JULY 10 1925 AmericanJk CJflQ > J-^EGIONv^ — ALL AMERICAN The NEW HISTORY OF THE 82nd Division Now Available "THE MELTING POT" doesn't seem possible that a How they accomplished this ITDivision—to be .exact, the seeming miracle forms the basis 82nd Division, A. E. F.— on which the NEW history of could contain men of each of the the 82nd Division is written. As myriad nationalities that are in such, for the memories that it in- spires for the pride in accom- the United States of America — plishment that will make it dear contain them tranquilly hap- — to every "All American" this pily into battle shoulder to —go history should find a place in What General shoulder—Greek to Turk—Ger- your home. Read what General Pershing Said: man to French—Serb to Aus- John J. Pershing thought of the "Your Division is trian—and cover itself with un- 82nd—and get YOUR copy to- to be congratulated on its record in dying glory. day! France. The officers and men oj your Division may proudly carry home with them the DESCRIPTION CONTENTS gratitude of the Allies and the pride of their fellows throughout our IHIS Official History of the 82nd Camp Gordon to France. forces." Ex tract T;Division has been written by The Somme and Lagny Sectors. from page 289. the Divisional and Commanding Marbache Sector and St. Mihiel Offen- Officers. sive. Brought up to date, including Divi- Early Days of Meuse-Argonne Offen- sional Orders, maps, citations, statis- sive. tics and a wealth of supplementary Preparing for the Attack. features, well illustrated, containing 164th Infantry Brigade Jumps Off. revised list of decorations, etc., and Cornay and Champrocher Ridge. substantially good looking, it is priced 163rd Infantry Brigade Enters Fight. at "All $3.00. Every American" Astride the Aire River. should take advantage of this op- The Sommerance-St. Juvin Road. portunity to ob- 1 The Marcq Bridgehead. ™ ™ ™ ™ T tain from the Le- gion Book Service Clinging to the Sommerance Ridge. Tear This Coupon Out Row! the history of his Into the Kriemhilde-Stellung. Division. Be f o r e The Taking of St. Juvin. The Legion Book Service of The American Legion Weekly you forget—U s e The St. Georges Road and Hill 182. Indianapolis, Indiana this coupon ! The Deepening the Salient. Enclosed find $3.00. Send me postpaid the History of book will be Champigneulle and Extension of Left the 82nd Division as advertised. shipped to you, Flank. direct from the A Thin Line's Point of Honor. Name publishers. After the Fighting. Address City MAIL TODAY! 7-10.05 io Vol. No. July % 1925 AMERICAN 7, 28 numero de I' American Legion Weekly est notre an- The A. E. F. had a strong appetite for poetry, as the pop- Cenuel "France Number". La plupart de nos lecteurs ont ularity of "The Army's Poets" column in the old "Stars ete dans ce beau pays ( beau, c'est a dire, quand le soleil and Stripes" testified. Some of this appetite has carried brillat, if ever) et ceux parmi nos membres qui n' y ont over into civil life, if^he many letters which the Weekly has jamais ete etaient en train pour y partir quand la guerre received since the publication of Steuart M. Emery's lines, mondiale blew up with a bang. Notre numero du dix Juillet "Flashes", in the June 12th issue may be accepted as testi- contient des reminiscences humoureuses par M. Steuart M. mony to a general condition. We are glad to select from Emery, anciennement soldat these letters one striking de deuxi^me classe (this endorsement. It is from is no knock at Mr. Emery). Fred L. Seaberg, News Edi- II y a aussi une autre arti- FRANCE NUMBER tor of Radio Digest of Chi- cle dans le series "On the cago, who writes: "I haven't Trail of the A. E. F." par the slightest conception of M. Joseph Mills Hanson, who Steuart M. Emery is auparavant capitaine, Sec- Table of Contents but he sure can write verse. tion Historique, G. Q. G. It's very seldom that a poem Americain, qui habite a. can hold me beyond the present Dakota du Sud. On Cover Design by A. S. Van Eerde first few lines, but since the trouvera aussi une discus- time I read Kipling, as a sion interessante ecrite par Those Crazy Frogs . .By Steuart M. Emery 4 kid, I don't know when la femme d' un veteran Illustrated by Douglas Grant anything has fascinated me americain qui est reste en as has Emery's 'Flashes' in France depuis la guerre. My A. E. F. Husband your June 12th issue. The After all, there's no lan- By a French War Bride 6 odd part is that I've never guage like English. been either to war or in The Trail of the A. E. F. France. I was too young VI. Toul and the Road to Metz at the time. But that poem Twelve weeks from next By Joseph Mills Hanson 7 expresses an elusiveness that 8 Monday the Seventh I've seldom, if ever, seen National Convention of The The Folks Inside U. S. V. B. equaled. Perhaps my own 8 experiences in tramping American Legion will open- File C-1,170,467 By Ray Lea 9 in Omaha. Another great around the country as a 9 Legion year is drawing to Editorial 10 newspaper reporter gave it a little more understanding. I a close. Incidentally, this France ; has been the longest official I don't know. But who- "Devotion to Mutual Helpfulness" 6 year in the Legion's history. ever Emery is, tell him I've With the Sixth National A Community Obligation First framed that little snatch be- Convention at St. Paul held, cause it's perfect. I pre- Salesman to the Seven Seas as it was, in September, the sume all makers of verse present fiscal year, once the for a Port of Call. ...... .By Ben Adams 11 strive more or less for im- dates of the Omaha conven- pressionism. Emery hit it The Prodigal's Return By Wallgren 12 tion ( October 5th to 9th in- squarely. If he never writes clusive) had been fixed, be- A Personal Page By Frederick Palmer 13 anything else, that poem came almost a thirteen- should stand. Far be it month affair. The Omaha Outfit Reunions 17 from one in my business to 8 convention, therefore, will gush over poetry, but if be an unusually important "Boyish" By Charles Somerville 18 anyone has a slap on the coming for milestone in Legion history. Taps 21 back a good That's only one reason for piece of work, Emery has. going to Omaha. Others Bursts and Duds 22 Tell him to write more are the hospitality the Le- of it." gionnaire will find there and the ample accommo- dations for the host of visitors and delegates who are cer- Mr. Van Eerde, who drew this week's cover design, tells tain to make the trip. us it is based on a scene in Quimper, Brittany. * * * Quimper is about fifty kilometers down the coast from Brest. While we never got to see it, we imagine it is a much MR. Hanson is the author of the lines about Seicheprey better town than Brest. For one thing, it has no Camp which he quotes in his article on "Toul and the Road Pontanezen. We never got to Metz, either, and are therefore to Metz" in this issue. We see no reason why the Weekly gratified to learn from Mr. Hanson that we didn't miss much. has to be modest just because Mr. Hanson is, especially since From Quimper to Brest, by the way, represents almost the Mr. Hanson gives full credit to L. W. Suckert for the quota- greatest west-to-east extent of France. The towns are about tion from Mr. Suckert's verses which Mr. Hanson embodies five hundred miles apart—almost as far as from Forth Worth in his article. to El Paso. The American Legion Weekly is the official publication of The American Legion and The American Legion Auxiliary and is owned exclusively by The American Legion. Copyright, 1925. by The Legion Publishing Corporation. Published weekly at Indianapolis, Ind. Entered as second class matter January 5, 1925. at the Post Office at Indianapolis, Ind., under the act of March 3. 1879. Price $1.50 the year. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3. 1917, authorized January 5, 1925. In reporting change of address, be sure to include the old address as well as the new. Publication Office, Indianapolis, Indiana; Advertising Office, 331 Madison Avenue, New York City; Western Advertising Office, 22 West Monroe Street, Chicago PAGE 4 THE AMERICAN LEGION WEEKLY "Coo-coo," observed Marcelle happily among the ruins Those Crazy Frogs By STEUART M. EMERY 1AM probably a lucky mortal. At Illustrated by also was a charming and a childlike least my associates in the office nature and four years of la guerre had where I have spent some of the Douglas Grant not depressed his spirits to any great best years of my bright life in- extent. For Sharlee was of the French form me that I am. I do not draw- Medical Corps—a Frog pill roller, if down the largest salary in the place a whale of a ship out there. I wish to you insist—and the beautiful irrespon- by a number of dollars, nor do I stand Pete I was on her." sibility of the pill roller is known to the highest in the boss's esteem.