mr. Gill." empty. Cobb stared. Listening, he clung to the handgrips. So here was Down the beach, toward Danny Mc- Gill, introduced Cain's house, a heavy voice was raised openly for all incautiously. the world to "If it's a set-up," it threatened in hear. A hard, English, "you'll wish it wasn't! I don't sulky little fel- trust nobody!" low, with no Cobb quickly reached back of the con- neck. Dressed trol panel. The chief wouldn't have a too well . . . too chance to ask why he hadn't shown sense flashily, beside enough to tear out the wires, at least! these others, This time, as he ran, the surface who were rich crunched under his heavy feet. He went and knew all on, full speed, toward the house. the rules. And A radio was playing noisily. The long scared. Not of porch, that hung out almost to the any particular water's edge, was brightly lighted. On it person. Of the someone abruptly turned off the radio place, rather. and a woman's voice cried, "Why, dar- Scared of the lings, look! It's Slats!" rich Danny Cobb bounced up the dozen steps and McCain's front jerked open the screen door. He hadn't porch. Cobb, been so slow. The two men had arrived completing his only a minute ahead of him. swift appraisal, The woman was saying, "It's good to saw the suitcase see you, Slats." that stood, bat- "Thanks," one of the men said, and tered and turned on Cobb. "Who the hell are you?" heavy, at Gill's he demanded. feet.

"Federal officer," Cobb answered, and "I didn't . . . stepped into the lighted porch. er . . . understand your name," McCain "This is my house. My name's McCain." He could tell at once which were new- was saying. He looked Cobb over from He waited for the effect of this disclosure. comers. Originally there had been three head to foot. Not unpleasantly, Cobb "It's only natural to make a mistake ." men and the woman. Cobb recognized noted. "You say you're a . . sometimes. Must have been a couple of McCain. He sat, in evening whites, a "Federal officer," Cobb repeated. "Bor- other fellows you were looking for. Wait a glass of pinkish liquid in front of him, at a der patrol." minute, though, before you go, and have a table where he had been playing cards "Oh!" McCain said, and took his eyes drink. Steve," he shouted at the drunken with the woman and another man, an from Cobb and let them rest briefly and man, "fix this guest a drink, too. A drink iron-haired fellow past middle age, with a this time unfriendly on Charley Gill. "I for Mr. . . . what's your name? Cobb? hard jaw. The woman was vaguely see. Border patrol. That has to do with A long one, Steve, with lots of ice." familiar. So was the flier, now that Cobb smuggling? We've nothing to smuggle "Sure," Steve babbled, "little drink for ." could see—a tall, bareheaded, bold-look- here. You're in the wrong place." He Mr. . . ing young devil in polished boots and smiled, showing white teeth to match the "I don't want any drink," Cobb said. tailored corduroys and a green silk shirt. white coat. "Get lost?" "I'm here on business. These two just Cobb knew him suddenly. This was Slats "I'm in the right place," Cobb contra- landed in a plane from Mexico." He Clark, Hollywood's famous stunt flier. dicted. indicated Clark and Charley Gill. "Some- "Well, what's all this?" McCain de- "I guess you don't really know where body here signaled them with a light." manded. you are, my friend." McCain still smiled. "Oh!" McCain exclaimed. His brows,

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine The two men had just come up on the lighted porch He suddenly didn't like Clark. No matter how well he could fly. Along the West that had risen into twin little loops above "Oh, did it, Slats?" McCain said. "Too Coast, people said knowingly that if you'd the blue pinpoints of his eyes, relaxed. bad. You see, officer, you made a mistake. hook a motor to the kitchen table Slats "From Mexico? How ridiculous! Sure, I Understandable one, though. You should Clark would fly it solo to Hawaii. "I flashed a light for them. They just flew in be complimented on your . . . er . . . want to talk to you, Mr. Clark, right from Glendale airport. Oliver, here," he watchfulness. Here, while Steve's fixing now." indicated the iron-haired man with whom that drink, meet my friends." He reached McCain pulled at his elbow. "And he had been playing cards, "wants to go out and caught the woman's hands. that's Steve Flaxner, the scenario writer." back to L. A. tonight. I sent for the "Miss Estrella, may I present Mr. ... I He laughed and looked at the drunken plane." should say, Inspector Cobb?" Flaxner goodhumoredly through his Cobb persisted, "That plane came Cobb did not bow. He was thinking, cigarette smoke. "Resting between pic- from the south. It flew without lights." "Edythe Estrella. From the silent tures. Always lets his hair down when Clark started to answer, irritably Cobb pictures." he's finished a job." thought, but caught McCain's swift look "And my attorney, Mr. Barton Oli- "I'd like a few words with Gill, too," of disapproval. "I overshot," he ex- ver," McCain was continuing, "and Mr. Cobb said. ." plained. "Had to double back. As for Clark . . Did they think he was a fool, with all lights, my wiring went haywire." "I recognized Mr. Clark," Cobb said. this talk? He (Continued on page jj)

AUGUST. 1938 7 Bert G. Bates

A MERICAN Legionnaires at- /\ tending the 1938 Na- f % tional Convention in Los Angeles, September 19th to 22d, inclusive, will "Go Holly- wood" in a great big way. While the conventioneers may not don berets or wear the bizarre vari-colored bush jackets so prom- inent along Hollywood Boulevard, the entertainment planned for convention week indicates definitely that the gang will truly "Go Holly- wood." "How can I get into a movie studio?" is always the battle- cry of tourists and the American Legion convention program committee, with that question in mind, solves the problem with an announcement that will bring delight to the thousands visiting Los Ange- les next September. Legionnaire Rudy Vallee and circum- The program committee offers ambient beauty pause for a still in this year, as one of the major fea- "Golddiggers in Paris." At right, tures of the week's entertainment, Shirley Temple gets a convention a free trip through one of the registration book from Cappy Capo- largest motion picture studios of dice, Registration Chairman, as the cinema capital. Warner Broth- Ernest Orfila, Commander of Holly- ers-First National studios, lo- wood Post, looks on cated in Burbank, just over the hills from Hollywood, will be thrown open to all registered convention the making of motion pictures will be visitors and there, on Monday, Septem- revealed to the visitors sure to avail ber 19th, opening day, the mysteries of themselves of this rare opportunity. 8 CALLING

haven for those with gifted talent and those who have won a prize in the hometown for saving soap wrappers. They all come to Holly- wood and many go home,

but there is something in- triguing about this little city cupped in the purple hills fring- ing the city of Los Angeles. Of- times the demure, shy-as-a-violet damsel standing alongside you peering into a shop window may be one of the glamour girls who has caused the old pump to palpitate in a fashion that otherwise would mean added "comp." Or perhaps that gorgeous little acme of perfection tripping along "the Boul" ahead of you may just be one of the maidens who is "off shift" at a drive-in beanery on the corner of Vine and Sunset. Who wouldn't jump at the chance to glimpse darling little Shirley Temple, whose cleverness, coupled with a shock of curls and dimples to match, has made the old box office cash register develop a "hot-box"? Or perhaps Myrna Loy, Carole Lombard, Janet Gay- nor and the dozens of other glamour girls of the picture world who "pack 'em in" from Scappoose to Schenectady, appeal to your more Anita Louise and Olivia De Havil sophisticated eye. Yes, or it might land. Below, Margaret Lindsay be "Buck" Jones' horse, "Silver

King." Or Donald Duck . . . dozens of his kinfolk can be seen floating around on the placid waters of Westlake Park ... or the cousins and nephews of old Rin Tin Tin. There can be found just anything in this mystic shadowland. No other place in the world, but here in Famed Hollywood Boulevard, with Hollywood, could you see them in the

its myriad of exclusive shops, bewhisk- flesh. While it is quite possible you might ered cowboy extras, eye-dazzling easily pass any one of them on the street beauties, and in fact, a smattering of in broad daylight without recognition, everything that goes to give the word all who come to Los Angeles next Sep- glamour an added meaning in this tember will have just as good a chance as bewildering community, will be the a native Angeleno to see these celebrities. mecca for Legionnaires and their The tall walls hiding the numerous families. In traversing the thorough- major and minor studios of Hollywood

fare one is quite apt to rub elbows are as hard to scale as the sheer cliffs of with the great and near great of the a marble quarry. Thousands of citizens film world. The Boulevard has seen of Los Angeles and Hollywood, living as them come and go. Hollywood mush- they do within the shadows of these cita- rooming, as it has, to become the dels, have never {Continued on page 46)

AUGUST, 1938 9 1ft&ttfa NAVY By A.F.Hohl

is a stirring old Navy- U.S. THERE ^ovma*. C£<2/i£cu*x , S.COLORADO ballad which is probably familiar to most of you who served in the ILLUSTRATION BY FRANK STREET Navy during the war. It's front- al-attack beginning is: courageous account of themselves. When You have heard of the Navy and the a mounting casualty list threatened an boys who sail the sea unfavorable tide in battle, the chaplain For the glory of their country's colors promptly leaped into action to lend free. armed resistance against hostile boarding From the era of the frigate Navy down parties. to our present day development of fifty- However, the era of gun-manning million-dollar battleships, a cheering chaplains went out with sails and wooden American public has followed with keen ships. A clause in international law now interest the romantic story written into restricts him as a "non-combatant" in the pages of our national history by men of the "Blue and Gold." It is a long litany of "pounder" guns, boarding parties, short range and long range bombard- ments, landing forces, martial rule, de- struction of enemy strongholds, recon- struction, rehabilitation, succor to stricken areas, peace missions, and good will tours. These things bespeak the accomplish- ments of men specially trained for a life of military achievements. But there are also the vital auxiliary agencies, such as doctors, dentists, paymasters, construction engineers—and chaplains. All play vital roles in the precise systematic organization of the Navy but compar- atively little is ever heard of their work outside navy circles. This is particularly true of chaplains. Because their mission is surrounded with an endless series of confidences involving the motives, sorrows, troubles, and disturbances of the personnel and their families, a true record of their intensely interesting work never becomes a written document. The story of religious representatives in

the United States naval service is as old as that of the Navy itself. Back in the early days of the republic when patriotic souls were fitting out ships at their own personal expense and assembling crews from every stratum of the rough colonial life, there were spirited men of God who cheerfully identified themselves with the the military interpretation of the word. naval impetus of their day. Today he is the only one in the naval Although primarily concerned with service who carries neither firearms nor saving what was still "savable" of a sidearms. His is an assignment unique in rough, hardy, sea-going lot, they were not religious and military circles. In spite of at all averse to manning guns and han- his rank as a commissioned officer he

dling the flintlock when the soul-saving holds no actual command ; while he is the business was temporarily suspended in official representative of his own church yet his life and environment are exclus- the heat of some vicious engagement. affiliation he may take no active ively that of the officer class. They used the quiet, cruising days at sea measures to convert men to the belief he The Navy Chaplain Corps at this date to make the privateersmen "God con- represents (unless they definitely request is composed of eighty-four clergymen of

scious" and utilized the actual moments his offices in this matter) ; he is expected various religious denominations. The of battle in cheering the personnel on to a to be the champion of enlisted personnel, number of priests and ministers chosen

10 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine The sailor had taken a broad, ashore but the plan is elastic enough to low-sweeping window for a door provide for longer or shorter periods at and had been seriously injured in sea depending upon the rank and personal the thirty-foot fall preference of the individual. Necessarily under this arrangement, a from any one particular denomination for this respect at all times. There is no par- chaplain's ministrations are not confined service in the Navy is based as closely as ticular billet for any particular denomina- strictly to those of his own religious con- possible upon the percentage of officers tional representative. Chaplains are victions. His success as a chaplain de- and men claiming affiliation with that assigned to sea duty in accordance with a pends upon the adoption of an impartial denomination. Thus an attempt is made rotating plan which normally gives them attitude toward all. Catholics, Episcopa- to maintain an equitable distribution in three years with the Fleet and two years lians, Methodists, (Continued on page j8)

AUGUST, 1938 II THE fatal month of August, 1014, On leave from the Somme fight- be aboard a battleship in the greatest INI was a painter and designer living ing of 1916, Mr. Clegg accepted naval battle in history. in New York City. The war which an invitation to visit the British During the intensive training of my had broken out on the other side of fleet—and sailed smack into the regiment, the Seventh Bedfordshire In- the Atlantic seemed far away, but I Battle of Jutland. A painter as fantry, I forgot the Senior Service, as we could not let it go at that. For I was a well as a soldier, he sketched the call the navy. Nor did I as a captain in British subject and I had seen service as greatest naval battle of all time, the trenches in France have leisure to a cavalryman in the Boer War. Any and from these sketches pro- wish I were treading decks instead of veteran would be useful, and I did not duced the graphic studies shown duckboards. Then my old ambition was need to be told by posters: "Your King on these pages. Above is the de- recalled by the appearance in the line of and Country Need You." I reached struction of the Queen Mary, navy officers as guests of the army. England in September and four days later struck by several salvos of Guests though they were, they pitched in was given a lieutenant's commission in German shells simultaneously, whenever they happened to be caught the army. and sinking with a loss of more in an attack and helped man machine If only it had been the navy, a career than 1200. An unidentified guns. 1 had dreamed of as a boy! My family's barque wandered into the ti- There, reflected Admiral Sir John circumstances had prevented it, and I had tanic struggle by accident and Jellicoe, was a commendable idea pro- adopted my present profession. Now in lent the scene a fantastic touch. moting cooperation and mutual under-

1914 I was 38, too old to be accepted by The original of this painting is standing of problems, and it ought not to the navy. Nevertheless I was destined to owned by W. E. D. Stokes beconfined to the Junior Service. He must

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return the courtesy. Accordingly an order German battle cruiser Liitzow, so suddenly indifferent to a plan she knew issued to every battalion in France con- flagship of Admiral von Hipper, meant a great deal to me. Bound by the tained an invitation to any officer going on fire, leaves the action under seal of secrecy, I could not tell her of the on leave in England to visit the Fleet. destroyer escort with British Somme even when she asked if rumors Of course that was an opportunity that shells still falling around her. she had heard of a tremendous battle in appealed to me no end. On my return to She was abandoned and sunk prospect were true. the line from a training course, a six-day seven hours later. Other ships Generously she insisted on my original leave was due me and I asked that I be shown are the Derfflinger, the purpose, declaring that she was anxious permitted to spend it with the Fleet. My Seydlitz, the Moltke, the Van for a trip to Scotland and that I might 0. C. looked grave and informed me that der Tann, and (extreme right) drop her off at Inverness and go on to the my leave must be postponed, possibly the Wiesbaden, also on fire Fleet. There was nothing for me to do but deferred indefinitely. In deep secrecy, acquiesce. I made application, obtained a preparations were being made for the two-day extension of leave and ultimately Battle of the Somme. sure that my chances of surviving the big found myself at Scapa Flow, assigned to Finally my leave came through after battle ahead were small. In all probability the battleship Revenge. all in the last week of May, 1916, and I this was my last leave, and I would never It was May 30th. A series of delays had left for England, warned that no excuses see my wife again. So I avoided even conspired to time my arrival on the eve would be accepted for overstaying. But mentioning the Fleet to her. It was she of a historic date. by that time I had given up all thought of who spoke of it after three days. She "How long are you to be with the the cherished visit to the navv. I was could not understand why I had become Fleet?" an (Continued on page 40)

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Red-clay gumbo like this stretch near Tem- ple, Georgia, proved the rule rather than the exception to the Motor Transport Corps. Below, the caravan figured the field couldn't be quite as bad as the road. It was Here's Mud MAYBE you saw it in the newspapers, too how in recent army maneuvers a mecha- nized combat Division of 12,000 men, complete with full field equipment, was transported by trucks a distance of 426 miles in twelve hours. To me that unparalleled American feat of motor transport was of particular interest because I once commanded a fleet of military trucks which also established a record, a record in reverse gear still unsurpassed in the annals of the Motor

Transport Corps. Believe it, as they say, or not, with every man and machine of Motor Truck Company 603 giving their mented by a daily diary and a flock of all it required twelve days to negotiate bills like leaves in autumn marking our (Rote- the 104 miles between Camp Jesup on the trail in requisitions for gas, food and feu outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, and Camp medical care. McClellan at Anniston, Alabama. Reading the World War reminiscences Argonne to the Meuse I was one of sev- In retrospect, our historic battle of Nason and McMorrow, I am sure I eral infantry officers detailed to MTC against the red-clay gumbo of the Deep speak for two million frustrated members Camp Joseph E. Johnston near Jackson- South has humorous aspects, but take of the home Army when I say we had our ville, Florida. Our duty there was to my word it was not funny at the time. moments, too. instill discipline into a conglomeration Casualties enroute took away one-fourth Although married, I had enlisted in of taxi and truck drivers who were as of our original strength in men, 19 of 78, June, 1017, hoping to get overseas at innocent of the fundamentals of military and the thirty nice new trucks with which once. Side-tracked in the QMC, I gained courtesy as were we of motors and chauf- we started limped over the finish line admission to the Third Officers' Training feuring. unmistakably destined for the junk-yard. Camp at Dix, emerging in April, 1918 as a Salutes were unknown. Literally, the Were we mud-caked survivors cited? I second lieutenant of infantry. Striving first thirteen men I stopped for failure to escaped a general courtmartial by reason for Hoboken, every new order took me salute, countered my question, "What's of a camera enabling me to produce further inland, west and south. At about your name?" with the query, "What's visual proof of our struggle, supple- the time hell began popping from the yours?" All in the most friendly spirit,

14 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine Manpower and a good tow rope do it when all else fails. Below, hub deep and not going anywhere, two miles out from Heflin, Alabama m. Your Eye

guardhouse. Finally I secured authority to keep the coverings, which were necessary to protect food and barracks bags against the rain. Forehandedly I also drew a supply of rope, axes and lanterns. Followed the red-tape involved in drawing coffee money for the command. The Camp Quarter- master was sure an allow- ance for one and one-half days would be ample. At length we moved out of camp, myself and my junior officer in a Dodge sedan at the head. The rain was blinding. Water splashed in sheets from the wheels of the following train. When night fell we had traveled clear to the city limits of formation possible as to the condition of Atlanta, but counting my convoy I roads on alternate routes between Atlanta found but 28 trucks still with me. Re- and Anniston I can only alibi that I was tracing our route I found the missing plenty busy supervising details before pair. The next to the rear truck had you understand. Between frisky aviators departure. been involved in a collision, not a single swooping low and jazzing motors to Morning broke with a downpour of collision, mind you, a nice double one. drown out voices as we sought to con- rain the like of which I had not seen be- A brand new Buick stood with its side duct open-air classes in the School of the fore, or since. Soaking coldly through stove in, a wagon drawn by two fractious Soldier and the curse of the "flu" epi- boots and ponchos the deluge transformed mules rested hors de combat nearby. demic, we had hardly brought a sem- the camp into a quagmire. Our trucks, The driver's story, substantiated with blance of order out of chaos when the fresh from the factories, were turned righteous indignation by the second Armistice was signed. January of 1919 over without coverings. When the drivers chauffeur, completely justified the fate found me commanding Motor Truck adopted customary army methods to of the two civilian vehicles. They had Company 603 at Camp Jesup when on supply the lack by swiping tarpaulins tried to cut through the convoy! Imagine the 25th of that month I was ordered to from other machines, committing the that, delaying even by seconds the rush- convoy 30 Pierce-Arrow trucks to Camp really serious military crime of being ing precision of a military train. McCleUan. caught at their pilfering, I was forced to With the convoy reassembled I posted As to why I did not first obtain all in- take more time to keep them out of the a guard of twelve {Continued on page 42)

AUGUST, 1938 IS Theirs Not^ Reason Why

a perfect set-up for a surprise pass with plined as the military leader whose error everyone expecting a punt. Bruckner no costs territory and lives. They've been doubt realized the play he had in mind drilled and grounded in this conventional was unorthodox, but he probably figured doctrine from their earliest days in the

that it couldn't miss fire. Therefore his game. Theirs not to reason why, as Jim Hurley bold, big gamble. Tennyson wrote of the Noble Six Hun- But, according to football tradition, he dred at Balaklava, even "though the sol-

shouldn't have called for it. There was dier knew someone had blundered." Theirs but one accepted play at that point. but to do the accepted thing or suffer the Bruckner had had it drilled into him since consequences of it all — yes, win or lose. WAS one of the few times up to ITthen that the home team's followers had had a chance to cheer. Michigan State was playing Kansas at East Lansing last October. A gruelling first half left the elevens deadlocked, o to o. The third period was dying rapidly. Then came the turning point. A bold forward pass clicked for a State touchdown. Frenzied joy in the stands, but gloom in the breast of the lad who engineered the score. The cheering hadn't died down when he was summarily yanked from the game. That quarterback—his name, Leslie Bruckner—had committed one of the great tactical blunders of football. No matter that it brought his team a touchdown and sent them on a victory march that gave them the contest, 16 to o. For all the success of his maneuver he was given a severe dressing down by Coach Ty Cobb gets back to first in all our Charlie Bachman. safely. Cobb never obeyed Probably no leader sports The situation was this: It was Michigan anybody's orders, but he history ruled so uncompromisingly as the State's ball at midfield, fourth down with was the exception that late John Joseph McGraw, manager of five yards to go. By all the tactics of foot- proves the rule the New York Giants for three decades. ball it was up to Quarterback Bruckner His reign was dictator-like and provided to play it safe. The accepted thing to do for no departure by any player from his was to punt—put the other fellow back high school days. He chose another course scheme of battle. That he was successful to his own goal line. It was no place to and his quick disciplining by the coach is attested by the record over the years have a line play gummed up trying to get followed. which saw him win ten pennants and five big yards on fourth down, no place In our athletic contests depending on three world championships. for a peg of the leather into the inviting team play—football, baseball and hockey There were no stars on a McGraw ball but uncertain arms of a teammate, no —there can be no departure from the club when it came to executing his orders. place for an end run, no place, in short, to orthodox. Rare is the coach who will His edicts applied alike to the outstand- lose the ball. stand for it; rarely is such a departure ing pitcher or batsman and the veriest Yet Bruckner perpetrated the unsuccessful. Football has its graphs, charts rookie. He exacted blind obedience to his thinkable offense of throwing a forward and diagrams before every important will on the diamond and off and training pass. As he sized up the situation out game—the nearest thing to pre-battle regulations—foods to be eaten and hours there on the gridiron it might have been plans of the military that we know of. to be abed—went for everyone, including the thing to do. To the coach it was rank There is football strategy and there is his team captain. Whatever his espionage football heresy, a violation of an ele- football tactics. Strategy may be varied, system it gave him constant check on mental rule in grid tactics. There may but the principles of tactics cannot be every man on his squad and on many still be a lot to say for Bruckner's play in violated as is the case again with the opposing teams, a fact that often amazed addition to the fact that it was crowned military. rival managers. with success. He might have seen dispo- The football general who violates rules Theirs not to reason why was an axiom sitions by the Kansas team that made it of tactics is as often and as quickly disci- of the pudgy Giant leader. The victory

16 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine doughty field marshal. "Well, get over to Jersey City and stay there until I send for you." McCormick was officially summoned to join the Giants in due course and took his station in the outfield. There were numerous tried and trusty veterans on the team—he and Devlin were the only youngsters—and McGraw hadn't then become the czar-like ruler he turned cut to be later on. But he was going to make those rookies knuckle down to his will. And in Cincinnati came the insubordina- tion at the plate that took $50 from McCormick's none too lusty paycheck. It was an easy ball game, as McCor- mick tells it. The Giants were away out in front, their pitcher having the enemy at his mercy. New York was at bat in a late inning with two on and two out. Moose got the signal from McGraw to bunt, but down his favorite alley came a ball that he knew he could cripple. And

cripple it he did, leaning into it for a triple that scored two runs. When he

finally got to the bench McGraw lit into John McGraw running his Giants from the dugout. McGraw would him like fury in front of everyone, wind- brook no disobedience on the part of the men in uniform ing up by announcing that the two-run

triple would cost him $50, which it did. was the thing with McGraw. He believed wreathed his face was quickly lost as he There was much disagreement with that since the public was paying its good passed McGraw on the bench. "That McGraw's iron-fisted domination of his money to see Giant victories it was in- home run will cost you $100," said the players. Other managers said that the cumbent on his athletes to (i) keep in the manager icily. And it did, too, for John exaction of such unswerving response to proper condition to win and (2) follow out McGraw brooked no disregard of orders his every command killed initiative in his the scheme he had evolved for their and exacted every penny of a fine. players—got them out of the habit of winning. Harry "Moose" McCor- thinking for themselves. That John McGraw ran every step of mick, referred to in the "Where would Ty Cobb get a ball game from the bench is well known. pages of this magazine by under McGraw?" was often Fielding positions were taken at his Grover Cleveland Alexander asked. indication. Almost always he signaled for as one of the great hitters on That was a moot question, each kind of ball that he wanted his the Giants, was but at least one other great pitcher to toss to the enemy batter. His similarly fined by baseball manager thought batsmen got their instructions as to what McGraw. It was along McGraw's lines, for Ed to do before they left the dugout for the when Moose first Barrow, now the business plate, or subsequently as they stood there came up to the manager of the Yankees, once in a battle of wits with the opposing New Yorkers in refused to buy Ty Cobb be- pitcher. 1904. The Giant cause the Georgia Peach was And woe betide the player who muffed boss had previ- a signal or purposely ignored it. There ously taken Moose McCormick, whom was none of the all-together-now psy- plenty of the MqGraw fined fifty dol- chology in the McGraw makeup. He got starch out of Mc- lars. McCormick, told to results in a different way—not by Cormick shortly bunt, had hit out a triple exhortations for team play, but by the after he was purchased carefully controlled response of the from Jersey City. It individual players to his will and plan of was a teammate who under suspension for disobev- combat. told McCormick that ing an order to bunt. Barrow

Discipline forviolating a McGraw order the Giants had bought in 1 005 was manager of was summary and often put in execution him. That was enough Indianapolis in the American right there at the players' bench in full for Moose; he couldn't Association when he learned view of teammates, fans and enemy. It get away from Jersey that he could purchase Cobb, could not be offered in extenuation that City quick enough. He then with Atlanta, for $500, the player's violation had been crowned reported to McGraw or secure both Cobb and with success, as witness the punishment just as soon as he could Clyde Engle for $800. He was meted out to Mike Donlin almost thirty get to New York. The interested only in Cobb. How- years ago when, getting an order to bunt, team was at fielding ever, when he started negotia- he lambasted the ball for a homer. practice with McGraw tions he found that Tyrus had The Giants were a run down going into in his customary role of been fined and suspended by the eighth and the initial batter reached batting out fungoes and his manager for not buntirg first base safely. McGraw signaled Donlin grounders. When a lull when ordered to do so. Bar- to bunt, but Mike got a ball to his liking occurred McCormick row regarded him as a "crazy" and belted it for a home run. He was sauntered up to the Giant boss and said: kid who wouldn't do what he was told, warmly greeted by his mates after reach- "Mr. McGraw, I'm the new man you and decided he would have no part of ing home plate for he had put the old ball bought from Jersey City." him. In those days managers generally game in the satchel. But the smile that "Oh, you are, are you?" inquired the believed that it was not for a player to

AUGUST, 1938 17 reason why and the theory applies today Every athlete at Notre Dame came it will make your head swim" unless each too, in the higher command's scheme for under the influence of Rockne, the great plays great football. There are strong, victory. builder of men, but naturally none knew stinging words for the other three of the Different coaches employ different him like his football players. He was Four Horsemen and for all of the Seven methods of inculcating strategy and tac- eternally solicitous of everything con- Mules. Sleepy-eyed Jim turns the yarn tics in their gridiron hopefuls. The im- cerned with their well-being. A master of with agreat belly-laugh, when, in "Rock's" mortal Knute Rockne of Notre Dame wit, he could kill with buffoonery or incisive voice he winds up: "And you, was considered one of the super salesmen blistering sarcasm. But he would never Jimmy Crowley, well, you just go out of his day, equally successful in selling intentionally humiliate in public a there and play your usual good game." the will to win and the desire But there is as much truth as levity to the for strong character and story. The South Bend magician often rugged bodies in his football yanked them so quickly it made them candidates as well as gracing dizzy and he bawled them out plenty, too, his commercial enterprises although he preferred to employ other with financial return. means to drive them to victory. The beloved "Rock" knew Knute Rockne stressed the TEAM. his football as no other He was forever impressing his players American coach and he had that the team was no better, no stronger a way of imparting it to his than any individual on it. If every man players that was as unique did his prescribed job the perfect play, as it was successful. The resulting in a score, ensued, he said. And Notre Dame mentor knew he insisted that the player subject him- as well as anyone else that self for the ultimate good of the whole. there would come a time in A superlative actor, he frequently re- a contest when his football sorted to dramatics to teach his players general would get the urge group lessons and to spur them on to do to go on his own—to depart the things of which he thought they were from the conventional and capable. He chose this course, rather launch the bold, desperate than an harangue. One striking example thrust. of this was the game with Northwestern But the great moulder of on Cartier Field, South Bend, in 1925, the football material had an day on which Rockne "quit" as head impressive way of driving coach. Northwestern had a great eleven home in unforgettable man- that fall. No Notre Dame team had ner the necessity for calling been beaten on Cartier Field in twenty the right play at the right years, but it looked time. In his scheme he often that day as though employed one or more the proud boast would stooges in practice. He Knute Rockne testing out one echo no more on the worked painstakingly on and of his linemen. Rockne used dif- campusat South Bend. off the practice field with a ferent methods from McGraw, Notre Dame players lad in whom he saw possi- but it added up to the same trooped dejectedly in- bilities of football leader- thing. At right, Mike Donlin, to their dressing room ship. Just when the aspiring famous Giant outfielder, whose after the half on the quarterback — and one home run cost him exactly one wrong end of a 10 to o Rockne had probably picked hundred dollars score. The silence was to be his great tactician two killing. What would or three years later—began to think that player who might have "Rock" say? Anyway, he was getting good, the wily coach would done the wrong thing or they deserved the bring him down to earth. pulled a dumb play. He greatest tongue lash- Rockne would purposely create a would, and often did, sum- ing he could give dangerous situation unbeknownst to his marily yank a man from them. Hesitant—al- hopeful. The aspirant's team might, for the game for committing a most flinching—eyes instance, receive the ball at the kickoff faux pas, but the head were raised as he en- on its own 15-yard line. In the huddle coach would be the first tered. Yet there were the stooge, generally a veteran and usu- to pat the retiring player no angry words, no ally a center, would suggest a definitely on the back as he reached whipping criticism, wrong play. The quarterback would well the sidelines. What hap- no exhortations to do know that the thing to do would be to pened in the dressing room better next half. punt out of danger, but the stooge would subsequently was of con- Instead just a few insist on a running play. Deferring to his cern only to the coach and tearful sentences from greater experience, the quarterback would his men. a man who was almost acquiesce. Naturally the stooge would He could, and did, dress heartbroken. "This is gum up the pass. Then would ensue a them down in the privacy the first time that I've fumble, a probable recovery by the op- of their own quarters. ever seen a team play position, or at best the loss of ground and Jimmy Crowley, one of his for Notre Dame that a down by our tyro field general's side. celebrated Four Horsemen didn't represent this It goes without saying that no one could who is now in charge of institution," he began. sell him off the designated play in such a Fordham's football fate, "I can't take it," he fix for the remainder of his football career. tells a highly humorous continued. "I quit. And Rockne had scores of other artificial story in which he mimics Rockne in the I'm no longer head coach. The job is situations of danger fabricated just like dressing room announcing the lineup for Tom Lieb's now and he can have it." that to drive home the imperativeness of the impending contest and threatening Turning to Lieb, who was assistant calling the proper play at the proper time. to take everyone out of the game "so fast coach in charge of (Continued on page 57)

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine EDITORIAL*— :

NEITHER TOOLS" NOR FASCISTS"

magazine has always taken the quiring into—the scholar most closely con- THISattitude that in most instances the best cerned with the candidate often has biases and interests of The American Legion crotchets which he is not at pains to conceal could not be served by attempting to and which inevitably influence the candidate's retort in kind to attacks directed against the attitude. organization. Most of these attacks have been As in the past, The American Legion Mag- deliberately designed to provoke retort—to azine does not intend in the present instance keep the argument hot and therefore alive. to "answer" the new attack. It prefers to cite This has been particularly true of those at- instead answers to it which appeared respec- tacks which have been of sufficient bulk to tively in the New York Herald Tribune and make their presentation in book form the most the New York Times, neither of which news- convenient method of circulating them. papers has ever been charged with seeing con- One instance will suffice. Four years ago sistently eye to eye with The American Legion. The Herald Tribune there was published a long, highly statistical _ says of the doctoral diatribe against veteran benefits generally and dissertation The American Legion in particular. This book Some of these findings would seem to lack that represented the author's first venture in this fine judicial balance and that temperateness which field, though much of the same author's pre- might be hoped for in a thesis for which the author vious work had been in other fields where the is to become a Doctor of Philosophy. For example, the "Black Legion" comparison is patently far- whole intent was to arouse opposition and in- fetched, and the "privileged-classes" stuff is a loose dignation and thus to promote sales. Pressure and generally meaningless allegation. . . . was brought on this magazine to fight back. The American Legion has done some splendid The magazine declined to do so, foreseeing work in protecting veterans who were disabled in the service of their country; its patriotic that if the book were let alone it would die of policies are beyond cavil. Of course, the average Legionnaire is malnutrition. The expectation was fulfilled. The not a "Fascist." He is a middle-aged man with a wife book fell flat, and such copies of it as are now and a family, who is trying to get along in the world. available to the public may be had at drug- He may be an Elk, a Republican, a Baptist or an store book-counters at nineteen cents each atheist. But he is nobody's "tool." your bookseller would have a hard time getting a copy for you, for the publishers are And thus the Times: glad to be rid of the bargain. Oh, yes—we An attack upon The American Legion which de- neglected to say that the book's original pub- scribes that organization as "Fascist and unpatriotic," lished price was three dollars and a half. as "similar" in "stripe" to the Black Legion, and as a "reactionary group" use.d as a "tool" by the Recently there has been considerable to-do "privileged classes," carries its own rebuttal in the about an attack on The American Legion which very extravagance of its language and of its allega- was submitted in fulfilment of the degree of tions. No good purpose is accomplished through the

publication such . doctor of philosophy in an American university. of an attack. . . With some of the policies for which The Amer- The degree of doctor of philosophy is the ican Legion has stood this newspaper has disagreed highest scholastic which a or honor man woman emphatically. It was opposed to prepayment of the can earn by direct intention. To earn it a stu- soldiers' bonus. It believes that an even stronger dent, already a college graduate, must gener- argument can be made against any step that leads in the direction ally devote two years of study to his thesis, of a general service pension plan. It has not approved in all cases the action taken by and the thesis itself must be a definite contribu- local units of the Legion in such matters as industrial tion to the sum of the world's knowledge. The disputes or controversies over the safeguarding of degree is jealously guarded; inevitably it is civil liberties. But disagreement on such points as these need not and hedged about with numerous restrictions. It is does not dim admiration for other purposes with which the Legion has been associated. essential to point out, however, that the degree Its deep and continuing interest in those veterans institutions is much easier to get in some of who were actually disabled in the service of their learning than in others—that the restrictions country provides an assurance that these men will are much less burdensome in some universities, not be forgotten or neglected. Its unflagging efforts to cultivate interest in and reverence for that the honored initials Ph.D. after a name American institutions and traditions have made it a stabilizing full stature of their dig- have not attained the force of unquestioned sincerity and patriotism. nity until one knows what institution awarded them. The circumstances under which they The American Legion is willing to stand on are awarded are also sometimes worth in- that.

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The Corps

SOME time after the Armistice and told more of the war than any other fea- on the Drum Corps wagon. I realized I somewhere in France the 28th ture of the parade. These were the men was proud of what I had done, and that Division had to put on a review who were really proud of their service, someone had to keep the American public for General Pershing, as a final who wanted to tell the world in a joyous from thinking the youth of the country gesture before returning to America. way they were glad to have served. No who had carried the colors into war were The time and place meant so little to stripes or other insignia to designate nothing but a bunch of drunken rowdies. most of those involved it would be neces- their rank, but an honest display of their I wanted to do my bit again to keep the sary to delve into the records to designate military training. The thing that counted country proud of its soldiers. the date and location of this event. The most, however, was the willingness to do For almost fifteen years most of my complete lack of interest on the part of something that, while reflecting no indi- spare time has been devoted to doing the entire group is still a very prevalent vidual glory, would represent the service whatever I could to encourage the ambi- memory, and I readily recall my deter- men as a whole in a pleasing way. tions of those who were willing to devote mination never again to have any part That was the kind of outfit I had so.'- their time to this Legion activity. I in a parade or anything pertaining to one diered with and that was the gang I never had time to learn to blow a bugle when my service was once finished. A few years later at a Pennsylvania Department Legion convention I watched the parade. It was almost a repetition of the early days of recruiting. Misfit outfits of every description, and most of the marchers in civvies. The few groups in uniform showed a mixture of naval and army service apparel. The parade itself was nothing but a demonstration of the membership of the Legion, and few paraded for any other reason than that it was supposed to be done. It was anything but a showing to be proud of, and reflected no credit on the Legion or the men who had served. Some Posts had assembled all the possible buglers and bugles available, and any with the courage to do so carried the drums that could be mustered together. Seventy-five percent of the men who filled the ranks of these first Legion Drum Corps could not blow a note on a bugle or beat a tap on a drum. The result

was terrible; but it took the fancy of the men, giving them a chance to turn loose pent-up enthusiasm for freedom from Countless hours of drill in marching and playing lie back military discipline. The public liked it, of the Legion drum corps that goes into department and and above all it made the show. national competition. But it's a great life! Omit this show and what have you? How many cities in the country would want a Legion convention without it? wanted to remain part of. All my oaths or beat a drum, but I have got a kick out There was something about the brazen- and determinations made in France were of my part of the work. We laughed ness of these so-called musicians that then and there sidetracked, and I climbed and cried together over our problems and 20 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine hardships, but came up smiling with and we can't afford to let them down. Al- number of these have given up the game precious memories and friendships that ready many of these young corps have and it would be a good thing if they will never fade. I feel we will all grow old reached an unbelievable state of perfec- could be brought back to the work. gracefully and be better fitted for those tion. They are perfectly willing to bring During this time the field competitions days. Today there is no question that if up the rear as long as we keep showing started, and the game that has meant so these corps were to go out of existence the way. Give them one indication we are much to the progress and perfection of America, and the Legion particularly, quitting and they will quickly push the the corps created a standard that re- would be sad losers. real Legionnaire out of the public mind. quired constant experimenting and From the very beginning of my activity For the i benefit of corps in other com- brought innovations. in this work I have listened to the "wet munities the portrayal of conditions in There has been plenty of criticism re- insist the blankets" game could go on for Philadelphia and vicinity will prove il- garding the development of these com- only a few more years at the most. Every lustrative of the rest of the country, and petitive units, and many corps couldn't year it was the same—but each year the show that steps taken to overcome the stand the gaff and disbanded. Frankly

Forty years after San Juan Hill and El this Spanish corps got better. To refute this "only a Caney War and honestly, with all due respect to veterans' few more years" talk, look at the picture drum corps makes a every man that ever spent a moment of on this page of a veterans of iSq8 fife snappy appearance and gives his time in drum corps work, the outfits and drum corps in action on May 30th spectators a thrill thit folded up can place the blame on last year. Twenty years before our time, the group within their own ranks that still able to do a good parade, and many difficulties of one may prove effective in just couldn't take it. A poor loser is a more years to go. With only a handful of saving the others. menace to any game, for any fair think- mtn to draw from and with a late start Ten years ago within the city limits ing individual- must understand there they can still do their stuff. of Philadelphia there were at least ten can be only one winner at a time. When The Legion corps are far ahead of corps working like beavers to be a credit the going became tough the easiest way them in showmanship and public appeal. to their Posts. The old rowdy good-time out was to quit and talk others into doing

We have accomplished miracles with element was rife and because of it many likewise. I am sorry for the corps they our music, and our field work is the envy thousands of dollars were spent on carried along with them—but look at the of the best military institutions. The ad- equipment that soon became a total loss corps we have today. verse conditions under which this progress through carelessness and abuse. In those From ten this Philadelphia group has has been made are only too well known, days parades were the standard for com- dropped to one competitive corps and and the petty thoughtlessness of those parison, and during that period music four or five units that assemble on special who should be striving to protect these and straight marching were the points occasions. I can't help but bring in the units is an everyday source of discourage- on w-hich prizes were awarded. The indif- fact that this one remaining active corps ment. I still believe if the old spirit is ference of some of the men and their at- is the Henry H. Houston 2d Post's kept alive and the courage to continue is titude and actions during these parades corps. It was one of the first to organize retained, these corps will be held together soon showed up the faults of a corps. and has always had a corps of some kind for many years to come. Meantime, the ambitious outfits began since then. Houston Post's corps has Those same misfit outfits of the early to branch out. Discipline was demanded had as many trials and tribulations as days have become the pride of the Legion and the present day competitive corps those which have disbanded. As late as and the outstanding feature of the big was on its way. No time for clowning and 1932 it was just a good-time outfit, parade of all Legion conventions. Today carelessness. Practice became a weekly pushed around and beaten by corps from unnumbered thousands of American routine. There are many who were asso- Posts having a membership one-tenth boys and girls look to these veteran units ciated with this development whose that of Houston. Many times I have had to set the standard for the hundreds of names should go down in the Legion's to deny the false impression that this junior corps springing up throughout the roll of honor, for it took brave hearts to corps was blessed with unlimited finan- country. We are their idol and inspiration overcome the difficulties involved. A cial backing, and {Continued on page 44) AUGUST, 1938 31 SIDEWALK SIDESHOW

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EINAR SORENSON, who played hospital. While they were having breakdown the youngster's pallid face as his on the Oakland (California) Le- fast in a crowded hotel dining room, the weak little hands clenched the bed gion Junior World Championship little girl, loud enough to be heard by clothes, he remarked: , team, and is now with Waterloo, everyone, impatiently said: "Billy, you are indeed a brave soldier." Iowa, in the Three-I League, tells about "I wish you would hurry up and eat. From quivering and tightly compressed a party who was before the judge for so we can go to the penitentiary and see hps, the little patient muttered: having disturbed the entire neighborhood daddy." "Say, doc, what's the idea calling me a the night before. soldier? What's the matter with the "What have you to say for yourself?" ACCORDING to Legionnaire Joe sailors? My dad was in the Navy!" asked the judge, after the charges had Ax. Schmidt, of Philadelphia, the repre- been read. sentative of an advertising agency han- NATIONAL Americanism Commis- "Well, suh, mister jedge, hit was this dling the account of a dog-biscuit manu- sion Member Joe Rabinovitch, of here way," the prisoner said. "Me an' facturer called at the home of the grand Grand Forks, North Dakota, is telling Maybellean had a arg'ment. She one about the daughter of a very tole me I was a lazy loafah, an' I strict man. She had gone to a slap her down. She hop up kinder night club and remained until mad an' knocks me ovah wid de early morning. When she ap- fryin' pan. Den I riz up an' lam peared for breakfast she was her wid a cheer, and den she grab greeted with: "Good morning, a kittle o' hot water off de stove thou daughter of the devil." and scald me considerable." "Good morning, father," she "Yes," said the judge. "And replied respectfully. then what happened?" "By dat time, mister jedge, we IT WAS a hot Sunday in July. was sho 'nuff mad an' starts to Some twenty little folk sat on fight." a hard bench, while the hot sun poured through the windows, and FROM Comrade John J. the teacher's inexperience added Wicker of Virginia comes to her heat. another police-court story. A man The lesson was about the had asked for a warrant for his separation of the sheep from the wife's arrest. goats. Using her best imaginative "For what?" asked the magis- powers, the teacher described trate. vividly the wonders of heaven "For desertion," he replied. and the horrors of a hot and "Why, I don't understand," burning hell. Frank, aged six, on said the judge. "You are living the front bench, listened enrapt, together, are you not?" his eyes growing larger and "Yes, sir, judge, but she won't larger. support me." "Frank," asked the teacher, "Won't support you?" "where would you rather go—to "Yes, sir. And if a man's own heaven or hell?" wife won't support him, who in "Gee," he said, "I'd like to see the name of Heaven will?" 'em both."

COMMANDER Melvin E. MAN had met with an acci- Mann of Communications A dent and was carried into his Post, Detroit, says that teams home, and a doctor summoned. from his and another Post were When he arrived and started to having a bowling contest. Com- take care of the patient, the rade George Revelle brought his wife and prize winner of a promotion contest. agitated wife asked: four-year-old daughter to see the match. "Mr. Jones," he said, "congratulations! "What's that stuff you're giving my After watching the sixteen-pound balls You have won ten thousand dollars in husband?" zip down the alley and crash into the cash, a world cruise, and a pet dog." "An anesthetic," replied the doctor. shiny maple pins, little Frances turned to "What breed?" asked the successful "After he has taken it, he won't know her mother and asked: contestant. anything." "Are all those bottles down there filled "Then don't give it to him," the wife with milk?" 10UIS R. ELDER of Joyce Kilmer exclaimed. "He doesn't need it." a Post, Brooklyn, New York, served in COMRADE A. F. Hitt, of Twin Falls, France as a doughboy, while his brother ACCORDING to Jack Wilson, Legion- Idaho, also has a little daugther, who Herbert did his bit in the Navy. Nat- L\. naire of Morgantown, West Virginia, was brought to Boise to see him when he urally there is quite a lot of joshing a candidate rushing to address a meeting was a patient in the Veterans' Hospital between the two about which branch of at an election was accosted by a friend. there recently. Included in the visit to Boise the service won the war. Recently "What do you think about the political were plans to visit the state penitentiary. Herbert's five-year-old son had a mastoid situation now?" the friend asked. Mrs. Hitt and the children arrived in operation, and the subsequent dressings "Don't bother me!" replied the candi- Boise early one Sunday morning, some were always painful. Once when the date. "I've got to talk. This is no time to little time before visiting hours at the doctor noticed the perspiration streaming think."

AUGUST, 1938 23 DRILLED il,<^t-

THERE is always the gambler's chance in the quest for oil—for oil, like gold, is where you find it. Every well that is drilled is put down on faith and in hope; faith, like that of the old desert prospector, that the oil An abandoned well drilled for oil supplies hot water for the is there and hope that the well can be pools and plunges at The American Legion Health Pool near sunk deep enough to tap the pay sand. Malta, Montana. There one can enjoy ice skating and winter It is an old, old story in the oil game that sports and follow up with a bit of swimming time after time the biting drill finds only dust in the bottom of a hole in territory where it seemed almost impossible to miss. And then again, in the veriest wild- cat country, that same string of tools has been tossed derrick high by tremendous pressure released after barely nibbling into the pay stratum. Perhaps it is the uncertainty, like hunting the end of a rainbow, that keeps the wild-catters ever seeking new oil territory, putting down one dry hole after another until hard cash, faith and hope are exhausted. Then, perhaps, a gusher marks a forlorn hope and heralds the opening of a new field. But for each producing well there will be more dry holes. Of the thousands of wells drilled and abandoned as worthless, but few have been turned to such a splendid purpose as that one put down between furnished the nucleus for one tenacity to overcome many difficulties Saco and Malta, Montana, Califo of the most unique recrea- and make that vision an accomplished about fifteen years ago. There, tional and health centers in fact. Now, after nearly seven years of after an expenditure of thou- the United States. operation, and expansion each year, The sands of dollars, a group of It was the members of the American Legion Health Pool has be- Northern Montana business Saco and Malta Legion Posts, come a recreational center for the entire men were forced to admit de- since consolidated as Phillips area of Northern Montana, where such feat when a gusher of hot County (Montana) Post, who facilities for the resident farmers and water that could not be cased had the vision to see in that ranchers are few and far between. Com- off halted further drilling. apparently useless stream of bined with the recreational features, Their attempt to bring in an hot water gushing out of the which have attracted visitors from every oil well on the famous Bow- abandoned well the possibility State and from every Province in Canada, doin dome was given up as a of a popular recreational are the medicinal qualities of the hot

bad job. They drilled for oil, center. The members of the water. The chemical composition is al- but, entirely without intent, consolidated Post had the most identical with that of the waters of

24 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine a period of ninety-nine years, and not

until March, 193 1, that the Secretary of the Interior authorized the expenditure of $23,000 to can the flow of natural gas, then estimated at from 50,000 to 100,000 cubic feet per day. Malta Post was asked to join with Saco Post in the development of the site. Negotiations were carried on by T. F. King, then Commander of Saco Post, and H. L. Lantz, Commander of Malta Post, with the result that in the spring of

1 93 1 the two Posts were consolidated and re-named Phillips County Post. A forty by sixty foot concrete pool was constructed during the summer of 193 1 at a cash out- lay of $3,000. Legionnaires donated their time and labor, and the first pool was dedicated by Department Commander When winter settles down Art F. Lamey, of Havre, in October of around one of the attractive that year. More than 1,500 persons were cottages at the Legion cen- present and although it was a crisp fall ter. Below, buffalo rock to day many of the visitors enjoyed a swim which the original settlers in the warm water of the pool. made offerings Then two small bath houses were constructed, the small hot pool was enclosed and three single cabins were built. Other Warm Springs, Georgia, where a na- improvements were made as the center tionally sponsored sanitarium for vic- began to attract more and more people. tims of infantile paralysis is maintained. Then Phillips County Post woke up to The story of this fine public service the fact that they had envisioned only project dates back to 1922, according to halt the possibilities of their project. Mrs. Gladys R. Costello, historian of the But improvements and new buildings Farm Security Administration, from cost money. The interest of the Farm Se- whose history of the center, in manu- curity Administration was sought and script, this article is taken, when, at a through a cooperative agreement with depth of 3,180 feet, the Bowdoin Dome the Federal Department of the Interior Oil and Gas Company struck a flow of the funds needed for further work were hot water in their well about twenty made available. Under this agreement miles east of Malta, and about four miles the name of the project remained The from U. S. Route 2. The well flowed American Legion Health Pool and the nearly 24,000 barrels daily when first management continued under Phillips drilled in. After being abandoned the County Post, the center to be operated water, which registers 108 degrees Fahr- on a non-profit basis. enheit, settled down to a normal flow of The original lease of forty acres was in- nearly 14,000 barrels daily. creased to 640 and in the fall of 1935 the The abandoned well abandoned well just a few Legion and the Farm Security Adminis- became a public men- miles from his ranch home. tration started work on the expansion ace. Ranchers who The lad was removed to project so long dreamed of. Another pool occasionally swam in the well site, where Mr. was constructed, cabins, dressing rooms the pool near the well Davidson constructed a and toilets -were completed, and land- head took a chance of wooden tub ten by sixteen scaping and planting was done. In Oc- being asphyxiated by feet in size. Almost im- tober, 1937, Past Department Com- the gas fumes which mediate improvement was mander Art Lamey was called upon to rose through the bub- noticed in the condition of re-dedicate the new American Legion bling water. Range the boy, and others came Health Pool. stock fell into the pit to take the cure at the The completed health and recreational and drowned. Then well. center comprise a group of buildings some one tossed a Saco Post of The Ameri- constructed of native stone. The boulders lighted match into the can Legion became inter- of red, gray, blue and green blend with a pool and a ghostly fire played about over ested in the development of a health most pleasing effect into the green and the surface of the water, visible for miles. center at the well site. The small tub was gray and browns of the prairie and the At times the wind extinguished the replaced by a larger one, also constructed blues of the rugged Larb Hills that rise flames, but only u_>til another visitor of heavy planking, which served an in- above the Beaver Valley. In using the arrived to set the fire running over the creasing number of visitors and health muted tones of the native rocks and com- steaming water again. seekers. From 1927 to 1930 members of bining them with rustic timbering, a type Then, in 1926, an epidemic of infantile Saco Post worked unceasingly to secure of architecture ideally suited to the locale paralysis swept Phillips County and permission to use the water and to build a w^as created. Northern Montana. A small son of Albert ditch to carry the water from the pool The buildings at the center grouped Davidson was stricken. He was advised and, finally, to secure an appropriation about two large outdoor bathing pools that hot water baths would contribute to shut off the gas flow and control the and a wading pool for the youngsters, to the improvement of the boy. At once water. It was not until June, 1930, when, include two twenty by forty foot build- he thought of the great flow of heavily by act of Congress, Saco Post was ings designed as general meeting places mineralized water going to waste at the granted a lease on forty acres of land for or camp headquarters for such groups as

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4-H Clubs, Bay Scouts, farm organiza- of more than two and a half years. I+'ll come off. Ma - I ouMen tions or women's clubs. Flanking the They drilled for oil, but created wanted to look' smaller of the two outdoor pools are a playground and health resort like Tbp.ow dressing rooms on the north and an open that will stand as a memorial to toeacK pavilion on the south. At the upper end Phillips County Post, The Ameri- of the pool a building houses the steaming can Legion, and to the cooperating hot water where medicinal baths are agencies. taken. A group of two and three room apartments and a residence for the All Commanders Present manager complete the buildings at the pools. A pergola has been erected by the SANTA ANA (California) Post United States Geological Survey over the qualifies as Number Four in hot water gusher, from which the pools the One Hundred Percent Club are kept constantly filled, and at a short all of its twenty Commanders past distance from the main group Phillips and present live in Santa Ana and

County Post and its Auxiliary Unit have continue active membership in the Post. ing publicity outlets is one that causes erected six single and four double cabins, In addition to keeping all of its own Com- much head scratching and brain wrack- furnishing accommodations for 75 to 100 manders, the Post boasts the membership ing. W. W. Wright, Publicity Officer of persons. Several hundred yards from the of seven Past Commanders who have Benson Post, Omaha, Nebraska, has de- pools an ice skating rink is maintained served other Posts at some time during veloped a system for his Post which has for winter sports. Natural gas is available the past nineteen years. With this solved his problem, and may be adapted for heating the units and an electric plant number of past gavel wielders the organi- to the needs of other Posts. In short, he provides power for lighting the buildings zation of a Past Commanders Club was uses a Tel-U-Gram form sheet for Post and grounds. inescapable; Dr. John Wehrly bosses bulletins and news releases, upon which The beginning of an ethnological mu- the club and Arthur Eklund is scrivener. the message is mimeographed. An aver- seum is being brought together for per- In the picture presented on this page, age of 400 Tel-U-Grams are sent out manent preservation in a building to be the Pasts are ranged as follows, standing: each month from the Post headquarters. erected later at the center. The region Charles Van Wyk, Maurice Enderle, M. The system is simple, but it is atten- abounds in Indian relics and of the later B. Wellington, Hunter Leach, Bert tion arresting. The form is printed in

The nineteen Past and the frontier period. One object, revered by on regular letter size paper and has present Commander of Santa blue the Indians of a past and gone age, is a all the individuality of the familiar tele- Ana (California) Post, all liv- two-ton glacial boulder, crudely carved in graph blank from which it is designed. ing in the town where the the likeness of a sleeping buffalo. This Names of the Post officers and committee Post has its home, and all image, to which the Indians made offer- chairmen are ranged down the left active members. But few Posts ings before going on the war-path or to margin, the remainder of the sheet left dating from 1919 can present hunt the buffalo, has been placed at the blank for the message. Regularly each all their Commanders at one junction of U. S. Route 2 and the road month Post announcements, bulletins sitting to the plunge. Tourists and motorists and promo- have started the custom of placing pen- tional and in- nies on the image as a gesture for good Vasteix, Charles Swanner, Franklin Grou- spirational luck. ard, George K. Scoval and Jules Markel. messages are The development of The American Seated: E. T. McFadden, Rodney Bacon, mimeographed Legion Health Pool from a piece of waste William Penn, Otto Jacobs, Arthur on the Tel-U- land and a stream of hot water has been Eklund, John Wehrly, Wilbur Getty, Gram forms of three-fold benefit to Northern Mon- Franklin West, J. B. Tucker, Allison and sent out tana, and in a more general way to thou- Honer, and C. M. Featherly. to members. sands from distant States. Aside from its Publicist benefit as a recreational center and health Post Pu bit city Contacts Wright has resort, the construction of the new build- even arranged ings and development of the new center IN HUNDREDS of the smaller Posts his series of gave needed and useful employment to the problem of keeping in close touch bulletins in an average of thirty men over a period with the Post membership and of provid- such way that

26 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine honor to those who found a watery grave. BENSON POST NO.112 This vessel proceeds several miles out to THE sea, where the service is held and flowers A are cast upon the waters. On last Memorial Day, miles out at sea off the coast of California, the U. S. A. T. Republic enroute from San Fran- cisco to Brooklyn, paused for a few min- r TEL-U-GRAM utes for a memorial service, at the conclusion of which a wreath provided by C. C. Thomas Navy Post, of San Francisco, ERlC\y LE.-.'JS was released. Three members of the Post, Captain Carl Olsen, Master; Albert Berry, Chief Officer, and Henry F. Dodd, Master-at-Arms, participated in the ser- Benson Post, of Omaha, Nebraska, has found in the use vice. For several years the memorial of a Tel-U-Gram form an answer to their publicity and wreath has been sent to the Republic by promotional problem. The boys have something there Old Glory Naval Post, of Brooklyn, New

York; it yielded that honor this year to the net cost to his Post is nothing at all; ers are laid upon the graves. Small flags the San Francisco Post. At the same done by inserting a separate page of are used to mark the resting places of the hour the memorial services were con- mimeographed advertisements with the soldier dead. It is a beautiful custom; on ducted on the Republic in the Pacific bulletin. that one day of all days in the Benson Post's Tel-U-Gram form has year we turn our thoughts to proved a splendid publicity and promo- those who have passed on— the alonq tional medium in spurring membership least we can do is to stand for drives, attendance at meetings, and in a moment by the graves and announcing special events. The form drop a flower as a token of makes an eye-catching window display, remembrance. Across the length and has registered strongly with news- and breadth of the country flag- paper men and the managers of radio draped and flower-draped grave- stations. Benson Post's plan is within stones give mute evidence of the reach of every Legion Post, regard- that remembrance. less of size. Comrade Wright will be But what of those who were pleased to furnish full details; he can be lost at sea. They have no graves reached by writing him at 3115 Fontan- on which to place a fragrant elle Boulevard, Omaha. flower. They, too, are remembered, and there are flowers for Memorial Services at Sea them. Each year the Navy Department Ocean, the U. S. S. Taltnall slackened places a war vessel at the disposal of speed some miles out of the New York EACH year on Memorial Day—Decor- Posts of The American Legion whose Harbor for a memorial service conducted ation Day we called it in the years membership is made up of men of the by Commander William C. Drewes and before the World War—nearly every Naval and Marine services, for a special 150 members of Old Glory Naval Post, cemetery is visited and garlands of flow- observance of Memorial Dav and to do of Brooklyn. At the conclusion of the service a five-foot battleship of tri-colored flowers, fashioned in paper and wire, was lowered over the side of the ship in memory of the dead at sea. At the same hour, also, on the Pacific Coast the members of C. C. Thomas Naval Post sailed out of the Golden Gate on board the U. S. Destroyer //( nley for the traditional service, which was conducted under the direction of Commander Charles Galliano, and Past Commander Ward Birdsall as General Chairman. In Los Angeles harbor, the members of Navy Post, of that city, gathered on board the Battleship West Virginia to conduct their memorial. A plane circled the vessel and dropped flowers into the sea as the salute to the dead was fired. Atlanta (Georgia) Post, miles inland, this year for the first time took a part in the observance of the ceremonies in

memory of the dead at sea, when it sponsored and sent to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis a seven- foot anchor composed entirely of hand- made poppies. The several hundred A battleship constructed of flowers being lowered over the side poppies required to make the great an- of the U. S. S. Tattnall by members of Old Glory Naval Post of chor were fashioned by Miss Moina Brooklyn, New York, as Memorial Day tribute to the dead at sea Michael, of {Continued on page 55)

AUGUST, 1938 27 Georges aw

By Howell P. French

WONDER where Georges Perriot is heard anyone so expres- I now? sive and pathetic in his He may be somewhere in France pleading as was that if he is living and he is 30 years old. little Frenchman of ten. On that July afternoon in 19 18, when A boy of ten of any a troop train loaded with les Americains nationality can usually of the 37th Division from Ohio, bound for plead his case well but the front, pulled into a siding at Dijon, Georges had also the ad- France, Georges Perriot was only ten vantage of the moment years old. He had heard for almost four that the conductor was years of his young life about the big war sounding his funny little that was going on up there at the front. horn, signaling the en- He had even "served" with the French gineer to start the train, troops whenever they would let him and and a quick decision had he had been around les Anglaises. But les to be made. Georges Americains! They looked different from climbed into one of the the others—so big and strong and not compartments of the offi- tired. cers' car and thus became Some of the soldiers had hopped off attached to the 112th the train to fill their canteens from a Field Signal Battalion of pump. Few of us noticed Georges at first the 37th Division. From but he had made up his mind that we then on until the Argonne should. He edged his way through the offensive he was our mas- crowd of soldiers about the pump and in cot and by virtue of his husky little French voice offered his assuming responsibility services in filling the canteens. The sol- for his well being, I then diers did not understand what he had became his "papa." said but they were satisfied with hisefforts There were several when he started the pump going vigor- things of vital importance ously. to the well being of Here was an interesting looking little Georges Perriot when he lad. He was bright eyed and smiling. His boarded that train at cheeks were ruddy with health. He wore Dijon. While his color was good there might, we could not find a pair of shoes no hat and his clothes were not much to were unmistakable signs of malnutrition small enough for him in Uncle Sam's look at; just the cheap little garments in his undernourished little body. But his issue of footwear. He was finally equipped and shoes of a street gamin. But he was appetite was excellent and by putting with the best pair of high, black child's- clean. him on the regular rations of the soldier, shoes that the only store in Bourmont

I asked him in a joking spirit if he with plenty of white bread, beefsteak, could supply. The proprietress of that would like to go along with us. His little and lots of butter and eggs that we store was a puzzled woman. Here was a face lighted up and in an enthusiastic purchased from the peasants, it was not little French boy, certainly not one of the tone, he replied, "Oh, oui, monsieur!" I long before he began putting on weight. local children, being chaperoned and out- suggested he ought to ask his mother or In addition to food Georges also fitted by some of the soldiers of that father for permission but he shook his needed clothes and shoes. A little cutting American Division that had just moved head and assured me that he had no down, and cutting over, basting up and into town. She shrugged her shoulders parents. When I questioned him about sewing, provided Georges with a real and murmured, "C'est la guerre, n'est-ce other clothes he should bring along, he American uniform and wrap leggings. pas, monsieur?" informed me further that he had no That uniform was the pride of the bat- Here at Bourmont, near General Persh- other clothes than what he had on. The talion. The only discordant note in the ing's headquarters, we now had on our only thing Georges did have was a tre- ensemble was the color of the shoes. hands a boy of ten, who had arrived in mendous desire to go along with us wher- Georges was not shod for a soldier's this zone of combat within twenty-four ever we might be going I have never life when he came with us. Trv as we hours after he had joined us, and we

28 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine He had no parents, he said, and nobody would object if he went along with the Americans

ters in a barn with the soldiers and each morning after breakfast the two would come to my quarters for an inspection of Georges. His hair would be brushed and his face shone from the effects of liberal use of soap and water. He had excellent teeth and the use of the tooth brush was moved into the front lines exactly two active body were absorbing rapidly the part of that morning ritual supervised weeks later. He was experiencing the happenings of a big moment in his life, by "Tubby." At these morning meetings thrills as well as hardships of life that and I doubt if Georges realized what it Georges would tell me in voluble terms few boys of his age have ever known. It was all about. all about what he had been doing the day was the 26th of July, 1018 when Georges It was evident from the first that like before. His chief interest was to ride with arrived on the Lorraine front in the Bac- any "rookie" soldier, Georges would one of the truck drivers to the supply carat Sector of the Sixth French Army have to be turned over to one of the dumps. "Tubby," with a worried look on Corps. Fifteen days previously he had veterans to take him in hand and look his face, would listen uneasily to the been pumping water for the soldiers at out for his welfare. I put him in the hands stream of French, not a bit of which he Dijon. In all the four years of war up to of my "dog robber" or orderly who bore understood, and after it was over then that time, Georges Perriot had never the nickname of "Tubby." He had he would proceed to tell me how much found himself so near the Boche as he acquired that name due to his physical worry his young charge had caused him. was then, at the headquarters of an in- resemblance to a tub. Fate had made Georges took special delight in slipping fantry regiment holding the front lines. "Tubby" a soldier, for nothing else away from "Tubby" whenever he could, His sharp eyes, his little brain and his could have, but he was a perfect "nurse" to go off on a truck, or to wander up for Georges. Neither one of them spoke nearer the front to visit with our signal the other's language but they managed detachment at battalion headquarters.

to get along perfectly. He liked it up there because that position KE N N ETH F. CAMP Georges and "Tubby" occupied quar- was shelled once {Continued on page 48)

AUGUST, 1938 29 Patrolmen otdt. Depths

DOWN to the sea in ships— that was the ambition, at least, of all the lads who donned the bell-bottomed trousers during the World War, though many thousands of them had to be content with shore duty, with long delays in Training Sta- tions, and with onerous tasks at places other than on the bounding main. There was one exclusive group of gobs, however, who went that time-honored nautical phrase of "Down to the sea in ships" one —or two or three—better. They went down into the sea in helmets. No doubt there are among ex-gobs plenty of men who didn't know that while they were patroling decks of ships, some fewof their shipmateswere patroling the bottom of the ocean. Having been a

Steel helmets replaced flats as prescribed headgear at "The Diving School at Marine Basin the Navy's school for deep was one of three such schools conducted sea divers. Above, about by the Navy Department during the to submerge; at left, three World War. I believe the other two were of the students with div- at Newport, Rhode Island, and Bremer- ing gear ton, Washington. "The men who received this training were chosen from volunteers for this type City, New York, whose home of service. After passing a rigid medical is at 254 Main Street in that examination, we were given ten weeks city, enlightened us and sub- of intensive training. We started diving stantiated his story by sending in twenty feet of water. The depth of the along a couple of snapshots dives was gradually increased until we which we make available for were able to go down to 120 feet. At that your inspection. required depth we qualified as Deep Sea "Will you please insert in Divers. your Then and Now Depart- "We received training also in the con- ment of The American Legion struction of marine railways, the repair Magazine the announcement of of the under-water parts of ships, the re- a proposed reunion of Deep Sea covery of unexploded Divers?"—just as matter of depth charges and tor- fact as that came the request pedoes, in fact, nearly from Comrade Mungle. We every type of work gulped once or twice and then that needs to be done dispatched post haste a letter under water. The men to Mungle asking him to eluci- who qualified were date. The pictures were soon given a petty officers' forthcoming with this recital: rating next above the "I am very glad to tell you rating previously held about the Deep Sea Diving and were entitled to terra firma foot soldier ourself, we School at Marine Basin, Brooklyn, New extra pay of $1.20 an certainly didn't suspect any such unusual York, and as proof that there was such a hour while under service in the Navy, until J. Herbert thing in the wartime Navy, I enclose a water. Mungle of F. A. Johnson Post in Johnson couple of snapshots taken while there. "Our commanding

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officer at the school was Lieutenant 1018 under the head "Other Naval Frank Meier, U. S. N., who was affec- Schools on Shore," we find this: "At New tionately known to the boys as the London (Connecticut) is a ship salvage 'Boss.' Lieutenant Meier came up from organization officered by professionals in the ranks in the Navy, having served as this line of work, at which men are trained an enlisted man during the Spanish- and organized into salvage crews. This is American War. He is still in the diving in itself a training school for a wide vari- business and resides at 3-41 127th Street, ety of trades, including diving and the College Point, New York. handling of high explosives." In a general

"The pictures enclosed were taken at list of special training schools is this item: besides the Marine Corps were repre- the school while I was there. One of them "Divers, Naval torpedo station, Newport sented at the time and that the Company shows a student going over section base at Benson- Clerk pulled a boner in suggesting that the side ready to submerge, hurst, Long Island," which Honolulu is on Pearl Harbor. First to while the other shows ship- last, no doubt, is the Mar- sound off was J. B. Segnor of Fleming, mate O'Connell in diver's ine Basin referred to by Jackson, Seever Post in Atchison, Kan- uniform, Queenan with the Comrade Mungle. sas—in this wise: helmet, with me hovering "Rhinehart states his outfit took the over them. In all, 104 men WAY back in the issue German boys from aboard their boats. trained in our school dur- A"for January of this Well, the Marines helped (one company ing the war and I am trying year, the lead-off story for of 'em), but from the enclosed picture to get as many of the old Then and Now which gave you will notice the uniforms of the 'con- gang together as possible for the department its title, quering heroes' are not those of the a reunion during the New "An Aloha That Went Marine Corps but of men of the Regular York Department Conven- Sour," told of the intern- Armj'—the Second Company, C. A. C, tion of the Legion that is to ment of the crews of sev- which was stationed at Oahu, Hawaii, be held in Endicott, New eral German ships that and of which I was Company Clerk. I York, August nth, 1 2th and were in Honolulu Harbor, was with a chatter-gun crew on a coal

13th. While I sent out let- Hawaii, when we entered pile across the street from the pier . . . ters to all of them at their old the war. Legionnaire P. K. Furthermore, this seizure of the German wartime addresses, many of Rhinehart of Duncan, Ok- ships was not on April 6th or 7 th, when the letters have been re- lahoma, was our narrator war was declared, but on February 4, turned. I hope I hear from and as he had been a Ma- 1017, when our country severed diplo- them or, better still, that rine at the time the incident matic relations with Germany. There was most of them show up for the reunion." occurred, naturally he said the Marines only one German war vessel—the Geier, Probably one reason for our entire had gathered up these German sailors and a cruiser—the other two being supply ." lack of knowledge of deep sea divers is had confined them in Schofield Barracks. ships, the Pomcran and Romberg . . . that the collection of Navy books in our Well, from letters that Comrade Rhine- Then came a letter from A. J. Cox, reference library gives scant mention to hart and the Company Clerk received head of the Commercial Department of

Guarding the entrance to Pearl Harbor, Fort Kamahameha on Queen Emma Point, Oahu, is headquarters of the Harbor Defenses. What C.A.C. outfit during the World War period manned the disappearing rifle shown above?

this unusual service. In the Annual Re- after that issue was distributed, it ap- the William Horlick High School, Racine, port of the Secretary of the Navy for pears that some other branches of service Wisconsin, and member of Racine Post.

AUGUST, 1938 31 Wish we could let Angeles, of veterans you read all of his of Hawaiian service letter as it's full of —from G. F. San- interesting facts, ders of Wheeling, but here's part of Missouri, who served it: with the 6th Com- "First for the pany, C. A. C. and Company Clerk: I also with Ambulance surprised to was Company No. 9; learn that Hono- from Harry I. Con- lulu was situated don of 346 Clare- on Pearl Harbor. mont Avenue, Jer- They must have sey City, New Jersey, moved the city ex-ist and 9th Field since I was in Artillery man; from Hawaii with the M. Harris, Box 16, Coast Artillery at Bishop, California, Fort Armstrong at ex-9th Field Artil- the entrance to lery ; and finally from Honolulu Harbor, John L. McPherson, for then there were Community Post quite a few wet (Culver City, Cali- salty miles between fornia) who lives at the two places, and 3664 Hughes Ave- still more miles if nue, Los Angeles, you went by who has been ap- land. . . . pointed Chairman of "When I ar- the Hawaiian De- rived in Honolulu partment Veterans in October, 191 6, Reunion. McPher- there were several son reports: Four stars on an O. D. car on the roads of France meant just one German merchant "The Hawaiian thing the Commander-in-Chief of the A. E. F. was approaching. ships interned — Department veter- This snapshot of General Pershing's car was found in a Red Cross there, but only one ans will have a re- hut in Paris. Who are the Y girls, chauffeur and others in the group? 'warship,' the ob- union and a real solete cruiser Geier. luau, with poi, oko- Incidentally, she did not come into Hono- Then Edmund L. Ellsworth, Sr., of lehau, Hawaiian hula dancers and every- lulu (not Pearl) Harbor for a friendly Rural Route No. 1, Phillips, Maine, thing during the Legion National Con- stop but came in on the run, just a step steps up to report that as a member of vention, September 19th to 22d, in Los ahead of a Japanese cruiser which was Company D, 32d Infantry, he helped Angeles." heaving shells in an earnest but vain guard 180 of the German prisoners in So you veterans who served in the effort to stop her. September, 191 7, all the way from Hono- Crossroads of the Pacific had better "Now for Comrade Rhinehart: Second lulu to Fort Douglas, Utah. write to McPherson and tell him you'll Division buddies have warned me of the Another interesting letter that Rhine- join the old gang. Leathernecks' claiming ways, but this is hart received came from Dr. Hugh Scott, Legionnaire G. F. Sanders can be the first instance I have run across. Did Manager of the Veterans Administration thanked for the picture of the gun em- Rhinehart mention seeing any red hat- Facility at Hines, Illinois, who reported placement with the disappearing rifle at cords? The Coast Artillery companies that he too was in the Islands at the time Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii, which you from Forts Armstrong, Ruger, and De- as Assistant Coast Defense Surgeon will find on the preceding page. Any- Russy 'had the situation well in hand' stationed at Fort Kamahameha; and also one recognize this particular crew? before the Marines arrived letters from former comrades in the Ma- "I was one of a party that boarded rines, Brian B. Joslyn of Collegeville, A NXIOUS weeks were spent by veter- the big Pommcrn that was tied alongside Pennsylvania, and C. E. Morris, of xl_ans of the World War last spring the pier shed, and the smaller Locksun Kukui, Kaunakakai, Hawaii, Vice Com- when their old Commander-in-Chief tied to her. The Geier lay beyond the mander of the Department of Hawaii of was engaged in battle with the enemy of Locksun, tied to the next pier, so I had the Legion, and owner of several theaters all mankind—illness. When the retired a good chance to see the thing described on Molokai—the latter expressing the General of the Armies emerged victorious, in your article. . . . [Ed. note: Segnor and hope of attending the Legion there was happiness Cox don't agree on the vessels' names, National Convention in Los throughout veteran although they agree on their types.] Angeles in September. ranks. During that peri- "Oh, yes, I must also claim Schofield Well, Comrade Rhinehart od, it was natural that Barracks for the Army. It was a brigade and the Company Clerk ac- when two or more men post; I remember the 1st and 9th Field cepted the corrections offered. who served under John Artillery and the 25th and 3 2d Infantry And now all of the fellows who Pershing in the A. E. F. among the outfits there at the time we served in the Hawaiian Depart- gathered, anecdotes re- are discussing. Don't know how the ment during the war will have garding him would be Marines happened to be doing guard an opportunity of getting to- recited. We recalled that duty there, but I do know that Coast gether soon—Infantry, Artil- at the Legion National Artillery companies from Fort Kamaha- lery, Coast Artillery, Marines Convention in New Or-

meha were sent to Pearl Harbor for and what have you—and talk- leans in 1 92 2 , the General

guard duty. . . . ing over those old days. From —who was honored by "Well, I have gone on to a great length four sources came suggestions the Legion in New York here, but it is a lot of fun to recall those of a reunion during the Legion last fall with the rank of old days in the Paradise of the Pacific." National Convention in Los {Continued on page 60)

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had a pair of handcuffs right here. He'd sand. This wing of the porch was un- Running toward it, Cobb passed five slip them on Gill now and explain after- lighted. Had Gill slipped outside or into open bedroom doors. A bedlight illumi- ward. He had his hand in his hip pocket, the interior of the house? nated, dimly, each room; in each, the beds touching the steel, when McCain's There was uproar on the porch. The were turned down ready for occupancy attorney stepped forward. There was a woman was screaming and McCain cry- and two casement windows stood cpen hard little gully between his eyes. It ing, "What ails Gill? What's happened to to copper screens. Gill could be hiding in deepened, and he spoke curtly, almost him? Oliver, stop him! You, Gill!" any one of these rooms. Cobb slowed at as if he were questioning a witness in Cobb hesitated for a moment. Then the the last door. Should he pause and court. screen door at the other end of the porch search them now, or was that a sound at "You have a search warrant, officer? slammed and he saw Slats Clark and the end of the passage? May I see it?" Oliver, the attorney, getting into each He dashed toward the game room. The "I don't need one, sir." other's way as they lunged down the billiard table stood in the middle of the "Don't try to tell me the fundamentals high steps, and McCain plunging toward floor. Another table, nearby, held a of the law, officer. I'm here to protect him at an uneven lope. Only Edythe roulette wheel. There were a half dozen Mr. McCain's interests. Since you've Estrella still was standing beside the deep chairs and gaudy Mexican ash seen fit to—come on his property without table, her hands at her throat. stands, and on one wall, above a long low authority "He went this way!" McCain was seat, hung a rack of sporting arms, pro- "Oh, pshaw, Oliver," McCain inter- shouting. "Stop him, officer! Head him tected by panes of glass from desert dust. rupted. His voice was conciliatory. "I off, Slats!" Of the three windows, all in the north realize that this officer has overstepped His white coat flew out behind him as wall, two were closed, with heavy shades his authority, but I don't hold that he hurried through the screen door on drawn tightly over them to keep out the against him. On the contrary he's to be Cobb's left, and Cobb thought, "Some- sun. The third stood open. Through it, congratulated on being so alert. Why get body wants to get me outside the house. Cobb could hear McCain's big voice excited?" Somebody's trying to steer me wrong . . . somewhere in the distance, still shouting ." "I'm not excited," Oliver replied. "I'm that means he's still inside . . for Slats, still calling determinedly upon merely telling him to get off 250 Lodge." He turned. An open door led from the Gill to halt and return.

"Not till he's had a drink," McCain porch into a lofty room with shaded The copper screen on this open window persisted. "Where is the drink, Steve?" lights and heavy hand-wrought furniture, had been held in place by four small

Flaxner had it. He was coming from that might or might not be of mission hooks, fastened to the sides of the frame. the table with a glass in each hand. He ancestry. Cobb crossed the floor toward Three of these were unlatched, Cobb saw, stopped in front of Charley Gill first and a passage on the other side, kicking up, and the screen, still caught at an angle by held out one glass, spilling it a little, and as he ran, the big Indian blanket that the fourth hook, was moving slightly said, "How 'bout a little drink, my boy?" served as a rug. A Chinese houseboy in a backward and forward like a dying Gill did not want a drink, either. "One white silk jacket was imperturbably pendulum. side," he growled, and looked more ill at stacking dishes on a tray at the center It was the snapping of these hooks he ease than ever. "Leave me alone!" table. He did not look up as Cobb had heard. Had there been time for little Flaxner blinked. "Don't need to get dashed past. Gill to escape through the window in this mad," he protested, and to himself The passage was narrow and dimly brief interval or was he still in the rcom? muttered, "Don't like that guv! Nuts to lighted. It led to a stairway, going down, Cobb reached for his holster, concealed him!" and at the bottom Cobb hesitated again. beneath the broad waist band of his He turned, but Oliver intercepted him. This lodge, he saw, was built in the style khaki trousers. From the doorway his "Here's the man that needs the drink, of many new desert houses, with the eyes searched the room. There was only Steve," the attorney said, suddenly sleeping quarters below the high living one place Gill could be hiding, if he re- pleasant, and he took Cobb's elbow. room, as far as possible from the hot mained inside; that was on the floor be- Cobb jerked away. He had sensed, roof. A hallway stretched the length of hind the billiard table. rather than seen, the quick movement this lower floor, and at the end of it, "Stand up, Gill," Cobb ordered. "Come behind him. Charley Gill was ducking bright lights shone down on the green out of there with your hands in the air. past the others. Before Cobb could move, cloth of a billiard table. I'm not monkeying. If you try any tricks, he was disappear- I'll shoot you." ing into the deeper He heard a scuf- shadows at the fle on the floor and other end of the two pudgy hands verandah. protruded, palms Flaxner's glass forward, beyond dropped, smashing, the opposite green to the floor. Cobb cushion of the table. turned and ran, too. Gill's face, ap- At the edge of the pearing, was surly, darkness he halted, but he seemed more trying to see which at ease facing the way the surly little pistol than he had man had gone. The been upstairs on verandah sur- McCain's preten- rounded three sides tious verandah. He of the house, with even grinned, one- three doors leading sidedly. to high steps de- "All right, cop," scending to the "What! Pass up a day when they're biting like thi (Cont. on page 34)

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he said. "I know how to act with you. still in the air, "it's my turn to talk. If elbows. They, too, gave way and he slid What next?" anybody thinks he can squeal on me, out, full length, face downward on the "You're coming with me," Cobb well— " he did not finish the sentence. polished floor. answered. "That's next." Something had startled him. His eyes For a second Cobb did not move. His "Says you." Gill wet his lips. "I'd be a darted from Cobb's face to the oblong ears functioned first. They still were sap to let you take me. Why pick on me, of darkness beyond the window. Cobb roaring with the concussion of the gun with all that crowd of phonies running heard it, too, a slight rustling sound out- when they began once more to pick up loose?" He jerked his chin upward to- side like a dried stem of chamiso broken other sounds. He heard a woman's voice ward the porch. under foot. scream, apparently a long way off. Then, "I'll take care of anybody that needs "Somebody with big ears," Gill mut- close at hand, just outside the window, taking care of," Cobb answered. once more the brittle sound of a "Later." But Gill shot back: dry stalk breaking. Belatedly he "Later's too late. I know it's a realized that he stood clearly plant, soon as I see you come up in the light, an easy target, them steps behind me. A plant, or and he dropped behind the bil- else they wouldn't 've sent for liard table and still gripping the me!" pistol, crawled around the table's "They sent for you?" Cobb end and reached up and'slapped tried to stare him into answer. shut the casement window, turned Was he lying or telling the truth? its lock and snatched down the You couldn't tell from his face. heavy shade. Listening, however, the inspector Then only did he take time to realized that the hue and cry outlook at Little Joe Page, known side had quieted. A moment ago down here in the Salton Sink as Oliver and Clark and Danny Charley Gill. The chief wanted McCain all were shouting fruit- him brought in, did he? Well, he'd lessly. Now only the woman's have him, this trip. Cobb dropped voice was lifted. to his knees beside the small slack Shecried, "Slats, darling! Where figure. are you, Slats? Danny, come here "Joe!" he said urgently. "Lis- at once!" ten to me, Joe!" No one answered her. For a He must know what name the moment the immense silence of little racketeer had been about to the empty desert drifted through utter, must discover which of the window and seemed to pack these others upstairs had some- itself tightly into the room. The thing so important to hide that smell of salt came in with it, and he or she would use a bullet to

the faint sound of water, swishing hide it. "I wish you would bring your gun out to our up the flat slant of the beach, "Listen!" Cobb repeated, but house. There's a rabbit that's eating all our swishing back. Cobb, walking for- Page was past listening. He con- vegetables." ward said, "Turn around, Gill. tinued to lie there, terribly inert, Stand still while I shake you his arms flung out, one hand limp down." tered. "Let 'em listen. If they can blai, I across the edge of the thick blue rug. His prisoner made no move to obey. can, too. Sure I been smuggling! What Cobb lifted the man's shoulders and Instead he countered, "Listen, cop," and else'd a fellow do down here? Wouldn't turning him carefully, laid him down on the defiance with which he had refused ever've been caught, though, if the boss his back upon the rug. The bullet had Flaxner's drink came back to his voice. hadn't sent this." He dropped one fat entered the side of his neck and the wound "I don't like squealers, any more'n I do hand and was fumbling in the pocket of bled slightly, so that the blood made a cops. But I ain't goin' to be the fall guy, his shirt when Cobb warned: dark patch on the collar of his shirt. either, understand that? Leave me go and "Keep 'em up!" The pocket into which he had wanted

I'll talk plenty. Plenty," he repeated, and Gill's hand darted back quickly to to reach was on the left side, just above took a step toward the open window. place above his head, but his eyes shifted his heart. Cobb felt quickly into it. A "No tricks, Page," Cobb warned. "You again to the window and he was squinting small wad of folded paper and a cloth can talk in El Centro jail on your way in that direction when the shot roared tobacco sack, half empty, were all that back to New York." through the room. it contained. Cobb took them both and The man's mouth puckered at the It came from out of doors. Cobb stuffed them into his own pocket. name Page. "You know all the answers, backed a step. He smelled powder. Had Outside, the tight frightened voice of

don't you r he seen the flash of a gun, held close to Edythe Estrella was crying, "Danny! "Enough of 'em to get along," Cobb the window? Turning from the window Danny! Come here quick! Where are you, replied. "Think we're so far away here he looked at Gill. Danny darling? Slats! Come, Slats!" we never hear who's missing back East ?" The grin tightened on Gill's mouth, as Feet pounded the lower corridor. Cobb "Listen, then," the other said con- if a drawstring had been jerked through stood up, with his pistol still ready in his fidentially, and he edged forward. "You the lips. His eyes popped open wider and hand. A face had appeared in the door. know who I am, all right. Little Joe the expression, of astonishment chiefly, He did not recognize it immediately. For

Page, and I don't say I ain't. Proud of it. seemed to freeze. Then slowly his hands all the color had drained out of Steve I'm not the only guy you want, though." dropped from above his head. His chin Flaxner.

Cobb did not deny it. fell loosely to his chest and his whole "What's up?" he demanded. ".All right," the other agreed, his hands small body bent and he collapsed to his (To be concluded)

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AUGUST 1, 1918 On the line of the Ourcq corps reserve, follows advance of Thirty- sylvania, resigns as President of the National vigorous local actions, aris- Second toward Vesle. Baseball League. ing from attacks made by Eighty-Fifth Division headquarters arrives our troops and counter- in England. AUGUST 7 attacks launched by the Eighty-Ninth Division, less artillery, moves East of Bazoches our troops have crossed the enemy, have occurred at to area of French Eighth Army near Toul; Vesle and gained the Rheims-Soissons highway. several points. We have Seventy-Sixth Division is reorganized as Hostile counter-attacks broke down under our taken the village of Cierges Third Depot Division. fire. and advanced beyond it. Transfer of about one-hundred officers and Twenty-Eighth Division relieves Thirty- The situation in this vicinity is otherwise un- 5000 men of the Eighth Division, at Camp Second along Vesle, latter passing to corps changed. (The official American communique, Fremont, California, to Siberian Expedi- reserve and to station between Dravegny printed in italics, regularly introduces each tionary Force is ordered. and Cierges; First Division takes over daily summary in this calendar.) Saizerais sector from French Second Moroc- Eighty-Third Division begins to function AUGUST 4 can Division. as Second Depot Division. Our troops have taken Fismes by assault and Diamond Shoal Lightship, off Cape All United States wire systems are put hold the south bank of the Vesle in this sector. Hatteras, is sunk by German submarine. under control of Federal Government as a Thirty-Seventh Division relieves Seventy- Major General William G. Graves will war measure as telegraphers threaten strike. Seventh in Baccarat sector. command American force in Siberia, nucleus American shipbuilding records broken French government issues call for youths of which is two regiments of Regulars from during July, Washington announces, with of eighteen to join colors. the Philippines, General March, Chief of 123 ships of 631^44 tons launched; total United States and Staff, declares at Washington. tonnage launched since January 1st is Japan each will send "a Spanish influenza is raging in Belgium, i,7i9.S36. few thousand men" to with thousands of cases reported. Percentage occupy Vladivostok and of deaths is very high, due to weakened state AUGUST 2 protect the rear of the of inhabitants. Cardinal Mercier, who had westward - moving been seriously ill with the disease, is conval- Yesterday on the line the Ourcq our troops of Czechoslovak army, escing. in hard fighting captured Hill JO south of 2 Washington advises. Coulonges and the woods east the hill. This of Seven hundred German AUGUST 8 morning the enemy, relinquishing his efforts to soldiers killed in explosion North of the Vesle there were local combats stop our advance, commenced to fall back with at Kiev as part of terrorist campaign of resulting in a gain of ground for our troops. our troops in close pursuit. The fire of our Bolsheviks, Copenhagen correspondent cables. British and French troops attack on 25- artillery has interrupted his communications Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, noted English mile front south of Albert, in Somme area, and he is attempting to destroy large quantities suffragette, declares in Boston Common mass and score impressive gains; units of American of material. Our advance which has already meeting that every strike of workers in Allied Eightieth Division participate. progressed to a depth of five miles continues. countries strengthens the hands of the Spanish foreign office announces it has Last night our aviators successfully bombed Kaiser. sent another note to Germany protesting the railroad station and yards at Confians. against the torpedoing of Spanish ships. Numerous hits were made causing several fires AUGUST 5 Fewer than 10,000 American troops, with and one large explosion. All of our machines On tlie line of the Vesle brisk artillery fighting an equal number of Japanese, will be in the returned. is in progress. On August j our aviators shot Allied Siberian military expedition, Washing- French retake Soissons. down four hostile airplanes. ton discloses; strength of force will not be Thirty-Sixth Division, less artillery, moves Second Division begins relief of French above 25,000 men. to Bar-sur-Aube training area. 64th Division in Marbache sector. Maxim Gorky, noted Russian author, Zeppelins fail in raid on east coast of AUGUST 9 has been arrested by an investigating com- England, one being brought down, another Along the Vesle the situation is unchanged. mittee of the Bolshevik government, Copen- damaged, and a third driven off. Twenty-Ninth Division takes command of hagen dispatch says. Quistconck, first vessel to be built at Hog recently-created Center Sector, Alsace, as- Alien Property Custodian A. Mitchell Island, Philadelphia, is launched in presence tride Rhine-Rhone Canal. Palmer has property worth half a billion of President Wilson, with Mrs. Wilson serving First battalion of 330th Infantry, 310th dollars in his care, of as sponsor. Engineers, 337th Ambulance Company, and which he has invested Moscow advices report that three Russian 337th Field Hospital are detached from $42,070,027 in Liberty grand dukes, one of them Nicholas Nicholaie- Eighty-Fifth Division and designated as the Bonds, Washington re- vitch, former commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces, North ports. Russian armies, have been executed by the Russia. Six mail airplanes are Bolsheviki. British advance whole front in Lys sector; tested at Elizabeth, New Drastic surtaxes on large incomes planned Allies progress five miles more east of Amiens Jersey, by Standard Air- by the Administration, ranging from 55 per- in Albert area. craft Company, which cent on incomes above $200,000 to 75 percent plans delivery to the on those above $5,000,000. AUGUST 10 Government next week. There is nothing of importance to report from AUGUST 6 the sectors occupied by our troops. AUGUST 3 In the sector held by our troops along the Eighty-Ninth Division relieves Eighty- Second in The full fruits of the victory in the counter- Vesle the day was marked by heavy artillery and Lucey sector, latter Division moving to vicinity offensive begun so gloriously by Franco-Ameri- machine-gun fire. of Toul. can troops on July 18 were reaped today when Ferdinand Foch, generalissimo of the Allied advance in north the enemy, who met his second great defeat on Allied Armies, is made a Marshal of France. sweeps on; French recap- the Marne, was driven in confusion beyond the Council of Ministers confers Medaille Mili- ture Montdidier; 131st line of the Vesle. The enemy, in spite of suffer- taire on General Petain, commander-in- Infantry, Thirty-Third ing the severest losses, has proved incapable of chief of the French forces. Division, attached to Brit- stemming the onslaught of our troops fighting Forty-eight members of Woman's Party ish 58th Division, takes for liberty side by side with French, British and demonstrating for women's suffrage are part in attack between Italian veterans. In the course of the operations, bundled into police patrols after massing at Somme and Ancre Rivers in and clears 8,400 prisoners and 133 guns have been cap- statue of Lafayette opposite White House Chipilly Ridge lured by our men alone. Washington. and Gressaire Wood. Fourth Division, with enemy in retreat be- Austrian Army badly demoralized by German submarine makes gas attack on other Island Lighthouse, off tween the Ourcq and the Vesle, passes desertion of a million Czechoslovaks and Smith North Carolina unmolested coast, and lighthouse through lines of Forty-Second Division in Slavs, 80,000 of whom are living crew is overcome; fleet of thirty fishing pursuit, establishing line northeast of Chery- in Vienna, says news dispatch. vessels attacked off Chartreuve; Twenty-Eighth Division, in John K. Tener, former Governor of Penn- Nantucket, ten sunk.

AUGUST, 193S 35 AUGUST 11 diers in France by June 30, 1919, General Six United States sailors die as result of March, Chief of Staff, announces. bomb explosion on seaplane leaving runway Aside from the usual artillery activity along at Naval Air Station at St. Trojan, France. the Vesle, the day passed quietly in the sectors AUGUST 16 French thrust between Oise and Aisne nets occupied by our troops. 8,000 prisoners; British continue gains Seventy-Seventh Division relieves Fourth Yesterday in the course of a combat in the in region Flirey our aviators shot north. Division (except for its artillery, which re- of down a hostile machine. There is nothingfurther to report. mains in line) and part of French 62c! Divi- AUGUST 21 sion along Vesle; Fourth moves to Rimau- Eighty-First Division (less artillery) moves Small hostile attacks in the Vosges and court training area; Eighty- Fifth Division, to Tonnere training area; Fortieth Division northwest of Toul broke down before reaching designated Fourth Depot Division, moves to is designated Sixth Depot Division. our Pershing lines. Yesterday our aviators successfully area of Pouilly-Sancerre-Cosne, in Loire notifies Washington that a com- bombed the railway at Flabeuville. All our valley. plete squadron of eighteen De Haviland Four machines returned. Seventh Division headquarters arrives at airplanes, built in United States and equipped French gain up to two-and-a-half Brest. with Liberty motors, has successfully carried miles first along fifteen-mile front; British attack along Allied advance from Albert south to the out reconnaissance flight of American- ten-mile front in vicinity of Ancre Oise continues, with French penetrating built machines over German lines. River. August Heckscher of New York City, enemy positions to depth of four miles. "tin AUGUST 17 plate king," sues two Long Island society 12 women for $500,000 on slander charges; de- AUGUST the Vosges our troops, in the course of a clares they imputed pro-Germanism to him. Along the Vesle hostile attacks in the vicinity successful local attack, captured the vi'lage of Switzerland reported in grip of Spanish of Fismes were repulsed with severe losses to the Frapelle. Yesterday in Lorraine one of our influenza; toll of deaths in Swiss army is enemy. aviators shot down a hostile machine. (The alarming, and theaters and other public Eighty-Eighth Division headquarters ar- attacking unit at Frapelle was the Sixth In- buildings closed. rives at Liverpool. fantry, Fifth Division.) Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary 332d Infantry and 331st Field Hospital, Seventh Division (less artillery) moves to of the Navy, declares at reception given 83d Division, attached to Italian Army, Ancy-le-Franc training area; 320th Infantry, him in Paris by the French press: have proceed to Valeggio, Italy, for training; Eightieth Division, takes over British Guard "We passed the summit of the mountain as regards Ninety-Second Division (less artillery) moves Brigade sector on Somme. the war." to Bruyeres and vicinity in zone of French U. S. S. Orizaba damaged by explosion of Seventh Army. depth charge; three killed, 22 injured. AUGUST 22 Anna Held, famous actress, dies. French score advances northwest of North the Vesle a Lassigny. of successful raiding parly AUGUST 13 b-ought in eleven prisoners. Hostile raids in Lorraine and in Alsace were repulsed. North- Aside from intermittent artillery activity, AUGUST 18 west of Toul one of our aviators shot down a there is nothing to report from the sectors occu- Aside from artillery and fruitless hostile hostile machine. On August 21st and 2 2d our pied by our troops. On August 11 and 12 our raids in the Vosges there is nothing to report. aviators successfully bombed the railroad yards aviators successfully bombed the railroad yards Thirtieth Division relieves British 33d in at Longuyon, Audun-le-Romain and Con'flans. at Longuyon, Dommary-Baroncourt and Con- front line of Canal sector, Flanders, and as- Three and one-half tons cf bombs were dropped flans. All our machines returned. sumes command; Eighty- Sixth Division and many direct hits were observed. All our French resume offensive north of the Oise; moves from Camp Grant, Illinois, via machines returned. (This was the one-hun- Allies announce that Austro-Hungarian Camps Upton and Mills for embarkation. dredth American official communique.) troops are now fighting on Western Front. British force enemy back along four-mile British retake Albert; French cross Ailette Twenty-Eighth Division relieves French front in Lys sector. River. 164th on right; Seventy-Seventh on left re- William II sends sympathy to Burgomas- Vice Consul Imbrie at Petrograd in cable- lieves element of Twenty-Eighth west of Fis- ter of Frankfort because of "the misfortune gram dated August 2d and just received, mes; Twenty-Sixth Division moves to Chatil- that has befallen the open town of Frank- informs State Department Bolsheviki con- lon-sur-Seine area. fort as the result of an enemy attack which sider that a state of exists between Great Britain formally recognizes Czecho- was contrary to international law and claimed war Russia and the United States. slovaks as an Allied nation and the Czecho- many victims." Meantime, German airmen Senate sub-committee investigating air- slovak Army as an Allied force at war with have dropped numerous bombs in Rouen plane production finds appropriation of the Central Powers. and other French towns in recent days. $040,000,000, has been "practically wasted," Circulation of money in United States with not a single American-design battle AUGUST 14 largest in its history—$5,550,000,000, or plane on the Western Front. In Lorraine one of our patrols made a suc- $52.44 a person. War production is short a million unskilled cessful raid on the enemy's lines and brought Yip, Yip, Yaphank, a "musical mess" workers and labor resei ve has been drained back prisoners. In the Vosges a hostile raiding with words and music by Sergeant Irving dry, Federal Employment Service asserts; party "was repulsed. Willi the exception of con- Berlin, opens in New York. Other Broadway further curtailment of non-essential produc- siderable artillery activity along the Vesle there shows: Maytime, Why Worry?, Seventeen, tion will be necessary, officials declare. is nothing further to report. Under Orders, Three Faces East, Going Up, Responding to British pressure, Germans Friendly Enemies, Tiger Rose, Ziegfeld Follies, 23 begin evacuation of five-mile front north of and Keep Her Smiling, with Mr. and Mrs. AUGUST Albert. Sidney Drew. One of our outposts between Fismes and American troops land at Vladivostok. Bazochcs, which was driven back in a small Command of Gerardmer sector, Alsace, AUGUST 19 local action, later reoccupicd its position. Our passes to Thirty-Fifth Division; Third Divi- North of Tout a hostile raid was repulsed aviators successfully bombed the railroad yards sion moves from vicinity of Chateau-Thierry with losses to the enemy. at Conflans. All our machines returned. to Gondrecourt training area; Thirty-Ninth Occupation of Dickebusch Lake and Scher- Twenty-Seventh Division relieves British Division is designated Fifth Depot Division. penberg sectors, Flanders, by Twenty- Sixth in Dickebusch sector and assumed Uprising in Austrian province of Bohemia Seventh Division, affiliated with British, command; Ninety-Second Division, affiliated has resulted in execution of 74 Czech soldiers, merges into Ypres-Lys operation. with French 87th, relieves American Fifth according to dispatches. French cross Oise in advance along fifteen- in St. Die sector; 13th Infantry Brigade, mile front; British advance on six-mile front Seventh Division, sends 2000 replacements AUGUST 15 and enter Merville. to Fourth and Twenty-Sixth Divisions. There is nothing of importance to report Eightieth Division is relieved from British French and British progress continues in from the sectors occupied by our troops. Third Army and moves to Aignay-le-Duc Somme and Oise areas. Eighty- Second Division begins relief of training area; Eighty-Second Division as- Second Division in Marbache sector; Fifth sumes command of Marbache sector, reliev- AUGUST 24 Division relieves French in Fave valley, Lor- ing Second Division; Eighty-Eighth Division East of Bazoches our troops slightly advanced raine; 370th Infantry, 93d Division, is removes to Semur training area. their line. In the Vosges a hostile raid was relieved from duty with French 30th Division pulsed with losses. From the other sectors held in Aire sector and moves to Bar-le-Duc area. AUGUST 20 by our troops there is nothing to report. United States Government joins with With the exception of artillery activity along Ninetieth Division relieves First in Villers- Great Britain in diplomatic representations the Vesle and in the Vosges, there is nothing to en-Haye (formerly Saizerais) Sector; Thirty- to Mexican government against oil land report. Third Division begins to entrain to join First decreees of President Carranza, declaring Seventy-Eighth Division moves to Bour- Army. they amount virtually to confiscation. mont training area. British take Thiepval Ridge; French pro- Twenty-six women suffragists who demon- Thirty-Fourth Division moves from Camp gress at Crecy. strated opposite White House refuse to pay Cody, New Mexico, via Camp Dix, New House by 336-2 vote extends draft age fines and go to jail, seventeen of them for Jersey, to embarkation port, and Eighty- limits to 18 and 45. fifteen days and nine for ten days. Fourth Division from Camp Taylor to Camp New York State Federation of Labor America expects to have four million sol- Mills. adopts resolution (Continued on page 58)

36 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine War Cuff

Chester L.Shaw

WILL GRAVEN

STOOD in the company pay line at I Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, on a raw day around April i, 1018. I

itched for that money; it was going to finance my final fling before I went over where the guns were booming. Ordin- arily I had squandered my $38 a month (I tvas a sergeant in Company F, 137th In- fantry, 35th Division) in the nearby burg of Lawton. This dough was going to give me a look at New York, for I knew we would be shipping over that month, and what was left would give me an introduction to the far-famed delights of France. The company clerk shouted my name and I sang out "Ho!" in reply, stepped up to the pay table, and saluted. The paymaster handed over a sheaf of bills, my S38 minus the monthly deduction for war risk insurance. I buttoned it down safely in a pocket of my blouse. We entrained for the East on April 13th. I still had the money intact when we reached Camp Mills, Long Island, four days later. I didn't intend to spend much in New York other than what was necessary for a gawk at the skyscrapers and a few rides on the subways I had wanted to see all my life. But I hadn't counted on Camp Mills. Anyone who was there in the spring of 1918 knows what a mudhole

>t was. It was the closest thing I have ever seen to the hogpens on my father's Kansas farm after a rain; I remember the water rising on the Hempstead plain one night until it touched the seat of my pants in my sagging {Continued on page 52)

"In a regiment of accomplished cigarette rollers, my tobacco became as negotiable as government bonds. The money rolled in"

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Baptists, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Lu- He is the constant recipient of letters Fleet Championship. Another used bowl- therans, Congregationalists, Disciples of from anxious mothers, irate fathers, ing as a means toward his end. If he lost

Christ, they are all his shipmates. In worried wives, and distracted sweet- he paid for all the games; if he won, his their work, in their play, in their suc- hearts ... all of them demanding to opponents not only paid for his games cesses, in their reverses, in their troubles, know why they have not heard from but went to church too. Since he bowled in their sorrows, he is their chaplain. On "Jack." Many of these letters are the consistently in the shadow of 200, he Sunday mornings he gathers them to- result of genuine love interest in the man reaped a rich harvest of church goers gether for what is specifically known in concerned but just as many are written among the bowlers. All of which would the Navy as a "general" or "non-de- in terms of promised allotments and appear to make the church habit a gam- nominational" service. If personnel of the money orders rather than in that of bling proposition in the Navy but in chaplain's particular denomination desire endearment. . . . The Navy Department is actuality is no worse than the countless services according to their own ritual, he insistent that the men keep in corre- clergymen who gamble on their sermons provides that for them in addition to the spondence with their homes and it usually and oratorical displays to fill the churches. General Service. falls to the lot of the chaplain to insure Almost invariably the chaplain be- compliance. comes Movie Officer upon reporting A STRIKING illustration of the way Since personal contact with the officers aboard ship for duty. It is his responsi- navy chaplains work toward a com- and enlisted personnel is a requisite for bility to arrange entertaining programs mon end is presented by an incident oc- success, a chaplain frequently finds him- nightly and to insure that the projectors curring in 1 93 1 aboard a Dollar Steamship self engaged in activities and "rushing are always in operating order. There are liner. Two navy chaplains were ordered to in" where civilian clergymen would few jobs more exasperating than that of the Asiatic Station for duty. Originally hesitate to venture. The fact that he is a Movie Officer. If the picture is not slated to travel out separately on ships religious representative does not exempt especially entertaining, he becomes the leaving within two weeks of each other, him from dutifully returning dinner, recipient of all the growls usually di- they were permitted at their own request luncheon, and cocktail invitations. The rected by civilian movie fans against the to make the voyage on the same ship. The Navy chaplain is after results and pos- director, actors, or scenario writer; if the last trip made to the Orient by that ship sesses sufficient strength of character, film meets with popular approval, his had been a prolonged headache for the conviction, and mental fortitude to get reward is "About time we saw something kindly old skipper who spent his days and results even at the expense of "sticking good aboard this packet." nights trying to maintain peace and order his neck out" from time to time. He can among various groups of missionaries do this without fear of decapitation pro- THE maintenance of an adequate and "China-bound" to carry the message of vided, as they say in Navy parlance, "he up-to-date library is another pet as- peace and civilization to the grossly keeps his finger on his number." signment thrown into the chaplain's lap. misnamed "heathens." At formal dinner parties and at The Navy Department supplies each ves- Scanning the passenger list, the skipper Enlisted Men's Hops, he not only dances, sel with a quarterly allotment of new learned that he had but two clergymen but what is more pertinent in these days books, the number of volumes issued de- aboard for the voyage, one a Southern of rhythmless shuffle-footing, he dances pending upon the numerical complement Methodist and the other a Roman well. As a bridge, cribbage, pinochle, or of the ship. However, on larger men-o'-war Catholic. poker player, he can usually be relied the demand far exceeds the departmental

With a "Glory be to God, am I going upon to hold his own with the best. He allotment and it is up to the chaplain to to have that all over again?" he requested does not have to be a good dancer or card meet the demand for additional books by the steward to point them out at dinner player to be a successful chaplain, but any legitimate methods at his command. that evening. Obligingly the steward every accomplishment to the general well- Whether a chaplain is journalistically- indicated the table where the Southern being of Navy social life lends additional inclined or not, he regularly inherits the Methodist chaplain was seated with his prestige. ship's paper aboard his ship. This publi-

wife and boy . . . and with the Catholic cation is a weekly (on a few ships, daily) chaplain completing the foursome. IF HE evinces a natural bent for digest of personnel activities, comments, Laconically, the steward explained, athletics, he soon finds himself Ath- notices, and Naval items of general "They asked to be seated at the same letic Officer, in charge of baseball, football, interest. A snappy paper is of invaluable table for the entire voyage to Shanghai." basketball, tennis, bowling, swimming, assistance to morale. That evening while the perplexed water polo, boxing, wrestling, and what- As the attorney for defense in both skipper was still trying to find the "joker" ever other sports are conducive to the summary and general courtsmartial cases, to the puzzling set-up, he was further health and morale of the men. If the the chaplain often distinguishes himself amazed by a visit from the two chaplains chaplain is young and active, he fre- by securing mitigated sentences for men for the purpose of volunteering their quently plays on the team himself or under indictment for military offenses, respective offices to conduct joint ser- referees the games. Not too seldom one is and in several instances has effected com- vices enroute . . . mass followed by a found clever enough with the gloves to plete exoneration where circumstantial general service lor all hands. The Protes- enter the ring and offer conclusive evi- evidence might otherwise have brought tant chaplain's wife played for both dence that he can give a good account of about a conviction. He is of course under services. himself physically, if need be. More than no obligation to assume the role of defense The Navy chaplain is more than simply one chaplain is credited with having attorney, but like many other non-com- a religious leader ... he is a morale worked up a large church attendance by pulsory items surrounding his life in the officer, a liaison between the men and convincing various key-men in the ring Service, he steps into this role accom- their homes, a good will tourist, a dis- that religion is good for the body regard- modatingly (and usually effectively) penser of countless "sympathy chits," an less of what their views may be on its when requested. insurance agent, defense attorney, tour value to the soul. One chaplain corralled The story is told of a certain chaplain conductor, and a hundred other things a large following by rapping out a lusty who upon securing an acquittal after a never taught him during his training for home run with bases loaded in the brilliant legal defense, turned to his the ministry. eleventh inning of a game that decided a youthful client with the admonition, "Go

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine 39 back to your work now and see that you begin a savings account and invest in cruise. Information bulletins to acquaint it again." don't do Perhaps the story is government insurance at the very outset all hands of things to be seen and places fictitious creation merely the of some of their career, he is doing them a life- to be visited are prepared by him in board member's imagination, but at any long service. His advice and encourage- advance of the ship's arrival in port. rate it illustrates the extent to which a ment along these lines often spells the These sight-seeing trips which are of chaplain will go to protect and assist difference between a youthful spend- obvious educational and recreational those who get into trouble. thrift always in trouble and an honorable, value to officers and men, are always Many a chief of police, justice of the useful career with reasonable financial arranged at a minimum of expense and peace, and court judge in the country is independence at the end of sixteen or effort to the crew. In many instances familiar with the work done by Navy twenty years' service. Many a sailor who where the chaplain has previously estab- chaplains in effecting a bluejacket's re- bought government insurance and started lished influential civilian contacts, these lease after some minor brush with the law. a savings account in his boot days "just trips as well as other forms of amusement Several years ago when Tia Juana to please the chaplain" found that he and entertainment are secured for the notorious Mexican personnel free of rendezvous south of charge. Thus the men San Diego, California, are encouraged to was in the heyday of make the best possible its gambling and use of their liberty drinking career, hours in a new port three sailors on an and to store up in afternoon's frolic were their minds reminis- arrested and booked cences and impressions on charges of dis- of a high conversa- turbing the Sabbath tional worth. peace. Knowing Tia In general, there is Juana in those days scarcely an activity of wide open saloons, in the Naval Service blaring orchestras, within range of his clinking gambling education and capa- halls, and boisterous bilities that the chap- street soliciting, any lain is not called upon charge of "peace dis- at some time or other turbance" was the to handle. He is at height of presumption. sundry times officer- However, Mexican in-charge of the ship's petty officials traded service store, treasurer on the knowledge that for the wardroom the average American mess, treasurer for the visitor to Tia Juana cigar-cigarette mess, readily paid a fine tutor for men with (just or unjust) rather ambitions to the Naval than make a public Academy or to higher issue of his arrest. A ratings in enlisted Navy chaplain on his ranks, principal and way through to fash- ' . professor of schools ionable and attractive under Navy control, Agua Caliente wit- "Do we have to stop at St. Louis? I as for instance Guam, nessed the arrest. Rec- have a cousin there I don't speak to." Samoa, Chefoo, China, ognizing one of the supervisory officer of men in civilian attire as a sailor from his possessed a neat little nest egg at the end clubs operated for enlisted personnel, ship, he followed the police and their of his fourth or fifth enlistment. This in member of auditing boards, member of victims to the filthy jail. After hours of addition to retired pay enables many of the decoding board, official emissary on pleading, cajoling, threatening, and at- them to enter some modest business confidential missions, and so on far into tempting to reason, the chaplain finally enterprise and live quite comfortably the the pathway of Naval procedure. brought about their release by depositing rest of their days. Because he lives at such close range with $43.50 (all he had with him) as fine money. As a Relief Administrator the chaplain his fellow-men in the Service, the Navy As he was about to depart with three plays an equally important part in the chaplain is admittedly tolerant and grateful sailors, the police captain halted scheme of Service life. The Navy depends understanding. He understands the men him with the words. "I think maybe I almost exclusively upon its own resources intimately because he lives their life so could lock you up now for what you call to handle emergencies among the person- completely. He depends not on hearsay to obstructing justice, no?" The chaplain nel. The Navy Relief Society, as the arrive at conclusions but systematically made a diplomatic retreat to the border, emergency organization is known, con- and courageously investigates the con- where in the parlance of one of the peace cerns itself with the matter of serious ditions and circumstances surrounding disturbers "he spent ten of the most illness or death in a man's immediate the work and play of the men to his own expressive minutes I have ever lived family, hospitalization of dependents, care personal satisfaction. He is not squeamish through telling those outlaws what he of widows and orphans, the supplying of about entering cocktail lounges, clubs, thought of Mexican justice, their country, ready cash to meet legitimate unforeseen cabarets, bars, dance halls, and when their family, their ancestry, and the very debts, in a word to meet any and all de- occasion demands, those rendezvous cor- air they breathe." mands occasioned by distress or dire need. rectly referred to as "dives." In his capacity as Relief Administrator, Another useful function performed by Many a man has been rescued from Insurance Agent, and Financial Advisor, the chaplain in the interests of morale is serious trouble by the timely arrival of the chaplain plays another important that of arranging sightseeing parties to the chaplain at one of these places; many extra-ecclesiastical role. If he can per- points of historical significance or scenic a "joint" that made a specialty of preying suade the young men of the Navy to appeal in various ports visited during a upon the weak- (Continued on page 40)

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nesses of men "out on a let down" after There was a time when not even the torial possessions such as Hawaii, Guam, a long cruise at sea or following the com- Chief of Naval Operations could answer and Samoa, and in the Orient from the pletion of a tough gunnery schedule, that question. There was nothing in the Philippines to North China. In addition learned to its sorrow that a chaplain was Book of Navy Regulations defining either to serving with the Fleet and at various soon quietly but doggedly on its trail. the status or duties of chaplains. He wore shore establishments as Training Sta- The alert chaplain is conscious almost no military insignia and commanding tions, Navy Yards, Naval Prisons, and to the minute where his ship's crowd is officers were at a distinct loss to know Naval Hospitals, the chaplains are also "hanging out." He knows the danger just how far their military jurisdiction assigned duty with Marine posts at home areas and he drops around from time to extended over a chaplain. But today the and abroad. They were with Uncle Sam's time on the off chance that he may be status of a chaplain in the Naval Organi- leathernecks in bloody Belleau Wood and able to avert from the men some disaster zation is very precisely defined. He is a they were with the devildogs during the in its incipiency. If everything is under commissioned officer by appointment of days of guerilla warfare in Nicaragua, control, his visit still has not been in the President of the United States Haiti, and Cuba. They were with the vain; it has given him a deeper insight just like the rest of the commissioned Marines and Naval Landing Forces in into the inhibitions and reactions of the personnel. China during the 1927 Foreign Uprising men with whom he is working aboard He enters the service as a junior grade and they were in Shanghai with troops ship. lieutenant and is assigned a running mate guarding the International Settlement At a certain night club in Manila from the Naval Academy graduating during the Sino-Japanese Fracas in 1932 several years ago, a chaplain wa't-ed in at class of three years before. He advances and later. a late hour with a party of British naval in rank as his running mate advances, Wherever a representative unit of officers just as one of the sailors from his although subject to the recommendation Naval or Marine forces is gathered, you ship mistook a broad, low-sweeping of a Chaplains'- Selection Board before will find a chaplain in the midst of things, window for the door and dropped thirty advancing to the next higher rank. He fitting himself into the scheme of opera- feet to the street below. The chaplain wears the stripes of his rank but in place tions and contributing his professional as accompanied the seriously iniured man of the star marking line command, he well as non-professional bit toward the to the Army Hospital, prepared him ti wears a cross. If by chance the chaplain best interests and morale of the troops. meet his Maker, and remained by the should be of Jewish creed (as during the Yes, the chaplain sails the seas and injured man's bedside until assured at World War), his insignia above the stripes both by word and deed lives the national seven o'clock in the morning that the would be the Shepherd's Staff. He takes motto, "For God and Country." And man had a fighting chance to live. A his place at quarters, at the wardroom though he be assigned to the last boat to chance visit to that particular club had table, at social functions, and in room be lowered over the side in the event of put the chaplain on hand to dispense assignments according to his rank. He is abandoning ship, nevertheless he enjoys the consolation so avidly sought by the subject to every regulation governing the the satisfaction of knowing that his flag critically ill, and to take what con- operation of a ship and to all military is the first to fly from the masthead. Once ceivably might have been the man's last disciplinary measures. a week he looks up proudly to where the message to his mother. The eighty-four chaplains now com- chaplain's pennant is fluttering majesti- Chaplains are frequently asked by prising the Corps are spread all over the cally in the breeze above Old Glory, the brother clergymen, "Just what is your east coast and west coast of the United only pennant that is ever flown above the official status in the Navy?" States, throughout the Fleet, at terri- national ensign.

{Continued from page 13) admiral about to rejoin asked me. I told me pressed me back in my seat. "You do, "Can you put me ashore?" I inquired him I must depart the following night in we don't," he whispered. dutifully. Colvin hesitated, and I urged order to be back in France before my Thus I learned of the tradition estab- hastily, "For God's sake, say you can't!" leave expired. lished by an earlier King of England who, He grinned and answered, "As a matter "What if you are not back in time?" after naval officers rising to drink his of fact I can't." he pressed, and I answered that no ex- health had soundly bumped their heads on Soon I heard that we had intercepted cuse would be allowed. the low beams of a frigate cabin, decreed wireless messages of the Germans, whose The look the admiral gave me was that thereafter all who toasted the Sover- code we knew, and when I met Captain inscrutable, but he allowed me to proceed eign aboard hisshipsshould remain seated. Edward B. Kiddle of the Revenge, I asked to my assignment. About 8.30 a drifter So it was seated that we responded: "The him: "We'll see a battle, sir, won't we?" brought me alongside the Revenge. King—God bless him!" and drank the But he laughed and replied that we Although I knew no one aboard, I was toast, drank it, I thought as I watched might catch a glimpse of the German hospitably recen :d by Commander R. the faces about me, with an even greater fleet in the distance and no more, just as M. Colvin, who took me to the wardroom fervor than usual. had happened on previous occasions. and introduced me to the officers of the A few minutes later I began to under- Yet I had a presentiment as we weighed mess. Coffee was served and the port stand, as Commander Colvin asked me anchor, the Invincible leading out the poured. The senior nodded to the junior, all the questions the admiral ashore had. battle cruisers and the Revenue second in who raised his glass and gave the toast: At length the Commander announced: the battleship line. I was proud to be "Gentlemen, the King!" "The entire Fleet weighs anchor in one aboard her. What a gallant ship she was Instantly I started to my feet to drink hour—to be gone at least two days, the latest type—her long 15-inch guns it standing. The hand of the officer next perhaps a week." thrusting out of her turrets. Trawlers in

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine 41 front of us chugged to port and starboard, turn, forming battle line, with crimson ing destroyer, her crew bravely cheeiing drawing back the two submarine nets to jets spurting from the mouths of her guns. each ship though none could halt to save give us passage out to sea. Off we steamed For me behind heavy armorplate it was them. However, another destroyer, dis- to a rendezvous with Admiral Beatty and mostly vision and little sound until an abled and compelled to drop out of line, the battle cruisers and then, perhaps, to after turret of the Revenge slewed around rescued the crew of the doomed vessel. meet the Kaiser's high seas fleet at last. and with gun muzzles only about thirty Steadily it grew darker. We made con- The navy was good to its sol- tact with the enemy again, and dier guest. They showed me the the guns stabbed the gathering conning tower; the torpedo con- gloom with crimson before we lost trol tower; the powerful oil- the Kaiser's armada once more. driven turbines in the engine Through the night I heard action room, surprisingly cool; the quiet far astern. It was about daybreak plotting room far below where that an excited sailor reported a speeds, courses, and ranges would Zeppelin sighted. I raced out on be calmly calculated in the midst deck and yonder aloft loomed the of battle. cigar-shaped bulk. Up like point- Then over the crackling wire- ing fingers rose our 15-inch guns. less came news. Beatty had sur- Just in time I leaped back under prised two German torpedo boats cover from their thundering crash. searching a neutral freighter. I saw the Zeppelin stagger in the Full steam ahead on that after- sky, reel and dip, but on and noon of May 31st, Admiral away she flew, no doubt to reveal Jellicoe's squadrons sped to the our position to the German fleet. rendezvous. Was the whole Ger- Later we learned that the four man fleet out? Would it stand shells fired by the Revenge and give us battle at last? plumped into the sea close to a Half gun crews at a time were startled British warship miles sent from their stations to tea. away. Then we heard the distant gun- Those were our last shots in the fire, and all over the Revenge battle. In the night and early buzzers sounded the immediate morning the Germans we had summons to battle stations. hoped to finish had slipped I shouted at one of the officers through our cordon to the safety dashing by me: "Where shall I of their base. Their escape es- drivers!" go?" "Wheiever you like," he "Women tablished, Admiral Jellicoe late flung back. Since the conning on June 1st ordered our fleet's tower would be crowded, I found my feet from the torpedo tower opened up return to its base. way to the torpedo control tower, on with a deafening salvo. The concussion Who won at Jutland? Historians still the upper deck just forward of the two blew our caps off and the cotton from our are asking that question. We lost more after turrets, where the lieutenant in ears. The fact that I was looking through ships and men than the Germans, but command had told me I would be wel- my field glasses protected me, but the their surviving ships were damaged come. There I joined him, a snotty eyes of the others smarted severely from worse than ours. And they ran, didn't (midshipman), a quartermaster, and an burning cordite particles. they? able seaman. That was my vantage point What a stirring spectacle they made, Soon afterwards while they were vivid for the Battle of Jutland. those chains of floating steel fortresses in my mind I made sketches based on the Rumbling of heavy guns. Flashes passing in stately procession and pound- thrilling scenes it had been my privilege through the mist. Two great fleets, ing away at each other! British shells to witness. Of course I hurried back to my mighty and majestic, were converging. rained on the leading German battbship, regiment in France directly I landed from One of the first sights I saw that day and I plainly saw hits made. At the the fleet, but I was two days late, even was also the strangest. Out of the mist instant of impact they looked like red beyond my extended leave, in rejoining and the smoke of battle glided a barque dots. With incredible rapidity the dots it. with all sails set. Like a frightened expanded into fiery, full circles; then When I reported to my colonel, I was phantom she flitted through this combat faded as the armorplate cooled. Geysers sternly told I would be put under arrest of armored dreadnaughts with flaming of spray shot high into the air, as shells for overstaying. guns and apparently took no more harm exploded around the Revenge, but we were "Sir," I explained, "I was unavoidably than if she had indeed been a spectral lucky and not once were we struck. The detained by being present at the Battle of ship without substance. She vanished in foaming wake of torpedoes crisscrossed Jutland." the haze as suddenly and mysteriously as the sea. One missed us by six feet and we The colonel's severe expression altered she had appeared. Who or what was she? escaped four others by slightly wider magically. I do not know. So far as I am aware she margins. My lieutenant friend in the "Have dinner with me this evening, never was identified. tower telephoned data below for a tor- Clegg," he cordially invited, "and tell It was impossible for any one person to pedo shot and fired it by double control. me all about it." witness all of the far flung Battle of Jut- I could not observe whether it reached its You may be certain I had an inland. Everywhere the smoke and the mist target. An enemy torpedo thudded into terested listener then. were like curtains, constantly rising and the Marlborough, not sinking her but The Battle of the Somme? I was back descending. But I doubt if anybody had slowing down her speed. in plenty of time for it. With eleven a better view than I and three other German ships hit faded into the mist others I was taking cover in a dugout army guests, the only men in the fleet before disclosing if they were in a sinking from a German bombardment when a who were without pressing duties and condition. But as we steamed on, tragic shell pierced the roof and exploded. Two free to watch with all their eyes. evidence of the damage suffered by our of us came out alive, both badly wounded. I saw the Defence come under concen- fleet presented itself to my gaze. There I nearly bled to death from a severed arm trated German fire and the terrific flash lay the wreck of the Invincible, smashed artery. of flame as a shell pierced her magazine in two, her bow and stern jutting out of Decidedly I prefer to remember my and she blew up. I saw the Marlborough the water. Our battle line passed a sink- experiences at Jutland.

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(Continued from page 15) men, sending the remainder back to At- from massed exhausts, uninvited, this and broken springs general. There was lanta for a dry night's slumber. cock-eyed symbol of hard luck fluttered only one way to get through the boggy Not until the men had departed by to the seat of the leading truck. Maybe swamp trail. Lashing front and rear trolley car did I busy myself to plot our he just wanted to get away from Nicka- fenders together I divided the train into course to Anniston. At a nearby automo- jack, which was the settlement where he two sections of 15 trucks each. Then with bile supply store I procured a map. It was got on. all five motors idling, at a signal from the a beautiful map, showing main roads in In any event Tom was with us for the first sergeant's whistle clutches were broad black lines. Studying it I saw a duration. Every time the trucks floun- thrown into low. Somewhere within each direct route westward, not only the dered on Tom was no less dependable train length there was a few feet of trac- shortest possible, but paralleling a rail- than an army dog in finding his place at tion to be found. Rear trucks pushed the road. It was designated as the Bankhead the head of the column. When we were forward ones, or forward trucks pulled Highway, whether honoring the present mired he got off, supervising every detail the rear ones through. Speaker of the House of Representatives, of work with critical eye and cursing the Senator, or the actress Tallulah of the every failure to move. At other times he OUR most serious casualty resulted same family, I am not sure. I am told that would pick fights with local roosters en- from that maneuver. Corporal Her- today that highway, now macadamized, countered enroute. A tough old bird was mann Muller, working between two cars, is a pleasant two and one half hour drive Tom, fearless and profane. In fact he was was caught between the bumpers, badly at normal speed but I certainly cussed it so tough in bearing and general deport- crushing his thigh. I located a doctor in plenty two decades ago. ment there was not the slightest tempta- the town of Temple where the injury was tion to liquidate him into stew, even temporarily dressed. Then I detailed an AWAKENED in my car, where I had when pangs of hunger were acute. escort after we had flagged a train and il dozed fitfully through the night, at 6 Tom gave further proof of his hoodoo arranged for an ambulance to be waiting o'clock, by the returning drivers, a cheer- influence the very next day. Stuck out in at Atlanta. Waiting for the train to stop less breakfast was followed by attempt to the country overnight, the only shelter I sent out Muller's attendant to scout up thunder on. But engines were in revolt. available was two pig-pens, happily un- a bottle of native corn liquor. When it Carburetors had been flooded by the occupied. They were fairly clean and, im- was brought back, much to my surprise, heavy rains through the night. Magneto portantly, they were dry against the con- Muller roused from his pain to beg me wiring, water-soaked, caused many tinuing drizzle. Whether there is medical not to give him a drink. short circuits. At length we coaxed the evidence of any connection between hogs "I promised my mother," he pleaded. motors of the entire herd to turn over, and mumps germs I don't know but next "Don't force it on me when I can't re- and leaving the hard-surfaced road for morning six men appeared on sick report sist." what I hoped was a short unimproved with cheeks distended as though conceal- I gladly would have shared the bottle, gap in the highway, we splashed for a ing apples. Thereafter at frequent inter- but he had me wrong. baptism into red-clay gumbo. In its vals mumps would strike among us, "Don't worry," I assured him. "It adhesive qualities it resembled nothing necessitating the flagging of a train to might ease your pain a little but what I'm so much as mucilage. Non-skid chains send the victims back to hospital. Thank doing is sav'ng my own reason, if not my helped little in gaining traction as we Cod for that railroad. It was our life-line life." I was that desperate. floundered on hub-deep in the stuff. to civilization. Poor Muller. I never was able to learn Moving forward on the level was bad Weather on the third day broke fine how serious his injuries proved. Should enough, but now a small hill all but halted and clear. Over a newly conditioned he see this story I would like very much us. Two trucks in the center of the train stretch of road we made excellent time to hear from him. went dead through ignition failure. With into Douglasville where, out of fuel, it For two days the good people of Tem- the aid of our ropes the two disabled required almost 500 gallons to refill tanks. ple were hosts to the entire company, not machines were pulled and pushed by man- Then once more we hit into the mud. only for shelter but for meals, as we sub- power to the top of the hill. It was 9 It was so deep the trucks literally were marined through the mud, then halted o'clock at night and it had been dark mired to their bodies. Ensuing battle to to make repairs and reorganize. We were four hours before the train was assem- get through the bottomless clay com- getting about one truck length to the bled again at the top of the hill. At the pletely discouraged my lieutenant. He gallon. My diary shows that we took on end of our second day we had covered reported he didn't feel well and took a 500 more gallons of gasoline at Temple. thirteen miles from Camp Jesup. train back to Atlanta. On the fifth day with the sun once more Our first casualty was suffered in the shining, my lieutenant ventured forth struggle up the hill. Opening the radiator ASECOND feathered friend joined our from Atlanta to see how we were getting of a laboring engine to refill it with water, entourage that day—a tiny hoot owl. on. Through the morning we made fair a steam explosion badly scalded the face Blinded by the bright sunshine, he was progress over a decent stretch of road, of a driver. captured by the men and presented to but as the result of punishment already That accident happened directly after me. To guard the owl from attack by taken five more trucks broke down, de- a volunteer mascot joined up with us. the swaggering and jealous Tom it was laying us another half day for repairs. Did I say mascot? That's a mistake, kept in my sedan. Like Tom he was a This completely discouraged the lieu- insofar as a mascot is supposed to bring scrapper and he was destined to play a tenant. When night came he reported he good luck. Rather this creature, begin- very bad part at a critical moment later did not feel well again, and flagging a ning with the scalded man, proved as sure on. train, departed. I have never seen him an omen of evil disaster as ever did the At daybreak the struggle against the since. Once more our provisions ran out. albatross in the tale of the Ancient Mari- mud was resumed. We had found shelter A local Red Cross unit came to our rescue ner. Tom, the hitch-hiking rooster, had in two vacant houses but provisions were with hot coffee and sandwiches. regarded the long line of pounding, about exhausted. My purchases depleted Resuming battle against the hilly mud smoke-enveloped trucks as we inched the stocks of the village store at Villa trails, on January 31st, my diary shows, our way up the hill. Unafraid and un- Rica. Returning with the supplies I we were delayed by the necessity of re- daunted by the noise, heat and stench found five trucks disabled by dead motors, building a bridge. Inspection showed that

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine the rickety structure was too weak to support the weight of even one truck at a 9 time. Unlimbering our axes we felled ©o, several choice maple trees, reinforcing the mm mmm bridge supports, corduroying the planking with the branches. That was not the only time we functioned as engineer troops. Further on we were forced to re- build a smaller bridge for safety. That night we slept in trucks, hungry and cold. Mumps claimed another victim the next morning and in evacuating him a cocky young station agent defied the authority of the entire United States Army, meaning me, in refusing to flag an express train to send the swollen private to hospital. Maybe the dispatchers were getting fed up with our disruption of schedules. In any event appeals to reason and threats of dire consequences alike left the agent unmoved. At that point the town loafer, drowsing on a baggage truck, came effectively to my assistance. In the quaint and picturesque phraseology of the section he told the station agent what would happen if the train was not flagged, climaxing with an earnest promise of returning with his squirrel rifle if the express failed to stop. It stopped. That sixth day of our halting journey was also important in that our Lost Truck Battalion was at long last located by the authorities. At Camp McClellan, lacking any word of our progress, rumors variously had it that we had stolen the convoy, or were making a winter tour of the South. The Stanley who approached me with you're right—and WHAT PA. SMOKER IT'S NO WONDER PA. YES -NEARL'/ Livingston, I it some paraphrase of "Dr. looks like i'm not WOULDN'T, SEEING AS IS CALLED THE _J EVERYWHERE theonlvone who'd EACH TIN GIVES HIM NATIONAL JOY presume?" was a sergeant in a Dodge | I GO I FIND miss a tin of AROUND FIFTY PIPEFULS SMOKE THAT PRINCE ALBERT sedan. Unable to find trace of us any- prince albert OF SUCH DOWNRIGHT S THE FAVORITE SMOKING PLEASURE / COB MILDNESS AND where between Atlanta and Anniston GOOD RICH TASTE over a good road detour by way of Rome, Georgia, he had at last located our spoor on the trail we were following. Because he had had his own troubles catching up the sergeant was not critical. Helpfully, he relayed to McClellan my request for aid, particularly our need of fresh beef among other food supplies. I feared Gopynsrht. 1938, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. scurvy might break out at any moment. At ii o'clock that night two mud-covered PIPE-JOy IN EVERY PIPELOAD! Quads, following our trail of broken springs, caught up with us at our road- side camp bringing gasoline, oil and provisions. At daylight two more embattled Quads arrived. Like bull elephants in a circus train those powerful four-wheel-drive monsters went to work, pushing or pull- ing our balky Fierce-Arrows through the hub-deep mud. Without them I doubt that we ever could have got through. I recall the gumbo was so bad at one point that it was necessary to drive in first gear to make progress down a hill which sloped at an incline of nearly 45 degrees. This, pipefuls of fragrant tobacco in the Heflin, Alabama, was near town of every 2-oz. tin of Prince Albert about the worst we encountered. Despite Prince JUST AS WE SAY-OR NO PAY! unceasing aid from the four Quads the following day we progressed barely the Smoke 20 fragrant pipefuls of Prince Albert. If you don't find it the mellowest, tastiest pipe tobacco you ever smoked, length of the train. return the pocket tin with the rest of the tobacco in it to us Albert at any time within a month from this date, and we will re- Again provisions ran out and again THE fund full purchase price, plus postage. {Signed) NATIONAL JOY SMOKE R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem, N. the good {Continued on page 44) C.

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Alabamans fed and sheltered us. Return- rumors in Anniston reported insubordi- as a sufficient alibi. Thus I escaped a ing from a trip into Heflin in the after- nation and mutiny on the muddy seas. courtmartial. noon I found the company completely They were out to get the facts. As the We were all the next day getting the disorganized. Board reassembled at dusk I once more last half of our train into Heflin. And that It was raining hard again and dis- approached, saluting punctiliously. The night, thank heavens, our hoodoo left couraged by a forbidding river of ruts lieutenant colonel alone deigned to notice us in the personality of Tom, the hitch- which was the road over a hill confront- me. He did so by beckoning his finger hiking rooster. Whether he was lured by ing them, some of the drivers had turned ominously. Inviting him to a room I had the fascinations of some Heflin hen flock about on their own initiative to seek engaged to get some much-needed sleep, or was just plain fed up, I don't know. other roads. Headed east, west and cross- we entered in the darkness. Certain it is that with his departure our ways for a distance of a mile the situation With the night, sight had come again hard luck went also. was a mess. By dark I had managed to to my hoot owl. It must have sensed the Morning of February 6th greeted us straighten out the train but what re- strained relations between me and my cold and clear. With a daylight start we stored morale completely was the arrival guest. As I fumbled to find a light for the got away in unaccustomed ease, the four of a sack of mail. lamp there was a sudden flutter of wings, Quads towing eleven disabled trucks. The following day new vigor went into followed by an agonized yelp from the Over the Blue Mountains we rolled on the battle despite the fact that it required lieutenant colonel. The owl had stripped roads which seemed perfect compared to the services of all four Quads to push and a long piece of flesh from a finger of my the quagmires we had fought through. pull just one half of the fleet into Heflin. inquisitor. I must say that the lieuten- At noon we set up our field range for the More supplies came from Camp McClel- ant colonel took his injury very well. first hot meal prepared by the company lan, but also from that elusive destina- Dressing the wound, he interrogated me. cooks since our departure. At Oxford we tion came bad news—in the guise of an His first accusation, that I had failed to effected emergency repairs and removed Army Board. report my troubles to any higher au- the skid chains and at 10:10 o'clock that On the streets of Heflin, where they thority, I was able to disprove at once. night finally limped into Camp McClellan. had arrived by train, patroled one lieu- On the record was a series of long-dis- When I officially reported our arrival tenant colonel, one major, two captains tance calls to Jesup for authority to buy at 8 o'clock the next morning they waved and one regimental sergeant-major. To a fuel and provisions. Some officer at that the'fleet toward the repair shops. There snappy salute which could not have camp had denied ever hearing from me. I word came back that we had not only failed to create envy in the Saluting could understand why Company 603 was broken all records but everything else as Demon the delegation gazed through not a proper subject for pride in any MTC well. me stoney-eyed, turned their backs and camp. At any rate my photographs, diary There must be something in the Good began talking with the men. Latest and requisition receipts were accepted Roads movement.

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paying professional musicians, the sissies! No corps can go far or hold together wondered if not having to sacrifice to at- For the enlightenment of those who without funds to meet expenses. tend a convention did not take some of are still doubtful—at Detroit in 1932 In the past five years the expenditures the spirit from these men and keep them when this corps first went serious and of the Houston corps for twelve months from being better. A corps with the finan- finished about sixty-eighth in the pre- have averaged over $10,000. That is a lot cial backing of this one should be well liminaries it had thirty-two playing mem- of money to pull out of a hat. The affairs out in front. However, the fact that it bers on the field, some of them recruited that are promoted are usually a matter of stays together and continues to compete from another corps to fill the ranks. The passing the hat among friends who are is the important thing, and it is not men paid most of their own expenses and interested. One to two hundred dollars likely to disband as long as the desire the then president was hooked for about is a good take for most of these ventures. to win is prevalent. $3,000 of his own money. On the other hand these trials are a This money problem has always been Such conditions were prevalent in hidden blessing, as they keep the men headache number one with most corps. A other corps and contributed in many in- close together—an asset that is invalu- last minute donation or some special stances to their disbanding, for when able to the morale of the corps. I can cite concession made for covering immediate these private funds were not available one corps that has been fortunate enough cash needed has saved many a corps from the initiative to raise the necessary funds to be able through a single carnival cancelling plans to attend a convention. to keep going usually was missing. It to raise five to ten thousand dollars an- There have been times when the uncer- would be well to mention the importance nually. This corps has been able to pay tainty of attending a convention has of good business ability within the ranks every cent of its expenses on trips to lasted to within one or two days of the of the corps. I admit the men who do the conventions and has gone so far as to date set to leave. This has handicapped playing and marching should not have provide spending money in addition. many corps; for most of the men in them to do this fund-finding also, but it is their Even with this advantage it is usually are so employed they must make special game and to date the success of the corps necessary to resort to enlisting outside arrangements with their employers for depends largely on their efforts in this part help to have a full complement of men time off, and industry does not take of it. The past few years have shown a attend a convention. It is a good corps, kindly to last-minute requests. A few tendency to uncover men not directly well handled, and it can provide tough good men missing from the ranks and all associated with the marching and playing competition; but there has always been the drills and musical effects go haywire. who are willing to devote time in promot- something lacking and only a few times Most post members have the peculiar ing affairs for the support of the corps. have they reached the finals. I have often idea that the corps personnel should be

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able and ready at all times to drop their jobs, get into their uniforms and step off at a minute's notice. Only a corps man knows how futile it is to argue this question. Life Begins The major corps of today run a membership of between seventy and eighty and use forty-eight instruments in their competitive set up. Having these instruments handled by the most proficient is the hope but seldom the reality at an At40 important competition. The so-called miraculous rise to prominence of the Houston corps can be attributed to the good fortune of having a complement of Howard fully-trained men on hand when needed. Chandler Christy From 1933 up to the present it has not been necessary to make any last-minute -at 65 -works harder and replacements. The result of this is shown in the fact that the corps has not feels he gets more out of once since Chicago placed lower than third in the national competitions while life than ever before HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY it has won the state championship three who increased his reputation after 40 by painting fine portraits years in succession, a record to be proud of. This man-power factor has almost become a prayer at every assembly of Anything is possible if you keep your health," the corps and is stressed at every avail- says this eminent artist able opportunity. Every corps in the country would be AS A YOUNGER MAN, Howard Chandler Christy gained an a healthy and thriving one if all the ^ enviable reputation as an illustrator. When he was around 50, available drum corps material in its however, he turned almost exclusively to portrait painting. immediate vicinity could be brought into he is one of the sue- ® its membership. Roughly speaking, there Today, most cessful American portrait painters. are at least one thousand Legionnaires Health a Big Factor 65 I think I of this type in Philadelphia who at pres- "At — am doing harder in His Success work than ever before," he says. "As ent are not active in this work. Imagine Dear Life Begins: the years pass by, life seems to take the corps that could be developed from My profession lec- on an increasingly fuller aspect." — turing for hours at a this man power if it could only be welded It takes an experienced eye to read char- time—is hard work phys- together. this problem is Solving my acter and translate it to canvas. Long con- ically. For a while I present ambition, and it is hoped the tact with human nature has fitted Howard wasn't equal to it. You can't be tired and run- Chandler Christy for the more lasting — Legion at large will consider the value of down and believe you and more difficult— work he chose in a solution. Now is the time to do some- are getting ahead, so I middle life. determined to find a way thing or those corps now carrying the Louis Kinzelberg to build up my health responsibility will go the way of the Always Enjoyed Fine Health Has youthful pep and carry on with the work I had chosen. others. "I take good care of myself," says Mr. I found it, too, when I began eating Fleisch- Finances, petty post jealousies, would- Christy. "No matter how much experi- mann's Yeast. At 47, I've as much pep as ence a man has had, he needs physical my be political aspirants and their schemes, young children. I never get too tired any more. energy and strong nerves, if he expects to a As a psychologist consultant, in addition to lack of harmony within the Post and accomplish very much. To have these as- my lecturing, I have to keep appointments thousand and one other really minor sets he must keep good health at all times." and be subject to call at almost any time. I difficulties could all be brushed aside give Fleischmann's Yeast great credit in the success I've had. louis kinzelberg with a little common sense consideration. These two people — ambitious, success- At Chicago, Pennsylvania qualified ful and over 40 tell you how they in the finals. four corps out of twelve overcame the handicap of ill-health: Weakened Digestion May Today Pennsylvania is actually lucky Slow You Down After 40 to have one corps willing to stand the In most persons under 40, the gastric expense and headaches of going to a con- Begins Study for Doctor's Degree juices are usually plentiful and in suf- vention. The lack of consideration for ficient amounts to do their part in the corps that have attended has created Dear Life Begins: digesting your food efficiently. first this feeling. Even the winner of In 1935, when I But, as you grow older, these juices prize must be a loser financially, and it was 45, I received often dwindle in quantity. my master's degree. is indeed a fortunate corps that returns You can help stimulate a quicker, My interest is in stronger flow of the natural stomach from a state Or national convention free ju political science. juices by eating Fleischmann's Yeast. of debt and with a contented personnel. I*' 3 always been Each cake of this fresh food contains Houston Post corps attendance at Na- millions of tiny, live yeast plants —

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{Continued from page 45) reason than the gate the competition at- Convention is without question the the work the finest music and the best tracts. The revenue derived from the greatest thing of its kind in the world. drills are of no value. Many corps keep competition has saved many a conven- Any State or city of metropolitan rating trying new routines each year instead of tion corporation plenty of embarrassment. that is not properly represented in it perfecting what they have. With the Anything one hundred percent Legion misses the best opportunity to show its competition as keen as it is and the should get first consideration and it has patriotism. Reasonable support would judging so critical a few mistakes will been a shame the way this fact has been assure an outstanding drum corps in this ruin the chances of winning. Learning overlooked. parade. These same men who are still new music and field work requires a This is not a slam at my home State, willing to carry the home colors now are great amount of time and is a terrible but a statement of fact, for there is proof the men who carried the nation's boasts strain on the men. Last minute changes of its truth. Other States and cities have and promises during the war and should are always dangerous. Gradual replace- done the same and all should realize certainly be thought just as well of now ment and strengthening of weak points the importance of something being done as then. is a far more satisfactory method and to change this condition. Pennsylvania will produce better results. A good show- should and could have at least ten first ONE of the reasons why many men man if he has anything worth while will class corps attending the national con- resign from drum corps is too many use it as long as it pays. He never shoots vention and twice that many at the De- changes in the routine from one year to the works at one time, but what he does partment convention; other States the another. This necessitates additional give is as near perfection as is humanly same in proportion to their population. hours of heart breaking practice and too possible.

It is not hard to visualir^ the effect such a much of this is bound to cause discontent. This holds good in drum corps work. display would produce and how the It is far better to bring back a happy A number of good corps with exceptional

Legion would benefit from it. loser from a competition than a discon- routines have looked bad because their The Big Parade at a Legion National tented winner; for without the men to do work was neither smooth nor precise.

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{Continued from page g) been able to storm the gates and see what during which time competent guides will Tat O'Brien, and his infectious Irish goes on behind the scenes. Yet, you Le- explain thoroughly the various depart- grin, will no doubt be among those pres- gionnaires, who this year trek to Los ments and describe in understandable ent to add color to the scene. Pat, by the Angeles for the annual conclave, will be language the various sets, street scenes way, is proud to wear the American accorded the privilege of a personally and factories, some actual production of Legion button, and there are many conducted tour through one of the great- motion pictures will be staged on a great others, whose names are written in est motion picture plants in existence, open air set. Even the most distinguished mazdas along the brighter lanes of the Warner Brothers-First National. guests of a studio seldom have the oppor- country, whose lapels shine with the blue This mammoth studio will suspend tunity to witness actual production, and gold insignia of our organization. production activities for this one day, a wherein the cameras grind, actors emote The "autograph hound," sometimes suspension which will cost the owners a and the "mike booms" stretch out to the bane of a motion picture actor's life, sum running well into the thousands of grasp each whisper of the voice. Not only will here be in clover up to his ears, for dollars. When Warner Brothers so graci- will the guests of the studio see pictures within the short space of time necessary ously offered to throw open the doors of being made, but they will also see in he can jam his album to capacity with the studio to the visiting Legionnaires, person the many big names of the War- stellar names of cinemaland. Outside they did so simply because they have ner Brothers-First National studios. the new Hollywood fight stadium, around their fingers on the pulse of the movie- It is planned to have the celebrities under the swinging doors of the Bamboo Room loving world. These gentlemen knew that contract to this studio on the lot to per- of the Brown Derby, or beneath the Legionnaires visiting Los Angeles and sonally greet the visitors and thus give awnings of the Trocadero, these auto- Hollywood would be primarily interested their most avid fans something to write graph addicts will find choice grazing. in this great industry and would welcome home about. The stars, knowing that fan mail is the any opportunity to surest barometer of see real, live, flesh the box office, sel- and blood stars, dom refuse to scrib- watch the intricacies ble their cognomen of placing comedy when requested to and drama on strips do so. Bring along of celluloid and learn your pencils and firsthand the tre- scratch pads, if that mendous amount of be your hobby, for time and effort neces- here as in no other sary to produce those spot in the universe flickering shadows can you so success- that live and talk on fully stalk your prey. the silver screen. Candid camera Following a de- contortionists can tailed tour through shoot to their the great studio lot, heart's content.

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That is, they can click their tintypes outside of the motion picture studios. Can- did cameras are barred on practically every lot in the business because of the secrecy surrounding the numerous "tricks of the trade." These secrets are those little things going to make for grandeur in production and the exposure of minia- ture shots or similar artistry of studio mechanics would destroy the illusions which have made all of us "oh" and "ah" during the unreeling of a super-super spectacle. However, those who wish to bring along their Brownies will find plenty of subjects on the outside. But those in charge of the studio visitation have also made plans to soothe the anger of the thwarted candid camera individual. Following the tour through Warner Brothers, the guests are to be taken to the "back lot" where some big production scenes will be filmed. Here there will be no restrictions and photo enthusiasts will be in their seventh heaven. Those Legionnaires whose silver locks attest the fact that they were "up front" back in the good old days when "Broncho Billy" Anderson was "laying them in the aisles" will be interested to know that the era of the "horse opera" has not passed into oblivion. "Horse operas," argot of the film industry for the western picture, are being produced daily in and around Hollywood. Back in the hills, valleys and ranches adjacent to the city you will find hard ridin' hombres who are hard at work turning out the thrillers that cause Young America to stomp and whistle when the Redskins bite the alkali and the U. S. Cavalry comes in sight just in the nick of time. For a real wallop there is no other branch of picture making that is comparable to the production of a "quickie." The western picture, of course, has always been just about tops with the millrun of film fans. A good sleuth can always find one of these pictures in production within a short distance of Hollywood. The directors and stars of these pictures have little time for temperament. They must put one of these features "in the can" in seven or eight days and that means quick setups, fast action and a nine or ten-hour shooting day. Legionnaires at the Los Angeles convention would do well to clamp their spurs into the rump of the family flivver and seek out some of these companies who will no doubt be in action at that time. While Warner Brothers-First National has been designated as the official host studio for the convention, there are many others in or near Hollywood, where a visitor armed with the proper credentials for admittance, could spend many an interesting hour. But, as has been said before, the forbidding walls of Movieland are difficult to surmount and it is indeed fortunate that the Los Angeles convention program committee went to such great lengths to make it possible for their guests to enter a studio and see it in right in both Copyright 1938, Liggett & Myers Tobacco actual operation. (Continued on page 48) Draws Ca

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All studios point with pardonable valleys and back on the mountain peaks able to find snowclad peaks, whose pride to their great box-office stars. can be found the secluded estates of beauty rivals that of the Alps, barren Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has a host of these famous actors and actresses. These desert land, as realistic as the Sahara, them—Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, tours will be so arranged that the visitor crystal clear lakes, streams of rushing Joan Crawford and, well, just a whole may ride comfortably in a car and see white water and the roaring surf of the messkitful of picture potentates. Sonja without effort the terraces, swimming Pacific. No wonder then that this great Henie, petite star of the ice, hclds forth pools, tennis courts and homes of his Southland holds such charm for the pro- at Twentieth Century-Fox, as does favorite stars. One of the most beautiful ducers who gamble millions of dollars Shirley Temple, the little colonel of Holly- estates owned by a picture star is the yearly so that the great American public wood Post of the Legion. Paramount vast acreage of Harold Lloyd. From the may go down to the little Bijou theatre Productions, Columbia Pictures, RKO- road skirting the landscaped gardens of after supper and have this world of en- Radio Pictures, Hal Roach Productions, this magnificent home a fine view can be tertainment placed in its lap. Universal Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn had and from atop the towering palisades All this will be a fitting background for Productions, Walter Wanger Produc- in Santa Monica one can look down upon the greatest American Legion convention tions, Harold Lloyd Productions, and the beautiful and costly beach home of ever to be held on the shores of the dozens of others, operate in the capital Marion Davies and those of many other Pacific. of filmdom. All have their stars and these stars who are her neighbors. Press agents who reach into their luminaries are just as interested in seeing rhetorical grab-bag and extract such im- an American Legion convention in full THOSE who have often paused to won- posing words as "colossal," "gargantuan," swing as are the individual Legionnaires der in amazement at the beautiful "terrific," "stupendous" and other sylla- in seeing and perhaps talking to these scenery shown in the many feature pro- bles emblazoning the twenty-four sheets celebrities in person. ductions of the past year will have that of the nation, could hardly find a suitable A view of the elaborate home of a sense of wonderment appeased once they slogan to describe the four days of enter- celebrated film star is always fascinating tour the countryside of Southern Cali- tainment awaiting the American Legion fodder for film fans. Personally conducted fornia. Because of the fact that this sec- in Los Angeles on the days of September tours, which will take the visitor to the tion of the country offers such a variety 19, 20, 21 and 22. very front gate of these beautiful man- of scenery, the film moguls have well Stars of the silver screen beckon you, sions, are being arranged. Through ex- selected this spot as the center for the motion picture producers invite you and clusive Beverly Hills, down to Santa great motion picture industry. Within a the citizenry of the entire State of Cali- Monica beside the ocean, high into the few miles ride from the heart of Holly- fornia will be standing on the borders to hills of Hollywood, into the expansive wood and Los Angeles, the director is extend the hand of hospitality.

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(Continued fiom page 2g) in a while. He actually cried one night up on the seat of one of the big trucks. pas vous en mais de plus parce que le because we would not take him up to a For a short while during our stay of cuisinier vont maitre la table. La dame dit que les oficiers en beaucoup d'arcent company command post in the trenches, six weeks on the Lorraine front I was et qu'il peuvent payer les oeufs. where we were expecting a strong Ger- away at school, so Georges was left in Une response sa me ferat plaisir. man raid to be launched. charge of my successor but with "Tubby" Votre petit garcons qui pense a vous The only time I was worried about him still him. watching over Georges had Georges was on one occasion, when moving from named "Tubby" in French "le petit one billet to another, I happened to gros," or "little fatty." While away at As his letter indicated, there were take off my belt and pistol. It disap- school I received a letter from Georges, several mixed thoughts he wanted to peared in an instant and a little later the written like the soldiers', on the Y. M. convey to me. He was in good health. military police notified me they had C. A. stationery, and recently I came "Le petit gros," or "Tubby," evidently Georges locked up for swaggering down across this letter. On the envelope is the was going every evening with another the main street of the village wearing censor's stamp and the signed approval soldier to the local estaminet and Georges my belt and Colt 45. There were a few of "George Wiard, 2d Lieutenant, Signal felt that his "nurse" was probably drink- civilians in the town and Georges had Corps, National Army." Copying it ing too much of the "vin ordinaire." He simply wanted to show off before the word by word as Georges wrote the letter, also wanted to write to his little mamma other children. Pie never touched my it reads: back in the States whose picture he had pistol after that and he always had seen, and whom he was some day to see respect from then on for the military Vendredi 23 Aout 1918 in person. He also mentions that there police. They had spanked him hard. Cher pere had been an alarm for a gas attack during All in all, Georges spent a happy six Je vous envoie deux mots pour vous dire the night but this was evidently not weeks on this quiet Lorraine front and que je suis en bonne sante ainsie que le serious. He was supplied with a small gas petit gros ("Tubby") et le soldat de he was never really in serious danger. mask as well as a steel helmet, both of l'lnfantris tous les soir il bois fas aux The men of my platoon liked him and he which he always wore. He wants to be cafe avec des soldat Americain. Je vais was particularly a great favorite with the excused for not writing the letter with ecrire a la petit mama une lettre que vous cooks and truck drivers. He always man- ink, and he is not able to write more be- moi vierrait la dresse. Est la dame ou aged to get plenty to eat and transpor- vous mange crie toujours. Vous mesqui- cause the cook is going to set the table for tation. When the outfit had to move serait de n'avoir pas eerie a l'encre. En a the evening meal and Georges had to any distance, Georges would be perched une alerte a gaz toute la nuit. Je ne puis move.

The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine 49 "La dame" he speaks of was an old French woman whose first floor we occupied as an officers' mess. She was well paid for the accommodations, so much so that her aged husband refused to work, since the family had become wealthy. That was probably the reason the old woman cried as Georges mentioned. He does not fail to mention, however, that the old woman said to him that the officers had lots of money and that they could pay her for the eggs. Even though there are errors in spelling and gram- matical construction, this letter from a boy of ten whose schooling had been practically nothing, is truly a remarkable one. As the thousands of Americans streamed forward during the last two weeks of September 1918, into that part of the Western Front known as the Meuse-Argonne sector, to take up their preliminary positions in readiness for that historic offensive, Georges Perriot, nestling between two husky American truck drivers, moved forward too. I say Georges was nestled between the truck drivers but he was more than that, he was hidden by them at certain moments when Georges' sharp eyes would spot one of the French gendarmerie or an Ameri- can military policeman. Georges realized he had to be smuggled up to this front, for he had been reading the signs along the way and the painted letters said, "A Verdun." Like every Frenchman he knew the ominous meaning of Verdun. But the truck did not continue to Verdun. It turned off to the left and Georges found himself with us in the woods in front of Montfaucon, right in the center r#£ wght noAD of this vast American army area. Here, however, we must leave Georges or rather he must leave us, for on Septem- The road to refreshment will lead you ber 24, 1918, after certain orders had been received outlining what we were going to face within a few days, I decided straight to Pabst Blue Ribbon. Brewed to that the Argonne would be no place for Georges. Although riding in one of his favorite conveyances, a motorcycle side highest standard, Pabst pleases millions car, Georges went back with me to Bar- le-Duc a tearful little boy, for he knew he was bidding me good-bye for some time, today, as it has for five generations. if not for good. I turned him over to the Prefect of the Department and arranged for Georges to go to school. From the Argonne our Division moved to St. Mihiel and then to Belgium. From the latter front I went to Toul at Second American Army Headquarters. In a few more days came November nth and the war ended. I felt then that conditions had become sufficiently peaceful for Georges to join me again and so, wrote to the Prefect at Bar-le-Duc inquiring for Georges. In due time, I received a reply from that official, informing me that "le petit Georges Perriot" had run away to join the American Army. The exact French word he used was "vagabonder" and that aptly expressed the spirit in the soul of little Georges. The letter from the Prefect was the last word I had of Geor- ges until more {Continued mi page 50)

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{Continued from page 4q) than fourteen months later, in America. mamma" attending him. In the mean- motor car. It was not long before Georges Days and months went by. Foreign time I had communicated with Warren started "borrowing" automobiles to drive armies no longer marched in France. G. Harding, then Senator from Ohio, and and here a real problem developed. On Les Americains had almost all gone home his good services, as well as my appeal one occasion, after he had been repri- and their uniforms were being put aside to the Secretary of Labor, offering to manded for taking an automobile and forever. Georges, as I found out later, furnish a cash bond for Georges' remain- "joy riding" in it, he asserted that the attached himself to a unit of the American ing in this country, finally won out and next time he took one he would drive to military police. There were no longer he was turned over to us. Another big mo- Boston. My obligation to the Govern- any battles to be fought so Georges ment had arrived in Georges' young life ment for Georges' good behavior while evidently wanted to be with an outfit for he was to have a chance to become an he was here was secured by a bond which that had some activity. At last there were American citizen. Life was unfolding fast would be forfeited and Georges deported but few of the M. P.'s and life in France for Georges as it had done in France dur- if his conduct was not satisfactory. was becoming irksome for Georges when ing the war. We felt, being a young couple who had he made his new plans. We took Georges with us to Boston on not had any experience in rearing chil- his first train ride in the United States. dren, that we were perhaps not capable ON MONDAY morning, January 26, He was thrilled, and marveled at the of handling Georges. My wife was just 21 1920, my wife and I arrived in New large coaches and the big engines. The and I was 24 at the time. In order to solve York from the West. We had not been in dining car with its spotless linen and the problem of giving him a chance to the city long before friends called us on shining glassware and silver entranced remain in this country, we endeavored to the telephone, and told us to read in the him. Then we went to Washington where place him with a good family, particu- morning papers of a remarkable coinci- he had a chance to see more wonders. larly one on a farm, through the various dence. The day before, the Shipping In the meantime his soldier suit was re- children's agencies in Connecticut. We Board vessel West Carnifax had docked placed by boy's clothes appropriate to his were not successful in this respect, how- from La Pallice, France, and there on age. What a change there was in his ap- ever, for no one wanted Georges. It board was Georges Perriot! He was one pearance! Like the average soldier after seemed to be only a question of time be- of four stowaways who had been found the war, changing from a uniform to fore Georges would leave us for wander- in the hold of the ship, three hours after civilian clothes made a lot of differ- ing again, so arrangements were made sailing from France, and he was taken to ence. with the Commissioner of Immigration Ellis Island to be held for deportation. Not only had Georges changed in his at Ellis Island for his return to France. A Georges had remembered that my outfit appearance because of his new clothes, passage was purchased for him on a liner had come from Toledo, Ohio, and he told but he was quite a different boy from the sailing for Le Havre; a trunk was packed the newspaper men if someone could get little fellow who had pumped water for with the several complete outfits we had word to me that he knew he would not the soldiers at Dijon, and who had re- purchased for him, and with candy and have to go back. The headlines in once of mained with us for over two months on toys. All of this had to be done without " the newspapers read, 'DOUGHBOY' the front. The vicissitudes of life in mak- Georges' knowledge for, above every- OF 13 HERE AS STOWAWAY—Comes ing his way during the fourteen months, thing else, he did not want to return to With Three Other French Boys, to See after I had left Georges at Bar-le-Duc, France. American Officer Who Adopted Him." had developed in this boy of a dozen He was described the by newspapers as a years the outlook on life of a man. He UPON his arrival at Ellis Island in doughboy in every detail of his attire was more independent because he had January, Georges, much to my sur- spiral puttees, overseas hat, uniform, learned that he could take care of him- prise, had claimed that he was a Belgian. army shoes, everything. self in almost any situation. At times he I never could get Georges to admit to me, We hastened to Ellis Island and found was pathetic, having grown up too soon. even in confidence, that he was anything a frightened but happy little fellow And yet, there were moments when he else. His reason for this change in nation- awaiting us. He was not surprised but was just a little boy who would take his ality must have been based upon an idea simply seemed to have felt sure that I baseball bat and ball and go out to play he had, that the Belgians were more would come for him. It was not however, with the other boys of his age. Then popular with the Americans than the so easy to effect his release. He was a sometimes his anger would be aroused, French. stowaway and as such, faced an almost and the boys were afraid of him, and they So it was a dramatic moment for us, mandatory action of deportation. called him the "Tiger," as they did at the and for Georges, when we stepped off an Slowly the wheels of the Government school in Hartford, Connecticut, where elevator in an office building in New York started to grind in the case of Georges. we went to live in March, 1920. on our way to his boat, and saw in big He was brought before a Court of Special letters on a door just in front of the ele- Inquiry on Ellis Island. He now spoke SCHOOL was a pretty tame affair for a vator, "Consulat General de France." English sufficiently well to be under- boy who had experienced the thrills He realized then that he was to return. stood, and although an interpreter was and adventures such as Georges had. We The officials of the consul general's office present, Georges took command of the had considerable difficulty in getting him talked with him and soon determined situation and answered the questions to go to school and yet that is easy to that he was, as he had always been to of the members of the court. Plead as he understand. He had never needed much my knowledge, a citizen of France. might, Georges lost his case before this of an education to get along in this world We took Georges to a pier at the North court and was ordered to be deported. so it was difficult to convince him of the River, where he was formally turned over I appealed his case to Washington and a necessity of an education. He preferred to the immigration authorities, and then few days later a rehearing was granted. going to the "cinema." delivered to the captain of the ship, who The court heard his case and again he After the novelty of being in a new gave me a receipt for "le petit Georges was ordered to be deported. But luck was country had worn off, Georges craved Perriot" who was to be returned to the with Georges and he secured a further more adventures. He had driven some of French government at Le Havre. Georges delay by going to the hospital with an at- the trucks on the American front during seemed to be perfectly happy, for he was tack of tonsilitis, with his "petite the war and he knew how to drive a going on an ocean trip as a passenger and

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would not suffer the hardships of a stowaway. And too, Georges was thrilled again, for the captain had put a guard over him until the ship pulled out, and that guard was a big Portuguese sailor, stripped to the waist, with an ugly dirk hanging from his belt. Georges was an important personage once more in his little mind. As the ship backed out into ou bounced to battle the Hudson, we saw a little hand waving to us from the window of the radio THIS: operator's cabin. Georges had already slipped away from his guard, and made friends with the radio operator! Georges was on his way to France, where they put him in an orphan asylum, but not to stay for long. No sir, not for long. These are the headlines from a Balti- more Sun newspaper clipping dated some- time in August, 1920—just two months after Georges had sailed for Le Havre: BELGIAN BOY TO FIGHT TO REMAIN IN AMERICA Stowaway, 14 Years Old, One of 10 Ordered Deported Appeals to Washington HIS SECOND TRIP TO U. S. War Waif And Army Mascot Was Given Home, But Couldn't be Tamed So Was Sent Back to France—He Makes New Promises

Yes sir, Georges Perriot was back [oil to the Convention in Cushioned Comfort again, and he was a Belgian again, re- gardless of what the French authorities might think. He had been ordered to be deported at Baltimore but he knew enough to appeal his case to Washington. Notice too, that his age has now increased to 14 years, whereas he actually was 12 years old, and looked to be 10. What happened was, that Georges had escaped from the orphan asylum at Le Havre and had stowed away on the American steamer Wcstwood, a freighter. He knew enough to select an American boat in each case. I had moved from Hartford in the meanwhile, so Georges was unable to get in touch with me, although he enlisted the aid of newspaper- men when he arrived in Baltimore to locate me, and also to present his appeal to Washington. When we had been in Washington in GREYHOUND TRAVEL BUREAUS wmm « _ mm _ _ February shortly after Georges arrived, y he had a French woman met who had no by ^™ San&&t$mFrancisco. California t GREYHOUND children of her own but who had reared Pine & Battery Streets — Fort Worth. Tex.. MJ6 Commerce St. seven children. She took quite an interest SiSSfe.^ IF you never attended a convention in your life-go to THIS M 60 F"k Squ in Georges and had told him that if for wShTorto b: a : "! ONE, big boy ! For it falls on the 20th anniversary of the big "' 3 NewY< kAve " N ' w Detroit,' Mich : argument, and you'll never see another like it. How to raise any reason he should ever want to leave h on B"d at Grand Riv - " st. iJuf, "K . the money? That's no problem, with Greyhound fares lower us she would be glad to give him a home. WBr& ar i.ii„«c!„?K^ 8olN Sm^l"^ than a trench duck-board, and Greyhound Super-Coaches the He finally got in touch with her from New$r'*iMriV..^ smoothest-riding things on wheels. Get a grand close-up look 6 W Baltimore, and the deportation order Rkhmond': va..4i2 Ea8 Br„ad strict at America, en route to Los Angeles— return a different scenic

r - , 0u l,e te Ave ". n f . . highway, saving extra dollars on the round-trip. rescinded Kn' E^,k d-'.T : See your was and Georges went to live A.B. feynoidaoo. <9 Leadenh... st. home-town Greyhound agent-or mail this coupon, pronto. with her. This time Georges did not remain so long in America. His kind benefactress ^n ' s brings raTesf routes, facts on your trip GREYHOUND I had a great deal of trouble with Georges Want to know bow little it costs — best route to follow — good places to stop en and, because of him, suffered a nervous route? Mail this coupon to nearest Greyhound office listed at left. We'll also send that very popular pictorial booklet "THIS AMAZING AMERICA." breakdown. Then too, Georges found there were many beautiful drives in Washington and more cars than in Hart- ford, so he started "borrowing" automo- Address. -At-8 biles again. (Continued on page 52)

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This time the Washington police be- has assumed the temporary role of an ness; here, the great and the small, the came acquainted with Georges. He was amateur detective, and he regrets to good and the bad, (if they have ever firmly told that he was violating a very report that, in this capacity, he is a com- merited newspaper mention) are recorded serious law in Washington which came plete flop. We have tried sincerely to lo- with perfect impartiality. We did dis- under the popular name of "joy-riding." cate Georges Perriot, but we have failed, cover some Perriots; even one Georges Georges finally had to be placed in the and so far, there is no answer to Mr. Perriot (already referred to), but of the House of Correction until his case could French's question. one-time mascot of the 37 th American be decided. But Georges had been con- We did find one Georges Perriot, but Division, there was not the slightest fined before and that did not worry him. he was a man beyond 50, a veteran of the trace. He managed to get the iron bars loose war, and president of a group of French Finally, we asked the aid of the Paris from the windows of the room and not ex-service men. He, alas, was not the Prefecture of Police; the rogues' gallery only freed himself but also four other Georges Perriot we were looking for. was consulted; also all other entries under white boys and one colored boy. They Then, we started telephoning to the the name of Perriot. The search still scattered over Washington but the police Perriots listed in the Paris directory; continues, but to date Georges is still soon found Georges and he was put in a there are three of them; one is a barber; missing. more secure place of confinement. Then the second, a salesman; the third, the It would have been a pleasure to find the machinery of the Government started French equivalent of a butter-and-egg a happy sequel to Mr. French's story. to work again and Georges was deported man. They were all amused and amazed Certainly, there is a sequel somewhere to France once more. That is the last I by our inquiry, but when it came to lo- pathetic, commonplace, dramatic, who have ever heard of him. cating Georges, they couldn't help us. knows?—but this transitory Sherlock I wonder where Georges Perriot is now? An appeal to three Paris newspapers Holmes has been unable to find it. Should was next on the program; namely, the he, by accident or good fortune, discover PARIS. Matin, the Petit Parisien, and the Petit Georges Perriot, you will be informed To the Editor: Complying with your Journal. Each has a "morgue" thnt is a promptly. instructions, your Paris correspondent model of thoroughness and complete- Bernhard Ragner.

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(Continued from page 37) army cot. So every chance I got to es- I was starving. The supper we had when consolately, and began dreaming of hog- cape the Mills mud I shoved aboard the the ship was plowing up the quiet Mersey butchering time down on the farm. Long Island Railroad to taste the de- was but a taste; I had to have something After a bit the moneyed celebrants lights of New York. I thought I was tast- more. Then word was passed that a began staggering in, their breaths reeking ing them in modest doses, but modest or couple of seamen were selling something of too much first acquaintance with vin not, I had only $1.81 left when we sailed up by the forecastle. I went up there be- rouge and vin blanc. By all the rules of from Hoboken April 25th. fore turning in and found two avaricious pastiming they should have been happy My crumpled dollar bill and my jing- Cockneys peddling emaciated salmon but they were not. They were grumbling ling pocket coins were perfectly safe on sandwiches at a quarter a throw. I bought —grumbling about British cigarettes. board ship. There was nothing to spend a couple and managed to separate my We were in a British area and we had to money for except stray morsels of food chest from my backbone. take British tobacco or else. There was peddled on the sly by profiteering Limey What we had for breakfast the next no American Red Cross about, no Salva- seamen—and I didn't want food or any- morning I don't remember, but I do re- tion Armv, no Knights of Columbus, no thing resembling it. We crossed the call that it wasn't enough. We entrained Y. M. C. A. stormy Atlantic in a tiny British tub, for Winchester, reached that picturesque Somewhere within me the spirit of an the Aeneas, a former banana freighter town in the evening, and marched to ancestral trader must have stirred. I (the ammonia refrigeration pipes were Camp Flowerdown on the outskirts to came from a region in Kansas known for still coiled about the holds) . I was as sick bed down for the night. What we had for its traders—men who would trade horses, as a horse all the time. Even the smell of supper I don't remember, but I recall buggies, jackknives, just about anything the regular rations of mutton stew and that it likewise wasn't enough. Still but wives. I had no skill or interest in tripe sent me to the rail time after time, starving, I blew the rest of my $1.81 on trading in those pre-war days, nor have and I envied my iron-stomached com- candy, cookies, and sardines at the I any now, but old Dr. Necessity pushed rades who managed to put them down British canteen. And so, when I landed me into a trading career in the war. And even if accompanied by grumbling. I at Le Havre with the rest of the outfit two so, with the aid of the American Tobacco couldn't stand it in my quarters down in days later, I was entering upon a great Company and a brilliant idea, I set to the hold, for the place reeked of creosote adventure flat broke. work. disinfectant, so for twelve painful days I We ate that night at the British mess Before I left New York I had heard lay most of the time on deck, using my of the great Le Havre debarkation camp. tobacco was scarce in France, so I bought life preserver for a pillow. I thought of The fare was hardboiled eggs, washed a carton of Bull Durham (I had no many things—of death, of home, of down with a mug o' tea. Again it wasn't thought of it for anything but my own mother—but I never thought of food enough; but I couldn't do anything use, but I must have been prompted by when I could avoid it. about it. Some of the boys had money, so the spirit of that ancestral trader). I When we tied up at a Liverpool dock they went out to sample the food in the shoved all the Bull I could into the x on May 6, 1918, it was a different story. nearby bistro.= went to the dingy white pockets of my ammunition belt (we were My youthful stomach began rebelling at tent I shared with a handful of others, supposed to be carrying ammunition to emptiness once the ship stopped rolling. stretched out my blankets, flopped dis- save Uncle Sam freight charges, but since

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I was lugging three bandoleers of steel- didn't last long and my silver mine caved pound the shore whenever I could get my jackets over my shoulders I reserved the in. But we had two paydays due, as we mind off my empty stomach. The British belt as a tobacco repository) and stowed were now getting into June, and I felt I hospital authorities were nice people, away the rest here and there in my pack. was safely through my private depres- but they didn't set a very good table. It turned out to be a precious money sion. Three weeks later they discharged me.

crop. Something went wrong with the pay I was fit for duty, but I had no duty. The The tobacco situation became worse system. Just what, I have never learned, outfit was hundreds of miles to the south and worse after we left Le Havre. We but I suppose some company clerk —only Chaumont knew where—and were to be brigaded with the British for dropped out an initial and caused the my chances of catching up with the pay- supplies and training, for that was before whole payroll to go back for a recheck. roll had gone glimmering again. I didn't General Pershing had won his fight for an Daily we kept our ears attuned for pay have a sou in my pocket, for my Bull independent American Army. We went call, but we didn't hear it. Then, on June Durham wealth had long ago gone for to the vicinity of Eu, Department of 4th, we received marching orders for a French food, cheap wine, an occasional Seine-Inferieure. There we turned in two-day hike to a railhead to entrain for nip of champagne, and—well, it had our Springfields for British Enfields, got the south as part of the American Army. gone. British rations, including jugs of the We left the Eu area for Buchy. So, like many another broke and lost lime-juice His Majesty's forces have long Everybody was chipper about it. We A. E. F.-er, I became a casual—which is swigged down to prevent scurvy, and would soon be back with the Americans a polite term for army tramp. When the more British cigarettes—Wild Wood- back to Camels and Fatimas, back to British docs turned me loose they didn't bines and other delights of Tommy At- Iowa sowbosom, Idaho potatoes, Illinois know what to do with me except send me kins in the Poor Bloody Infantry. Our corn syrup, back where they had paydays back to the nearest American concentra- Kansans and Missourians swore they'd once in a while. Everybody was chipper tion, which happened to be Eu again. I rather smoke corn silk any day—but everybody but me. I was sick. I felt worse put up for a day with the 33d Division, there was no corn silk. and worse as we route-stepped down the which was now in that sector, then a It was I, a stripling three-striper, who crushed-rock road. Finally I told our first Railway Transportation Officer shipped came to the rescue. I spread the word looey I couldn't stagger another kilo- me to the notorious casual camp at St. that I had Bull Durham to trade, and the meter. He called a medical officer, who Aignan. I say notorious because that rush was on. In a regiment of accom- stuck a thermometer into my mouth, place was more commonly known as St. plished cigarette-rollers, my Bull became scribbled out a ticket and tied it to my Agony to its unwilling guests and as negotiable as government bonds. The blouse, and shoved me into an ambu- housed, among other things, a detach- money rolled in. My usual bargain was lance. I had—and I'm almost ashamed to ment of flat-footed soldats who were un- one sack of Durham for two sacks of tell it—I had mumps, a disease I had fit for duty and were sent there in an Woodbines (I didn't like them, either, somehow missed in childhood. effort to build up their dogs. But it

but I liked poverty less) and a franc to They stuck me in a British hospital at wasn't St. Agony to me, for it re- boot. the North Sea resort of Dieppe, where I introduced me to American army chow. There was one difficulty—the Bull had a lot of fun watching the breakers After the brown (Continued on page 54) WET ROADS SWEPT DRY BY NEW NON-SKID TIRE STOPS YOU QUICKER, SAFER THAN YOU'VE EVER STOPPED BEFORE •

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wartime bread of the British, the Ameri- for the rest of the war. I found that the I was discharged from 82 in January, can white bread was like cake; I sopped army-issue web waist belt made a pretty 1919, and rejoined the outfit at Cour-

it in messkits full of corn syrup and rev- good strop, and I had no more worry celles-aux-Bois, near Commercy. But I

eled in it. I stuffed down fat rashers of about blades. had been sent out too soon and my crisp salt pork; I stowed away boiled After my twenty francs had been blown wounds broke open. I was ticketed for potatoes and long-frozen roast beef from the weeks dragged on. I couldn't get paid another ride in the ambulance and I the Argentine pampas; I tasted beans and I couldn't get back to the outfit. never rejoined the Division thereafter. again, and I went for the canned salmon There was only one thing to do—keep I was moved from hospital to hospital —though later, in common with the rest besieging the adjutant until I did get to Commercy, to Toul, to Cannes on the of the Army, I cursed it as goldfish. St. back. So I camped on that gentleman's Riviera (a prime treat except for one Aignan was all right; I was eating regu- doorstep at the mairie in Bains-les-Bains thing—I didn't have a franc), to St. larly again. until he was only glad to give me travel Nazaire, to Tours, and to Brest, among orders. others. IIKE most good things, it couldn't last. I caught up with the Division late in In April, 1919, with my pockets just j A few days after my arrival an R. T. August, joining them in a quiet sector in as empty as when I arrived, I shipped O. assembled a flock of us tramps fresh Alsace. I was still as poor as Job's turkey, home from Brest. On arrival in New from various hospitals and herded us on a but the outfit had recently had a payday York I was taken to the Greenhut Hospi- train headed south. He rationed us with and then moved right into what passed tal at Sixth Avenue and Eighteenth canned bill, hardtack, and jam, and my for action in those parts. They all had Street, a former department store. I was full stomach went down in a hurry. We money, with no place to spend it, and rated as a convalescent, with almost un- made devious jaunts on the stony seats were inclined to fling it around rather limited leave and well able to get around of third-class railway coaches, and carelessly. and enjoy myself if I had had something finally, just before starvation set in, Again I took an inventory—what did to enjoy myself with. But I didn't, so I reached Bains-les-Bains, a pleasant little I have that might be convertible into spent the first couple of days after rny hot springs resort in the Department of other people's cash? I couldn't work the return walking about the streets nearby the Vosges. It was styled the Fifth Army Bull Durham business again, for the stuff or strolling among the white pillars of Corps Replacement Area. abounded now. Nobody wanted a straight this former store where once salesgirls I was still broke—no gals, no wine, no razor. But I soon found, after I had peddled ribbons and gewgaws. food but the army mess—and no chance parked my stuff in a dugout, that I had of connecting with the outfit and the one thing very much in demand— AND then, after I had resigned myself payroll for another stretch. So, remem- Springfield rifle. A to pauperism, I found that Uncle bering my trading success with the Bull As has been previously mentioned, Sam must have a heart and a conscience Durham, I inventoried my assets to see when the Division was teamed with the after all. The word was passed that he was if I had anything that might be worth British we were forced to swap our paying off on a man's own statement. I money to other soldiers. There seemed Springfields for British Enfields. When found my way to the paymaster in an- to be nothing; everybody else had the the outfit reached the Vosges (and I was other part of the hospital. He required same things I did. still in the hospital) they turned in the me only to figure up what I thought I One morning I was shaving in my billet, British rifles and drew in exchange had coming, then make an affidavit to scraping with a war-issue Gillette as I American Lee-Enfields. These guns were that effect. I calculated mine at some stood before a steel mirror hanging from much disliked, for they seemed heavier $385, and it must have been right for I a joist in the former hayloft. The fellow and more awkward than the traditional never heard from it afterward. The pay- next to me was swearing and groaning. United States Army shooting iron. So the master loaded my hands with three He was struggling with a dull straight- boys looked covetously at my trim and $100 rolls of $1 bills, with odds and ends edge razor. shiny-stocked Springfield and started of currency to make up the rest. I tucked

"Lord, I wish I had a safety," he com- bidding for it. I finally let it go for an away $100 of it to finance some belated plained. "I never could shave with these Enfield and fifty francs to boot. While I roistering in New York, then hustled to a things at home, and it's hopeless here. No was about it I borrowed fifty francs nearby postoffice to send the rest home strop, no hone, no hot water. I'm from each of two friends and was set for to my mother for safekeeping until I got murdered." a high time when we left the trenches, there (I might as well have spent it all The old trading blood started circu- to say nothing of again skipping the in New York, for I soon fritted it away lating again, and I had a sudden inspira- next payday. in Kansas after my discharge on May 23, tion. 1919). "What'll you give me in boot for my WE LEFT the quiet sector on It was a pleasant feeling to be in the safety?" I asked the guy. "I don't mind September 4th. Before we could money at last. And at last is the proper a straightedge, and right now I need connect with September pay we started term, for in the year I had been over I money." moving into reserve for St. Mihiel and had only what money I could get by "Let me see it," he said. He examined thereafter into position for the start of the trading and borrowing, plus two pays of

the Gillette a moment, deliberated, then Argonne drive. We entered the drive, and 5 2 francs each after the American authori- offered: "Ten francs." on the third day—September 28th— ties—following the Armistice—devised a "Not enough," I replied. "It'll take stopped some fragments from a high- paybook system for partial pay to casuals, twenty." explosive shell. It was back to the hospital similar to the British method. Those two

The fellow shook his head and started and away from the payroll for me. 5 2 -franc pays came when I was in hospi- to turn away. Then he rubbed his throat I was a hospital tramp for the rest of tals, and since they went mostly for choco- and felt blood. Without a word he pulled the war. First they hauled me from the late bars and cigarettes I don't count out a twenty-franc note, passed it over Argonne area by truck to the evacuation them. with his old hoe, and took the safety. hospital at Souilly, then by train to Base So I had fought the war twelve months I went out and had a time. Incidentally, 82 at Mars-sur-Allier, near Nevers. Still for board, clothes, medical care, and a

I used the old straightedge satisfactorily no pay—I was in bed and didn't need it. round-trip steamship ride.

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Athens, Georgia, who is honored as the ten to the music and group singing, in the originator of the poppy memorial idea, park during the summer months, and in SAW- FLUSH! which was first adopted by Atlanta Post the auditorium of one of the high schools ^7 and, in 1920, was presented to the Na- during the fall and winter months. tional Convention by three Atlanta men. The community concert was built The poppy anchor was dedicated by around an idea advanced by Legionnaire Atlanta Post "in memory of all World Cedric I. Homan, who has a gift for lead- War men who went down at sea." It was ing group singing. launched at Annapolis on Memorial Day as a part of the Academy's exercises. Up Link River Calling for Help KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, has the shortest river in the world THE Braille library systems initiated Link River—just one mile in length, by Comrade Jerry Mitchell and his which connects Klamath Lake and Lake associates of Santa Barbara (California) Ewauna," writes Legionnaire Tom Young, Post has proved so popular that the de- "and it also has one of the best Legion mands far exceed the limited facilities Posts in the country." Granted that our of the Braille Committee. The library comrade is taking in a lot of territory, he is now circulating in thirteen U. S. Vet- does have reason to point with pride to Motorists who use Sani-Flush regularly clogged, eran Administration Facilities and will Klamath Post. never have to worry about over- heated radiators. Sani-Flush keeps radia- be extended to others as soon as possible. "Klamath Post owns its own home," tors clean. Water circulates freely. You save During the first week in June a total of says our correspondent, "with clubrooms, power. And you don't risk costly repair bills. pages, including 200 pages of the May meeting rooms, auditorium and dance 979 Sani-Flush is inexpensive. It's easy to use, floor. bugle number of The American Legion Maga- It supports two drum and and perfectly safe. groups of blind in corps, senior a junior, and a rille zine, were sent out to a and Just pour 10c worth of this scientific Government hospitals and these publica- team. The senior corps now holds the powder in the radiator. (25c for the largest tions will be continued in circulation as Department championship for the third trucks and tractors.) Follow directions on long as they are legible. time in four competitions, and in addition the can. Drain. Flush. Refill with clean A letter from Comrade Mitchell says: last year captured first prize for veterans' water. That's all! Sani-Flush removes rust, "Our Post deeply appreciates mention of corps in the big Golden Gate Bridge scale and sludge from the delicate veins of the radiator. Cars run cool. Sani-Flush our Braille project in the June magazine. Fiesta parade at San Francisco. cannot injure motor or fittings. You'U find However, we do not think that enough "As one of its community service Sani-Flush in most bathrooms for cleaning stress has been laid on the fact that we activities, Klamath Post has tried to toilets. Sold by grocery, drug, hardware, want no monopoly in this work. We want preserve a breath of the old western and five-and -ten-cent stores. 25c and 10c take help. If twelve more Posts would up atmosphere of its home section and each sizes. The Hygienic Products Company, the work, each group of blind which now year stages a three day celebration, the Canton, Ohio. reads would receive a Braille edition of first week in July, with a real western The American Legion Magazine each rodeo as the main attraction." month, as well as other publications." Sam-Flush Two recruits have joined the Braille All Around America KEEPS RADIATORS CLEAN staff of Santa Barbara Post, Comrade Ralph C. Hine and Mrs. Edw. Roughcore, PUEBLO (Colorado) Post celebrated vhich increases the number of transcrib- Air-Mail Week by starting an elabo- ers to five. Requests have been received rately engrossed scroll around America, Have Spare for a dictionary in Braille, books on poul- via the air routes, for the signature of the You Some Room a basement or garage where you can do light work? We try, husbandry, Spanish grammars, and Governor of each State, and finally to the ran offer you a profitable proposition, casting 5 & 10c Novelties, ashtrays, toy autos, etc. as manufacturer for other works which cannot be turned out White House at Washington where the (inn of many years standing. No experience necessary as we furnish full instructions with moulds. If in- by the present limited staff. The Braille signature of President Roosevelt will be terested in devoting spare or full time to profitable work write AT ONCE stating age and space available work has attracted much attention and affixed. The scroll will then be returned, as we are now closing arrangements for 1938 supply of our goods. its value has been thoroughly demon- to be displayed in the Post home. METAL CAST PRODUCTS CO., Dept. 9. strated. What one or dozen of the 11,400 A ceremony was conducted at the air- 1696 Boston Road New York. N. Y. Posts of the Legion will volunteer to take port when the scroll started on the first it on? Jerry Mitchell is anxious to hear leg of its journey, joined in by Legion- from at least a dozen. naires, public officials, a band and three observation planes of the Colorado Community Concert National Guard. Members of the Post are speculating on the length of time it ACOMMUNITY concert and song will take the document to make the UOVERiOYERNMENT JOB service each week is the unique civic rounds. The air mail postage from one project carried on by William H. Boll- point to another is just about one dollar. START man Post at Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The air mail covers are being removed at $1260 to $2100 Year It was started for the purpose of provid- each State Capitol and returned to the Ex-Service Men ing public entertainment at a public park, Post. These covers will be mounted and * FRANKLIN INSTITUTE get preference. / Dept., 181- W Rochester, N.Y. bound in one volume, constituting a com- but gained such popularity and support mim „ i*. Sirs: Rush to me without charge. 8,716 Veteram (i) 32-page book with list of many that the program has been continued plete record of the trip. Posts in the appointed 1937 a u. S. Government Big Pay Jobs. Fitcal Year. «0 (2) Tell me about Veteran preference throughout the year as a community various capital cities are cooperating in and how to qualify for one of these Jobs. Mail cou- thousand peo- keeping the scroll moving. / service. From one to two pan today * Na™ ple gather each Sunday afternoon to lis- Boyd B. Stutler sure. / Address

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Those Transports transports. I notice that the San Jacinto, These infantry regiments sailed January, the one I went to France on in August, 1918 and served with the French, and my To the Editor: I protest. 'Tain't so. The 1917, still is in service to Puerto Rico. I first record of the 370th Inf. in the lines U. S. S. Kentuckian, shown on page 26 of came back on the President Cleveland, was at St. Mihiel, June 1918. Also the June issue, does not run between the 23,

is she? Fifteen days 29th has item 26th . . . mainland and Hawaii. The Kentuckian April, 19 10. Where June Div. moves over, nine days return. Dan T. Balher, preparatory to relieving 2d Div. at is owned by the American-Hawaiian Cochranville, Pa. Chateau-Thierry and records show Steamship Company, and plies between my seven different fronts for the "Yankees", the Atlantic and Pacific Coast ports of Why Finland Pays with beaucoup time in the lines; cannot the U. S. Our sailing schedule shows she To the Editor: The suggestion of Comrade find that they were ever at Chateau- left Baltimore on May 31st westbound. visit Finland is Thierry. Stephen B. McDonald, Portland, Ore- Witherspoon that we interesting with certain value. First, Again in the Clerk's depart- gon. and Company * * * let me dispel a mistaken idea that is held ment is mentioned the 164th Inf., 41st by many people. Finland was not an ally Div., trained at Greene, N. C. and To the Editor: In Mr. Van Riper's article, Camp of ours nor was it an ally of any country I have in my records they trained at Legion of Ships, how could he leave out since it was a part of Imperial Russia Camp Fremont, Calif. The rest of that the Mongolia? My understanding is that during the war. For this reason Finland article reads like my information. They it was one of the outstanding ships in did not contract any war debts and does sailed in December, and except for several ways—round trip without refuel- 191 7, not, therefore, them off now. the artillery largely used as replace- ing or stocking, firing the first shot of pay were its debts which were records of train- American merchant marine ships, trans- Finland does pay ments. It is possible my when she for Divisions and porting more troops than any other ship. contracted after the war and ing camps are correct became an independent country. When maybe some units trained elsewhere than I feel that in justice this should be said. is news My information comes from statements any country pays its debts, that with their Division. of first importance. What we over- to book with made while on the ship. My regiment, the I add something my Finland Magazine.' the 360th Infantry, 90th Division, re- look, however, is the reason why nearly every issue of the is this: Fin- new. turned on the Mongolia and landed in does pay promptly. It simply The 331st F. H. being in Italy was its prob- the Boston, June, 1919. Oscar L. Pate, land has worked out economic to me this issue. Have read where Wills Point, Texas. lems on a sane and orderly plan without complete report of the Civil War was not * * * too much of political administration. For ready until after the Spanish-American one thing, that country does the major War and they are still working on records To the Editor: Mr. Van Riper's article portion of its business through Consumer and reports of our own scrap, so the mentioned my ship, the U. S. S. Santa Co-operatives. It would be of immense story of the World War may not be Olivia. I was a member of the crew prac- value to Legionnaires to learn more of completely told until the survivors are tically the entire time she was in com- this movement which is entirely non- all gone, when there will be no one left mission; I traveled 45,000 miles aboard political and holds great promise in every to argue about it.—Lee E. McDermet, that old jumping-jack of a tub. I saw country where democracy is the basic Denver, Colorado. her taken out of commission, and even concept of living. Those Finns are not 370th Infantry was, remained aboard an extra twenty-four [Editor's Note: The magicians. They have faced their prob- of course, a unit of the 93d Division and hours to complete the records in the lem sanely and without the distorted not of the 92d, as we inadvertently per exec's office. As you can well imagine, : thinking of Communism on the left or the typesetters to show it. The during these past nineteen years I have mitted Nazism or Fascism on the right These infantry regiments, which operated often wondered what became of the four non-believers in democracy do not get in the A. E. F., sailed from the Santa Olivia. Van Riper's article gave me separately to first base in that country in spite of the United States on these dates: the 369th the first bit of information.—G. Wiley fact that there are no laws against them. the 2d on March Bevepjdge, Sumner, Iowa. on December 12, 191 7 ; 37 * * * Clinton F. Gluck, Bound Brook, New 30, 1918; the other two regiments, except Jersey. for three companies of the 371st, on To the Editor: In the article on transports April 1918.. .^. The 26th (Yankee)'; it was stated that only six unescorted 92d 7, The 93d, Not the Division most certainly was in the. twosomes were sent overseas as trans- To the Editor: In the June issue 20 Chateau-Thierry area. The town of ports. If you will check the records you Years Ago June 1 contains item 370th Belleau was captured by the 26th and the' will find that the Great Northern and Inf., 92c! Div., entering sector . . . village church in Belleau was restored by George W ashington made one of those - and June 18th contains item advance the veterans of that Division as a trips, leaving New York on October 31, detachments 9 2d Div. arrive in France. memorial to its members who did not 191 8. The Seventh Trench Mortar Bat- all Have made a hobby of collecting come back. . . . While Camp Fremont talion was aboard the Washington and . facts regarding all outfits, and informa- designated for the training reached Brest on Armistice Day. No was originally tion I think correct shows the 369th, later orders trans- doubt the Heinies heard we were there of the 41st Division, 370th, 371st & 372d Inf. in the 93d Div., ferred the Division to Camp Greene,. and quit. In all my travels to national but never was a complete Division. conventions I have never met any of the N. C] old gang and would appreciate hearing The Flag from any members of Batteries B or C, Because of space demands, letters quoted daily especially Corporal Bill Cofrode and Mess in this department (responsibility for state- To the Editor: Two headlines in the Sergeant Downing. William Esser, ments in which is vested in the writers and press have comparative and alarming Chairman, Lorain County Council, The not in this magazine) are subject to connotation. A Pennsylvania judge has American Legion, Lorain, Ohio. abridgement. Names, addresses and post ruled that "forced salute to the flag is a must be given, though the editors * * # affiliation blow to liberty," thus permitting a re- will withhold publication of these if the ligious sect to dictate whether it wants To the Editor: Legion of Ships tells us circumstances warrant. page what became and is becoming of our to play according {continued on 5p) 56 The AMERICAN LEGION Magazine —

Theirs U^ot To "Reason Why DANDRUFF {Continued from page iS) LOOKS SO UNTIDY! Dandruff makes you look untidy and can the linesmen, he said: "Tom, I apologize Of course "Rock" resumed the bench handicap you socially as well as in business. for putting you in this position. I can't before the final whistle. His boys had Glover's Mange Medicine is famous as an aid in relieving Dandruff, because it con- sit on the bench with a team that doesn't shown him that they did represent Notre tains'-pine tar oil, sulphur and other medicinal represent Notre Dame. I'm going up in Dame after all. Rock's acting in that in- properties of highly regarded value by the medical profession. Used with systematic massage. the stands." By this time every man's stance was one of the greatest pieces of Glover's makes your scalp fairly glow all over; soft, lustrous. You can FEEL Adam's apple was going up and down his psychology ever wrought on a group of leaves your hair clean, and SEE its good effects. throat like an Empire State elevator athletes. And the boast of no defeats Glover's Mange Medicine and an making skyward and groundward trips. on Cartier Field was resumed again to massage is equally effective as Laid in checking excessive Falling But the tear-jerking words continued. prevail until 1929 when Carnegie Tech FHair; relieving Itching Scalp and promoting new hair growth in "Some day I might come down and sit erased it. Patchy Baldness. on that bench again if I can feel that there There was a similar psychological par- IMPORTANT ! Shampoo at home with Glover's Medicated Soap it. Here's allel to is a real Notre Dame team on in 1926 when Notre Dame went to thoroughly cleanse the hair the lineup, Tom, do the best you can." Pittsburgh only to be beaten by Carnegie and scalp and effectively re- move the Mange Medicine's Then he strode from the room an appar- Tech, 19 to o. Rockne had gone to clean pine tar odor. Get both your Druggist's today! ently beaten and broken man. Chicago that afternoon to report for a at Your Barber knows the Words and thoughts failed every string of newspapers the Army-Navy value of Glover's Treat- ment. Have him give it to player in the room. Captain Clem Crowe game that resulted in a 21-21 tie, and his you regularly, was the first man to become articulate. assistant was in charge at Pittsburgh. FREE booklet on Glover's "What'll we do now?" he asked almost A crestfallen band of Notre Dame foot- System for the Scalp and Hair—write Glover's. tearfully of Lieb. ballers got off the train at South Bend Dept. 29, 462 Fourth Ave., "I don't know; you've seen the line- the morning following their Pittsburgh New York.

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At last the list of those who would a rear ice player with everything in his Ranger forwards bore down on his blue make the California trip was posted on favor— bulk, speed, courage and a hard line, but only two—the wingers—went the bulletin board. There was hurried shot—will arrive on the scene only to as inside. It didn't make any difference to packing of their sleeping clothes and quickly depart. You can mark it down Red. He poke-checked the puck from other persona] equipment and the luggage that he was goal-crazy. one and tore toward the Ranger goal. was turned over to the trainer's crew Mervyn "Red" Dutton, currently the He might well have been the hero in- while everyone dashed for taxis to take manager of the New York Hockey stead of the goat of the game, but for one them to the railroad station four miles Americans in the N. H. L., could never of those quirks of fate that usually have away. Their personal baggage was not be referred to as goal-crazy when he a hand in such affairs. Shortly before seen again until late that night on the was one of the outstanding defensemen Dutton had taken the ice there had been train when they took it to prepare for of the Montreal Maroons from 1926 to a demonstration against the officials their berths. In every man's baggage as 193 1. Red, a veteran of the Princess which included that time-honored, but he opened it was a program of the Notre Pats, was of the crushing, battering type highly moronic custom of littering the ice Dame-Carnegie Tech game the day be- who hoisted the enemy up to the rafters with torn paper. fore, and the score, Carnegie Tech, 19; when he connected with them, yet a As Dutton came in and prepared to Notre Dame, o written across it. It was touch of goal-craziness at a crucial mo- take his shot one of those bits of paper Rockne's caustic way of telling them he ment cost his team a world championship that eluded the sweepers got under his didn't think they were so hot. A different and the Stanley Cup in 1928. skate and tripped him. Down he went. bit of psychology from that employed It was the fifth and final game of the And while he was still down trying to in the Northwestern game but equally Maroons-Rangers series in which the recover himself Frankie Boucher, the effective, for they defeated Southern New Yorkers had to play all their games Ranger pivot who did not go into Maroon California six days afterward, albeit by on the Montreal Forum ice. They en- territory with his two wings—the Cook the narrow margin of a point. tered the final contest all square at two brothers—picked up the disc and sailed games each. Rangers scored first in this in on the undermanned Maroon defense A PERFECT nightmare to a hockey deciding game and the Maroons didn't to score the goal that won the game and coach is a goal-crazy defenseman. draw even until early in the third period. the world series. Nowadays, of course, your rear ice Now they had a new lease on life; once There was no great disciplining of guardian of the big leagues must com- again they were every bit as good as the Dutton by Gerard for this faux pas. bine scoring punch with defensive play, visitors. The late Eddie Gerard, their The fiery defenseman was heartbroken but there are situations in every game coach, warned every defenseman, as he about his boner. It haunted him for years. in which he very definitely must not es- came to the bench for a breather, against The boast of every hockey player, active say a sally to the enemy's zone. Anyone rushing. "Don't go down unless three of or retired, is the number of Stanley Cup good enough to make the big league those Rangers are trapped in back of teams he has played on. Red Dutton will grade knows these occasions of danger; you," he told them. never voice any such boast, but he will they have been drilled into him for years Dutton was hardly back on the ice tell you regretfully today that he might on the way up. Once in a while, however, before he violated the admonition. have been able to but for that boner.

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opposing "bone dry" legislation and asking nation in the hope that it would be used to Vesle between Bazoches and Fismes, there is in particular exemption of beer and light establish some sort of peace commission. nothing to report. wines from restrictions. Last week the securities were returned by Thirty-Ninth Division headquarters arrives Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers in final Congress, at Colonel Roosevelt's request. at Brest; Sixth Division moves to Remire- appearance at New York before enlisting in mont area under administrative control of naval aviation gives the fans a thrill by AUGUST 26 VII Corps. knocking out a home run. In a local action west of Fismes our troops British continue progress beyond Hinden- gained ground and captured prisoners. In Al- burg Line; French advance along twelve- AUGUST 25 sace a hostile raid was repulsed with losses. mile front, taking many towns. In Alsace hostile raiding parties were again British, attacking on thirty-mile front Submarine Chaser 209 is sunk by shell driven back in attempts to reach our lines. At from the Scarpe to east of Arras, cross Hin- fire from U. S. S. Felix Taussig, having been other points occupied by our troops the day was denburg Line; Canadians and French ad- mistaken by latter for enemy submarine uneventful. vance. 16 dead, three injured. British advance moves to within a thou- Spain plans to construct an airship capable John D. Ryan is named Second Assistant sand yards of the old Hindenburg Line. of carrying mail and forty passengers to Secretary of War. Claims of Americans totaling millions of the United States, Captain Herrera, chief dollars against the Cunard Steamship line of the Spanish military air force, declares. AUGUST 28 because of the sinking of the Lusilania are Trip would take two and a half days, he North of the Aisne our troops, in co- dismissed by Judge Julius M. Mayer in believes. operation with the French, advanced to the United States District Court at New York Nationwide "bone dry" prohibition, to go railroad west of Juvigny and captured 200 City. into effect on July 1, 1919, and continue prisoners. Along the Vesle local hostile at- Auto manufacturers agree to limit pro- for at least the duration of the war, loomed tacks forced our outlying detachments in duction during the second half of 1918 to today as a strong probability through Senate Bazoches and Fismclte to retire. (The at- twenty-five percent of the total 191 7 produc- action on the agricultural bill. tacking unit at Juvigny was the Thirty- tion. Executive committee of the French Radical Second Division.) Ex-President Roosevelt turns over his party adopts resolution favoring a society of Twenty-Sixth Division moves north of Nobel Peace Prize securities, amounting to nations as outlined by President Wilson. Bar-le-Duc, thence via Sommedieue area more than $45,000, to the Red Cross and to western face of St. Mihiel salient. similar organizations. When Col. Roosevelt AUGUST 27 French reach the Somme, recapture forty was awarded the prize he gave it to the Aside from renewed local combats along the villages.

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59 AUGUST 29 were effectively bombed by our aviators. All of our machines have returned. North of lite Aisne, our troops have made Ninety-Second Division relieves French HELP progress in the region of Juvigny, in spite of 87th and assumes command of St. Die sector; the strong resistance of the enemy. Our patrols Fortieth Division reorganizes as Sixth Depot were active along the Vesle and in the Woevre, Division. and brought in prisoners. 15 MILES OF William D. Haywood and fourteen aids British capture of Bapaume forces German in I. W. W. are sentenced to twenty years in retreat southward to Peronne-Brie line. prison and fined $20,000 each for attempting Government pays out $156,000,000 for KIDNEY TUBES to upset American war program; eighty other ordinary war expenses, a one-day record. Flush out Acids defendants receive from ten days to ten To and Other This was in addition to $20,000,000 paid out years. Poisonous Waste in foreign loans. Doctors say your kidneys contain 15 Miles of tiny Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, who had 31 tubes or filters which help to purify the blood and been reported dead, wired the inquiring AUGUST keep you healthy. Most people pass about 3 pints a day or about 3 pounds of waste. Fatherland party in Reichenberg, Bohemia, North of the Aisne our troops took Juvigny Frequent or scanty passages with smarting and ' I am right as a trivet and looking calmly to by assault and captured ijo prisoners. In the burning shows there may be something wrong with kidneys bladder. the future." Woevre and in the. Vosges the enemy was again your or An excess of acids or poisons in your blood, when Gompers, President of the Ameri- in raid lines. Samuel repulsed attempts to our In Alsace due to functional kidney disorders, may be the be- can Federation of Labor, confers at London a successful raiding party penetrated the ene- ginning of nagging backache, rheumatic pains, leg with British labor leaders. my's trenches and inflicted losses. pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the eyes, headaches and Wilson announces he will fix President Australian and English troops advance, dizziness. the price of wheat at $2.26 a bushel delivered latter taking Mont Kemmel and pushing Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, at Chicago. This ensures that every bushel north along Peronne-Bapaume road; Ger- used successfully by millions for over 40 years. They give happy relief and will help the 15 Miles of kidney harvested in the United States up to July mans abandon Lys salient. 1, tubes flush out poisonous waste from your blood. 1920, will bring that price. President Wilson signs Man Power Bill to Get Doan's Pills. draft all men between eighteen and forty- AUGUST 30 five years; act will provide for nearly 13,000,- In the Vosges a strong raiding party which 000 registrants. TTETi]:JiVV.H advanced under cover of artillery fighting to our British embassy at Petrograd is sacked by jegion posts and other promoters of lines was driven back without securing any re- Bolsheviki and British attache is killed. outdoor events carry Rain Insurance indem- sult. Aside from artillery fighting in this region American troops transported to France nifying against loss of income or expense. there is nothing else to report. During the day during month, 285,974; to date, 1,611,427; /ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA the railroad yards at Barricourt and Conflans troops returned, 1,987. SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY Applications must be riled seven days prior to event. See Local Agent in your town, or address Rain Department, 209 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. 111. ffiont and (Renter {Continued from page 56) ^Itching to the rules of citizens generally. This Harvard University buildings to hang a This virtually places Jehovah's Witnesses Nazi flag. //TORTURE Quick Way For quick relief from the itching of eczema, blotches, above their allegiance to the United "Is it not sad to learn that there are pimples, athlete's foot, scales, rashes and other ex- States. A Rabbi is quoted as preaching, persons who trifle with American liberty ternally caused skin eruptions, use cooling, antisep- tic, liquid D.D.D. PRESCRIPTION. Original "Traitors may lead to dictators." Con- by associating with or supporting such formula of Doctor Dennis. Greaseless and stainless. Soothes versely, those who dictate are traitors. fanatics, most of whom are receiving pay the irritation and quickly stops the most intense itching. A 35c trial bottle, at drug stores, proves it or This judicial decision should give en- for their destructive efforts. The enemy — your money back. Ask for D.D.D. PRESCRIPTION. couragement also to Bishop Manning and has carried the battle into our own terri- Bishop Stires, who display in their re- tory and is menacing the future of our spective cathedrals their church's ban- children. We Legionnaires must accept in an hour ners in positions that outrank the United the challenge and beat down the invader MAKE ¥5*3 States flag. The latter writes me that by bringing Americanism to the forefront; SELL NEWEST CHRISTMAS CARDS Easy to sell new Christmas Cards with "the so decided." this is Americanism must an outstand- church has And be made sender's signature in Raised Gold. 21 the only country on the globe which ing topic of discussion with our families beautiful Folders, with "Btnboss-O" ma- terials, only $1. You make 100'; profit. guarantees, undisputedly, the right of and our friends, and particularly our Kxtra Bonus. Also Christmas Cards with, name imprinted—50 for $1. Many other all citizens to worship in whatever man- children. They are the ones to be in- assortments, sell 50c up. Get samples. Friendship Studios, ner they elect. But this is far from pre- structed that the American flag repre- 822 Adams St., Elmira, N. Y. scribing to them the right to discard the sents the finest and fairest country on the symbol of the country which gives them face of the earth and there is no room here • this right. To repeat, dictators to this for any other flag or ideals."—A. J. MAN Government are traitors. Gridley Ad- Kommel, Flatlands Post, Brooklyn, New ITED •wiih CAR ams, Chairman National Flag Code Com- York. *^ WAILW P***00 Local Coffee Route. Nalion- W W^^^ ally known, complete line of 250 mittee, Wechawken, New Jersey. household WJ^^ necessities. Fast-moving. big- Veterans and Crime profit, 'luick-repeating products. Boyne reported $67 profit in a week; Cooper. $82; Americanism vveiiman, -VJ<>. Kxpcrience not required. Famines he- To the Editor: Your editorial in the May Kin at once. Positively no money risk. Ample stocks sent on credit, once you start. Details FREK-no obli- To the Editor: May I offer the following issue covers a subject that has occupied gation. WRITE Albert Mills, 5313 Monmouth Ave.. Cincinnati. Ohio. as a contribution to Front and Center: a place in the minds of most veterans for "The proponents of foreign isms, some of some time. Personally, I take much con- whom are not citizens of our country, solation from the special notice made of are positive that they know exactly what the fact that "Intoxicated War Veteran r is wrong with America and have a cure- Runs Amuck" or "World W ar Veteran all for its ills. These same minorities are Beats Helpless Widow," and their following the very procedure their coun- names obscured midway in the body of tries of birth or which they admire would the article as being of minor importance. not tolerate for a second. This latter As much as we dislike particular reference Nearly 200 Styles and Sizes of Heaters, Ranges, Furnaces at stated fact is in reality no concern of ours, made to war service in connection with (FACTORY PRICES. Easy but as a result of the use by dictators of misdemeanor and crime, we should, Terms. Write today for FREE CATALOG. New styles, new the iron fist on their educational systems, nevertheless, take much consolation from features, new colors. 30 days FREE trial— 24-hour ship- of knowledge and the fact proved thereby, that the burning books of World War ments* The Kalamazoo the subjugation of the press, an innocent vets as a group are a pretty good lot, not Stove & -Furnace Company, 2066 Rochester Avenue (polite likely not as given to running I this word although quite amuck, and say Kalamazoo, Michigan correct as "ignorant") believer of such with no self-admiration intended—just a anti-American principles sneaks under simple statement of fact.—N. D. AKalamazoQ Direct toYou" cover of darkness to the tower of one of the Israelson, Chillicotke, Illinois.

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Past National Commander—was as usual windshield identifies it as the official car SOME of the outfits that saw action one of the guests of honor. He appeared of the Commander-in-Chief. Comrade overseas during the war evidently at the stated hour to be introduced to and Soboda has this to say about the print: foresaw that it might take many years to address the convention and then "I am enclosing a picture of General before their exploits would be recorded through a hitch in the program was kept Pershing's old crate, a snapshot which I by appropriate monuments on the battle waiting before being presented. found in a Red Cross hut in Paris near fields and so took matters into their own To refresh our memory as to details we the park where the Eiffel Tower stands. hands and erected memorials of their own referred to a Summary of Proceedings of Don't know who the people in the picture while they were still on the ground. This the 1922 convention and feel you might are, but whoever they are, no doubt they, department recalls seeing such markers

enjoy reading the actual account as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers particularly those bearing the numeral 1 who used to await its appearance in the identifying the First Division, the four Commander MacNider took the chair and A.E.F. to indicate the beginning of a ivy leaves of the Fourth Division and the said: "I have a little privilege red diamond of the Fifth. this morning, one which I Those outfits were correct know every service man and in their thought, as it was woman in the United States MR. AMERICAN LEGION MERCHANT not until the summer of envies me. I am about to tell 1937 that the American the General of the Armies to Back on page 50 of the June issue you will recall we official memorials in stand up and do his stuff— spoke of "Cooperation" and the benefits to all con- France, Belgium and Eng- John J. Pershing." cerned when we work together successfully. Banners of many States land were dedicated. Dur- were brought to the platform Twenty years ago that same idea was actually written ing the interim, however by delegation chairmen, each into the Preamble to The American Legion Constitu- many of the makeshift " claiming General Pershing as tion - - - we associate ourselves together for - - - divisional markers were un- Following long a native son. a mutual helpfulness." cared for and some had demonstration, General collapsed. Pershing addressed the meet- This idea pays dividends to every Legionnaire dealer Earl A. Gill of Lewisburg ing as follows: who uses it. By making yourself known as a Legion- (Pennsylvania) Post, how- "After what you have seen naire within your community the response from Legion- I haven't the faintest idea of ever, had the pleasure of naires is definite. By constantly reminding the salesmen what part of the country I finding oneof his Division's who call on you that The American Legion Magazine come from. There is just one wartime memorials and he does an outstanding advertising and selling job you in- locality that I haven't heard took the snapshot of it crease our advertising. Increased advertising to Legion- from, and that is Powder that we show. Here is River. naires means more over-the-counter sales for you. Gill's story: "Your distinguished Com- This keeps everybody happy—including your cash "Last summer I spent mander has perpetrated upon register. seven weeks on a trip to me this morning one of his Advertising Department France, Belgium and Eng- little jokes. I was booked to land. I was present at the appear on the platform at THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE dedications of ten Ameri- 10:30. 1 polished up my boots and polished my belt and was can World War Memorials here exactly on the minute. in those three countries He said the convention was not ready to divisional review and inspection, would in France, at Montfaucon, Montsec, receive me; in fact, I don't know yet whether get a kick out of seeing it again. If anyone Blanc Mont, Tours, Bellicourt, Cantigny the convention had arrived and was ready to identifies himself or herself definitely and and Brest; in Belgium, at Waereghem and make its customary inspection. So I have can tell where and when and on what Kemmel; and in England, at Brookwood. cooled my heels for some two hours and now occasion the picture was taken, copies can There was also opportunity to visit the I am again ready, although not in such a be made available." Meuse-Argonne Cemetery at Romagne, polished condition as I was at 10:30. (Voice from the audience: 'Now you know how we Incidentally, Comrade Soboda's old the Paris Exposition and other points of felt.' Laughter.) I am very glad that you outfit, the 61st Regiment of Railway interest. caught the point to that because I have Engineers, held its first reunion since the "During July I spent five days at a faint suspicion that Commander MacNider war in the Cudworth Post Clubhouse of Septsarges, near Montfaucon, with a was simply trying to play even with me. So, the Legion in Milwaukee in July. He peasant family with whom I had been if everybody consents, we will call it square." enlisted the aid of the Outfit Notices billeted in 191 7 when they lived in the column in gathering the old gang together Gondrecourt area. While there, I took And then the General proceeded with and told us this of his old outfit: "The several side trips about the Argonne an inspiring address. It all goes to show 6 1 st Railway Engineers trained at Fort region. One of them was by bicycle, the human side of Pershing— that he i>ciijamin Harrison, Indiana, along with accompanied by two French boys, Jean could take a joke as well as the next man, the 60th, 62d and 63d Regiments. We and Pierre Marchand, to Varennes, and that the three- and four-hour waits, wore the Engineers' castle insignia, but Charpentry, Cheppy, and Chaudron usually unavoidable, that troops lined up after we got to France, the 61st was split Farm. My own outfit, Ambulance for his inspection in France had suffered, up into the 57th, 58th and 59th Transpor- Company No. 2, had been shelled out of had not escaped his notice. tation Corps and our insignia was replaced the latter place in October, 1918. Along this same line, Edward M. by the insignia of that branch of service "On the outskirts of Varennes at the Soboda of North Shore Post of Milwau- a locomotive wheel with wings. The old crossroads leading past Chaudron Farm, kee, Wisconsin, where he lives at 1617 gang still call themselves the 61st Railway I came across this old monument which West Hopkins Street, did a bit of search- Engineers, however, and I hope those who must have been put together by some unit ing in his war archives and produced the failed to attend the reunion in Milwaukee of the First Division. It had been roughly snapshot picture of an automobile of the will write to me so that we can have a constructed of stone and cement and our vintage of 191 7. The four stars on the real turnout at the reunion next year." divisional insignia was made of red tile.

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Soc. of 3d Div.—W. A. Jellineck, chmn., 212 No care had been taken of it, so we S. Spring st., Los Angeles. scraped off the moss, pulled the weeds, 4th Div. Assoc.—Edw. J. Maire, director, 1170 N. Curnmings st., Los Angeles. and took the picture. One of my traveling Soc. of 5th Div.—Hq. at Hotel Hayward. Earl companions posed with me. Sheeley, secy., 723 N. Avenue 51, Los Angeles. Gth Div. Assoc. —Reunion dinner. Sun., Sept. "Can any old timers of the First Di- 18. Full information at Hq. booth in Blue Room, Hayward Hotel. R. E. Moran, secretary, 506 North vision tell me who put up this memorial?" Spaulding avenue, Los Angeles, California. 7th Div. Assoc. —Thos. WANTED ONCE! A CCORD- Nisbet, 4258 AT Brunswick av., More City and Rural Dealers /ilNGtoa Los Angeles. Start your own business with our capital. It pays report from 8th Div.— better than most occupations. Buy everything at Richard D wholesale—sell at retail. Be your own boss. Make all the profits on everything sell. Adolph N. Bridges, chmn., you We supply everything—Products, Auto-Bodies. Sample Cases, 2327 W. 25th Sutro, Re- Advertising Matter, Sales and Service Methods, St., Los Angeles.— etc 15 Factories and Service Branches. Prompt unions 9th Div. shipments. Lowest freight and express rates. Su- D. P. McCalib, perior Rawleigh Quality, old established demand, Chairman, chmn., 3807 lowest prices, guarantee of satisfaction or no sale, Wisconsin, Los makes easy sales. 200 necessities for home and letters in- farm, all guaranteed values. of Angeles. the best Itawleigh's Superior Sales and Service Methods Div.— secure most quiry regard- 10th business everywhere. Over 41 million Products sold Elmer Barr, last year. If you are willing to work steady every ing outfit re- chmn., 845 S. day for good pay, write for complete information Los bow to start your own business with capital. unions dur- Bixel St., our Angeles. W. T. Rawleigh Co., Dept. H-3S ALM, Freeport, III. ing the Le- 11th Div.— Roy Kite, gion Nation- chmn., 939 E. 112th St., Los al Conven- Angeles. tion in Los 12th Drv.— Jos. Basil Angeles, D'Amico. 1611 Vista Del Mar September av.,LosAngeles. 19th to 22d, 13th Div.— Victor R. An- are being re- derson, chmn., cei in 2035 N. High- ved land av., Holly- such great wood, Calif. 14th Div.— volume by Moss-covered and overgrown with weeds, Ned Strumwas- ser, Farmers & the chair- this wartime-constructed First Division Merchants Bank, Los men of the marker was rediscovered near Chaudron Natl. Angeles. Free for Asthma s — numerou Farm by a First Division veteran during 15th Div. Harry O. War- outfits that the summer of 1937 ren, chmn., 219 will hold W. 101st St., During Summer Los Angeles. — meetings, 16th Div. If you suff'T with those terrible attacks of Asthma when Sidney A. Cherniss, ehri 650 S. Spring st., Los that in some instances the chairmen are it Is hot and sultry; if heat, dust and general muggines-i Angeles. make you wheeze and choke as if each Rasp for breath was unable to make individual replies. Chair- 18th Div.—A. R. Scofield, chmn., 4311 Wood- the very last; if restful sleep is impossible because of the lawn av., Los Angeles. struggle to breathe; if you feel is man Sutro advises, however, that there the disease slowly wearing 26th (Yankee) Div. Vets. Assoc.—Erving A. your life away, don't fail to send at once to the Frontier Dresser, 2664 S. La Brea, Angeles. registration Los Asthma Co. for a free trial of a remarkable method. No will be a centrally-located chmn. 27th Div. Assoc.—Edw. A. Lavery, matter where you live or whether you have any faith in any Calif. and information booth established in Los 1838 N. Kenmore av., Hollywood, remedy under the Sun, send for this free trial. If you have 28th (Keystone) Div. Vets. Assoc. —Reunion, suffered for a life-time and tried everything you could learn Angeles during convention week, where Sept. 21. Stanley Midvale R. Wilson, chmn., 2134 of without relief; even if you are utterly discouraged, do not av., West Los Angeles. complete details regarding the head- abandon hope but send today for this free trial. It will cost 29th Div.—Herbert Ochs, chmn., 801 S. Los you nothing. Address quarters of the various groups and the Angeles st., Los Angeles. Frontier Asthma Co., 187-C Frontier Bids. Haci- 30th Div. —W. E. Lyon, chmn., 1111 La 4«2 Niagara St., Dullalo, N. Y. time and place of the dinner, luncheon, enda pi., Los Angeles. 31st Div. P. McDowell, Subway Ter- entertainment or whatever form the re- —C. 1275 minal bldg., Los Angeles. at home 32d Div. Combat Reunion banquet. Cafe mm S3M|^study union may take, will be available. There, Assoc. — HH Hwh Legally trained men win htgh- de Paree, 2312 W. 7th st., Los Angeles, Sept. 21. positions and bigger suc- the various mS bhhB TB&BsBmiM er too, will be gathered rosters of Bob Byers, chmn., 3315 Loosmore St., Los Angeles. WBB mm w*| WK/Bsff cess in business and public 33d Div. War Vets. Assoc. —Reunion banquet. 6BB flfaSm WW life. They command respect. outfits, giving the name, home address H| JP^jfflL TBbW Hff Greater opportunities now than ever Cafe de Paree, 2312 W. 7th st.. Wed., Sept. 21; Hq. KHBfR t> efore - Big corporations are headud 4BW™l,rT W W and Los Angeles address of all who have and registration at Clark Hotel, Los Angeles (Il- BBH| by men with legal training. linois delegation Hq.) Roy R. Haney, chmn., 1414 JBSfflffdp More Ability: More Prestige: More Money registered. Summit Ridge dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. •i^BB^^^y We guide you step by step. You can train at hams during spare time. Degree of LL. B. conferred. 34th Div.—L. A. Bolthoff, 413 E. 10th st., Los Under Chairman Sutro there have been Successful (rraduates irr every section of the United States. Wo Angeles. furnish all text material, including fourteen-volume Law Library. Low coat, easy terms. Get our valuable 64-page "Law Training for appointed group supervisors for each of 35th Div. Assoc. —Natl, reunion and dinner. Leadership" and "Evidence" books FREE. Send, for them NOW. Chas. R. Gesnea 422 4 Second av., Los Angeles. LASALLE EXTENSION, Dept. 8361-L Chicago the general branches of service to assist 36th Div.—Jim Reeves, chmn., 646 N. Arden in making reunion plans. Shou'd you fail blvd., Los Angeles. 37th (Ohio) Combat Div. —Reunion banquet, to find your particular outfit listed below, Helene's Restaurant, 1723 N. Highland av., Holly- wood, Calif., Wed., Sept. 21, 7:30 p. m. Register write to Chairman Sutro, 808 State at Hq. at Mike Lyman's, 749 S. Hill St., Los Ange- CHANGE OF ADDRESS? Building, Los Angeles, California, who les. R. J. Schweikert, chmn., 1560 N. Vine st., Hollywood. will refer your inquiry to the proper group 38th Div.—W. H. Abbott, chmn., 2626 S. Mans- UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, MY field av., Los Angeles. mailing address for American of The supervisor, or to the chairman your 39th Div.—Roy Huddle, chmn., 2700 Temple st.. Legion Magazine is outfit's reunion, provided one has been Los Angeles. 40th Div. A. E. F. Assoc. —Ray I. Follmer, adj.. appointed. Room 11 City Hall, Los Angeles. NEW ADDRESS 41st Div. Assoc. —Byron A. Curl, chmn., 6553 Details of the following National Con- La Mirada av., Hollywood, Calif. Name vention reunions may be obtained from 42d (Rainbow) Div. Vets.—Reunion and ban- (PLEASK I'KINT) quet, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Tues., Sept. the Legionnaires listed: 20. Arthur C. Davis, chmn., 2601 S. Figueroa St., Los 1938 Membership No. Angeles. 76th Div. Grant V. Jenkins, chmn., 8426 W. Gold Star Mothers—Mrs. Mae M. Cushman, — 4th st., Los Angeles. Address 843 N. Sierra Bonita, Los Angeles. Natl. Organization World War Nurses— 77th Div. Assoc. —Reunion registration Hq. at 6th st., Annual meeting and reunion. Miss Celina Finnegan, Hayward Hotel. Willard Bender, 510 W. City State Los Angeles. 504 S. Bonnie Brae St., Los Angeles. National Yeoman (F)—Annual reunion and 78th Div. A. E. F. Assoc.—G. C. Hart, chmn., Post No.. _Dept.. meeting. Miss Philomene L. Cavanagh, chmn., 206 Holmby av., West Los Angeles. 79th Div. Assoc. — r m. H. Campbell, chmn., 10743 Westminster av., Palms Sta., Los Angeles. OLD ADDRESS Ex-Service Women Affairs Marion "Pat" 1010 Pershing Square bldg., Los Angeles. — 80th Div. Assoc. Harry G. Matthews, chmn., Koenig, chmn., 724 S. Mariposa St., Los Angeles. — 2752 Hollyridge dr., Hollywood, Calif. Address. Soc. of 1st Drv.—Annual National reunion, dinner and business meeting. Walter Naughton, gen. 81st Drv. Assoc.—Harold O. Kerber, chmn., 6331 5th st., Los Angeles. chmn., 537 N. Curson st., Los Angeles. W. City .State 2d Drv. Assoc. —Wilbur T. Love, chmn., 585 82d Drv. Assoc.—Paul W. Tilley, U21VS W. 88th Palm dr., Glendale, Calif. St., Los Angeles. (Continued on page 62)

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62 THE Patrolmen of the 'Depths American Legion Magazine {Continued from page 6i) INDEX of 83d Drv.—Frank E. Dalin, chmn., 32G S. Nor- under auspices Coast Artillery Post, A. L. Chas. ADVERTISERS mandie av., Los Angeles. F. Hendrickx, chmn., 1364 Hauser blvd., Lo« 84th Div.—A. R. Rupp, chmn., 6562 Barton av., Angeles. Hollywood, Calif. 3d Corps Art. Park—Hq. at Clark Hotel, Los 85th Div.—A. G. Lamie, chmn., 621 S. Hope St., Angeles. John S. Staats, 311 E. Colorado St., Pasa- Los Angeles. dena, Calif. 86th Div—R. C. Goedike, chmn., 1128 S. Crest Saumur Art. School Society—Hq. in office of Drive, Los Akron Lamp & Mfg. Company 63 Angeles. John C. Campbell, past chef de goat, 639 S. Spring 87th Div.—S. J. Puma, chmn., 407 E. Pico St., st. Reunion stag dinner. University Club, 614 S. Los Angeles. Albert Mills 59 Hope St., Thurs., Sept. 22, 7 p. m. John C. Campbell, 88th Div.—Clyde G. Baerresen, chmn., 548 N. chmn., 639 S. Spring st., Los Angeles. Alexandria St., Los Angeles. 113th F. S. Bns.—Warren American Tobacco Company & 332d H. Abbott, 89th Div. War Society—Annual reunion and 2626 S. Mansfield av., Los Angeles. organization meeting at Natl. Guard Armory, Los 308th F. S. Bn. & 52d Tel. Bn —Assoc. and re- Half Half 2 & Angeles, Moil, Sept. 19. Distinguished guests and union. Lyle C. Garner, Box 1964, Hobbs, N. M. entertainment at luncheon with business meeting Chem. Warfare, 1st Gas Regt. & Chem. Def. to follow. Report to George L. Armstrong, gen. Units—Walter H. Killam, chmn., 402 "E" State chmn., 644 Hall of Justice bldg., Los Angeles. bldg., Los Angeles. Carter Medicine Company 57 90th Drv. Assoc.—Alfred W. Bader, chmn., 3424 World War Tank Corps Assoc. —Eugene N. West blvd., Los Angeles. Edwards, chmn., 801 City Hall, Los Angeles. Clamp-O-Pole Company 57 91st Div. Assoc. —Dee Holder, gen. mgr., 311J-3 Pioneer Inf. & Graves Reg. Serv.—Claude S. Spring st., Los Angeles. Peters, chmn., 740 S. Olive St., Los Angeles. College of Swedish Massage 63 92d and 93d Div. Assoc.—Mandarin dinner in Salvage Units & Rolling Canteen Units, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, Tues., Sept. 20, 8:30 QMC—L. Schank, 939 S. Broadway, Los An- Convention City Special 63 p.m., Hq. at 5111 Central av. Dennis McG. Mat- thews, 5118 Latham St., Los Angeles. 116th San. Trn., Hq. Co.—Harley E. Shoaff, All Colored Troop Units—Jerome L. Hubert, 206 S. Walnut St., New Castle, Pa. gen. chmn., 678 W. 36th St., Los Angeles. 115th Sup. Trn., Co. C—H. O. Williams, 2226 98th Div.—John H. Pelletier, 206 S. Spring St., Cloverdale, Los Angeles. D. D. D. Corporation 59 Los Angeles. Motor Transport Corps (all units)—Gilbert AEF Staff Assoc. of G.H.Q., Army & Corps E. Wright, 6233 Hollywood blvd., Hollywood Doan's Pills 59 Hq.—Wm. A. Barr, 1400 N. Gardner st., Los Calif. Angeles. 303d Field Remount Sqdrn. Assoc.—2d annual 48th Inf., Co. M—Reunion. Emil C. Long, San reunion. Report to W. J. Calvert, 527 State Mutual Rafael, Calif. bldg., Worcester, Msec. 11th Enors.—Henry M. Mibielle, 138 N. Laurel Transportation Corps Assoc. John M. Win- Emblem Division Cover II — av., Los Angeles. ters, chmn., 1062 W. 51st st. — Los Angeles. 12th Engrs. —J. J. Kerins, 6114 Keniston st., Remount Units, QMC—O. O. Robertson, chmn., Los Angeles. 1655 N. Cherokee av., Hollywood, Calif. 13th Engrs.—Daniel D. Coons, 2155 Outpost Supply Cos., QMC—Franklin J. Potter, 215 W. Franklin Institute 55 Drive, Los Angeles. 5th st., Los Angeles. 14th Engrs. Vets. Assoc.—Four-day reunion at Reserve Mallet (407-8-9 Ammun. Trns.)— Friendship Studios 59 Hayward Hotel. James A. Fleming, chmn., 5189 Chas. J. Mabutt, 1184 Muirfield rd., Los Angeles. Almont st., Los Angeles. Write Carroll E. Scott, Central Records Office—John B. Carson, Frontier Asthma Company 61 condr. -editor, 54 College av., Medford, Mass., for 7576 Hollywood blvd., Hollywood, Calif. copy News. Ordnance—Sam Karpel, 1837 S. Mansfield av., 15th Engrs. —Luther H. Sample, 3471 West- Los Angeles. mount av., Los Angeles. Domgermain Ord. Det.—7th reunion. Fabian 16th Engrs.—C. S. Bourdo, 620 V2 N. New F. Levy, 419 W. Upsal st., Philadelphia, Pa. General Card Company 57 Hampshire av., Los Angeles. Signal Corps (not with Divisions)—Russel 17th Engrs.—Roy Van Arsdale, 216 Oak st., Wagener, chmn., Hayward Hotel, Los Angeles. Glover, H. Clay 57 Montebello, Calif. Subsistence Units, QMC—Dexter P. Howard, 18th Engrs.—Roland Main, 1522 S. Curtis av., 1415 Ridgewood pi., Hollywood, Calif. Goodrich, B. F. Company 53 Alhambra, Calif. Spruce Production Div.—Clarke Edwards, 19th Engrs.—Grand reunion and banquet, chmn., 3314 W. 21st St., Los Angeles. Gore Products, Inc., of N. 0 64 Sept. 21. W. H. Anderson, 710 E. 80'th st., Los Div. Crim. Invest. (DCI), Intel. Police (IP) Angeles. and Mil. Intel. Div. (MID)—Frank D. Grace, Greyhound Management Company 51 20th Engrs. (Forestry)—Jack Coskey, 5370 W. 276 Hall of Justice, Los Angeles. Adams blvd., Los Angeles. Mil. Police—Valentine J. Beganek, 512 N. 21st Engrs. L. R. Soc.—18th annual reunion- Poinsettia pi., Los Angeles. convention. Hugh Stevenson, 1349 N. Linden av., Service Cos. (Telegraph operators)—T. G. Hall, Calif. 1737 N. Alverado St., Los Angeles. Stove 59 Glendale, Kalamazoo Company 23d Engrs. Assoc. —Hq. in Adway Hotel, 11th Natl. Assoc. Amer. Balloon Corps Vets. — & Bdwy., Los Angeles; stag reunion dinner, Sept. 21, Annual national reunion and meeting. Hq. at Clark 6 p. m. C. H. Jeffries, chmn., 2416 E. 16th St., Los Hotel. Free sightseeing tour over Los Angeles in Angeles. Goodyear blimp and other entertainment. Fred E. LaSalle Extension 61 25th Engrs.—Andrew C. Elder, 2714 S. Hill st., Mauldin, chmn., 400 N. Beverly dr., Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Calif. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company 26th Engrs.—Annual reunion. Dr. Albert A. Anti-Aircraft Assoc.—Scott Jensen, chmn., Fricke, secy., 246 S. Orange Drive, Los Angeles. 7515 Melrose av., Los Angeles. Velvet 47 28th Engrs.—Grant E. Talman, 2246 Malecon 139th Aero Sqdrn.—William F. Bride, 4306 av., Sta. M, Los Angeles. Stillwell av., Los Angeles. 29th Engrs.—Ralph C. Man, 2207 Midvale av., 199th Aero Sqdrn.—H. J. Lakevold, 643 W. West Los Angeles. 30th St., Los Angeles. 34th Engrs. —Otto F. Nass, 1094 N. Lake av., 223d & 249th Aero Sqdrns.—Arrigo Balboni,

Metal Cast Products Company 55 Pasadena, Calif. 1543 Riverside dr , Los Angeles. 39th Engrs. (Ry.)—14th annual reunion, Sept. 225th Aero Sqdrn.—C. L. Jackett, 908 6th av., 20. Chas. M. Karl, 11640 Princeton av., Chicago. Great Falls, Mont. 40th Engrs.—Geo. A. Robertson, chmn., 11222 241st Aero Sqdrn.—M. L. Thomas, Jr., 625 Nacor Medicine Company 63 Kling st„ North Hollywood, Calif. E. Garvey blvd., San Gabriel, Calif. 60th Engrs.—Basil L. Mark, 405 Ivy st., Glen- Dorr & Carlstrom Fields, Fla., <& Dorr Field Nurito Company 63 dale, Calif. Masonic Club—Leo Mayer, Montrose, Calif. 61st Engrs. C. C. Ebe, 1722 Roosevelt av., Los Air Service (all branches, incl. Allied Forces) Angeles. Marion West, 3849J4 W. 28th st., Los Angeles. 62d Engrs.—John M. Winters, 1062 W. 51st st., 800th Aero Repair Sqdrn.—Marion E. Pollock, Los Angeles. chmn., 306 N. Maple dr., Beveny Hilis, Calif. Perfect Film Service 57 66th Engrs—Clyde V. Grant, 2228 22d st., Medical Corps (not part of divisions)—Dr. Santa Monica, Calif. Chas. W. Decker, 2417 W. 23d st., Los Angeles. Premier-Pabst Sales Company 49 147th Engrs.—J. Douglass Cooper, chmn., 119 Dental Corps—Dr. James W. Carson, chmn., Westmont dr., Alhambra, Calif. 520 W. 7th st., Los Angeies. 605th Engrs.—Irving Y. Bourdo, 1418 Dixon St., Base Hosp. 48—Miss Caroline L. Goetchius, Glendale, Calif. 8340 Rosewood av., Los Angeles. Rain & Hail Insurance Bureau 59 All Other Engr. Regts. (not parts of divisions) Base Hosp. 52—Dr. Clyde F. Baccus, 6253 Calif. — I. Morgan, chmn., 209 Hayward Hotel, Los Hollywood blvd., Hollywood, Rawleigh, W. T. Company 61 Angeles. Base Hosp. 117—Mrs. Emma J. Pearce Preston, Cav. Assoc. (all Troops)—B. J. Wilkinson, 424 W. Elm st., Compton, Calif. 43, Gievres Ray A. McKinnie, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company chmn., 1734 W. 38th st., Los Angeles. Camp Hosp. — 11th Cav.—W. C. Weinberger, adjut., Colton, Box 3465, Phoenix, Ariz. Camels Cover IV Calif. Club Camp Hosp. 52—Reunion dinner, Mona 9th F. A. (Ft. Sill)—Milton Harris, Box 16, Lisa Restaurant, 3343 Wilshire blvd., Wed. Sept. 21. Dr. Waiter A. Bayley, 312 Professional bldg., R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Bishop, Calif. 1 1th F. A. Vets. Assoc.—Reunion in conjunction Los Angeles. Prince Albert 43 with 6th Div. reunion. Gilbert F. Benson, 6123 Evac. Hosp. 14—Annual national reunion. J. Horner St., Los Angeles. Charles Meloy, pres., New Milford, Conn. 146th and 148th F. A., 66th Brig.—T. L. Mobile Hosps.—Jerry Hall, 810 S. Spring st., Stearns, P. O. Box 155, Los Angeles. Los Angeles. 1st F. A., Btry. A—Harry B. Price, 831 Cross- U. S. Army Amb. Serv. Assoc. & Amer. Field Sani-Flush 55 Ci- way rd., Burlingame, Calif. Serv. —Reunion-banquet. John Shanks, 1802 Art. Camps, Parks, Arsenals—Wm. C. Atkin- marron st., Los Angeles. Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast... 45 son, 210 Hayward Hotel, Los Angeles. Veterinary Units—Dr. Chas. M. Laird, chmn., 58th C. A. C, Btries. C & D—John Hartmann, 6227 King st., Bell, Calif. 2817 Harrington av., Bronx, N. Y. Inf. C.O.T.S., Camp Gordon, & 2d & 3d O.T.S., C. A. C. Units— Reunion stag dinner, Calwell's Ft. Oglethorpe—H. C. Billings, 1616 Berkeley Woodstock Typewriter Company 61 Restaurant, 2200 W. 7th st., Sept. 21. Reunion Way, Berkeley, Calif

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63 Vets. A. E. F. Siberia—Natl, reunion, Holly- Clarendon av., Huntington Park, Calif. wood Knickerbocker Hotel, Wed., Sept. 21. Claude USMC Mare Island—John M. Evans, 1248 Deal, climn., 5258 Sunset blvd., Los Angeles. Wholesale St., Los Angeles. North Russia E. F. Assoc.—E. W. Herrmann, USMC Parris Island—John J. Bogardus, 1961 pres., 1333 Ocean Front, Santa Monica, Calif. Palmerston pi., Los Angeles. U. S. A. Panama Canal Zone Vets. Assoc.—6th British War Vets. —W. O. Davidson, Area reunion of all Zone troops. Louis J. Gilbert, 47 Comdr., Canadian Legion, 4034 W. 63d St., Los Godwin st., Paterson, N. J. Angeles. ITxX^COSTS NOTHING 70 W Hawaiian Dept. Vets. Assoc.—John L. Mc Belgian War Vets. —Carlos A. Mantion, pres., Amazing new Radiant Heater. Burns

1 Pherson, chmn., 3664 Hughes av., Los Angeles. 705 Equitable bldg., Hollywood, Calif. 96% air. Makes its own gas. No piping . Philippine Vets. Assoc.—Howell H. Hough, French War Vets.—Francois Jiacomone, pres No installation. A few pints of cheap liquid chmn., 5425 Santa Monica blvd., Los Angeles. 46 E. Colorado av., Pasadena, Calif. transformsordinary air intomany hours of clean,, healthful, penetrating Ft. MacArthur Reunion Assoc. —Oliver C. Italian War Vets. —A. Amati, pres., 401 Sunset heat like sunshine, for 1 H cents an hour. Hardy, secy., 535 Van Nuys bldg., Los Angeles. blvd., Los Angeles. Hotter than gas or electricity, at one- American Vets, of Foreign Allied Armies— Red Cross, Salvation Army, Y.M.C.A., Jew- tenth the cost. EASY TO OPERATE. R. J. Lewis, Las Vegas, Nev. ish Welfare and K. of C. reunions—Marjorie No smoke, soot, asheaor odor. Portable. Educ. Centers Assoc.—Reunion Hq. at Hay- Jackson, exec, secy., L. A. Chap., A.R.C. 1218 ward Hotel. Reunion luncheon, Mon., Sept. 19th, Menlo av., Los Angeles. 30 DAYS' TRIAL! 1 p. m. Harry A. Langjahr, chmn., 2035 N. High- Write at once for special introductory land, Los Angeles. low-price offer. Tryitatourrisk. Prove Base Sections, SOS—John A. S. Schoch, 826 S. to yourself that of reunions activities you can have Radi- St. Andrews pi., Los Angeles. and NOTICES BURNS 96?° AIR ant heatat lucent AGENTS! War Dept. (except A.G.O.), Washington, D. C. at times and places other than the an hour. No obli- Make Big Money! —H. B. Crosby, chmn., 164 S. G. St., San Bernar- on/if 4?° FUEL gation! Send now. NEW EASY PLAN dino, Calif. Legion National Convention follow: AKRON LAMP & MFG. CO., Write quick for terri- American Prisoners of War—Chas. R.Gersner, 1318 High Street AKRON, OHIO tory and Outfit Offer. 4224 Second av., Los Angeles. S. A. T. C—Harold W. Kennedy, 1100 Hall of 4th Div.—Reunion and banquet, Columbus, Records, Los Angeles. Ohio, Aug. 22. Write Renbie Miller, secy. Ohio Relieve O. T. C—Chas. R. Metzger, 5504 Hollywood Chap., Groveport, Ohio, for an Ivy Leaf. blvd., Hollywood, Calif. Soc. of 5th Div.—Annual national reunion, Pain In Few A. P. O.—Chas. Z. Chapman, 425 N. Gower st., Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 3-5. Roy D. Peters, 441 E. Minutes Hollywood, Calif. st., NEURITIS Orange Lancaster. A. G. O. —Wm. Norton, 5555 South Western av., 5th Div. — Reunion, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21-26. To relieve the torturing: pain of Neuritis, Rheu- Los Angeles. E. S. Roderick, pres., Canton-Akron Camp, Soc. matism, Neuralgia or Lumbago in few minutes, Depot Brig. —V. B. Bryant, 735 S. St. Andrews 5th Div., 1921 Hauer, N. W., Canton, Ohio. get NURITO, the Doctor's formula. No opiates, pi., Los Angeles. 6th Div. Assoc.—Reunion-banquet, Columbus, no narcotics. Does the work quickly—must relieve Nav. Air Sta., Arcachon and Gujan—E. J. Ohio, Aug. 21-26. E. B. Kays, Bryan, Ohio. worst pain to your satisfaction in few minutes or Oerter, 2516 W. 73d St., Los Angeles. 7th Div. Offcrs. Assoc.— 14th reunion, Wash- money back at Druggist's. Don't sutfer. Get 6th Battle Sqdrn. Assoc. —Annual reunion. W. ngton, D. C, Nov. 19. J. B. Kittrell, pres., Green- trustworthy NURITO today on this guarantee. A. Benson, secy., 180 Delmas av., San Jose, Calif. ville, N. C. U. S. S. Great Northern—Reunion, William S. 26th (YD) Drv. Assoc. —Men in N. Y. and N. J. Long, Mattituck, L. I., N. Y. invited to join New York Chapter. Jos. Greenberg, Learn Profitable Profession U. S. S. Illinois Vets. Assoc. —J. F. Handford, 2092 Davidson av., Bronx, N. V. in days at Home 31 E. Tulpehocken st., Philadelphia, Pa. 27th Div. Assoc. —20th anniversary and ob- QO U. S. S. Kanawha—E. (Spud) Murphy, R. 1, Box servance of battle of Hindenburg Line, Albany, Salaries of Men and Women in the fascinating- pro- fession of Swedish run as hi*h as $40 to Calif. Massage 27, El Centro, N. Y., Sept. 30-Oct. 1. For copy Orion Messenger, $70 per week but many prefer to open their own of- U. S. S. Minneapolis—Lew L. Killey, 2032 S. write Eugene R. Collins, Observer bldg., Troy, N. Y. 'v fices. Large incomes from Doctors, hospitals, sani- Hp tariuma and private patients come to those who Third st., Alhambra, Calif. Div. Assoc. 1 29th (Blue and Gray) —Annual Fy ^^^^qualify throutfh our training . Reducing U. S. S. New Jersey—Proposed reunion. John I{. reunion. Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, Md., ^^^^ JKF ^^^^^ alone offers rich rewards for specialists. kv, Writ,- for Anatomy Charts and Ward, 523 Olive av., Long Beach, Calif. Sept. 2-5. J Fred Chase, natl. comdr., 1427 st., Eye - | i m\ booklet They're FREE. U. S. S. Satsupia—Marshall Hoot, 2205 Westboro N. W., Washington, D. C. \ k. *• THE College of Swedish Massage X av., Alhambra, Calif. 32d Div. Vets. Assoc.—Reunion, Grand Rapids, / 1601 Warren Blvd.. Dept. C75. Chicago " * ' .suctetsor to .\alt9nal Radio Operators (ship and shore)— 1st reunion Mich., Sept. 3-5. M. M. Kincaid, gen. chmn., Box College of Massagel of vets of Harvard, Armed Guard, ships and strikers. E, Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapids. Geo. Bayard, 101 S. 41st st., Philadelphia, Pa. 35th Div. —Annual reunion, St. Louis, Mo., Battleship, Cruiser & Hosp. Ship Vets. —J. Aug. 4-6. Harry J. Kierker, secy., 2813 Maurer av., Frank Doran, chmn., 1737 Bentley av.. West Los St. Louis. Angeles, Calif. 37th Div. Vets. Assoc.— Reunion, Zanesville, Destroyer, Torpedo Boat, Gun Boat and Ohio, Sept. 3-5. Write Jas. A. Sterner, asst. secy. ASTHMA Monitor Vets.—John F. Clapper, chmn., Box 139, Wyandotte bldg., Columbus, Ohio, for News. Sherman Oaks, Calif. 78th Div. Vets. Assoc. —Annual reunion, Camp Submarine, Sub-chaser and Tender Vets. — "stmcmuomit.' Dix, N. J., Aug. 12-14. Ray Taylor. Closter, N. J. If you suffer from Asthma Paroxysms, from coughs, gasping. Harold B. Green, chmn., 645 Prospect Crescent 80th Div. Vets. Assoc. reunion, —Annual Wheezing—write quick for daring FREE TRIAL OFFER Pasadena, Calif. Indiana, Pa., Aug. 4-7. Mark R. Byrne, res. secy. ni real relief Inquiries from so-called "hopeless" cases Armed Guard, Navy, Troop, Army and Cargo 413 Plaza bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. espcciallj invited. Win.' NAC0R. 956- E State Life Bldg.. Transports—Roy Northrup, 5143 W. 20th st., Los 82d Div. Assoc.—Copy of last issue of All- Indianapolis, Ind. Angeles. American available to all 82d vets who write to U, S. Guard—Clyde H. McLean, chmn., 246 S. R. J. McBride, secy., 28 E. 39th St., New York City. Hill St., Los Angeles. 91st Div. Assoc., Wash. Sector— Annual re- ON TO LOS ANGELES Coast Guard, Patrol Yachts, Supply Vessels, union, Seattle, Wash., Sat., Oct. 1. B. K. Powell Planters Mine and Sweepers, District Patrol secy., 201 American Bank bldg., Seattle. Travel by Spec al Train — 15 Glorious Days and District Barges—Malcolm Letts, 3532 6th 92d Div. War Vets. Assoc.—Send names and 7000 MILES OF SCENIC GRANDEUR av., Los Angeles. addresses to E. Jr., secy., S. Wm. Holman, 6236 SEE: Indian ceremonies •- Red Lodge, Mont. Navy Land Forces—John B. Sledge, 1414 W. Ada Bt., Chicago, 111., for roster. BHItngs-Spokane-Seattle-Victoria. B.C. -Portland 22d St., Los Angeles. San FranciscO'Southern California-Old Mexico 36th Inf. Club—For roster, report to Harry Salt Lake-Royal Gorge-Colorado Springs-Denver. I SMC Hq., Washington, D. C. —Theo. Nathan, Berg, secy., 3139 15th av., S., Minneapolis, Minn, Write for full details: 9506 Dearborn St., South Gate, Calif. 60th Inf. and 61st Inf. — Reunion, Lancaster. CONVENTION CITY SPECIAL 3d & 4th Regts., USMC—A. R, Whitney, 520 Pa., Sept. 3-5, with 5th Div. reunion. Roy D. Conductors of A. L. low-cost tours sines 1928 Rowan bldg., Los Angeles. Peters, 441 E. Orange st., Lancaster. Morrison Hotel ... Chicago, III. 7th Regt. USMC and other foreign serv. (not 64th Inf. — Propo-.ed reunion. Report to Nicholas AEF) units—Max Burnstein, 6414 Hugby av., Belotti, 3940 Carpenter av., Bronx, N. Y. The American Legion Huntington Park, Calif. 107th Inf.—Reunion dinner, Hotel Astor, New 9th Regt. USMC—C. C. Cobun, Standard Oil York City, Sept. 29, to commemorate 20th anni- National Headquarters Bldg., Los Angeles. versary of breaking of Hindenburg Line. A. L - 11th & 13th Regts. USMC—Guy Lewis, 185 Burgess, adjt., 16 Wall st., New York. Indianapolis, Indiana N. Hawthorne av., Hawthorne, Calif. 138th Inf. —Annual reunion, St. Louis, Mo., USMC at Naval Sta.—John F. Leslie, 2013 Sat., Aug. 6. Harry J. Dierker, secy., 2S13 Maurer Financial Statement Addison way, Los Angeles. av., St. Louis. Legation Guards—-Lester Davis, 1143 West 313th Inf. —Annual reunion, Baltimore, Md., May 31, 1938 blvd., Los Angeles. Oct. 1. Gorman Schaible, chmn , 924 St. Paul st.,

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30th (Old Hickory) Div.—Annual reunion, 102d Ammun. Trn.—Proposed reunion. Frank Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. 29-30. Irwin Monk, V. Baldwin, Jr., 1411 Broadway, New York City. pres., Asheville, N. C. 309th Ammun. Trn. Assoc.—Annual encamp- 314th Inf.—Annual regimental reunion, Read- ment, Shakamak State Park, near Jasonville, Ind., ing, Pa., Sept. 22-24. Visit 314th memorial log cabin Sun., Sept. 4. Free quarters and rations for members. at Valley Forge, Pa. Chas. M. Stimpson, secy., H. E. Stearley, secy.-treas., Box 277, Brazil, Ind. 2239 Benson av., Brooklyn, N. Y. 314th Ammun. Trn.—3d annual reunion, Fre- Vets, of 314th Inf.—Meeting and day's outing mont, Nebr., July 31-Aug. I, with Legion Dept. of vets in N. Y.-N. J. area, at Luna Park, Coney Convention. Geo. W. Lamb, secy., 1105 E. Dodge, Island, N. Y., Sat., Aug. 6. Chas. M. Stimpson, Fremont. secy., 2239 Benson av., Brooklyn, N. Y. 16th Engrs. —Reunion, Detroit-Leland Hotel, 310th Inf. Assoc.—19th reunion, New Haven, Detroit, Mich., Sept. 3-5. R. J. Vrooman, 704 E. Conn., Sept. 24, Montfaucon Day. R. A. Cullen, Jefferson av., Detroit. 1829 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, Pa. 19th Engrs. Assoc.—Reunion, Stephen Girard 353d (All Kansas) Inf. Soc.—Annual reunion, Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 6, 2 p. m. Banquet Abilene, Kans., Sept. 3-5. Report to D. Milton at 6:30 p. m. Geo. M. Bailey, adjt., 319 W. 28th st., Jones, Abilene. Wilmington, Del. 355th Inf. Assoc.—Annual reunion and con- 34th Engrs. Vets. Assoc.—Annual reunion, vention, Hastings, Nebr., Sept. 11-12. Jay M. Chittenden Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 3-5. Mead, Kolonel, Hastings. Geo. Remple, secy., 2523 N. Mainst., Dayton, Ohio. 45th Inf., Co. K—Reunion, Orleans, Ind., Sept. 52d Ry. Transp. Engrs.— 1st annual reunion and 4. P. Templeton, 726 N. Illinois St., Monticello, Ind. banquet, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21-26. James A. 127th Inf., M. G. Co. — Reunion, Ashland, Wise, Bell, 320 Meyer av.. New Castle, Pa. Aug. 13-16, during Legion Dept. Convention. 109th Engrs., Co. A—Reunion, Ottumwa, Iowa, Fred Nelson, secy., Ashland. Sun., Oct. 9. Harry Lynch, Ottumwa. 129th Inf., Hq. Co —Reunion at Norman J. 113th Engrs.—Annual reunion, Forest Park, Cornwall Post Hq., North Riverside, 111., Sept. 11. Noblesville, Ind., Sept. 24-25. F. C. Craig, secy., Geo. W. Burton, 111 W. Washington St., Chicago. 55 Virginia av., Indianapolis, Ind. FOOT ITCH 134th Inf., Co. I — Reunion-picnic, Russell Park, 308th Engrs. Vets. Assoc.—18th annual re- Ord, Nebr., Aug. 28, C. W. Clark, secy., Ord. union, Akron, Ohio, Aug. 6-7. Lee W. Staffler, secy., 140th Inf., Co. I —Reunion, Kennett, Mo., Sandusky, Ohio. ATHLETE'S FOOT Sept. 4. L. E. Wilson, 5908 Park, Kansas City, Mo. Bakery Co. No. 2— 1st annual reunion, Deshler- 147th Inf., Co. B—5th annual reunion, San- Wallick Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21-26. W. S. dusky, Ohio, Sept. 25. Send name and address for Barnhart, 882 Adams av., Chillicothe, Ohio. Send Coupon permanent roster to John G. Meyers, pres., 2205 5th Construction Co. (Bricklayers)—Pro- Campbell Bt., Sandusky. Also inquire at 37th Div. posed reunion of vets of Driffield and Sussex, Eng. Don't Pay Until reunion, Zanesville, Ohio, Sept. 3-5. H. B. Skinner, 1st sgt., 35 E. 4th st., Newport, Ky. 329th Inf., Co. E—5th annual reunion-picnic, 319th Aux. Remount Depot—Annual reunion, Relieved Archbold, Ohio, Sun.. Aug. 28, J. A. Beard, Na- Franklin, Ind., Nov. 6. Ross M. Halgren, 620 Circle poleon, Ohio. Tower, Indianapolis, Ind. 351st Inf., M. G. Co.—6th annual reunion, 50th Aero Sqdrn. Assoc.—Annual reunion, According to the Government Health Bulletin, No Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Sun., Aug. 7. Washington, D. C, Sept. 3-6. J. Howard Hill, E-28, at least 50% of the adult population of the United States are being attacked by the disease known as Henry J. Reinders, secy.. Mallard, Iowa. First-Central Tower, Akron, Ohio. Athlete's Foot. 6th Inf., Co., 2d O. T. C, Camp Stanley, Tex. 142d Aero Sqdrn.—4th annual reunion, Weir Usually the disease starts between the toes. Little —Reunion of graduates, Austin, Tex., Aug. 27-30, Lake, Broadheadsville, Pa., Sept. 1-3. Floyd D. the skin cracks peels. watery blisters form and and with Legion Dept. Convention. Ed Easters, 2230 Moyer, pres., 2032 W. Broad St., Bethlehem, Pa. After a while the itching becomes intense and you feel North St., Beaumont, Tex. 150th Aero Sqdrn. Proposed reunion. Floyd as though you would like to scratch off all the skin. — 11th F. A. Vets. Assoc. —Annual reunion, W. Freeman, 22 Park av., Cranford, N. J. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 3-5. R. C. Dickieson, secy., 210th Aero Sqdrn.—4th annual reunion, Beware of It Spreading 6140 Saunders St., Elmhurst, L. I., N. Y. Kankakee, 111., Aug. 20-21. H. S. Lewis, 107 W. 322d F. A. Assoc.—Annual reunion, Cleveland, White st., Champaign, 111. Often the disease travels all over the bottom of the Ohio, Sat., Sept. 10. L. B. Fritsch, secy., P. O. Box 225th Aero Sqdrn.— Reunion, eastern division, feet. The soles of your feet become red and swollen. The 324, Hamilton, Ohio. New York City, Sept. 3-5. L. J. Ford, 628 W. York skin also cracks and peels, and the itching becomes worse 321th F. A. Assoc. Annual reunion, Deshler- st., Philadelphia, Pa. Reunion, midwest division, and worse. — Ohio, Aug. 13-14. Wayne 3-5. av., Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, because Wallick Hotel, Columbus, Chicago, 111., Sept. Dan Ross, 683 Capital it is very contagious and it may go to your hands or W. Rouch, secy., Bookwalter bldg., Springfield, N. E., Battle Creek, Mich. even to the under arm or crotch of the legs. Ohio. 490th Aero Sqdrn. —Proposed reunion. Harold Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried all 327th F. A. —12th annual reunion and basket N. Shaw, 11 Chester rd., Derry Village, N. H. kinds of remedies to cure it without success. Ordinary dinner, Manners Park, Taylorville, 111., Sun., Sept. 801st and 35th Aero Sqdrns. Reunion, germicides, antiseptics, salve or ointments seldom do — secy., 1924 N. 5th St., Springfield, 111. Ohio, Sept. 3-5. F. C. any good. ll.C.C. May, Allerton Hotel, Cleveland, 328th F. A. Vetb. Assoc.— 15th annual reunion Erhardt, 1256 E. LaSalle av„ South Bend, Ind. and election, Battle Creek, Mich., Sun., Aug. 21, 6th Battle Sqdrn. Assoc., U. S. N.—For Here's How to Treat It with Legion Dept. Convention. Leonard J. Lynch, details of early East Coast reunion, write to adjt., 1747 Madison av., S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. W. A. O'Neill, secy., 3 Essex st., Lynn, Mass. The germ that causes the disease is known as Tinea 111th F. A., Btry. F (Rockbridge Art.)—Pro- V. S. A. Gen. Hosp. No. 8, Otisville, N. Y. Trichophyton. It buries itself deep in the tissues of the posed reunion at Lexington or Richmond, Va. Write Reunion, Lido Inn, Vestal, N. Y., Aug. 11-13, skin is very hard to kill. test made shows it takes and A Robt. D. Beeton, 1630 Fuller St., N. W„ Washing- during Legion Dept. Convention in Endicott. 20 minutes of boiling to kill the germ, so you can see why the ordinary remedies are unsuccessful. ton, D. C. Arthur Swartwood, Hammondsport, N. Y. H. F. was developed solely for the purpose of treating 51st Art., C. A. C, Btry. A—Proposed organi- Base Hosp. No. 7—Proposed reunion officers, Ath'.ete's Foot. It is a liquid that penetrates and dries zation and reunion. W. E. Wilder, 409 W. Gorgas nurses, enlisted men. E. P. Shea, 9-11 Park St., quickly. You just paint the affected parts. It peels off St., Louisville, Ohio. Adams, Mass. the tissue of the skin where the germ breeds. 306th M. G. Bn., Co. A—12th annual reunion, Base Hosp. No. 116—20th annual reunion, Hotel 77th Div. Clubhouse, 28 E. 39th St., New York McAlpin, New York City, Nov. 12. Dr. Torr W. Itching Stops Immediately City, Oct. 22. Ralph L. Newcome, 44 Van Doren Harmer, 415 Marlborough st., Boston, Mass. av., Chatham, N. J. "Original 120," Ft. Ethan Allen to Camp reunion, As soon as you apply H. F. you will find that the 51st Pioneer Inf. Assoc.— 15th annual Beauregard— Reunion, Springfield, Mass., in itching is immediately relieved. You should paint the 10th Inf. Armory, Albany, N. Y., Sun., Sept. 11. Sept. E. E. Rosseau, 358 Hillside av., Holyoke, infected parts with H. F. night and morning until your Otto Rauch, gen. chmn., 186 Adams Bt., Delmar, Mass. feet are well. Usually this takes from three to ten days, N. Y. Field Hosp. No. 317—Reunion, Boyertown, Pa., although in severe cases it may take longer or in mild 51th Pioneer Inf. —Permanent organization. in Sept. Schoenly, Boyertown. cases less time. Norman reunions. C. Wilson H. F. will leave the skin soft and smooth. You will Proposed State and national Ambulance Co. 35 Vets. Assoc.—7th annual marvel at the quick way it brings you relief; especially Fry, 531 Stanwood st.. Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pa. reunion, Buffalo, N. Y., Sun., Sept. 4. Harry E. if you are one of those who have tried for years to get 5Bth Pioneer Inf. Assoc.—7th annual reunion, Black, Box 153 Parnassus Sta., New Kensington, rid of Athlete's Foot without success. Monroe, N. C, Aug. 7. L. F. Hart, secy., Monroe. Pa. 313th F. S. Bn. —Reunion, Des Moines, Iowa, 148th Ambulance Co. Vets. Assoc.—Annual Oct. 1. Dr. Chas. L. Jones, Gilmore City, Iowa. reunion, Toledo Post Island in Maumee River near H. F. Sent on Free Trial Co. 320, M. S. T. 405—2d annual reunion, Waterville, Ohio, Sat., Aug. 27. H. J. Good, adjt., Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 4-5. C. J. Winandy, 6129 N. 2629 Northwood av., Toledo, Ohio. Sign and mail the coupon and a bottle of H. F. will Hermitage av., Chicago, 111. A. C. Ambulance Co. 18 (later 341st Amb. be mailed you immediately. Don't send any money and R. I02d Truck Co. wartime roster, Sept. 10. don't pay the postman any money, don't pay anything Motor —For Co.)—Annual reunion, Indianapolis, Ind., any time unless H. F. is helping you. If it does help you write to Francois P. Dostaler, 773 Broadway, H. Y. Tinch, secy.. Broad Ripple Auto Co., we know you will be glad to send us $1.00 for the treat- Lowell, Mass. Indianapolis. ment at the end of ten days. That's how much faith we 405th Motor Sup. Trn. —Proposed reunion. Diving School, Marine Basin, Brooklyn— have in F. Read, sign and mail the today. H. coupon Robt. M. West, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Mich. Reunion of Deep Sea Divers, Endicott, N. Y., Aug. 404th Motor Sup. Trn.—Proposed reunion. 11-13, with N. Y. Dept. Convention. J. H. Munple, Russell S. Nell, Box 64, Hawley, Pa. 254 Main st., Johnson City, N. Y. Tgore products, INC. AL 1 421st Motor Sup. Trn. —Reunion, Scranton, U. S. S. Guinevere—Proposed reunion this fall. I 8C0 Perdido St., New Orleans, La. Pa., Aug. 18-20, with Legion Dept. Convention. Victor F. DeNezzo, 18 Asylum St., Hartford, Conn. Please send me immediately a complete treatment A. E. Zoeller, 368 Scott St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. U. S. S. Mount Vernon Assoc. —20th annual re- | for foot trouble as described above. I agree to use i 113th Sup. Trn., Co. B—Proposed reunion. union, Boston, Mass., Sept. 3. P. N. Home, Room J I it according to directions. If at the end of 10 days . Russell Paris, R. IB, Franklin, Ind. 501, 110 State st., Boston. I If | my feet are getting better will send you $1.00. 12th crew, J Co. F 309th Sup. Trn. Soc. — annual re- U. S. S. Solace—Annual reunion of former I am not entirely satisfied I will return the unused I I union, Warner Hotel, Chillicothe, Ohio, Aug. 13-14. Philadelphia, Pa., Sat., Nov. 5. Dr. R. A. Kern, portion of the bottle to you within 15 days from the I I C. C. Perry, secy., Bardwell, Ky. University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. [ time I receive it. 3d H. M. O. R. S.—Reunion, Fort Shelby Hotel, Vets. AEF Siberia — Reunion, Chicago, 111., Detroit, Mich., Aug. 25-27. John M. Lux, 4475 Oct. 8. Edw. B. Buckley, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago. NAME French rd., Detroit. Amer. R. R. Transp. Corps Vets. —Annual re- 316th Sup. Trn., 91st Div. —To complete up- union, Hotel Plymouth, New York City, Sept. 24- to-date roster, report name and address to Otto G. 26. G. J. Murray, natl. adjt., 7225 S. Main av., ADDRESS. Hintermann, 2847 Golden Gate av., San Francisco, Scranton. Pa. Calif. 439th Sup. Trn., Co. C—For up-to-date roster, John J. Noll CITY STATE report to John T. Feeley, 326 Bainbridge St., Brooklyn, N. Y. The Company Clerk

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