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PREFACE

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As Chairman of the County Council of Defense, it is a privilege
for me to dedicate this volume as a permanent record of the splendid
co-operation of the people of Futton county in the winning of the
world war. To the boy^ who answered their country's call, and to
the men, w^omen and children at home who stood solidly behind them
in every effort tending to bring the great struggle to a victorious con-

ERROR

Through an error the Rochester Township Council of Defense, which
did effective work all through the war, was omitted from its proper place on
page 47. The personnel of the organization was as follows: Chairman, Milton
Smiley; Mrs. Charles Emmons, Secretary; Vice-Chairmen-Northeast Section,
Benjamin F. Carr; Northwest Section, Warren Gohn; Southeast Section,
George Tohey: Southwest Section. A. J. Haimbaugh.

upon Fulton county's war record. The omissions are due to modes-
ty, indifference and other causes wholly beyond the control of the
compilers of the history. Every efifort was made and a great amount
of time consumed in order to give proper recognition for all service,
but the knowledge remains that the history is, at best, only a partial
chronicle of the patriotism of Fulton county. However, as such it
is a record of loyalty and devotion worth preserving and cherishing.

WILLIAM H. DENISTON,

Chairman County Council of Defense.

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PREFACE

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As Chairman of the County Council of Defense, it is a privilege
for me to dedicate this volume as a permanent record of the splendid
co-operation of the people of Futton county in the winning of the
world war. To the boy^ who answered their country's call, and to
the men, women and children at home who stood solidly behind them
in every effort tending to bring the great struggle to a victorious con-
clusion, the record of Fulton county is one in which we can all take
just pride.

By reason of my work as head of the County Council of Defense,
none know better than I of the loyal, patriotic spirit of the people of
Fulton county which manifested itself in unselfish devotion to the
common cause. No work was too ardurous, no hours too long, no
personal sacrifice too great, but that among our people were found
more volunteers for service than could be assigned to work. The
county stood as a cohesive mass behind the government, ready to
carry out, without question, every order from our leaders. We can
all take pride in the fact that Fulton county was known far and near
as one of the best organized counties in the state, and that it answer-
ed every call, of every nature, promptly and efficiently.

This spendid record of our people deserves to be preserved in
permanent form that it may be handed down from generation to gen-
eration, not only as a record of a duty well performed, but as an in-
spiration to those who follow us. For this very reason, it is a mat-
ter of sincere regret that this history is not as complete as it should
be. Many names are omitted from the following pages which have
a proper place there. Among them are soldiers who served in for^
eign fields, men and women who gave unselfishly of time and money.
It must not be intimated that those whose names were omitted were
disployal or undeserving of recognition, because there was no blot
upon Fulton county's war record. The omissions are due to modes-
ty, indifference and other causes wholly beyond the control of the
compilers of the history. Every effort was made and a great amount
of time consumed in order to give proper recognition for all service,
but the knowledge remains that the history is, at best, only a partial
chronicle of the patriotism of Fulton county. However, as such it
is a record of loyalty and devotion worth preserving and cherishing.

WILLIAM H. DENISTON,
Chairman Countv Council of Defense.

THE WORLD WAR

That the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the throne
of Austria-Hungary, and his morganatic wife at Sarajevo, in Bosnia,
June 28th, 1914, was an event which would vitally affect the daily
life of every citizen of Fulton county would have seemed preposter-
ous had such a prediction been made when this news was flashed
around the world on that memorable day.

That the fanatical youth who slew the royal pair should involve
the whole world in war and bring death to over five million men ;
that his act should have to do with the peace and prosperity of Ful-
ton county; that it should take the best of our young men from the
fields, the stores, the factories, and send them beyond the seas to
fight and die, if need be; that it should have to do with the food we
ate, the clothes we wore, the money we spent or saved; that it
should mobilize the thought and energy of practically every mind
in Fulton county and bring us to stand united in a single purpose,
was wholly unbelievable when the newspapers carried the story of
his crime.

The death of the Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 was the
beginning of the war so far as dates go. Yet, plans for the war
on the part of Germany had been made many years in advance of
this date by extensive preparation employing men, money and
science in a mad dream of world domination. The assassination was
only the spark which started the general conflagration.

For a time it appeared that the assasination of the royal couple
would pass as an incident common to Europe. So far as outward
manifestations were concerned the matter had almost dropped from
the minds of average men and women when, on the 23rd of July, the
Austrian government delivered to Servia an ultimatum which prac-
tically deprived that country of its sovereignty and put Austrian of-
ficials in charge of its aft'airs. Forty-eight hours was given for an
answer and at the end of that period Austria, backed by Germany, be-
gan the bombardment of Belgrade.

The war had started.

Peace-loving men and nations made every endeavor to avert war,
but all over Europe the mobilization of armies began. On August

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1st, Germany formally declared war on Russia upon the pretext that
the mobilization of the Russian army was a menace to Germany. Au-
tomatically France became involved as a part of the Triple Entente-
England, France and Russia. England, utterly unprepared for war
except at sea and with a people strongly wedded to peaceful pursuits,
made every effort to avert war. The determination of Germany to
attack France, by striking through the neutral territories of Belgium
and the Duchy of Luxemburg on August 2nd, 1914, brought vigor-
ous protests from Great Britain. The Germans followed by making
formal request to King Albert of Belgium for permission to move
troops through his territory, and offered guarantees of protection of
life and property. The reply, "Belgium is a nation, not a highway,"
stamped King Albert as one of the most courageous figures of the
war and marked the entry of Belgium into the struggle. A day later
German troops entered Belgium, and as the invasion continued evi-
dence of the complete lawlessness and total depravity of the German
troops and the German high command became so convincing that
those who hoped and prayed that peace might still be maintained
gave up that hope and faced the stern reality of war. August 4th,
the German army of the Meuse, the very flower of the perfectly equip-
ped, highly efficient German army came into conflict with the Bel-
gian forces, and on the same date Great Britain formally declared
war on Germany. In the German Reichstag, Minister von Jagow
said : "We are now in a state of necessity and necessity knows no
law. We are compelled to override the just protests of the Luxem-
burg and Belgian governments. The wrong — I speak openly — that
we are committing we will endeavor to make good as soon as our
military goal is reached." And later in a personal letter to Presi-
dent Wilson, transmitted through Ambassador Gergard, Kaiser Wil-
liam declared that "Belgian neutrality had to be violated by Germany
of stragetic grounds, news having been received that France was al-
ready preparing to enter Belgium." But the untruth of this
statement is proven from the fact that when the German army
came rushing through Belgium, the French army was facing the
Germany frontier and it took days for them to reach the point of at-
tack. Thus Germany disregarded the treaty of 1839, and reaffirmed
in 1870, by which Great Britain, Russia and Prussia — the German
Empire not having been in existence at that time — agreed to defend
the neutrality of Belgium. This treaty was the one which was after-
ward contemptously referred to as a "scrap of paper" by the German
Emperor. Following the invasion of Belgium, the whole of Europe
faced the fact that war was inevitable and Germany and Austria were

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faced by France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia and Japan. The num-
erical superirity of the allied countries and the vast resources of men
and money made it appear as an unequal contest with the odds favor-
ing the allies, but against this apparent advantage was the most per-
fect war machine in the history of the world — a huge standing army,
drilled to perfection and an accumulation of munitions such as the
world had never seen before.

At the outset of the war the task of stopping the German tide
fell mostly upon France and Belgium. England, like the United
States, had never believed in a large standing army, and its 150,000
men in arms were scattered over the various British possessions all
over the world. She at once began recruiting men, and in eight
months General Kitchener had 750,000 men equipped and ready for
service. The Belgian Army of 100,000 men attempted to hold the
200,000 Germans who demanded free passage into France. The great
German howitzers, litterally smashed their way into Belgium, proved
the utter uselessness of forts and demonstrated that the war was to
be fought under new rules. In every town and village in Belgium,
atrocities were practiced which, at the outset of the war, were unbe-
lievable. Stories of the murder of innocent civilians, of the destruc-
tion of private property, the maiming of little children and wholesale
crimes against women, were received with skepticism all over the
civilized world, but subsequent proof of the guilt of the invaders left
no room for doubt and showed that a well defined plan of "terrorism"
was to be a part of German warfare.

On Thursday, August 10th, the German army had massed in
heavy numbers before Namur, where the English and French await-
ed their attack, confident that they could hold their position by reas-
on pf their stragetic position at the junction of the Meuse and Sambre
rivers and the strength of the Namur forts. The British forces num-
bered approximately 70,000 men under Gen John French and Gen-
eral Jofifre had approximately 120,000 French soldiers in his command.
But the Germans With 700,000 men and powerful long range guns,
pounded the Namur forts into powder and surged on relentlessly.
The allied forces, surprised by the numbers of the German army and
the superiority of their field guns, broke in retreat and for a time it
appeared the retreat would become a rout, but the skill of the allied
commanders saved the day and an orderly retreat was engineered
which demanded the maximum toll of German lives for a minimum
loss to the Allied forces. On August 21st a fierce German assault
drove the allies back to Mauberge. On the 22nd the British lines
were just inside the Belgian boundary at Mons. A week later they

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were at LaFere, only eight-five miles from Paris. At Rheims, the
famous cathedral became a target for the German howitzers and the
French lost the town, 410 guns and 12,000 men. The Army of the
Crown Prince was advancing through Luxembourg, menacing Paris
from that direction. Germany was wild with joy and it appeared
that nothing could stop the successful advance on Paris.

September 1st, the Germans crossed the Marne into France, and
the famous battle of the Marne began and lasted until the 9th, when
the German line was pierced and the German retreat began. The
forces engaged in this gigantic battle are said to have numbered near-
ly two-and-a-half million men, a million-and-a-half of allied troops
' pitted against a million of the Kaiser's fighters. The numerical
strength of the allies was nullified to a certain extent from the fact
that a large part of the forces were men of peaceful pursuits and of but
little military training, while the Germany army was made up of sea-
soned soldiers equipped with better munitions of war. By the 11th
the entire Germany army was in retreat, and the Von Kluck com-
mand at the extreme right was threatened with complete oblitera-
tion. Whole regiments were cut ofif and captured, cannon and
munitions were left on the field, and only the remarkable strategy of
the German commander enabled him to bring the torn remnants of
this army back in safety. The battle of the Marne marked the first
check in the German advance and, ended the prospect of "Christmas
dinner in Paris" for the Germany Army.

By September 12th, 1914, the battle of the Marne became the
battle of the Ainse. The German retreat hand stopped, and here en-
sued fighting which ranged along a front from Lille to Nancy and
lasted for eighteen months. Towns and villages were taken and re-
taken, shelled and reshelled until historic edifices became but piles of
broken brick and mortar. The front seemed to be dead-locked, but
never did the fighting cease. All Belgium, except 35 square miles in
the extreme corner, was in German hands. Poison gas became an
instrument of warfare in German hands. Ypres twice became a bat-
tle ground, and in the second defense the Canadian troops fighting
under the British flag, showed a courage which made the new world
proud. Hundreds of thousands of men were sacrificed in attack, and
counter attack along the western battle line without appreciable re-
sults.

Fighting in the East

The overwhelming ferocity of the attack of Belgium and France
centered public attention on the western front and made important
events of the war in the east seem of comparatively small importance.
The apparent intention of the German war lords to strike France
quickly and decisively in the hope of taking Paris, and to give at-
tention to the war in the east after triumphing over France, left only
three army corps for the defense of East Prussia and Galicia. The
Czar's forces were striking the eastern border of Prussia almost im-
mediately following the declaration of war. A Russian army of
three-quarters of a million men was in possession of East Prussia
the small German army was hardly a stumbling block to their ad-
vance. To stop this advance it became necessary for Germany to
withdraw men from Belgium and France for the defense of her own
territory.

General Von Hindenburg with a force of 350,000 men was
placed in command of the eastern army and within a week had stop-
ped the Russian army's advance. This feat was accomplished,
against heavy odds, by taking advantage of Von Hindenburg's inti-
mate knowledge and study, from a military point of view, of the
Masurian Lake district. It illustrates too, the boasted German efifici-
ency and the complete preparation for war. The Masurian Lake dis-
trict was a region of bogy, marshy lands. What appeared to be solid
ground changed into sink holes when heavy traffic attempted to cross
it. The Germans had built narrow roads through these marshes and
liad mapped and studied the physical aspects of the territory as a
means of defense in case of invasion. It was natural, therefore, that
Von Hindenburg's small army should make a stand in this territory
and await the onrush of the larger body of victorious Russians. A
portion of the Russian forces were caught in this trap and it is esti-
mated that near a hundred thousand men lost their lives in this quag-
mire, together with immense stores and munitions, and almost an
equal number were captured. By October 1st the whole eastern
front had been cleared of the Russians and a large part of the Ger-
man forces could again be used in France. The superior strategy of
the German commanders enabled them, with a comparatively small

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force of German and Austrian soldiers to invade Russian territory and
the world watched with wonder the continued retreat of the stronger
Russian army, until it was learned that Russia's small supply of
muntions was practically exhausted and that treachery on the part
Russian officials was sending food and munitions through the Rus-
sian lines into Germany.

It was months before the armies of the Czar were again suitably
equipped for war and in the meantime the Germans had pushed on
until Warsaw was threatened. On October 4th a force of more than
half a million Germans and Austrians were at the very door of War-
saw where the Grand Duke Nicholas with an army of approximately
a million men, met the enemy, and drove them back into Germany
again encroaching upon German territory in East Prussia and Galicia.
The Russians had come back and turned victory for the Germans
into disaster. A long, bitter struggle for Warasw ensued with loss-
es exceeding a million men, killed and captured, by the contending
armies, and ended in August 1915 with the evacuation of Warsaw.

The fall of Warsaw started the third Russian retreat and again
East Prussia was sept clear of the invaders. On June 1st, 1916, the
Russian army, a million and a half strong, swept forward again for
an attack upon the Germans. The line of battle extended from Riga
on the Baltic sea to Czera now within Austria-Hungary. The success
of the Russians along the southern end of the line, where they were
fighting the Austrians, was overwhelming and it appeared that Rus-
sia was again to be the decisive factor, in winning an allied victory.
Czernowith, Dubno and Lutsk had been taken and a quarter of a
million prisoners, and great stores of supplies, had been passed back
through the Czar's lines. .In the north, Kuropatkin was pushing back
Von Plindenburg as succesfully as Brussilov was operating in the
south. The Austrian losses in men and supplies had been enormous.
There was talk of Austria-Hungary suing for a separate peace.

In spite of the success of her arms, the bravery of the Russian
soldiery and the competence of most of the officers, it was soon ap-
parent that the dash and vim had gone from the Russian attack. The
slightest set-back was followed by long spells of inactivity. The
most trivial defeat was followed by a retreat. Interest in the ac-
complishment of the Russian arms turned to the government and
politicians. Stories of treachery and German influence gained prom-
inence. The assasination of Rasputin, a monk who had gained an
influence over the royal household, followed and was credited to those
who endeavored to check the pro-German tendencies of the ruling
classes. The force of the great Russian army was being crippled

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and made ineffective by treachery in high places. German intrigue
and German propaganda was turning an effective weapon of warfare
into a harmless mob. Russian and German soldiers fraternized in
the trenches.

As the war progressed Germany's strength became apparent.
The unity of purpose, the careful working out of a long-thought-out
plan revealed the Kaiser's dream of world empire and "Mittel Euro-
pa" as a Teutonic nation. The object of the Kaiser's friendliness to
Turkey, of the German training of the "young Turks" in military
matters became obvious when Turkish troops, commanded by German
of^cers entered the war. The Turks brought an effective fighting
force of a million men to the Teutonic allies. Another addition of
600,000 fighters came when Bulgaria, in October 1915, went over to
the Germans. Greece became a bone of contention between the war-
ring factions. King Constance was pro-German, but the Prime Min-
ister Venizelos had sufficient hold on the people to elect a cabinet
favorable to the allied cause and give the Allies the use of her rail-
ways, telegraph lines and harbors. The king became an exile from
his own capital and abdicated in favor of his son Alexander. The
Grecian port of Saloniki became the headquarters of the French and
English armies in Greece and in course of time more than 300,000
men were gathered here and rushed into Macedonia to join the rem-
nant of the Serbian Army, but the union was made too late to be of
much benefit to Serbia because early in October a great German force
under Makensen had entered Serbia and practically obliterated the
army and drove the civil population beyond the boundaries of their
own land. On August 27, 1916 Roumania declared war on Austria-
Hungary and on the same day Italy entered the war on the side of
Allies. This action on the part of Roumania ended disasterously for
her as her small army was powerless against the enemy after Russia
became a negligent factor in the strife. The British expedition
against the Dardanelles — characterized as the greatest blunder of the
war — started in March 1915 and ended in failure in the following
January. The British figures of the losses were reported as 112,921
killed and 96,683 admitted to the Allies' hospitals. The only extra-
ordinary thing about the expedition as the withdrawal of the troops
without losses of any consequence, when the hopelessness of the situ-
ation was realized.

Meanwhile, south of the Dardanelles the Turkish Empire was
threatened by different forces. The Rusians had taken Erzerum, a
Turkish stronghold. From there a part of the army of Grand Duke
Nicholas was dispatched to take Trebizond, the chief port on the

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Black Sea. On April 18th, Trebizond had fallen to the army cooper-
ating with the fleet in the Black Sea. The British were fighting their
way up the River Tigris toward Jerusalem, encountering stiff resist-
ance and meeting with disheartening defeats. But the perseverance
of the British forces finally won and December 1917 Jerusalem was
taken by the Britsh under command of General Sir Edmund Allenby.
This year closed with the British in full control of Syria, Palestine and
Mesopotamia, but the Rusian operations, essential to complete Allied
success were held in check by the conditions of anarchy prevailing in
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The War at Sea and In the Air

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The supremacy of England on the seas practically tied up the Ger-
man battle ships, as well as all German merchant ships at home and
in neutral waters, at the very beginning of the war. British destroy-
ers promptly sunk practically every German vessel which attempted
to run the blockade, while merchant ships flying the British flag
supplied her people with food, transported her armies from the colon-
ies and kept them supplied with munitions of war. The Allied plan
was to control the seas and by enforcing a food blockade, eventually
starve Germany into submission. At the outset of the war, the ulti-
mate success of this plan seemed certain, however, on September
22nd, 1914, three British cruisers the Aboukr, Cressy and Hougue
were quickly sunk by the German submarine U-9. in charge of Captain
Otto Weddigen with 26 men aboard. Twelve hundred men, mater-
ials of immense value and three fine crusiers were totally destroyed
by a handful of men. This marked the entrance of the submarine as
an instrument of war.

The effectiveness of the submarines became more and more ap-
parent as the war progressed, and despite the protests of neutral na-
tions, merchant ships, bearing food and supplies, were sunk regardless
as to whether they were armed or unarmed. On May 7th, 1915 oc-
curred the sinking of the Lusitania, a passenger ship carrying more
than 2000 people, including many women and children as well as a"
number of distinguished Americans. 1,198 lives were lost, including
114 Americans. This act, more than any one thing aroused the ire
of, the Aemrican people, and made it apparent that sooner or later
the United States must enter the war on the side of the Allies. Pres-

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ident Wilson made vigorous protest to the German government, and
it appeared that the United States was on the verge of war, but
Germany practiced a diplomatic deceit which temporarily lulled sus-
picion and postponed the American entry.

The air, like land and sea, was a battle ground. When the war
opened there was a little difference between the air power of the bel-
ligerents, Germany had a considerable fleet of Zeppelins, which prov-
ed a djsappointment when placed in operation. France had some-
thing near 2000 military planes at the beginning of the war, England
800, and the Central powers had, perhaps, as many planes and dirig-
ibles as the Allies. The utility of these "eyes of the army" became
more and more of importance as the war progressed and thousands
of planes were in daily use in the conflict.

The West Front

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September 15th, 1915 brings us again to the war on the west
front when the French oft'ensive in the Champaigne started with rush
which drove the firmly-entrenched Germans from their front line
trenches and swept them back two and one-half miles along a fifteen
mile front in a single day. Simultaneously the French and British,
under General Foch, were flighting to the northward along Vimy
Ridge. The battle started in September and lasted until January
1916, with losses of approximately 165,000 to the Allies and 200,000
for the Central Powers, when the active fighting shifted to the east-
ward and the historic battle of Verdun was begun. The Crown
Prince was in command of the German forces, and the French determ-
ination crystallized in the cry "They shall not pass" resulted in ef-
fectually breaking the offensive of the German army and placing
them on the defensive for the first time since the beginning of the
,war. The tremendous preparations of the Germans, the massing of
huge armies relieved from service on the Eastern front by the collapse
of the Russians, the wealth of big guns and munitions, were gathered
together for breaking the Allied lines and continuing the march to
Paris. It was the supreme effort of Germany to break the French,
but after six weeks of fighting, Germany^ had sacrificed a quarter of
a million men while the Allied losses were estimated at 100,000 men.
The fighting continued until June 23, 1916, when the last great Ger-

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man effort was made against Verdun and the Crown Prince again
threw the flower of the German army upon the Allied lines. The
battle raged for months and ended in demonstrating the futility of
forcing the Allied defense.

Italy entered the war on May 23rd, 1915 by declaration of war
against Austria. Long a member of the Triple Alliance — Germany,
Austria and Italy — which bound her to the Central Powers in a de-
fensive war, it required many stormy arguments in the Italian parli-
ment to bring that country into the conflict. The Russians were in
full retreat from Galicia when Italy came to the aid of the Allies with
aproximately a million men, ready for service. By the end of July
Italy was in possession of most of Trentino and her troops were at-
tacking along a front of seventy-five miles from Tarvis to the Adri-
atic. By December 1915, Italy had established herself within Aus-
tria's borders and made an Austrian invasion of her own country ap-
pear well nigh impossible.

In May 1916 the Austrians launched an attack which, in ten days,
reclaimed practically all of the territory gained by the Italians and
left the Austrians in possession of 300 square miles of Italy. The dis-
aster resulted in an overthrow of the Italian ministry, and a stiffening
of the Italian defense turned the advance into a deadlock. Soon, an-
other Italian offensive was launched and on August 9th, King Vic-
tor Emanuel and the Duke of Acosta rode into the captured city of
Goriza. Here Italy paused to recuperate her powers, and Germany,
long apparently indifferent to the losses Italy had inflicted upon the
Austrians, turned her attention to the menace of Italy. She withdrew
great bodies of troops from the Russian front and in connection with
the Austrians prepared for a decisive attack. Italy was without prop-
er munitions and food, German propaganda had worked dissatisfac-
tion in the ranks of the army and with the socialistic party in Italy.
The Allies had been slow in appreciating the dire necessity of Italy
for food and munitions. Austrian and Italian troops fraternized and
mutual promises of no more killing were pledged. Then, the Aus-
trian troops were withdrawn and replaced by German shock troops
who smashed through the Italian lines, almost unopposed. The gap
opened by this treachery was big enough to disorganize the whole
Italian line and in three days the entire army was in retreat. By Feb-
ruary 1918 the Italian army had fallen back to the River Piave, and
only then did they succeed in reorganizing their forces and stopping
the German advance. The Piave became to Italy what Verdun meant
to the French.

The Russian Collapse

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On March 16, 1917, the Czar's train was located on a siding at
the little town of Pskov. Guchkoff and Shulgni came down from
Petrograd and demanded the Czar's abdication in favor of his son.
He declined to be separated from his son and signed an abdication in
favor of his brother, the Grand Duke Michael. When the news of
the abdication was reported to the Duma, a storm of protest broke and
the Grand Duke rejected the proffered regency and the power passed
into the hands of a Provisional Government, the members of which
were appointed by the Duma. So passed the oldest autocracy in Eu-
rope and the real troubles of Russia began. The Duma was the legal
instrument of government in Russia but its powers were immediate-
ly usurped by the "Council of Workmen's and Soldier's Deputies,"
known more briefly as the soviet. Alexander Kerensky, a member
of both the Duma and the council, became the head of the govern-
ment. He made a heroic effort to stem the tide of revolt and to
hold Russia in line with the Allies. Nicolai Lenine and Leon Trot-
zky, leaders of the Soviet, overthrew the Kerensky government, ob-
literated the Duma and the Provisional Government, and established
a reign of anarchy in Russia that continues until the present time.
The overthrow of the Kerensky government ended the participation
of Russia in the war.

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The United States Enters the War

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From the very outset of the war there was a "war party" in the
United States, however small in number. The great mass of the
American people viewed the struggle as an European muddle in
which we had no interest, and in which we would be very foolish to
interfere. The invasion of Belgium, and the almost unbelievable at-
rocities visited by the Germans upon civilians in that country and
northern France, added vastly to the war sentiment in this country
The war party clamored wildly for war, many American boys and
men, roused by stories of the ravishing of women and maiming little
children, enlisted in the French, English or Canadian tVoops, but the
great majority of Americans were wedded to peace. A growing num-
ber favored military preparations on a large scale but wanted to cling
to neutrality so long as such a course could be pursued with honor.

The sinking of the Italian liner Falaba, in which one American
lost his life, and the attack upon the American ship, Gulflight, in
which her captain lost his life, were followed by protests to the Ger-
man government. By the sinking of the Lusitania, in which 1198
lives were lost, 114 of whom were Americans, Germany forced the
United States into the war. On May 13, 1915 the President lodged
a dignified and firmly worded protest against this murderous viol-
ation of the rights of neutrals and the German government replied
with voluminous correspondence by which it sought to gain time.
While this exchange of views was taking place, the White Star Lin-
er Arabic was torpedoed without warning, on August 19, 1915. The
Germans followed this act by giving orders that "liners will not be
sunk without warning, and without insuring the safety of non-com-
batants." Time mellowed the Lusitania disaster, and the war party
grew slowly — but surely. The President was re-elected in th.e fall
of 1516 in a campaign in which the slogan "He kept us out *.A war,"
was a factor. The sentiment of the country was against war. Wil-
liam J. Bryan, a pronounced pacifist, resigned his portfolio as Secre-
tary of State, following the diplomatic exchanges of opinion over the
sinking of the Lusitania. The pacific tendency of the United States,
the tenacity with which we clung to neutrality, convinced the Ger-
man government that the United States could not be dragged into

20

PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS- ACTS 21

the world conflict. A large population of Gerrnans and citizens of
German ancestry, was an added reason for the Teutonic belief that
the United States would not enter the war on the side of the Allies.
Here Germany made an error in judgment which ended her dreams of
world supremacy. Other submarine sinkings continued, the Tubab-
tia and Palembang — Dutch liners were sunk without warning. In
March 1916 the channel steamer Sussex was torpedoed with great loss
of life, including many American citizens. The Sussex incident caus-
ed the President, in a message to Congress, delivered on April 19th,
to declare that "Unless the Imperial German Government should now
immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods
of warfare against passenger and freight vessels, the Government can
have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the Govern-
ment of the German Empire altogether."

Further attempts on the part of Germany to continue diplomatic
correspondence only showed the futility of attempting to remain neu-
tral. On the 1st of February, Ambassador von Bernsdorff was hand-
ed his passports after delivering the ultimatum that Germany would
continue sinking both neutral and belligerent ships found in the war
zones. Following this additional sinkings were chronicled and Con-
gres was called in special session on April 2nd, when the President
read his message, which ended with these impressive words :

"It is a fearful thing to lead this great, peaceful people into war,
into the most terrible and disasterous of all wars, civilization itself
seems to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than
peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried
nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit
to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights
and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by
such concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all
nations and make the world itself at last free.

"To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, every-
thing that we are and everything that we have, the the pride of those
who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend
her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and
happiness and the peace which she has treasured.

"God helping her, she can do no other."

Congress was not slow in granting all the President asked. The
joint Resolutions declaring a state of war to exist was passed by the
Senate April 4th and by the House April 5th. The same date the
President issued a proclamation to all the world and the United
States had entered the war.

22 THE WORLD WAR

But the United States was not prepared for war. Always a
peace-loving nation, our Army and Navy was negligible when judg-
ed by European standards. Like England, we faced the problem of
building an effective war machine from the ground up. At the begin-
ning of 1916 our army numbered 5,016 officers and 92,973 men includ-
ing 5,733 in the Phillipines. Our Navy had but 58,000 men. We were
without transports, munitions, food and clothing. The tremendous
task of financing the war, getting together the men and munitions,
was not accomplished without blunders, waste and acrimonious de-
bate. Delays that were criminal as well as heart-breaking resulted,
but the United States moved forward, slowly but surely, in the
building of a war machine. Twenty-eight days after the United
States entered the war, an American fleet under Admiral William S.
Sims reached the shores of Great Britain and joined the British navy
to patrol the sea. In June 1917, an American Expeditionary Force
under Gen. John Pershing was co-operating with the Allies on the
fields of France. American factories were building ships, making
airplanes, munitions, clothing and other supplies on a magnificent
scale. The draft was mobilizing the man power of the country. The
registration of June 5th, 1917 enrolled the names of nine and a half
million men, from whom nearly 700,000 were selected for service and
placed in training camps. The National Guard of nearly half a mil-
lion men were either in camps or on their way over seas. By the end
of 1917 more than 1000 ships were in service with almost that many
more in course of construction. The food supply of the country had
been placed in the hands of Herbert Hoover, who had saved Belgium
from starvation during and after the German invasion, and men above
military age, women and children were exerting every effort to raise,
and conserve, foodstuffs for feeding our soldiers and their Allies. In
France, American soldiers built harbors and docks and railroads, prep-
aratory to landing and handling the great American forces in Eu-
rope. Camps and training quarters, both in this country -and Eu-
rope, were built. The first of the American contingent to land in
France and England were received with shouts of joy and tremendous
demonstrations by the French and English. The Allies, war worn
and deadlocked, took heart with the first coming of the American
troops. The morale of the Allied Army was vastly improved even
though the force of the Americans was numerically small. However,
the extensives preparations of the United States for war was con-
vincing evidence that America as in to stay until the finish, and
there was little doubt among the Allies as to the ultimate result.

On March 1918 the Germans launched a drive which for more

LAST GERMAN DRIVE 23

than a month seemed able to sweep everything before it. General
Ludendorf, with a force of 1,800,000 men, launched a ferocious at-
tack on the Allied line from Lens to Rheims. For three months, the.
French and English, fighting heroically were forced \o give ground
until the German line stood within less than fifty miles of Paris.
The German plan was to crush the Allies before help from the
United States could arrive in sufficient numbers to stem the tide.
Shells, hurled by a monster German gun, were falling hourly in the
streets of Paris.

July 15th, the fifth — and last — German drive was launched.
Forty-two German divisions, went into action on a front extending
from Chateau Thierry, past Rheims almost to the forests of Argonne.
At the former point the Americans faced the German line, and among
them were battalions of the United States Marine Corps. The first
terrific onslaught of the Germans drove the Americans back and the
enemy crossed the Marne at two points. At the Soissons-Rheims
salient the British and French were pushed back. But the next day,
the line stiffened and the small detachment of marines held Chateau
Thierry against the German horde and convinced the world that
America could fight. The last German drive was stopped. General
Foch, in command of the Allied forces believed that the time had
come for an offensive against the Germans. By early August prac-
tically all of the territory taken by Germany between Lens and
Rheims had been restored. Then came the most spectacular and, to
the Americans at least, the most satisfactory operation of the cam-
paign. American forces had been operating in conjunction with the
British and French in various sectors of the front, but now, sufficient
Americans were on the battlefields to form a great American army
and this force under General Pershing, made its first great stroke at
St. Mihiel, where four years before- the Germans had made a great
bend into French territory and held it against all attacks. But the
.Americans drove them out in two days, and pushed on until American
guns were in range of Metz, the German stronghold in Lorraine.
Late in August the Americans advanced far up the valley of the
Meuse west of Verdun. Late in November the railroad over which
the Germans received their supplies and munitions was cut by the
American forces at Sedan.

Prior to this, Bulgaria had surrendered. In Palestine the Brit-
ish army under. Sir Edmund Allenby, was sweeping all before it,
capturing great Turkish armies. Turkey surrendered during the
last week in October and the English fleet, unopposed passed the
Dardanelles and took possession of Constantinople. Italy had roused

24 THE WORLD WAR

herself, and under the leadership of General Diaz, had pounded the
demoralized forces of Austria-Hungary until an armistice was
agreed to on November 4th, which put Austria out of the war for
good.

The hope of Germany for world empire was dead.

November 8th, German officers, blindfolded and under the white
flag, came humbly to General Foch's headquarters to learn upon what
terms their surrender would be accepted. On the following day the
Kaiser abdicated and Germany became a republic. November 11th,
1918, the armistice was signed and 11 o'clock of the same day the
war had ended so far as battles went.

Arrayed against the Central Powers, made up of Germany, Au-
stria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, were the United States, Bel-
gium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Guatamala, Great
Britain, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Itay, Japan, Siberia, Montenegro,
Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, San Marino, Ser-
bia and Siam. Of the Allies,, Russia alone, is a changed nation and
will be years in righting her internal troubles.

Germany lost all she hoped to gain. The Kaiser lost his throne
and had to take refuge in Holland and may eventually be called upon
to face a tribunal to answer for the terror he visited upon the world.
Millions of his men are dead or crippled and the country faces a war
debt which will be a burden to children yet unborn. The country
has lost Alsace and Lorraine, Poland and all colonies.

The old Austrian Emperor is dead and the new one had to give up
his throne and seek refuge in Switzerland. The empire is broken
into many bits from which will spring new nations. The Bulgarian
throne crumbled, Turkey is shorn of her power.

The peace treaty was drawn up after many months of work
with President Wilson representing America, Premier Clemanceau
for France, Premier Lloyd George for Great Britain and Premier
Nitti for Italy taking the chief parts. Briefly sketched, the main
points of the treaty are : Germany must pay for the property ruined
in the war; she must give Alsace and Loraine to France, and Poland
to the Poles ; she must not form a large army or navy and Allied sol-
diers will occupy parts of her territory until she has paid in full.

Along with the peace treaty was drawn up the "Covenant of the
League of Nations," designed to make future wars impossible, but
the fate of this agreement still hangs in the balance as this is written.

General Pershing's Report of
America's Part in -the War

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The following pages are from General John J. Pershing's official
report to The Secretary of War, detailing the part America played
on the western front :

COMBAT OPERATIONS

During our periods of training in the trenches some of our
divisions had engaged the enemy in local combats, the most important
of which was Seicheprey by the 26th on April 20th, in the Toul sec-
tor, but none had participated in action as a unit. The 1st Division,
which had passed through the preliminary stages of training, had
gone to the trenches for its first period of instruction at the end of
October, and by March 21st, when the German offensive in Picardy
began, we had four divisions with experience in the trenches, all of
which were equal to any demands of battle action. The crisis which
this offensive developed was such that our occupation of an American
sector must be postponed.

On March 28th I placed at the disposal of Marshal Foch, who
had been agreed upon as Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, all
of our forces, to be used as he might decide. At his request the 1st
Division was transferred from the Toul sector to a position in reserve
at^ Chaumont-en-Vexin. As German superiority in numbers re-
quired prompt action, an agreemnet was reached at the Abbeville con-
ference of the Allied Premiers and Commanders and myself on May
2nd by which British shipping was to transport ten American divisions.
to the British army area, where they were to be trained and equipped,
and additional British shipping was to be provided for as many di-
visions as possible for use elsew^here.

On April 26th the 1st Division had gone into the line in the Mont-
didier salient on the Picardy battle front. Tactics had been sudden-
ly revolutionized to those of open warfare, and our men confident of
the results of their training were eager for the test. On the morn-
ing of May 28th this division attacked the commanding German posi-
tion in its front, taking with splendid dash the town of Cantigny and
all other objectives which were organized, and held steadfastly

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against vicious counter-attacks and galling artillery fire. Although
local, this brilliant action had an electrical effect, as it demonstrated
our fighting qualities under extreme battle conditions, and also that
the enemy's troops were not altogether invincible.

The German's Aisne offensive, which began on May 27th, had ad-
vanced rapidly toward the River Marne and Paris, and the Allies
faced a crisis equally as grave as that of the Picardy offensive in
March. Again every available man was placed at Marshal Foch's
disposal, and the. 3rd Division, which had just come from its prelim-
inary training area, was hurried to the Marne. Its motorized ma-
chine gun battalion preceded the other units, and successfully held
the bridgehead at the Marne opposite Chateau-Thierry. The 2nd
Division, in reserve near Montididier, was sent by motor trucks and
other available transport to check the progress of the enemy toward
Paris. The division attacked and retook the town and railroad sta-
tion at Bouresches and sturdily held its ground against the enemy's
best Guard divisions. In the battle of Belleau Wood which followed
our men proved their superiority, and gained a strong tactical posi-
tion with far greater loss to the enemy than to ourselves. On July
1st, before the 2nd was relieved, it captured the village of Vaux with
most splendid precision.

Meanwhile, our Second Corps, under Major General George W.
Read, had been organized for the command of our divisions with the
British which were held back in training areas or assigned to second
line defenses. Five of the ten divisions were withdrawn from the
British area in June, three to relieve divisions in Lorraine and the
Vosges, and two to the Paris area to join the group of American di-
visions which stood between the city and any further advance of the
enemy in that direction.

The great June-July troop movement from the States was well
under way, and, although these troops were to be given some pre-
liminary training before being put into action, their very presence
warranted the use of all the older divisions in the confidence that
we did not lack reserves. Elements of the 42nd Division were in
the line east of Rheims against the German off'ensive of July 15th,
and held their ground unflinchingly. On the right flank of this offen-
sive four companies of the 28th Division were in position in face of
the German infantry. The 3rd Division was holding the bank of
the Marne from the bend east of the mouth of the Surmelin to the
west of Mezy, opposite Chateau-Thierry, where a large force of Ger-
man infantry sought to force a passage under suport of powerful ar-
tillery concentrations and under cover of smoke screens. A single

28 THE WORLD WAR

regiment of the 3rd wrote one of the most brilliant pages in our mili-
tary annals on this occasion. It prevented the crossing at certain
points on its front, while, on either flank, the Germans who had gain-
ed a footing pressed forward. Our men firing in three directions
met the German attacks with counter-attacks at critical points, and
succeeded in throwing two German divisions into complete confusion,
capturing six hundred prisoners.

The great force of the German Chateau-Thierry offensive estab-
lished the deep Marne salient, but the enemy was taking chances, and
the vulnerability of this pocket to attack might be turned to his dis-
advantage. Seizing the opportunity to support my conviction, every
division with any sort of training was made available for use in a
counter offensive. The place of honor in the thrust toward Soissons
on July 18th was given to our 1st and 2nd divisions, in company with
chosen French divisions. Without the usual brief warning of a pre-
liminary bombardment, the massed French and American artillery,
firing by the map, laid down its rolling barrage at dawn while the
infantry began its charge. The tactical handling of our troops un-
der these trying conditions was excellent throughout the action. The
enemy brought up large numbers of reserves and made a stubborn
defense both with machine guns and artillery, but through five days'
fighting the 1st Division continued to advance until it had gained the
heights above Soissons and captured the village of Berzy-le-Sec.
The 2nd Division took Beaurepaire farm and Vierzy in a very rapid
advance and reached a position in front to Tigny at the end of its sec-
ond day. These two divisions captured 7,000 prisoners and over
100 pieces of artillery.

The 26th Division, which with a French division was under com-
mand of our First Corps, acted as a pivot of the movement toward
Soissons. On the 18th it took the village of Torcy, while the 3rd Di-
vision was crossing the Marne in pursuit of the retiring enemy. The
26th attacked again on the 21st, and the enemy withdrew past the
Chateau-Thierry-Soissons road. The 3rd Division continuing its
progress took the heights of Mont St. Pere and the villages of Char-
teves and J^ii-ilgonne in the face of both machine gun and aitillery fire.

On the 24th, after the Germans had fallen back from Trugny and
Fpiede, our 42nd Division, which had been brought ovei; from the
Champagne, relieved the 26th, and, fighting it way through the For-
est de Fere, overwhelmed the nests of machine guns in its path. By
the 27th it had reached the Ourcq, whence the 3rd and 4th divisions
were already advancing, while the French divisions with which we
were co-operating were moving forward at other points.

BATTLE OF ST. MIHIEL 29

The 3rd Division had made its advance into Roncherees Wood on
the 29th, and was relieved for rest by a brigade of the 32nd. The
42nd and 32nd undertook the task of conquering the heights beyond
Cierges, the 42nd capturing Sergy and the 32 nd capturing Hill 230,
both American divisions joining in rapids pursuit of the enemy to the
Vesle, and thus the operation of reducing the salient was finished.
Meanwhile the 42nd was relieved by the 4th at Chery-Chartreuve,
and the 32nd by the 28th, while the 77th Division took up a position
on the Vesle. The operations of these divisions on the Vesle were
under the Third Corps, Major General Robert L. Bullard command-
ing.

BATTLE OF ST. MIHIEL

With the reduction of the Marne salient we could look forward
to the concentration of our divisions in our own zone. In view of
the forthcoming operation against the St. Mihiel salient, which had
long been planned as our first offensive action on a large scale, the
First Army was organized on August 10th under my personal com-
mand. While American units had held different divisional and corps
sectors all along the western front, there had not been up to this
time, for obvious reasons, a distinct American sector; but in view of
the important part the American forces were now to play it was
necessary to take over a permanent portion of the line. According-
ly on August 30th the line beginning at Port-sur-Seille east of the
Moselle and extending to the west through St. Mihiel, thence north
to a point opposite Verdun, was placed under my command. The
American sector was afterward extended across the Meuse to the
western edge of the Argonne Forest, and included the 2nd Colonial
French Corps which held the point of the salient, and the 17th French
Corps which occupied the heights above Verdun.

The preparation for a complicated operation against the formid-
able defenses in front of us included the assembling of divisions, and
of corps and army artillery, transport, air craft, tanks, ambulances,
the location of -hospitals, and the moulding together of all the ele-
ments of a great modern army, with its own railheads, supplied di-
rectly by our own Service of Supply. The concentration for this op-
eration, which was to be a surprise, involved the movement mostly at
night of approximately 600,000 troops and required for its success the
most careful attention to every detail.

The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and
army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start
of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibres. Our heavy

30 THE WORLD WAR

guns were able to reach Metz and to interfere seriously with Ger-
man rail movement. The French independent air force was placed
under my command, which, together with the British bombing squad-
rons and our own forces, gave us the largest assembly of aviation that
had ever been engaged in one operation on the western front.

From Les Eparges around the nose of the salient of St. Mihiel
to the Moselle River the line was roughly forty miles long and situ-
ated on commanding ground, greatly strengthened by artificial de-
fenses. Our First Corps (82nd, 90th, 5th and 2nd divisions), under
command of Major General Hunter Liggett, resting its right on Pont-
a-Mousson, with its left joining our Fourth Corps (the 89th, 42nd
and 1st divisions), under Major General Joseph T. Dickman, in line
to Xivray, were to swing in toward Vigneulles on the pivot of the
Moselle River for the initial assault. From Xivray to Mouilly the
Second Colonial French Corps was in line in the center, and our
Fifth Corps, under command of Major General George H. Cameron,
with the 26th and 4th U. S. divisions and a French division at the
western base of the salient, were to attack three difficult hills, Les
Eparges, Combres and Amaranthe. Our First Corps had in reserve
the 78th Division, our Fourth Corps the 3rd Division, and our First
Army the 35th and 91st divisions, with the 80th and 33rd available.
It should be understood that our corps organizations are very elastic,
and that we have at no time had permanent assignments of divisions
to corps.

After four hours' artillery preparation the seven American di-
visions in the front line advanced at 5 A. M. on September 12th, as-
sisted by a limited number of tanks, manned partly by Americans
and partly by the French. These divisions, accompanied by groups
of wire cutters and and other armed with bangalore torpedoes, went
through the successive bands of barbed wire that protected the en-
emy's front line and support trenches in irresistible waves on schedule
time, breaking dowp all defense of an enemy demoralized by the great
volume of our artillery fire and ou,r sudden appearance out of the fog.

Our First Corps took Thiaucourt, while our Fourth Corps curved
back to the southwest through Nonsard. The Second Colonial
French Corps made the slight advance required of it on very difficult
ground, and the Fifth Corps took its three ridges and repulsed a
counter attack. A rapid march brought reserve regiments of a di-
vision of the P'ifth Corps into Vigneulles in the early morning, where
it linked up with patrols of our fourth Corps, closing the salient and
forming a new line west of Thiaucourt to Vigneulles and beyond Fres-
nes-en-Woevre. At the cost of only 7,000 casualties, mostly light.

MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE 31

we had taken 16,000 prisoners and 443 guns, a great quantity of ma-
terial, released the inhabitants of many villages from enemy domina-
tion and established our lines in a position to threaten Metz. The
signal success of the new American First Army in its first offensive
was of prime importance. The Allies found they had a formidable
army to aid them, and the enemy learned finally that he had one to
reckon with.

MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE— FIRST PHASE

On the day after we had taken the St. Mihiel salient, much of our
corps and army artillery which had operated, at St. Mihiel, and our
divisions in reserve at other points, were already on the move toward
the area back of the line between the Meuse River and the western
edge of the Forest of Argonne. With the exception of St. Mihiel, the
German front line from Switzerland to the east of Rheims was still
intact. In the general attack planned all along the line, the operation
?.?signed the American Army as the hinge of this allied offensive was
dir.-^ded toward the important railroad communications of the Ger-
m?.n armies through Mezieres and Sedan. The enemy must Irrjld
fast to this part of his lines or the withdrawal of his forces with four
years' accumulation of plants and material would be dangerously im-
periled.

The German Army had as yet shown no demoralization, and,
while the mass of its troops had suffered in morale, its first class di-
visions and notably its machine gun defense were exhibiting remark-
able tactical efficiency as well as courage. The German General
Staff was fully aware of the consequences of a success on the Meuse-
Argonne line. Certain that he would do everything in his power to
oppose us, the action was planned with as much secrecy as possible,
and was undertaken with the determination to use all our divisions
in forcing a decision. We expected to draw the best German divis-
ions to our front and consume them, while the enemy was held under
grave apprehension lest our attack should break his line which it was
our firm purpose to do.

Our right flank was protected by the Meuse, while our left em-
braced the Argonne Forest, whose ravines, hills and elaborate de-
fenses screened by dense thickets had been generally considered im-
pregnable. Our order of battle from right to left was the Third Corps
from Malancourt to Vauquois, with the 70th, 37th and 91st divisions
in line and the 32nd Division in corps reserve ; and the First Corps,
from Vauquois to Vienne-le-Chatueau, with the 35th, 28th and 77th
divisions in line and the 92nd in corps reserve. The army reserve
consisted of the 1st, 29th and 82nd divisions.

32 ' THE WORLD WAR

On the night of Septemtfer 25th our troops quietly took the place
of the French who thinly held the line in this sector, which had long
been inactive. In the attack which began on the 26th we drove
through the barbed wire entanglements and the sea of shell craters
across No Man's Land, mastering all the first line defenses. Contin-
uing on the 27th and 28th, against machine guns and artillery of an
increasing number of enemy reserve divsions, we penetrated to a
depth of from three to seven miles and took the village of Montfaucon
and its commanding hill, and Exermont, Gercourt, Cuisy, Septsarges,
Malancourt, Ivoiry, Epinonville, Charpentry, Very and other villages.
East of the Meuse, one of our divisions which captured Marcheville
and Rievelle, giving further protection to the flank of our main body.
We had taken 10,000 prisoners ; we had gained our point of forcing the
battle into the open, and were prepared for the enemy's reaction
which was bound to come, as he had good roads and ample railroad
facilities for bringing up his artillery and reserves.

In the chill rain of dark nights our engineers had to build new
roads across spongy, shell torn areas, repair broken roads beyond No
Man's Land, and build bridges Our gunners, with no thought of
sleep, put their shoulders to wheels and drag-ropes to bring their
guns through the mire in support of the infantry now under the in-
creasing fire of the enemy's artillery. Our attack had taken the
enemy by surprise, but, quickly recovering himself, he began fierce
counter attacks in strong force, supported by heavy bombardments
with large quantities of gas. From September 28th until October
4th we maintained the oflfensive against patches of woods defended
by snipers and continuous lines of machines guns, and pushed for-
ward our guns and transport, seizing strategical points in preparation
for further attacks.

OTHER UNITS WITH ALLIES

Other 'divisions attached to the Allied armies were doing their
part. It was the fortune of our Second Corps, composed of the 27th
and 30th divisions, which had remained with the British, to have a
place of honor, in co-operation with the Australian Crops, on Sep-
tember 29th and October 1st, in the assault upon the Hindenburg
line, where the St. Quentin Canal passes through a tunnel under a
ridge. The 30th Division speedily broke through the main line of
defense for all its objectives, while the 27th pushed on impetuously
through the main line until some of its elements reached Guoy. In
the midst of the maze of trenches and shell craters, and under cross

MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE 33

fire from machine guns, the other elements fought desperately
against odds. In this and in later actions, from ( )ctober 6th to' Oc-
tober 19th, our Second Corps captured over 6,000 prisoners and
advanced over 13 miles. The spirit and aggressiveness of these
divisions have been highly praised by the British Army Commander
under whom they served.

On October 2nd-9th our 2nd and 36th divisions were sent to
assist the French in an important attack against the old German po-
sitions before Rheims. The 2nd conquered the complicated defense
works on their front against a persistent defense worthy of the grim-
mest period of trench warfare and attacked the strongly held wood-
ed hill of Blanc. Mont, which they captured in a second assault,
sweeping over it with consummate dash and skill. This division then
repulsed strong counter attacks before the village and cemetery of
St. Etienne, and took the town, forcing the Germans to fall back be-
fore Rheims and yield positions they had held since September. 1914
On October 9th the 36th Division relieved the 2nd, and, in its first
experience under fire, withstood very severe artillery bombardment,
and rapidly took up the pursuit of the enemy now retiring behind the
Aisne.

MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE— SECOND PHASE

The Allied progress elsewhere cheered the efforts of our men in
this crucial contest as the German command threw in more and more
first class troops to stop our advance. We made steady headway in
the almost impenetrable and strongly held Argonne Forest, for, de-
spite his reinforcements, it was our Army that was doing the driv-
ing. Our aircraft was increasing in skill and numbers and forcing
the issue, and our infantry and artillery were improving rapidly with
each new experience. The replacements fresh from home were put
into exhausted divisions with little time for training, but they had the
advantage of serving beside men who knew their business and who,
had almost become veterans over night. The enemy had taken every
advantage of the terrain, which especially favored the defense, by a
prodigal use of machine guns manned by highly trained veterans and
by using his artillery at short ranges. In the face of such strong
frontal positions we should have been unable to accomplish any pro-
gress according to previously accepted standards, but I had every
confidence in our aggressive tactics and the courage of our troops.

On October 4th, the attack was renewed all along our front. The
Third Corps tilting to the left followed the Brieulles-Cunel road ; our
Fifth Corps took Gesnes, while along the irregular valley of the x\ire
River and in the wooded hills of the Argonne that border the river,

34 THE WORLD WAR

used by the enemy with all his art and weapons of defense, the First
Corps advanced for over two miles. This sort of lighting continued
against an enemy striving to hold every foot of ground and whose very
strong counter attacks challenged us at every point. On the 7th, the
First Corps captured Chatel-Chehery and continued along the river to
Cornay. On the east of the Meuse sector, one of the two divisions
co-operating with the French captured Consenvoys and the Haumont
Woods. On the 9th, the Fifth Corps, in its progress up the Aire, took
Fleville, and the Third Corps, which had continuous fighting against
odds, was working its way through Brieulles and Cunel. On the 10th
we had cleared the Argonne Forest of the enemy.

It was now necessary to constitute a Second Army and on Octo-
ber 10th, the immediate command of the First Amry was turned over
to Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett. The command of the Sec-
ond Army, whose divisions occupied a sector in the Woevre, was giv-
en to Lieutenant General Robert L. Bullard, who had been command-
er of the 1st Division and then of the Third Corps. Major" General
Dickman was transferred to the command of the First Corps, while
the Fifth Corps was placed under Major General Charles P. Summer-
all, who had recently commanded the 1st Division. Major General
John L. Hines, who had gone rapidly up from regimental to division
commander, was assigned to the Third Corps. These four officers
had been in France from early days of the Expedition and had learn-
ed their lessons in the school of practical warfare.

Our constant pressure against the enemy brought day by day
more prisoners, mostly survivors from machine gun nests captured in
fighting at close quarters. On 18th there was very fierce fighting in
the Caures Woods, east of the Meuse, and in the Orniont Wood. On
the 14th the First Corps took Saint Juvin, and the Ffith Corps, by
hand to hand encounters, entered the formidable Kriemhilde line,
where the enemy had hoped to check us indefinitely. Later the Fifth
Corps penetrated further the Kriemhilde line, and the First Corps
took Champigneulles and the important town of Grand Pre. Our
dogged offensive was wearing down the enemy, who continued des-
perately to throw his best troops against us, thus weakening his line
in front of our Allies and making their advances less difficult.

DIVISIONS IN BELGIUM

Meanwhile, we were not only able to continue the battle, but our
37th and 91st divisions were hastily withdrawn from our front and
dispatched to help the French Army in Belgium. Detraining in the
neighborhood of Ypres, these divisions advanced by rapid stages to
the fighting line and were assigned to adjacent French Corps. Oh

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MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE 35

October 31st, in continuation of the Flanders offensive, they attacked
and methodically broken down all enemy resistance. On November
3rd the 37th had completed its mission in driving the enemy across the
Escant River and firmly established itself along the east bank includ-
ed in the division zone of action. By a clever flanking movement,
troops of the 91st Division captured Spitaals Bosschen, a difficult
wood extending across the central part of the division sector, reach-
ed the Scheldt and penetrated into the town of Audenarde. These
divisions received the high commendation from the corps command-
ers for their dash and energy.

MEUSE-ARGONNE— LAST PHASE

On the 23rd. the Third and Fifth Corps pushed northward to the
level of BantheviUe. While we continued to press forward and throw
back the enemy's violent counter attacks with great loss to him, a re-
grouping of our forces was under w^ay for the final assault. Evi-
dences of loss of morale by the enemy gave our men more confidence
in attack and more fortitude in enduring the fatigue of incessant ef-
fort and the hardships of very inclement weather.

With comparatively well rested divisions the final advance in the
Meuse-Argonne front was begun on November 1st. Our increased
artillery force acquitted itself magnificently in support of the ad-
vance, and the enemy broke before the determined infantry, which
by its persistent fighting of the past weeks and the dash of this attack,
had overcome his will to resist. The Third Corps took Aincreville,
Doulon and Andevanne, and the Fifth Corps took Landres-et-St.
Georges and pressed through successive lines of resistance to Bayon-
ville and Chennery. On the 2nd, the First Corps joined in the move-
ment which now became an impetuous onslaught that could not be
stayed.

On the 3rd, advance troops w^ere hurried forward in pursuit, some
by motor trucks, while the artillery pressed along the county roads
close behind. The First Corps reached Authe and Chatillon-sur-Bar, the
Fifth Corps, Fosse and Nouart, and the Third Corps Halles penetrat-
ing the enemy's line to a depth of twelve miles. Our large calibre
guns had advanced apd were skillfully brought into position to fire
upon the important railroad line at Montmedy, Longuyon and Con-
flans. Our Third Corps crossed the Meuse on the 5th, and the other
corps in the full confidence that the day was their, eagerly cleared the
way of machine guns as they swept northward, maintaining complete
co-ordination throughout. On the 6th, a division of the First Corps
reached a point on the Meuse opposite Sedan, tw^enty-five miles, from

36 THE WORLD WAR

our line of departure. The strategical goal which was our highest
hope was gained. We had cut the enemy's main line of communica-
tions, and nothing but surrender or an armistice could save his army
from complete disaster.

In all, forty-four enemy divisions had been used against us in
Meuse-Argonne battle. Between September 26th and November
6th we took 16,059 prisoners and 468 guns on this front. Our di-
visions engaged were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 32nd,
33rd, 35th, 37th, 42nd, 77th. 78th, 79th, 80th, 82nd, 89th, 90 th and 91st.
Many of our divisions remained in line for a length of time that re-
quired nerves of steel, while others were sent in again after only
a few days' rest. The 1st, 2nd, 5th, 26th, 42nd, 77th, 79th, 80th, 89th
and 90th were in the line twice. Although some of the divisions
were fighting their first battle, they soon became equal to the best.

OPERATIONS EAST OF THE MEUSE

On the three days preceding November 10th, the 3rd Corps and
the 2nd Colonial and 17th French Corps fought a difBcult struggle
through the Meuse hills south of Stenay and forced the enemy into
the plain. Meanwhile my plans for further use of the American
forces contemplated an advance between the Meuse and the Moselle
in the direction of Eongwy by the 1st Army, while at the same time
the 2nd Army should assume the offensive toward the rich iron fields
of Briey. These operations were to be followed by an oft'ensive to-
ward Chateau-Salins east of the Moselle, thus isolating Metz. Ac-
cordingly, attacks on the American front had been ordered, and that
of the 2nd Army was in progress on the morning of November 11th
when instructions were received that hostilities should cease at 11
o'clock a. m. • .

At this moment the American sector from right to left began at
Port-sur-Seille, thence across the Moselle to Vandieres and through
the Woevre to Bezonvaux in the foothills of the Meuse, thence along
the foothills and through the northern edge of the AVoevre forests to
the Meuse at Mouzay, thence along the Meuse connecting with the
French near Sedan.

RELATIONS WITH THE ALLIES

Co-operation among the Allies has at all times been most cor-
dial. A far greater effort has. been put forth by the allied armies and
staffs to assist us than could have been expected. The French gov-
ernment and army have always stood ready to furnish us with sup-
plies, equipment and transportation and to aid us in every way. In
the towns and hamlets wherever our troops have been stationed or

COMMENDATION 37

billeted, the French i)eople have everywhere received them more as
relatives and intimate friends than as soldiers of a foreign army. For
these things, words are ciuite inadequate to express our gratitude.
There can be no doubt that the relations growing out of our associa-
tions here assure the permanent friendship between the two peoples
Although we have not been so intimately associated with the people
of Great Britain, yet their troops and ours when thrown together
have always warmly fraternized. The reception of those of our
forces who have passed through England and of those who have been
stationed there has always been enthusiastic. Altogether it has been
deeply impressed upon us that the' ties of language and blood bring
the British and ourselves together completely and inseparably.

STRENGTH

There are in Europe altogether, including a regiment and some
sanitary units with the Italian army and the organizations at Mur-
mansk, also including those en route from the States, approximately
2,053,347 men, less our losses. Of this total there are in France
1.338,169 combatant troops. Forty divisions have arrived, of which
the infantry personnel of 10 have been used as replacements, leaving
30 divisions now in France, organized into three armies of three corps
each.

The losses of the American army up to November 18th are : Kill-
ed and died of wounds, 36,154; died of disease, 14,811 ; deaths unclas-
sified, 2,204; wounded, 179,625; prisoners, 2,163; missing, 11,660. We
have captured altogether about 44,000 prisoners and 1,400 guns, how-
itzers and trench mortars.

COMMENDATION
The duties of the general stafif, as well as those of the army and
corps staffs, have been very ably performed. Especially is this true
when we consider the new and difficult problems with which they
have been confronted. This body of officers, both as individuals and
as an organization, have, I believe, no superiors in professional abil-
ity, in efficiency, or in loyalty.

Nothing that we have in France better reflects the efficiency and
devotion to duty of Americans in general than the Service of Supply,
whose personnel is thoroughly imbued with a patriotic desire to do its
full duty. They have at all times fully appreciated their responsibil-
ity to the rest of the army, and the results produced have been most
gratifying.

Our Medical Corps is especially entitled to praise for the general
eflfectiveness of its-work both both in hospitals and at the front. Em-

3S THE WORLD WAR

bracing men of high professional attainments, and splendid women
devoted to their calling and untiring in their efforts, this department
has made a new record for medical and sanitary proficiency.

The Quartermaster Department has had a difficult and varied
task, but it has more than met all demands that have been made upon
it. Its management and its personnel have been exceptionally effici-
ent and deserve every possible commendation.

As to the more technical services, the able personnel of the Ord-
nance Department in France has splendidly fulfilled its functions both
in procurment and in forwarding the immense quantities of ordnance
required. The officers and men and the young women of the Signal
Corps have performed their duties with a large conception of the
problem and with a devoted and patriotic spirit to which the perfec-
tion of our communications daily testifies. While the Engineer Corps
has been referred to in another part of this report it should be further
stated that their work has required large vision and high professional
skill, and great credit is due their personnel for the high efficiency
that they have constantly maintained.

Our aviators have no equals in daring or in fighting ability, and
have left a record of courageous deeds that will ever remain a bril-
liant page in the annals of our army. While the Tank Corps has had
limited opportunity its personnel has responded gallantly on every
possible occasion and has shown courage of the highest order.

The Adjutant General's Department has been directed with a
systematic thoroughness and excellence that surpasses any previous
work of its kind. The Inspector General's Department has risen to
the highest standards, and throughout has ably assisted commanders
in the enforcement of discipline. The able personnel of the Judge
Advocate General's Department has solved with judgment and wis-
dom the multitude of difficult legal problems, many of them involv-
ing questions of great international importance.

It would be impossible in this brief preliminary report to do jus-
tice to the personnel of all the different branches of this organization
which I shall cover in detail in a later report.

The Navy in European waters has at all times most cordially aid-
ed the Army, and it is most gratifying to report that there has never
before been such perfect co-operation between these two branches
of the service.

As to Americans in Europe not in the military services, it is the
greatest pleasure to say that, both in official and in private life they
are intensely patriotic and loyal, and have been invariably sympa-
thetic and helpful to the Army. , .,

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 39

Finally, I pay the supreme tribute to our officers and soldiers of
the line. A\'hen I think of their heroism, their patience under hard-
ship, their unflinching spirit of offensive action, I am filled with
emotion which I am unable to express. Their deeds are immortal
and they have earned the eternal gratitude of our country.

JOHN J. PERSHING,

Commander-in-Chief A. E. F.

November 20, 1918.

A FEW MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

If all the railroads constructed by the A. E. F., were laid in a con-
tinuous straight line the track would reach from St. Nazaire on the
Atlantic Ocean, across France and Germany, to the Russian frontier.
If fall the building construction were consolidated into one building
having the width of our standard barrack,' it would extend from St.
Nazaire across France and into Germany as far as the River Elbe.
If all the fire-wood produced by the A. E. F. were piled in a row, one
meter high and one meter wide, it would extend one thousand three
hundred and twenty-five (1,325) miles, enough to form an unbroken
wall around three sides of the Republic of France. The Transporta-
tion Corps has erected and placed in operation in France 18,543 Amer-
ican railroad cars and 1,496 locomotives. If all of these were made
up into a single train they would reach from St. Nazaire to Tours, a
distance of 157 miles. On the day the armistice was signed the A.'
E. F. was operating 2,240 kilometers of light railways, of which
1740 kilometers had been taken from the Germans, and the
balance newly constructed or rebuilt. Up to February 1st, 1919,
our light railways had handled a total of 860,652 tons of material
of which a total of 166,202 tons was ammunition. The Di-
vision of Construction and Forestry of the Engineers Corps had 81
saw-mills in operation in October, 1918, and had produced, up to De-
cember 1. 1918, 189,564,000 ft. b. m. of lumber, 2, 728,000 standard
gauge railroad ties, 923,560 narrow gauge ties, 1,739,000 poles and pit
props, besides fuel wood and other miscellaneous forestry products.
On November 11, 1918, the Quartermaster Corps had 844 activities
functioning in the A. E. F., distributed over a total of 267 localities.
If all motor vehicles were placed end to end on a straight road they
would extend over 290 miles forming a continuous convoy from Paris
to The Hague, in Holland. Statistics similar to the foregoing could
be given almost indefinitely, but these will suffice to impress the ex-
tent of the A. E. F., supply achievements in France. ^

Fulton County in the War

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Prior to our formal entry into the war, by act of Congress, on
April 6th, 1917, Fulton county, like many other counties over the
country, was divided in opinion on the matter of our participation
in the great conflict. We had our conscientious objectors, pacifists,
those who imagined that Germany was not a menace to the United
States and those who, by reason of German ancestry, gave no cred-
ence to the tales of German brutality and terriorism. but when the
United Statse actually entered the war the people of Fulton coun-
ty rallied to the call of country and accepted the judgment of the
President and Congress. Whatever opposition was expressed to
our participation in the war vanished almost at once and the whole
population of the county soon became a united body in patriotic en-
deavor.

Long before our actual entry into the war many of our boys
had enlisted in the regular army, hoping for a chance at the Boches,
others had already entered the fight with the French, British or
Canadian forces. Many of our citizens had volunteered for some
sort of war service on the side of the Allies.

The first step taken officially in this county was made w^hen it
became apparent that conscription would be necessary to raise a
large army with the least possible delay and Governor Goodrich,
acting upon advices from Washington, appointed a conscription
board in each county and called these boards to Indianapolis in or-
der to explain the plans of the government, and to Cjuickly and ef-
fectually organize Indiana for war work. The board thus appointed
in this county consisted of Sherifif Lewis Clay Sheets, County Clerk
Andrew E. Babcock and Harold Van Trump, and they met in Indian-
apolis on Monday, April 30th, 1917, with other men similarly called
by the Governor, to receive instruction for carrying out the con-
scription law, yet to be enacted. It was the plan of Governor Good-
rich to so thoroughly organize Indiana that by the time the draft
law was passed, this state would be ready to act immediately.

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FULTON COUNTY IN THE WAR 41

The board returned home and appointed the following, men to act
as conscription registrars in their various townships : John L. Hoesel
for Aubbeenaubbee, John D. Heighway and Fred G. Rowe for
Henry, George A. Black for Liberty, Charles T. Jones for Newcastle.
\\^illiam Foster for Richland, Dell Kessler, Mahlon Bell and William
K. Stevenson for Rochester, Geo. W. Garman for Union and Frank
Douglas for Wayne. It became apparent that a physician was need-
ed on the board and Dr. M. O. King replaced Harold Van Trump
on May 17, 1917.

This organization began organizing Fulton county for War
work, but the completion of the government plans centered the var-
ious war activities in the County Council of Defense which was cre-
ated on Monday, June 4th, 1917, by Judge Smith N. Stevens, of the
Fulton Circuit Court, acting on the request of Governor Goodrich.
Judge Stevens named the following persons to serve for Fulton coun-
ty: William H. Deniston, Rochester; Mrs. Perry Heath, Rochester;
James H. Moore, Fulton; Austin O. Farry, Akron; Andrew A. Gast,
Akron; L. M. Shoemaker, Kewanna and Dr. B. F. Overmyer, Leiters
Ford, the purpose of the Council was defined as to "co-operate with
the Federal and State governments in organizing the resources of
the state in men and materials. The council was further instructed
to meet on Monday, June 11th, 1917, to elect one of its members as
chairman and another as secretary. This meeting resulted in the
selection of William H. Deniston as Chairman and Mrs. Perry Heath
as Secretary. As the work progressed J. Howard Reed, of Liberty
township, and Asa J. Murray, of Wayne township, were added to the
membership of the council, and upon this body devolved the gigan-
tic task of unifying the sentiment of Fulton county for the winning
of the war, of carrying out the many orders from the State and Na-
tional Councils of defense and of completely organizing the county
as a defensive unit.

To say that the duties were arduous and continuous is only em-
phasizing an obvious fact and it is but faint praise to say that
they were performed with a fine patriotism and a uniform devotion
to duty on the part of every member of the council.

It was a fortunate thing for Fulton county that we numbered
among our citizens at this time, Mr. Grosvenor Dawe, a man of large
experience as an organizer and in community work. Mr. Dawe was
serving as secretary of the Farmers and Merchants Association of
Fulton county and his services were requisitioned by the County
Council of Defense. Co-operating with the council, Mr. Dawe speed-

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ily built up an organization which placed one man and one woman
in each square mile of the county's area, ready and willing to carry
out the work assigned and to stand responsible for the square mile.
The organization proved efificient to a remarkable degr,ee.

The personnel of the County Organization as efifected by the
County Council of Defense and other agencies of the government will
be found on the following pages. The untiring efforts of these men
and women, their unselfish devotion to the common cause and their
practical patriotism was responsible for the fine record made by Ful-
ton county in all forms of war work.

FULTON COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman, W. H.
Deniston, Rochester, Ind. Secretary, Mrs. Perry Heath, Rochester, Ind. A.
A. Gast, Akron, Ind. A. O. Farry, Rochester, Ind. L. M. Shoemaker, Ke-
wanna, Ind. Dr. B. F. Overmyer, Leiters Fprd, Ind. James H. Moore Ful-
ton, Ind. J. H. Reed, Rochester, Ind. A. J. Murray, Grass Creek, Ind.

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE— Earle Miller. Dean L. Barnhart. Pete
Van Trump. S. N. Shesler, Akron News. F. C. Gould, Kewanna Herald.
T. H. Moore, Fulton Leader.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— Arthur Metzler. A. L. Deniston. Henry
Bibler. Chas. Emmons. Maurice Shelton.

FINANCE COMMITEE— A. J. Haimbaugh. J. E. Beyer. F. E. Bryant.
O. B. Smith. Will Biddinger. A,. A. Gast. J. H. Reed. A. O. Ferry.

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE— George W. Holman. Enoch Myers.
Otto McMahan. H. G. Miller. Grosvenor Dawe.

MEDICAL— Dr. B. F. Overmyer, Leiters Ford.

WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES— Mrs. Perry Heath.

SHIPPING INTERESTS— A. L. Deniston.

LEGAL — Enoch Myers.

LABOR— H. G. Miller.

MILITARY AFFAIRS— Cyrus M. Davis.

PUBLIC MORALS— Rev. George Pullman. Rev. Geo. Chandler.

EDUCATIONAL— A. L. Whitmer.

EMPLOYER'S COOPERATION— Alfred Goodrich.

PROTECTIVE— A. A. Gast.

ORGANIZATION— Edward E. Murphy.

EXECUTIVE— Arthur Metzler.

CONTROL OF SOLICITATION— J. F. Dysert.

SPEAKERS— E. H. Sutherland.

WAR CONFERENCE— Charles E. Emmons.

HONOR ROLL— Mrs. Frank N. Hoflfman.

LIBERTY GUARD ORGANIZER— Martin A. Irvine.

R. R. TRANSPORTATION— J. E. Beyer.

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U. S. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

FEDERAL EXPLOSIVE INSPECTOR— Xormaii R. Stoner.

BOYS WORKING RESERVE— T. F. Berry.

U. S. PUBLIC SERVICE— E. E. Murphy.

SURVEY OF MAN POWER— Otto McMahan.

U. S. COMMUNITY LABOR BOARD— Judge Harry Bernetha, Chair-
man. Harold Van Trump. Arthur W. Brubaker.

FOUR MINUTE MEN— C. K. Plank. Enoch Myers. F. J. Mattice.

CHAIRMAN— FOURTEEN MINUTE WOMEN— Mrs. Arthur Metzler.

EXPLOSIVE INSPECTION— Norman R. Stoner.

WAR INDUSTRIAL— Howard DuBois.

MERCHANT'S ECONOMY— Ike M. Wile.

COUNTY AGENT— L. R. Binding.

FOOD ADMINISTRATION— John R. Barr, County Administrator.
Emerson Felder, Fulton — Liberty. Fletcher Stoner, Akron — Henry. Omer
Montgomery, Talma — Newcastle. Dr. Saunders, Grass Creek — Wayne. Dr.
Gilbert, Kewanna — Union. O. Brugh, Leiters Ford — Aubbeenaubbee. Har-
rison Wynn, Tiosa — Richland.

TOWNSHIP WORKERS

WAYNE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman, Harold
Hendrickson. Secretary, Miss Dessie Buchanan. Dr. Saunders. Roy
Kumler, Treasurer. A. J. "Murray. John McLaughlin. E. E. Murphy, Direc-
tor.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP SQUARE MILE MEN— Carl Brewer. Harry
Mogle. C. S. Callahan. Melvin Moore. Guy Nellans. Chas. Caton. Sher-
man Marsh. Earl Marsh. Leonard Carr. W. K. Costello. Samuel Hower.
Harry Barnett. George Koenig. John Calvin. Thomas Search. James
Barnett. Carrie Walsch. John Feidner. Chas. Dukes. Freemont Philips.
E. J. Urbin. Chas. Nickels. Paul Costello. Frank Roberts. Ed Costello.
Henry Ware. Albert Kerschner. William Walsch, Jr. Florence Hendrick-
son. John Shankley. Virgil Graffis. Emett Burns. Ed Kumler. John Her-
old. Otto Applegate. Henry Lease. Ed Gill. M. E. Jones. Roy Geyer.
A. J. Murray. Melvin Sommers. Lawrence Funk. William King. I. R.
Burns. Roy Todd. Odie Wills. Lyman Hill. Edgar Hill.

WAYNE TOWNSHIP SQUARE MILE WOMEN— Mrs. Carl Br^er.
Mrs. Harry Mogle. Mrs. Melvin Moore. Mrs. C. S. Callahan. Mrs. Lloyd
Rouch. Mrs. Chas. Caton. Mrs. Sherman Marsh. Mrs. Earl Marsh. Mrs.
Leonard Carr. Mrs. William K. Costello. Mrs. Samuel Hower. Mrs. Harry
Barney. Mrs. George Koenig. Mrs. Edna Comer. Mrs. Zella Horton. Mrs.
James Barnett. Mrs. Carrie Walsh. Mrs. John Feidner. Mrs. William Al-
len. Mrs. Carrie Calvin. Mrs. G. T. Urbin Mrs. Chas. Nickels. Mrs. Pat

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Sinnott. Mrs Frank Roberts. Mrs. Ed Costello. Mrs. Ella Sinnott. Mrs.
Albert Kerschner. Mrs. William Walsh Jr. Mrs. Roy Benham. Miss Alice
Shanley. Mrs. Virgil Graffis. Miss Carrie Burns. Mrs. Ed Kumler. Mrs.
John Herold. Mrs. Otto Applegate. Mrs. Mazelle Brown. Mrs. Ed Gill.
Mrs. M. E. Jones. Mrs. Roy Geier. Mrs. A. J. Murray. Mrs. Melvin Som-
mers. Mrs. Lawrence Funk. Mrs. Willam King. Mrs. L R Burns. Mrs.
Roy Todd. Mrs. Emma Herrold. Mrs. Lyman Hill. Mrs Edgar Hill.

UNION TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman, George
M. Calvin.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— Rev. G. S. Reedy. Rev. J. H. Ferris.
Thos. Willoughby. Dr. A. J. Gilbert. W. H. Gohl. H. D. Snepp. L. M.
Shoemaker. David Hudkins, Secretary. Guy Barr, Director.

UNION TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE

MEN— George Morris. Chas. Mathias. S. S. Collins. Otto Morrow. John
Herr. Howard Mutchler. David Brooker. Ray Lough. Alvah Lebo.
Jesse Wentzel. Jesse Stamn. Link Overmyer. John Baker. Steven Bruce.
William Shine. U. E. Dukes. Thos. Neff. Bert Talbott. Clifford Felder.
Leroy Garman. Frank Miller. Geo. Pratt. W. W. McBeth. Frank Smith.
Cline Sales. William Gray. Jacob Kreamer. Frank Hudkins. Howard Zel-
lars. L. J. Hudkins. Vere Calvin. Jester Sparks. D. H. Snepp. Thos.
Graffis. Frank Lamborn. David Keeney. Don Wagoner. Frank Hendrick-
son. Fred Gillespie. Forest Willoughby. William Calvin. William Collins.
Frank Moon. Lester Stubl)s.

UNION TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE

WOMEN— Mrs. George Mathias. Mrs. S. S. Collins. Mrs. Otto Morrow.
Mrs. John Herr. Mrs. Howard Mutchler. Mrs. David Brooker. Mrs. Ray
Lowe. Mrs. Alvah Lebo. Mrs. Jesse Wentzel. Mrs. Jesse Stamm. Mrs.
Lincofti Overmyer. Mrs. John Baker. Mrs. Steven Bruce. Mrs. William
Shine. Mrs. Locke. Mrs. Thomas Neff. Mrs. Bert Talbot. Mrs. Clifford
Felder. Mrs. Margaret Garman. Mrs. Frank Miller. Mrs. George Pratt.
Mrs. W. M. McBeth. Mrs. Frank Smith. Mrs. Cline Sales. Mrs. Will
Gray. Mrs. Jacob Kreamer. Mrs. Frank Hudkins. Mrs. Howard Zellars.
Mrs. L. J. Hudkins. Mrs. Bere Calvin. Mrs. Justin Sparks. Mrs. D. H. Snepp.
Mrs. Tom Graffis. Mrs. Ed McVay. Mrs. Davis Keeney. Mrs. Belle Ayers.
Mrs. Frank Hendrickson. Mrs. Samuel Woods. Mrs. Forest Willoughby.
Mrs. Will Calvin. Mrs. Will Collins.

AUBBEENAUBEE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— A. J.
Ginther, Chairman. B. F. Overmyer. L. Luckenbill. Charley Kreichbaum.
John D. Holman, Director.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— B. F. Overmyer, L. Luckenbill. P. A.
Gttlse. Samuel Kelley. George Brugh.

AUBBEENAUBBEE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
SQUARE MILE MEN— Klta Davis. Elsworth Edgington. Samuel Mun-
vers. Simon Kaley. Junanuel Ditmire. Henry Fox. Richard Frey. Samuel
Kelley. Edward Cavendcr. William Fernbaugh. Frank Kurtz. William Mehr-
lin^. Lester' Mahrer. K. J. Wagoner. Albert Faulstich. Simon Lahman. Ben

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Overmyer. E. S. Ullom. Dean Ginther. John \'an kirk. T. J. Bridegroom.
J. J. Beerwart. George Brugh B. B. Campbell. Abraham Ginther. W. A.
Baldwin. Samuel McKee. Joseph Guise. Leroy Guise. Henry Wentzel.
Frank Freece. H. H. Moore. Henry Brugh.

AUBBEENAUBEE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE
MILE WOMEN — Mrs. Elta Davis. Mrs. Elsworth Edgington. Mrs. George
Wilson. Mrs. Simon Kaley Mrs. Henry Fox. Mrs. Sam Kelley. Mrs. Alvin
Hartle. Mrs. William Baldwin. Mrs. John Barger. Miss Florence Mahler.
Mrs. Jessie Toner. Mrs. Albert Faulstich Mrs. Simon Lahman. Mrs. Ben
Overmyer. Mrs. E. S. Ullom. Mrs. Nellie Cunningham. Mrs Omar Southall.
Mrs. .Thomas Bridegroom. Mrs. Maude Sales. Mrs. Chloe Hackett. Mrs.
Rhoda Campbell. Mrs. Pearl Hiatt. Mrs. Walter Myers. Mrs. Wm. Yelton.
Mrs. Pearl Milliser. Mrs. Sam McKee. Mrs. Edna Guise. Mrs. Perry Guise.
Mrs. Harry Wentzel. Mrs. Omar Reichard. Mrs. Edith Moon. Mrs. Lou
Bailey. Mrs. Harry Brugh. Mrs. Myrtle Luckenbill.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman. Robt.
W. Shafer. Melvidore Briney, Sec. Bert Sausaman. Chauncey Overmyer.
Albert Bunn. Perry W^alters. .A.lbertus Runnells. Bert Leedy. Robert
Mowe. John Beck. A. J. Riddle. Byron Smith. Take Reed. Arthur L. Den-
iston, Director.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE
MEN — David Care}'. Bert Leedy. Chas. Leedy. Ben Halternian. Robert
Mowe. Ezra Leedy. Byron Smith. Ed Smith. Mahlon Baer. A. J. Riddle.
John Beck. Dean \ellans. Joe Thompson. Mel Briney. R. W. Shafer. Bert
.Sausaman. Milo Anderson. Hugh Guise. Irvin Walters. Bert Bunn. Mart
Jackson. William Burkett. Bert Runnells. Orville Miller. Jake Reed. Perry
Walters. Russel Warren. Clarence Castleman. Alvin Hiatt. Harry Over-
myer. C. D. Overmyer. Del Anderson. Leo Rhinesmith. Howard Reed.
Ed McGrifif. George Adams.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE
WOMEN — Mrs. David Carey. Mrs. Bert Leedy. Mrs. Chas. Safford. Mrs.
Ben Halterman. Mrs. Robert Mowe. Mrs. Ezra Leedy. Mrs. Mil Wynn.
Mrs. George Wright. Mrs. Mae Wynn. Mrs. Samuel Arnold. Miss Rosa
Hisey. Mrs. Edna Conrad. Mrs. Bertha Conrad. Mrs. Clar Nellans. Mrs.
R. W. Shafer. Mrs. Bert Sausaman. Mrs. Milo Anderson. Mrs. Hugh
Guise. Mrs. Irvin Walters. Mrs. Bert Bunn. Mrs. Bessie Walters. Mrs.
William Burkett. Mrs. Bert Runnells. Mrs. Mary Drew. Mrs. Tena Beehler.
Mrs. Oss Burkett. Mrs. Ambrose Overmyer. Mrs. Clarence Castleman. Mrs.
Estella Hiatt. Mrs. Harry Overmyer. Mrs. Chas. Cunningham. Mrs. Del
Anderson. Miss Anna Kerler. Mrs. Estella Hassenplug. Mrs. Ed McGriff.
Mrs. Lee Mowe.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman, George
A. Black, Fulton, Indiana. Ass't. Chairman, Lawrence Hendrickson. Sec'y-
Si Treas., Mrs. R. A. Johnson. Milton Henderson. Andrew Oliver. Ancil
Gray. Otto McMahan, Director.

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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE

MEN— George Black. Lawrence Hendrickson. Ora Hudson. Chas.
Horton. Andrew Oliver. Ancil Gray. Ray Mortz. Herbert Peflfers.
Henry Heckathorn. Chas. Cornell. Chas. Brown. Truman Ward. Leonard
Cool. Lee Pownall. V. J. Pownall. Clyde Champ. Thos. Reed. Wm.
Pownall. Wm. Gray. Chas. Mathias. John Dewald. John Shields. Thos.
Enyart. Ernest Green. J. A. Large. Ben Dewald. Wm. Cunningham. Lee
Davidson. Chas. Horton. Edgar McCarter. Dell Calloway. John Smith.
Chester Whybrew. Thos. DuBois. Noble Goodner. Alfred Showley. Nelson
Trout. Chas. Fry. Floyd Wildermuth. Nelson Rouch. Deo Rannells.
George Surface. Andrew Rentschler. John Leavell. L. G. Armstrong. John
Moss. Elmer Eytcheson. Town of Fulton (North Half)— Bowen and Zook.
(South Half) — Deilman and Redmond.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE

WOMEN — Mrs. George Black. Mrs. Lawrence Hendrickson. Mrs. Ora
Hudson. Mrs. M. Henderson. Mrs. Andrew Oliver. Mrs. Ancil Gray. Mrs.
Ray Mortz. Mrs. Robert Peffers. Mrs. H. Heckathorn. Mrs. Chas. Cornell.
Mrs. Chas. Brown. Mrs. Truman Ward. Mrs. Leonard Cool. Mrs. Lee
Pownall. Mrs. V. J. Pownall. Mrs. Clyde Champ. Mrs. Thos. Reed. Mrs.
Wm. Pownall. Mrs. Wm. Gray. Mrs. Chas. Mathias. Mrs. John Dewald.
Mrs. John Shields. Mrs. Thos. Enyart. Mrs. Ernest Gohn. Mrs. J. A. Large.
Mrs. Ben Dewald. Mrs. Wm. Cunningham. Mrs. Lee Davidson. Mrs. Chas.
Horton. Mrs. Edgar McCarter. Mrs. Del Calloway. Mrs. John Smith. Mrs.
Chester Whybrew. Miss Ethel DuBois. Mrs. C. B. Apt. Mrs. Noble Good-
ner. Mrs. Alfred Showley. Mrs. Wilson Trout. Miss Mable Easterday. Mrs.
F. Wildermuth. Mrs. Nelson Rouch. Mrs. Deo Rannells. Mrs. George Sur-
face. Mrs. Andrew Rentschler. Miss Garnett Leavell. Mrs. L. G. Armstrong.
Mrs. John Moss. Mrs. Elmer Eytcheson.

HENRY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman, Ivan R.
Godwin. V. Chairman, W. C. Miller. E. 1. Scott. W. C. Hossman. Dr. Hoss-
man. Robert Burns. S. N. Shesler. W. D. Shewman, Sec'y- Frank Press-
nail, Treas. Norman R. Stoner, Director. Executive Comittee — John Heigh-
way. Robert Burns. Jake King. Chas. Flohr. A. A. Gast. Frank Dickey.
Dr. Hosman.

HENRY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE

MEN — S. C. Reeder. Reuben Royer. Allen Craft. George King. Chas.
Miller. U. S. Croft. Chas. Hoffman. Hugh Miller. E. Burkholder. William
Gerard. Frank Dielman. Otto Groninger. Alvah Clinker. Ora Leech.
Oscar Heater. Alvin Kuhn. Joe Barnett. G. H. Hutchinson. Dave Cleven-
gcr. Chas. Swartzlander. R. J. Maddox. Earl Barr. Ernest Bright. John
Orr. Merrill Whittenberger. Lawrence Townsend. D. R. Sifert. John Funk.
C. B. Wilhoit. Alfred Poor. Willis Ward. Chas. McMahan. Chas. Smoker.
L. F. Merley. Justin Curtis. E. L. Scott. Frank Thompson. Mason Grogg.
Tra Putman. Harry Yarlan. Selah Maby. Vern Miller. Ray Wildermuth.
Nelson Bowen. Albert Bowen. Harvey Long. Jacob King. Clarence Pon-
tius.

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HENRY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE MILE
WOMEN — Mrs. S. C. Reeder. Mrs. Elbridge Carpenter. Mrs. Ruth Lynch.
Mrs. John Kreamer. Mrs. U. S. Croft, Mrs. Chas. Hofifman. Mrs. Ralph
Trout. Mrs. Joe Dickerhoff. Mrs. Alice Dickerhoflf. Mrs. Chas. Floor. Mrs.
Roy Groninger. Mrs. Frank Dickey. Miss Delta Halderman. Mrs. Will Lein-
inger. Mrs. Frank Peterson. Mrs. James H. Hutchinson. Mrs. John D.
Heighway. Mrs. Irvin Bryant. Mrs. Oliver Utter. Mrs. Earl Barr. Mrs.
Chas. Kreig. Mrs. Jesse Klise. Mrs. Daisy Slaybaugh. Mrs. Herbert Harter.
Mrs. Daisy Merley. Mrs. Marion Moore. Mrs. Clifford Wilhoit. Mrs. Clark
Foor. Mrs. Willis Ward. Mrs. Gilbert Nye. Mrs. Bert Wilhoit. Mrs. Viola
Huling. Mrs. Minnie Curtis. Mrs. Chas. Day. Mrs. C. E. Smith. Mrs. Win-
field Kuhn. Mrs. Ira Putman. Mrs. Henry Yarian. Mrs. Orville Moore.
Mrs. Harry Mastellar. Mrs. Ray Wildermuth. Mrs. Nelson Bowen. Mrs.
Perry Zartman. Mrs. Harvey Long. Miss Gertrude Givler. Mrs. Voris
Davis. Mrs. W. C. Miller. Mrs. Roy Jones. Mrs. B. F. Dawson. Mrs. Dr.
Ferry. Mrs. Amy Walton. Mrs. Albert Scott. Mrs. S. Thompson. Mrs. Geo.
Kinder. Miss Dessie Sayger. Mrs. Dr. Stinson. Mrs. A. A. Gast.

ROCHESTER TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE

MILE MEN— Carl Miller. Wni. Wagoner. Chas. Darr. Alvin Good. Del Kes-
sler. Bert Cole. Ed Hagan. Elijah Wilson. Frank Carrithers. A. G. Neer-
man. Milton Smiley. Bert Myers. Charles Holden. William Ball. James
Downs. Charles Stahl. John Wolf. William Hanna. Harry Estabrook.
Calder Alspach. Fin C. Wiser. Chas. Woods. Wm. H. King. John McClung.
Oscar Tatman. Omar Camerer. P. W^ Lowe. Joel Brubaker. Carl Newcomb.
Geo. Tobey. John W. Conrad. Ed Fishback. Steve Pyle. William Clay.
Dee Berrier. Will Kennell. Fred Moore. Lloyd Castleman. John Cessna.
Warren Gohn. Clarence Graffis. L. E. Crabbs. Charles Pyle. Herman Cle-
land. Jake Crabill. Web Beattie. William Clayburn. Jacob Eisenman.
David Wolf. Delno Crabill. John Hayes. John DeVore. George Newman.
James Westwood. Ray Woodcox. Ray Beattie. Charles Finney. Alex
Black. Robert Miller. John McKinney. Daniel Kline. Stephen Bloom.
Frank Davidson. J. W. Evans. Cora Vandegrift. Harley Kochenderfer.
Abner McKay. H. E. Barkman. Lon Rogers. Oliver Ewing. Frank Mar-
riot. Ulysses Personett. Levi Leiter. Wm. Anderson. J. W. Rhinehart.
Milton Poffenberger. Ben Noftsger. Amos Sanders. J. C. Berry. Chas.
Wiley.

ROCHESTER TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE
MILE WOMEN— Mrs. Milton Smiley. Mrs. B. F. Carr. Mrs. Elmer Hen-
derson. Mrs. Toughman. Mrs. Dell Kessler. Mrs. Bert Cole. Mrs. Nellie
Hagan. Miss Louise Wilson. Mrs. Pierce Wilson. Mrs. A. G. Neerman.
Miss Gladys Smiley. Mrs. William Zellars. Mrs. Henry Becker. Mrs. Kent
Sibert. Mrs. Ezra Alspach. Mrs. Fred Mercer. Mrs. Charles Stahl. Mrs.
Clippinger. Mrs. William Hanna. Mrs. Calder Alspach. Mrs. A. C. Nixon.
Mrs. John B. Bush. Mrs. Madge Snyder. Mrs. John L. McClung. Mrs.
Elmer Oliver. Mrs. William Brubaker. Mrs. Ben Lowe. Miss Etta Black-
etor. Mrs. O. M. Miller. Mrs. George Tobey. Mrs. Roscoe Conrad. Mrs.

48 THE WORLD WAR

Ethel Fishback. Mrs. Dora Pyle. Mrs. Ida Clay. Mrs. Eula Berrier. Mrs.
Gertie Kennell. Mrs. John Fultz. Mrs. Ruth Castleman. Mrs. Nellie Zega-
fuse. Mrs. Hannah I. Gohn. Mrs. Lelah Graffis. Mrs. L. E. Crabbs.. Mrs.
Gresham Bearss. Mrs. Herman Cleland. Mrs. Jake Crabill. Mrs. Web
Beattie. Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Jake Eisenman. Mrs. Clay Greer. Mrs. Delno
Crabill. Mrs. John Werner. Mrs. Sam Phoebus. Mrs. George Newman.
Miss Harriett King. Mrs. Ray Woodcox. Mrs. William Stone. Mrs. George
Finney. Mrs. Alex Black. Mrs. James Charters. Mrs. Carrie McKinney.
Mrs. Mel Hayes. Mrs. Martindale. Mrs. J. W .Evans. Mrs. Pat McMahan.
Mrs. Nora Fultz. Mrs Leondias Rogers. Mrs. Oliver Eviring. Miss Gladys
Garner. Mrs. Clem Miller. Mrs. Levi Leiter. Mrs. William Hetzner, Mrs.
Lon Sheets. Mrs. Ben Noftsger. Mrs. Amos Sanders. Mrs. Hugh McMahan.
Mrs. Chas. Wiley.

NEWCASTLE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE— Chairman—
Chas. T. Jones. Secretary — Mrs. M. Deemer. Milton Kessler. Obe Haim-
baugh. Clint Walburn. Will Mickie. Colfax Heighway. Carey Zolman.
Meade Haimbaugh. Director — Chas. E. Emmons.

NEWCASTLE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE

MILE MEN — Obe Haimbaugh. Will Foor. Verdie Brockey. William Sev-
erns. Fred Busenburg. Roy Maxwell. Joseph Bybee. Milt Kessler. John
A. Rouch. Ancil Jefferies. Vinson Meredith. Loren Busenburg. John Nor-
ris. Charles Peterson. F. C. Mickey. S. P. Zoln>an. C. C. Heighway. W.
H Sheets. Samuel Nelson. Isaac Batz. George Stockberger. John Long.
Miles Perschbacher. Meade Haimbaugh. Clinton Walburn. Mainan Deem-
er. Will Mickey. Mondo Barkman. John B. Haimbaugh. F. C. Montgom-
ery. Alonzo Long. Carey Zolman. Joseph Kochenderfer. Charles Dalton.
F. A. Rogers.

NEWCASTLE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF DEFENSE SQUARE
MILE WOMEN— Mrs. Obe Haimbaugh. Mrs. William Foor. Mrs. Verd
Brockey. Mrs. Ora E. Horn. Mrs. Fred Busenburg. Mrs. Roy Maxwell.
Mrs. Joseph Bybee. Mrs. Milton Kessler. Mrs. John A. Rouch. Mrs. Ancil
Jefferies. Mrs. Vinson Meredith. Mrs. Loren Busenburg. Mrs. John R.
Norris. Mrs. Charles Peterson. Mrs. F. C. Mickey. Mrs. Colfax Heighway.
Mrs. W. H. Sheets. Mrs. Sam Nelson. Mrs. Isaac Batz. Mrs. G. A. Stock-
berger Mrs. J. D. Long. Mrs. Miles Perschbacher. Mrs. Meade Haimbaugh.
Mrs. C. L. Walburn. Mrs. M. F. Deemer. Mrs. Will Mickey. Mrs. Mondo
Barkman. Mrs. J. B. Haimbaugh. Miss Belle Montgomery. Mrs. Alonzo
Long. Mrs. Carey Zolman. Mrs. Jos. Kochenderfer. Mrs. Charles Dalton.
Mrs. F. A. Rogers.

CHAIRMAN SQUARE MILE WOMEN— Rochester— Mrs. Wylie Bo-
nine. Union — Mrs. Una Wilson. Newcastle — Mrs. M .F. Deemer. Richland
—Mrs. J. H. Reed. Henry— Mrs. A. A. Gast. Aubbeenaubbee— Mrs. S. T.
Kelley. Wayne — Mrs. Floyd Leasure. Liberty — Mrs. R. A. Johnson.

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CITY ORGANIZATION

In April, 1917, the Women's Committee was organizedby Mrs.
Perry Heath, Secretary for the "Fulton County Council of Defense."

Mrs. Charles Emmons was appointed City Chairman, with four
vice-chairman, or "Quarter Town Women", with one woman for
every two blocks, or "Two Block Women".

The "Quarters Town Women" were :
Mrs. B. F. Fretz — Southeast Quarter.

Mrs. Charles Davis — Northeast Quarter.

Mrs. J. D. Bonine — Northwest Quarter.

Miss Ruth Sutherland — Southwest Quarter.

In October. 1918, it became necessary to make some changes in
the Women's Committee." Mrs. J. D. Bonine was appointed City
Chairman, with

]^Irs. B. '^. Fretz — Chairman, S. E. Q.

Mrs. F. R. Burns — Chairman, N. E. Q.

Mrs. I. N. Good— Chairman. N. W. Q.

Mrs. Frank Tracy — Chairman, S. W. Q.

Mrs. B. F. Fretz' TWO BLOCK WOMEN— Mrs. J. F. Dysert. Mrs.
Stephen Parcel. Mrs. E. D. Gordon. Mrs. Ray B. Fretz. Mrs. Leslie
Richter. Mrs. Charles Mogle. Mrs. Clara Rhodes. Mrs. Margaret Ewing.
Miss Agnes McKee. Mrs. Walter House. Mrs. P. J. Stingley. Mrs. Fred
Tipton. Mrs. K. W. Hartung. Mrs. Milo Coplen (dec.) Mrs. Gertrude
Madary. Mrs. Ella Mogle. Mrs. Bessie Hurst. Mrs. Elsie Green. Miss
Louise Bailey.

Mrs. F. R. Burn's TWO BLOCK WOMEN— Mrs. Harry Louderback.
Mrs. Ed Smith. Mrs. Fred Perschbacher. Mrs. Merl Craig. Mrs. Alvah
McCarter. Mrs. Loy Ross. Mrs. Frank Sheward. Miss Myrtle Ross. Miss
Maude Clayton. Mrs. Roscoe Pontius. Mrs. Charles Raymer. Mrs. Ray
Myers. Mrs. James V. Coplen. Mrs. Omar Wagoner. Mrs. Harry Young.
Miss Rosella Stoner. Miss Marie Clayton. Miss Sue Thompson.

Mrs. I. N. Good's TWO BLOCK WOMEN— Mrs. Arthur Shore. Mrs.
Heber Dunlap. Mrs. Earle Shore. Mrs. Sam Wenger. Mrs. L. K. Brower
Mrs. Ralph Arnold. Mrs. Clarence Viers. Mrs. Charles Appleinan. Mrs.
Atwell Seigfried. Mrs. Martha Ginther. Mrs. Scott Bowen. Miss Olive
Hardin. Mrs. Al. Fenstermacher. Mrs. Charles Stahl. Mrs. Charles Brac-
kett. Mrs. M. O. Shipley. Mrs. L. G. Holtz. Mrs. Fred Rannells. Mrs. L.
G. Zimmerman. Mrs. John Hoover. Mrs. lelda Thornburg. Miss Mae Leiter.
Miss Mary Stacey. Miss Magdalene Stegemann.

50 THE WORLD WAR

Mrs. Frank Tracy's TWO BLOCK WOMEN— Mrs. Charles Robbins.
Mrs. Thurston Young. Mrs. Marion Reiter. Mrs. Raymond McElwee.
Mrs. Alex. Ruh. Mrs. Effie Brackett. Miss Florence White. Miss Edith
Bitters. Miss Ruth Wallace. Miss Margaret Keeley. Mrs. Roy Deniston.
Mrs. Frank Bryant. Mrs. Charles Gould. Mrs. George Dawson. Mrs. War-
ren Davis. Miss Rose Wile. Miss Edna Bitters. Miss Flavilla Tracy. Miss
Ruth Coplen. Miss Myra Paramore.

The women of Rochester, being so thoroughly organized, made it pos-
sible to go over the top in every drive. They responded quickl}^ and worked
systematically. In the Fifth Liberty Loan Drive they sold $12,350 in bonds.

(Signed) MRS. J. D. BONINE

WOMAN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

REGISTRATION— County— Mrs. Chas. Emmons. Union— Mrs. Una
Wilson. Newcastle — Mrs. M. F. Deemer. Richland— Mrs. Byron Smith.
Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. S. T. Kelley. Henry — Mrs. Minnie Curtis. Liberty —
Mrs. R. A. Johnson. Rochester — Mrs. F. S. Tracy. Wayne — Miss Margaret
Hines.

HOME ECONOMICS— County— Mrs. H. G. Miller. Union— Maude Con-
rad. Newcastle — Mrs. Meade Haimbaugh. Richland — Miss Bessie Walter.
Aubbeenaubbee — Miss Eveljm Robinson. Henry — Mrs. W. C. Miller. Liberty
— Mrs. R. A. Johnson. Rochester — Mrs. J. D. Bonine. Wayne — Mrs. A. J.
Murray.

FOOD CONSERVATION— County— Mrs. Perry Heath. Union— Flor-
ence Buchanan. Newcastle — Mrs. Colfax Heighway. Richland — Mrs. Lon
Jackson. Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. Thos. Bridegroom. Henry — Mrs. A. A.
Gast. Liberty — Mrs. Frank Bowen. Rochester — Mrs. John McClung. Wayne
Mrs. Mollie Moore.

FOOD PRODUCTION— County— Mrs. O. L. Walter. Union— Mrs.
Wm. Miller. Newcastle — Mrs. O. A. Farry. Richland — Mrs. Lewis Metzger.
Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. Nellie Cunningham. Henry — Mrs. Geo. Kinder. Lib-
erty— Mrs. Milton Henderson. Rochester — Mrs. Hannah Gohn. Wayne —
Mrs. Floyd Leasure.

PUBLICITY— County— Mrs. D. L. Barnhart. Union— Mrs. F. P. Gould.
Newcastle — Miss ^Fern Arter. Richland — Miss Esther Burket. Aubbeenaub-
bee— Mrs. Martha Rouch. Henry — Mrs. Amy Walton. Liberty — Mrs. J. H.
Moore. Rochester — Miss Ruth Sutherland. Wayne — Miss Nora Hines.

CHILD WELFARE— County— Mrs. Enoch Myers. Union— Mrs. E. "b.
Devault. Newcastle— Miss Edna King. J^ichland — Miss Ruth Foster. Aub-
beenaubbee—Mrs. Elta Barr. Henry — Mrs. T. L. Ferry. Liberty — Mrs.
Claudia Studebaker. Rochester — Mrs. B. F. Fretz. Wayne — Mrs. Janet Al-
bro.

RED CROSS— County— Mrs. O. M. Hendrickson. Union— Pearl Shoe-
maker. Newcastle— Mrs. Chas. T. Jones. Richland— Mrs. A. E. Babcock.
Aubbeenaubbee— Mrs. Joseph Harris. Henry— Mrs. Maude Jones. Liberty
—Mrs. W. E. Redmond. Rochester— Mrs. C. A. Davis. Wayne— Miss Dessie
Buchanan.

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HOME AND ALLIED RELIEF— County— Mrs. Fred Paramore. Union

Georgia Scott. Newcastle — Miss Eva Grass. Richland — Mrs. E. C.

Trimble. Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. A. D. Toner. Henry — Mrs. Frank Presnall.
Liberty — Mrs. Wm. Gray. Rochester — Mrs. A. J. Haimbaugh. Wayne — Miss
Dessie Buchanan.

MAINTAINING S. S. AIDS— County— Mrs. A. E. Babcock. Union-
Nannie Sparks. Newcastle — Miss Edith Haimbaugh. Richland — Mrs. Caro-
line Herbic. Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. John Campbell. Henry — Mrs. B. F.
Dawson. Liberty — Mrs. Wm. Patterson. Rochester — Mrs. William Hanna.
Wayne — Mrs. Ella C. Hines.

LIBERTY LOAN— County— Mrs. Lucile Leonard. Union— Jessie Slick.
Newcastle — Mrs. Ancil Jefferies. Richland — Mrs. Myrtle Bunn. Aubbee-
naubbee— Mrs. Myrtle Luckenbill. Henry — Mrs. Albert Scott. Liberty —
Mrs. Redmond. Rochester — Mrs. Milton Smiley. Wayne — Mrs. Ed Costello.

HEALTH AND RECREATION— County— Miss Rose Wile. Union-
Minnie Finlay. 2\ewcastle — Mrs. Estil Bryant. Richland — Mrs. Chanc Over-
myer. Aubbeenaubbee — Miss Grace Cook. Henry — Mrs. A. E. Stinson. Lib-
erty— Mrs. Andrew Oliver. Rochester — Mrs. Robt. Miller. Wayne — Mrs.
Con 0*~Hare.

EDUCATIONAL PROPAGANDA — -County— Mrs. Arthur Metzler.
Union — Plaudia Enyart. Newcastle — Mrs. Lloyd Eherman. Richland — Miss
Carmen Palmer. Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. Wm. Yeltorr. Henry — Miss Dessie
Sayger. Liberty — Mrs. Robert Heath. Rochester — Mrs. Levi Leiter. Wayne
— Miss Opal Spotts.

THOSE APPOINTED FOR THE PROTECTION OF SOLDIERS,
ETC.— ATTORNEYS— Harry Bernetha, Rochester. M. A. Baker, Rochester.
P. M. Buchanan, Rochester. J. H. Bibler, Rochester — Chairman. C. K. Bit-
ters, Rochester. F. E. Bryant. Rochester. S. J. Brown, Rochester. C. C.
Campbell, Rochester. R. R. Carr, Akron. O. A. Davis, Rochester. E. B.
Devault, Kewanna. C. E. Emmons, Rochester. B. F. Fretz, Rochester. G.
W. Holman, Rochester. M. W. Ivey, Rochester, Arthur Metzler, Rochester.
Enoch Myers, Rochester. E. E. Murphy, Rochester. F. J. Mattice, Roches-
ter. Julius Rowley, Rochester. Oliver Ewing, Rochester. Geo. Douglas, G.
C, Wayne. Harley Davis, Leiters — Richland. Dr. Ferry, Akron, Henry.
George Rentschler, Fulton, Liberty. Dr. B. F. Overmyer, Leiters, Aubbee-
naubbee. F. C. Montgomery, Rochester, Newcastle.

WOMEN TOWNSHIP CHAIRMEN FOR GENERAL WAR WORK—
Henry — Mrs. A. A. Gast, Akron. Liberty — Mrs. R. A. Johnson, Fulton. Aub-
beenaubee — Mrs. Samuel Kelley, Delong. Wayne — Mrs. Floyd Leasure, Grass
Creek. Union — Mrs. Una Wilson, ^ewanna. Richland — Mrs. J. H. Reed,
Rochester. Newcastle — Mrs. M. F. Deemer, Rochester. Rochester — Mrs.
Chas. E. Emmons, City.

CHAIRMEN WOMAN'S LIBERTY LOAN— Rochester— Mrs. Milton
Smiley, Rochester. Liberty— »Mrs. W. E. Redmond, Fulton. Union — Miss
Jessie Slick, Kewanna. Richland — Mrs. Myrtle Bunn, LeitersFord. New-
castle— Mrs. Ancil Jefferies, Rochester. Aubbeenaubbee — Mrs. Myrtle Luck-
enbill, Leiters. Henrj- — Mrs. Everett Strong, Akron. Wayne — Mrs. Mable
Costello, Grass Creek.

52 THE WORLD WAR

MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEES

MEN'S LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE— Chairmen— Omar B. Smith.
First. Frank I£. Bryant, Second-Third-Fourth. H. G. Miller, Fifth.

DIRECTORS— A. L. Deniston. A. E. Babcock. Omar B. Smith. E.
E. Murphy. Chas. E. Emmons. Norman R. Stoner. Otto McMahan. John

D. Holman. J. F. Dysert. Guy R. Barr. Ike M. Wile.

PUBLICITY— Dean L. Barnhart. Harold Van Trump.

SPEAKERS— Arthur Metzler. George W. Holman.

FOURTEEN MINUTE WOMEN— Mrs. Lillian Babcock. Mrs. Faye
Van Trump. Mrs. B. F. Dawson, Akron. Mrs. Una Wilson, Kewanna. Mrs,
Maude Emmons. Mrs. Myrtle Young. Miss Jessie McMahan. Miss Clara
Mae Robbins. Mrs. Evangeline Holman. Miss Belle Montgomery. Mrs.
Cynthia Deemer. Mrs. W. A. Patterson, Akron. Mrs. Imogene Hendrick-
son. Mrs. Glendolyn Heath. Mrs. Lucile Leonard. Mrs. Arthur Metzler,
Chairman.

HONOR ROLL FOR ROCHESTER TOWNSHIP— Mrs. Milton Smiley.
Mrs. John McClung. Mrs. Warren Gohn. Mr. Tom Toughman. Mr. Wm
Wagoner.

HONOR ROLL FOR UNION TOWNSHIP— Mrs. L. M. Shoemaker,
Chairman. Frank P. Gould. Geo. W. Ralston. Mrs. John Barnett Jr. Mrs.
J. R. McCarsdyha.

HONOR ROLL FOR NEWCASTLE TOWNSHIP— Mrs. Mainan Deem-
er, Rochester. Mrs. F. C. Mickey, Rochester. Mrs. Frank Montgomery.

HONOR ROLL FOR HENRY TOWNSHIP— Mrs. W. H. Patterson,
Chairman. Mrs. Roy Jones. Mrs. A. E. Scott. Cecil Kuhn. S. N. Shesler.

HONOR ROLL FOR AUBBEENAUBBEE TOWNSHIP— F. L. Beery,

Chairman. Mrs. Pearth Hiath, LeitersFord. Mrs. Samuel Kelley, Delong.

HONOR ROLL FOR LIBERTY TOWNSHIP— Prof W. E. Nickels. W.

E. Nickels. W. E. Redmond. Lawrence Hendrickson. Wm. Gray. Miss
Mabel Easterday.

^ HONOR ROLL FOR RICHLAND TOWNSHIP— J. Howard Reed,
Rochester — Chairman. Dr. Meek. Mrs. Harrison Wynn.

HONOR ROLL FOR WAYNE TOWNSHIP— Miss Ella Costello, Ke-
wanna— Chairman. Mrs. Rhoda Burns, Grass Creek. Mrs. Warren Pensinger,
Grass Creek.

GOOD ROAD COMMITTEE— W^ H. Deniston. J. R. Barr. A. E.
Babcock. Mr. Binding. Alvin Oliver.

WAR INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE— Howard Dubois— Chairman. M.
A. l>aker. Henry Pfeiffer. Joel Stockberger. Alvin V. Oliver.

MAINTAINING AN HONOR ROLL— Mrs. F. N. Hoffman— Chairman.
Mrs. C. E. Emmons. Mrs. Lucile Leonard. MVs. H. G. Miller. Mrs. Omar
Smith.

MERCHANTS ECONOMY COMMITTEE— Ike Wile— Chairman. Earl
Leininger, Akron. George W. Ralston, Kewanna. John Fultz, Fulton.

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UNITED WAR WORKING ORGANIZATIONS— Y. M. C. A.— Dean L.
Barnhart. Y. W. C. A.— Mrs. Hugh B. Holmaii. Knights of Columbus— H.
G. Hirsch, Grass Creek. Jewish Welfare — Miss Rose Wile. War Camp Com-
munity Service — A. E. Babcock. American Liberty Association — Wm. Brink-
man. Salvation Army.

CHAIRMAN OF UNITED WAR WORKERS DRIVE— Dean L. Barn-
hart.

SPEAKERS' BUREAU— Dr. E. H. Sutherland— Chairman. C. C.
Campbell. C. K. Bitters. L. M. Brackett. F. N. Hofifman. Mrs. Arthur
Metzler.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE— Guy Alspach— Chairman. . Geo.
V. Dawson. J. D. Ho'man. Guy Barr. H. A. Fristoe. James V. Coplen.
Norman R. Stoner. John E. Troutman. Fulton — Chas Becker. Akron — E.
L. Scott. Kewanna — D. W. Sibert Talma — Frank Arter. Tiosa — Earl
Wynn. Leiters — I. Luckenbill.

VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS— M. A. Baker. Mahlon Bell. J. H. Bibler.
C. K. Bitters. Frank E. Bryant. Dean L. Barnhart. Harry Bernetha. L.
R. Binding. A. W. Bitters. Rev. Geo. Crane. Vere S. Calvin — Kewanna. C.
B. Carlton. C. C. Campbell. Rev. H. A. Davis — Leiters. Lloyd Ehernman—
Talma. Chas. E. Emmons. E. B. DeVault — Kewanna. Rev. W. L Eiler.
Rev. L H. -Ferris — Kewanna. B. F. Fretz. Rev. Ivan Godwin — Akron. Rev.
H. G. Gaige. Rev. Jos. B. Harris — Leiters. G. W. Holman. John D. Heigh-
way — Akron. M. W. Ivey. R. C. Johnson. Roy Jones — Fulton. C. J. Lor-
ing. F. J. Mattice. Arthur Metzler. H. G. Miller. Archie B. Miller. James
R. Moore. Fred Moore. James H. Moore — Fulton. E. E. Murphy. Enoch
Myers. Otto McMahan. Hugh McMahan. Henry PfeifTer. Rev. Geo. C.
Pullman. J. H. Reed. Rev. G. S. Reedy — Kewanna. M. C. Shelton. S. N.
Shesler — Akron. W. D. Shewman — Akron. Omar B. Smith. F. M. Sterner.
Dr. E. H. Sutherland. Dr. H. W. Taylor. Rev. A. W. Warriner. Carl Van
Trump. Prof. A. L. W^hitmer. Dr. Wilson A. Smith. Rev. Geoge J. Nixen.

COUNTY THRESHING COMMITTEE— John R. Barr— Chairman. L.
Binding — Secretary. Chas. Coplen. Perry Hill. W. H. Deniston. Henry
Thompson, General Superintendent.

THRESHERMEN IN FULTON COUNTY— Charles Mauser. Martin
Werner. Chas. E. Rader. Daniel Smith. Joe Mohler. Chas. Baird. W. S.
Overmyer. William Blackburn. H. O. R ans. A. T. Coplen. Albert Bowen.
B. Davis. Jake Eisenman. Nate O'Blenis. Virl Zartman. Edward Martin.
Oliver Grier. William Baird. diaries Kimball. J. P. O'Connell. Edward
Myers. Joseph Slaybaugh. Ezra Leedy. William Mahler. Ray Smith.
George Deck. Fred Ault. Vernon Zartman. Lon Lowe. Vernon Runkle.
\'irgil Baker. L. L. Sheets. Charles Fry. Chas. Holloway. William Bright.
Charles Coplen. J. P. Hill. Chas. O'Connell. Wlliam Saygers. Thomas
Dubois. Philip Mikesell. Sherman Overmyer. Ben Harpster. J. B. Sheets.

SHEEP COMMITTEE— A. J. Haimbaugh, Chairman. J. H. Reed. A.
O. Farry. Dr. B. F. Overmyer. A.. A. Gast. A. J. Murray. L. M. Shoe-
maker. J. H. Moore.

COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS— William Brinkman. Grosvenor
/"'awe. Maurice Shelton. Dean L. Barnhart.

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National, State and County Councils of Defense

When- it became evident that the United States of America, much
against her will, tradition and teachings, would eventually be forced
into the war, Congress passed an Act creating what is known as the
Council of National Defense, said Council to consist of the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secre-
tary of Labor.

The law in brief says that the Council of National Defense is
established for the coordination of industries and resources for na-
tional security and welfare. That the Council shall nominate to the
President, and the President shall appoint an advisory commission,
consisting of not more than seven persons each of whom shall have
special knowledge of some industry or be otherwise, specially quali-
fied, in the opinion of the Council, for the performance of their duties
vdiich were many and varied, having to do with every phase of the
war work.

In compliance with the law the Council of National Defense early
in March, 1917 nominated and the President appointed as an advisory
commission the following named men, to-wit : Daniel Williard
president B. & O. Railroad; Howard E. Coffin, vice president Hud-
son Motor Co. ; Julius Rosenwald, president Sears, Roebuck & Co. ;
Bernard M. Baruch, banker ; Dr. Hollis Godfrey, president Drexel In-
stitute ; Samuel Gompers, president American Federation of Labor
and Dr. Franklin Martin, secretary General American College of Sur-
geons, Chicago, and they together with those named in the Act as-
sumed the duties and responsibilities of their office.

Newton Baker, secretary of War, was elected chairman of the
Council and on May 2nd, 1917, there was called in Washington, D. C.
a conference of all the states, and from this meeting, which was ad-
dressed by many of the great men of the nation, sprang the council
of defense system as we know it.

The Council of National Defense suggested that the Governor of
each state appoint for their respective states, a State Council of De-
fense, and Governor James P- Goodrich of Indiana, appointed as mem-
bers of the Indiana State Council the following well known persons
of Indiana, to-wit : Will H. Hays, Frank Wampler, George Ade, A.
W. Brady, Mrs. Carolyn Fairbank, Dr. Charles P. Emerson, Charles
W. Fairbanks, Charles Fox, Will J. Freeman, Wm. G. Irwin, J. L.

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Reach. H. R. Kurrie, A. E. Reynolds, N. E. Squibb, Rev. A. B.
Storms, Isaac D. Straus, Thomas Taggart, E. M. Wilson and Evans
Woolen. On May 19th, 1917 they met for organization and Will H.
Hays was elected chairman and Frank- Wampler secretary. Since
that time the pressure of business aflfairs necessitated the retirement
of Mr. Hays as chairman and Michael Foley was selected to succeed
Mr. Hays to the office of chairman, and for the same reason Frank
Wampler retired as secretary, and was suceeded in office by Frank
C. Daily. Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle was appointed as a mem-
ber of the Council to replace Mrs. Carolyn Fairbank who was com-
pelled to retire from active work on account of ill health.

At the first meeting of the State Council of Defense, in order to
reach every county in the State of Indiana, the Council requested the
various judges of the Circuit Court, to nominate a County Council
of Defense, in each county of their judicial district, to consist of seven
members, one of whom was to be a woman and another to be a rep-
resentative of labor. The judge of the Fulton circuit court on the
4th day of June, 1917, appointed as members of the Fulton County
Council of Defense the following well known residents of Fulton
county, to-wit: William H. Deniston, Andrew A. Gast, Austin O.
Farry, Mrs. Perry Heath, L. M. Shoemaker, Dr. B. F- Overmyer
and James H. Moore. At a later date it was thought best to enlarge
the committee, and J. H. Reed and A. J. Murray were appointed as
additional members thereto.

On the 11th day of June, 1917, they met and William H. Den-
iston was elected chairman and Mrs. Perry Heath secretary. These
three Councils worked together as a unit, in perfect harmony in
mobilizing our resources and materials, and it awakened the National
conscience to the many problems necessary to the winning of the
war. So thoroughly was the United States organized that the coun-
cil of defense system had 184,400 different units, made up of state,
county, municipal and community councils of defense, and the most
of this work was accomplished voluntarily. Indiana and Fulton
county can always look back with pride to the part they played in
helping to organize the resources and materials of the state and coun-
ty. It was said by John Winterbotham of Chicago, chairman of the
Western Division Section on State Councils, Council of National De-
fense, that Indiana was known and recognized as the model State
Council of Defense, and the writer was told by one high in authority
that Fulton county had one of the best organizations in the state,
due to its County Council of Defense.

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While it is true that practically every man, woman and child
in Fulton county was loyal, patriotic and true and never faltered, but
always went over the top when called upon and did well and nobly
their part in helping to bring to a successful termination the world's
greatest conflict, yet the burden fell heaviest upon your County Coun-
cil of Defense. These eight men and one woman for nearly two years
were in the front ranks giving freely of their time, energy and abiHty.

I know the people of Fulton county fully appreciate and feel
grateful to each member of the County Council of Defense for the un-
usual amount of work, time and energy so graciously given in their
behalf, and while their work was difificult and hard, and at times un-
pleasant, yet like good soldiers they never faltered but did their
work faithfully and well.

JUDGE. S. N. STEVENS.

Fulton County's Policy

One of the interesting acts of the County Council of Defense was
the preparation, in January 1918, of a "Statement of Public Policy"
which was prepared for reading in churches, lodges, schools and
other public gatherings. The statement was printed and posted in
various public places and attracted much attention.

The statement read as follows :

"In order that every responsible person in Fulton County may
reach an understanding of each individual's part in the war between
the United States and the Central Powers of Europe, the Committee
on Public Policy has prepared, by the authority of the County Council
of Defense, a brief statement which will be left in charge of the of-
ficers of each Church and of each assemblage before whom members
or representatives of the Committee may appear.

The United States, and therefore each citizen in Fulton County,
is in a state of war with the German Empire and with the dual mon-
archy of Austria-Hungary. It is probable that it will soon be in a
state of war with Turkey and Bulgaria. These four nations are
spoken of as the Central Powers of Europe.

FULTON COUNTY'S POLICY 57

Alien Residents

By the fact that the United States and therefore each citizen in
Fulton County is at war with the Central Powers it follows that every
resident of Fulton County who has come here from Germany or Aus-
tria-Hungary, and is not a naturalized citizen of the United States,
is from an enemy nation and is therefore an enemy of the United
States, and of each citizen of Fulton County, unless he expresses his
purpose among his neighbors to be loyal to the United States, even
though not now able to become a citizen.

Loyal Citizenship

Each citizen of Fulton County, whether born in the United States
or in a foreign country, has become an enemy of the Central Pow-
ers, and is therefore bound by his citizenship to support the govern-
mejit of the United States against the enemies of the United States,
and of Fulton County. Consequently, if any of a citizen's acts can
be interpreted as giving aid to the Central Powers he, by such acts,
becomes a traitor to the United States.

Treason

The Constitution of the United States says 'Treason against the
United States consists in adhering to their enemies ; giving them aid
and comfort.' The penalty is death, or at the discretion of the
court, imprisonment at hard labor for not less than five years and a
fine of not less than $10,000. Knowledge of treason, not revealed is
c' crime and is defined, with penalty as follows :

Knowledge of Treason

"Every person owing allegiance to the L^nited States and hav-
ing knowledge of the commission of any treason against the United
States, who conceals and does not, as soom as may be, disclose and
make known the same to the President, or some judge of the United
States, (or others named in the law) is guilty of mis-prison of treason,
the penalty for which is imprisonment for not more than seven years
and a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Our Associates in the War

The Central Powers are at war with England, France, Japan,
Italy, Brazil, China, and the majority of all smaller countries of the
world — eighteen in all Beside those at war eleven other countries
have broken ofT relations with Germany because of her ruthless war-
fare and disregard of the rights of small nations. The fact that we
are at war with the Central Powers therefore brings us into friendly

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relations with all other nations opposed to the Central Powers. Con-
sequently, it is the duty of every citizen of Fulton County, not only
to safeguard the rights of the United States in this struggle, but to
uphold our associates in the war — commonly known as our allies—
against all criticism or aspersion that might weaken Fulton County's
sense of loyalty to the joint effort these great nations are making.

The Causes of War

The causes which have brought us into war with the Central
Powers are of such a nature that if the United States, and therefore
Fulton County, had not met force with force we should have been
regarded forever as a craven nation and people. These causes can
best be summed up by quoting from the President's message to the
Congress, December 4th, 1917.

"The purposes of the Central Powers strike straight at the
very heart of everything we believe in ; their method of warfare
outrages every principle of humanity and of knightly honor;
their intrigue has corrupted the very thought and spirit of many
of our people ; their sinister and secret diplomacy has sought to
take our very territory away from us and disrupt the Union of
the States. Our safety would be at end, our honor forever sullied
and brought into contempt were we to permit their triumph.
They are striking at the very existence of democracy and liber-

ty."

Our war with the Central Powers is therefore a defensive war.

Victory in Europe Essential

As confirming the causes mentioned by the President, we remind
our fellow citizens of Fulton County that since 1914, when the World
War broke out, documentary evidence has been secured showing that
the German Empire expected to destroy the power of France and of
England, then to destroy the great Monroe Doctrine of the Western
Hemisphere, and later to bring the United States into subjection. It
will thus be evident to^our fellow citizens that unless the United
States, and therefore Fulton County, stand with our associates in
the war — our allies — to win the battle in Europe the fight will be
transferred to the United States ; and our homes, our loved ones, our
property and our sacred honor as men will be subjected to the bru-
tality of the German government's thought in conquest.

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Evil Let Loose
To indicate what we may expect from the brutalized views of
the German government, we quote what an authority said on his re-
cent return from that part of France cleared of Germans forces.

"You have been told that our women and our girls have been
protected by the British navy from the fate that befell the wo-
men of France and Belgium. Men, believe it ; it is absolutely
true. It is more than true : I have been in the hospital in the
Department of Lamerk, of France, where there are nearly a
thousand girls ; not one is eighteen years of age, and all will be
mothers. And 61 per cent, are in addition afflicted with the most
filthy, unspeakable malady that we know of, and 11 per cent, in
addition are stark mad. I have seen the boys that will never be
men ; I have seen the boys who have been cruelly mutilated."

There are thousands of photographs and tens of thousands of af-
fidavits as to the ruthless destruction of innocent people and their pos-
sessions by German soldiers, under orders from their rulers. Our war
with the Central Powers is therefore a righteous war.

A War to Free All People

Our President in his great message at the entrance of the United
States into the World War used the words "To make the world safe
for democracy." We wish to make the meaning of this clear to each
one present. To make the world safe for democracy means "to make
the world safe for all the people." Under such a form of govern-
ment as the German Empire is trying to fasten on the world the
people would have no freedom unless they carried out orders from
powers above. Under our idea of government all the people select
their own authorities, and set them up to govern; and change them
by their votes or by other procedure in law.

Restriction By Free Will

In order to reach the minds of all hearers in this gathering with
a further truth we shall turn President Wilson's words around and
say that the great test in the United States, and therefore Fulton
County, just now is this, "Is democracy — government by the whole
people — safe for the world?" Will you, the people of Fulton County
of your own free will, put yourselves under restriction in food, in
fuel, in self-gratification for the sake of saving the constitution under

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which we live? If you will not, then the dream of our fathers
relative to a free people was only a dream and we deserve to have
the heel of German Militarism rest upon our necks.

We Must Win or Perish

It happens that this stupendous struggle comes in the life time
of those assembled in this gathering. Consequently it is impossible
for any one to close the eyes and say that this struggle has nothing
to do with us. It has everything to do with us, with our children,
with our property, with all our rights ; for if the German idea should
conquer in the field of battle not a single person or property or right
would remain as before. Being alive in this moment of history makes
each individual responsible for the outcome, otherwise we are in the
position of the selfish, unthinking person who accepts all benefits
from the past but w\\\ do "nothing to pass those benefits on to his
children.

Question All Must Answer

We have been left free for fifty years to pursue our individual
aims, as if the nation and its past or its future were not our personal
responsibility. But the trumpet of war's alarms has been blowing
among us and we, just like preceding generations, are face to face
with three questions: (1) whether in all our afifairs we will acquit us
like men for the glory that is yet to be the United States; or (2)
whether softness, ease, pleasure have destroyed our merit to be in-
heritors of greatness; or (3) whether we, of Fulton County, permit
our minds and acts to oppose the government of the United States
and are thus traitors — shooting our soldiers and our leaders in the
rear.

Small Self-Denials

We ask all households in Fulton County to understand that the
requests from the United States Food Administrator to reduce con-
sumption of meat, wheat, sugar and fats are requests based upon the
urgent needs of our associates in the w^ar — our allies — for these nec-
essities ; to understand that every particle of saving in beef, mutton,
pork, wheat, sugar and fats is to give support to the nations that are
carrying at the present time the heaviest burden of the war for Amer-
ican freedom and have carried it uncomplainingly since 1914. Our
self-denial on their behalf is nothing compared with their sacrifices
and the sacrifices our boys are yet to make.

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Each at His Task

We call upon each fellow citizen to be cheerful and industrious
and to be loyal in every thought and act ; and to put into his daily la-
bor a feeling of devotion, so that his task may be glorified as a small
but essential part in winning new glory for that nation whose boast
has been that it is the greatest republic on the face of the earth.

Our Pledge of Loyalty

AVe now call upon every one who hears this message to pledge
support to requests coming from our government concerning increas-
ed production, the prevention of waste, the taxing of industries, the
taxing of incomes ; and without reserve to give his co-operation to
the government in raising whatever funds may be needed for the suc-
cessful progress of this supreme struggle of the ages between the
divine rights of humanity and the supposed divine rights of autocrats.

Our Judgment is Near

Jhe Hebrew Scriptures record that a divine hand wrote words
on the wall of a banquet room in ancient Babylon meaning "weigh-
ed in the balance and found wanting," and a mighty force entered the
city that night and destroyed the Babylonian civilization. The same
divine hand is near each heart in Fulton County to write thereon
"Worthy of Freedom" or "Unworthy of Freedom." Nonje can
escape the measuring of our personal merit which this moment in
history has brought to us. We are either worthy or unworthy oi
the fights made by the Pilgrim Fathers for freedom to worship God ;
or by the Revolutionary soldiers for political freedom ; or by the
heroes of the War between the States for freedom from the disgrace
of human slavery.

The Summing Up

This Statement of Public Policy has made clear in brief form,
1 — Who are enemies : — 2— The dangers of treason : — 3 — The causes
of the war with the Central Powers: — 4 — The dangers that lurk in
defeat: — 5 — The test of our value as citizens: — 6 — The personal task
of each citizen in Fulton County.

Nine-tenths of all the inhabitants of the world agree that the
German purpose is wrong. Each citizen of Fulton County must,
therefore, align himself with right as against wrong.

We repeat that all who know of treasonable utterances or acts
must report them. We earnestly hope no treason may be found or

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heard in Fulton County, but to avoid any excuses of ignorance, this
statement is being made in all assemblages over the County."

The statement was signed by William H. Deniston, as chairman,
and Glendolyn Myers Heath, as secretary of the County Council of
Defense, and by George W. Holman, Enoch Myers, Otto McMahan,
Hiram G. Miller and Grosvenor Dawe, for the Committee of Public
Policy.

The statement received wide attention over the country and was
reproduced, with flattering comment, in Leslie's Weekly which re-
sulted in a deluge of letters asking for copies of the statement and in
letters of a congratulatory nature from many prominent men, includ-
ing Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and other distinguished
citizens. The statement was used as a model for similar statements in
many counties over the country and many letters were received from
industrial plants and public buildings, asking for copies of the state-
ment for hanging on bulletin boards and in gathering places in these
institutions.

Financing the War

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The Liberty Loan Drives

The expression of patriotism through money loaned to the gov-
ernment gave an opportunity to those who could serve m no other
way to "do their bit" in winning the war. Fulton county responded
nobly to every call for funds and in the five Liberty Loan drives sub-
scribed lor nearly two million dollars worth of government bonds.
After the county was once organized every drive went over with an
over-subscription of the quota set for us and went over promptly.
When one stops to consider that Fulton county has a population of
only 16,879 people, and is not regarded as a rich county, the loyalty
of our people is splendidly expressed in the results of the various
drives-
First Liberty Loan

The First Liberty Loan was handled through the banks of the
county without the extensive preparation and efTective organization
which was built up for the succeeding loans. Mr. Omar B. Smith was

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made chairman of the loan. The public was educated through publi-
city donated by the newspapers and underwritten by the business
men. No quota was set for the county and subscriptions were open-
ed at the banks on June 2, 1917 and continued to June 13. In this
effort $72,300.00 worth of bonds were sold and the per capita subscrip-
tion was $4.28.

Second Liberty Loan

Frank E. Bryant, president of the Indiana Bank & Trust Com-
pany, Rochester, Indiana, was chosen county chairman for the second
loan.

The second loan was called for October 15, 1917, at a time
when the country was not yet aroused to the great need and impor-
tance of individual effort.

No tangible county organization had been effected, and the only
channel through which to work quickly and directly, was the banks
of the county. A strong effort was made by the banks to place these
bonds with their customers. In some localities, the people had
awakeiied to the miportance of the hour and bought quite liberally,
but for the most part, the banks obligated themselves to the county
chairman to take all they could themselves.

Our quota was set at $342,270, which made the per capita sub-
scription $20.30. $229,400 of this issue was sold, the captia sub-
scription being $13.60.

Third Liberty Loan

The third loan was called for April 12, 1918.

The pe(5ple throughout the entire country had become intensely
aroused by this time, and every county in Indiana had a working or-
ganization of some kind. In Fulton county, the organization of the
Square Mile Men under the auspices of the County Council of De-
fense, was a great boost for victory in all succeeding calls of the
nation. Fulton county has the distinction of having been organized
down to the smallest unit, viz : The Square Mile, of any couty in the
state.

Frank E. Bryant was again appointed county chairman by Will
H. Wade, chairman of the State Liberty Loan Committee, Indian-
apolis, Indiana.

A Central Committee was appointed by the county chairman,
consisting of nine members, representing and becoming responsible

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for their respective township in the county and the city of Rochester,
as individual units in the drive. These members were to serve for
the duration of the war.

John D. Holman, working with Aubbeenaubbee township; Nor-
man R. Stoner, working with Henry township; Otto McMahan, work-
ing with Liberty township ; Charles E. Emmons, working with New-
castle township; A. L. Deniston, working with Richland township;
Joseph F. Dysert, working with Rochester township; Andrew E.
Babcock, working with Union township; Edward E. Murphy, work-
ing with Wayne tow'nship ; Omar B. Smith, working with Rochester
city; Dean L. Barnhart, chairman of publicity; and Arthur Metzler,
chairman of speakers' Bureau.

This committee worked with the county and township chair-
men of the County Council of Defense, the Square Mile Men of the
townships and the Two-Block Women of the cities.

As a crowning result of the splendid work of these war organiza-
tions, the Third Liberty Loan was oversubscribed by $126,750,
$456,750 being the total subscription, with a per capita of $27.06.

Fourth Liberty Loan

For the third time, Frank E. Bryant was appointed county chair-
man by Will H. Wade, Federal Director of Sales for Indiana, for the
fourth loan which was launched October 1. 1918. The work fell
upon the same leaders who handled the previous loan except Ike M.
Wile replaced Joseph F. Dysert as chairman for Rochester township,
and Rev. J. W. Niven replaced Andrew E. Babcock as chairman for
Union township.

The largest quota of all the loans was set for us in this effort,
$575,000 or a per capita of $34.07, being asked. FuJton county
responded promptly with an over-subscription of $67,950.00, or a
total of $642,850 and a" per capita subscription of $38.09.

Victory Liberty Loan

On March 15. 1919, Will H. Wade appointed Mayor Hiram G.
Miller as county chairman for the fifth, or \'ictory. Liberty Loan
and the date of the drive was set for April 20, 1919. There was some
apprehension that, the war being over, the money could not be raised
as readily as formerly, but again Fulton county demonstrated her
loyalty and patriotism by finishing the job with an over-subscription.
The same organization which had been perfected by the County
Council of Defense was again called upon to put the loan over and it
responded with the sarne enthusiasm shown in the midst of the war-

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Following are the members of the Central Committee for the
Victory Loan: Hiram G. Miller, chairman; A. L. Deniston, vice-
chairman ; Harold Van Trump, publicity ; George W. Holman, speak-
ers; Omar B. Smith, Rochester city; Edward E. Murphy, Wayne;
A. E. Babcock, Union; John D. Holman, Aubbeenaubbee ; Guy R.
Barr, Richland; Ike M. Wile, Rochester township; Otto McMahan,
Liberty; Norman R. Stoner, Henry, and Charles E. Emmons, New-
castle.

The quota asked for the Victory Loan was $425,000.00, or a per
capita of $25.18. The response was an oversubscription of $63,350.00,
or a total of $488,530.00 and a per capita subscription of $28.93.

In each of the loans the newspapers of the county rendered
valuable service by donating their space most liberally and by solicit-
ing the merchants to use and pay for loan advertising.

Our Part in the War Savings Drive

Prior to, our entrance into the world war the people of Fulton
county, like all people of the United States, were exceptionally pros-
perous and as a result had grown extravagant. In December, of
1917, our government called upon all to encourage saving to the end.
that thrift would prevail. The plan was to sell Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Stamps. A Thrift Stamp to sell for twenty-five cents
and a War Savings Stamp to sell for $4.12 was placed on the market
by the government. Thrift Stamps were to be redeemed for War
Savings Stamps as War Savings Stamps were to bear interest at the
rate of 4 per cent compounded quarterly. No individual could hold
more than $1000.00 maturity value of this issue, the object in this
limitation being to give the small investor an opportunity to assist
the government, as the large investor had had an opportunity in the
sale of Liberty Bonds.

After the plan had been launched it was necessary that an organi-
zation for the sale of the stamps be perfected. The Honorable J. D.
Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, was chosen to head the state organiza-
tion, with offices at South Bend, Indiana. He gave all his time and
plenty of money to make the drive a success. The state was divided
into districts to correspond to the congressional divisions, conse-
quently we were in the Thirteenth. The Hon. Rome C. Stephenson
of South Bend, a former Fulton County resident, was chosen to head
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Indiana Bank and Trust Co., Rochester, Indiana, was chosen to
head Fulton county's organization. Mr. Bryant at once chose the
following men to assist in the work in our county. A central com-
mittee composed of the following: Frank Bryant, chairman; W. H.
Deniston, chairman C. C. D. ; Otto McMahan, postmaster, Rochester,
Ind. ; County Superintendent of Schools T. F. Berry ; Omar B. Smith,
President First National Bank, Rochester, Ind. ; L. R. Binding, coun-
ty agent, and Superintendent of City Schools A. L. Whitmer.

The following men were to head the respective townships of the
county : Earl Rouch, Wayne township ; Rev. Harley Davis, Rich-
land township; Lloyd Eherenmann, Newcastle township; W. D.
Shewman, Henry township ; W. F. Nickols, Liberty township ; A. L.
Whitmer, Rochester township, and L. L. Lukenbill, Aubbeenaubbee
township.

Under this organization Mr. Bryant was very successful in
getting the schools of the county at work to the end that about
$150,000.00 had been sold and pledged at the end of the first six
months. At this time Mr. Bryant found that his duties as chairman
of the various Liberty Loan drives were such that he could not
longer act as chairman of the War Savings committee, so he tendered
his resignation and Otto McMahan, .postmaster, Rochestelr, Ind.,
was appointed to fill the vacancy. McMahan at once added all the
postal employees of the county to the above organization and start-
ed an active drive through the postoffice of the county. The first
drive of one week netted about $10,000.00. Great credit should be
given the postal employees as some carriers sold as much as $11,000.00
worth in the week. The work of the postal employes during vaca-
tion of schools had accomplished so much that it was easy to place
the county over the top with the assistance of the schools when con-
vened again. Fulton county was the. only county in her district to
reach her quota. The quota was $337,500.00 and we sold more than
$350,000.00 worth.

Work on the Farms

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In this history of the deeds and accomplishments of various
bodies and divisions of the citizens of Fulton county in their united
efforts toward winning the great war, there is no brighter page than
that written by the farmers of the county in their efforts to increase
the production of foodstuffs. A volume might be written on this one

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subject, giving instances of individual effort and sacrifice, but as such
a list of personal endeavor would need to include one for practically
every farm family in the county, as all put forth the best effort of
which they were capable, therefore we must content ourselves with
presenting some general figures on the results accomplished.

The normal acreages of the leading food crops in Fulton county
for the years preceding the war were about as follows:

Wheat— 18000 to 19000 acres.

Corn— 45000 to 55000 acres.

Oats— 17000 to 20000 acres.

Rye— 1500 to 2000 acres.

Hogs on hand Jan. 1st, 17000 to 19000.

Compare these figures with those of 1917, the first year we were
in the war. The wheat crop for this year, being sown in the fall of
1916, before we were in the war is only normal, but all other products
show large increases. The figures are as follows :

Wheat — 18931 acres, a practically normal acreage.

Corn — 62493 acres, increase above maximum normal acreage of
13%.

Oats — 20506 acres, increase above maximum normal acreage of
2/.%.

Rye— 2972 acres,, increase above maximum acreage of 48%-

Hogs on hand December 31st, 1917, 20976, an increase above
maximum normal of over 10%.

This gives a total acreage for 1917 of 104,902, compared with
the maximum normal of about 96000 acres.

The year 1918 shows still more remarkable results. The
acreages for that year are :

Wheat — 25392 acres, increase over 1917 of 34%.

Rye — 6000 acres, increase over 1917 of 102%.

Oats — 23000 acres, increase over 1917 of 12%.

Corn — 53600 acres, decrease from 1917 of 16%.

Hogs on hand Tan. 1st, 1919, 28,070, an increase of 34% over
Jan. 1, 1918.

Some of the increase in the small grain crop acreage was made
up by decreasing the corn acreage, but the total acreage for 1918 was
107992, exceeding the 1917 acreage by 3090 acres.

But it was in 1919 when the farmers of the United States were
all prepared to deal their heaviest blows to the Kaiser and win the
war with food and in this effort the farmers of Fulton county were
prepared to do their full share- The crop acreages for 1919 were:

Wheat— 36064, increase over 1918 of 42%.

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Rye— 8600, increase over 1918 of 43%.

Oats— 22700, decrease from 1918 of 1.3%.

Corn— 50100, decrease from 1918 of 7%.

Again the acreage of corn and oats was decreased somewhat in
order to increase the acreage of bread grains but the total acreage
for 1919 shows the sum of 117464 acres, exceeding that of 1918 by
9472, and the maximum normal acreage of 96000 by 21464.

These achievements of Fulton county farmers appear the greater
when it is remembered that about 400 of Fulton county's men w^ere
in the army. A large majority of these men were either farmer boys
or lived in the small towns of the county and did a part of the work
on the surrounding farms.

These great increases in the food producing acreages of Fulton
county show that by the end of 1918 practically every acre of tillable
land was under cultivation and producing its quota of foodstuffs.
But it was not in increased acreage alone that the farming population
of the county showed their eagerness and ability to help carry the
load. In response to the appeals of the National Food Administra-
tion and the Indiana committee on Food Production and Conservation
to make every acre produce at its maximum, largely increased quanti
ties of commercial fertilizer were used, especially on wheat, in spite
of the extremely high prices which prevailed for it. As a result, the
reports sent in by the operators of threshing outfits in the county
showed an average yield of wheat for the county of 21.4 bushels.
Committees of farmers and threshers, acting with the County Council
of Defense, undertook to see that none of this great wheat crop was
wasted in harvesting and threshing, and were responsible for initiat-
ing such saving practices as spreading a canvas under the machine,
using tight bottomed racks and wagon boxes, and being on the alert
at all times to see that no wheat was being wasted in the manner of
former years. As a result of this vigilance, an inspector from the
United States Grain Corporation who was through the county at
threshing time declared that conditions here were the best that he
had seen in any of his inspection work. Great credit is also due the
threshermen for their co-operation in this wheat saving, especially
in the efficient operation of their machines to prevent grain being
carried over into the straw, also for the willingness and promptness
which they showed in making reports on yields and acreages of grain.
Out of all the threshermen in the county, only three failed to report.

Another appeal for food conservation which met a ready response
from farm owners was that for more silos. Believing that the thirty
or forty per cent of the corn crop which goes back upon the ground

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when corn is picked should be saved in the war emergency, the Food
Conservation Committee in the spring of 1918 sent out the word for
a campaign in every county to increase the number of silos. Mr.
Otto McMahan was appointed chairman of this campaign in this
county and a series of township meetings were held. At the begin-
ning of the campaign there were, according to the Indiana Year Book
for 1918, 225 silos on the farms of Fulton county During that sum-
mer 43 new ones were built, an increase of 19%. One township had
a 100% increase in this line.

Throughout all the strenuous endeavors that they were making,
and in the face of everything they were asked to do, the Fulton
county farmers gladly did all that was asked of them. They did not,
as the men in some other lines of industry did, take advantage of
their position as the source of the food supply, to jeopardize the lives
and comfort of our boys on the battlefields by striking, or threaten-
ing to strike in order to get more pay for the work they were doing.
If some of them made money during the war it was not because they
were receiving any unduly high prices for their produce, but be-
cause of the longer and harder hours they put in and the greater
amount they produced. The prices that they received were not high
compared with those in other lines. They went ahead and did their
best, content to take whatever those at the helm allowed them, know-
ing that they were doing the best they knew for all concerned, feel-
ing that nothing that was asked of them was too hard if it was of
value in bringing victory to our side.

L. R. BINDING, County Agent.

The Food Administration

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The conservation of food was a new thing to America. To have
someone tell you how much or how little you could buy of the various
necessities, regardless of how much money you had, was a radical
departure from the existing order of things, and the food adminis-
tration was not met with wild demonstrations of approval when it
was first launched. The emergency of war which had taken thou-
sands of producers out of the fields and the necessity of feeding
millions of our allies combined to make strict conservation imperative.
As the great need for economy of foodstuffs and increased produc-
tion was pressed home to the people, they accepted the situation with

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good grace and co-operated in every possible way to make ends meet.

The food administrators were given broad powers. They fixed
fair prices, limited the quantities of sugar and flour to be consumed
in homes, bakeries, restaurants and hotels, and enforced the use of
substitutes for flour. They had full authority to curb profiteering
and to close any place of business which failed to observe the rules
of the administration.

John R. Barr was appointed federal food administrator for Fulton
county, December 5, 1917 and served until February 1919, and
through his efforts and the efl:orts of his deputies splendid results
were accomplished with very little friction and unpleasantness. As
the people realized the necessity for the work they gave the food
administration every support within their power. Mr. Barr and his
deputies served without compensation. The county commissioners
furnished a room in the court house for carrying on the work, and
paid the salary of a stenographer, Mrs. Norabelle Bryant.

The personnel of the County Food Administration for Fulton
county was as follows : John R. Barr, food administrator. Deputies :
Dr. Saunders for Wayne township. Dr. Gilbert for Union township,
Harry Brugh for Aubbeenaubbee township, Emerson Felder for
Liberty township, Harrison Wynn for Richland township, F. M.
Stoner for Henry township, with Doctor Hossman, of Akron and Dr-
Stinson, of Athens, as assistants, Frank Arter for Newcastle town-
ship. O. M. Montgomery replaced Mr. Arter in Newcastle after his
removal from the township in June 1918. Oren Karn, of Rochester,
had charge of the bakery division and Wyle Bonine of the hotel and
restaurant work. Henry Thompson, of Rochester, was chairman of
the threshing division, and accomplished splendid work by prevent-
ing the waste of grain during the threshing season.

The Conscription Board

The declaration of war against Germany on April 5, 1917. found
the country without a plan for raising an army commensurate with
its needs, having in consideration the requirements of its industrial
and agricultural means of support, until the enactment by Congress
on May 18, 1917, of the Selective Service Regulations, which provided
for the registration of the entire male population between certain
prescribed ages, and their classification for military service in the
order of the least possible disturbance to existing conditions. Civil

72 THE WORLD WAR

war experiences with the canvassing method, bounty payments and
the hiring of substitutes had not been satisfactory, and as it was
early evident that the volunteer system would not prove sufficiently
responsive to existing war demands, public opinion readily accepted
the more equitable and business-like method of providing a National
Army through the draft or conscription plan. In compliance with this
law, and with the county as the principal unit, the people of the coun-
try responded with patriotic co-operation to the call for a census of
its available man-power, and in less than a month after the law had
been enacted, nearly 10,000,000 men were available for classification
and the details of procedure that were prepared for the intricate pro-
cesses of selecting an army. The assignment of this duty to civilians,
aided by the moral support of voluntary war organizations, gave full
opportunity for popular participation in the selective service, lent
confidence to its success, and demonstrated an abiding faith in the
American people and the solidarity of their institutions. The pro-
visions of the first registration were that all male persons of the
country, who had attained the age of 21 years and not yet reached the
age of 31, should report on June 5, 1917, in their several designated
places, and formally enroll their names for military service. This
registration yielded 1173 names in Fulton county, and from its eligi-
bles was to be selected the county's first quota for any call for general
service men.

• A brief review of the history and activities of the local board
during the war with Germany shows that on June 29, 1917, Cyrus
M. Davis, Dr. Harley W. Taylor and Frank H. Terry received notice
from the War Department that they had been appointed members of
the "Local Board for the County of Fulton." With full knowledge of
the responsibilities involved, these men unhesitatingly accepted the
trust, and were sworn in on the following day and on July 7th met at
the court house at 9 :00 a. m., and organized the board by selection
of Cyrus M. Davis as chairman. Doctor Harley W. Taylor as medical
director and Frank H. Terry as secretary. Each of the members
named continued in active service until the resignation of Doctor
Taylor was finally accepted by the War Department, that his un-
bounded spirit of patriotism might be better recognized by his en-
listment on July 24, 1917, under the commission of first lieutenant in
the Medical Corps.

His place was thereafter filled by appointment of Doctor Archi-
bald Brown who took the oath of office and responded with the same
unswerving integrity and zeal as his predecessor, serving until the
final discharge of the board.

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On July 17th notice was received that a net quota of 99 men had
been apportioned to Fulton county to be furnished from the first
draft, and on July 20th the first drawing of registrants was held in
Washington to determine the order of call to the service, the first
number drawn being 258 — the serial number of George E. Warfield
of Union township.

This drawing created widespread anxiety and the stern fact
was forcibly brought to the people that the great war was on — and
that America was preparing to strike.

The steady progress of preparation may be best realized by a
brief reference to current events.

On August 3rd the board issued the first call for 196 registrants
to appear for physical examination, on the 8th day of the same month
the first meeting of the board was held for physical examination,
with Doctor A. Brown also present as assistant examiner — and by
some strange irony of fate the first man examined for physical abiHty
in war was pre-eminently a man of peace — the Rev. George Conrad
Pullman of the city of Rochester.

On August 15th the board was joined by Albert W. Bitters, who
presented an appointment by Governor Goodrich as government ap-
peal agent, and who did vaHant service and gave valuable assistance
to the board. v

The first two men inducted by the board were George E. Warfield
and James I. McMahan, entrained on September 5th to Camp Zachary
Taylor, Ky., followed two days later by L. V. R. Louderback, James
Stansbury and Omer Fennimore, and from this time on the calls for
men grew steadily.

The insistent and increasing demands upon the time and energy
of the local boards became so great that provision was finally made
for assistance and in December, 1917, Joseph A. Myers was appoint-
ed chief clerk and continued to act as such during the war, relieving
the board of much clerical work.

During the winter following, and the first few months of the
year 1918, the calls for men were light by reason of severe weather
and the impossibility of adequate provision for their comfort, but
with the advent of spring preparations again became active, as shown
by the record of young men sent to the front in the 60 days beginning
with March 29th, 1918.

March 29th, 17 men were entrained to Camp Taylor, Ky. ; April
3rd, 15 men to Fort Hamilton, N. Y. ; April 26th, 30 men to Camp
Taylor; April 27th, two men to Purdue Training School; May 2nd,
four men to Ft. Thomas, Ky. ; May 6th, two men to Ft. Ben Harrison,

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Ind. ; May 22nd, four men to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and May
25th, 34 men to Camp Taylor — the latter entrainment being the
largest contingent called for at any one time during the war.

Immediately following the Act of Congress of May 18th, 1917,
a Board of Registration composed of A. E. Babcock, L. C. Sheets and
Doctor M. O. King had been appointed for the purpose of taking the
first registration of all male persons of the county, who had attained
the age of 21 years and not yet reached the age of 31. This first
registration of June 5th, 1917, was taken by the registration board
which, on July 2nd following, turned the list of 1148 registrants over
to the local board and was thereupon dissolved.

On June 5th, 1918 — one year from the date of the first registra-
tion— a second registration was held, embracing those who had attain-
ed the age of 21 since the first registration and produced 118 men,
followed on August 24th by a supplementary registration of those
reaching the age of 21 since June 5th, and produced an additional 25
men.

These registrations of the youths just reaching manhood proved
all too small to meet the ever increasing demands of the War De-
partment and on September 12th, 1918, came the final registration,
embracing all male citizens and declarants between the ages of 18 and
45, both inclusive, not already registered, and produced an additional
1810 men, making a total registration in this county to that date of
3101 and out of which a total of 310 of our vigorous young manhood
were forwarded to the various training camps, inclusive of those re-
ceived at the several student army training schools. This number
does not include the large number of voluntary enlistments in the
Regular Army and Navy, closely estimated at 75% of those forward-
ed by the local board, nor does it include our boys sent from other
boards in the many large factory centers.

The last contingent sent to the colors were Dale Anderson
and Alfred T. Butler, inducted and entrained for Camp Wadsworth,
S. C, on November 11th, 1918, and stopped at Indianapolis and re-~
turned on receipt of wire announcing signing of armistice — and with
the signing of this. armistice the war closed, the active, exacting duties
and strenuous labors of the local board ceased.

It is only fitting, closing a review of the activities of the Con-
scription Board, to give full credit to Frank H. Terry, the secretary,
for the long hours and efficient service which he gave to the work.
Mr. Terry, who furnished much of the information from which the
above facts were written, modestly refrained from mention of himself,
but his associates on the .board, fully cognizant of his faithful and

WAR WORK IN THE SCHOOLS 75

strenuous labors, his impartiality and fairness in a trying position,
state that Mr. Terry did a lion's share of the work. Due credit should
also be given to the attorneys of the county, all of whom labored
many hours in giving free assistance in filling out the questionnaires
of the registrants.

War Work in the Schools

Joint High School

In keeping with the spirit of the times, the Rochester Joint High
school and Grades were glad to cooperate with the various agencies
for war work in the county in doing their part 'to win the victory
for world freedom from militarism.

Perhaps our most brilliant success in any line was the fact that
every pupil in the city schools enrolled either in the Junior or Senior
Red Cross and quite a number paid the fee in both organizations.
The girls of the Domestic Art class made fifty petticoats for foreign
children and some sixty-five Red Cross banners for the country
schools.

As a result of the United War Work drive in the High school
by Rev. W. J. Niven, the pupils pledged and paid $200.

The most active campaign and the one producing the greatest
results was that for the sale of War stamps and Liberty bonds. The
Columbia school sold approximately $5000 worth of stamps, the Lin-
coln, $5000 and the High school $2000. The bond sales by three
schools totalled a good amount and reflected credit on both teachers
and pupils. The teachers not only contributed their share in a finan-
cial way but kept up an active campaign which brought good results
in more ways than one.

In addition, there was the work of the rake and the hoe. Most
of the boys and many of the girls in the upper grades had their war
gardens and thereby helped if only in a very small way to feed those
in need. This work had a value not counted merely in dollars and
cents. It meant larger visions of service and a broader spirit of
altruism. Thus out of these hard and trying war times came many
good and lasting results.

A. L. WHITMER.

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Henry Township Schools

When school opened in the fall of 1917, the country was afire
with the news of war and the preparation for war and, of course, the
spirit aroused by this news permeated the school system from the old
gray headed official to the youngest child who had just entered
school for the first time.

During all that period of anxiety while the United States was
actively engaged in war operations, the schools had a two-fold pur-
pose, one to function in the ordinary way of preparing citizenship
for the future and the other of assisting in every way possible in
carrying on the war.

In pursuance of this two-fold ideal,, every official, every teacher,
and every pupil felt an individual responsibility and consecrated him-
self whole-heartedly to the task.

In its efiforts to help win the war, there were two ways that
the schools were able to assist ; e. i. ; in the spreading of information
and government requests among the people and secondly in aiding
in many ways directly. There was no factor more potent in dis-
seminating federal information and regulations than the public
schools. During the whole period of the struggle, our school walls
were covered with posters and bulletins bringing the country's needs
and requests to the pupils who in turn imparted the things learned
at school to their parents at home. Not only did the school keep a
continuous exhibit of patriotic pictures and literature but it was the
central distributing point for a great many pamphlets to be sent to
parents. Announcements of all important poHcies and all public
war gatherings were made and speakers came in who brought added
enthusiasm and patriotism to the community through the pupils.
The schools were so organized that they were prepared to rearrange
their regular schedule at a minute's notice in order to give time to
any activity which would be of service to our country.

Our educational organizations were a very important factor in
every effort of conservation, production, and finance made by Henry
township during the war. The domestic science department so ar-
ranged its courses that a great deal of the work emphasized the con-
servation programme and so that the girls taking these courses could
devote a part of their school times to aiding in the work of the local
Red Cross society. All of the girls in the upper grades gave a de-
finite amount of time each week to Red Cross work. These girls,
inspired by their teachers and by a desire for service, not only aided
during the school year but met at regular intervals during the summer
of 1918 to sew for the Red Cross. Our boys worked diligently morn-

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ing and evening- and on Saturdays to increase farm production and a
number joined the Boy's Working Reserve in the spring. They quit
school a few weeks early to begin productive work but at the same
time they made up their school work so that they would get their
credits.

In order that each pupil could become identified personally with
the wonderful service of the Red Cross, the Junior Red Cross was
formed in the fall of 1917. An appeal came to the schools for the
children to join the junior society. They responded quickly and al-
most the entire body of pupils, who were eligible, became members.

Not only did the pupils and teachers belong to the Red Cross and
aid it in its service but the schools, in an organized way, aided the
society financially. The graded schools dedicated an entertainment
to its aid and the high school basketball team gave a benefit basket-
ball game for the same purpose. In addition to these the Senior
class of 1918 turned the net proceeds of their class play into the Red
Cross treasury.

A number of pupils bought Liberty Loan Bonds and a prepara-
tion for each drive was made through the schools but the greatest
financial effort of the war period, in which the school participated
actively, was the buying of Thrift and War Savings Stamps and the
solicitation of outsiders to buy these securities. The buying of
stamps was stimulated in a variety of ways too numerous to record,
but each school room had in it some device of honorable recognition,
songs, competitions and games to encourage pupils in buying stamps
and to make them understand the meaning of their investment.
There were individual and collective efforts to raise money for this
purpose. The schools gave entertainments and suppers, girls sold
candy and popcorn, and the pupils industriously solicited adults for
waste paper, old bottles, and anything that was salable. Children
ransacked the home premises for old rags, old rubber, and old iron.
Sometimes parents were irritated by the efforts of the pupils and yet
they were serving with a consecration that probably few adults at-
tained. These various activities of the children netted them between
two and three thousand dollars' worth of War Savings Stamps dur-
ing the school year 1917-18 in the grades alone. Perhaps the most spec-
tacular single financial effort was made in March, 1918, when the girls
of the high school competed with the boys for ten days to see which
could dispose of the most War Savings Stamps by direct sale and
pledge. The prize to the winners was to be a free moving picture
show at the expense of the losers. During these ten days, parties
from the two rival camps scoured the township of evenings and over

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the week end soliciting for War Savings Stamp sales. Absolute
secrecy prevailed between the groups of competitors. The whole
community was divided into factions, one supporting the girls and
the other the boys. Sales and pledges from twenty-five cents to a
thousand dollars were taken in this record drive. On the morning
of the eleventh day, the rival organizations met in separate rooms to
make an inventory of their sales. Intense excitement prevailed at
these meetings. Pupils and teachers made talks urging others to
pledge all they felt they could pay. After an hour of discussion, ex-
hortation, cheering, and pledging, both sections returned to the as-
sembly room where the results, totaling $20,400.00 and showing the
girls to be the winners, were reported. The pupils were pitched to
such high nervous tension that school was out of the question so a
parade was held through town amid the shouting and singing of the
pupils and the applause of the citizens. On the following afternoon,
the boys took the girls to the show which was given by the owner
with the understanding that the proceeds were to go to the Red Cross.

The per capita sales of War Savings Stamps in Henry township
stood high among the units of the state of Indiana and this splendid
record is certainly due, in no small M^ay, to the work of the schools
in buying, advertising and soliciting.

In every township drive : Liberty Bonds, Red Cross, Y. W. C. A.,
Y. M. C. A., United War Work fund, the records will show liberal
support and devoted service on the part of school officials, teachers,
and pupils.

Not only did the schools, as organized in 1917-18, bend every
effort to their consecrated duty but the flower of the township's young
manhood, no doubt influenced in many ways by their previous school-
ing, delivered themselves a living sacrifice in the training camps and
on the field of battle. One former pupil of the schools, Adolph Merley,
made the supreme sacrifice. Others were ready and willing to brave
any danger when their country called them. Because of their former
member and the thousands of other American boys who lie in France,
the vision of the schools of Henry township will no longer be bound-
ed on the east by the Atlantic but will ever reach beyond where our
thousands fought and fell for an ideal.

The schools will go on, as before, with the steady purpose among
patrons, officials, and teachers to prepare a future citizenship ever
ready to sacrifice in service of country and fellow man and always
prepared to trample down and throttle those theories which raise
their heads in opposition to the ideals of true democracy as set up by
our forefathers and tested by more than a century of prosperous

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history. The greatest problem of the schools is to instill the patriot-
ism of peace and to be ready to assist if war comes. The Henry
township schools have proven themselves equal to the task in the
past and will always do so with the united support of the citizens of
the communitv.

Victory Boys and Girls

Among the many notable features of the war work carried on at
home was that of the boys and girls of our land. None were more
loyal or more patriotic. In the United War AVork Drive of the seven
great welfare organizations, it was felt that our youngest citizens
should be asked to help. They were vitally interested, for nearly
every one had a brother or other relative in service. How well they
responded can be seen by the hundreds and thousands whose united
subscriptions amounted to several millions of dollars in the "Victory
Boys and Girls" campaign. To become a "Victory Boy" or a "Vic-
tory Girl," it was necessary to make a pledge to earn and give five
dollars in a specified length of time. Of all the millions given by
the "Victory Boys and Girls", our own Fulton County gave its pro-
portionate share. Rev. W. J. Niven, of Rochester, was chosen chair-
man for the County, organizing it into districts, with a chairman for
each.

The work was done chiefly thru the schools, where the best op-
portunity was offered for the fullest explanation of the importance
of the campaign. Two thousand dollars was pledged by the children
of the county as follows :

Rochester City $720. Rochester tp. $234. Wayne tp. $350.
Liberty tp. $243. Union tp. $140. Newcastle tp. $105. Henry tp.
$100. Aubbeenaubbee tp. $85. Richland tp. $25.

Report of Fuel Administrator.

In obedience to an order from Indianapolis, the C6unty Council
of Defense, acting in conjunction with the Farmer's and Merchant's
Association, recommended the appointment of Grosvenor Dawe, to
act as Fuel Administrator during the critical coal famine period of
1917 — 1918. The position was an arduous one, inasmuch as the
serious coal shortage was made more dangerous than it would other-
wise have been, by an unusually cold winter.

Backed by the authority of a federal officer, Mr. Dawe appor-
tioned the very small amounts of coal received by allotments, some-
times as small as fifty pounds, relieving actual need first, and others

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on the order of their urgency. During; January, 1918, there was a
terrific bHzzard which effectually cut the county off from any out-
side communication, and the fuel situation was acutely dangerous;
nothing but absolute organization could have handled it, and that
organization was apparent in the office of the Fuel Administrator;
men were sent into the country to cut wood, farmers were urged to
use their fallen timber, citizens were compelled to conserve fuel, and
by co-operation of the closest- sort, the crisis was successfully passed,
not, however, without the further inconvenience, entailed by the
abandonment of public meetings, and the early closing of stores,
with accompanying saving of fuel.

In July, 1918, Mr. Dawe resigned his position, which was filled
during the remainder of the war by A. E. Babcock. In the early
winter of 1918-19, there was a shortage of anthracite coal but no
serious effects were felt, because there was an ample supply of Indiana
coal for the whole county. Mr. Babcock received his discharge in
February, 1919.

The Library Helped

During the whole period of the war the Rochester Public Library
cooperated with national and local war organizations. One room in
the basement was used by the Red Cross as a sewing room, and an-
other was fitted up especially for a surgical-dressing room. Many
meetings were held in the assembly room.

Hundreds of bulletins issued by various departments of the Uni-
ted States government on cooking, canning, saving fuel, etc. were dis-
tributed.

When the call was made by the American Library Association for
books for the soldiers Rochester responded liberally. The library
collected 1,215 books, which were sent to camps and hospitals at
home and abroad. Posters of various drives were always given prom-
inent places in the library.

Many books of interest in connection with the war were purchas-
ed. Some of the books gave the folks at home a better idea of the
experiences of the boys at the front and what they had to endure,
■others were of value in that they expounded the views of noted
men as to the cause and effect of the great war, together with docu-
mentary evidence, while still others gave help in practical ways in or-
der that the war might be won

The Liberty Guards

On December 18, 1917, the 17th separate company of Liberty
•Guards was organized in Rochester with 162 members, all of whom
Avere residents of Fulton county and ranged from 18 to 42 years of
age. The company met on Monday nights of each week for drill ani'
training and the attendance was good.

The first officers elected were Captain, Cyrus M. Davis ; First
Lieutenant, Harley McCarter ; Second Lieutenant, Hector De Zias,
and First Sergeant, Floyd J. Mattice.

On February 18th the company was newly organized and muster-
ed into the service of the state of Indiana by Judge Stevens and new
■officers elected as follows : Captain, Cyrus M. Davis ; First Lieuten-
ant, Harley McCarter; Second Lieutenant, William Delp ; First Ser-
geant, Harry Bitters ; Second Sergeant, John Swartwood ; Third Ser-
geant, Merle Ream ; Fourth Sergeant, Edward Jones ; Fifth Sergeant,
Ayrton Howard ; Sixth Sergeant, Walter House ; First Corporal,
Dean L. Barnhart ; Second Corporal, Admiral Smith ; Third Corporal,
Earle L. Miller ; Fourth Corporal, Milo Coplen ; Fifth Corporal, Con-
rad Irvine ; Sixth Corporal, Rev. H. G. Gaige. The company continued
to drill under the above officers until the 9th of December, 1918, when
they were mustered out of service by Capt. C. M. Davis.

The company was uniformed and equipped by the business men
of Rochester and other citizens of the county who raised a fund for
this purpose.

Following is the personnel of the Liberty Guard organization :

Barger, Guy

Bailey, Elliott

Ball, Omer

Barnhart, Dean, Corporal

Biddinger, William

Bitters, Harry, Sergeant

Braman, Milo

Braman, John

Butler, Jess

Byrley, Charles

Boulter, Otto

Coplen, George

Coplen, Milo

Davis, Cy, Captain

Delp, Wm., 2nd Lieut.

Dixon, Henry

Fields, Guy

Foglesong, Harry

Fretz, Ray

Gaige, Rev.

Garver, V. L.

Green, Dwight

Greek, Robert P.

Hetzner. Earl

Hiatt, Dee

House, Walter. Sergt.

Howard, Ayrton, Corp.

Irvine, Wilbert

Irvine, Conrsd

Jackson, Willis

Jones, Ed., Sergt.

Kennell, Wm.

Lynch, B. B.

Louderback, Harry

Mathias, Earl

Mathias, J. W.

Marsh, Ora

Marsh, Marion

Manson, Fred

Mattice, F. J.

McCarter, Harley, 1st Lieut.

Miller, Earle, Corp.

Miller, Hugh

Miller, Otto

Montgomery. Ray

Myers, Ray

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TNewby, Fred Snapp, Cecil

•Oliver, Rue Slaybaugh, John

Overmyer, Russell Snyder, Roy

Overmyer, Harley Snyder, Willard

Parker, J. C. Smith, Admiral

Pontius, Rosco, Bugler Stanley, John

Railsback, Don Swartwood, John, Sergt.

Ream, Merle, Sergt. Swihart, Jerome C.

Rouch, Dwight . Tubbs, S. M.

Rouch, Eugene Wagner. Omar

Saunders, John Wertz, L. I.

Saunders, Elza Wicks. Earl

Sherbondy, Bruce Young, Thurston

Seigfried, P. A. Zimmerman. Emerson

Zimmerman, Leo

Red Cross Work

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The Fulton County Chapter of the A. R. C. was organized June
2, 1917, with R. C. Johnson, chairman ; Mrs. Imogene Hendrickson,
vice-chairman; Omar B. Smith, treasurer, and Miss Edna Roth, sec-
Tetary.

At the time of organization, 650 members were enrolled, but by
1919 the membership had increased to 3000.

Four thousand articles were turned out by ladies in the sewing
room. Some of these workers also helped knit a part of the 1700
Tcnitted articles sent out from the county. Surgical dressing classes
made 24,786 articles of all kinds, for hospital use.

The expenditures for supplies for 1918 totalled $6,335.00

In 1917, the county quota asked for, was $7,000, but the amount
given was $8,000. In 1918, the quota was $7,500, and our response was
-$11,000.

In December, 1918, the Fulton County Chapter furnished 225
Christmas boxes for the parents of soldiers and sailors to fill for the
boys at war, and also undertook the transportation of the same.

The Comfort Kit Committee, throughout the county, gave a fill-
•ed comfort kit to every boy who left the county for the service, so
far as was known.

After the War, the attention of the chapter was given to needs of
the returning soldiers ; insurance was cared for, mileage and delayed
checks were traced, and the care of the fighting men was not given
over until they were safely placed in their own before-the-war con-
ditions.

There was the promptest response from the county to every ap-

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peal made by the officers, throughout the war, and no work seemed
too much, nor no amount too large, to be successfully and willingly
handled.

Upon Mr. Johnson's resignation, because of other duties inter-
fering, Mr. A. S. Warriner was appointed as chairman in 1918, and
he held that position until the end of the War.

The Junior Red Cross

During the summer of 1917 when the American Red Cross was
making plans for a greater work in helping win the war, it was sug-
gested by some one in authority that, a Junior Red Cross be formed,
as to take in all the children in school in the United States.

In Fulton County, Thomas F. Berry, County Superintendent of
Schools, was selected as the Junior Red Ci'oss Chairman.

When school opened in September the county superintendent
took up the question of securing Junior Red Cross members, with
the teachers of all the schools in the county. The organization was
greatly handicapped by the fact that no definite details of how to
organize could be secured from Headquarters ; but the splendid en-
thusiasm of teachers and pupils was so strong to do their part in
winning the war, that it was impossible to hold them in check ta
await orders from the higher officials. By Thanksgiving many town-
ships had enrolled every school child, and by Christmas every town-
ship, excepting one, had a 100 per cent enrollment and had sent in
$500. After Christmas Rochester city enrolled 800 members and
increased the Junior Fund to $700.00. Thus before final instructions
were received Fulton County Junior Red Cross was over the top.
The credit for this work is wholly due to the patriotic efforts of the
teachers and pupils-

The demand for Junior Red Cross Buttons and Banners was so
great that it was not possible for the sewing classes to make the
banners fast enough. Many of the pupils from the High Schools of
the county did a great deal of sewing and knitting and in many cases
helped the Red Cross Chapters raise money for different enterprises.

In February of 1918 the county Chairman received a letter from
the State Chairman of Indiana Junior Red Cross saying that Fulton
County was the first county, so far as he knew in the United States
to complete a 100 per cent enrollment. Thus the teachers and pupils
were justly proud of the part they played. It was patriotism exem-
plified in doing.

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Union Township Red Cross

The Kewanna and Union township Branch of the Fulton County
chapter American Red Cross was organized June 12, 1917, with the
following officers: Chairman, Mrs. L. M. Shoemaker; vice chairman,
Mrs. C. B. Hiatt; secretary, Miss Jessie Slick; treasurer, E. J.
Buchanan.

,The first canvass for members resulted in a membership of two
hundred.

The Red Cross drive for the War Relief Fund was made during
the week beginning July 2 under direction of Dr. A. I. Gilbert who was
appointed chairman of the drive. Union township's share, $560.00,
was oversubscribed.

The membership was divided into units for work. Mrs. Shoe-
maker was appointed chairman and the inspectors were Mrs. Etta
Teeter, Mrs. George Troutman, Mrs. A. I. Gilbert, Mrs. Etta Singer,
Mrs. Una Wilson, Mrs. Fred Russell,' Mrs. E. J. Buchanan and Mrs.
Chas. Snepp.

Sewing machines and other equipment were provided in the
library where the workers met on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of each week. The sewing was carefully planned and in-
spected so that the garments sent out from this shop showed strictly
high class work.

This branch made and sent to headquarters more than six hundred
hospital garments, including pajamas, hospital bed shirts, surgeon's
aprons, seventy-five sweaters, twenty pairs of wrislets, six scarfs, two
hundred and five pairs of socks and one thousand surgical dressings.
A comfort kit fully equipped was furnished to every soldier who went
mto service from Union township.

The Kewanna branch responded to every call including the old
clothes drive, the linen shower, etc. During the week beginning
May 20, 1918, Kewanna's quota for Red Cross money, $700.00, was
ove: subscribed. The Christmas roll call universal membership, 1918,
was finished with 425 members.

Henry Township Red Cross

Authority to organize an Akron Branch of the Fulton County
Chapter of the American Red Cross, with jurisdiction over Henry
township, was granted June 28, 1917. The temporary committee on
organization was made up of Roy Jones, A. A. Gast, S. N. Shesler,
Miss Deborah V. Strong, John McCullough, E. L. Scott. E. O. Strong,
Rev. I. R. Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Patterson.

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Mrs. M. L. Patterson was made temporary chairman and Miss
Deborah V. Strong temporary secretary. The Chapter was or-
ganized with the same officers until November 6, 1917, when an
election of officers was held and the following were elected for one
year: Mrs. M. L. Patterson, chairman; Mrs. A. A. Kistler, vice-
chairman ; Mrs. W. A. Patterson, secretary ; Mr. John McCullough,
treasurer.

In the December Red Cross membership drive the Akron Branch
enrolled 497 Seniors and seven Juniors. Besides these members, the
Grade Schools of Akron gave an entertainment and used the pro-
ceeds to join the Junior Red Cross in a body. During the early
spring. Miss Ruth Sutherland, of Rochester, held three classes daily
in surgical dressings and thirty ladies completed the course. These
in turn acted as instructors for the various classes under the super-
vision of Mrs. Roy Jones. Several hundred surgical dressings were
completed and sent to headquarters at Rochester.

In October, 1918, new Red Cross officers were elected for one
year, as follows: Mrs. M. L. Patterson, chairman; Mrs. F. M.
Weaver, vice-chairman ; Miss Elizabeth Morrett, recording secretary ;
Mrs. R. R. Carr, corresponding secretary ; Mr. John McCullough,
treasurer.

The Christmas membership drive gave the Chapter an enrollment
of 572 Seniors and 229 Juniors. The Chapter has always been strong
financially due to the loyal support of its members and friends.
Several entertainments were given for the Red Cross, mcluding a
High School play, a two-day, all-star cast moving picture show, two
entertainments by the graded schools and several suppers. A horse,
a young heifer, a quilt and a hand-painting were donated and sold,
making a total of $448.00. Besides these there were many smaller
donations which added to the treasury.

The executive officers made an effort to expend the money wise-
ly, viz. home-charities, pneumonia jackets for our sick during the
flu epidemic and for two adopted French orphans whose father had
given his life in the World's War. Liberal donations were also
made to the Armenian and Syrian Relief Funds, Jewish Welfare
and "Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Coming Day" held at Akron,
Thursday, September 11, 1919. Considerable money was expended
in buying materials for the Red Cross workers. It is impossible to
give the exact number of knitters. Suffice it to say, that yarn was
continually in demand. The Chapter and friends knit, in all, 229
pairs of socks. 111 sweaters, 15 pairs of wristlets, 32 scarfs, 34 helmets,
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just as faithful. The first work they did was to make and fill a com-
fort kit for every Henry township service boy and 300 navy comfort
kits for the Great Lakes Training Station, Chicago, Illinois. Dur-
ing the summer of 1918 the sewing groups were kept busy making
up ready-cut operating gowns and underclothing, supplied by coun-
ty headquarters. More than a dozen boxes and barrels, each, of old,
as well as new clothing, besides several comforters made by the
school children, were shipped to France. Two boxes were shipped to
the "Battleship Indiana," as Christmas Greetings. Forty-seven
Christmas boxes were sent to soldiers overseas, three marked to un-
known. The Chapter had a faithful auxiliary body of workers at
Athens, under the supervision of Mrs. Frank Pontious, who did their
part of all the work required of the township Red Cross.

The fifth and sixth grades of Akron schools knit enough blocks
to complete two quilts, the first going to France — the second to West
Baden, Indiana. During the summer of 1918 the fifth and sixth
grade girls met weekly at the Red Cross room and pieced comforter
tops, also a class of older girls met and completed a comforter top
and a quilt, all were sent to France. We had many Junior knitters in
the grades and high school.

Report of the Women's Work

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Immediately following the appointment of the woman member
of the County Council of Defense, as chairman of Women's Activities
in the county, a call came from the State Food Chairman, Dr. H. E.
Barnard, of Indianapolis, to organize the county by having food con-
servation pledges signed by housewives. An organization to carry
out this request was at once appointed, as follows : Union township :
Chairman — Mrs. Una Wilson. Wayne township : , Chairman — Miss
Dessie Buchanan. Richland township : Chairman — Mrs. J. H. Reed.
Newcastle township : Chairman — Mrs. M. F. Deemer. Rochester
township : Chairman — ^Mrs. Chas. Emmons. Liberty township :
Chairman — Mrs. R. O. Johnson. Aubbeenaubbee township : Chair-
man— Mrs. Sam. Kelley. Henry township : Chairman — Mrs. A. A.
Gast. These women served as chairman of their townships for the
entire period of the war, with the exception of Miss Buchanan, who
resigned her chairmanship in order to give her entire time to the
Red Cross Work, and was succeeded by Mrs. Floyd Leasure. To

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this group of women should be given the greater share of credit for
the splendid record of the county.

In the Food Card drive, the chairmen organized their helpers,
and undertook to obtain the signature of all the women in the coun-
ty, but because of the haste necessary, which gave little time for the
education of the women as to the necessity of this move, a very
small percent of the women appealed to, took the matter in an in-
terested way, and the drive was a failure from the point of numbers ;
however, the seed thus tediously planted bore much fruit, and in
time, when the food conditions were understood, there were no more
consistently conserving communities anywhere, than in Fulton coun-
ty-

In January, 1918, in response to a request from Mrs. Anne S.
Carlisle, state chairman of Women's Activities, a more intensive
organization was undertaken, and twelve women were appointed in
each township retaining the original chairman. These women were
then each one given the chairmanship of one of the twelve depart-
ments, advised by headquarters, for her township. By this means,
when there came a necessity for special emphasis on any one phase
of war work, the entire township could be expected to work on that
committee, the permanent chairman giving for the moment, her place
to the department chairman. Futhermore, there was always a com-
plete county committee on any department, for the county chairman
to use, if occasion arose and finally all of these chairmen, with the
county chairman, formed an executive committee, which was ready to
act upon any necessary questions. This system seemed a trifle com-
plex, at first, but it proved to be surprisingly effective, and it is a
matter of county pride, that the women, thus organized, went over
the top, in every drive, in the shortest possible time consistent with
a complete canvass. When, at the time of the men's finger-tip organi-
zation, a square-mile woman was appointed to work with every
square-mile man, it is safe to say that not a county in the union was
more thoroughly prepared, or more fittingly represented for the most
efifective work in any crisis which might need to be faced.

The second drive which the women handled was the Registration
drive, which was planned for April, 1918. The purpose of the drive
was the registration of every woman in the state in regard to her fit-
ness for some form of war work, at home or afield. The drive was
preceded by an educative period, during which speeches were made
by the Fourteen Minute Women in every locality in the county, ex-
plaining the use of the cards, and their necessity in case of a prolong-
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was more than a 99% enrollment made, every woman except fifty,
so far as was known, having signed in some capacity. This report, it
may be interesting to note, was one of the ten best in the state. A
tabulated report, showing the various departments in which the
women enrolled, would be interesting, too, but unfortunately, it is
not available.

Also in April, 1918, was undertaken the Child Welfare Drive for
the physical examination of all children under five. Thanks to the
generous co-operation of all the county physicians, this examination
was completed and the report sent in, first of all the counties in the
state and later it proved to be one of the most complete reports sent
in. There were, so far as known, less than fifty babies unexamined,
and this meant that for one whole week, every doctor's office was
filled with a steady stream of mothers and babies — the latter being
weighed, measured, and tested carefully for weakness, malnutrition,
or disease. Too much appreciation cannot be expressed for the
energy, time, and skill which the physicians gave so freely to this
work. It is interesting to notice, in this connection, that, because of
the information thus received, many parents have taken steps to
correct the abnormal conditions pointed out changing diet, having
tonsils and adenoids removed, etc., so that the net results of this
drive was a distinct rise in the children's health rate for the county.

The women's organization helped in three Liberty Loan drives,
the United War Work drive, the Y. W. C. A. drive, the book and
magazine drive, the organization of food clubs, which was the only
activity introduced into the county, not eagerly taken up, since there
was but one successful food club (the Mt. Zion) in the county, and
in many other places of equal importance, of less note. It is due the
women, too, to add that the enthusiasm showed in the very last work
was as keen and earnest as in the first; and no one showed any dis-
position to slow up, so long as there was any need for the organiza-
tion to continue its war activities.

There were two dififerent Domestic Science instructors sent to
the county through the efforts of the Home Economics department,
who gave demonstrations in the use of substitutes, and in cold-pack
canning. These were only fairly well received, and the results, while
gratifying to those in attendance, were not so far-reaching as had
been hoped. But it is safe to say that as an echo of these visits,
many canned who had never canned before, and many learned lessons
of thrift in home cooking who had thought they had nothing in that
line to learn.

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The Fourteen Minute women, organized for the purpose of pre-
senting the various requests of the committee at Indianapolis, and
of explaining the need for concerted action in the many drives, were
very successful in their efiforts. They delivered about seventy-five
speeches, some four minute, some fourteen and some longer than
either. They were always heard with courtesy and interest. In con-
junction with the recreation committee, they put on "Community
Sings" at the lake hotels during the summer months.

The latter committee, too, put song leaflets into the churches,
and with the co-operation of the pastors, introduced a fifteen minute
"sing" before the Sunday evening service.

Women's Club Work

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The past four years have been without precedent in the history of
club work while the black shadows of the gigantic tragedy were low-
ering over our loved land. No club woman of Fulton county ever
shirked her share of the great responsibility in aiding our government
to win the war for humanity. When the President of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs telegraphed to Washington within 24
hours after the declaration of war, saying that the club women of
America stood loyally behind the government in the national crisis
and offering their organization for service, the club women of Indiana
and Fulton County interpreted that pledge literally and enlisted as
soldiers, obedient to every command. There are fifteen clubs in Ful-
ton county, not including the social clubs, with about three hundred
members, and all answered their country's call.

Club programs were constructed on war service plans — to offer
a plan not only, patriotic in its intent but also in its effect — to em-
phasize the amazing scope of the war work — to prove that every phase
of war activity could be made a potent factor in winning the war.
The clubs took on a broader and greater scope and- a larger view of
causes and effects, looking into the future for great results. They in-
terested themselves in the health laws, better legislation, home ec-
onomics, good food, clothing and shelter, conservation, good roads,
forestry, education, literature, music and art. Thus the clubs felt
they were helping to make better citizens, better Americans, there-
fore "A Greater America."

The clubs of Fulton county were all concerned in these studies,
all doing their part in every way possible. We realized that it was

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our patriotic duty to have healthy men and women and that child-
hood must be looked after to this end ; that healthful and clean sur-
roundings, good food and clothing are helpful to a citizen's patriotism.
That in reducing the death rate we were working for the highest
patriotism and for our country. We learned that good roads facilitat-
ed war transportation; that forest conservation related itself to ships
and aeroplanes ; that bird production meant crop prxaduction. Years
ago we realized the great problem of Americanization and bent our-
selves to help in every way to inspire American ideals. How civics
helped to build our democracy and government; how art was used
in the war in camouflage and various ways ; how music helped to
keep up the spirit and morale of our boys at the front ; none of these
subjects were new. The clubs only put more energy and stress on
these old questions and while perhaps we could not see immediate
results, it all counted for much and made conditions possible for the
winning of the war.

The clubs of Fulton county played an important role in all war
work of the county. There was a close co-operation between The
Council of Defense and the club women, the latter assisting in every
way possible to carry on the war work. The clubs furnished many of
the square mile and two block women. Many of the 15 minute speak-
ers were club women. They helped to make all the different drives,
in the registration and distribution of food cards. They conserved
food by using substitutes and many made war gardens to increase
the food supply.

The Woman's Club of Rochester gave twenty-nine dollars to
the Furlough Homes in France and twenty-four dollars to a Red
Cross hospital outfit. This club also bought two fifty dollar Liberty
Bonds and thirty of its members bought twenty thousand dollars
worth of bonds.

Report of the Women's Liberty Loan Committee

The women were not represented in the First Liberty Loan, but
for the Second, Mrs. Lucile Holman Leonard was recommended for
the Woman's County Chairman, by Mrs. Perry Heath, secretary of
the County Council of Defense. Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch of Ft.
Wayne, Woman's State Chairman for Liberty Loans.

The women were asked to help in the publicity end of the Drives,
going into different parts of the county distributing literature and
putting up posters at war meetings.

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The Third Liberty Loan found the women organized —

Township Chairmen as follows : Rochester — Mrs. Milton Smi-
ley. Henry — Mrs. Albert Scott. Liberty — Mrs. W. E. Redman.
Wayne — Mrs. Ed. Costello. Union — Miss Jessie Slick. Aubbeenaub-
bee — Mrs. Myrtle Luckenbill. Richland — Mrs. Myrtle Bunn. New-
castle— Mrs. Ancil Jeffries.

Meetings were held in the different townships where speeches
were made in behalf of the Liberty Loan. One at Belong was made
especially enlightening by a little English girl, the young wife of a
returned soldier. She had recently gone through the air raids over
London. Her appeal for subscriptions was especially helpful to the
Loan Committee. In Rochester, Akron, Kewanna and Fulton the two
block women made a house to house canvass for subscriptions.

During the various drives, fourteen minute women attended all
Woman's Clubs, Ladies' Aid and other meetings, picture shows etc.,
speaking in behalf of the Loan. Akron women at first were going
to give their whole attention to Red Cross work but how they did
work and raise quotas after they had a change of heart. Wayne
township had to be shown- but met the emergency nobly. Newcastle
was always up and doing, and Liberty wanted no suggestions. They
did things for themselves.

The same committee chairmen worked for War Savings, selling
stamps and bonds and backing the movement through the schools.

The first day of the drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan came dur-
ing the Fulton County Fair and a great parade marched through the
streets of Rochester to the Fair Grounds. After much consultation,
planning and work by the women, ever keeping in mind the public-
ity of the loan, each township brought in floats, representing Liberty
and war work, to join the bands, the Red Cross, and all the organi-
zations forming the line of march.

Woman's mission in each drive seemed to be to help the men.
This they tried to do to the best of their ability. When the Victory
Loan drive promised to start out badly, enthusiasm waning because
of the signing of the armistice, the woman's county chairman attend-
ed the Seventh Federal Reserve Victory Loan Convention held in
Chicago in March, 1919, hearing Carter Glass, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, on the subject of the Loan. Five states represented
two thousand strong, with drum corps and speakers and enthusiasm
ran high. The slogan "Finish the Job" spread rapidly and the work-
ers at the first call, jumped into harness.

Prizes of German helmets were offered to the school children
of the county, for the best essay on "The Victory Loan." Columbia

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School of Rochester, being the only school to respond to the invita-
tion of the Committee and arrange such a contest, all four prizes were
awarded to pupils of this school. Margaret Elizabeth Bryant receiv-
ed first prize, Jean Rannells second, George Hurst third and Dean
McMahan fourth.

MRS. LUCILE H. LEONARD,
County Chairman Woman's Liberty Loan Committee.

Women's Activities in Newcastle Township.

The women of Newcastle township tried to follow out to the
letter everything that was asked of them during the war. They or-
ganized with 34 square mile women, observed registration week with
an almost 100% registration, observed Child Welfare week and saw
that every child under school age was examined, placed food conserva-
tion cards in practically every home and held a Food Conservation
Demonstration at Talma.

The Red Cross had three organizations in the township, the
Bethlehem unit with Mrs. F. C. Mickey as manager, the Palestine
unit with Mrs. Frank Collins and Mrs. Meade Haimbaugh as
managers and the Talma unit with Mrs. Lou Grove and Mrs. Charles
Jones as managers. Miss Fern Arter had charge of the knitting for
the township. Mrs. Frank Montgomery knitted 104 pairs of sox and
Mras first in the county to use the rainbow colors in the sox and the
only one to knit the emblem of the Red Cross in them.

Bridge Workers Helped

In a large measure the plant of the Rocheser Bridge Company
became a shipyard, where steel was fabricated for the American mer-
chant marine. Early in the ship-building program of the government
this plant was given small contracts for ship parts, and so success-
fully did the company handle the w^ork that the plant was practically
double and between one hundred and fifty and two hundred men were
continuously employed in government work. Through many months,
the men in the employ of the local bridge plant gave tireless support
to the Nation in helping to build ships which went into the merchant
marine and were used to carry food to the American army and the
hungry people overseas. These workmen showed a fine loyalty to
the government by their effort, and in every Liberty Bond drive and
other fund-raising effort contributed liberally of their earnings.

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THE WORLD WAR

Newspapers and Banks Loyal

In giving credit for loyalty and devotion to the common cause,,
not to mention the newspapers of the county w^ould be to ignore one
of the important factors in successfully uniting the sentiment of the
county for effective v^ar w^ork. Without exception every newspaper
of the county did heroic service in carrying government publicity,
without charge, and in giving liberally of their space for every drive
for funds. The Rochester Sentinel, Republican and Sun, the Akron
News, the Kewanna Herald and the Fulton Leader carried columns-
of government publicity and aided in every possible way to give pub-
licity to all war matters.

The banks of the county, without exception, and with an un-
selfish patriotism, aided in every financial effort. Without the whole-
hearted support of the banks of the county it would have been im-
possible to "go over the top" in every demand for funds.

The Boys in Khaki

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Fulton county had approximately 650 of her sons in some branch
of the service. Every effort was made by the compilers of this his-
tory to secure the service record of every Fulton county boy who
served Uncle Sam in the world war. Questionnaires were mailed,
not once, but several times to the last known address of our boys in
the service as well as to relatives, but in spite of the exhaustive effort
■ made, the list is not nearly so complete as it should be. Modesty,
indifference and probably still other motives unknown to the com-
pilers, prevented the completion of the list after months of effort to
make it complete. Neither is it as accurate as one would wish, but
still it shows, unmistakably that Fulton county boys did their part
in winning- the war in many widely separated fields of endeavor.

ADAMSON, Arthur B., 30, Rochester, cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer L. Adamson, entered service May 24, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor and West Point, Ky. 1st cook 325 Hdqrs.
Co., F. A. Sailed Sept. 8, 1918 and served as cook in France. Mus-
tered out March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

ANDERSON, Lloyd Wilbur, 20, Kewanna, R. R. Clerk, son of
William T. and Maude L. Anderson, entered service Oct. 1, 1918 at
Chicago. Served as acting Corporal, Co. D., S. A. T. C. Detachment.
Mustered out Dec. 11, 1918 at Chicago.

ARMSTRONG, Max Ray, 28, Kewanna, optician. Entered serv-
ice Sept. 18, 1917. Trained at St. Paul, Minn., and assigned to
air service. ]\/[ustered out Feb. 18, 1919 at Camp Grant.

ADAMSON, Edgar H., 20, Rochester, telephone work, son of
Homer L. and Isabelle A. Adamson, entered service July 29, 1918,
trained at Great Lakes, promoted to second class seaman, did coast
patrol work. Mustered out Dec. 3, 1918 on U. S. S. Montana.

ANDERSON, Dale, 21, Rochester, railroad, son of William and
Ella M. Anderson, entered service Nov. 10, 1918 at Rochester. Arm-
istice was signed en route to Camp Taylor.

ANDERSON, Max, 18, Leiters Ford, railroader, son of J. W.
and Adda Anderson, entered service April 24, 1918, at Logansport,
trained at Jeft'erson Barracks, Ft. Totten, Eustis, Stuart, Ft. Han-
cock and Campt Grant. Private Battery C, 37th. Mustered out at
Camp Grant, Dec. .19, 1918.

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GLEN EMMONS
HERBERT ROGERS
JAMES A. BABCOCK

PERCY SMITH

ERNEST H. McCALI.

CLARENCE 'i. SNYDER

WILLIAM SOWERS
RAYMOND GOSS
EDWARD K. GILLILANI)

BOYS IN KHAKI 97

ANDERSON, Harley R., 22, Tiosa, teacher, son of Harmon and
Malinda Anderson, entered service at Rochester, March 29, 1918,
trained at Camp Taylor and Upton, made first class private Co. A.,
nith Regt. Div. 28. Sailed May 5, 1918 and with 1st. 2nd, 3rd and
4th Army Corps in France. Mustered out May 13, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

AULT, William H., 22, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of John and
Mary Ault. entered servi-^- Sept. 21, 1917, trained at Camp Knox,
promoted from private to wagoner. Supply Co. 325 F. A. Sailed
Sept. 8, 1918 and served as teamster. Mustered out April 9, 1919 at
Camp Taylor.

ADAMS, Otis B., 2Z, Kewanna, athletic coach, son of Aimer and
Elizabeth Adams. Entered service March 2, 1917, at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, trained at Camp laylor, Camp Gordon and Camp Sher-
idan. Promoted from private to 2nd Lt., 2nd to 1st Lt., 1st Lt. to
Captain. Served as Regimental Adjutant and was instructor of bay-
onet. 5th Inft. Mustered out at Camp Benning. Sailed from U. S.
Nov. 7th, 1918 and was recalled by wireless.

BAILEY, Garl Forrest, 21, (irass Creek, carpenter, son of James
and Nettie Bailey, entered service May 22, 1918 at Logansport, Ind.,
trained at Jefferson Barracks and Ft. Caswell, private, Battery A.,
75th Reg. Sailed Oct. 21, 1918, Battery D., 118 Field Artillery, 31st
Division, 56th Brigade, training for Instrument DetaiL Mustered
out Jan. 14, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

BAGGERLY, Clifford, 21, Kewanna, farmer, son of Charles M.
and Melissa Baggerly, entered service June 3, 1918 at Indianapolis,
trained at Great Lakes and Ithica, N. Y. Seaman. Discharged
June 9, 1919, at Great Lakes.

BECKER, Ernest Ferdinand, 26, Fulton, telephone lineman, son
of Mrs. Mary M. Becker, entered service April 25, 1918, Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor and Washington Barracks, private Co. A.,
314 Engineers. 89th Div. Sailed June 13, 1918, in battles of St.
Mihiel, Sept. 12 and Meuse-Argonne, Nov. 1. Discharged June 4,
1919 at Camp Taylor

BRYAN, Clarence S., 21, Leiters Ford, electrician, married, son
of Frank J. and Emma E. Bryan. Entered service at Niles, Ohio,
Oct. 7, 1917, trained at Camps Sherman and Pike, promoted from
])rivate to corporal, Co. L., 348th Inf. Sailed Aug. 26, 1918, slightly
gassed. Did convoy work. Mustered out March 22, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

RALPH HATFIELD
OMER H. MIKESELL
BOYD PETERSON

OMER DRUDGE
GROVER SMITH
RALPH BROUILLETTE

1 OWELL E. SMITH

FRED ROBBINS

IVAN MURR PERSONNETTE

BOYS IN KHAKI 99

BAIT.KY, Clark, 29, Rochester, farmer, son of Lewis and Am-
anda Bailey, enter -d service June 15, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camp jMcClellan, promoted from private to wagoner and did truck
driving- wath Supply Co. 36th Regt., F. *A. Mustered out Feb. 17.
19 '9 at Camp Taylor.

BENNETT, Forrest L., 28, Mishawaka, Ind., printer, son of
N. E. and Margaret Bennett, Kewanna. Entered service May 20,
1918 at Mishawaka, Ind., trained at Columbus Barracks, Ft. Snelling,
*Camp Gordon, Camp Grant. Made 2nd Lt. U. S. A. 36th Inf. Co. E.
Instructor of Infantry in Officers Training School. Mustered out
Dec. 3, 1918 at Camp Grant.

BAKER, Ermal C, 24, Kentland, Ind., dentist, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Baker, Union township, entered service June 1, 1918, at
Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S. C. Private Marine Corps. Dis-
charged Dec. 19, 1918 at Marine Barracks.

BRUCE, Earnest P., 21, Kewanna, railroad work, son of Richard
F. and Minnie P. Bruce. Entered service Dec. 12, 1917, trained at
Camps Taylor, Green and Hancock. Sailed June 21, 1917 and did
motorcycle dispatch work for Headquarters Co., 3rd Air Service.
Mustered out July 12, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

BYRER, Joel Frederick, 25, Kewanna, electrician, son of J. C.
and Ida B. Byrer. Entered service April 2, 1918 at Rochester. Train-
ed at Ft. Wadsworth. Made first class private. Battery D., 70th
Artillery, C. A. C. Sailed July 15, 1918. Mustered out March 12,
1919, at Camp Sherman.

BABCOCK, James A., 28, married. Rochester, carpenter, son of
Andrew O. and Sarah Babcock. Entered service Sept. 18, 1917, train-
ed at Camps Pike and Dodge. Private Co. E., 313th Eng. Sailed
March 5, 1918 with Co. A., 1st Gas Regt., 1st Army Corps. Partici-
pated in battles on Alsace-Loraine front, St. Mihiel and Argonne
drives. Wounded by shrapnel at apex of right lung, Oct. 15, 1918
Mustered out Feb. 15, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

BACON, LeRoy H., 19, Rochester, clerk, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Bacon, entered service Nov. 4, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained
at Kelly Field and Ft. Thomas. Promoted from private to corporal
to chaufTeur, 73rd Aero Squadron. Sailed July 13, 1918 and served
as chaufifeur in 1st and 2nd Army. In battles of St. Mihiel and Ar-
gonne. Mustered out July 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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RALPH SHELTON
DANIEL KOPP

DENNIS rAMES MAHONEY
LT. LYMAN E. BRACKETT
LEO S. HARTER

HARRV EARL P.EATTH'";
I OTUS TROY THRUSH
EDGAR ADAMSON

BOYS IN KHAKI 101

BARNETT, Victor Fitzgerald. 24. Chicago, newspaper reporter,
son of Philip A. and Nellie Barnett. Entered service Oct. 2, 1917 at
Madison, Wis. Promoted from private to 2nd Lt. C. I., 341st Inf..
Co. I., 230th Inf., Hdqrs. Co,, 360th Inf. Sailed May 6th, 1918, served
as instructor R. O. T. C, A. E. F. In Somme offensive July 4th to
Aug 12th. Discharged July 14, 1919.

BECK, Thomas William, 23, married, Rochester, farmer, son of
John and Anna Beck, entered service May 24th, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camps Taylor and Greenleaf. served as officer's cook and
mess sergeant, 159th Depot Brigade, 17th Co. Discharged Jan. 10.
1919 at Camp Taylor.

BARR. Fred D., 19, Talma, lineman, son of Burr and Elizabeth
Barr. Entered service April 14, 1917 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
trained there and Ft. Andrews, Mass., promoted private to corporal,
Bat. C,. 44th Artillery. Sailed Aug. 14, 1917 and served as gun point-
er and lineman. In battles W'eller, Alsace April 16 to May 25, 1918;
Rammersmatt. Alsace, May 25 to July 29 ; Hagenback, Alsace, July
29 to Sept. 7; St. Mihiel drive Sept. 12 to 15; Bouillonville Sept. 17
to Nov. 11, A. E. F. to Feb. 4, 1919. ' Mustered out Feb. 20. 1919
at Camp Sherman.

BOWEN, Ray, 22, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of John P. and
Rebecca Bowen, entered service July 29, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky.,
trained at Kelley Field, Texas, and Garden City, L. I., made private
first class and did carpenter work with 492nd Aero Squadron. Sailed
Nov. 22, 1917. Mustered out Feb. 13, 1919 at Garden City, L. I.

BEATTIE, Harry Earl, 26, Rochester, horse trainer, son of
Wilbur and Elizabeth Beattie, entered service Oct. 4, 1917 at Roches-
ter, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to sergeant and serv-
ed as stable sergeant Bat. E., 325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 7, 1918. Mus-
tered out March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

BROUILETTE, Ralph, 29, married, Rochester, farmer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brouilette, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Roch-
ester, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to saddler. Battery B.
325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 9th, 1918 with 84th Div. and served as
saddler in France. Mustered out Feb. 13. 1919 at Camp Taylor.

BOWMxAN, Sidney L., Akron, farmer, son of Edward L. and
Minerva Bowman, entered service Sept. 21, 1917 at Rochester, train-
ed at Taylor and Shelby. Made private 1st Class. Sailed Aug. 6,
1918 with Co. I., 83rd Div. and served as P. M. overseas.

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DON BIDDINGER
JOHN W. COSTELLO
FORREST L. BENNETT

ROBERT E. DANIEI,
WALTER J. SWIHART
FRED CAMERER

OTTO R. BEERY
ROBERT GAULT
FLORENCE HENDRICKSON

BOYS IN KHAKI 103

BURNS, Vernon L., 21, Akron, farmer, son of George A. and
Mary E. Burns, entered service Oct. 5, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Taylor and Hamilton. Private C. A. C. Sailed July 15, 1918 and
carried messages to front in Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered out
April 4, 1919.

BURNS, Cecil R., 30, Akron, farmer, son of George A. and Mary

E. Burns, entered service Oct. 4, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Camps
Taylor and Shelby. Private Co. H., 152nd Inf. Mustered out Jan.
25th, 1919 at Camp Shelby.

BACON. Fred B.. 27, Macy, electrician, married, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Bacon, entered service August 15, 1918. trained at Ft.
Wayne, Mich., corporal, 1st Aerial Recruit Squadron. Mustered out
Jan. 22, 1919 at Ft. Wayne, Mich.

BRYANT, Wilbert Andrew. 28. mechanic, son of Rudy and Har-
riet Bryant, entered service June 28, 1918, trained at Camp Taylor,
promoted from private to mechanic and sergeant. Bat. A.. 6th Regt.
Mustered out Dec. 14, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

BRUCE, George Franklin, 19, Rochester, barber, son of Richard

F. and Harriett E. Bruce, entered service April 10. 1917, at Roches-
ter, trained at Ft. Delaware, Ft. DuPont, Camp Eustis and Brinon
Sur Soldare, Fr. Promoted from private to 1st Gunner and Acting
Sgt., served as gun pointer and drilled recruits, 3rd Co. 8th. 6th, 48th
and 74th, C. A. C. Sailed Oct. 7, 1918 with 48th and 92nd. C. A. C.
Bat. B. Participated in battles of Chateau Thierry and Argonne.
Gassed and bayonetted. Discharged March 29, 1919 at Camp Tay-
lor.

BRICKEL, Harry A.. 31. Rochester, lineman, son of Mrs. S. A.
Wenger, entered service June 23. 1916 at Plymouth. Ind.. trained
at Ft. Benj. Harrison, private and telephone work Bat. A., 150th F.
A. Sailed Oct. 16, 1917 with 42nd Div.. 150th Regt. and did tele-
phone work. In Battles of Champagne, Marne. Chateau Thierry, St.
Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Wounded at Chateau Thierry. Discharg-
ed May 9, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

BROWSER, George L.. 24, Rochester, clerk, son of Louis K. and
Kate Brower, entered service May 11, 1917 at Ft. Benj. Harrison,
made 2nd Lt., promoted to Captain. 801st Pioneer Infantry. Sailed
Sept. 8, 1918. Mustered out Aug. 28, 1919 at Camp Dix.

RAY BOWEN

JOSEPH BATT

R. E. HUDTWALCKER

ESTIL DEAN BRUGH
FREDERICK P. CAMPBELL
WILLIAM EASTWOOD

CLINTON HOWARD YEAZEL
FORREST W. HIGGINS

BOYS IN KHAKI 103

BRILES. Dale Morten, 29. married. Rochester, bookkeeper, son
of Charles F. and Eva I. Briles. entered service Aug. 29. 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Camp Gordon, Private Co. B.. 6th Inf. Replacement
Regt. Recommend for Sgt. when armistice was signed. Discharged
Jan. 4, 1919 at Camp Gordon.

BRACKETT. Lyman E., 24, Rochester, wholesale grocer, son
of Lyman M. Brackett, entered service May 12, 1917 at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison, trained at Taylor, New Orleans, Jefferson Barracks and
Overseas. Private to 2nd Lt. Aug. 15, 1917, to 1st Lt., Feb. 15, 1918.
Administrative ofticers D. Q. M. and Purchasing Officer, D. Q. M.,
New Orleans Sailed Oct. 2, 1918, hospital patient. On British front
near Mons, Belgium, Nov 5 to 10, 1918, returned to hospital at Ding-
field, Eng,. Nov. 12. Assigned to duty Hdqrs. S. O. S. London,
transferred to Windall Down Camp, Winchester and on duty there
until Jan. 20, 1919. Discharged Feb. 24. 1919 at Camp Shelby.

BURNS, Robert Raymond, 19, Akron, railroader, son of S. N.
and Mary B. Burns.. entered service Oct. 1. 1918 at Logansport, train-
at Ft. Thomas. Private Troop L., 7th Cavalry. Still in service at
Ft. Bliss, Texas.

BRADWAY, Lee, 17, Akron, farmer, son of Frank E. and Rhoda
E. Bradway, entered service May 6, 1917 at Raymond, S. D., trained
on Mexican border, private Co. G., 109th Am. Train. Sailed Oct. 12.
1918. Mustered out Jan. 18. 1919.

BURNS, Irven R., 26, farmer, son of George A. and Mary E.
Burns, entered service Sept. 21. 1917 at Peru, Ind., trained at Taylor,
Shelby and Mills. Promoted private to wagoner. Supply Co., 152nd
Inf. Sailed Oct. 6. 1918 with Cyclone Division. Discharged April
1919 at Camp Taylor.

BOWMAN, Ernest E., 28, Akron, electrician, son of William and
Elizabeth Bowman, entered service March 10, 1918 at \\^abash, Ind.
trained at Vancouver, Wash. Promoted, to Sgt. 1st class, 5th Aero
Squadron.

BOWMAN, Samuel, 25, Akron, car inspector, son of William and
Elizabeth Bowman, entered service July 26, 1917 at Elkhart, Ind.,
trained at Camp Wheeler, promoted private first class and served as
car inspector with 167th Co. North Reserve Transportation Corps.
Sailed March 27, 1918 and served as ca- inspector overseas.

LEROY MATTHEWS
ROY BRYANT
IIARLEY ZOLMAN

LT. VICTOR BARNETT
HARRY (Mike) BRICKLE
ROBERT FOSTER OWENS

CLARENCE CHAMBERLAIN
RUSSELL B. RICHARD
TAMES F. JOHNSON

BOYS IN KHAKI 107

BABCOCK, Dean E., 24, married, Waterman, 111., farmer, son
of Andrew E. and Lillie Babcock, Richland tp., entered service May 28.
1918 at Sycamore, 111., trained at Camp Gordon, promoted 1st class
private, nurse and ward master, 70th Co., 6th Regt. Sailed July 28,
1918 with Medical Det., 163rd Inf. with which he worked overseas.
Discharged Aug. 2. 1919 at Camp Mills, L. I.

BABCOCK, Otto Russell, 27, Waterman, 111., merchant, married,
entered service Jan. 12, 1918 as seaman and assigned to Great Lakes
training station. Mustered out at Great Lakes. Dec. 17, 1918.

BRYANT. Ernest Ray, 25, married, Rochester, farmer, son of
George S. and Mary Bryant, entered service April 25. 1918 at Roch-
ester trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to corporal to ser-
geant, 12th Co., 1st Regt., 159 D. B. Mustered out Camp Taylor,
Dec. 10. 1918.

BAKER, Glenn Paul, 23, Pueblo, Colo., farmer, son of Mr. and
Airs. John Baker. Delong, entered service March 8, 1918 at Pueblo,
trained at Ft. Logan and Ft. Caswell. Sailed June 10, 1918 with 6th
Anti Air Craft Battery, C. A. C, in battles in St. Die sector Aug. 28th
to Sept. 27th and in Toul sector Sept. 28th, to Nov. 11. Mustered
out May 7. 1919 at Camp Custer.

BAUKE, Claude W., 32, Rochester, railroader, son of Charles
and Cora Bauke, entered service May 10, 1917 at Detroit, Mich., train-
ed there, private Co. B., 16th Regt. Sailed Aug. 1. 1917. In Lys
defensive April 7 to 27, 1918 and Meuse-Argonne offensive Sept. 26
to Nov. 11. Mustered out May 7. 1919 at Camp Custer.

BECKER, Edward C, 27, Fulton, laborer, son of Mrs. Mary
M. Becker, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester, private 13th
Co. 4th Tr. Bri., trained at Camp Taylor. Mustered out Dec. 5,
1918 at Camp Taylor.

BLACKETOR, Paul Shryock, 22, married, Rochester, laborer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Blacketor, entered service May 25,
1918, trained at Camps Taylor, Greenleaf and Gordon, promoted to
first class private. 17th Co. 5th Bn.. 157th Depot Brigade and Re-
corder Base Hospital, Camp Gordon. Discharged Feb. 21, 1918, at
Camp Gordon.

DANIEL WILLARD
GRANT COCKING
ALBERT H. FOX

GEORGE BRUCE GERALD WALTERS

SGT. RALPH CLINGENPEEL ERNEST KOPP
HARRY HETZNER VERNON T. BURNS

BOYS IN KHAKI _ 109

BECKER, Omer, Russel, 17, Fulton, son o^Chas. 1^.. and Edith
Becker, entered service April 16, 1917, private, truck driver, trained
Fort Constitution, Motor transport Detch. No. 2, 3rd Bn. 42nd Artil-
lery, C. A. C. Sailed Jan. 15, 1918, in battles of de Maseirgs and
Butte de Mesniel. Mustered out March 10, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

BRUGH, Estal Dean, 20, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of John and
Dora Brugh, entered service April 25, 1918 at Logansport, trained at
Ft. Casey, Wash., and Camp Eustis, Va., served as wagoner with 48th
Art., Bat. E. Sailed Oct. 7, 1918. Discharged March 29, 1919.

BIDDINGER, Charles, 23, Leiters, bookkeeper, son of Loren and
Calar Biddinger, entered service May 18, 1917, at South Bend, train-
ed at Ft. Benj. Harrison and Camp Shelby. Reg. Supply Sgt., Supply
Co. 137th F. A. Sailed Oct. 6, 1918. Mustered out Jan 17, 1919 at
Ft. Harrison.

BRIDEGROOM, Hugh Ginther, 18, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of
Thomas and Jennie Bridegroom, entered service Oct. 1, 1918, trained
at Camp Franklin. S. A. T. C. of Franklin College. Mustered out
Dec. 21, 1918 at Camp Franklin.

BIDDINGER, Don Namon, 21, Rochester, teacher, son of Jesse
and Elizabeth Biddinger, entered service March 15, 1915 at Vancouv-
er Barracks, Wash. Private Co. H., 21st Regt. Inf. Promoted from
private to Corporal to Sergeant to 2nd Lt. Philippine Scouts. Served
in Philippines. Still in service.

BEERY, Otto R., 31, Chicago, traffic manager, married, son of
Frank L. and Jennie Beery, Rochester. Entered service Aug. 27,
1917 at Ft. Sheridan, 111., promoted to 2nd Lt. 23rd Cadet Officers
Training Co. Sailed Jan. 21, 1918 and served as platoon commander,
Co. L., 26th Inf., 1st Div. Participated in battles of Catigny, May
17, and Soissons, July 18. Received gun shot wound in left thigh.
Discharged March 27, 1919.

BARKMAN, Irvin W., 20, Rochester, teacher, son of George M.
and Sarah E. Barkman, entered service April 14, 1917 at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio., promoted private to corporal to 1st Sgt., and served
as plotter, myie company, 7th Co., C. A. C, 54th Art. Sailed Sept.
23, 1918. Mustered out July 29, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

BLAUSSER, Verne, 20, Kewanna, farmer, son of William and
Melissa Blausser, entered service Dec. 19, 1917 at Decatur, Ind., train-
er at Camp Eustis. private, powder detail Bat. A., 61st Art., C. A. C.
Sailed July 30, 1918 with 33rd Brigade. Mustered out March 11,
1919 at Columbus Barracks.

LLOYD HAGAN
ERNEST W. LONG
FRANK SWIHART

WALTER McCOY
CHARLES KISTLER
MELVIN OTIS INGRAM

OLIVER GROVE
CAPT. OTIS ADAMS
ORVILLE M. SNYDER

BOYS IX KHAKI 111

BABCOCK, Charles C, 26, Rochester, salesman, son of Mrs.
J. J. Hill, entered service May 23, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Ft.
Oglethorpe, private 17th Co., 159th Depot Brigade. Discharged Jan.
22, 1918 at Ft. Oglethorpe.

BARNHART, Hugh A., 25, Rochester, advertising man, son of
Henry A. and Louretta Barnhart, entered service May 14, 1917, at
Ft. Benj. Harrison, trained at Ft. Russell, Camp Logan, Ft. Bliss.
Commissioned at end of the hrst training Camp as 2nd Lt., promoted
to 1st Lt. Cavl. 82nd F. A. \\'as Regimental Adjutant, 82nd F. A.,
and did border guard duty at El Paso, Texas. Mustered out May 16,
1919 at Ft. Bliss. -

BARTIK, Joe M., 30, Rochester, electrician, son of Bohemian
parents, both dead. Entered service Feb. 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Ft. Riley and Camp Green. Promoted private to corporal. Sailed
July 1, 1918, 7th Co. 3rd Rgt., Motor Mechanic Air Service. Still
in service.

BATT, Joseph S., 27 , Rochester, advertising, son of Martin and
Fannie L. Batt, entered service May 13, 1917 at Boston, Mass., train-
ed at Ft. Omaha, 2nd Lt. A. S. S. C. Organized Enlisted Specialists
School for Cordage and Fabric Inspection (Balloon Div.) Camp
John Wise, Commanding Officer 68th Balloon Div., Aerial Observer,
Sherical Balloon Pilot. Mustered out :March 14, 1919 at San An-
tonio, Tex.

BLACK, Thomas E., 21, Rochester, salesman, son of George and
Mary Black, entered service Sept. 3,. 1918; trained at Taylor, West
Point and Knox. Made first class private. Bat. C, 72nd F. A. Mus-
tered out Feb. 5, 1919 at Camp Knox.

CARR, Stanley Byron, 20, Rochester, student, son of Mr. and
and Mrs. Benj. F. Carr, entered service Oct. 11, 1918 at Purdue Uni-
versity, private Co. 2, S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 19, 1918 at
Purdue.

CHAMP, Harry R., 22, Rochester, teacher, son of George and
Clara Champ, entered service ]\Iay 24, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Taylor, Oglethorpe, Eustis, Stuart, Mills. Dix and Sherman. Had
charge of Regimental Surgeon's office and promoted from private to
1st. Sergt., Med. Div. 45th Regt., C. A. C. Sailed Oct. 1918 with
Med. Div. 37th Brigade. Mustered out Feb. 27, 1919, at Camp
Sherman.

CHAS. NOFTSGER
E. L . MORPHET C.
AXEL L. ERICKSON

HARVEY F. HUNTER GVY PETERSON
CALLENTINE C. K. GARNER L. EMMONS
M. E. PETERSON OREN S. KELLEY

ALBERT VAN KIRK

A. HUDKINS
C. E. EDGINGTON

BOYS IN KHAKI 113

COPLEN, Donald. 21, Rochester, farmer, son of H. L. and Ger-
trude McClure Coplen, entered service Oct. 1, 1918 at Bloomington,
Ind., private Co. A. 41st Inf. S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 21, 1918
c>[ Bloomington.

CLAY, Roland Franklyn, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of William
A. and Ida A. Clay, entered service Aug. 1917 at Rochester, trained
at West Point, Musician 325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 1917 with 84th
Div. Discharged March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

CHARTERS, Gresham Omer. 22. Rochester, farmer, son of John
D. and Clara Charters, entered service May 20, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to Corporal, 17th Co., 5th
Bn., 159th Depot Brigade. Discharged Dec. 5, 1918 at Camp Tay-
lor.

CAIN, James Homer, 28, Indianapolis, carpenter, entered serv-
ice Aug. 1917 at Indianapolis, trained at Camp Shelby, private Co. H,
167th Inf. Sailed in spring of 1918 vv^ith Rainbow division. In bat-
tles of Chateau Thierry and Meuse-Argonne. Discharged May 1919.

CLAYBURN, Fred, Rochester, farmer, entered service April 20.
1917 at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., trained at Ft. Barrancas, Fla. Sail-
ed with 64th Reg. Battery C, Artillery July 14, 1918. Discharged at.
Camp Grant April 3, 1919.

CARPENTER, Seth Clarence, 21, Akron, teacher, son of El-
bridge and Delia Carpenter, entered service Aug. 25, 1918 at Roch-.
ester, trained at Taylor, Greenleaf and Ft. Oglethorpe. Private Am-
bulance Co. 22, 7th Sanitary Tr., 7th Div. Sailed Aug. 14. 1918 with
6th Army Corps, 2nd Army. In Prevenelle sector Oct. 10 to Nov.
11. Mustered out July 9. 1919 at Camp Taylor.

CUFFEL, Charles, 27, Kelsey, Alberta, Can., mechanic, son of
W. H. and Louisa Cuffel, served as private with Canadian Engineers
overseas.

COOK, Willis \V., 22. Akron, farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G.
Cook, entered service Nov. 22, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained at Ft.
Thomas and Kelley Field .promoted private to corporal to sergeant,
Co. 20, 1st Regt.. A. S. M. Sailed Feb. 8, 1918 and served as me-
chanic overseas. Was in Voges at date of armistice with 7th French
Army Corps. Mustered out June 3. 1919 at Camp Mills.

NOBLE SMITH
ERNEST M. HOGAN
ROBERT P. BRUCE

WALTER WHITTAKER
ROBT. M. DELEHANTY

OTTO R. BABCOCK
FRED M. DAY

BOYS L\ KHAKI 115

CLEVENGER, William Chester, 22, Rochester, railroader, son
of Mr. ancl Mrs. David B. Clevenger. entered service March 29, 1918,
trained at Camps Upton and Taylor, made first class private Co. C.
52nd Eng. 17th Div. Sailed Jmie 11, 1918. Discharged Sept 9,
1919 at Camp Taylor.

CLAYTON, Bernard. 31, married, Akron, editor, son of George
and Minnie Clayton, entered service June 1, 1918 at Rochester for Y.
M. C. A. work. Trained in New York, sailed August 1, 1918 and did
athletic work in France. Discharged Nov. 15, 1918 at Chicago.

COX, Henry, 2i, Kewanna. railwayman. Entered service May
1, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky., trained at Chickamauga, Ga. Promoted
to Corporal, Co. C. 52nd Regt. Sailed July 6, 1918 from Hoboken.
N. J. Served in the Gerordnier and Vosges sectors and participated
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. With the American army of oc-
cupation in Germany. Mustered out June 19, 1919 at Camp Sher-
man.

CAMPBELL, Paul Frederic, 21, Kewanna, farmer, son of James
and Barbara Campbell. Entered service Nov. 30, 1917 at Ft. Thomas,
Ky. Promoted to private of first class. Hospital Train 54. Sailed
Feb. 10, 1918 and participated in the Champagne-Marne offensive
July 15 to 18, the Ainse-Marne battles July 18 to August 6, and the
Meuse-Argonne offensive Sept. 26 to Nov. 11. Mustered out July
28, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

COSTELLO, John A\'illiam, 28, Chicago, 111., lawyer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Costello, trained at Great Lakes Naval Train-
ing Station, seaman 2nd class, assigned to U. S. S. Gopher, Great
Lakes Fleet, assigned to Municipal Pier, Chicago, 111., Naval Reserve
Unit, Cleveland, Ohio, Officers School, Pelham Bay, N. Y. Promoted
from 2nd class seaman to ensign. Service on Naval Reserve Receiv-
ing Ship, N. Y. and Naval Reserve Receiving Ship, San Francisco,
Cal. Released Feb. 28, 1919 at New York City.

COOPER, Russel B., 21. Fulton, mechanic, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Cooper, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Fulton, trained at
Camps Taylor and Jackson, private with 13th Co. 4th T. R. B. M. 159
Depot Brigade. Mustered out Jan. 2, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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JOSEPH I. CONDON
Wm. POLEN, TR.
DEWEY THOMAS

OMER JOHN MEYER LEO. R. CLEMANS

ALFRED R. FLYNN WHIT HEIMINGER H. LESLIE GINTHER
CLARENCE OREN BENGE JESSE H. JONES

BOYS IN KHAKI 117

COOK. Ray Dell, 29, Fulton, mechanic, son of George W. and
Amanda L. Cook, entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Detroit, Mich.
Trained at Camp Custer, promoted from private to private 1st class,
33rd Co. 9th Bri. 160 Depot Bri. Sailed Oct. 26, 1918. Base Hos-
pital No. 99, mechanical work. Mustered out June 26, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

CROWNOVER, LeRoy A., 26, married, Rochester, garage, son
of Asbury Lee and Cleora Crownover, entered service May 2, 1918
at Rochester, trained at Ft. Thomas, Chattanooga and Camp Upton,
private Signal Corps, 52nd Machine Gun Co. Sailed July 5, 1918, in
the Argonne offensive. In Feb. 1919 sent to Germany to guard Rus-
sian Prisoner of War Camp, at Gardelegen. With Inter-Allied Mil-
itary Commission at Berlin. Discharged Sept. 27, 1919 at Camp Tay-
lor.

CRAIG, Merle M., 21, married, Rochester, truck driver, son of
Bert and Leona Craig, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Taylor and Jackson, private i3th Co. 159th Depot Brigade
and Bat. C, 18th Regt. Mustered out Dec. 23, 1918 at Camp Jack-
son.

COPLEN, Oscar O., 18, Rochester, student, entered service
April 15, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Thomas and Ft. Delaw^are.
Sent to Ft. Dupont as assistant sergeant in medical department. Dis-
charged Dec. 20, 1918 at Camp Sherman.

COOK, Avery B., Zt^, Rochester, painter, son of George and Belle
Cook, entered service May 1, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Thom-
as and Ft. Mott, promoted from private to corporal, Medical Dept.,
Regular Army. Nursing. Still in service.

CONDON, Joseph Irving, Rochester, freight clerk, son of H. C.
and Martha S. Condon, entered service May 14, 1918 at Indianapolis,
trained at Ft. Harrison, promoted from private to Sergeant, Prov.
Post Hdqrs. Co. Discharged Dec. 18, 1918.

COLLINS, Robert William, 18, Rochester, auto mechanic, son
of William and Jessie Collins, entered service Feb. 5, 1918 at Roch-
ester, Ind., trained at Kelly Field and Indianapolis Speedway, pro-
moted from private to corporal and served as aviator mechanic with
809th Aero Squadron. Mustered out March 18, 1919 at Indianapolis
Speedway.

HUBERT MOGLE
ARCHIE GROVE
CHAS. G. IRVINE

EARL SISSON

LT. C. A. SCHIRM

VIRGIL K. MARIOTT

ARTHUR R. HATFIELD
ARTHUR ADAMSON
RAY E. KING

BOYS IN KHAKI 119

CLIXGEXPEEL, Ralph R., 25, Rochester, mechanic, son of
WilHam and Elizabeth Clingenpeel, entered service Dec. 11, 1917 at
New Orleans. La., trained at Ft. Houston, promoted from Private,
to Sergeant, .AI. R. U. 309 M. T. C. Sailed Oct. 16th, 1918, Auto
Repair. Mustered out Aug. 1, 1919, Camp Taylor.

CLEMANS, Leo R., 31, South Bend, Ind., married, pharmacist,
son of Lincoln and Emma Clemans, entered service Dec. 3, 1917 at
Elkhart, Ind., trained at Ft. Thoriias, Ft. Wood, N. Y., promoted from
Private to Sergeant, Sergt. Telephone Operator, Telephone work,
Co. E, 419th Teleg. Bn. S. C. U. S. A. Sailed Sept 14, 1918. In bat-
tle of Meuse-Argonne, Verdun. Clustered out July 29, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

CLAYTON', Lewis Jay, 28, Rochester, baker, son of George and
Minnie Clayton, entered service Dec. 13, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained
•It Jefferson Barracks and Ft. Riley, promoted from private to ser-
geant, Bakery Co. 351. Sailed Sept. 4, 1918 and did bakery work be-
hind the lines and later for prison camp in France. Mustered out
Oct. 1, 1919 at Camp Dix.

CLARY, Harvey Foy, 22, Rochester, merchant's delivery, son
of Elbert E. and Nevada B. Clary, entered service March 28, 1918
at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor. Private Co. A. 111th Inf. 28th
Div. Sailed May 5, 1918. In second battle of the Marne, and Roh-
maine Hill. Wounded Sept. 6th at Rohmaine Hill and sent to Amer-
ican Red Cross Hospital No. 5, Paris. Discharged May 13, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

CHANDLER, Harvey West, 26, Rochester, teacher, son of
George C. and Emily M. Chandler, entered service July 1, 1917 and
served as acting Bn. Sgt. Major, Personnel Dept., Valparaiso, Ind.
Discharged Dec. 21, 1918 at \'alparaiso.

CHAMBERLAIX', Clarence B., 20, Rochester, electrician, son
of John E. and Elsie B. Chamberlain, entered service Jan. 31, 1918
at Columbus, Ohio, trained at Columbus Barracks and promoted from
private to private of first class and radio operator -Avith Headquarters
Co., 39th Inf.. 4th Div. Sailed May 10, 1918 and did radio and tele-
phone work in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne of-
fensives. Xow at Rolandseck, Germany, with Army of Occupation.

ELZA N. SCHIRM PAUL F. CAMPBELL

LEVI THORTON ZOLMAN WILLIAM FANSLER

ED. HETZNER MAX HOOVER

WILLARD MELVIN FRYE
DALE ANDERSON
FRED D. BARR

BOYS IN KHAKI 121

CHAMBERLAIN, Chester Alexander, 18. Rochester, office work,
son of William C. and Florence Chamberlain, entered service August
August 27, 1917 at Tampa, Fla., trained at Camp Wheeler, promoted
to private first class, served as cook. Sailed Oct. 6, 1918, Co. M,
107 Inf., 27th Div. 2nd Army Corps, and served as cook in France.
Mustered out April 4, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

CAMPBELL, Paul Frederick, 22, Kewanna, farmer, entered
service Nov. 30, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky., trained at Camp Greenleaf
and Ft. Oglethorpe, made first class private. Sailed Feb. 10, 1918
and served with Hospital Train Unit which removed wounded from
all battle fronts on American sectors. Discharged July 28, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

CAMERER. Fred D., 18, Rochester, farmer, son of Henry E.
and Emma B. Camerer, entered service April 9, 1917 in the west,
trained at Douglas, Ariz., and Ft. Bliss, promoted from private to
corporal. Troop C, 17th Cavl. Served as Army Post Master, and is
still in service with troops guarding border near ElPaso, Tex.

CALLENTINE, Clarence W., 21, South Bend, painter, son of
Mrs. Racheal Eisenman, Rochester, entered service Oct. 11, 1917 at
Rochester, trained at Camp Shelby and Washington Barracks, pri-
vate to w^agoner, 465th Pontoon Train Engineers. Sailed Aug. 1,
1918, trained in Brookwood, England. Mustered out May 26, 1919
at Camp Sherman.

DAVIDSON, Robert H., 42, Delong, structural engineer, enter-
ed service August 5, 1917 at Denver, Colo., trained at Camp Kearney,
promoted private to Master Engineer, senior grade, and did construc-
tion work with Hdqrs. Det. 115th Engineers. Sailed August 8, 1918
with 115th Engineers. In St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives,
wounded in Argonne Oct. 7. Discharged July 15, 1919 at Camp
Taylor.

DILLON, Clarence Allen. 24, Rochester, son of William A. and
Mary E. Dillon, entered service March 7. 1918 at Rochester, took
photographic training at U. S. School of Aerial Photography, made
private Photo Section 42 and took further training at Door Field,
Fla. and ordered to port of embarkation when war was over. Mus-
tered out Dec. 19, 1918 at Garden City, L. I.

Wm. F. JOHNSON

OMER RUSSELL BECKER

CHARLES BIDDINGER

MAX ANDERSON

TEAN DITMIRE

RALPH WALDO DITMIRE

GERALD \V. EBER
LOYD G. POLLEV
ROBERT CLEON NYE

B(3YS IN KHAKI 123

DITMIRE, Jean Edward, 22, Fulton, embalmer, entered service
June 3, 1918 at Indianapolis, trained at Great Lakes Training Station
and Philadelphia Navy Yard. Service on sea on U. S. S. Buffalo,
repair and supply ship. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1919 at New York
City.

DITMIRE. Ralph Waldo, 2S, Detroit, Mich., factory hand, en-
tered service May 28, 1918 at Detroit, Mich., trained at Camp Wheel-
er and Camp Jackson, promoted from private to 1st class private in
Supply Co. llSth F. A. 31st Div. Sailed Oct. 21, 1918 trained at
Rennes. Mustered out Jan. 13, 1919 at Newport News.

DUDGEON, Dewey G., 20, Rochester, student, son of II. and
Mary E. Dudgeon, entered S. A. T. C, Oct. 12, 1918 at Purdue Uni-
versity, Lafayette, Ind. Private Co. 4, section A. Mustered out Dec.
19, 1918 at Lafayette.

DAVIS, Edwin A., 26, Rochester, laborer, son of Columbus and
Margaret Davis, entered service March 3, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Camp Eustis and Ft. Monroe, promoted from private to corporal
to sergeant, 5th Co., 57th Ammunition Train. Discharged Dec. 20,
1918 at Columbus, Ohio.

DA\'ISSON, Harold B., 23, married, Rochester, contractor, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Davisson, entered service Sept. 1, 1918 at Cul-
ver Academy, candidate 20th Obs. Bat., Camp Taylor. Mustered
out Dec 7, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

DRAKE, Fred T., 17, Rochester, mechanic, son of Benjamin and
Mae Drake, entered service June 4, 1917 at Chicago, trained at Jef-
ferson Barracks, Mo. Private .Co. C, 8th U. S. Mounted Engineers.
Made camp baker at ElPaso, Tex. Still in service.

DANIEL, Robert Earl, 23. Kewanna, telephone business. Son
of L. E. and E. V. Daniel. Entered service May 1, 1918 at Indian-
apolis. Trained at Camp Forrest, Ga. Served as Regimental tele-
phone operator, Headquarters Co. 52 Inf. 6th Div. Sailed July 6,
1918 and served with Headquarters Co. in Gerardmer sector, Vosges
and in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered out June 18, 1919
at Camp Sherman.

DUKES, Lauren Andrew. Kewanna, 20, farmer, son of Ulysses
E. Dukes, entered the service at Hoopeston, 111. May 23, 1917. En-
tered service at Camp Logan, Texas, as a private. Promoted to
Corporal and served as company clerk. Co. B, 129th Inf., 33rd Div.
Saw service in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and at Verdun and St.
Mihiel. Mustered out at Camp Grant, June 6, 1919.

CHAS. CLYDE MOW
VERNON NOYES
RALPH HAMILTON

CLARENCE O'CONNELL
FRED BYRER
PAL'L DEAN HENDERSON

ERMAL C. BAKER
T. N. VAN CLEAVE
LOYD VV. ANDERSON

BOYS IN KHAKI 125

DUKES, Paul L., 23. Kewanna, farmer, son of Ulysses and Rosa
Dukes, entered service July 27, 1917 at Sioux City. Iowa, trained at
Ft. Logan and Camp Douglass, promoted private to corporal Co. F,
20th Inf. Discharged March 27. 1919 at Nitro, W. Va.

DELEHANTY. Robert Emmitt. 35, Akron, farmer, son of James
and Lida Delehanty. entered service Sept. 29. 1917. at Rgchester
trained at Camp Greene. N. C, private Co. K, 61st Inf. Sailed April
15. 1918. In St. Mihiel and Argonne oflfensives. Wounded Oct. 15.
1918, Argonne. by high explosive shell. In general Hospital 28 at
Ft. Sheridan for nine months. Discharged July 5. 1919 at Ft. Sheri-
dan.

DRUDGE, pmer, 24, Rochester, signalman, son of Amos and
Maude Drudge, entered service July 27, 1917 at Ft. Wayne, trained
Ft. Thomas, Kelly Field and Mineola. N. Y.. promoted private to
corporal, 492 Aero Squadron. Sailed Nov. 22. 1917 and did con-
struction work. Mustered out Feb. 13. 1919. at Mineola. N. Y.

DRUDGE, A\'ilson Lee. 23. married. Rochester, farmer, son of
Charles and Ella M. Drudge, entered service Sept. 3. 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Taylor. Knox and West Point. Promoted private
to wagoner Supply Co. 72 F. A. Discharged March 7, 1919 at Camp
Knox.

DAY, Fred M., 24, Rochester, farmer, son of Edward and Ida
Day, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Camp
Taylor, private 1st class and teamster. Bat. A. 325th F. A., 84th Div.
Sailed Sept. 9, 1918. Mustered out March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

DIXON, Thomas W., 23, Rochester, farmer, son of J. A. and
Wilhelmina L. Dixon, entered service July 11, 1918 at Beloit. Wis.,
trained at Ft. Flancock. promoted Sgt., trained machine Gunner and
instructor. 5th Group. 52nd Co., M. G. T. C. Mustered out Jan.
12, 1919 at Camp Grant.

DIXON. Joseph E., 26, Rochester, farmer, son of John A. and
Wilhelmina L. Dixon, entered service Sept. 20. 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Taylor and Knox, promoted private to corporal. Bat. B.
325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918 and trained as gunner on French
75 Mm. Guns. Mustered out Feb. 13, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

ROY SHELTON
RUSSELL B. COOPER
Wm. H. REISH

DEWEY E. DUDGEON
CHARLES O. PACKER
HUGH R. HENDERSON

STANLEY B. CARR
GUY R. FREES
WARREN DOWNS

BOYS IN KHAKI 127

DOWNS, Warren William. 19, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Downs, entered service Jan. 11. 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Ft. Bliss and Camp Cireen, private Bat. B, 13th F. A.
Sailed May 22, 1918 with 4th Div. Participated in actions on Ainse-
Marne, Vesle river. Toul sector, St. Mihiel. Meuse-Argonne and with
A. of O. in Germany. Still in service.

DAVIS, W^arren C, 21. married, electrician. Rochester, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Davis, entered service June 20. 1916 at Warsaw,
Ind., trained at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Promoted private to cor-
poral to 2nd Lt. Co. H, 32nd Inf., Battery D, F. A. Brigade. Served
as Supply officer 21st F. A. Brigade. Mustered out Dec. 1. 1918 at
Camp Sheridan.

EDGINGTON, \\ illiam. 31. Rochester, farmer, son of George
and Malinda Edgington, entered service May 24. 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camps Greenleaf and Gordon, private Unit 52, Base Hos-
pital. Mustered out at Camp Gordon.

EBER, Gerald V., 19, Rochester, farmer, son of Charles and
Maude Eber, entered service April 16, 1917, trained at Columbus
Barracks, Fort Constitution and Fort Myers. Promoted from Pri-
vate to 1st class Private, guard duty, with 12 F. A. Battery E. 2nd
Div. Sailed Jan. 11, 1918, in battles of Chateau Thierry, Soisson.
Pont A, Mousson. St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc and Argonne. transferred
to Army of Occupation. Mustered out Aug. 14. 1919 at Camp Sher-
man.

EASTERDAY. Loris Everett. 22, Rochester, mechanic, son of
George W. and Lavina Easterday, entered service March 29, 1918 at
Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, private Co. A. 111th Infantry.
Sailed May 5, 1918. In Battle oi Marne, wounded Aug. 10, 1918 at
Fismes. Still in service.

EMMONS, A\'illiam F.. 26. Kewanna. lineman, son of Charles
and Nezzie Emmons. Entered service Sept. 5, 1918. trained at Camp
Taylor. 6th Co. 2nd Developing Battalion. Mustered out Dec. 4,
1918.

EMMONS, Grover B.. 24, married, Logansport, barber, son of
George and Sarah Emmons, Newcastle, entered service Sept 19, 1917
at Logansport, trained at Camp Taylor and West Point, private Sup-
ply Co., 325th F. A. 84th Div. Sailed Sept. 1918 with 84th Div. and
served as barber. Mustered out March 1919 at Camp Sherman.

VANCE HARSH
LESTER EBER
SAMUEL BOWMAN

AMOS WAGONER
ALVA N. THOMPSON
ROBERT C. MARSHALL

FRANK H. LTTTER
CHARLES FAULSTICH
EARL J. SWASON

BOYS IN KHAKI 129

EDINGTON, Clarence Earl, 27, Rochester, farmer, son of Simon
and Sarah Edington, entered service May 24, 1918, at Rochester, train-
ed at Camp Greenleaf, private Mobile Hosp. No. 8. Sailed Aug. 23,

1918 and served as ambulance driver in France. Discharged July 22,

1919 at Mitchell Field, L. I.

EBER, Lester Albion, 18, Akron, farmer, son of Jacob and Waity
Eber, entered service May 6, 1918 at Ft." Wayne, trained at Camp
Humphreys, Va. Private 41st Div. 116th Regt. Co. A. Sailed Aug. 23,
1918 with 41st Engineers and did carpenter work overseas. Muster-
ed out Jan. 9, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

ERICKSON, Axel Leonard, 26, Rochester, farmer, entered
service Sept. 10, 1917 at Rochester. Trained at Camps Taylor and
Mills. Private and dispatch carrier, Hdqrs. Co., 115th F. A. Sailed
June 4, 1917. Saw service in Toul sector, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne
and Tryon Woerve. Mustered out April 8, 1919.

EISENMAN, Glen Louis, 23, Rochester, farmer, son of John and
Delia Eisenman, entered service July 31, 1918, trained at Valparaiso,
Ind., ^^'ashington Barracks, Ft. Hamilton and Elmhurst, L. I., made
wagoner Co. I. 71st Engrs., Sec. 12. Discharged at Camp Leach,
Dec. 21, 1918.

EISENMAN, Fred Samuel, 18, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Eisenman, entered service Dec. 11, 1917 at Ft.
Wayne, trained at Ft. Thomas, Marfa and Glenn Springs, Tex. Pro-
moted to sergeant and drill master Troop D, 8th Cavalry. Did guard
duty along Mexican border and was in chase after Mexican bandits,
May 16 to 20, 1918. Mustered out Feb. 5, 1919 at Marfa, Tex.

EASTW^OOD, William Oscar, 19, Rochester, blacksmith, son of
William and Flora Eastwood, entered service July 21, 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Great Lakes Station, promoted from private to sea-
mans Guard. Mustered out April 5, 1919 at Great Lakes.

FARRY. Charles Fulton, 22, Rochester, teacher, son of Austin
O. and Annie M. Farry, entered service Oct. 4. 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Camps Taylor and Jackson, promoted private to Sgt., to
2nd Lt., battery clerk, Battery" B, 325th F. A. Sailed May 23, 1918
with Battery B., 8th, F. A. 7th Div. Mustered out Feb. 6, 1919 at
Camp Meade.

FOSTER, Herbert William, 22, Tiosa, teacher, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Foster, entered service June 1, 1918 at Great Lakes,
assigned to 1st Regt. Camp Dewey. In Great Lakes Band. Discharg-
ed March 26, 1919 at Great Lakes.

DEO FOOR
CLAUDE W. BAUKE
TUSTIN HALL

RUSSELL MURPHY
KENNETH PERSONETTE
FRANK SWANGO

STANLEY CARR
GLEN SMILEY
ROY O'BLENIS

BOYS IN KHAKI 131

FOOR, Osa Vern, 27, Rochester, machinist, son of Parlee E. and
Essie M. Foor, entered service Feb. 27, 1918 at Kokomo, Ind., trained
at Camp Greenleaf, made private of first class and did clerical work
with Medical Detachment, Base Hospital, Camp Shelby, Miss. Still
in service.

FOOR, James David, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Parlee E. and
Essie M. Foor, entered service May 7, 1918 at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
trained at Ft. Totten and Camp Eustis, made private first class in
Battery E, 38th Art. Sailed Oct. 13, 1918 with Battery F, 47th Art.
1st Army, A. E. F. Mustered out at Camp Sherman March 21, 1919.

FOOR, Deo F., 26, Rochester, farmer, son of Parlee E. and Es-
sie M. Foor, entered service March 12, 1918 at Columbus, Ohio, train-
ed at Ft. Hancock, N. J. Sailed Aug. 17, 1918 as private with Bat-
tery D, 53rd C. A. C. and took part in Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Mustered out at Camp Sherman, Ohio, April 4, 1919.

FERRY, Perry Lawson, 38, Akron, physician, son of John L.
and Sophia Ferry, entered service June 26, 1918 at Akron, trained at
Camp Greenleaf. Promoted 1st Lt. to Capt. M. R. C, Detachment
Commander, Base Hospital 122, Camp Greene, N. C. Mustered out
Dec. 11, 1918 at Camp Greene.

FLYNN, Alfred R., 23, Rochester, iron worker, son of Frank and
Priscilla Flynn, entered service May 9, 1917, at Ft. Thomas, trained
there and at Camps D. A. Russell and Jones, promoted to wagoner.
Troop I, 1st Cav. Mustered out Sept. 4, 1919 at Douglass, Ariz.

FOKER, Elmer M., 29, married, Rochester, laborer, entered
service March 21, 1918 at Camp Green, N. C. Private Co. M, 39th
Regt., 4th Div. Inf. Sailed May 10. 1918 and participated in Battles
of the Marne, July 18 to August 12, St. Mihiel Sept. 12 to 18, started
in Meuse-Argonne offensive and was gassed in Argonne Forest Sept.
27th and taken to Base Hospital 117 for treatment. Mustered out
May 17, 1919 at Camp Lee.

FOGLESONG, Harry E., 19, l^ochester, student, son of Henry
T.. and Marcia E. Foglesong, entered service July 29, 1918 at Indian-
apolis, trained at Great Lakes and Hampton Roads. Fireman
aboard ship Susquehanna. Sailed Nov. 12, 1918. Discharged Jan.
21, 1919 at Great Lakes.

HARLAN SHAW
HERBERT GOULD
PERRY W. GILLESPIE

OTIS TAY WRIGHT GEORGE E. WARFIELD

R. W.'GARMAN MERLIN F SNYDER

HERMAN MEYER C. G. SAUSAMAN ELZA HOGAN

BOYS IN KHAKI 133

■ FIELDS, Francis Guy, 19, Rochester, iron worker, son of Charles
and Carrie Fields, entered service Oct. 14, 1918 at Rochester, trained
?t Winona, Ind. Promoted from private to acting corporal and ser-
geant at Winona. Co. G. Mustered out Dec. 16, 1918.

FIELD, Ernest A., 23, Rochester, farmer, son of Walter and
Jessie Field, entered service April 1918 at Douglas, Wyo., private
Regular Army, 14th F. A. Supply Co. Discharged March 1919.

FELTY, Fred Wilson, 24, Rochester, barber, son of Henry M.
and Indiana Felty, entered service Oct. 4, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Taylor, private 325th F. A. Hdqrs. Co. Mustered out Dec. 14,
1918 at Taylor.

FEIDNER, Arthur, 25. Grass Creek, farmer, son of William M.
and Sarah E. Feidner, entered service Aug. 23, 1917 at Ft. Wayne,
Ind., trained at Kelley Field, promoted private to sergeant, 98th Aero
Squadron. Sailed Nov. 14, 1917 and served as airplane mechanic
overseas. Mustered out April 8, 1919 at New York.

FANSLER, William Jacob, 20, Kewanna, farmer, son of Stephen
and Lena Fansler, entered service Oct. 6, 1917 at Kokomo, trained at
Laredo, Tex., promoted private to horse shoer for Troop H, 14th
Cavalry. Mustered out Sept. 20, 1919 at Camp Grant.

FAULSTICH, Charles, 20, Delong. farmer, son of Albert and
Elnora Faulstich, entered service Feb. 7, 1918 at Indianapolis, trained
at Camp Sam Houston, Texas, promoted to Corporal and served as
truck driver with 404th Transport Corps on Mexican border. Dis-
charged May 26, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

FREESE, Guy Ralph, 22, Kewanna, farmer, entered service May
14, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Bliss, Ky., attached to medical
department, 64th Inf. Sailed July 26, 1918 and was in fighting in
Marbache and Purvenell Sectors. Discharged June 26. 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

FRYE, Willard Melvin, 23, Delong. mechanic, son of Richard
and Clara Fry, entered service Feb. 7, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained
at Vancouver, engineering with Co. A., 318th Regt., 6th Div.
Sailed May 1918 and was in battles of Argonne forest and on Alsace
front. Mustered out June 21, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

FOX, Albert H., 26, Delong, farmer, son of Henry and Elizabeth
Fox, entered service Dec. 11, 1917 at Hammond, trained at Camp
Johnson, Fla. Sailed June 10. 1918 with Fire Truck and Hose Co.
322. Still in service.

SIDNEY BOWMAN
BENTAMIN MURPHY
ROBERT MITCHELL

IIANFORD H. MILLER
EVERETTE D. MOGLE
IVAN R. BURNS

ROY RICHMOND (Left)
CHARLES ERNEST GOHN
JAMES M. WARE

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FOSTER, Ora A., 23, Logansport, Funeral director, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Foster, Richland Tp., entered service March 29,
1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to cor-
poral to sergeant, to Army Field Clerk. Uth Co., 1st Regt., 159tb
D. B. Mustered out May 1919 at Camp Taylor.

GOODRICH, Daniel, 32, married, Rochester, cigar maker, son
of Alfred L. and Mary A. Goodrich, entered service April 26, 1918,
trained at Camps Taylor and Custer, promoted private to Corporal.
Discharged Dec. 21, 1918. Died at the home of his mother in Roch-
ester, June 25, 1919.

GOHN, Charles Earnest, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of Charles
and Kizzie Gohn, entered service March 12, 1918 at Rocheser, train-
ed at Ft. Canby, Ft. Stevens, private Battery F, 69th Regt., C. A. C.
Sailed Aug. 16, 1918. Discharged March 10, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

GINTHER, Merl. 18. Leiters Ford, carpenter, son of Adam R.
and Leila Ginther. Entered service at South Bend, Ind., July 7,
1917, trained at Taylor, sailed Sept. 18, 1917 w^ith 3rd Army Corps,
2nd Div., 9th Inf. Participated in battles in Verdun sector Sept. 18,
1917, St. Mihiel, Blanc Mont and Meuse-Argonne. Wounded at St.
Mihiel, Sept. 11, 1917. Mustered out Aug. 14, 1919 at Camp Sher-
man.

GREEN, Sidney, 30, Delong. married, farmer, son of Samuel R.
and Lydia Green, entered service at Rochester Sept. 20, 1917, trained
at Camp Taylor, served as wagoner with 325th Supply Co., F. A.
Mustered out Jan. 9, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

GAULT, Robert E., 21, Grass Creek, farmer, son of L. Allison
and Annie E. Gault, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Camp Knox, private. Battery E. 70 F. A. Mustered out Feb.
3rd at Camp Knox.

GREENWOOD. Robert F., 18, Akron, machinist, son of L. R. and
Fannie Greenwood, entered service June 4, 1918 at Indianapolis,
trained at Ft. Caswell, N. C. Private Headquarters Co., 70th Art. C.
A. C. Sailed Sept. 25, 1918. Mustered out March 12, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

GROVE, Oliver, 26, Talma, merchant, son of Simon Y. and Liz-
zie B. Grove, entered service June 14, 1918 at Rochester, trained 2nd
Detachment, Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis, promoted private
to corporal, 9th Motor Supply Train, 9th Div. R. A. Mustered out
at Camp Taylor March 28, 1919.

EMMET S. TRAMBARGER
THOMAS WM. RECK
DEAN E. BABCOCK

CLEM H. O'BLENNIS
WILLIAM H. OVERMYER
OSA POOR

JAMES HOWARD WEIR
WILLIAM MILLER
WILLIAM H. AULT

BOYS IN KHAKI 137

GOULD, Herbert H., 19, Kevvanna, reporter, son of Frank P.
and Carrie Gould. Entered service April 17, 1917 at Rochester.
Trained at Columbus, Ohio and San Antonio, Texas. Made Sergeant
and promoted to Sgt. 1st class, 30th Aero- Squadron. Sailed August
23, 1917 and was in first American air service to arrive in France, and
was sent to aviation school in Paris for two months. Had fifty-
hours flying time in bombing planes. Founder of "Flights and
Landings" the only official air service publication and served as ed-
itor of same for last ten months overseas. Went to France from
Liverpool on H. M. S. Baltic, same ship Pershing went over on.
Torpedoed by Germans off Irish coast and ordered to life boats but
later arrived in Liverpool by using full steam ahead. Mustered out
June 9, 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio.-

GOULD, Francis B., Rochester, entered service at Jefferson Bar-
racks, Mo., Nov. 14, 1907, assigned to Co. A., Signal Corps, stationed
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Promoted from private to corporal to
sergeant. Discharged Nov. 13, 1910. Reenlisted Feb. 10, 1911,
assigned to Coast Artillery, 35th Co., Ft. Monroe, Va. Promoted
Corp to Sgt. to Q. M. and Mess Sgt. Discharged Feb. 9, 1914. Re-
enlisted Feb. 10, 1914, discharged to accept commission, May 10,
1918, when commissioned 2nd Lt., promoted to Jst Lt. Since 1916
served in Philippines. Commanded M. G. Co. 3rd Phil. Inf., Provost
Officer, Casual Officer and Intelligence Officer, Ft. Wm. McKinley,
P. I.

GOSS, Raymond M., 18, Rochester, chauffeur, son of John and
Isabel Goss, entered service Feb. 2, 1918 at Indianapolis, trained at
Rich Field, private 281 Aero Squadron. Sailed Aug. 13, 1918, and
served with 281 Aero Squadron as a mechanic. In the Meuse-Ar-
gonne offensive. Discharged July 10, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

GROVE, Archie, 29, Talma, hardware merchant, son of Simon
and Lizzie Grove, entered service March 28, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Camp Taylor and Washington Barracks, promoted private to
corporal, 35th Engineers. Sailed Aug. 3, 1918 and did construction
work with Co. F, 21 Grand Div. Discharged May 5, 1918 at Camp
Dix.

GINTHER, Herbert Leslie. 23, Delong, laborer, son of Jacob O,
and Mollie Ginther, entered service May 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Kelly Field, Wilbur Wright's Field and Camp Mills, served as mo-
torcycle rider with 19th Aero Squadron. Sailed Dec. 4, 1917. Muster-
ed out May 5, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

MERL GINTHER
HARRY CHAMP
CLARK BAILEY

WILLIAM EDGINGTON
HARVEY P. MARTIN
CLARENCE G. STINGLEY

CLINT W. MILLER
SIDNEY GREEN
WALTER I. REDMOND

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GINN, Irven, 24, Akron, clerk, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ginn,
entered service Aug. 5, 1917 at Warsaw, Ind., trained at Camp Shelby,
promoted private to corporal, Bat. D. 137 F. A. Sailed Oct. 6, 1918.
Mustered out Jan. 14, 1919 at Ft. Harrison.

GINN, Harland Harrison, 28, Akron, barber, son of Sylvester C.
and Mollie E. Ginn, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, train-
ed at Camp Taylor. Private Bat. B, 325th F. A. Sailed April 8,
1918 with Bat. D, 321 F. A. 82nd Div. In St. Mihiel drive Sept. 12,
and Meuse-Argonne offensive Sept. 26 to Oct. 8, when wounded by
explosion. Mustered out May 29, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

GARMAN, Perry C, 27, Kewanna, Ind., dental student, son of
Leroy and Harriet Garman. Entered service Nov. 16, 1917 at Ft. Ben-
jamin Harrison. Trained at Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Served as assistant
to dental surgeon. Dental Co. No. 1. Mustered out Jan. 26, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

GARMAN, Reed Waldo, 27, Bruce Lake, student. Entered serv-
ice Feb. 26, 1918 at Lafayette, Ind. Private 1st class Eng. Train-
ed at Camp Lee, \ a.. Camp Humphrey, Va., Camp Kearney, Cal.,
assigned to Co. D., 216th Engrs., 16th Div. Promoted to 2nd
Lieutenant, July 30, 1918. Discharged Dec. 4, 1918 at Camp Kearney.

GILLISPIE, Perry AVarren, 27, Kewanna, farmer, married. En-
tered service April 5, 1918, trained at Camp Taylor and Ft. Foot.
Promoted to Corporal, Co. D, 306th Eng. Sailed Sept. 1, 1918 and
did construction work overseas. In the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Mustered out June 24, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

GRAHAM, Frank P., 21, Lucerne, Ind., farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Perry Graham, entered service Aug. 14, 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Ft. Wayne, Mich. Private 607 Aero Squadron.
Mustered out Feb. 22, 1919 at Ft. AVayne.

GOOD, Otto A., 28, South Bend, Ind., painter, son of Frank and
Etta Good, Tiosa. Entered service May 5, 1918 at South Bend.
Promoted from private to sergeant, Co. E, 22nd Eng. Sailed July
21, 1918 and operated narrow gauge railroad. In Meuse-Argonne
and Toul oft'ensives. Discharged July 11, 1919 at Camp She^-man.

COCKING, Grant C, 28, married, Rochester, veterinary, son
of George and Anna Cocking, entered service September 1917 at
Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, private, veterinary work, Bat. 1,
7th Regt., F. A. R. D. Mustered out Dec. 21, 1918.

ANDREW A. LARGE

LT. EVAN A. WHALLON

CLIFFORD V. NYE

HUGH G. BRIDEGROOM
EVERETT W. HAMMOND
CHARLES S. SANNS

CORP. VANCE E. HOFFMAN
JOSEPH K. WILHOIT
ROBERT RAYMOND BURNS

BOYS IN KHAKI 141

GOSS, Byron Cassius, 27, Rochester, teacher, son of Jonas and
Mary Goss, entered service in August 1917. at Princeton, N. J. As-
signed to General Headquarters, A. E. F. Promoted from 1st Lt. to
Capt. Engrs., Feb. 20, '1918 ; Capt. Engrs. to Major C. W. S., July
27; Major C. W. S. to Lt. Col. Sept. 29. Sailed Aug. 29, 1917. Chem-
ical Adviser to Chief of Gas Service, Oct. 15. 1917 to Feb. 20, 1918.
Chief Gas Officer, 1st Army Corps, Feb. 20 to Oct. 20, 1918; Chief
Gas Officer, 2nd Army, Oct. 20 to Nov. 20. 1918. Participated in
second battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Foret de
Fere, St. Mihiel offensive, Argonne-Meuse attack, Apremont, Chene
Tondu and Grand Pre. Slightly gassed. Feb. 25, 1918, severely gass-
ed July 18, 1918 and in A. R. C. Hospital. Paris. Recommended by
Commanding General, Chemical Warfare Service for Distinguished
Service Medal. Discharged April 14, 1919 at Washington, D. C.

GINTHER, Silas, 23, married, Rochester, son of John D. and
Agnes Ginther, entered service Oct. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Camps Ta3dor and Knox. Promoted Private to Corp., to Sergeant,
to 2nd Lt., Battery A, 325 F. A. Discharged Dec. 20, 1918 at Camp
Knox.

GILLILAND, Edwin Keither, 24. Rochester, farmer, son of Ar-
ley and Emma Gilliland, entered service July 10, 1918 at Rochester,
Great Lakes, Norfolk and Hampton Roads, promoted from private to
fireman to seaman. Served on U. S. Ships Ohio. Santa Paula. Chat-
tanooga. Landed in Africa, saw service in Asia. Russia, England
and France. Still in service.

GARNER, Clarence K., 26. married, Rochester, farmer, entered
service Oct. 4, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Taylor and West Point,
Ky., promoted from private to sergeant and did blacksmithing for
Battery B, 2>2l F. A. Sailed Sept. 8th. 1918 and continued black-
smithing. Mustered''out July 11, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

HOLMAN. Hugh Brackett, ^J , married, Rochester, contractor,
son of George W. and Louise B. Holman, officers reserve corps called
to service May 19, 1917, served as Capt. O. -\I. Corps, served on con-
struction of Camp Jackson. June 1 to Aug. 1. 1917 and on Camp
Hancock. Aug. 1. 1917 to Feb. 1, 1918. Sailed March 4, 1918 and
at Intermediate Q. M. Depot at Gievres, France, from May 26. 1918
to Sept. 7. 1918. Was railhead officer on advanced railheads on the
Meuse-Argonne front Sept. 10 to Nov. 12, at Verdun railhead
Nov. 12 to 22, at Battenburg, Luxenburg Nov. 23-30 with Army of
Occupation. Was railhead officer at Treves. Germany from Dec. 1.
1918 to March 5, 1919. Discharged April 7, at Camp Lee.

CAPT. HUGH B. HOLMAN EARNEST LANTZ NEAL MOORE WEST

Unknown Three Generations of Fulton County Fighters LOUIS E. EASTERDAY

Geo. Murray — World War. O. M. Kumler — Spanish Ainerican War. J. J. Kumler — Civil
GUY FREESE P. A. SEIGFRIED

War.

BOYS IX KHAKI 143

HILL, Clarence Franklin, 21, Rochester, student, son of John F.
and Anna Hill, entered service at Lafayette, as apprentice seaman,
trained at Purdue. Clustered out Dec. 20, 1918.

HETZNER, Harry, 40, Ft. Wayne, Ind., married, cement fac-
tory, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hetzner, entered service 1917, Texas.
Sergeant, Cook. Sailed 1917, Rainbow Division.

HETZNER, Edward, 39, married, Rochester, policeman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hetzner, entered service at Ft. Wayne with
regular army. Still in service.

HAGAN, Loyd, 17, Rochester, telegraph messenger, son of John
and Rose Hagan, entered ser\-ice March 12, 1914, trained at Great
Lakes, promoted from private to Quartermaster for Admiral An-
drews. Served on U. S. Destroyers ^^'arrington and Kimberly and
Scout Cruiser Chester. Did destroyer duty, convoy and patrol work.
Engaged numerous enemy submaries in action. Sunk enemy sub-
marine U-91 oft Fastnet Light, south coast of Ireland, at night in
September 1918. Member of Admiral Andrews staff on scout ship
Chester, first American ship to enter German waters after signing of
armistice. Still in service.

HALL, Elbert Lee, 22, Rochester, cigar maker, son of John and
Catherine Hall, entered service May 24, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Taylor, Greenleaf and Oglethorpe, private Detached Service, Signal
Corps and Hdqrs. IMotor Units. Discharged Jan. 18, 1919 at Ft.
Oglethorpe.

HENDRICKSON, Florence, 28. Kewanna, son of George P. and
-\gnes M. Hendrickson, entered service May 21, 1918 at Rochester.
Trained at Ft. Snelling, Minn, and Devens, Mass. Promoted private
to corporal Hdqrs. Co. 36th U. S. Inf. Mustered out Feb. 3, 1919 at
Camp Taylor.

HENDRICKSON, Arthur W., 28, real estate, son of Isaac E.
and Phila E. Hendrickson, entered service May 17, 1917 at Benj. Har-
rison, trained at Camps Taylor and Shelby. 2nd Lt. on special duty
as commander of Co. 28, Detention Camp at Camp Shelby. Sailed
Oct. 6, 1918 and served with Battery F., 137th F. A. Mustered out
Jan. 21, 1919 at Ft. Harrison.

HENDRICKSON, Minden. 18, Grass Creek, farmer, son of
George P. and Agnes M. Hendrickson, entered service Nov. 16, 1916
at St. Paul, Minn., trained at Paris Island, S. C. Private, promoted to
Corporal June 1917. to Sgt.. 1918. served as gas and bomb instructor.
Sailed Oct. 1918 with U. S. Marines Corps. Still in service.

PERRY GARMAN
DAVID L. REITER
THOMAS E. BLACK

r.T. E. L. WAITE
EARL PRESNAI L
TAMES W. PEXSINGER

CLARENCE HILL
CHARLES SEARS
MAX ARMSTRONG

i

BOYS IN KHAKI , 145

HENDRICKSON, Milan, 22, Grass Creek, farmer, son of George
P. and Agnes M. Hendrickson, entered service April 2, 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., private 13th Co. Coast Artillery.
Sailed July 15, 1918 with Battery F., 43rd Art. In St. Mihiel offensive
Sept. 11 and 12, Argonne offensive Sept. 26 to 29 and Verdun, west
of Meuse, Oct. 13 to Nov. 11. Mustered out Feb. 6, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

HENDERSON, Paul Dean, 19, Rochester, student. University
Mich., son of Milton and Metta Henderson, entered service Oct. 1,
1918 at Ann Arbor, Mich., private, Students Army Training Corps
of U. S. Army. Mustered out Dec. 12, 1918.

HENDERSON, Hugh Roberson, 19, Rochester, mechanic, son
of Milton and Metta Henderson, entered service April 16, 1917, train-
ed at Columbus Barracks, Syracuse, N. Y., Camps Shelby and Logan.
Promoted from private to Battalion Sergeant Major, Headquarters
Co. 4th F. A. Mustered out March 26, 1919 at Camp Logan. Re-
enlisted March 27, 1919.

HUDTWALCKER, Rudolph Emil, 22, Rochester, printer, son
of Emil and Elise Hudtwalcker, entered service April 14, 1917 at Col-
umbus Barracks, Ohio, trained at Fort Warren, Mass. Promoted to
Private 1st cl., 1st class gunner, 7th Co., Boston, C. A. C. Sailed
Sept. 23, 1918 with 3rd Unit, Boston S. A. R. D. Transferred to 54th
.Art. and later to Battery C, 43rd Regt., Railway Artillery Reserves,
(C. A. C.) Mustered out at Camp Sherman, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1919.

HUNTER, Rex, 25, Rochester, poultryman, son of Joseph and
Eftie Hunter, entered service March 12, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Ft. Hancock, N. J., promoted private to corporal. Mustered out
Dec. 23, 1918.

HAMILTON, Ralph, 21, married, Kewanna, son of Samuel F.
and Mary B. Hamilton, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Ft. Benj. Harrison and Camp Taylor. Private Co. B, 138th
Engineers. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1918 at Ft. Benj. Harrison.

HARDING, Alphonso P., Jr., 23, Kewanna, student, son of A.
P. Harding. Entered service March 28, 1919 at Rochester. Trained
'It Camp Shelby, Miss. Promoted from private to Corporal and Ser-
geant. Mustered out at Camp Taylor, Feb. 5, 1919.

CECIL S. BURNS
CLARENCE C. PETERSON
JESSE LOWMAN

LLOYD SNYDER
GEORGE PASSWATER
RUSSELL RICHARDS

GEORGE NICHOLS
VORTS D. ZARTMAN
TAMES HOMER CAIN

BOYS IN KHAKI 147

HEMINGER, Whitfield, 22, Kewanna, druggist, son of Amos
C. and Maria Louisa Heminger. Entered service May 25, 1918 at
Rochester, trained at Taylor and Beauregard. Corporal 126th Inf.
32nd Div. Instructor. Sailed Aug. 6. 1918 and served as instructor.
Served in the Argonne, and out of line three weeks because of shrap-
nell wounds received October 3rd, 1918, caught in air raid on way
to infirmary when ambulance was hit by piece of shell. A\'ith Amer-
ican Army of Occupation in Germany.

HOGAN, Earnest W., 20, Kewanna. farmer, son of William and
Deama Hogan. Entered service May 10, 1916 at Logansport, Indi-
ana. Trained at Ft. Bliss, Texas, promoted from private to Sergeant
L Troop, 8th Cavl. Still in service on Mexican border.

HOGAN, Elra, 32, married, Kewanna, barber, son of ^Villiam
and Deama Hogan. Entered service Jan. 4. 1918 at Indianapolis.
Trained at Ft. Thomas and Eagle Pass, Texas. Made private of 1st
class, Co. E, 3rd U. S. Inf. Mustered out Jan. 31, 1919 at Ft. Sam
Houston, Texas.

HARTER, Leo Sanford, 22, Akron, farmer, son of Clem and
Clara Harter, entered service April 26, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Taylor and Washington Barracks, Private 97th Co., 35th Regt.,
21st Grand Div., Transportation Corps. Sailed Aug. 2, 1918. Mus-
tered out May 10, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

HIGQINS, Forrest, 22, Akron, lumber dealer, son of Thomas
and Esther Higgins, entered service Nov. 23, 1917 at Chicago, trained
at Great Lakes, promoted apprentice seaman to seaman to coxswain,
served on U. S. S. Frederick, doing convoy duty. Discharged June
23, 1919 at New York .

HOLLOWAY, Donald V., 18. Akron, mechanic, son of Benjamin
F. and Eliza J. Holloway, entered service April 8, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Ft. Thomas and Ft. Hancock, promoted private to first
class private, 3rd Co. C. A. C. Sailed Jan. 4. 1918 with Bat. A, 1st
Bn., Trench Artillery, 1st Army Corps. Served as motorcycle order-
ly and participated in Second Battle of the Marne. July 19 to Aug.
2; St. Mihiel oft"ensive, Sept. 5 to 12; Thiancourt, Sept. 23 to Oct. 18;
Meuse- Argonne, Sept. 23 to Oct. 18. Mustered out March 15, 1919
at Camp Taylor.

HASLETT, Peter J.. 19. Rochester, farmer, son of George and
Ida Haslett, entered service Oct. 14, 1918 at IndianapoHs. Private
Indiana Dental College Branch. Mustered out Dec. 25. 1918.

WALTER D. ROSS
PAUL L. DUKES
HOWARD JACKSON

NORMAN CLAIRE MOORE
T. F. THOMPSON
JAY CLAYTON

VAUSE POLEN
JOHN E. SCHIRM
"GEO. R. MURRAY

BOYS IN KHAKI I49

HATFIELD, Arthur R., 20, Rochester, salesman, son of Loren
and Sarah Hatfield, entered service June 20, 1918 at Indianapolis,
trained at Jefferson Barracks, Camp Crane and Ft. Ontario, pro-
moted private to Corpl. to Sgt. Medical Dept., R. A., served as prop-
erty Sergeant and Recruiting Officer. Still in service at General Hos-
pital No. 5, Ft. Ontario, N. Y.

HATFIELD, Ralph, 22, Talma, merchant, son of L. W. and
Ola Hatfield, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Taylor, West Point and Knox. Private, chauffeur, Hdqrs. Co., 70th
I. A. Mustered out March 7, 1919 at Camp Knox.

HOOVER, Don C, 23, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. P. Hoover, entered service Dec. 18, 1916 at Rochester, trained at
Ft. Bliss and Douglass, Ariz., promoted private to sergeant, Co. L,
18th Inf. Sailed June 12, 1917, served for time as stenographer in
Division Quartermasters Office; was with 18th Inf. in many actions
and gassed in May 1918. With 1st Div. Q. M. Corps at Neuweid,
Germany.

HOOVER, Ernest V., 24, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. P. Hoover, entered service April 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Ft. Foote, private Co. B, 1st Replacement Engineers. Sailed Sept.
1, 1918, Co. D, 103rd Engineers, 28th Div. In St. Mihiel drive. Dis-
charged May 1, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

HORN, Robert M., 20, Tippecanoe, farmer, son of Orlando E.
and Myrtle E. LTorn, entered service Oct. 14, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Winona and Purdue, promoted private to sergeant, truck-
master, Co. D. Discharged Dec. 13, 1918 at LaFayette.

HUNTER, Harvey Fred, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Alvin and
Nora Hunter, entered service April 3, 1918, trained at Camp Eustis,
Camp Lee, Ft. Tilden. Promoted private to corporal. Battery D, 38tli
Regt., C. A. C. Had charge of searchlight and run power plant. Sail-
ed Oct. 8, 1918. Mustered out Dec. 18, 1918.

HUNTER, Otto, 24, Rochester, laborer, son of Lee and Tincy
Hunter, entered service May 24, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp
Sevier, private 148th Base Hospital. Mustered out Jan. 1, 1919 at
Camp Taylor.

HAND, Floyd F., 19, married, steel worker, resident of Akron
at time of entry into service, Oct. 18, 1917. Trained at Ft. Thoma?.
Ft. Riley and Camp Hampton, served as baker with Bakery Co. 342,
Quartermaster's Dept. Mustered out Jan. 7, 1918 at Allentown, Pa.

WM. KESTNER
HEROLD ROSS
ROBERT P. MOORE

ERMAL H. SHINE
DAN COPLEN
CLAUDE JAMISON

GLEN LOUIS EISENMAN
ROBERT HORN
HUGH A. BARNHART

BOYS IN KHAKI 151

HOFFMAN, Vance Eber, 21, Akron, telephone work, son ot
Joseph and Emma K. Hoffman, entered service Sept. 20, 1917, train-
ed at Camps Taylor, West Point, Mills and DeSouge, Fr., promoted
private to corporal. Sailed Sept. 8, 1918 and did telephone work,
Liason, in France. Mustered out Feb. 13, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

HENDRICKSON, Robert O., Rochester, railroad fireman, son of
William and Myrtle Hendrickson, entered service July 4, 1917 at Ft.
Thomas, Ky., Sgt. and machine gun instructor, Co. L, 46th Regt.

HAMMOND, Everett Walter, 23, Longmont, Col., brakeman,
son of Clement H. and Mary J. Hammond, Henry tp., entered service
May 15, 1917 at Chicago, trained at Paris Island, private and served
as gunner, 3 inch piece, 91st Co., 10th Regt. U. S. M. C. Mustered
out March 12, 1919 at Quatico, Va.

HARROLD, Willis L., 19, Miles, Mich.,-mechanic. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan liarrold, of Henry tp., entered service Sept 12, 1918 at
Kalamazoo, Mich. Private Co. A., S. A. T. C. Discharged Dec. 15,
1918 at Kalamazoo.

HOFFMAN, Ralph W., 22, Akron, teacher, son of Ezra and
Lydia Hoffman, entered service Dec. 15, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained
at Great Lakes. Ensign, 1st Regt. Great Lakes. Discharged March

15, 1919 at Great Lakes.

HLTDKINS, Alphonso, 21, Delong, farmer, son of B. F. and
Harriet Hudkins, entered service Sept. 3, 1918, at Rochester, private
13th Co. 159th Depot Brigade. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Sept.

16, 1918.

HOOVER, Max J., 22. Akron, auto mechanic, son of Chas. C.
and Grace B. Hoover, entered service Dec. 10, 1917 at Ft. Thomas,
Ky., trained there and at Camp Hancock and Merritt, promoted
private to corporal, 3rd Co. 2nd Regt. A. S. M. Sailed March 4, 1918.
Mustered out June 24, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

HALL. Justin Leroy, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Bert and
Aurilla Hall, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Taylor, promoted private to wagoner. Supply Co. 325th F. A.
Sailed Sept. 8, 1918 with 84th Div. and did supply work overseas.
Mustered out March 8, 1918 at Camp Sherman.

152 THE WORLD WAR

HAUSER, Albert William, 27, married, Gary, Ind., motorman,
son of Charles and Frances Hauser, entered service Sept. 5, 1917 at
Gary, trained at Taylor, promoted from Pvt. to Sgt., to Master
Engineer, to 1st Lt., worked at roads and bridge building, sailed with
Co. A, 602 Engineers, A. E. F. In battles of Chateau Thierry, St.
Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. With company of 250 built pontoon bridge
across Meuse river in Meuse offensive. Each time the bridge was
ready to connect with opposite shore it was blown up by German
shells and five attempts were made before the bridge was laid, re-
quiring more than three hours work in terrific shell fire. Wounded in
foot. Still with A. E. F.

HAYWARD, Richard Gibbs, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of Calvin
B. and Eftie E. Hayward, entered service Dec. 11, 1917 at Toledo, O.,
trained at Kelly, Ellington and Mather aviation Fields, promoted
private to corporal to Sgt. 1st CI., and instructor of Aerial Gunnery,
283rd Aero Squadron. Discharged Feb. 10, 1919 at Columbus, Ohio.

HORN, Grover C, 30, married, Rochester, carpenter, son of S. M.
and Mary Horn, entered service July 18, 1918 at Hammond, Ind.,
trained at Camps Taylor and McClellan, promoted private first class,
Battery B, 25th Regt., 9th Brigade, on French 75 guns. Mustered
out Feb. 10, 1919.

INGRAM, Melvin Otis, 26, Bruce Lake, laborer, entered service
at Rochester, Ind., April 25, 1918. Trained at Camp Taylor, Ky.,
Fort Foot, Md., Washington Barracks, D. C. Assigned to Co. A,
73rd Engineers. Promoted from private to Supply Sergeant. Mus-
tered out Dec. 4, 1918.

IVEY, Charles Robert, 18, Rochester, student, son of Martin W.
and Minnie B. Ivey, entered service Oct. 12, 1918 at Purdue Univer-
sity, trained there with Co. 4, S. A. T. C. Discharged Dec. 19, 1919
at Purdue.

IRVINE, Charles Glendor, 21, Rochester, clerical, son of Martin
A. and Elizabeth Irvine, entered service Dec. 4, 1917 at Indianapolis,
trained at Taylor, Johnston, Merritt, cooked at Camp Johnston, later
transferred to Clerical Company. Sailed May 10, 1918 and spent
fifteen months at clerical work in various departments, promoted to
sergeant 1st class. Mustered out Aug. 6, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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JOHNSON, Harry James, 19, R. F. D. 6, Rochester, Y. M. C. A.
Secretary, entered service Jan. 2, 1918, at Indianapolis, as landsman
for radio work, trained at Great Lakes. Served with Fuel organiza-
tion under assistant to Aid for Supply at Hoboken, N. J. and on tugs
in New York harbor. Discharged Jan. 1, 1919 at Hoboken, N. J.

JONES, Edgar Leroy, 40, Akron, teacher, married, son of Daniel
and Amelia Holman Jones, entered service May 5, 1918 at Indian-
apolis for Y. M. C. A. Service, trained in New York, promoted to
Divisional Athletic Director, with 76th Div., and 28 and 31 com-
panies of 20th Engineers. Was delegate to the A. E. F. Athletic
Conference held in Paris, Dec. 25 to Jan. 1 at which the A. E. F. and
Inter-Allied Army Athletic Tournament was organized. Mustered
out March 27, 1919 at New York.

JACKSON, Howard, 21, Kewanna, farmer, son of John and Ada
Jackson. Entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester. Trained at
Taylor and Knox. Mustered out Dec. 19, 1918.

JONES, Jesse Harold, 18, Rochester, student, son of Jesse
Herbert and Etta S. Jones, entered service May 7, 1917 at Indian-
apolis, trained at Camp Shelby, promoted from private to Corporal,
Co. C, 113th Engineers, 38th Div. Sailed Sept. 14, 1918, transferred
to 7th Div. and with American Army of Occupation in Germany,
near Trieves. Mustered out June 25,. 1919 at Camp Sherman.

JOHNSON, John Byron, 22, Rochester, electrician, son of J. C.
Johnson, entered service May 24, 1917, trained at Camp Grant, pro-
moted from private to corporal, did electrical work with Co. A and B.,
5th Limited Service Regt., 161st Depot Brigade. Mustered out Nov.
30, 1918.

JOHNSON, James F., 23, Rochester, machinist, son of Mrs.
Annetta Ault Johnson, entered service Dec. 14, 1917 at Ft. Logan,
Col., trained at Camps Merrill and Hancock, promoted from private to
corporal and rated as Sgt., served as motor mechanic 20th Co., 2nd
Regt., M. M. S. C. A. S. M. Sailed March 4, 1918 and served as air
service and motor mechanic. After armistice served at Mantes,
France collecting and repairing motor trucks. Received broken knee
cap at Mantes in February 1919. Returned to United States June 18,
1919. Still in service.*

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JOHNSON, Alvin Lee, 21, Rochester, machinist, son of Wiley
and Effie Johnson, entered service Sept. 1, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Purdue University. Port CHnton, Camp Hancock, private 7th
Casual Co. 1st Prov. Regt., and served as engineer. Discharged
March 1, 1919 at Pt. Clinton.

JAMISON, Claud. 27. married, Rochester, son of Lee and Ella
Jamison, entered service April 25, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Washington Barracks, private Co. B., First Replacement Regiment.
Sailed Sept. 1, 1918 and served at flash and sound ranging with Co. D.
29th U. S. Engineers, 2nd Army Corps. Discharged March -25, 1919
at Camp Taylor.

JOHNSON, William P., 20, Macy, farmer, son of Francis M.
and Jane A. Johnson, entered service May 7, 1917 at Fort Wayne,
Ind., trained at Fort Thomas and Camp Syracuse, private. Co. K..
30th Regt. of Infantry. Mustered out Sept. 17, 1917 at Camp Syra-
cuse.

JENKINS, Hugh I., 19, Kewanna. farmer, son of Millard and
Mary Jenkins, entered service July 23, 1918 at Logansport, Ind..
trained at Jefferson Barracks and Ft. Barrancas, Fla., made corporal.
Mustered out Dec. 29. 1918 at Camp Taylor.

KAMP, Ivstil. 21, Akron, farmer, son of Reuben and Alpha
Kamp, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Camp
Taylor, private Co. B, 325th F. A. Sailed April 8, 1918 with Co. B,
103rd Regt., 26th Div., 1st Army.

KINDIG, Roy Earl, 28, Tiosa, carpenter, son of C. \'. and Hattie
Kindig, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Taylor.
Stanley, McArthur, private, Headquarters Co., 21st Regt., 5th Div.
Sailed May 26, 1918. In Battles of Frapelle, St. Mihiel. Purvenelle
and with Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out July 30.
1919.

KELLEY, Oran Samuel, 18. Delong. farmer, son of Samuel and
Alma Kelly, entered service April 29. 1918 at South Bend. Sailed
May 24. 1918 with 23rd Co. Camp Meade Replacement Unit. No. 5.
Served in France and is now with Army of Occupation along the
Rhine.

KING, Raymond E., 25. Rochester, hardware, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John L. King, entered service June 15, 1918, at Indianapolis,
trained at Camp Jackson, promoted to corporal, 339th M. T. C.
served as instructor, automobile transportation dispatcher. Dis-
charged June 18. 1919 at Camp Jackson.

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KISTLER, Chas: S., 23, Chicago, Clerical, son of Mr. and Mr<=.
A. A. Kistler, Akron, entered service June 28, 1917 at Chicago. Pro-
moted priate to corporal to Sgt. 1st CI., Master Signal Electrician,
Co. A, 314th Field Signal Battalion. Sailed June 11, 1918 with 89th
Div. In St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out
June 12, 1919 at Camp Grant.

KINDIG, Vernon, 21, Akron, laborer, son of Orvil and Alfaretta
Kindig, entered service June 20, 1917 at Warsaw, Ind., trained at Ft.
Benj. Harrison and Camp Mills, promoted private to wagoner Supply
Co., 150th F. A. Rainbow Div. Sailed Oct. 17, 1917 and participated
in following actions: Lunneville Feb. 25 to May 22, 1918; Baccarat
May 30 to June 30; Champagne-Marne defense July 10 to 18; Aisne-
Marne oft'ensive July 25 to Aug. 11 ; St. Mihiel Sept. 12 to 16; Argonne
Sept. 30 to Nov. 11. Discharged May 9, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

KERN, Frank AVilliam, 21, Athens, prop, auto bus line, entered
service Oct. 24, 1918, trained at Camps Polk and Greene, promoted
private to Sgt., Co. B, 308th Bn., Tanks Corps, R. A. Discharged
Jan. 6, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

KOPP, Ernest L., 17, Kewanna, student, son of Daniel and
Sarah Kopp. Entered service April 12, 1917. Trained at Ft. Con-
stitution, N. H. and Ft. Adams, R. I. Sailed July 17, 1918 and became
part of Battery B, 66th Artillery, C. A. C. Mustered out March 21,
1919, at Camp Sherman, Ohio.

KOPP, Daniel, Jr., 19, Kewanna, hardware clerk, son of Daniel
and Sarah Kopp. Entered service at Columbus, Ohio, April 17, 1917.
Trained at Camp Kelly, Texas and becocme chauffeur in 496th Aero
Squadron. Sailed Aug. 23, 1917 and served as automobile driver for
496th Aero Squadron. Discharged May 10, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

KISSINGER, Herschal, 25, Rochester, painter, son of Harry and
Olive Kissinger, entered service July 6, 1917 at Toledo, O., trained at
Camps Perry, Sheridan and Jackson. Made First Class private and
served as supply accountant Co. C, 112th Field Signal Bn. Clustered
out Feb. 11, 1919 at Camp Jackson.

KING, Milo S., 25, Rochester, farmer, son of Joseph V. and
Anna S. King, entered service with the French Army April 1, 1917
at Paris, France and with the American Army, Oct. 3, 1917 at Vass-
ney, France. Served with the 6th French Army in June on the
Chemin des Dames, and with the French 66th Div. Chasseurs in the
attack and counter attack on the Chemin des Dames in July. With

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the same in the attack on the Malmaison Fort, Oct. 17 to 26th, 1917.
In 1918 working on all units during the retreat and advance on the
Marne, lasting from May 1st to Sept. 30. With the 2nd Div. Maro-
caine Oct. 18th to 31st on the Champagne. Mustered out May 10,
1918.

KESTNER, George William, 31, Rochester, laborer, son of
Henry and Matilda Kestner, entered service at Rochester, April 25,
1918, trained at Camps Forrest, Gordon, Merrick, Thomas and Ogle-
thorpe. Private Co. A, 6th Regt., 52nd Inf. Sailed Oct. 27, 1918.
Mustered out Feb. 13, 1919 at Camp Gordon.

KEEL, Carl Byron, 22, Rochester, auditor, son of Chas. B. and
Mary E. Keel, entered service Jan. 16, 1918, at Rochester, trained at
Camp Hancock, San Antonio Arsenal and Raritan Arsenal, Sergeant
Ordinance, 6th Co. Discharged Dec. 13, 1918 at Camp Hancock.

LARGE, Andrew C, 18, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Large, entered service April 14, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Forts Constitution and Adams, made private first class and served
as assistant cook, 4th Co. Coast Defenses. Sailed July 19, 1918 with
Bat. A, 66th C. A. C. Sent to hospital Oct. 17, 1918 with influenza
and there when armistice was signed. Discharged March 21, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

LONG, Worth W., 19, Akron, student, son of John H. and Rosa
A. Long, entered service Feb. 15, 1917 at Columbus, O., trained, at Ft.
Totten, N. Y., and Ft. Adams, N. J. Promoted private to corporal
and served as observer. Sailed Aug. 15, 1917 with Bat. B, 44th C. A.
C. Served as observer overseas. In Lorraine sector, Champagne, and
St. Mihiel April 1918 to Nov. 11, 1918. Mustered out March 14, 1918
at Ft. Totten, N. Y.

LONG, Ernest W., 23, Akron, mechanic, son of Mrs. T. J.
Burkett, entered service June 2, 1917 at Warsaw, Ind., trained at
Camp Shelby, made first class private Bat. D, 137th F. A. Sailed Oct.
6, 1918. Mustered out Jan. 14, 1919 at Indianapolis.

LANTZ, Ernest, 25, Akron, railroad construction, son of Joseph
H. and Ida L. Lantz, entered service Aug. 5, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Syracuse, N. Y. and Camp Stuart, made 1st cl. private, 59th Co.
Inf., 15th Bn.

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LOWMAN, Jesse L., 32, Patton, Cal., nurse, son of Richard and
Mary Jane Lowman, Rochester. Entered service July 12, 1918, at St.
T.ouis, trained at Ft. Hancock, promoted from private to corporal,
served as gunner with 5th Trench Motor. Sailed Sept. 13, 1918.
ISIustered out Feb. 3, 1918 at Columbus, Ohio.

LOUDERBACK, L. V., 24, Rochester, student, entered service
Sept. 1, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Taylor, assigned to Battery A,
325th F. A. Promoted private to Chief Mechanic to 2nd Lt., to 1st
Lt. Asst. Adjutant, 1st Regt. F. A. R. D. Camp Jackson to Oct 24,
1918, Adjutant, to Feb. 5, 1919. Discharged Feb. 5, 1919 at Camp
Jackson.

LACKEY, Hiram Silas, 31, Rochester, steel worker, son of
Andrew and Angeline Lackey, entered service June 27, 1918 |at
Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted to corporal. Vocational
Co. A, Indianapolis. Discharged Dec. 13, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

. MARTIN, Floyd, 31, Hammond, Ind., teamster, son of James T.
and Sarah C. Martin. Entered service May 24, 1918 at Hammond,
trained at Camp Jackson, served as wagoner 314th Cavalry. Muster-
ed out Jan. 4, 1919 at Camp Grant.

MYERS, August A., 22, Leiters Ford, herdsman, son of John J.
and Lyda A. Myers. Entered service May 24, 1918 at Kentland, Ind.,
trained at Camp Taylor, promoted to first class private and served as
bayonet instructor and runner, Co. I, 126th Inf. Sailed August 6,1918,
served as Leozoneman. In Meuse-Argonne offensive and with
American Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out May 29,
1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio.

MURPHY, Russel D., 20, Rochester, farmer, son of Alpheus and
Clara Murphy, entered service Sept. 12, 1918 at Purdue University,
Private 2nd Co. S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 19, 1918 at Purdue.

MILLER, Hanford, 24, married, Rochester, laborer, son of
Edward and Anna Miller, entered service Oct. 2, 1917 at Ft. Dodge,
Iowa, trained at Camp Pike and Brooklyn, N. Y., private worked at
guarding ships. Mustered out March 13, 1919. »

McCLUNG, William P., 31, Rochester, farmer, entered service
July 18, 1918 at Lewiston, Mont., trained San Francisco Presidio.
Private 51st Co., C. A. C. Mustered out May 24, 1919 at Camp Fre-
mont, Cal.

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McCLUNG, Arthur, Rochester, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at
Rochester, trained at Camp McArthur and Camp Taylor, private
Bat. C. 21st F. A., 5th Div. Mustered out April 27, 1919 at Camp
McArthur, Texas.

MURPHY, Benjamin, 29, Rochester, motor adjuster, son of
Alpheus and Clara Murphy, entered service March 12, 1918 at Roches-
ter, trained at Columbus, O., and Portland, Me., promoted private to
vagoner. Bat. D, 72nd Regt. Sailed Aug. 6, 1918 and did motor ad-
justing with 35th Brigade. Discharged April 17, 1919 at Camp Grant.

MOORE, Daniel M., 19, Athens, railroader, son of John and
Flaura Moore, entered service Aug. 3, 1917 at Mankato, Minn., train-
ed at Camp Jefferson, Ft. Bliss, Texas, and Columbus, N. M., 1st CI.
Private R. A., Sailed Jan. 4, 1918. Still in service.

MOORE, Benjamin Franklin, 26, married, Rochester, railroad,
son John A. and Flaura Moore, entered service June 15, 1918 at Peru,
Ind., trained at Camp Jackson, private 161 R. R. Transportation.
Sailed Oct. 28, 1918 with 28th Automatic Replacement Regt. Dis-
charged July 9, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

MILLER, Hanford H., 24, married, Rochester, laborer, son of
Edwin and Anna Miller, entered service Oct. 2, 1917 at Sioux City,
Iowa, trained at Camps Dodge and Pike, private Co. A. 350th Regt.
Discharged March 13, 1919, at Brooklyn, N. Y.

MATTHEWS, Leroy Ellsworth, 22, Tiosa. farmer, son of
Stephen D. and Julia A. Matthews, entered service March 29, 1918
at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor and Washington Barracks,
private Co. F, 108th Engineers. Sailed July 14, 1918. In action
Y^illers-Buttenaug Aug. 8, 1918; Baes de Forges Sept. 26; Lonsivey
Oct. 8, Bancourt Nov. 11. Mustered out June 4, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

MIKESELL, Omer Harrison, 24, married. Oak Park, 111., postal
clerk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mikesell, Newcastle, entered ser-
vice July 31, 1918 at Oak Park, trained at Camp Jackson, made 1st
cl. private and qualified as gunner 3 in. piece. Bat. B. 117th F. A. 56th
Brigade. Sailed Oct. 13, 1918 with Dixie Division. Mustered out
Ian. 14, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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MARSH, Marion A., 21, Athens, farmer, son of James A. and
Henrietta Marsh, entered service Sept. 31, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Knox, promoted to private 1st CI., served as gun pointer
and cannoneer. 72nd F. A. Mustered out Feb. 24. 1919 at Camp Knox.

MARRIOTT, \'irgil K., 20, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Marriott, entered service Oct. 11, 1918 at Purdue Univer-
sity, private Co. 3, S. A. T. C, did surveying and map drawing. Dis-
charged Dec. 19, 1918 at Purdue.

MAHONEY, James Dennis, 21, Rochester, telephone lineman,
son of William and Pearl Mahoney, entered service Aug. 14, 1918
at Rochester, trained at Cincinnatti, O., and Pittsburg, Pa., private.
Mustered out Jan. 14, 1919.

MOW, Charles Clyde, 30, Rochester, farmer, son of M. L. and
Eva L. Mow. entered service April 26, 1918, trained at Camp Taylor
and Washington Barracks, made private 1st CI., 28th Div. Engineers.
Sailed Sept. 1. 1918 with Co. B, 103rd Reg. Engrs. In Battle of Thia-
court Oct. 10 to Nov. 11. Discharged May 19, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

MILLER, Wilhelm H. A., 24, Tiosa. farmer, son of Fred B. and
Caroline Miller, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Taylor and West Point. Private and first aid in hospital.
325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918. Mustered out March 1, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

MEEK, James Harold, 25. Tiosa. mechanic, son of Loren and
Jessie Meek, entered service July 31. 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Syracuse, N. Y., Astoria, L. I., and Lake Hurst, N. J., promoted from
private to sergeant and helped to test gasses. Co. A, First Gas Regt.
Mustered out June 14. 1919. Lake Hurst, N. J.

MARSHALL, Roljert Claude. 23. Rochester, farmer and teacher,
son of George W. and Lydia L. Marshall, entered service March 13,
1918 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Moultrie and Camp Eustis, promoted
to Corporal, 77th Co. C. A. C. Sailed Oct. 21, 1918 with Headquarters
Co. 45th Regt. 1st Army. Mustered out April 10, 1919. at Camp
Taylor.

MADLEM, Harland T., 24, Akron, farmer, son of Jacob T. and
Martha Ann Madlem. entered service Dec. 2. 1917 at Indianapolis,
trained at Camp Custer, Jefferson Barracks, Chanute Field, Hamp-
stead Field and Cormack Field, promoted private to 1st CI. Chaufifeur.
268th Aero Squadron. Sailed July 16, 1918 and served as chauffeur
overseas. Mustered out Dec. 22, 1918 at Camp Sherman.

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MARTIN, Cloyd, 30, Leiters Ford, laborer, son of James T. and
Sarah Martin, entered service March 15, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Severn and at Edgew^ood, Md. Private, Ordnance Dept.,
Co. D., 1st Bat. Still in government service at Edgewood, Md.

MOORE, Norman Clair, 18, Akron, student, son of Lee and Cora
Moore, entered service Oct. 1, 1918 at Indiana University. Trained
there, private S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 21, 1918.

MEREDITH, Russel Sage, 23, Akron, mechanic, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry L. Meredith, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor, private Bat. B, 325th F. A., 89th Div. Dis-
charged Aug. 19, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

MEREDITH, Donal D., 21, Akron, stenographer, son of Henry
and Viola Meredith, entered service Nov. 12, 1917 at Denver, Colo.,
trained U. S. N. training station, San Francisco. Promoted apprentice
seaman to quartermaster, 3rd class, to quartermaster, 2nd class. Still
in service.

MILLS, Nathaniel Russell, 25, Kevvanna, salesman, son of L. C.
and Rachael Mills. Entered service June 3, 1917 at Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Trained at Ft. Ogelthorpe, Camp Fremont and Ft. Sill. Served as
Asst. Reg. Supply Sergeant, Troop G, 23rd Cav. U. S. A. Supply Co.
81st F. A, Mustered out Dec. 20, J918 at Louisville, Ky.

McCOY, Walter A., 27, Dallas, Texas, machinist, son of James
and Julia McCoy, Kewanna. Entered service March 25, 1918 at
Detroit, Mich. Entered as private, 868th Aero Squadron, promoted
to Sergeant April 1, 1918 and to 1st Class Sgt. June 11, 1918. Worked
as machinist and at aviation repairs. Discharged Jan. 25, 1919.

MOGLE, Hubert Eldon, 27, Rochester, teacher, son of Charles
W. and Iva L. Mogle, entered service May 25, 1918, trained at Camp
Taylor, promoted from private to corporal to 2nd Lt., and did person-
nel work with 20th Co., 159th Regt., D. P. Brigade. Mustered out at
Camp Gordon, Nov. 30, 1918.

MOORE, Robert Paul, 22, Rochester, accountant, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank F. Moore, entered service Sept. 1, 1918, at Camp Gordon.
Ga., assigned to 19th Co., Central Officers Training School, commis-
sined 2nd Lt., Inf., Off. Reserve Corps Nov. 30, 1918, when he was
discharged and placed on reserved list.

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MOGLE, Everett Dale, 25, Rochester, miner, son of Charles and
Iva Mogle, entered service April 12, 1918, trained at Ft. Monroe,
Hampton Roads and Great Lakes. Promoted to fireman. Served as
Engineer on Admiral's barge and on U. S. S. Missouri and Wisconsin.
Still in service.

MITCHELL, Robert Corletus, 19, Rochester, plumber, son of
Mrs. Charles Fulkerson, entered service June 17, 1917 at Warsaw,
Ind., trained at Ft. Harrison and Camp Shelby. Did plumbing and
line work with Battery F, 124th F. A. Sailed June 12, 1918. In
battles at St. Mihiel, Argonne and Meuse-Argonne. Gassed at Mt.
Foncone Oct. 2, and wounded at Verry Oct. 12. With A. of O. in
Germany. Mustered out June 6, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

MILLER, Walter W., 22, Rochester, electrical inspector, son of
Archie B. and Lydia A. Miller, entered service May 28, 1917 at
Chicago, trained at U. S. Naval Academy, made ensign, served on
U. S. Cruiser Vermont and U. S. Dreadnaught Arkansas. Still in
service.

MILLER, Raymond Frederick, 20, Rochester, mail carrier, son
of Vincent and Anna Miller, entered service Oct. 12, 1918, private
Co. I, U. S. Inf., S. A. T..C. Purdue. Discharged Dec. 19, 1918 at
Purdue University.

MILLER, Lucius C. E., 18, Rochester, electrical inspector, son
of Archie B. and Lydia A. Miller, entered service May 28, 1917 at
Chicago, trained at Great Lakes. Served on U. S. S. Louisiana, pro-
moted from apprentice seaman to coxswain and gun pointer. Now
on U. S. S. Edellyn.

METZ, Jack, 17, Rochester, cigar maker, son of Orton and Versa
Metz, entered service May 15, 1916, trained at Marathon, Texas, pro-
moted private to corporal Troop C, 8th Cavalry. Discharged June
1919.

McMAHAN, Patrick, 31, married, Rochester, farmer, son of John
B. and Rebecca McMahan, entered service Oct. 16, 1918 at Rochester.
Candidate Officers Training School, Camp Taylor. Mustered out
Dec. 2, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

McMAHAN, John L., 25, Rochester, bank teller, son of John B.
and Rebecca McMahan, entered service Sept. 27, 1918 at Rochester.
Candidate and instructor O. T. C, 14th Observation Bn. 3rd Tr. Bn.
Discharged Nov. 27, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

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McMAHAN, James I., 21, Rochester, student, son of John B.
and Rebecca McMahan, entered service Sept. 4, 1917, promoted
private to 1st Lt., instructor O. T. C, head of fire discipline, Camp
Taylor. Discharged Nov. 30, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

McKEE, Brant R., 25, Rochester, letter carrier, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert McKee, entered service April 26, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Purdue University. Promoted from private to wagoner to
corporal. Hdq. Det., Motor Bn., 315th Am. Tn. Sailed July 6, 1918
and served as chauffeur. Mustered out June 20. 1919, at Camp Taylor.

McINTIRE, Lowell B., 25, married, Rochester, cement worker,
son of Daniel and Effie Mclntire, entered service Sept. 1917 at Roch-
ester, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to corporal to
sergeant, Co. A, 325th Regt. Sailed Sept. 1918.

McCARTY, William Lee, 19, married, Rochester, farmer, enter-
ed service April 18, 1917 at Columbus, Ohio, trained on Mexican
border, made first class private, Co. F, 30th Inf. Sailed Sept. 18, 1917.
.In battles on Toul sector March 17 to May 14, 1918; Chateau Thierry
June 1 to July 19 ; Soissons July 24 to 28, Marbach sector Aug. 9 to
24; St. Mihiel Sept! 9 to 13 ; Champaigne Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Wounded
by shrapnel on Oct. 6, 1918, and remo.ved to Base Hospital 15,
Shaumount, France. Discharged March 18, 1919 at Camp Grant.

MASTERSON, Orange Lee, 22, Rochester, clerk, son of William
and Anna Masterson, entered service May 29, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Taylor, Greenleaf and Sherman. Private. Sailed Oct. 29,
1918 with Medical Corps, Evac. Hosp. Hosp. 28. Still in service.

MASTERSON, Alvin McKinley, 23, Rochester, electrician, son
of William and Anna Masterson, entered service April 23, 1917 at Ft.
Wayne, Ind. Sailed Aug. 6, 1917, with 1st Trench Mortar Battery, 1st
Div. Gassed Feb. 26, 1918.

MURTHA, George, 22, Kewanna, farmer, son of John and Julia
Murtha, entered service Aug. 22, 1918 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Private
and served as teamster Co. 19, 163rd Depot Brigade. Mustered out
June 27, 1919 at Camp Dodge.

MILLER, Chas. A., 31, Kewanna, farmer, son of Jacob E. and
Mary T. Miller, entered service April 25, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camps Taylor and Mills and at Washington Barracks, private Co.
B, 103rd Engineers. Sailed August 29, 1918. Mustered out May 19,
1919, at Camp Sherman.

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MARONEY, John T., 22, Kewanna, farmer, son of John and
Marg Maroney, entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Kewanna, trained at
Camp Knox, private, 72nd F. A. Mustered out Jan. 30, 1919 at Camp
Knox.

MURRAY, George R., 22, Grass Creek, student Purdue Uni., en-
tered service June 4, 1918, recruit, Coast Artillery, trained at Fort
Caswell, 11th Co., C. A. C, promoted from corporal to sergeant.
Mustered out Dec. 17, 1918 at Camp Sherman.

MEYER, Herman Anthony, 22, Kewanna, farmer, son of Charles
and Magdalena Meyer, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camps Taylor and Jackson, Private, 13th Co., 4th Training
Bn., 159th Depot Brigade. Mustered out Jan. 2, 1919 at Camp Taylor.
*

MURTHA, Joseph, 29, Stockton, Cal., son of John and Julia
Murtha, Wayne tp., entered service April 6, 1918 at Stockton, Cal..
trained at Great Lakes and Pelham Bay, N. Y. Promoted private to
sergeant. Served on troop transport. Still in service.

MILLER, Earl, 26, Kewanna, farmer, son of Jacob E. and Mary
T. Miller, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at West
Point, Ky. Private and mechanic Battery A, 325th F. A. Sailed
Sept. 8, 1918 with Lincoln Division. Mustered out March 1, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

MORPHET, William L., 23, Grass Creek, student, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William M. Morphet, entered service Aug. 14, 1918 at Camp
Grant, 111., trained at Ft. Benj. Harrison. In Y. M. C. A. work until
May 1, 1919 when transferred to Medical Department U. S. Army as
Reconstruction Aide. Mustered out Aug. 15, 1919.

MILLER, Calvert Roscoe, 20, Fulton, electrician, son of Clinton
F. and Ida Miller, entered service June 4, 1917, trained at Ft. Thomas,
promoted from Private to Non-Commissioned Officer, with Co. F. 3rd
Engineers. Sailed July 20, 1917. Yet in service in Panama.

MARTIN, Harvey P., 27, Fulton, garage mechanic, son of Frank
A. and Mary Ellen Martin, entered service May 24, 1919 at Rochester
trained at Camps Taylor and Johnston, promoted from Private to
Corporal, 415 M. S. T. 455 M. T. Co. (3rd corps.) Sailed Aug. 14,
1919, mechanic and truck driver, in battles of St. Mihiel and Meuse-
Argonne. Mustered out Aug. 12, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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MEYER, Omer John, 22, Ft. Wayne, married, stock clerk, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers, Fulton, entered service June 10, 1918
at Great Lakes, 111., Musician, traveled with band on Liberty Loans,
] 1th Reg. Band. Mustered out Dec. 23, 1918 at Great Lakes, Illinois.

McCALL, Ernest Hazen, 20, Rochester, printer, son of Lewis B.
and Elma F. McCall. Entered service Sept. 11, 1917, trained at Camp
Greene and Camp Mills. Sailed Nov. 27, 1917 with Co. B, 116th
Engineers, transferred after landing in France to Co. E, 1st Engineers.
Private. In St. Mihiel, Soissons, Argonne-Meuse offensives. With
Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out Sept. H, 1919 at
Tacoma, Wash.

NOYES, Lucius Vernon,^ 24, married, Rochester, butcher, enter-
ed service April 1918 at Warsaw, Ind., trained at Camp Shelby, made
cook, Co. H, 3rd Ind. Inf. Sailed Sept. 28, 1918 and served as cook
overseas. Discharged Jan. 15, 1919 at New York.

NELSON, Kenneth, Akron, entered service June 27, 1917 at Ft.
Wayne, Ind., trained at Camp Custer, Camp Morse, Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan. Made Sergeant, prom.oted to 2nd Lt., Signal Corps. Sailed
July 15, 1918, transferred to 402nd Telegraph Battalion and on duty
in charge of telegraph office at Nevers, France until Sept. 24, trans-
ferred to 416th Tr. Bn. and stationed at St. Nazaire, moved to Tours.
Promoted to 1st Lt. Sept. 29 and was placed at LeMans on Oct. 6 as
superintendent of telegraph and telephone of Tours-Brest railroad.
Remained in this position until Jan. 23, 1919. Discharged April 6,
1919 at Camp Sherman.

NOFTSGER, Charles Benjamin, 18, Loyal, son of Bennie E. and
Ida Noftsger, entered service Feb. 12, 1918 at Columbus, O., trained
at Kelly Field and Camp Wise, promoted private to cook, 57th
Balloon Co. Mustered out Dec. 17, 1918 at Camp Morrison, Va.

NYE, Clifford V., 21, Akron, farmer, married, son of Gilbert S.
and Ida B. Nye, entered service July 17, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Sheridan, promoted private to corporal and served as truck
driver with Co. E, Motor Supply Train 429.

NYE, Robert C, Akron, farmer, son of Gilbert S. and Ida B.
Nye, entered service Oct. 1918 at Chicago, trained at Camp Greene,
promoted private to corporal Co. A, 307th Battalion, Tank Corps.
Discharged Jan. 5, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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NEWELL, IVIanford A., 24, Athens, cook, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Newell, entered service Sept. 5, 1917 at Rochester. Trained
at Camp Taylor, promoted to Sgt. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918 with Bat. B,
325th F. A. Mustered out Feb. 15, 1919.

NELLANS, Charles Thomas, 23, Rochester, physician, son of
Ami B. and Amanda E. Nellans, entered service Oct. 1917 at Chicago,
trained at Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago. Private. Mustered out
Dec. 11, 1918 at Chicago.

NEHER, Truman V., 22, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Neher, entered service April 25, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camps Taylor and Foote, private Co. B, 1st Replacement Engineers.
Sailed Sept. 1, 1918, Co. B., 103rd Engrs. 28th Div. In Thiacourt
sector Oct. 15 to Nov. 11. Mustered out May 19, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

NEHER, Russel R., 24, Rochester, truck driver, son of John A.
and Elizabeth Neher, entered service April 2, 1918, trained at Fort
Wadsworth, promoted private to wagoner, Bat. A, 70th F. A. Sailed
June 13, 1918, served as truck driver and was in American ofifensives
for two months. Discharged March 12, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

NICKELS, George Herman, 21, Grass Creek, farmer, son of
Walter F. and Alice E. Nichols, entered service Oct. 12, 1918, at
Rochester, trained at Valparaiso, Ind., and Interlaken, promoted from
Private to Corporal, Students Army Training Corps. Mustered out
D-ec. 11, 1918.

O'BLENIS, Clem Henry, 26, Rochester, farmer, son of William
C. and Rosalba O'Blenis, entered service May 24, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor and Camp Devens, private 17th Co. 5th
Depot Brigade. Mustered out Jan. 16, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

O'BLENIS, Milton Ray, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of William
C. and Rosalba O'Blenis, entered service at Columbus Barracks, O.,
March 7, 1918, trained at Ft. Monroe. Private 12th Regt., C. A. C.
Mustered out Jan. 21, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

O'CONNELL, Clarence E., 21, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Connell, entered service Sept. 3, 1918, trained
at Camps Taylor and Knox. Promoted to first class private. Artillery,
24th Regt., 8th Div. Discharged Jan. 31, 1919 at Camp Knox.

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O'DELL, John Gilbert, 23, Rochester, farmer, entered service
Sept. 21, 1917 at Rochester, trained at West Point, Ky., promoted to
Sgt, Bat. E, 325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 8, 19l8 with Lincoln Division.
Mustered out March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

OVERMYER, Leroy, 23, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of Boyd
and Rosa Overmyer, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Taylor, Seviere and Camp Jackson, private first class and
did telephone work with Headquarters Co., 115th F. A. Sailed March
4, 1914, did telephone work and participated in all American drives
overseas. Mustered out April 18, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

OVERMYER, William M., 21, married, Leiters Ford, teacher-
larmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Overmyer, entered service Sept.
21, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, made horseshoer.
Bat. A, 325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918, and did horseshoeing
overseas. Mustered out March 1, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

OWENS, Robert Foster, 29, Rochester, telephone lineman, son
of Robert and Sarah Owens, entered service Feb. 22, 1916 at Colum-
bus, O., with Company D, 16th Inf. On International Bridge between
El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico when war was declared. Em-
barked with 16th at Hoboken, N. J., June 11th, 1917, paraded with
2nd Battalion in Paris on 4th of July, went into training at Gonde-
court on the Marne. Served in Toul sector through January and
February 1918, with the French on Picardy front in April, received
shell wound May 31, 1918, back on the Toul front on Sept. 12, and
with the Meuse-Argonne offensive and with the American Army of
Occupation in Germany. Returned to America Aug. 8, 1919 and
participated in the Pershing parade in New York. Still in service.

PERSONETTE, Ivan Murr, 24, married, Rochester, cook, enter- |
ed service April 21, 1917 at Great Lakes N. T. S. Served as 4th class
cook. On Transport Virginian, U. S. S. Bushnell and Submarine
L 9. Discharged Feb. 2, 1919 as 1st CI. Ships Cook, at Chicago.

PETERSON, Clarence C, 28, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles J. Peterson, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to corporal, Battery B,
325th F. A. 84th Div. Sailed April 9, 1918 and assigned to 5th
Battery, F. A. Replacement Regiment. Mustered out July 29, 1919
at Camp Taylor.

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PETERSON, Boyd, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Charles J
and Katy M. Peterson, entered service Oct. 1, 1918 at Bloomington,
private Co. B, 41st Inf. S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 21, 1918 at
Bloomington.

PETERSON, Marvin Earl, 27, Rochester, laborer, son of Oscar
and Sarah Peterson, entered service E>ec. 11, 1917 at South Bend,
trained at Ft. Thomas and Camp Taylor, promoted private to
corporal to motor mechanic, 3rd Co. 3rd Rgt. Sailed July 4, 1918
and served in air service in France. Discharged July 1919.

PETERSON, Guy, 28, Rochester, laborer, son of Oscar and
Sarah Peterson, entered service March 1, 1918 at South Bend, train-
ed at Ft. Thomas, promoted private to corporal to sergeant, served
as photographer and connected with General Hospital 42. Still in
service.

PERSONETT, Kenneth \^ane, 23, Akron, electrician, son of
Ulysses and Rose Personett, entered service June. 27, 1917, trained
at Camp Taylor, promoted private to cadet, 31st Training Battery,
F. A. C. O. T. S. Mustered out Nov. 26, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

PETERSON, Marvin E.. 26, Rochester, rubber worker, son of
Oscar and Sarah Peterson, entered service Dec. 9, 1917 at South Bend.-
trained at Ft. Thomas, promoted private to corporal, 3rd Company
Mechanic Aviation Section, Regular Army. Sailed July 4, 1918,
served as an aviator in France and took part in many air raids over
German lines. Still in service.

POLEN, William, Jr., 29, Kewanna, mechanic. Entered service
October 4, 1917 at Rochester. Trained at Camp Taylor. Assigned to
Battery B, 325th F. A. 84th Div. Embarked from Hoboken. N. J.,
Sept. 9, 1918. Discharged Feb. 13, 1919.

POLEN, Vause. 34, Kewanna, Mgr. Dept. Store, married, son of
AVilliam and Maria Polen. Entered service June 21, 1917 at Harris-
burg, Pa. Trained at Camp Taylor. Served as Cook and Acting
Mess Sergeant. Headquarters Co. F. A. R. D. Discharged Feb. 14,
1919 at Camp Taylor.

PALMER, Oswald, 22 Tiosa, farmer. Entered service March
28, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, private Co. A. 111th
Regt. 28th Div. Sailed May 5, 1918, trained at Boovelingham, France.
In battle of Chateau Thierry, wounded and in hospitals at Paris, St.
Nazaire and Blois. Discharged Jan. 16, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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PHILLIPS, Thomas, Augustus, 26, Tiosa, tobacco moulder, son
of John T. and Lucy A. Phillips, entered service July 18, 1917 at St.
Louis, Mo., trained at Paris Island and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Private Co. E. 13th Marines. Sailed Sept. 13, 1918 for skirmish duty
in Cuba and France. Mustered out August 13, 1919 at Hampton
Roads, Va.

PASSWATER, George, 18, Kewanna, farmer, entered service
Ad^arch 4, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky. Trained at Carlstrom Field, Fla.
Promoted from private to Sergeant First Class, 118th Aero Squadron.
Served as pilot on target ship. Still in service.

PATTON, Benjamin Harrison, 17, Rochester, son of William
and Pearl Patton, entered service March 15, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky.,
trained at Douglas, Ariz., Chickamauga, Ga., Camp Upton, N. Y.
Promoted from private to corporal to sergeant, Co. G. 52nd Inf., 6th
Div. Sailed July 6, 1918, did gas and bayonet work. In battles in
Geradmer sector, Vosges, Alsace-Lorraine, Meuse-Argonne ofifensive.
Returned to U. S. June 6, 1919 and still in service.

PENSINGER, James Walter, 21, Grass Creek, agriculturist, son
of Warren and Delia Pensinger, entered service Aug. 24, 1917, train-
ed at Ft. Thomas, Kelly Field, Garden City, promoted from Private
to Sergeant, 109th Aero Squadron. Sailed Dec. 10, 1917, 803rd
Aero Squadron and Hdqrs. Detachment, Military Police and Motor
Transportation, in battle of Chateau Thierry. Mustered out May 24,
1919 at Camp Sherman,

PRESSNALL, Earl Halderman, 24, Akron, pharmacist, son of
Frank and Emma Pressnall, entered service June 16, 1918 at Fort
Wayne, Ind., trained at Ft. Thomas, Gordon, Taylor, Harrison and
Sherman. Private and pharmacist Medical Dept., 46th U. S. Inf.
Mustered out March 8, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

PICKENS, Charles Omer, 20, Delong, farmer, son of Mrs.
Schuyler Johnson, entered service May 8, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Ft. Thomas and Ft. Bliss. Private Med. Dept., 18th F. A., 3rd
Div. Sailed April 21, 1918. In battles of Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-
Argonne. Wounded Oct. 19, 1918 in the Meuse-Argonne ofifensive.
Mustered out Aug. 25, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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POLLEY, Lloyd G., 28, Leiters Ford, railroader, son of George
W. and Cora M. Policy. Entered service April 25, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Taylor and Washington Barracks. Sailed July 14, 1918
with Co. E, Reg. 11 Engrs., Div. 36, 1st Army Corps Engineers. Was
in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Discharged June 12,
1919 at Camp Sherman.

RODEN, Harold, 21, Kewanna, laborer, son of Rollie and Emma
Roden. Entered service Sept. 4, 1918, trained at Camp Taylor, West
Point and Camp Knox. 70th F. A. Battery E. Mustered out May
4, 1919 at Camp Knox.

RIDDLE, George M., 22, Tiosa, teacher, entered service May 24,
1918 at Rochester, trained at Taylor, Greenleaf, Cape May and Up-
ton, private and ward master in Base 115. Sailed August 15, 1918
with Base 115 and did hospital work in France. Mustered out May
19, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

ROGERS, Lester Clement, 22, married, Rochester, farmer, son
of M. O. and Myrtle Rogers, entered service June 15, 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Indianapolis, private Co. C, 129th M. G. Bn., 35th
Div. Truck driver. Sailed Sept. 2, 1918 and trained in France for
machine gun work. Mustered out May, 19, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

ROGERS, Hobart, 20, Rochester, medical student, son of Jona-
than P. and Susan A. Rogers, entered service March 18, 1918 at
Indianapolis, private medical section reserve corps, U. S. A. Muster-
ed out Dec. 14, 1918 at Indianapolis.

REISH, Willis H., 22, Leiters Ford, signalman, son of Calvin
W. and Lizzie E. Reish, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Camp Taylor.
Trained there and at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Private Co. C, 120th
Engineers. Mustered out Dec. 17, 1919 at Ft. Harrison.

RHODES, Sumner Jeft'erson, 31, Rochester, carpenter, entered
service April 22, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Hamilton and Ft.
Wadsworth, promoted private first class, Bat. D. 70th C. A. C. Sailed
July 15, 1918. Mustered out Feb. 22, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

• ROSS, Walter D., 21, Rochester, mechanic, son of William P.
and Anna A. Ross, entered service Nov. 29, 1917 at Indianapolis,
trained at Ft. Thomas and Kelly Field, private served as instructor
Air Service, Mechanical School. Mustered out Feb. 18, 1919 at
Camp Taylor.

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ROSS, Heroic! T., 22, Rochester, student, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Omer T. Ross, entered service Jan. 10, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camps Jackson and Hancock. Promoted from private to Sgt. first
class. Sailed Aug. 24, 1918. Headquarters First Army Corps, Office
Chief Ordnance Officer. In Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mustered
out Aug. 2, 1919 at Camp Mills.

RUH, Harold Oliver, 33, Cleveland, O., physician, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Ruh, Rochester, entered service May 1917 at Cleveland,
trained at Allentown, Pa., and Camp Dix, N. J. Sailed May 20,
1918. Promoted to 1st Lt. to Capt. to Major. Did laboratory work
Base Hospital 117. Married to Miss Edith Caldwell, Cleveland nurse
of the Youngstown Unit, Jan. 8, 1919 at Orleans, France. First
American couple married there. Still in service Central Lab., Hospital
Center A. P. O. 731.

ROBBINS, Fred T., 22, Rochester, student, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Robbins, entered service Oct. 15, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained
at Boston, Mass., and made Ensign C. Q. M., in the aviation branch
of the navy. Sailed Oct. 16, 1918 and did coast patrol and convoying
from Killingholme, England, on the North Sea. Discharged March
26, 1919 at Great Lakes.

RICHMOND, Roy D., 19, Rochester, electrician, son of Charles
and Lulu Richmond, entered service April 15, 1919 at Rochester,
trained at Ft. Dupont, promoted to corporal, special positions of ob-
server, plotter and reader. Battery D., 74th Artillery, C. A. C. Sailed
Sept. 22, 1918. Mustered out Jan. 8, 1919, Camp Sherman, Ohio.

RICHARD, Russell B., 18, Rochester, laborer, son of Charles J.
and M. E. Richard, entered service Dec. 13, 1917 at Jefferson Bar-
racks, Mo., trained at Camp Johnston, made private of first class and
did salvage work in 19th Salvage Squad. Sailed June 30, 1918. In
Vosges defense and Somme drive. Discharged June 30, 1919 at Camp
Taylor.

REITER, David Laurimer, 34, Rochester, auto mechanic, son of
Marion C. and Estelle Reiter, entered service Sept. 21, 1918 at Roch-
ester, trained at Camps Polk and Green, promoted from private to
sergeant, Co. C, 308th Bn. Served as tank mechanic. Mustered out
Jan. 5, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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REES, Myron T., 22, Rochester, student, son of Milton O. and
Margaret Rees, entered service Oct. 23, 1918 at Camp Taylor. Can-
didate, 53rd Training Battery, F. A., C. O. T. S. Mustered out Dec.
2, 1918 at Camp Taylor.

REES, Charles C, 27, Rochester, horticulture, son of Milton O.
and Margaret Rees, entered service May 11, 1917 at Ft. Benj. Har-
rison, after training made Capt. Field Artillery, commanding Battery
B, 325th F. A. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918. Trained at Camp De Souge,
France. Mustered out Alarch 3, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

REDMOND, Walter I., 19, Fulton, son of Willis E. and Lillie
W. Redmond, entered service June 1, 1914 at Monticello, Ind. Train-
ed at Ft. Harrison and Newport News, Va., promoted from private
to 1st class private and sergeant. Sailed Feb. 3, 1918, Battery A.
Ind. 150 Field Artillery, 42nd Div. (Rainbow Division), in battles of
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. Discharged Nov.
14, 1919 at Camp Dix.

SWIHART, Frank, Akron, electrician, son of E. L. and Anna M.
Swihart. Lieutenant. Overseas. No other information furnished.

SWIHART, Russell Everett, 23, Tiosa, laborer, son of Mrs. Delia
Markley, entered service July 23, 1918 at Plymouth, trained at Camp
McClellen, private Co. C, 12th Ammunition Train, 12th Div. Dis-
charged Feb. 20, 1919.

STATON, George Jeflferson, 23, Brook, Ind., student, married,
son of Frank and Elizabeth Staton, Rochester, entered service May 19,
1918 at Kentland, Ind., trained at Camp Johnston, promoted private
to Sgt. to Sgt. Major, M. T. C. 441. Sailed with 1st Army Corps
July 10, 1918 and served as convoy Sgt. and -dispatcher. In action at
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Argonne. Received seven machine
gun bullets in right ankle, Aug. 9, 1918 and gassed Sept. 13, 1918.
Still in service.

SNYDER, Jesse LeRoy, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of William
and Elizabeth Snyder, entered service June 4, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor. Private, 13th Inf. R. A.

SMITH, Grover C, 25, Rochester, mechanic, son' of Marshall and
Anna Smith, entered service July 2, 1917 at Plymouth, trained at Ft.
Harrison, promoted private to corporal and served as truck driver
Co. B, 118th Ammunition Train. Sailed Sept. 1917 and served as
truck driver. Discharged Aug. 8, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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SMITH, Lowell E., 23, Rochester, laborer, son of Julius E. and
Louisa E. Smith, entered service March 29, 1918 at Kokomo, trained
at Taylor, Greenleaf and Jackson, private 159th Depot Brigade, R. A.
Mustered out June 27, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SAWSON, Earl J., 22, Leiters Ford, farmer, son of Robert and
Emma Sawson, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Camps Taylor and Shelby, private Hdqrs. Troop, 3rd Div. 3rd Army.
Sailed June 4, 1918, participated in battles of Chemin Des Dames
June 27 to July 5, 1918; Marne July 15 to 18; Aisne-Marne July 18 to
August 6; H. P. Aug. 18 to Sept. 6; St. Mihiel Sept. 12 to 16; Meuse-
Argonne Sept. 26 to Nov. 11. Mustered out Aug. 29, 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

SWANGO, Frank, 26, Rochester, farmer, son of William and

Harriet Swango, entered service March 12, 1918 at Rochester, trained

at Ft. Hancock, Camp Eustis and Newport News, private Battery D,

,.SOth Regt., C. A. C. Sailed Sept. 14, 1918. Mustered out March 5,

1919 at Camp Sherman.

SMITH, Noble, 18, Rochester, R. R. ticket agt., son of Marshall
and Anna Smith, entered service Dec. 2, 1917 at Kokomo, trained at
Camp Greene, promoted private to corporal to sergeant. Sailed June
27, 1918 and served as clerk in Hdqrs. Office, 3rd Motor Mechanic .\jr
Service. Discharged July 12, 1919 at New York.

SMILEY, Glen, 23, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
ton Smiley, entered service April 8, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Ft. Thomas, Ft. Hancock, 3rd O. T. C, Camps Lee, Custer and
Sherman, promoted private to Sgt., to 2nd Lt., to 1st Lt. Served as
drill instructor. Mustered out Jan. 31, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SHELTON, Ray, 23, Rochester, teacher, son of P. Eugene and
Aletha Shelton, entered service March 28, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Taylor, private Co. A, 111th Inf., 28th Div. Sailed May 5,
1918. In battle of Chateau Thierry. Gassed and removed to Hospital
at Contrexville. Discharged April 14, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SHELTON, Ralph, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of P. Eugene and
Aletha Shelton, entered service June 23, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camp McClellan, promoted private to wagoner Supply Co., 35th
Regt., 12th Div. Mustered out March 8, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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SUTHERLAND, Harry Holden, 24, Rochester, electrician, son
of Edward H. and Lola M. Sutherland, entered service April 21, 1917
at Gary, Ind., trained at Camps Jackson, Shelby, Meade and Merritt,
promoted to corporal, Co. F, 151st Inf. Nat. Guard, trans. Co. A, 1st
Eng. Sailed March 28, 1918 with 301st Heavy Tank Battalion. In
Somme offensive Aug. 8, Canal Tunnel Bouey, Sept. 29, Brancourt
Oct. 8, LaSalle river Oct. 17, Botse L'Eveque Oct. 23 to Nov. 4.
Mustered out April 9, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

STOCKBERGER, Dennis D., 23, Rochester, hardware dealer,
son of Joel and Alma A. Stockberger, entered service Sept. 20, 1917 at
Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to sergeant.
Had charge of plumbing and heating supply house, Utilities Constr.
Div. Det. Q. M. C. Discharged March 7, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

STINSON, Max James, 27, Rochester, pipe fitter, son of Mrs.
Almeda Stinson, entered service June 17, 1918 at Boston, Mass., made
1st Boatswains Mate and did convoy work. In August 1918 two
boats in fleet were torpedoed on the same day in the Bay of Biscay,
the Montana and Westbridge. Montana was sunk. Mustered out
April 11, 1919 at Hoboken, N. J.

STETSON, Joia Ray, 20, Rochester, clerk, son of Frank M. and
Myrtle C. Stetson, entered service Oct. 14, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Purdue, Truck Driver Co. C. Discharged Dec. 14, 1918.

STERNER, Howard Stanton, 22, Rochester, student, son of
Frank M. and Elizabeth E. Sterner, entered service Aug. 21, 1917 at
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, made 1st Lt., Co. A, 335th Regt., 89th Div.
Sailed June 4, 1918 and served as Assistant Division Adjutant. Mus-
tered out August 4, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

STEFFEY, Ernest, 23, Rochester, barber, son of Frank and
Almina Steffey, entered service Dec. 3. 1917 at Elkhart, Ind., trained
at Ft. Thomas, Ft. Wood and Camp Gray. Promoted private to
Sgt., Depot Co. H, Signal Corps. Discharged March 15, 1919 at
Atlanta, Ga.

STANLEY, John Allen, 34, married, Rochester, truck driver,
son of Frank and Ada Stanley, entered service June 22, 1918 at
Rochester, trained at Jefferson Barracks, Ft. Totten, Ft. Monroe and
Camp Eustis. Made Sgt., C. A. C, 41st Brigade. Served as in-
structor in auto school. Mustered out Dec. 22. 1918 at Camp Sherman.

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STACY, Russell Maddux, 20, Rochester, student, son of William
H. and Ida V. Stacy, entered service OctT'12, 1918 at Purdue Univer-
sity. Private Co. 2, U. S. Inf. S. A. T C. Mustered out Dec. 19, 1918
at Purdue.

SOWERS, William H., 21, Rochester, electrician, son of Win-
field S. and Nattie Sowers, entered service July 21, 1917 at Ft. Wayne,
Ind., trained at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Private, promoted to corporal,
to sergeant, Co. C, 5th Field Battalion, served as lineman in Signal
Corps. Sailed Feb. 1, 1918, saw active service in battles of Chateau
Thierry June 4 to July 30, St. Mihiel Sept. 10 to 14, Meuse-Argonne
Sept. 6 to Oct. 29. On Nov. 16, started on march to Rhine and arrived
Dec. 10, 1918. Mustered out August 30, 1919.

SNYDER, Arthur, 21, Rochester, locomotive fireman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Snyder, entered service Sept. 19, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor, promoted private to corporal. Bat. B, 120th
F. A. Sailed April 8, 1918, participated in battles Haute-Alsace June
8 to July 10; Aisne-Marne, July 11 to Sept. 22; Oise-Aisne Sept. 23 to
31; Ourcq Sept. 31 to Oct. 10; Meuse-Argonne Oct. 10 to Nov. 7.
Mustered out May 21, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

SMITH, Gerald Percy, 24, Rochester, banking, son of Omar B.
and Lelia C. Smith, entered service at Ft. Benj. Harrison, May 13,
1917, trained at Camp Taylor, Camp Johnston and Zone Supply
Office, Washington, D. C. Commissioned 2nd Lt., promoted to 1st
Lt., Aug. 8, 1918, officer in charge of Sales and Issue Branch, Depot
Quartermaster, Washington, D. C, charge of Washington Commis-
sary and Commanding Officer, Detachment Q. M. Corps, 12th and E.
streets, Washington, D. C. Mustered out March 7, 1919, Washington.

SHRIVER, Everett E., 27, married, Rochester, accountant, son
of Oliver and Rose B. Shriver, entered service July 1, 1917, promoted
private to corporal and did clerical work with Hdq. Det., 2nd Regt.,
164th Depot Brigade. Mustered out Dec. 8, 1918, at Camp Funston,
Kansas.

SHRIVER, Charles Edward, 17, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Shriver, entered service Jan. 3, 1916 at Rochester,
trained at Ft. Sam Houston and Eagle Pass, Texas. Private Head-
quarters Co., 26th Inf. Still in service.

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SISSON, Earl LeRoy, 30, Rochester, telegrapher, son of Chas. D.
and Jennie E. Sisson, entered service May 5, 1917 at Toledo, O., train-
ed at Camps Sheridan and Perry, made 2nd Lt. Co. A, 112th Field
Signal Bn. Sailed June 23, 1918. Participated in actions at Baccarat
(Vosges) Aug. 1 to Sept. 15; Avacourt (Verdun) Sept. 21 to 25;
Meuse-Argonne Sept. 26 to Oct. 1; St. Mihiel, Oct. 6 to 17; Ypres-
Lys Oct. 31 to Nov. 11. Decorated with the French Croix de Guerre
by Gen Petain at St. Mars Sous Ballon, France, Feb. 6, 1919 for
maintenance of liason, Argonne-Meuse offensive. Personal citation
by Maj. Gen. Farnsworth, Order No. 86, Headquarters 37th Div., at
Chateau de Huysse, Belgium, Dec. 24, 1918, for meritorious service
Ypres-Lys offensive. Part of Guard of Honor for the King and
Queen of Belgium upon their return to Brussells, Nov. 1918. Mus-
tered out April 12, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SHRIVER, Charles E., 28, Rochester, son of James Shriver.
Entered Regular Army Jan. 14, 1917 at Columbus, O., trained at
Eagle Pass, Texas, Private B 3rd Inf., transferred to 26th Inf. 1st
Div. Brigade Citation. Embarked from Hoboken, N. J. June 13,
1917. Participated in battles Luneville sector defenses Oct. 21 to
Nov. 20, 1917; Toul sector March 2 to Alarch 24, 1917; Mount St. Die
June 9th to June 18th, 1918, Soissons July 18th to 23rd; St. Mihiel
Sept. 12th to 16th; Meuse-Argonne Sept. 26th to Oct. 9th and on
front when armistice was signed. Discharged Sept. 17, 1919.

SHIPLEY, Frank Wendell, 19, Rochester, student, son of Miller
O. and Alice S. Shipley, entered service Oct. 12, 1918 at Purdue Uni-
versity, private Co. 4, U. S. Inf., S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 19,
1918 at Purdue.

SEWl^LL, Guy E., 18, Rochester, son of Andrew and Jessie
Sewell, entered service Jan. 26, 1918 at Indianapolis, promoted from
private to corporal, 89th M. G. Co., Camp Sumner, D. C. Discharged
March 1919.

SEIG FRIED, P. A., 31, married, Rochester salesman, son of Jos.
F. and Mary B. Siegfried, entered service July 22, 1918, at Rochester,
trained at Camp Taylor, made Battery Clerk 3rd Bat. F. A. Sailed
Oct. 26, 1918. Mustered out May 15, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

SEE, Gordon Earle, 19, Rochester, laborer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles See, entered service April 19, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Columbus Barracks, Kelly Field, Ft. Totten, 1st Class Private, 31st
Aero Squadron. Sailed Aug. 23. 1917. Chauffeur. Discharged June
8, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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STINGLEY, Clarence Grover, 30, Fulton, postmaster, son of
Jacob and Sadie A. Stingley, entered service July 1, 1918 at Rochester,
trained at Camps at Valparaiso, Ind. and Burlington, Vt., Private
46th Service Co. Signal Corps, transferred to 428 Telegraph R. R. Bn.
Co. D Signal Corps. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

SHAW, Harland, 25, Grass Creek, farmer, son of Francis and
Elizabeth Shaw^, entered service Sept. 1, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Ft. Harrison, private, Co. D. Mustered out Dec. 1.6, 1918 at Ft.
Harrison.

SNYDER, Clarence Ray, 27, Fulton, student, entered service
September 20, 1917 at Rochester, private. Battery A. 325th F. A.,
trained at Camp Taylor, transferred to Air Service, Kelly Field, San
Antonio, Texas, 256th Aero Squadron, Ward, Texas, Field No. 2,
Garden City. Mustered out March 24, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SHEETZ, Joseph, 27, Kewanna, farmer, son of John B. and
Mary G. Sheetz, entered service Aug. 1918 at Camp Taylor. Private.

SNYDER, Merlin W., 18, Kewanna, farmer, son of Peter and
Lucinda Snyder, entered service May 25, 1917 at Rochester, trained
at Nogales, x^riz., and Camp Travis, Texas. Promoted private to
corporal, Co. F, 35th U. S. Inf. Served on Mexican border duty and
in Mexican skirmish at Nogales, Aug. 28, 1918. Mustered out Feb.
14, 1919 at Camp Grant.

STANLEY, Russell George, 26, Rochester, son of Frank and
Ada Stanley of Liberty township, entered service April 25, 1918 at
Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor and Washington, D. C, pro-
moted private to wagoner Supply Co., 339th Inf., 85th Division.
Sailed July 23, 1918. Discharged July 14, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

SCULL, James A., 50, Rochester, druggist, son of James A. and
Emma Y. Scull, entered service Jan. 30, 1915 at Camp Meyer, Va.
Promoted to 1st Lt. Aug. 22, 1917, to Captain Jan. 6, 1918, to Major
March 3, 1919. Served as Supply Officer General Hospital No. 1,
1917, Medical Supply Officer, 1st Army, France, 1918, Medical Supply
Officer, 3rd Army, 1919. In charge of Army Medical Supplies. Sail-
ed June 30, 1918. In St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives. On duty in
office of Surgeon General of the Army, Washington, D. C.

SNIDER, Byron, 19, Akron, student, son of A. R. and Mary Belle
Snider, entered service Oct. 1, 1918 at Bloomington, Ind., Private
Co. B., S. A. T. C. Mustered out Dec. 21, 1918 at Bloomington.

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SAUSAMAN, Clifford Guy, 28, Hammond, Ind., railroad lire-
man, married, son of Thomas J. and Florence M. Sausaman, entered
service July 23, 1918 at Valparaiso, Ind. Trained at Camp Taylor,
promoted private to sergeant, 81st Engineers. Sailed but was re-
turned on account of influenza. Mustered out Dec. 23, 1918 at Camp
Taylor.

SWIHART Oren Melvin, 20, Tiosa, son of David C. and Mollie
C. Swihart, entered service May 28, 1918 at Great Lakes, trained there
with Co. L, 7th Regt. Mustered out June 31, 1919 at Great Lakes.

SWARTWOOD, Fred, 28, married, Rochester, machinist, son
of Samuel and Susan Swartwood, entered service Dec. 11, 1917 at
Ft. Thomas, trained at Taylor and Hancock, made private first class,
17th Co., 2nd Regt., A. S. M. Sailed March 14, 1918 with Air Service
Mechanics and did camouflaging in France. Discharged June 8, 1919
at Camp Sherman.

SCHIRM, Charles Ammon, 21, Kewanna, Ind., farmer, son of
John and Minnie Schirm. Entered service Oct. 14, 1914 by joining the
C. A. C, assigned to 51st Co., promoted to corporal March 26, 1916.
August 22, 1917 was ordered to Second Officers Training Camp at
Plattsburg, N. Y., and on completion of three months course was com-
missioned 2nd Lt. of Infantry and assigned to 10th Co. 3rd Training
Battalion, 153rd Depot Brigade, later to Co. M., 312th Inf. Sailed
May 21, 1918, and trained with British. Was in battles of St. Mihiel,
Sept. 16 to Oct. 5; Grand Pre, second phase of the Meuse-Argonne
offensive Oct. 20 to 27, and last phase of the Meuse-Argonne offen-
sive Nov. 1 to 11. Transferred to 81st Div. for further service, later
to 5th Div. Army of Occupation, and still later to Co. M., 61st U. S.
Inf. Discharged at Camp Taylor, Aug. 20, 1919.

SCHIRM, Elza Newton, 21, Kewanna, farmer, son of John and
Minnie Schirm. Entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Rochester. Train-
ed at Camps Taylor and Knox. Served as cannoneer Battery C
72nd F. A. Mustered out at Camp Knox, Feb. 4, 1919.

SCHIRM, John Edward, 22, Kewanna, farmer, son of John and
Minnie M. Schirm. Entered service at Rochester, Ind., May 24, 1918.
Trained at Camp Taylor, Ky., Camp Greenleaf, Ga., Cape May, N. J..
Camp Upton, N. Y. Did photography and nursing, Base Hospital
115. 2nd Army Corps. Went overseas August 16, 1918 and was con-
nected with hospital work. Mustered out May 17, 1919 at Camp
Sherman, Ohio.

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SEARS, Charles, 31, Kewanna, laborer, son of Henry and Ella
Sears, entered service Sept. 21, 1917 at Kewanna, trained at Camps
Taylor and Sevier, private Hdqrs. Co. 115th F. A. Sailed June 4,
1918. In defensive north of Toul Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, 1918; St. Mihiel
offensive Sept. 11 to 13; Argonne Sept. 25 to Oct. 5; Valley of
Woevre Oct. 10 to Nov. IL Mustered out April 18, 1919 at Camp
Taylor.

SHINE, Ermal Neville, 24, Kewanna, farmer. Entered service
April 25, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor and Washington
Barracks. Made First Class Private. 11th Engineers. Sailed July
14, 1918, trained at Angers, France and assigned to Co. E, 1st Re-
placement Reg. Eng. Participated in battles on St. Mihiel sector,
Meuse-Argonne offensive. In service.

SNYDER, Loyd Ehiier, Blue Grass, Ind., 23, farmer, son of
Jacob S. and Clara Snyder, entered service at Rochester, April 25.
1918, trained at Washington Barracks. Co. D, First Replacement
Regiment of Engineers. Sailed September 1, 1918 and served in
Co. A, 303rd Engineers, 78th Division, 1st Army Corps. Was in the
Meuse-Argonne offensive from October 16 to November 5, 1918.
Mustered out June 17, 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio.

SNYDER, Orville M., 22, Kewanna, farmer, son of Jacob S. and
Clara Snyder. Entered service May 21, 1918. Trained at Columbus
Barracks, Ohio, Ft. Snelling, Minn., and Camp Devens, Mass. Private
Co. A, 36th Inf. Mustered out at Camp Taylor April 5, 1919.

STAMM, Charles Henry, 18, Kewanna, farmer, son of Jesse M.
and Cora M. Stamm, entered service April 26, 1917 at Columbus
Barracks, O., trained at Ft. Williams, promoted private to corporal
Bat. F, 51st C. A. C. Sailed Aug. 14, 1917, served as chauffeur with
Bat. C, 51st C. A. C. In St. Mihiel offensive, and bombardment of
German positions on Bois de Grant Portion, Oct. 21 to 24. Muster-
ed out Feb. 25, 1919 at Columbus Barracks.

SANNS, Charles J., 21, Akron, railroader, son of William and
Mae Sanns, entered service June 25, 1917 at Ft. Wayne, Ind., trained
at Ft. Thomas and Ft. Leavenworth, promoted private to corporal,
Co. C, 5th Field Bn., Signal Corps, 38th Regt. Sailed Feb. 27, 1918.
In second battle of the Marne, Jaulgonne, Vesle, St. Mihiel offensive
and Argonne. Mustered out Feb. 28, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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SHIVELY, Noah, 29, Akron, farmer, son of William and Mary
E. Shively, entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camps Taylor and Jackson, private Bat. B, 18th Regt., F. A. R. D.
Discharged Dec. 23, 1918 at Camp Jackson.

SMITH, Gernie, E., 28, Akron, blacksmith, son of Irwin K. and
Jannie Smith, entered service Sept. 4, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Taylor, private 103rd Co., F. A., 35th Eng. Sailed March 30,
1918 with 13th, Grand, Div., worked at box car building in France.
Discharged July 8, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

SANNS, James E., 30, Rochester, railroader, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Sanns. Entered service March 28, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Taylor. Private Co. A. 111th Ind., 28th Div. Sailed April 25,
1918. In Chateau Thierry battle, wounded by shrapnel. Mustered
out at Camp Grant, March 18, 1919.

THOMPSON, Jacob F., 30, Newcastle township, laborer, son of
Samuel F. and Eliza Ann Thompson, entered service May 25, 1918
at Rochester, trained at Camps Taylor, Oglethorpe, Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Newport News, Va. Served as hospital nurse and still in
service. Ill as this is written (January 1920) at Camp Dix Base
Hospital.

TONER, Albert Worth, 23, Delong, son of Albert D. and Jessie
M. Toner. Entered service March 15, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Columbus Barracks and Ft. McKinley, Me., sailed August 1918 with
Battery D, 72nd C. A. C. Served as instructor in auto school at
Limogese, France. Mustered out April 1919, at Camp Grant.

THOMPSON, Alva Nathan, 24, Argos, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac H. Thompson, entered service at Rochester, Sept. 20, 1917, •
trained at Taylor, promoted to Corporal, Bat. E., 325th F. A. Sailed
Sept. ,8 1918 with 84th Div. Discharged March 1, 1919 at Camp
Taylor.

TAYLOR, Frank, 28, Akron, born in Austria-Hungary, entered
service Dec. 12, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Ft. Monroe, Camp
Stuart, made 1st class private Co. F, 60th Coast Artillery. Sailed
April 23, 1918, served as telephone lineman. Participated in St.
Mihiel offensive Aug. 12 to 15, Verdun-Argonne Oct. 25 to Nov. 11.
Wounded in left foot by high explosive at Somerance Oct. 28. Dis-
charged March 19, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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THOMAS, Dewey, 18, Mentone, farmer, foster son of C. E. and
E. E. King, entered service May 2, 1917, trained at Ft. Thomas,
private Co. B, Military Police, Cristobel Canal Zone, Panama. Still
in service.

THRUSH, Lotus Troy, 21, Kokomo, Ind., clerical, son of Mrs.
Mary E. Foster, entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Kokomo, private
15th Co. 4th Battalion 159th Depot Brigade. Mustered out Nov. 12,
1918 at Camp Taylor.

TRANBARGER, Emmett S., 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Dorus
W. and Estella J. Tranbarger, entered service June 11, 1918 at In-
dianapolis, trained at Great Lakes, landsman. Machinist's Mate, Avia-
tion Branch U. S. Naval Reserve Force. Discharged Feb. 16, 1919
at Great Lakes.

TYRELL, WilHam E., 18, Rochester, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Redmond, entered service Sept. 12, 1917 at Lafayette,
Ind., trained at Jefferson Barracks, Ft. Sheridan and Camp Greene.
Private. Sailed May 1, 1918. Co. E., 16th Regt. Served as supply
cab driver and in American oflfensives. Now with Army of Occupa-
tion at Kelberg, Germany.

TERRY, Lyon F., 26, Rochester, Civ. Eng., son of Frank H.
and Gertrude Terry. Entered service June 5, 1918 at Rochester, Ind.,
trained at West Point, Ky., and Camp Taylor, promoted from private
to 2nd Lt., 85th F. A. Discharged Dec. 11, 1918 at Camp Sheridan.

TAYLOR, Harley Wilbert, 41, married, Rochester, physician and
surgeon, entered service July 25, 1918 at Ft. Benj. Harrison, trained
at Camp Greenleaf, Ga. 1st Lt. Surgeon 429th Rev. Lab. Bn. Dis-
charged Dec. 30, 1918 at Newport News, Va.

TAYLOR, Guy Hubert, 22, Rochester, student, son of Charles
F. and Estelle Taylor, entered service April 3, 1918, trained at Fort
Totten, promoted from private to 1st class private, 15th Co, C. A. C,
Chauffeurs Training Detachment. Sailed July 14, 1918. Spent entire
time in Base Hospital 27 at Angers. Discharged Feb. 20, 1919 at
Camp Sherman,

UTTER, Franklin H., 31, married, Akron, farmer, son of David
and Eliza Utter, entered service Aug. 29, 1918 at Warsaw, Ind.,
trained at Camp Custer, made 1st class private Co. B, 214th F. S. Bn.
Discharged Jan. 19, 1919 at Camp Custer.

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VAN KIRK, John Albert, 27, married, Leiters Ford, physician,
son of John W. and Ellen Van Kirk, entered service at Watseka, III.,
June 8, 1917. 1st Lt., Battalion Surgeon, Commanding Officer
Medical Detachment, 342nd Machine Gun Bat. Sailed June 3, 1918,
served with Medical Detachment 89th Div. and 32nd French Corp.
Participated in battles in Lucy sector Aug. 7 to Sept.ll, St. Mihiel
offensive Sept. 11 to 15, Eurezin sector Sept. 16 to Oct. 10, Meuse-
Argonne offensive Oct. 19 to Nov. 11. Discharged June 10, 1919

VAN KIRK, George H., 29, married, Kentland, Ind., physician,
son of J. W. and Ellen Van Kirk, Leiters Ford, entered service
April 19, 1918 at Chicago, trained at Camps Greenleaf and Dix.
Captain and Regimental Surgeon 807th P. Inf. Sailed Sept. 4, 1918
and served with Medical Division in Meuse-Argonne offensive. Mus-
tered out August 7, 1919 at Camp Grant.

VICKERY, Dean K., 21, Akron, married, electrician, son of
Joseph J. and Geneva Vickery, entered service June 5, 1917 at Cleve-
land, Ohio, trained at Camp Sherman, promoted to corporal, 30th Co.
8th Training Battalion, 158th D. B. Mustered out Jan. 1919 at Camp
Sherman.

VAN CLEAVE, Jesse Newton, 21, Kewanna, student, son of
Sherman and Dora Van Cleave. Entered service Sept. 24, 1917 at
Bismarck, N. D. Trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and Ft. Sill,
Okla. Promoted from private to Corporal, School of Fire, Motor
Transport Detachment. Also served as chauffeur. Mustered out
Feb. 15, 1919 at Ft. Dodge, Iowa.

WALTERS, Gerald, 21, Rochester, farmer, son of Henry H. and
Sophia AL Walters, entered service June 14, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Camps Humphrey and Forest, private Co. F, 15th Regt. Sail-
ed Sept. 28, 1918 with 401st Engineers and did guard duty overseas.
Mustered out Jan. 29, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

WHITACRE, Walter Wilson, 18, Delong, student, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Whitacre, entered service Feb. 28, 1918 at Indianapolis,
trained at Kelly and Carlstrom Fields. Private 205th Aero Squadron.
Mustered out June 20, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

WAGONER, Amos, 24, Delong, farmer, son of John J. and
Mary A. Wagoner, entered service May 21, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Ft. Snelling and Camp Devens, promoted to first Class private,
Co. M.. 73rd Inf. Mustered out Feb. 10, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

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WILFERT, Clyde Edwin, 23, Belong, farmer, son of Wolfgang
and Fidelia Wilfert, entered service May 25, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Taylor and Greenleaf, promoted to private of first class. Served
overseas w^ith Base Hospital 115, A. E. F. Mustered out May 12,
1919 at Camp Sherman.

WALTZ, Jesse James, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of William M.
and Cora E. Waltz, entered service April 30, 1918 at Rochester, train-
ed at Ft. Thomas and Camp Forrest, made first class private, Co. A.,
52nd Regt. Sailed July 6, 1918 with 6th Div. 1st Army Corps, and
took part in fighting on Alsace line and in Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Discharged June 18, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

WEIR, James Harold, 29, Rochester, farmer, son of George W.
and Sarah Weir, entered service May 21, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Columbus Barracks and Camp Custer. 1st Class Private, Co. E,
10th Inf., 14th Div. Discharged Jan. 17, 1917 at Camp Custer.

WRIGHT, Ralph, 21, Tiosa, farmer, son of George and Lura
Wright, entered service July 12, 1918, trained at Ft. Wayne,. Mich.,
and Ft. Benj. Harrison, private 3rd Aerial Squadron. Mustered out
Jan. 30, 1919 at Ft. Wayne, Mich.

WYNN, AVilliam, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of William and
Martha Wynn, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Knox, private 72nd F. A., Battery C. Mustered out Jan. 30,
1919 at Camp Knox,

WADE, Claude, 24, Akron, baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Canada
Wade, entered service July 7, 1918 at Rochester. Sailed Sept. 1, 1918
with Co. K, 21st Engineers, L. R. Mustered out July 12, 1919 at
Camp Sherman.

WHALLON, Evan A., 23, Akron, veterinary, son of Henry A.
and Viola B. Whallon, entered service Aug. 15, 1917 at Chicago.
Made 2nd Lt., and served in purchase of government- animals. Dis-
charged Feb. 8, 1919 at Camp Custer.

WRIGHT, Odis Jay, 29, Kewanna, laborer, son of Thomas and
Ada Wright. Entered service April 2, 1918 at Rochester. Trained
at Forts Hamilton and Tilden. Promoted to First Class Private and
served as Sergeant Fireman of C. A. C. and as mine layer. Still in
service.

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WHARTON, Harmon, 34, Kewanna, mechanic, son of Willia
M. and Nettie Wharton. Entered service April 30, 1917 at DeKalb,
111. Trained at Camp Logan, Texas. Promoted from private to
Corporal, Co. A., 129th Inf. Sailed May 10, 1918. Mustered out
July 15, 1919 at Camp Grant.

WEST, Neal Moore, 19, Kev^^anna, student, son of Mrs. Pearl
West. Entered service August 9, 1917 at Indianapolis, trained at
Camp Shelby. Sailed May 12, 1918, Battery A, 321st, F. A., 82nd Div.
In the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne battles. In service at Calvary.
Texas.

WARFIELD, George E., 21, Kewanna, farmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Warfield, entered service Sept. 4, 1917, trained at Carhps
Shelby and Taylor, private Supply Co., 18th Inf.. 1st Div. Sailed
June 12, 1918. In St. Mihiel offensive Sept. 12, Argonne Forest Sept.
30 to Oct. 12, Sedan front Oct 19. Near Metz when armistice was
signed and with Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out
Oct. 4, 1919 at Camp Taylor.

WARE, James M., 29, Kewanna. farmer, son of Henry and
Anna W^are, entered service Oct. 4, 1917 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Taylor, promoted from Private to Corporal. Battery B., 325th
F. A. Sailed Sept. 8, 1918, did Radio work. Mustered out Feb. 13,
1919 at Camp Taylor.

WAITE, Earl Leo, 32, Rochester, physician and surgeon, son of
Joseph H. and Marietta H. Waite, entered service August 2, 1917,
trained at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and Camp Upton, made 1st Lt..
Medical Corps, Regular Army. Mustered out March 22, 1918.

WYLIE, George Henry, 18, Rochester, student, son of Robert
and Etta Wylie. entered service Oct. 11, 1918 at Purdue University.
Private Naval Reserve Co. S. A. T. C. Discharged Dec. 20, 1918 at
Purdue.

WRIGHT. Marcus, 20, Rochester, radio operator, son of Jacob
and Malinda WVight, entered service, April 13. 1917 at Ft. Thomas
Ky., trained at Ft. Leavenworth, Kelly Field, Aviation Depot, L. I.,
School of Military Aeronautics, N. Y., Ellington Field, promoted from
private to 2nd Lt., as flying instructor Ellington Field, and Squadron
Commander, Sergeant Major of Post, Aviation Depot, L. I. Still in
service.

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WISE, Clyde L., 31, Rochester, pharmacist, son of John F. and
Amaretta E. Wise, entered service Dec". 6, 1917 at Ft. Thomas, Ky.,
trained there and promoted to first class private, instructed class in
pharmacy, 42nd Field Hospital, also served in Dispensary. Muster-
ed out Feb. 26, 1919 at Jacksonville, Florida.

WILLARD, Daniel, 19, Rochester, vulcanizer, son of Charles
and Bertha Willard, entered service March 22, 1917 at Ft. Thomas,
Ky., trained at Brownsville, Texas, promoted from private to
corporal to sergeant, served as platoon commander, 37th machine
guns, Hdqrs. Co. 58th Inf. Sailed May 10, 1918, served as machine gun
instructor. Participated in battles in Meaux sector, July 12 to 17;
Aisne-Marne offensive July 18 to Aug. 6; St. Mihiel Sept. 12 to 16;
Meuse-Argonne Sept. 6 to Oct. 19. Cited for distinguished services
by General Order No. 41, 44th Div. Hdqrs. for "courage and coolness
in placing his 37 mm. guns in position despite constant fire from
enemy. His work was of utmost value and a fine example for his
men." Received machine gun bullet in hip in Aisne-Marne offensive,
Aug. 4, 1918, and shrapnel in left foot and slightly gassed, Sept. 27,
1918 in Meuse-Argonne offensive. Still in service.

WILE, Lee M., 37, Rochester, clothier, son of Myer and Amelia
Wile, entered service May 11, 1917 at Ft. Benj. Harrison, commission-
ed 2nd Lt., after training. Promoted to 1st Lt., June 1918. In charge
of boat supplies.

WALTERS, J. Bryan, 21, Rochester, clerk, son of Lovell B.
and Ina Walters, entered service June 14, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Paris Island, S. C, private, marines. Promoted to radio work.
Still in service.

WILFIOIT, Joseph H., 22, Akron, butcher, married, son of
William A. and Anna M. Wilhoit, entered service July 22, 1918 at
Rochester, trained at Taylor, Great Lakes and Johnston. Private,
6th A. R. D. Mustered out Dec. 24, 1918 at Camp Grant.

WHITCOMB, Paul J., 21, Akron, laborer, son of Delno M. and
Bessie E. Whitcomb, entered service Sept. 21, 1917 at Rochester,
trained at Camps Taylor, Stanley and Arthur, promoted to 1st CI.
Private, Battery B, 21st F. A. Sailed May 22, 1918 with Battery B.
5th Div., and in actions of Frapelle, Parnille and St. Mihiel. Muster-
ed out July 30, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

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YEAZEL, Clinton Howard, 24, Rochester, machinist, entered
service March 28, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor. Sailed
from Newport, N. Y., as private with Co. A, 11th Inf. Gassed June
21, 1918 and treated in Base Hospital 44. Discharged May 5, 1919
at Camp Sherman.

ZARTMAN, Voris D., 22, Fulton, farmer, son of Charles and
Mary Zartman, entered service Sept. 3, 1918 at Rochester, trained at
Camp Knox, private with 13th Co. 159th D. B. Bat. E. 72nd F. A.
Mustered out Feb. 1, 1919.

ZIMPLEMAN, Edward, 26, Kewanna, farmer, son of Valentine
and Catherine Zimpleman, entered service at Rochester, July 27, 1918,
trained at Camp Taylor and West Point, private Battery F, 326th F.
A. Sailed Sept. 9, 1918 and trained at Camp DeSouge, France.
Mustered out March 3, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

ZOLMAN, Harley E., 24, Rochester, manufacturer, son of John
and Adeline Zolman, entered service April 3, 1918, trained at Ft.
Hamilton, made First Class Private. Sailed July 14, 1918 with 54th
C. A. C, Bat. B, and 52nd Bn., A. R. R. Art. Participated in Ballen-
court-Meuse drive Aug. 28 to 29, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne
offensives. Helped on French 13 inch guns firing projectiles weigh-
ing 800 pounds. Served in poison gas squad. Gassed Oct. 13 at
Death Valley, France. Discharged Feb. 21, 1919 at Camp Sherman.

ZOLMAN, Levi Thornton, 22, Rochester, farmer, son of James
C. and Elizabeth Zolman, entered service July 26, 1918 at Rochester.
Private Bat. B, 321st F. A. Sailed June 14, 1918 and served as assist-
ant cook with 82nd Div. Discharged May 29, 1919 at Camp Sherman,

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CONDON, Ethel, (Mrs. William V. Young, Pottsville, Pa.)
daughter of Clark and Martha Condon. Rochester, entered Army
Nurse Corps at Chicago, April 7, 1918, assigned to Ft. McPherson,
Atlanta, Ga. Sailed from New York, Sept. 14, 1918, and stationed at
Verdun-Meuse Evacuation Hospital, No. 15, from Sept. 29, 1918 to
May 6, 1919. Discharged Aug. 3, 1919. Accompanying the snap
shots Mrs. Young writes a note which reads : "These were taken
the other day in dug-outs just outside Verdun. These are just the
'front porches.' They extend way back into the rock. Some are
stables and some are billets for the men. The hills around here
are alive with them. Saw an immense German plane yesterday with
black crosses. I guess it is true that we are homeward bound. Every-
one is glad to go. The French want us out."

GRASS, Eva, 21, Tiosa, Ind., teacher, daughter of Chris and
Esther Grass, entered service at Rochester Oct. 19, 1918, entered at
Camp Jackson as student nurse. Now at Walter Reid Hospital,
Washington, D. C.

HOFFMAN, Clare Edna, 31, Chicago, graduate nurse, former
resident of Rochester, entered service May 16, 1917 at Chicago, as
reserve nurse. Army Nurse Corps, assigned to U. S. Base Hospital
Unit 12. Sailed from New York May 19, 1917, and assigned to
Hospital at Canniers, France, June 11, 1917. Served as nurse until
April 16, 1919 when she sailed for home.

KING, Catherine M., Liberty township, born in Miami county
June 9, 1881. Joined the Red Cross at Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31, 1916
and enrolled with University of Washington Base Hospital No. 50.
for overseas duty. On Feb. 16, 1917 was called to cantonment duty at
Camp Sherman, O., for six months' training. Base Hospital No. 50.
Was called to New York, July 19. 1918 for equipment, drill and French
study. Sailed Aug. 26, 1918 S. S. LaFrance to Brest, thence to Base
Hospital Center Mesves-Bulsy Sept. 6, and to Hospital Headquarters
on Sept. 10. Base Hospital opened to wounded soldiers August 1
with only the officers and chore boys to care for them, pending
arrival of nurses. After armistice hospital began to evacuate the
wounded soldiers back to the U. S. April 19, 1919 to Embarkation
Hospital 136 at Vannes. Sailed for U. S. June 9. 1919 and discharged
from duty Sept. 7, 1919.

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FULTON COUNTY NURSES 189

MIKESELL, Orpha Belle, 23, Rochester, daughter of Enoch If.
and Lucy Mikesell, enlisted as nurse Aug. 3, 1918. Not called.

SPANGLER, Maude Ann, 24, Kewanna. institutional nursing,
daughter of A. R. and L. A. Spangler, entered service as Red Cross
Nurse at Ft. Rosencrans, Cal. Discharged April 21, 1919.

WRIGHT, Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wright, born
at Tiosa, Fulton county, Indiana, on January 3, 1893, graduated from
Rochester High School in 1912, entered Methodist Hospital Training
School for Nurses in September, 1912, graduating in 1915, took post-
graduate course at Chicago, Illinois, and did public health nursing
at Indianapolis, where she enlisted on September 7, 1917, left
at which place was on duty until June 26, 1918. On the 26th of
Indianapolis for New York City on September 9, 1917, with Lilly
Base Hospital No. 32, composed of Indiana doctors, nurses and en-
listed men. AVhile in New York was located in Camp Hospital No. 1,
and left Hoboken on the S. S. George Washington on December 4.
1917. arriving at Brest, France, on December 24. 1917. Base Hospital
No. 32 was located at Contrexeville, France, in the Vosges Mountains,
at which place was on duty until June 26, 1918. On the 26th of
June. 1918. was sent on detached service to Baccarat, France. (Lune-
ville Sector) on duty with Field Hospital No. 307 and Field Hospital
No. 147, where the 77th and 37th divisions were located. On Sept.
14, 1917 left Baccarat going to Toul where she was located only
twelve days, in Evacuation Hospital No. 14, following the St. Mihiel
drive. Evacuation Hospital No. 14 followed closely behind the
American boys, and for a short period of time was at Villers Daucourt.
Les Islets and following the Meuse-Argonne drive which started on
September 26, 1918, and said hospital was located at Varennes on
November 11, 1918. when the armistice was signed. On December
7, 1918. went with Army of Occupation to Trier and Coblenz, where
Evacuation Hospital No. 14 was located in a German hospital taken
ever by the Americans for that purpose. Was at Coblenz until April
14, 1919, and then started to port of embarkation, leaving Brest.
France, on June 12. 1919, on S. S. Imperator. arriving in United States
on June 20,' 1919.

Fulton County's Sacrifice

The faults of these boys we write upon
the sands; their deeds upon the tablets of
love and memory.

Requiescat in Peace

GOLD STAR MEN

191

BENGE, Clarence Oren, 24, Akron, farmer, sun
of Manley V. and Marietta Little Benge, entered
service August 12, 1913 at Denver, Colo., trained
at Camp Baker, Cal., private and mechanic 148th
C. A. C. and 62nd Replt. Art. Sailed July 11, 1918.
Participated in American actions. Died Sept. 19,
1918 of pneumonia in France.

BLACK, John W., 24, Rochester, civil engineer,
son of George and Mary C. Black, entered service
Oct. 21, 1918 at Chicago, as private American Red
Cross, trained at Camp Scott, Chicago, in the
Automobile and Mechanical section. Contracted
influenza at camp and sent home on sick leave.
Died Nov. 25, 1918 from cerebro spinal meningitis
following influenza. Made numerous attempts to
get into service but was rejected for Ofiicers Train-
ing Camp, for conscription and for Y. M. C. A.
service on account of physical shortcomings, but
was finally admitted as Red Cross Ambulance
driver. Buried at Rochester.

BURNS, Ernest V., 20, Grass Creek, farmer,
son of Isaac R. and Rhoda Burns, entered service
July 14, 1918 at Great Lakes Naval Training Sta-
tion, served as fireman of the U. S. S. Delaware.
Killed. No information as to cause or date.

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CLYMER, Claud Everett, 21, Talma, Ind.,
farmer, son of Harrison C. and Margaret E. Clymer,
entered service Sept. 4, 1918 at Rochester, trained
at Camp Taylor, 1st CI. Private 13th Co., 4th Tr.
Bn., 159th Depot Brigade. Died Oct. 7, 1918 at
Base Hospital, Camp Taylor, Ky.

GOLUB, Jacob, 25, Rochester, junk dealer, born
in Russia and son of Harry and Fanny Golub, en-
tered service in 1917 at Rochester. Private, Co. F.,
26th Infantry. Killed in action.

Little is known as to the particulars of Golub's
death. His sister, Mrs. Jake Polay, Rochester, re-
ceived the following memorial signed by Gen. John
J. Pershing, Commander in Chief of the A. E. F. :
"Private Jacob Golub, Co. F, 26th Infantry, was
killed in battle, July 18th, 1918. He bravely laid
down his life for the cause of his country. His name
will ever remain fresh in the hearts of his friends
and comrades. The record of his Honorable Service
will be preserved in the archives of the American Expeditionary
Forces."

HARTZ, Fred, 21, Delong, railroader, son of
Nicholas and Eliza Hartz, entered service Sept. 3,
1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp Taylor and Ft.
Benj. Harrison, private Co. M, 5th Prov. Bn., E.
H. P. Died at Ft. Benj. Harrison from pneumonia
following influenza, Oct. 23, 1918. Buried at Leiters
Ford, Ind.

GOLD STAR MEN

193

HARTZ, Benjamin Joe, 2(S, Belong, railroader,
son of Nicholas and Eliza Hartz, entered servici-
May 24, 1918, trained at Camps Taylor, Beaure-
guard and Newport News, private Co. H, 126tli
Inf. Sailed Aug. 6, 1918, wounded in action Oct.
14, 1918 and died next day. Buried "somewhere in
France."

HUFFMAN, Frank William, son of Mrs. Susan C. Huffman, 'Sf
Grass Creek, born March 20, 1897, was a private in Battery E, 70th
F. A. Engineers. Died Oct. 1, 1918 of pneumonia. No other in-
formation available.

IRVINE, Martin Augustine, 24, Rochester, son
of Martin A. and Elizabeth Irvine, entered service
Dec. 12, 1917 at Rochester, trained at Jefferson
Barracks, Custer, Meigs and Ft. Wood. Private,
Q. M. Corps and 'placed in charge of Officers'
Launch at Ft. Wood, New York Har1)or. Died at
Ft. Wood from pneumonia following influenza, Oct.
18, 1918. Burial at Rochester.

KOESTER, Earl C, 21, Wayne Tp., son of Rev.
and Mrs. S. P. Koester, entered service' March 5,
1918, trained at Kelly Field, private Squadron B.
Stricken with appendicitis in May 1919 and died
at Camp Sheridan Hospital May 11, 1919 followmg
operation.

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MIKESELL. Deane AVilbtir, 21, Rochester,
teacher, son of Enoch H. and Lucy P. Mikesell,
entered service May 30, 1918 at Chicago, trained
at Great Lakes at Radio work with Co. O, Radio
Depot, Navy. Stricken with influenza Sept. 15,
1918 which later developed into pneumonia which
caused his death on Sept. 22. Burial at Rochestv^r.

MEDARY, Otto. Born in Fulton county Jan. 13, 1890, son of
Albert and Susan Zabst Medary. Was employed as fireman on the
Wabash railway with headquarters at Toledo, O., where he entered
service with Co. L, 148th U. S. Inf. Oct. 5, 1917. Trained at Camps
Sherman, Sheridan, Lee, promoted private to corporal. He sailed with
his company June 25, 1918 and was but a short time getting to the
front and was in constant active service for four months. On Novem-
ber 5 in the Argonne offensive he was struck in the abdomen by
shrapnel and died ten minutes afterward. He was buried on the
east bank of the Escant river, near Heume, Belgium. Letters from
Corporal Medary's superior officers praise his loyalty, bravery and
devotion to duty.

MADARY, Clarence Verl, 22, Rochester, son of
William and Gertrude Madary, entered service
March 6, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Newport
News, 1st CI. Private Medical Detachment, 60th
R. A. Sailed May 1, 1918, served as assistant
dentist. Killed in action.

GOLD STAR MEN

195

MERELY, Adolph R., 21, Akron, farmer, son
of Charles and Sarah E. Merley, entered service
June 5, 1917 at Warsaw, trained at Ft. Harrison and
Camp Shelby, private Co. H, 3rd Regt. Sailed June
14, 1918 with Bat. A. 18th F. A., 3rd Div. Operated
machine gun. In Meuse-Argonne offensive. Died
from bronchial pneumonia, following influenza, at
hospital Toul, France, Dec. 25, 1918. Buried in
France.

MURPHY, Raymond George, 20, Rochester,
farmer, son of Alpheus and Clara Murphy, entered
service April 17, 1918 at Rochester and trained at
Columbus, O., and Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., private
5th Aero Squadron. Died at Ft. Sam Houston,
May 21, 1917.

NICODEMUS, John A., 17, Rochester, student,
son of William and Agnes Nicodemus, entered
service Jan. 4, 1917 at Columbus, O., trained there
and at Ft. Sam Houston. Private Co. B, 3rd Inf.,
transferred to Co. F, 26th Inf., 1st Div. with which
he sailed for France. Wounded in both hands July
19, 1918, taken to hospital at Rouen, erroneously
reported killed. In St. Mihiel drive and received
gun wound in leg. Returned to duty Sept. 27, 1918
in battle of Argonne between Oct. 1 and 11 and
reported killed in action.

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THE WORLD WAR

PARRISH, George L. D.. 22. Rochester, hotel
clerk, son of George and Katie Nolan Parrish, enter-
ed service July 11, 1917 at Ft. Wayne, Ind., trained
at Oswego and Syracuse, N. Y., and Charlotte, N.
C, promoted to private 1st CI., served as nurse on
medical staff, overseer of Army Canteen and did
l)anking and bookkeeping for Ambulance Co. 28.
Sailed May 1918 with Ambulance Co. 28, 4th Div.
R. A. W^as in action at Chateau Thierry and kill-
ed while giving medical aid to wounded, Oct. 15,
1918, northeast of Montfancon.

REISH, Omer Guy, 30, married, railroad signal man, Leiters
Ford, son of Calvin W. and Lizzie E. Reish, entered service June 14,
1918 at Rochester, Indiana, trained Chamber of Commerce, Camp
Jackson, S. C, private Co. C, Battery A. 12th Regt. F. A. R. D. Died
of pneumonia at Camp Jackson, Oct. 27, 1918, and was buried at
Leiters Ford. Widow resides at Georgetown, Indiana.

SNYDER, Jesse LeRoy, 21, Rochester, farmer,
son of William and Elizabeth H. Snyder, entered
service June 4, 1918 at Rochester. Trained at Camp
Taylor with 13th F. H. Co., 4th T. R. Bn., 159th
D. B. Died at Carrip Taylor.

GOLD STAR MEN

197

SHELTON, Leroy C, 32, Rochester, clerk, son
of P. Eugene and Aletha Shelton, entered service
March 29, 1918 at Rochester, trained at Camp
Taylor, private Co. A, 111th Inf., 28th Div. Sailed
May 5. 1918, in action at Chateau Thierry and on
Vesle River front. Killed in action at Fismette on
\'esle river on the night of August 10, 1918.

VAN METER, Frank, 20, Ke wanna, farmer,
son of Hugh and Rosa Van Meter, entered service
Nov. 4, 1915 at Logansport, Ind., trained at Colum-
bus, O., and Ft. Robinson, promoted private to
corporal to sergeant. Attended Officers Training
School at Camp Stanley, Texas, and wa.s sent to
Columbus, New Mexico, where he trained recruits,
acted as librarian for his troop and for a time as
telegraph operator. Died of influenza. 1918 at
Columbus, N. M.

VAN VALER, William Russell, 21, St. Louis, Mo., salesman,
son of Charles and Anna Walden Van Valer, of Akron, entered ser-
vice May 31, 1917 at St. Louis, trained at Camp Maxwell, St. Louis;
Camp Clark, Nevada, Mo. ; Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla. Pro-
moted private to Corporal Co. A, 1st Regt. Inf., National Guards of
Missouri, afterwards assigned to Co. A, 138th Inf., 35th Div. U. S.
Inf. Sailed May 2, 1918 and participated in battles of Vosges Mts..
Hilsenfirst, St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse, Vauquis, Cheppy, Straits.
Montrebeau \\'oods and Sommedieu sector. Taken to Hospital Base
45, Mesves, Nevres, France, for treatment for slight wound on arm
by hornet, of Sept. 26, the same day his company went into the
Argonne fight. Reported dead of pneumonia on. Sunday, Sept. 29.
1918, and report confirmed. Messages received five days previous to
the 29th made no mention of his being wounded or sick, several of
these messages being written on trench cards.

Honor Roll of Fulton County

Adams, Capt. Otis
Adamson, A. E.
Adamson, Arthur
Adamson, Edgar H.
Alber, Garrett
Alexander, Fred

Allen, Geo. Edwin
Anders, Arthur
Anderson, Dale
Anderson, Harley
Anderson, James
x\nderson, Lloyd W.

Anderson, Louie
Anderson, Max
Armstrong, Max
Ault. Howard

Babcock, Charles Clark
Babcock, Dean
Babcock, Otto
Baber, Earl
Bacon, Fred B.
Bacon, Kennith
Baggerly, Clifford
Bailey, Carl
Bailey, G. F.
Baird, Reed
Baker, Ermil
Barber, David Edward
Bare, Carl
Barker, Lee
Barkman, Irvin
Barkman, John
Barnes, Harvey P.
Barnhart, Hugh A.
Barr, Fred L.
Bartik, Joe
Batt, Joseph
Bazmore, Wm.
Beattie, Harry
Beck, Chas. A.
Beck, Thomas
Becker, Carl Reed

£

Becker, Ernest
Becker, Ed
Becker, Omar
Beery O^tto
Bennet, Forrest
Best, Clarence
Biddinger, Chas.
Biddinger, Don
Biggs, Dee
Biggs, Geo.
Black, Albert
Black, Thomas
Blacketor, Paul Shryock
Blacketor, Virgil R.
Blausser, Vern
Boelter, Rudolph G.
Bowen, Ray
Bowman, Sam R.
Bowman, Sidney L.
Buchanan, James
Buchanan, Ruben
Buchtel, George
Bumbarger, Charles
Burge Roy
Burns, Cecil R.
Burns, Ernest

Burns, Ivan R.
Burns, Robert R.
Burns, Vernon L.
Butler, Alfred
Butler, John Leroy
Butler, William J.
Butts, Bailis O.
Brackett, Lyman
Bradway, Lee
Brickie, Harry
Bridegroom, Hugh
Briles, Dale M.
Brouillett. Ralph
Brower, Elmer
B rower, Geo. L.
Bruce, G. Franklin
Brugh, Dean
Bryant, Ernest
Bryant, Harvey
Bryant, Roy Herman
Bryant, W. A. (Bert)
Bryant, Will
Bryant, William
Bryer, Fred
Beyer, Earle

Caffyn, Walter Wolf
Cain, Cecil
Cain, Jas. Homer.
Calentine, Clarence
Camerer, Fred D.
Carpenter, Seth C.

Carr, Stanley B.
Carter, Ralph
Caton, Ernest
Caton, Howard
Caton, Wilbur
Chamberlain, Chester

Chamberlain, Clarence
Chandler, Harvey West
Charters, Graham
Churchill, Ruel
Clark, Ora
Clary, Harvey Foy

198

HONOR ROLL

199

Clay, Roland
Claybourne, Fred
Claybourne, James
Clayton, Bernard
Clayton, Jay
Clemens, Leo R.
Clevenger, William, C.
Clingenpeel, Ralph R.
Clymer, Claud
Collin, Robert Wm.

Cohvell. James Albert
Cook, Avon J.
Cook, Ray
Cook, Willis W.
Cooper, Russell B.
Condon, Joseph
Coplan, Geo. Wm.
Coplen, Arthur G.
Coplen, Don
Coplen, Oscar O.

Cornell, Wm. Lloyd
Costello, John W.
Costello, Joseph P.
Coffel, Chas. E.
Crabb, Don
Crabb, Fred T.
Craig, Herbert
Craig, Herbert Hackett
Crownover, Leroy A.

Daniel, Earl
Davis, Edwin A.
Davis, Harvey
Davis, Warren
Davidson, Harold Bell
Day, Fred
Decker, Arthur
Delehanty, R. Emmet
Denny, Clyde

Dillon, Clarence Allen
Dillon, Talmadge O.
Ditmire, Jean
Ditmire, Ralph
Diveley, Russell
Dixon, Chas.
Dixon, Joe
Douglass, Albert
Douglass, John

Dovichi, A\'m. J.
Downs, Warren
Dudgeon, Dewey
DuBois, John
Dukes, Amos
Dukes, Lawsen
Dukes. Paul
Drake, Fred
Drudge, Omar

Easterday, Fred
Easterday, Loris
Eastwood, Wm. Oscar
Eber, Lester A.
Eber, Vern
Eddington. Clarence

E

Eddington, William
Eiserman, Fred
Eiserman, Glen
Elmerick, Elmer C.
Emeric, Rosco
Emmons, Aubry

Emmons, Grover
Emmons, Lester
Emmons, Wm.
Ericson, Axel Leonard

Falls, Guy
Farry. Chas. F.
Faulstick, Chas.

Fansler,

Felty. Fred Wilson
Fenniinore, Oniar
Field, Earnest
Fields, Guy
Fields, Leonard

Filton, Floyd
FljMin, Ray
Foglesong, Harry
Folker, Elmer M.
Foore, James
Foor, Dee E.
Foor, Ossa
Foor, Ferman
Fore, Abbott

Foster, Ora
Foster, Herbert
Fowler, Bernard
Freece, Guy
Freidner, Arthur
Fry, Willard
Fuller, Abbott
Fultz, Dee

Garman. Perry
Garman, Reed
Garner, Clarence
Gault, Robert

Geiger, Floyd
Geyer, Buel J.
Gilispie, Warren
Ginn, Harland H.

Ginn, Ivan
Ginther, Herbert
Ginther, Merle
Ginther. Silas

200

THE WORLD WAR

Gocking-, Grant Cecil
Gohn, Chas. E.
Golub, Jacob
Goodrich, Daniel
Gorsline, Donald
Goss, Byron
Goss, Raymond
Gould, Francis B.

Hagan, Lloyd
Hall, Evert Lee
Hall, Justin
Hall, Thomas D.
Hamilton, Ralph
Hammond, Everett
Hand, Floyd F.
Hardin, Guy Max
Harding, John
Harding, Phon, Jr.
Harrold, Gordon D.
Harsh, Vance K.
Harter, Leo S.
Hartz, Benjamin
Haslett, Peter
Hatfield, Arthur
Hatfield, Ralph
Hayward, Richard

Gould, Herbert
Graeber, Harry John
Graham, Earl
Graham, Everett
Graham, Frank P.
Graham, Paul
Grass, Eva A.
Green, Dwight

H

Hemminger. Whitfield
Henderson, Earl
Henderson, Hugh
Henderson, Paul
Hendrickson, Arthur
Hendrickson, Florenct
Hendrickson, Milan
Hendrickson, Minder
Hendrickson, Robert
Hetzner, Harry
Hiatt, J. E.
Higgins, Forrest. N
Hill, Clarence F.
Hill, Floyd A.
Hizer, Milo
Hoflfman, Orval M.
Hofifman, Ralph
Hoffman, \'ance E.

Green, Raymond
Green, Sidney
Greenwood Robert
Greer, James
Grove, Arch
Grove, Oliver

Hoffman, William F.
Hogan, Elva
Hogan, Ernest
Holloway, Donald Y.
Holman, Hugh
Hoover, Don
Hoover, Ernest
Hoover, Max J.
Hoover, Tom
Horn, Robert M.
Hudkins, Alphonzo A.
Hudson, Emmit
Hudtwalcker, Rudolph
Hulse, Paul
Hunter, Fred
Hunter, Otto
Hunter, Rex

Ingram, Milo O.

Irvine, Chas. G.
Irvine, Martin A.

Ivey, Chas.

Jamison, Claude
Jenkins, Hugh
Jocking, Grant C.
Johnson, Alvin E.

Kamp, Estil
Kamp, Orville
Karn, Harry D.
Karn, Russell
Kebus, Steven
Keel, Carl Byron
Kepler, Quimby
Kern, Franklin W.

Johnson, Howard
Johnson, Harry
Johnson, James F.
Johnston, Francis

K

Kesler, Guy
Kestner, Geo. Wm.
Kinder, Ner.
Kindig, Claude
Kindig, Roy
Kindig, Vernon
King, Joseph V.
King, Kenneth N.

Jones, Herman
Tudd, Howard

King, Milo S.
King, Raymond E.
King, Roy W.
Kissinger, Herschel
Kistler, Chas S.
Krothwell, Ross
Kulp, Daniel, Jr.
Kulp, Ernest

HONOR ROLL

201

Lackey, Hiram Silas
Lantz, Ernest
Larew, Horace
Large, Andrew
Lawson, Earl James

Leininger, Lewis Dale
Ley, Leo Edmond
Long, Ernest M.
Long, Worth W.
Lowden, Claude

Louderback, R. L. \'
Lowe, Clarence S.
Lowman, Jesse
Luey, Walter

McCarter, Harry
McCarty, Murray
McClung, Fred Garrick
McCoy, Walter

Madary, Clarence Verle
Madlem, Harland T.
Mahoney, Dennis
Maroney, Frank
Marriott, \'irgil
Marsh, Marion
Marshall, Claud
Martin. Claude
Martin. Harvey
Masterson, Alvin .
Masterson, Orange Lee
Masters, Oscar
Mathews. Leroy
Meek, Herold
Meredith, Donald D.
Meridith, Russell S.
Merley, Adolph R.
Messenger, Wm.
Metz. Jack
Mevers. Charles E.

Nehere, Russell
Nehere. Truman
Nellans, Chas.
Nelson, Kenneth R.
Nelson, Phillip

O'Blenis, Clem
O'Blenis. Ray
O'Connell, Clarence
O'Dell, Gilbert

Mc

Mclntyre, Lovell
Mclntyre, Oval L.
McKee, Brant R.
McMahan, Edwin Love

M

Meyer, Herman A.
Meyer, Omer John
Mezger, Wm. H.
Mikesell, Deane
Miksell. Omer E.
Mills, Earl
Mills, Russell
Miller, Calvert
Miller, Chas. A.
Miller, Earl
Miller, Hanford
Miller, Jacob
Miller. Lucius C. E.
Miller. Raymond
Miller. Robert V.
Miller, Walter W.
Miller, Willhelm
Mitchell. Robert C.
Mogle. Hubert Elden
Moore. Benjamin F.

N

Newell, Manford •
Xichol. Frank
Nichodemus. John
Nickles, George
Xoftsger, Chas.

o.

O'Dell, Samuel
O'Hare, Earl
O'Hare, John
Osborn, Jay

McMahan. James J.
McMahan. John L.
McMahan, Pat
McLung, Arthur

Moore, Charley J.
Moore, Daniel M.
Moore, Earl
Moore, Fred J.
Moore, Norman C.
Moore, Robert P.
Morphet, Edgar
Mow, Clyde
Mowe, Lee
Murphy, Benjamin
Murphy, Jesse
Murphy, Raymond
Murphy, Russell
Murray, George
Murtha, George
Murtha, Joseph
Musselman, Sherl
Myer, Tom

Norman, Cleo R.
Norton, Paul B.
Noyes, Vernon
Nye, Clifford V.
Nye. Robert Cleon

Overmyer, Howard
Overmyer, Roy
Overmyer, Wm.
Owens, Robert

202

THE WORLD WAR

Painter, Paul
Palmer, Oswald
Parrish, Geo. L. D.
Passwater, Geo.
Patton, Harrison
Paul, Ralph R.
Paul, Walter
Pensinger, James
Perry, Ralph
Perry, Walter John

Personett, Mur.
Peterson, Boyd
Peterson, Clarence
Peterson, Earl
Peterson, Elbert R.
Peterson, Guy
Pfeiffer, Edward
Pfeiffer, Lucius
Phillips, Thomas
Picken, Omar

Polen, Vance
Polen; Wm., Jr.
Polly, Lloyd
Pontius, Guy
Pontius, Verl E.
Poorman, Omar
Poorman, Willie
Powell, Harrold N.
Pressnall, Earl H.
Putman, Claude

Rans, Edgar Wilson

Redmond, Walter

Rees, Myron

Reese, Loyd

Reish, Donald Carlton

Reish, Omer Guy

Reish, William H.

Reiter, David L.

Rhodes, Ralph

Rhodes, Sumner Jefferson

Richards, Russell

Richmond, Charles
Richmond, Roy D.
Richter, David
Riddle, Geo.
Robbins, Alfred R.
Robbins, Fred
Robinson, Fred
Roden, Harold
Rodgers, Harley Grover
Rogers, Hobart L.
Rogers, Lester Clement

Rolland, Ezra Wm.
Ross, Harold T.
Ross, Walter David

Rouch,

Rouch S. Earl
Rouch, Vernie
Ruh, Donald O.
Ruh, Harold
Royer, Carl Lee

Sanns, Chas. Joseph
Sanns, Harrison Vernon
Sanns, James Manuel
Saunders, Charles R.
Sauseman, Clifford G.
Scheets, Joseph A.
Schrim, Charles, Lt.
Schrim, Elson
Schrim, John Edward
Schuler, Edward
Scott, Hiram
Scott, Wm. J.
Sears, Charles
See, Gordon Earl
Seigfried, Paul Atwell
Sewell, Guy E.
Shamp, Harry Kay
Sharp, Russell R.
Shaw, Harlan
Sheets, Ottis L
Shelton, LeRoy Clarence

Shelton, Ralph
Shelton, Ray
Shine, Ermil Neville
Shipley, Donald
Shipley, Frank
Shively, Noah
Shobe, Rex D.
Shriver, Chas. E.
Sisson, Earl
Slifer, Arthur Orville
Smiley, Glen
Smith, Gernie Elgie
Smith, Grover
Smith, Lowell B.
Smith, Noble
Smith, Percy
Snyder, Arthur
Snyder, Byron
Snyder, Clarence
Snyder, Jesse Leroy
Snyder, Loyd Elmer

Snyder, McKinley
Snyder, Merlin
Snyder, Orville
Sowers, Wm. H.
Sparks, Cecil Ray
Stacy, Russell
Stamm, Charles
Stanley, Geo. Russell
Stanley, John
Staton, Geo.
Steffy, Ernie
Stengly, Clarence Grover
Sterner, Howard
Stetson, Ray
Stinson, Max James
Stinson, Stanley
Stockberger, Dennis Dale
Strong, Paul O.
Strock, Wardell Western
Stubblefield, Thurman A.
Sutherland, Harry

HONOR ROLL

203

Swango, Frank
Swango, Isaac Jacob
Swartwood, Fred G,

Swihart, Frank, Lt.
Swihart, Mellvin
Swihart, Walter

Swintzer, William
Sylvester, Paul

Taylor, Frank
Taylor, Guy Hubert
Taylor, Harley W., M. D.
Taylor, Omer F.
Terry, Lyon
Tester, Riley Clesley

Thomas, Dewey
Thompson, Olos Nathan
Thompson, Jacob F.
Thrush, Lotus
Timbers, Archie Roscoe
Tipton, Raymond

Toner, Albert Worth
Town, Cecil
Tramburger, Emel
Tyrell, Wm.

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Utter, Frank H.

Van Blairican, Edgar
Van Cleave, Jessie
Van Valer, Russell

\'an Meter, Charles
Van Meter, Ernest
Van Meter, Frank

\'an Meter, John
Vandergrit, Quincy
Vickery, Dean K.

Wade, Claud N.
Waddups, Thomas P.
Wagoner, Amos
Walters, Gerald

Walters, J. Bryan

Waltz, Jesse
Ware, James M.
Warfield, George Evertt
Warner, Wm.
Warner, Ray V.

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Weir, James Harold
Welcheimer, David

West, Neal

Wilfred, Clyde E.

Wilhoit, Joseph H.

Willard, Daniel
Wise, Clyde L.
Wharton, Harrison
Whitacre, Charles
Whitcomb, Paul J.

White, Wm. F.

Wolf, Leroy Sylvester

Workman, Clarence

Wright, Marcus H.

Wright, Otis J.

Wright, Ralph
Wylie, George Henry
Wynn, Wm. J.

Yarter, Gordon

Yeasel, Clinton Howard

Zartman, Voris

Zimpleman, Edward
Zollman, Levi

Zollman, Harley E.

Record of the 42nd Division

(/« which Many Fulton County Boys Served)

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August 13th, 1918
I'o the Officers and Men of the 42nd Division'.

A year has elapsed since the formation of your organization. It
is therefore fitting to consider what you have accomplished as a com-
Ijat division and what you should prepare to accomplish in the future.

Your first elements entered the trenches in Lorraine on February
21st. You served on that front for 110 days. You were the first
American division to hold a divisional sector and when you left the
sector June 21st, you had served continuously as a division in the
trenches for a longer time than any other American division. Al-
though you entered the sector without experience in actual warfare,
you so conducted yourselves as to win the respect and affection of
the French veterans with whom you fought. Under gas and bom-
bardment, in raids, in patrols, in the heat of hand to hand combat
and in the long dull hours of trench routine so trying to a soldier's
spirit, you bore yourselves in a manner worthy of the traditions of
your country.

You were withdrawn from Lorraine and moved immediately to
the Champagne front where during the critical days from July 14th
to July 18th, you had the honor of being the only American division to
fight in General Gouraud's Army which so gloriously obeyed his order,
"We will stand or die," and by its iron defense crushed the German
assault and made possible the offensive of July 18th to the west of
Reims.

From Champagne you were called to take part in exploiting the
success north of the Marne. Fresh from the battle front before Cha-
lons, you were thrown against the picked troops of Germany. For
eight consecutive days you attacked skillfully prepared positions.
You captured great stores of arms and munitions. You forced the
crossings of the Ourcq. You took Hill 212, Sergy, Meurcy Ferme
and Serings by assault. You drove the enemy, including an im-
perial Guard Division, before you for a depth of fifteen kilometers.

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^^'hen your infantry was relieved, it was in full pursuit of the retreat-
ing Germans, and your artillery continued to progress and supix.rt
another American division in the advance to the Vesle.

For your services in Lorraine, your division was formally com-
mended in General Orders by the French Army Corps under which
you served. For your services in Champagne, your assembled offi-
cers received the personal thanks and commendation of (icneral
Gouraud himself. For your services on the Ourcq. your division was
officially complimented in a letter from the Commanding General, 1st
Army Corps, of July 28th, 1918.

To your success, all ranks and all services have contributed, and
T desire to express to every man in the command my appreciation of
his devoted and courageous effort.

However, our position places a burden of responsibility upon us
which we must strive to bear steadily forward without faltering. To
our comrades who have fallen, we owe the sacred obligation of main-
taining the reputation which they died to establish. The influence of
our performance on our allies and our enemies cannot be over-esti-
mated for we were one of the first divisions sent from our country
to France to show the world that Americans can fight.

Hard battles and long campaigns lie before us. Only by cease-
less vigilance and tireless preparation can we fit ourselves for them.
I urge you, therefore, to approach the future with confidence, but
above all with firm determination that so far as it is in your power
you will spare no effort whether in training or in combat to maintain
the record of our division and the honor of our country.

CHARLES T. MENOHER.

Major General, U. S. Army.

Some War Experiences

By Foster ( Bobbie'') Owens

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May 25, 1919
Rossbach, Germany.

I begin my diary from the time that President Wilson declar-
ed war on Germany, which was April 6, 1917, at which time I was in
D. Company, 16th Infantry, at Camp Baker, ElPaso, Texas. On the
6th of May we relieved the 6th Infantry, doing patrol duty along the
Mexican Border. My Company was stationed at the International
Bridge which connected ElPaso, Texas, with Juarez, Mexico. Our
duties were to stop all soldiers — either Mexican or American — from
crossing the river ; also to stop all suspicious characters and investi-
gate their cases.

On the 25th of May we moved to Fort Bliss, which was on the
outskirts of ElPaso, where my Company turned in all our infantry
equipment and were issued machine gun equipment. They made three
companies of the regiment into machine gun companies.

General Pershing had sailed for France with his staff of about
two hundred officers and a few engineers, but before he left he pick-
ed a division as a van-guard of the mighty American Army which
was to play such an important part in ending the war later on. He
looked over his different units and found that the 16th, 18th, 26th and
28th Infantry Regiments were in the best condition to take up arms
against an enemy.

On the 5th of June we left ElPaso on a trip, none of us knowing
where it would end. On the 11th of June we pulled into Hoboken,
New Jersey, in the wee hours of the morning — about one o'clock. We
loaded onto the transports which were awaiting us. The loading
was done so secretly that not many civilians had known of it. On
the 14th of June fifteen transports, one U. S. Cruiser and a submarine
destroyer, left New York Harbor to run a gauntlet of lurking death
and also to outwit the most brutal and merciless foe the world has
ever known. The news of our leaving had by now leaked out to
some extent around Wall Street and some were gambling ten to one
that we would never reach our ports in Europe, but there was a sur-
prise in store for them. We left New York on a zig-zag course. One
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just the opposite. We sailed in two columns, with the Cruiser on
one side and the Destroyer on the other, always on the watch. If
anything was sighted the Destroyer would go at almost race-horse
speed and investigate what it was.

Everything went along fine until the 22nd of June. When we
got up we saw black objects approaching us from all directions. It
made us tighten our life-belts a notch tighter as we watched, for
everyone thought that our minutes were numbered. I have often
since wondered what thoughts passed through the minds of those
men who were watching those specks approach us, but as they came
nearer our boats slowed down and waited.

We w^ere all watching our Cruiser and the Destroyer, but they
never stirred. Right up to the Cruiser they went and then we saw
p strange flag flying from their masts. It was red, white and blue.
It was the flag, the one we had run the death gauntlet to give as-
sistance when they needed it most. They stayed with us on the
rest of the voyage and on the morning of June 24th we sighted the
shores of France. We all took a long breath of relief, as it was a
strain on all of our nerves, that trip across.

On the 26th of June we unloaded at St. Nazzaire, France. The
French people almost went wild. They knew from that day on that
the end of the war was in .sight. There was one thing that made them
gasp in astonishment ; that was our appearing so young to them.
The French soldiers, to a man, raise moustaches, and I guess we did
look younger to them, being all clean shaven, but that same bunch of
young boys were to astonish the world with their deeds a few months
later.

We stayed in camp here until July 1st, when the 2d Battalion of
the 16th Infantry — composed of E. F. G.. and Headquarters Com-
panies— wxnt to Paris to parade on the 4th of July. It surely was a
great day in Paris. The men were unable to hold their formation in
line of march. The people wanted to touch them to see if they were
real. Poor France! With all their losses and misery, from that day
on they never doubted the outcome of the struggle which they had
been in for three long years.

One incident, which I will jot down here, touched many a strong
heart that day and made an everlasting tie of devotion between all
who witnessed it. As the line was marching down the Place de la
Concorde a small child ran out to the line and handed a big corporal a
bunch of flowers. The corporal reached down without losing his step,
picked the child up on one arm and kissed it ; then gently set his pre-

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cious burden down again. The crowd went wild at that incident, but
that was just one of many.

The greatest of all incidents happened at Lafayette's Monument,
where General Pershing and stalT, President Poincaire, General
Joffre, and a great assemblage had gathered to receive the American
fighting men. General Pershing uncovered in front of the tomb, stood
with bowed head a moment, then looked up and said: "LaFayette, we
are here !" Those words will never be forgotten.

On the 12th of July the Division was in its new training area
around Gondecourt (Marne) with headquarters at Gondecourt. I am
not going to say much about the next three months, during which
time we were put through a very strenuous and muscle-hardening
course of training in trench warfare, which I doubt if any other troops
ever went through ; but I will say that on October 23rd they were as
hardy a bunch of men as ever wore shoe-leather and went into the
trenches in the Luneville Sector, southeast of Nancy. It was a quiet
sector up to the time we went there and our artillery soon began to
warm things up for us and on the 4th of November — the same night
the 1st Battalion of the 16th, 18th, 26th and 28th Regiments were re-
lieved— the Boches, who had been notified by spies that we were being
relieved, about three o'clock in the morning put over a box barrage
on one platoon of F. Company, 16th Infantry. They followed that
curtain of steel to our line of trenches when the chaos settled and the
roll was called. Three men had answered the call with their lives and
eight were missing.

The Huns had drawn first blood and also had brought down upon
themselves the hatred of a mighty nation. They showed their bru-
tality at the beginning by cutting the throat of one of their victims,
from ear to ear, after he had been shot through the head, but then and
there the men of the 1st Division vowed to show no quarter to the
Huns in the future.

We went back to our training area again and on January 5th we
left Demange, France, for the Toul Sector north of Toul and directly
opposite Mt. See, a high mountain held by the Germans since 1914.
It was a great stronghold with observation posts on top, from which
all French territory for miles was under observation. We held this
sector through January and on February 20th we were to raid their
lines, but owing to some mistake on the part of our engineers (whose
duty it was to lay a pipe line to the German lines, to gas their front
line) they did not get it all connected, but you must not blame them
for you must remember this was our first experience in trench war-
fare. I will say, however, that our artillery, composed of the 5th, 6th

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and 7th Field Artillery, which joined us in July, on the night of the
20th of February, at twelve o'clock, put over the most i)erfect barrage
which was ever thrown to the Huns. I happened to be watching the
woods in our rear at exactly 12 o'clock when the sky lighted up
along our front of about two miles and in a few second tilings began
to happen in front of our wire entanglements. Shells were bursting
at an awful rate, tearing everything in their path. The barrage was
perfect, but our raiding party had not moved because of a flaw.

It was on this night, about three o'clock that I was struck by a
piece of shrapnel on the right shoulder, but I did not need any treat-
ment as the wound was not serious. A few nights later the Huns re-
turned the raid on the 18th Infantry, but the 18th was not to be caught
napping. They let the Huns get into our wire ; then they gave the
artillery a signal for a barrage. For the second time our artillery
showed us they were on the job. In just eighteen seconds from the
time they were signalled the guns were laying a curtain of steel be-
tween the Huns and their front line trenches that no human being
could go through. The Huns were caught, but a few of them escap-
ed for the 18th doughboys finished their job in good shape.

\\'e were relieved from this sector on February 22nd but we were
still after revenge for the raid on us at Luneville, so after we went
back to our training area we left a party of picked men under com-
mand of Captain Graves to pull a raid on the night of the 4th of
March. Our raiding party went to the Germans' third line trenches,
only seeing five Huns who were put out by a hand grenade in quick
order. Their trenches were badly torn up by our artillery fire.

It was toward the middle of March that General Pershing re-
viewed his troops again. They had completed their training. There
were four divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 26th and 42nd, who were fit for duty.
The General told Marshall Foch that he could give him four divisions
to help stem the drive which was about to begin for the capture of
Paris. AVe were now under command of the French. The German
offensive began on March 21st along the whole front. We were load-
ed on a train and sent to the Picardy front. Arriving there in April
we were put on a sector in front of Cantigny, where the British had
backed up. Then began our real baptism of fire.

I have heard, from good authority, that on an average thirty
thousand shells fell on this sector every twenty-four hours, but the
question which every one of our allies was asking was "Could we
hold them?" Their doubts were soon dispelled for on the morning
of May 28, the 28th Infantry went over the top, supported by nine
French tanks, and captured Cantigny and we held it through six

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counter-attacks, to the surprise of our allies. It was a minor of-
fensive, but it showed the world that America was to be depended
upon.

It was on the night of the 31st of May, while I was taking food
to my company in the front lines,, that I was caught in a bombard-
ment and was put out of the game for a time ; but you have heard of
the Soissons affair, which was another great victory. I was sorry
I could not be with my company then.

I came back from the hospital in August and on September 12th
we were back in Front — Old Mt. See, on the Toul Front — -ready for
the ALL American Offensive. On the night of September 11th we
crept out onto No Man's Land and no sooner had we got into our
position than more artillery than was ever used on one front during
the war roared forth a destroying fire. At one o'clock for twenty kilo-
meters behind the Hun lines, we were waiting in the rain for the zero
hour. None of us knew when it was to be, but we were soon to
find out. We were all taking our last smoke at the break of dawn
when a curtain of fire started to fall in front of us. We were off and
nothing could stop us. You already know what we did there, but it
fell to the 1st Division to take the stronghold of Mt. See. and we
did it.

On the 26th of September, the Meuse-Argonne offensive began.
The 1st, 2nd, 89th and 90th divisions were in reserve, to be used
wherever any other divisions were held up or stopped. We were at
Verdun, waiting. We could hear the roar of the guns and were
anxious to get in front of them. The time was near. October 4th
found us relieving the 35th division which had suffered severely along
the Oise River near Scheppy. They could not go on. We went in
and went ten kilometers in ten days. A prisoner whom we took
told us we were on the worst front of all, where every foot of ground
cost blood. We fought sometimes hand to hand, sometimes chasing
them until we pushed them to the level ground. When we were re-
lieved by the 42nd we left many of our comrades there.

On October 8th I was knocked unconscious and remained so for
a half hour, but caught up to my company a little later.

At one place we left more of our boys than at any other. You
all know of Hill 272. The Allies were saying that we couldn't take it,
but we did, and now I say that we earned our reputation for always
gaining ground^ never losing an inch of what we took.

It was a tired, nerve-racked bunch of men who marched back off
that front ; a mere handful compared to the number who went up,
but our ranks were soon filled with new men and we drilled them

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(lay and night, so they would be in shape for the test. Some of them
hadn't been over here more than two weeks, but we soon taught them.

November 1st found us again at the front. We were told that if
we could cut the German line of communication at Muzon, where their
standard gauge railroad ran along the Meuse, we could end the war;
so that was our objective. The end was in sight. When my regiment
ended up on November 9th we were on a high hill overlooking Sedan.
The war was won and two days later came the end.

We went five days without our artillery and machine guns and
with nothing to eat. We cleared that territory of artillery and ma-
chine guns with our rifles, which was a remarkable feat.

Well, my little narrative is finished. You will probably get tired
of it, but I will swear that every word is true. There is more which
I could tell, but I want to forget it now. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
5th divisions are all that are left here in Germany now, but I guess
cur time will soon come when we will be out of this country and in
God's country once more and if the Statue of Liberty wants to see
me again when I get back, she will have to face west.

At the end of the war we were farther within the German lines
than any other division and we are still at the farthest occupied point
in (icrmany — "The Old Fighting First Division."

(Signed) "BOBBIE" OW^ENS.

Experiences of An Army Nurse

By Miss Ruth PFright

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Army life, as far as the nurse is concerned, has an interesting and
pleasant side as well as the uninteresting and sad features.

While in New York awaiting orders to sail for France we were
stationed on Ellis Island, and had about three months in which to
drill and go sight-seeing. We sailed Dec. 4, 1917, on the steamship
George Washington and were seventeen days in crossing. We had
very comfortable quarters, but had to keep our port holes closed most
of the time. The first few days on the ocean were calm and we en-
joyed it greatly. Finally we had two very severe storms, which
made everyone keep to their staterooms, dashed several life boats to
pieces, and washed several boys, who were on guard duty, overboard.
When we reached the war zone we received orders to stay dressed
^day and night, and at night had coats, canteens and life belts close at
hand ready to pick up on a moment's notice. We had "abandon ship
drill" on the boat, so many were assigned to each life boat, and by
the time we reached the danger zone had the drill down to a fine
system.

As we approached France, airplanes and destroyers came out to
meet us. We stayed on the boat four days before landing at Brest,
France.

Base Hospital No. 32 was located in the Vosges mountains, at
Contrexeville, France, which was a famous summer resort, noted for
its beautiful scenery and mineral water, and was called the second
Monte Carlo of France. The hospitals were in hotels taken over for
that purpose.

I was with Base 32until June, 1918, when I was sent on detached
service to Field Hospital No. 307, located at Baccarat. Here we had
ten barracks, seven of which were used for patients, and each barrack
holding about forty beds.

While at Baccarat we had air raids almost every moonlight night,
and I know I shall never see moonlight again without thinking of those
raids. We could tell a German plane by its heavy chugging sound,
while the allied planes had more of an even musical sound. In our
village the hospital barracks were located between an ammunition
factory and the railroad station, and the Boches were trying to hit one
or both of these places in their attacks. Some nights the raids would

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be heavy and other nights Hght. A siren was scundcd whenever a
German plane was heard coming across the lines, and then the anti-
aircraft guns and the allied planes would be on the lookout and usually
got in some pretty good work. It made one have a queer feeling
during the raids and most everyone would drop whatever they were
doing and sit quietly until the siren was again sounded telling the raid
was over. Some went to the dugouts, carrying or wearing their steel
hats. It was always interesting to see the different kinds of people in
the dugouts and the various things they had brought with them to
their place of seeming safety. We had one Italian patient, named loe.
who would always crawl under his bed for protection whenever an
enemy plane would come over, and after the raid the other boys would
hurry to turn on the lights in order to see Joe crawl out from his
'place of safety."

One afternoon I saw a bunch of British planes in combat with
three Boche planes. One enemy plane was brought down and as it
fell caught fire ; the aviator fell out when about 200 feet from the
ground. They brought him to our hospital morgue. He was a young
man about 23 years of age, well dressed and had the picture of his wife
and two children in his pocket.

One night a bomb fell about a square from our hospital ; the con-
cussion knocked several patients from their beds and several were hit
with pieces of shrapnel. Sometimes the enemy plane would drop what
is called a star shell, fastened to a parachute affair, and looked like a
mammoth chandelier hanging from the sky. It came down very
slowly lighting up the country for miles around. It was usually
dropped to get a pointer on moving troops.

While doing temporary duty at Base Hospital No. 51 I had two
wards of German prisoners (about seventy in number) about half of
which were bed cases and the other half were up. It took myself and
another nurse almost the whole day to dress their wounds, and to see
them you would think the American boys were getting in some pretty
good work. One of the prisoners was a married man and had lived in
the United States several years and had gone back to Germany on a
visit and was sent to the front. We also had one prisoner, not very
badly wounded, who persisted in staying in bed, although able to be
up. We tried to persuade him to get up and help wait on the other
prisoners, and after questioning him we found that he was afraid if
he got up he would be mistreated or killed by the Americans. The pris-
oners were not kept here very long but sent farther back.

When off duty we nurses would take little hikes to other little
villages, also visiting the various places of interest, the old chateaus

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and cathedrals. Was in the Castle of Ann, climbed the circular stair-
way (which was very dark and damp) to the top of the castle, looked
out the turrets over the beautiful surrounding country, and also went
down into the undreground rooms and dungeons. The cathedrals
were also very interesting, being very old, damp and musty, and
paths worn in the aisles and stairways from the tramping of many
feet during the past centuries.

While on our way to our hospital, and waiting for the same to
be set up, we nurses were in Red Cross Hospital No. 110, located at
Villers Dau Court, for temporary duty. This hospital was about eight
miles from the front, which was a very active sector. The first night,
being the start of the Meuse-Argonne drive (Sept. 25, 1918) after be-
ing asleep about an hour we were awakened by the sound of a bom-
bardment. It was a constant barrage, commencing about midnight
and lasted until noon the next day. Just seemed like they were trying
to use every bit of ammunition they had on this one sector, that is
about the only way I can desccribe it. I had heard bombardments
while in the village of Baccarat, but that was comparatively a quiet
sector. I could almost imagine I saw the real hades in which our boys
were fighting. The next morning we put our wards in their last finish-
ing touches, expecting patients to be brought in soon. Miss Goffinet
nnd I were assigned to the shock ward. Our first patient came in about
five o'clock that evening, and had been a patient of mine back in the
village of Baccarat. He was a New York division boy and recognized
me. We did everything we could, but were unable to save him. Then
patients began coming thick and fast, and we had really more than we
could do, but all the boys were so patient, never complaining, said
they had done their bit and were ready to go, and many had to go
"west." As the other patients got better they were moved to other
wards and finally evacuated to base hospitals to make more room for
the other boys from the front.

Finally we had orders that Evacuation Hospital No. 14, at Les
Islets, was ready for us and we left in ambulances, went through vari-
ous villages and towns very prominently mentioned during the war.
Went through St. Mihiel (and it was from this place we received
patients while in Toul where only a few weeks before one side was
occupied by Americans and Germans on the other) there was not
a whole building left in the place ; bridges were blown to pieces,
and we crossed the river on a bridge made of plank platforms and
floated on boats. It took eleven boats to hold the floating bridge,
the distance between each boat being about the length of the boat it-
self. It was some river for France, as most of the rivers would be

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called a creek in the United States. We saw miles of American and
German trenches, and miles of wire entanglements, passed through
what had been No Mans Land, and all through this desolated region
you could see the scarlet poppies growing, adding a touch of color to
the dreary waste of land.

In different places we saw the most comfortable dugouts, almost
like the home of a cave dweller, built in the sides of the hills Iiy the
Germans. To see them from the outside they looked like modern
bungalows, and going inside they were papered and furnished very
beautifully. One especially, thought to have been used by a promi-
nent German official, was partitioned on the inside, having living,
dining, bedroom and bath, and a small kitchen ; the walls were papered
and paneled, and the furniture of the most expensive kind. This was
in the Argonne forest region and, no doubt, the Germans thought they
had a life lease on this location, but soon learned differently when
the Americans came in this territory.

After leaving Les Islets at 4 o'clock one day, moving into \'a-
rennes, arriving at our destination after night, on getting out of the
ambulances we stepped into mud at least ten inches deep, a regular
sea of mud ; this had been No Man's Land a few days before and was
full of shell holes. We had no lights, no water, nor conveniences of
any kind. At this place our home as well as the hospital were tents.
We had to wear boots most of the time. .Vs the w^eather was cold we
had stoves in our tents and had some very hot fires. Our tent was
dotted with holes caused by the sparks from our chimney. Quite
frequently we would be in our tents, reading, resting or otherwise
enjoying ourselves when through the numerous holes in the tent roof
came a bucket of water — a guard spying our tent on fire would throw
on it a bucket of water and it seemed as though the most of the water
fell on the inhabitants inside.

On July 17, 1918, Miss Bowen and myself took a walk over to-
ward the hill that seemed to protect our little village. We walked to
the next village, which was half-way between our hospital and the
front lines. Here we asked the guard if we might go a little farther.
He called a sergeant, who said we might go on a short distance. We
walked along the camouflaged road, noticed the shell holes, barb wire
entanglements and came to the second village. Visited the church and
saw a large hole in the steeple and on inquiry learned the Germans had
shot into the steeple a few days before just after the boys had turned
the hands of the clock. We asked the guard how far we were from
the front lines, and he said over there on the hill about half a mile.
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the guards stared at us, and were told several times to put our gas
masks in alert position. There were no civilians in this little village.
We could see the village in which the Germans were billeted and
were under observation and shell range of the Boche. On arriving at
our hospital we told where we had been. Some doubted it, saying it
would have been impossible to get by the guards, but after describing
what we had seen the captain said there was no doubt but what
we had been to the front. . Of course, after our visit the other girls
were anxious to make the trip, but the captain gave his orders and
they did not get to go.

On hours off one afternoon Miss Bowen and I thought we would
visit the little American cemetery near our hospital. There was a
long row of wooden crosses with tags tacked on them, and a second
line pretty well started. While reading the different names to see if
there were any we knew four ambulances stopped, carrying in all thir-
teen boxes. This was at 5 o'clock in the evening, and there was no
one there to attend this little last service except the chaplain, the am-
bulance drivers and a few Frenchmen. They kept the graves dug
so as to have them ready for use. Three boxes were put in each grave,
the flag draped over them, a short service read, and that was the end.
It surely was the most impressive and saddest sight I ever saw.

An interesting sight was to see changing of two divisions, one
going to the front, the other leaving the front for a rest. We certainly
wondered where all the boys came from, and thought the whole
United States army was in that one sector. For days there was a
constant stream of moving troops. When we went to bed at night it
seemed we were lulled to sleep by the constant' tread of the boys
marching all night long, night after night. It was at this time the
Boche plane's would try to get the troops, ammunition and supply
trains. The never-ending string of motor trucks, going to and from
the front, looked like ants following one another.

To give you an idea how busy our hospital was during the heavy
drive, will say there were over eleven hundred patients passed through
our hospital in twenty-four hours, and one night thirty-six ambu-
lances filled with boys came up, and as we had only five hundred beds
could only take care of the most seriously wounded and send the
rest to the next hospital about twenty-five miles back. My work
was in the shock ward ; here we received all the bad battle cases, all
surgical cases. Boys came in shot to pieces, suffering from loss of
blood and exposure. We would do all we could for them ; give blood
transfusions, and get them in condition for operations, if necessary,

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or to be evacuated to another tent. The l)oys were all very brave
through it all. never complaining, always wanting to know the news
at the front.

As patients came in we received the latest news from the front,
and one item was that the armistice was to ])e signed at St. Mene-
hould, which was not far from our little village. Before the signing
of the armistice our little village was very dark and quiet, no lights
anywhere, seemed as if there were not another person within miles.
In the evening of the day that the armistice was signed lights began
to pop up everywhere in the village and on the hillsides, and to the
south of us in the village of Cheppy a band began playing, and how
good to hear real music once more after having lived in mudland'and
hearing no sound but the constant bombardment at the front, and in
the same evening such a wonderful display of fireworks as we did see.

One of the happiest moments, after the signing of the armistice,
was receiving the orders that we girls were to go into Germany with
the Army of Occupation. On Dec. 7, 1918, we left Varennes, France
(in the Argonne forest region) for Germany. A\'e passed over battle-
fields, crossed the Meuse, through the lower corner of Belgium,
through Luxemburg City, following the Moselle river to Trier, where
we stayed several days, until the Germans had evacuated Coblenz.
Arrived in Coblenz on Dec. 14, 1918, and on our way passed division
after division of American boys marching into Germany, and it kept
us busy nodding and waving to them from our ambulances.

We arrived in Coblenz before many of the American boys came
in, and one of the greatest and most thrilling sights was to see our
boys marching into the enemy's city. We got up early one morning,
especially, to see this great event. First would come the bands play-
ing very lively and thrilling music, then division after division, troops
after troops, ammunition and supply trucks, cavalry ; in fact, all dif-
ferent branches of the army. And the greatest part of it was, there
was no disorder, shouting or noise, just marching in the straight, quiet
dignified way that characterized the American boys all through the
war.

Our hospital in France was located in a former Catholic hospital
of the Germans, and we had all conveniences, and surgeries, but
here we were to take care of only emergency and sick boys, and not
l)attle cases.

Left Germany for port of sailing on April 14, 1919, stayed at
Vannes. France, about seven weeks ; finally left Brest, France, for good
old U. S. A. on June 12. 1919. on the S. S. Imperator, which was some
big boat, carrying about 14.000 passengers. We were about four

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days' journey on the water when our boat picked up a wireless mes-
sage that the boat of the president of Brazil was having engine trou-
ble, and we were to go back east about a twenty-four hours' journey
to pick up the president and his party, which they did about 2 o'clock
the next morning. We were eight days in crossing, and as we neared
New York harbor several destroyers came out to meet us, bringing
prominent persons to meet the president and his party, and before
landing he was given the usual salute accorded rulers of nations, twen-
ty-one guns, but, oh, 'how grand to see the old U. S. A. once again.
I would not take anything for my experiences in the great world war,
it it has added anything of peace for future generations.

Brief History of the 4th Division

In Which Were Many Fulton County Soldiers.

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The 4th Division was organized in December, 1917, at Camp
Greene, North Carolina, Major George H. Cameron commanding. It
is a regular army division. The units of the division originally had an
enlisted personnel, but were brought up to strength by the inclusion
of drafted men. Intensive training of units of all arms was carried
out during the winter in the unforgettable mud of Camp Greene.

The division received orders to embark for Europe in the spring.
Accordingly the departure for the port of embarkation began in April.
1918, the various units going either to Camp Mills or to Camp Mer-
ritt. Some units landed directly in France, but many went through
England. With the exception of the artillery, which trained at Camp
de Souge, the division was concentrated in the Samer area for train-
ing during the latter part of May and received instruction from the
British. The division was then in the 11 Army Corps (American).

When the German drive from the .\isne to the Marne threatened
Paris in June the 4th Division was one of the American divisions hur-
riedly brought down from the British area and placed in immediate
reserve behind the new French front. The 4th Division went first
to Meaux and then up the Marne to the vicinity of La Ferte-sous-
jouarre. While the infantry regiments were disposed about the area
and were put under training with the French, the engineers were given
the task of constructing a secondary system of defenses along the
hills above Crouttes. Later the division was moved up to the vicinity

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of Lizy-sur-Ourcq and the engineers took up the construction of de-
fensive works in that sector. The artillery during this time was still
in training at Camp de Souge, near Bordeaux.

Second Battle of the Marne.

This brings us to the crisis of the war, the second battle of the
Marne. Once before at the Marne the Germans had been beaten and
had lost their opportunity of winning a short decisive war. This sec-
ond battle of the Marne was the first big defeat suffered by the Ger-
man army in many months, and it proved to be the beginning of the
did, for it marked the first of a series of retreats that finally devel-
oped almost into a rout and from which the Boche could not recover.
It fell to the lot of the 4th Division to play no small part in this, its
first battle.

What proved to be the last German offensive started July 1.^.
Three days later the Allies counter-attacked. The units of the 4th
Division were brigaded with French troops, the 7th Brigade with the
2nd French Corps and the balance of the division with 7th Frencli
Corps, both corps being in the VI French Army. During the period
in which the division was brigaded with the French, no organization
larger than a regiment functioned as a tactical unit and in most cases
battalions were sent into action with French regiments.

The 39th Infantry attacked at 8 a. m., July 18, and by 3 p. m.
had taken all objecetives as ordered, including Buisson de Cresnes.
Thereafter Noroy was taken, which, according to plans, was to have
been taken by the French. At 4 a. m., July 19, the regiment again
advanced and took all objectives. The troops were relieved during
the night of July 19-20. Two companies of the 11th Machine Gun
Battalion operated with the 39th Infantry during this period. A bat-
tery, a great number of minnenwerfer and machine guns and over
100 prisoners were captured.

The 47th Infantry was held in reserve during this phase of the
battle, supported by two companies of the 11th Machine Gun Bat-
talion and two companies of the 4th Engineers.

The 58th Infantry, 59th Infantry, 12th Machine Gun Battalion.
10th Machine Gun Battalion and the balance of the 4th Engineers
operated with the 7th Corps, the battalions functioning separately.
The French and American troops advanced at 4:35 a. m., July 18.
without artillery support and took Hautevesnes and Courchamps.
The Aericans "in a splendid dash" (to quote the words of General
Gaucher, commanding the 164th Division) took the village of Chevil-
lon, then advanced to the Sept Bois southwest of MontMenjon and

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passed through it. Here these troops came under violent artillery
and machine gun lire and were compelled to retire to the west edge
of the woods.

The French and American troops took Priez and La Grenouiliere
Farm July 19 and Sommelans on the 20th. Petret Farm was taken
July 21 and Bois de Bonnes taken and Bois du Chatelet entered on
the 22nd.

Upon the completion of this first phase of the battle, the division
was regrouped as a reserve for the VI French Army, from July 22
to 24, in the area Marizy St. Mard-Bonnes-Hautevesnes-Brumetz-St.
Quentin-Marizy St. Genevieve.

The 47th Infantry was then assigned the task of mopping up the
Bois du Chatelet. Later two battalions of the 47th were put at the
disposal of the commanding general, 42nd Division, and beginning
with July 29 they participated in the offensive of the 42nd Division,
crossing the Ourcq and attacking Sergy. Sergy had changed hands
a number of times, but the two battalions of the 47th Infantry, acting
under the orders of the commanding general, 42nd Division, finally
took and held it. The losses were extremely heavy. On July 31 the
battalions were relieved by the 39th Infantry, which operated until
August 2.

For the first time the 4th Division entered the line as a unit when
it relieved the 42nd Division in the Foret de Nesles on the night of
August 2-3. The division had been assigned to the I Army Corps
(American), which in turn was a part of the VI French Army. The
two brigades advanced side by side, the 8th Brigade on the right and
the 7th Brigade on the left, without opposition. The enemy had re-
tired across the Vesle. During the night of August 3-4 and the day
of the 4th the Division advanced to the south bank of the Vesle, where
it was held up by intense artillery and machine gun fire. During the
following night and day small groups crossed to the northern bank
of the Vesle.

Artillery support was being furnished by the artillery of the 42nd
and 26th Divisions. The 4th Artillery Brigade came into action at
this time, however, and entered the line on the nights of August 5-6
and 6-7 by taking up filial positions with the units of the 67th Field
Artillery Brigade, 42nd Division. The 51st Field Artillery Brigade
of the 26th Division had just been relieved.

During the days following the advance to the Vesle, little ground
was gained, for the enemy was strongly entrenched on the heights
immediately north of the river. From these commanding eminences
his artillery could bring practically direct fire to bear on the river.

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Furthermore, the heights furnished excellent starting pcint for coun-
ter-attacks. Hence, the result was that every attempt to cross the
nver in force was met by violent artillery and machine gun fire and
by well organized counter-attacks. In spite of this, however, the front
line was placed definitely beyond the river on the right of the sector
before the division was relieved. One counter-attack, on August 6,
was broken up by a machine gun barrage fired by the 10th Machine'
Gun Battalion from a position on the heights south of the Vesle.

After a week of stubborn fighting in the valley of the X'esle the
4th Division was relieved by the 133rd Brigade, 77th Division, on the
night of August 11-12, and retired to the Foret de Dole and Foret de
Nesles. The 4th Field Artillery Brigade, after having taken over the
entire division sector on relief of the 67th Field Artillery Brigade.
y\ugust 10 and 11, was finally relieved from the line on tiie nights oi
August 15-16 and 16-17.

During this campaign the 4th Division advanced to a total depth
of 17 kilometers. No record was kept of prisoners and material ca])-
tured. but the list was large, especially during the few days when
the regiments were brigaded with the French. The total losses dur-
ing the operataion were 752 killed, 4,812 wounded and 590 missing,
a total of 6,154.

Thus the 4th Division had made good as a combat di\ision. lie-
fore the counter-ofifensive of July 18, the division had not been under
fire and the mettle of its troops was as yet untried. Yet their conduct
met all expectations, for it won the unstinted praise of the French
commanders with whose units the regiments were brigaded. Having
thus been proven, the division, a few days later, was sent into the fight
as a tactical unit and added to its reputation by driving the enemy
from the Foret de Nesles to the heights beyond the Vesle.

All units of all arms proved their worth — the infantry and ma-
chine gun units in attacking and in withstanding counter-attacks ;
the artillery regiments, which had never been in a fight before; the
engineers, who built roads and who bridged the Vesle; the signal
units, who performed the difficult task of maintaining communication
with rapidly advancing troops; the divisional trains, which func-
tioned in a highly satisfactory manner, and all the small units whose
work contributed to the results achieved.

Training Period.

After the Vesle fighting the division was withdrawn to the Reynel
for training. General Cameron had been placed in commands
of the V Army Corps and Brigadier General B. A. Poore. command-

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ing the 7th Brigade, was temporarily in command of the division.
Then on August 27 Major General John L. Hines took command
of the 4th division. The division v^^as assigned to the V Corps, First
American Army, and prepared for participation in the approaching
St. Mihiel drive. On September 1 all units w^ere moved up to the
Vavincourt area for further training.

St. Mihiel Drive.

On the night of September 6-7 troops of the 59th Infantry began
the relief of French troops in the Toulon sector southeast of Verdun.
This was a very quiet sector at that time. Activities started Septem-
ber 12, however, when the First American Army attacked the St.
Mihiel salient. The 4th Division was not called upon to play an
extensive part in this operation. The division held on the extreme
left of the salient, with the 59th Infantry in the line, the balance of the
Sth Brigade in support, and the 7th Brigade and 10th Machine Gun
Battalion in reserve. The 4th Engineers worked on divisional roads.

The 4th Division was ordered not to attack without express or-
ders from the Corps. Consequently no attack was made on the 12th
or 13th, but patrols were kept out constantly. On the 14th the Sth
Brigade took the towns of Fresnes-en-Woevre and Manheulles and
thus advanced the line of outposts by several kilometers. The 7th
Brigade and 10th Machine Gun Battalion went into immediate reserve
behind the 15th D. I. C. on September 13, but were relieved on the
14th.

The 4th Field Artillery Brigade did not function with the divi-
sion during this operation, but the artillery regiments were in action
with the 26th Division and the 15th D. I. C. throughout the entire
drive.

On the 15th of September the 59th Infantry was relieved from
the line. The entire division was moved to the w^oods near Lemmes
on the night of September 19-20.

Meuse-Argonne Operation.

On the morning of September 26 the 4th Division, as a member
of the III Corps, First American x\rmy, attacked northward from
Rau de Forges, above Esnes, northwest of Verdun. This was the
first blow in this last great battle of the war, the battle that extended
all the way from Metz to the North Sea and that may be classed as
one of the greatest battles in the history of the world.

The attack was made at 5 :30 a. m., September 26. Artillery prep-
aration had started at 2:30 a. m. with a burst of fire that had not
been equalled in volume or intensity in this sector since the battles of

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Verdun. Three hours later the infantry "went over the top with a
great yell" behind a terrific barrage that was strengthened by 155's
and supported by the corps and army artillery. Everything fell be-
fore this advance, and little resistance was encountered before the
attacking troops reached and halted on the corps' objective at 12:4(J
p. m., to await the arrival at the corps' objective of the division on
the left. The advance of the 79th division on the left was much de-
layed by resistance from Montfaucon, so that the 4th Division was
compelled to remain inactive during the afternoon. This gave the
enemy an opportunity to reorganize his defense and to place his artil-
lery, so that when the advance was resumed at 5 :30 p. m., without
waiting for the 79th to take Montfaucon little ground was covered by
nightfall.

This attack was made in column of iM-igades — 7th Brigade in
advance and the 8th Brigade in reserve. The two regiments attacked
side by side, the 47th Infantry on the right and the 39th on the left.
The brigade machine gun battalions accompanied their own infantry
regiments and the 10th Machine Gun Battalion was with the attack-
ing brigade. The 4th Engineers started work at 9 :30 p. m., September
25. on a trail across No Man's Land that had been nothing more than
a trail since the beginning of the war. By 1 :35 p. m. the following
day this trail had been expanded into a complete road with two
artillery bridges and traffic was moving over it.

On the second and third days of the attack the line was advanced
as far as the northern edge of Bois de Brieulles on the right and the
Nantillois-Brieulles road on the left. On the 29th of September the
8th Brigade relieved the 7th Brigade in the line, the 59th taking over
the right and the 58th the left. The Bois de Brieulles was entirely
cleared of machine gun nests and this place was held against con-
tinued and violent artillery and machine gun fire.

The second phase of the campaign opened October 4 when the
division attacked and took the Bois de Fays, on the left of the division
sector. For the purpose of this attack the 47th Infantry relieved the
59th Infantry on the right of the sector and thus took over the Bois
de Brieulles.^ The 59th thus released followed the 58th Infantry in
support . The 39th remained in reserve in the Bois de Septsarges.

The 58th Infantry advanced behind a rolling barrage through the
Bois de Fays, Bois de Malaumont, and Bois de Peut de Faux and
approached the Bois de Foret. Again the advance of the 4th Division
was impeded by the division on its left, this time the 80th Division.
The Bois des Ogons proved the stumbling block of the 80th Division.
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some three kilometers, and with its right similarly open to attack
from the east and north, it was necessary to withdraw to the Bois de
Fays and establish a line around the three sides of this wood. This
in itself was a salient of considerable magnitude, but it was held stub-
bornly against repeated counter-attacks from in front and on both
flanks, not to speak of numerous attempts at infiltration by the enemy
and all in the face of most terrific and harrowing shell fire. The enemy
batteries across the Meuse, particularly, were active in shelling the
front lines and rear areas. All of the woods, towns and open spaces
in the sector received their share, but, of course, the severest shelling
was in the forward areas.

The third phase of the operation consisted of an assault on the
woods north of Bois de Fays and culminated in the capture of the
western part of Bois de Foret and reaching of the army objective
in that place. This attack was made by the 39th Infantry. The first
attack on the evening of October 9 did not succeed, owing to heavy
concentration of gas, the necessity of wearing gas masks, and the
resulting difficulty of seeing anything in the underbrush in the gath-
ering darkness. But when the attack was renewed on the following
morning the Bois de Malaumont and Bois de Faux were both taken.
And on the next succeeding day. October 11, the attack was carried
through to the northern part of the Bois de Foret as far east as the
312th Meridian, the eastern part of Bois de Pent de Faux also being
occupied. Patrols were pushed out on Hill 299.

On the 11th of October General Hines was ordered to command
the HI Corps and General Cameron resumed command of the 4th
Division.

No further attacks were made by the Division. The troops in
the Bois de Foret were relieved by the 3rd Division, October 13, but
the 47th Infantry continued to hold the division sector, from the
northern part of Bois de Fays to the river Meuse, until the division
was relieved by the 3rd Division on October 19 and withdrawn to the
Foret de Hesse for rest.

The 4th Field Artillery Brigade and Ammunition Train were not
relieved from the line with the balance of the division. They were
withdrawn from the line for a few days in the latter part of October,
but were sent in again and remained constantly in action until the
day the armistice was signed.

In this brief history there is not space to review the work dur-
ing this operation of all units of the division — infantry, artillery, engi-
neers, machine gun units, signal units, trains, etc. — but it may be
stated conclusively that each performed its part with unflinching

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determination and whole-hearted devotion to duty. The division was
fighting over a most difficult terrain and against an enemy whose
determination to resist every advance is shown by the fact that he
employed all or parts of eight different divisions against the 4th Divi-
sion in this time. The weather was unfavorable, roads were in bad
shape, and the terrain lent itself readily to the machine gun type of
resistance employed so effectively by the Germans. The Division
was kept in action constantly for twenty-four days and 6,000 men were
lost. Yet the division penetrated the enemy defenses to a depth of
thirteen kilometers, captured 2,731 prisoners, and took fifty-seven field
pieces, four minnenwerfer, 228 machine guns, two tanks and a vast
quantity of ammunition of all types. Surely the work of the 4th
Division in this last battle is a source of pride to every man concerned.

Rest Period.

Upon being withdrawn from the Meuse-Argonne battle General
Cameron was ordered to return to the United States, Brigadier Gen-
eral Poore temporarily taking command of the division. On the 31st
of October the present commander, Major General Mark L. Hersey,
arrived at Lucey to take command of the 4th Division.

The 4th Division was concentrated first in the Foret de Hesse
near Jouy-en-Argonne, and then moved to the Second Army area
about Lucey. While resting and in training, the division' was a part
of the Second Army reserve. On November 4 it was again assigned
to the First Army and started moving to the Blercourt area Novem-
ber 6. However, the division was reassigned to the Second Army
November 8 and started to return to that area before all units had
actually left for Blercourt. The division was attached to the IV
Corps, Second Army, and the various units were in the Bois de la
Belle Oziere when the armistice was signed, November 11. With
the cessation of hostilities, however, all units were concentrated about
Boucq and were joined there by the Artillery Brigade, which had
been released from the line November 11.

Army of Occupation.

The 4th Division, together with the IV Corps, was relieved from
duty with the Second Army and placed at the disposal of the Third
American Army on November 17.

Thus, after participating in the three great battles of the Ameri-
can Army, the 4th Division was now to march into Germany as a
part of the Army of Occupation. The divisions selected for this army

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were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 32nd and 42nd, all of which had acquitted
themselves conspicuously. Later the 89th and 90th Divisions were
also included.

The 4th Division began its march from the vicinity of Boucq
November 20. The route lay through Thiacourt, Conflans, Briey, to
Hayingen, Lorraine, in which area a halt was made for about a week.
Thence the march was to Remich, Luxembourg, and across the Mo-
selle into Germany, the first units touching German soil on the third
of December. The march then proceeded down the valley of the
Moselle to the Kreises of Cochem and Adenau, in the Province of
the Rhine, with division headquarters at Bad Bertrich. The march
was completed Dec. 17, 1918. In this, its area of occupation, the units
of the division then engaged upon a systematic course of training.

Summary.

During the six months that elapsed from the time the 4th Divi-
sion arrived in Europe until the signing of the armistice, the division
functioned in all three of the great battles that will always be asso-
ciated with the achievements of the American Army in the war, viz :
the second battle of the Marne, the St. Mihiel drive and the Meuse-
xArgonne battle.

The period of the great Allied offensive, July 18 to November 11,
consisted of 117 days. Of this time, all or parts of the division were
in action eighty-three days and in immediate reserve four days.

The total losses of the division in all operations were 492 officers
and 12,456 men, a total of 12,948.

The advances made by the 4th Division in all operations netted
thirty-two kilometers.

Prisoners captured numbered 2,856, which figure does not include
an unknown number taken in July.

Material captured in July included, according to General Ten-
ant's citation, "a. great number of minnenwerfer and machine guns"
turned over to the French. The known material captured in all opera-
tions comprised sixty-one field guns, ten minnenwerfer, two tanks,
239 machine guns and many thousands of rounds of artillery ammu-
nition as well as other munitions of all kinds.

Citations,

In closing, it is fitting to state that the gallant conduct of the
4th Division has not gone unrecognized in official citations. General
Massenet, commanding the 7th French Corps, highly commended the
8th Brigade, 4th Engineers, 8th Field Signal Battalion, and Motor

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Supply Trains, which had I^een brigaded with his troops when the
Alhed counter-attack was made July 18. And General Tenant, com-
manding the 33rd Division (French) cited the 39th Infantry for its
work while attached to that division. During the Meuse-Argonne
operation Major General Robert L. Bullard, commanding the III
Corps, cited the division in General Order No. 29, III Corps for its
conduct in the Bois de Fays fighting. And the 4th Division was one
of the divisions cited by the Commander-in-Chief in G. O. 143,
G. H. Q., for the achievements of- the Americans in the second battle
of the Marne ; in G. O. 238, G. H. Q., for the taking of the St. Mihiel
salient, and in G. O. 232, G. H. Q., for the bitterly contested victory
won in the Meuse-Argonne battle

Clerical Work in the Army

By Charles G. Irvine

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I enlisted in the Regular Army of the United States on the 4th
day of December, 1917, for the duration of the emergency. I was at
that time twenty-one years of age ; and had only a few months be-
fore been admitted to the Fulton County Bar and was at the time of
my enlistment in the act of opening an office in Akron, Indiana, for
the purpose of entering into the active practise of my profession.

I enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a private and was sent to
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. Here I received my first taste of army life,
being immediately sent through Military channels until I emerged
therefrom, a properly constituted "Recruit". After this there was
nothing to do but spend the time waiting until you were sent to a
training camp.

My army life in Ft. Thomas was of short duration, for a few days
after Christmas I was sent to Camp J. E. Johnston, at Jacksonville,
tloiida, .inn-ing there on the last of December, 1917. Here I was
assigned io a receiving Company, where I became a cook, but was
shortly transferred and assigned to a Clerical Company. While in
this Company I attended a six weeks course in Quartermaster work
and was given military training. In March I was again transferred
and assigned to another company where I was trained and equipped for
foreign service. I left Camp Johnston on the second day of May with
my organization, which was then known as Training Company No. 3,

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for Camp Merritt, N. J. From here I went to New York City on the
tenth of May; sailed for France on board the Rijndam.

I arrived in Brest, France, on the twenty-third and after a few
days, during which time I was billeted in the Pontanezzan Barracks, a
debarkation camp at that place. From here I was sent to Gievres,
an intermediate supply depot and quartermaster headquarters. I re-
mained here for four days, doing the hardest work of my life and was
again transferred to Angers, France, in which city was located an
organization and training center for the American army.

This was my first assignment to duty, in that I was put in the
Finance Division. I arrived in this place on the first of June, and as
the camp had just been opened a couple of months previous to this,
the work was not hard. In this capacity I was shifted from one de-
partment to another as circumstances required. In this way I soon
acquired a working knowledge of each position in the office and could
take care of either man's job during such time as they were absent,
either through sickness or by reason of their being on leave of absence.

However, this place immediately began to grow and after a cou-
ple of months I was put in the pay-roll department, where I remained
with the exception of such times when I was substituting in some-
one's place in one of the other departments. Here in September I
received my first promotion since being in the army, being appointed
a corporal.

About this time we were paying from our oflice between twenty-
five and forty thousand soldiers and two thousand officers, which,
together with the leases then running with the French people and all
the other bills payable through an army disbursing office kept us very
busy. This necessitated our working every day, Sundays included,
and a good many nights, so that a working day with us consisted of
from fifteen to eighteen hours.

Up until now I had not had what could be called a really respon-
sible position, but I was soon put in charge of the pay-roll depart-
ment. Here I found that I had even more work to do than had before,
for new duties fell to me which had never entered my day's work.
Besides keeping twenty men busy where each would accomplish the
most, some of whom had never seen an office before, I had to check
every man's pay and every pay-roll before it went to the disbursing
officer for payment. Although I was not financially accountable for
these I was responsible for their corrections and this was no small
iob when you are paying thirty-five thousand men, amounting to over
a half a million dollars in American money and three million francs,
the unit of French money with which the men were paid.

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In February I received my second promotion, when I was made
a sergeant. Our work in Angers continued until in March, when the
city was abandoned as an American center and on the last day of the
month I was transferred to St. Nazaire, one of the principal ports of
embarkation. Here I was again placed in the Finance Division, but
m a less responsible position, as a commissioned officer here held the
same responsibility as I had held in Angers.

I was in Angers just ten months and although we experienced
no shell shock, I think that if the "s" were taken off the "shell" it
wjuld explain very appropriately what we did experience most of the
lime. During this time I received two seven-day leaves, and on each
occasion spent twelve days "seeing France." On my first trip I went
to St. Malo, a resort just across the Channel from England, and on
the second one I went to the Pyrenees on the Spanish border. Be-
f-ides seeing these places I traveled across the western part of France
and visited a number of cities, the most important of which were, Le
Mans, Rennes, Tours, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Paris.

At this time I have been in France over eleven months and expect »
to be here three or four months longer, perhaps more.

Some Impressions of France

By Charlss F. Farry

UD

Every one has had more or less the same experience in the
American Army at home. Perhaps the same is true of the A. E. F.
If so it is not repeated in such a manner as to give uniformity of
opinion to our home folks. I believe that no other writer will give
the majority of the things which I shall mention for I represent a
group of Indianians not represented by any other Fulton county
soldier.

I was at home on a pass of the spring of 1918, when on April 23
I received telegraphic instruction to return to Camp Taylor im-
mediately. This day shall ever be impressed on my memory. I was
enjoying the annual fish banquet with relatives and friends. Only the
evening before I had received a five day extension on my pass.

Early in the morning of the 24th of April, I returned to Camp
Taylor, well believing that I would not return home until I had set
foot on foreign soil. I had no reason to believe such, as the immedi-
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had a certain uneasy feeling, because I had seen home for the last
time for an indefinite period, and also I was to leave my original unit,
Battery B., 325th F. A., which was home to me with Capt. Rees and
other Fulton county men.

On May 5, 1917 a number of us reported for duty at Camp
Jackson, South Carolina. Here it was that a prank was played by fate
or some one. A call was made for volunteer Military Police. I was
quick to grasp the opportunity for I scented excitement. Much to
my surprise, I was accepted. To those who know me, on whom was
the joke? I had been on duty with the M. P.'s for twelve hours when
information came to me that soon five hundred of the four thousand
camp personals were to be selected to go overseas within a few days.
I was the busiest soldier in camp — hunting the source of the rumor
in an endeavor to find the least small particle of truth in ^t.

For once in my army career a rumor was not a rumor ! There
were to be five hundred selected. After two processes of elimination I
was happy to see my name on the lists. Many thought I was foolish ;
if I waited a while longer I would go across as an officer. Some of
those chaps who gave such advice, could have gone with me. Yes,
they received their commission but they never set foot on foreign
soil — neither did they have the satisfaction of giving a God-speed to a
transport, which was setting out with troops to face first the German
U-boat and later the German gas and shell. They took the chance —
that I was willing to take — and lost.

After receiving the overseas assignment we had practically
nothing to do but wait transportation to Camp Merritt, which was
received on May 15th. On May 16th the four hundred eighty of us
reported at Camp Merritt. During our six days stay here I was in-
debted to the Hostess House of the Y. W. C. A. for entertainment and
employment of my naturally nervous disposition. On May 23 we
boarded the good ship "Chicago," leaving behind a number of our
comrades who were quarantined for small-pox. At 3 :30 p. m. the
"Chicago" pulled anchor. Our detachment together with another
composed of twelve hundred Polish troops took a farewell glimpse of
good old U. S. A. The port holes were closed as we left the harbor —
we were unnoticed and without arty advice ; alone on our good ship
"Chicago," with the protection of a three-inch gun fore and two iive-
inch guns aft, manned by splendid French gunners, to brave the
Atlantic with its hidden U-boats.

For eleven days we zigzagged across the waters under the ever
Avatchful eye of our skipper, creeping along during the day and plow-
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given ; we were alert. Occasionly wireless reports of U-boat activities
along the Atlantic coast reached us ; calmness reigned, no one seemed
to take the situation as other than ordinary. For ten days and ten
nights we saw neither of friend or foe, excepting the occasional snKjke
of a very distant tanker or freighter.

On the morning of June 2, we sighted several sea-going crafts
and immediately knew that we were nearing some foreign port. At
2 :30 p. m. we disembarked at Bordeaux, France, at which place we
rested for a week before going to Saumur to attend the American
Artillery School. This trip gave us our first impression of the French
railway system and accommodation. I am not able to testify the
ease and comfort the folks had who were assigned eight to each com-
partment, including all packs. I was very fortunate in getting an
assignment as baggage guard, which usually was distasteful, but this
time it was a luxury for I had a comfortable place to sleep and all I
cared to eat.

Before continuing I shall mention my first impression, which was
received while I was on 3 days pass into Bordeaux. According to
the French custom many people had gathered in Garden Pullique for
their afternoon promenade. The gathering in such a common way
drew my attention but the deep print was made by the mourning of
all ages and classes, both men and women, boys and girls. The person
who did not wear black was rare and very hard to pick out. Evident-
ly every home had suffered the loss of family blood in the Great War.
Many wounded were to be seen; blinded veterans; maimed and
crippled; and those people suffering and fighting, as never before,
for their France, that she should not be conquered as long as there
was a drop of blood in their veins ! America awake ! You have sacri-
ficed nothing as yet in our cause ! And America did awake.

Arriving at Samur on' a bright Sabbath morning, June 9. we
spent the day getting our location and arranging ourselves for twelve
weeks of hard work. We were anxious to know what our cause
would be like, so we busied ourselves to counsel one or other of the
two thousand soldiers and officers already there and satisfaction was
ours to the end.

On our journey we did not realize that we were going to such an
illustrious school— the famous Saumur Ecole de Cavalrie, the most
noted of its kind in the world. At this time the school was American
—the Fort Sill of the A. E. F. The grand old walls bearing the names
of the famous French military men and historical battles made one
feel so insignificant and realize the task before him.

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Although the new life was very much different to all of us — with
dijiing room and chamber service, leaving nothing for us to do in the
way of police except personal upkeep — the life would have grown
very monotonous 1 fear if it had not been for our friend, the Y. M. C.
A. The Y. M. home was an old chateau which, along with all th-e
furnishings, the owner had .turned over for an indefinite period. The
building reminded one of an American Club, with its canteen supplies,
reading material, music and writing rooms. Perhaps the most ap-
preciated were the two hut angels that were ever ready to give ser-
vice and advice to the boys. In addition to the Y. M. home the town
theatre was operated under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. where
movies and concerts were given fortnightly. The appreciation of
the fellows was shown by the continual large patronage and gentle-
manly conduct at all times.

The most interesting landmark from a historical point of view,
after the school itself, is the Chateau de Cheveaux. Although it
was built in the eleventh century, it stands to-day as a master mark
of master masonry with its perfectly straight walls of stone
running to a height of fifty feet; and extending beyond for a distance
of eighty feet are the four towers. Yet to look at it one would
recognize that it was built to withstand siege ; to pass through its
structure one would know that it could do so very successfully in its
day. From the main floor there is a man hole that drops down a dis-
tance of 210 feet to a number of tunnels which lead out for several
kilometers to out lying smaller chateaux. The usefulness of these
secret passageways can readily be seen. During the reign of Napoleon
this Chateau was used as a political prison.

This Chateau is but one of a great number which are to be found
in this section of France. To have seen one is not have seen all,
however it gives me a knowledge rather than a conception. The
modern attractions of the Chateau de Cheveaux is its museum, which
is a collection of stones, rocks, ores, shells, etc., which would furnish
days of pleasure to a geologist. Here also are found fine paintings
and tapestries of the olden days. The second floor is the home of the
zoologist, with its collection of bugs, beetles, animals, fowls and
oddities of various descriptions. . The third floor was my personal
delight — the home of the horse — pictures and reproduction in sculpture
of famous mounts, saddles of world renown, riders and horsemen, all
• sorts of equipment for equitation. In addition is to be found a fine
array of battle-axes, spears, weapons, of various kinds of medieval
days and a few of the more modern.

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Of the many courtesies and favors of the French people I can
not speak in detail. Although it is a matter of common understand-
ing as to their pleasant attitude toward the Americans, I cannot fail
to mention an experience of mine which illustrates this disposition. I
arrived in France June 2, 1918, at which time my financial assets were
very small— in other words I was— broke. I had not drawn April pay
before leaving the states, neither had I drawn May or June pay up to
the middle of July and there were not even any prospects of any pay
for days or even months to come. About the middle of July I heard
the rumor that we were to be commissioned soon. I had no money
and my pals had just as much. There was one chance and that was
worth trying since a franc was a million to us at that time. I visited
the Credit de Louest of Saumur, from whose officials I received
credit of several hundred francs for which they accepted draft on my
father's account in dear old U. S. A. Their only security was my
word that the draft would be honored by my home bank. What
more courtesy or favor could one expect? This sort of treatment I
received at all times.

I finished at Saumur late in August and. was assigned to the 336th
F. A. at Camp de Souge near Bordeaux. I was on duty with them
only a short time when it was assigned to dock duty and Stevedoure
work at the Bassons docks. I was very fortunate in getting a new
assignment immediately but within the few days at Bassons I learn-
ed to appreciate the dreary work of these boys who so seldom received
the praise and 'appreciation of the public. Working ten hours a day,
rain or shine, day and night seven days a week, unloading heavy
cargoes destined to the great fighting machines at the front. These
boys worked steadily without complaint, taking their lives into their
own hands, for it was a dangerous work as it was no uncommon event
to have one of their number taken away in a serious or even in a
dying condition.

The latter part of September I was transferred to the 8th F. A.
located at Camp Meucon, near Yannes, France. It was raining when
I arrived and it was raining when I left, as I know it is still raining.
Raining describes my stay at Meucon. It is claimed that in the bright
summer time the country is very beautiful. At any rate the peasantry
are very clever with needlecraft, I believe such is because they
can not get out doors during the larger part of the year. To 'those
who may know the country better than I the foregoing would be a
very silly reason.

While at this point life was only more or less interesting, as
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was our morale increased. Too much praise cannot be spoken of their
untiring effort to bring more or less cheer into a camp of rain and
mud. In the camp they had large barracks and buildings where they
kept canteen supplies and held their entertainment. In town French
hotels were operated for benefit of the visiting and shopping soldier.
The appreciation of the men was noticed. For it was seldom that any
other organization had a representive in camp — and never long enough
to do any good.

It was during my stay at Camp Meucon that I was given my first
opportunity to see Paris when I was detailed for a week's schooling
at Chaumont. My visit to Paris came the week after the re-capture
of Lille which was an occasion of the reawakening of the French spirit
and Paris held its first celebration since the beginning of the war.
For three days and nights war booty was hauled into the city, which
resulted in a breaking forth of a convulsion of joy on the following
Saturday night. Gay street lights were seen in full glow for the first
tinie since 1914 and Paris was no longer a city of darkness. The fol-
lowing day, Sunday, brought the climax when thousands of allied
troops and civilians paraded the boulevards and were the centers of
patriotic demonstrations. It was a great clebration of the beginning
of the end which was to continue along with the steadily increasing
success of the allied armies, reaching a climax during the arrival of
President Wilson in December.

On December I started on my leave of absence andT had my op-
portunity of visiting Paris during President Wilson's first arrival. I
never saw such insanity of joy and enthusiasm, not so particularly
for Wilson but for any one on whom there was an American uniform.
This is one topic which was not exaggerated by George Creel and his
Publicity bureau.

My first main stop was at Bordeaux to see Captain Rees and
Battery B once again, but I was unfortunate in locating any of the
boys outside of the Captain from Rochester. Another whom I was
very glad to se was "Daddy" Ruch, formerly Lieutenant in Battery B,
but now Captain and commanding Battery E. The hours I had to
spend at Bordeaux were limited and I had to continue on my w'ay to
Marseilles.

During my short stay at Marseilles I was entertained at the
American Red Cross Hotel. The city was typically French with its
many beautiful drives and boulevards. There were many places of
interest^among which were the museum, the zoological and botanical
gardens and Notre Dame Cathedral, the sailor's shrine.

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From Marseilles I journeyed along the Mediterranean towards
the Italian border into the famous Riviera, the scenes of early Roman
settlements and Napoleanic conquest. At Cannes, the resort of
European aristocracy and nobility, I visited many pottery and stone-
ware works and old relics of medieval times. The most fascinating
side trip was one through Grasse, where are located the famous per-
fumies, and the Gourge de Gourdon, which will hold one's interest and
admiration indefinitely.

The next Mediterranean city is Nice, the headquarters of a great
many American soldiers on leave. It is an ideal city for such as it
has splendid accommodations and from here radiate any number of
routes leading to places of historical interest. In addition to the
natural qualification of these various leave centers, the boys had a
big asset in the Y. M. C. A. for without the Y, these leave areas would
have been impossible.

I did not tarry long at Nice for there were too many places to be
visited — besides there were too many Americans at Nice out of whose
way I could not keep. I was attracted to the famous Monte Carlo but
I was not permitted to play — because I suppose I had no fortune to
loose.

The scenery along the Mediterranean does not vary so much ex-
cept from a historical standpoint. The sea itself flanks you on one
side and the foothills of the Alps flank you on the other, from Cannes
through Nice, Monte Carlo, Mentone, across the Italian border and
on. As impressive as the coast trip may be, the return via the upper
road makes one feel as if they were in a new world. The view of the
all masterful' snow capped Alps on the right, and on the left the shin-
ing Mediterranean with the blooming cities of Mentone, Monte Carlo,
Nice and Cannes.

These few remarks cover in general my experiences in France. I
returned from leave on Christmas Day to receive from Santa orders to
return to America. I set sail January 20, on the S. S. Samarinda,
landing at Hoboken, February 3, 1919 and received my discharge
February 6 at Camp Meade, Maryland.

A Chauffeur's Experience

By Walter I. Redmond

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I enlisted in Company C, Third Indiana Infantry, National
Guard, on June 1, 1915, at Monticello, Indiana. Upon moving to In-
dianapolis I was transferred to Battery A, First Indiana Field Artil-
lery. At the outbreak of the Mexican trouble in 1916 we were mus-
tered into the Federal Service and on July 6, 1916, we entrained
for the Mexican border.

We were stationed at Camp Llano Grande, Texas, for seven
months and through hard drilling and efficient officers we were able
to capture first place in practically all of the drilling and target firing
contests. We were ordered back to Fort Benjamin Harrison in Jan-
uary, 1917, and we were mustered out of the Federal Service early
in February, 1917.

We were again called into the Federal Service on June 25, 1917,
due to the United States entering into the war with Germany. Upon
entering the service this time we were given a federal number and
were known as the 150th Field Artillery. We were later assigned
to the 42nd Division, the first complete National Guard Division
to be organized and ordered to prepare for immediate service over-
seas.

The division was to mobilize at Camp Mills, L. I., and the 150th
received its orders to proceed there in the early part of September,
1917. Upon leaving Fort Harrison the regiment received orders to
send its horses and a detail of men to handle them to Newport News,
Va., and I was selected as one of the men to accompany this detail.
We arrived in Newport News on the ninth day of September, fully
expecting to receive immediate orders to proceed overseas, but our
expectations were far from being fulfilled, as we remained in New-
port News until February 3, 1918, when we sailed for France aboard
the U. S. S. Mexican, with a cargo of 1,057 head of horses and a mis-
cellaneous shipment of army supplies and 109 enlisted men of the
42nd Division aboard. Our trip across the Atlantic was a very pleas-
ant one as the weather was fine and the accommodations were
excellent.

My first misfortune of the war happened three days before we
landed at St. Nazaire, France, when I took the "mumps." Upon
landing at St. Nazaire I, with three others, was sent to Base Hos-
pital No. 101 and we remained there for twenty-five days. Upon

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leaving the hospital we were sent to the Casual Depot at Blois,
France, and from there to the Field Artillery Replacement Regi-
ment at La Courtine. Here we were informed that it would be
impossible for us to get gack to the 42nd Division, so we decided
to join the first organization that would assure us of seeing action.
So I was among fifty others that were sent to Army Artillery Head-
quarters, First Army, then stationed at Bar-sur-Aube. Upon my
arrival here I was assigned to duty as a chauffeur on the General
Staff of the Headquarters. I remained on this duty until after the
armistice was signed.

As a chauffeur I covered all of the American fronts and saw
action in Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and in the Meuse-Argonne.
The life of a staff car driver was not one of ease nor was it consid-
ered a "bomb proof one as we were on the go for 18 to 20 hours every
day and during most of this time we were under the German artil-
lery fire. During the time that I was a driver I had several little
thrills, the best one being having the back of end of my car blown out
by shrapnel from a Boche 77 while I was in the front seat. I was for-
tunate enough to come out of the war unscratched except for a slight
gassing which I received in the Chateau Thierry drive.

Shortly after the armistice was signed I was transferred to the
General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces, then
stationed at Chaumont, France, and later at Paris. I remained on
duty with this organization until the middle of August, 1919, when
I was transferred to the American Military Mission to Armenia, a
states department organization formed for the purpose of going to
Armenia and Turkey and investigating as to the advisability of the
United States taking a mandate for those countries.

The mission was formed in Paris with Major General J. G. Har-
bord as its chief and a personnel of fifty officers and enlisted men.
We sailed from Brest, France, on August 24, on board the U. S. S.
Martha Washington for Constantinople, Turkey. The officers of
the mission were established on board the boat and plans were made
to take an overland trip from Constantinople through Turkey and
Armenia and rej.oining the boat at Batum at the extreme east end
of the Black Sea.

Upon our arrival at Constantinople this plan was put into effect
and after getting our motor equipment and such other equipment
as was necessary for the trip, we left Constantinople on the morning
of September 7. The first lap of the trip was made by train, going
south from Constantinople on the Bagdad railway through the cities

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of Ismid, Eskishehir, Ak-Shehr, Koria, Adana and Aleppo. At
Aleppo we turned almost due east, traveling along the northern
border of the plains of Mesopotamia to the ancient city of Mardin.
At Mardin we left the train and started for Tiflis, Republic of Geor-
gia, by automobile. At the start of the automobile trip I was
assigned to duty as driver on a two-ton truck carrying gasoline and
rations for the trip. After leaving Mardin we passed through the
towns of Diarbekir, Karput, Sivas, Erzinjan, Erzerum, Kars, Erivan,
the new capitol of the Republic of Armenra, going from Erivan to
the Republic of Azarbaijan and from there into the Republic of Geor-
gia and on into Tiflis where we took the train for Batum, after cov-
ering over 3,100 miles by train and auto in less than five weeks. All
of the automobile trip was over extremely dangerous country, as
there were many dangerous mountain passes on the road, some oi
them as high as 8,600 feet above sea level, and practically all of the
country was infested with bandits.

While going from Kars to Erivan I was overtaken and captured
by a band of bandits and in company with the two other men that
were on the truck with me was held prisoner until we were able to
prove that we were Americans, as none of the papers that we car-
ried were sufficient proof. We were held until the General sent back
to see what had become of us. With the assistance of the officer sent
back by the General we were able to prove our identity and were
released.

At all points on our trip through Turkey and Armenia we came
in contact with suffering of the most severe sort, due to the lack of
food. Except for the aid furnished by the various American ReHef
Missions the suft'ering would have been many times greater than
what it was at that time, for in one town alone the American Com-
mission for the Relief of the Near East was feeding over 30,000
women and children. It was no uncommon sight to see women and
children gathering the refuse off the streets and eating it, and in one
place I saw a mother and three little children whose only food for
over three weeks had been green acorns gathered in the woods.

The 89th Division

'By Charles Kistler

The 89th Division was composed of troops from the Middle West-
ern states and was commanded by Major General Leonard Wood.
It was assembled at Camp Funston, Kansas, in September, 1917, and
was trained there until the spring of 1918, when it received orders to
embark for France. It sailed under the command of Brigadier Gen-
eral Frank L. Winn, landing at Liverpool early in June and crossing
immediately to France and took up intensive training until the first
9f August, when it was ordered to the front. It took its position on
the Lucey sector, northwest of Toul, where it received as its first
experience a severe strafing of mustard gas.

On the 6th of September Major General William E. Wright
assumed command. Then came St. Mihiel. Through the thick woods
and four years' accumulation of German barbed wire, in the face of
rifle fire, shrapnel and high explosive shells, this division fought its
way to the, banks of the Rupt de Mad.

On September 20 the division moved over to the Argonne and
without rest kept operating on this offensive until the signing of the
armistice. On the morning of November 1, the 89th went over the
top and took all objectives on scheduled time, and by afternoon the
Heights of Barrimore were in their possession. When Marshal Foch
heard the news, it is said, he stated that the war was over.

In the St. Mihiel sector the division was in the line continuously
for thirty-five days, and they continued as a front line division for
twenty days more. They were in line for twelve days' steady fight-
ing in the Argonne, and then participated in the big drive during the
last eleven days of the war.

In all, the 89th captured 194 German ofificers, 4,867 men, 127
pieces 'of artillery and 455 machine guns. They advanced over 38
kilometers, including the penetration of two strongly defended posi-
tions.

The casualties of this division were 48 officers and 1,081 men
killed, 201 officers and 5,560 men wounded, one officer and 57 men
missing in action, one officer and four men taken prisoners.

After the armistice I marched with these Middle Westerners
through Belgium and Luxembourg into Germany, doing guard duty
there until relieved by sailing orders.

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Some Notes From a Soldier's Diary

'By Lester E. Emmons

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June 30— We left New York at 3:15 p. m. on the U. S. S. Hen-
derson with about 750 bluejackets and 800 marines aboard. Seven
transports are in convoy and two destroyers.

July 1, 7 p. m. — Our first "sub" scare. One of the destroyers
drops several depth bombs, but I never found out whether they got the
"sub," or if there was one. About 11 o'clock eleven more ships join
us.

July 2 — Fire alarm is sounded. We all go to our places and
await orders. The fire is a bad one, so a destroyer comes alongside
and begins taking the men ofif. The marines are taken ofif first.
Ropes are made fast to the ship and the men climb down to the de-
stroyers. It rains torrents. I got off about 1 o'clock in the night
and was put on the U. S. S. Von Steuben, formerly a German raider.
It was sure some crowd on that boat ; she was loaded to the guards
and put 1,700 more on her. When night came we laid on the decks.

I lost all the clothes I had except those I had on. The ship was a
fast one and we left the convoy and came on alone.

July 6 — They claim a torpedo missed us about 200 feet. I guess
it is so, for two of my roommates claim they were on deck and saw
the wake of it.

July 8. — Three U. S. destroyers met us about 5 :30 a. m. At

II o'clock one of the destroyers sights a "sub" and drops four
depth bombs. We had to sleep with our clothes and life preservers
on, and wear life preservers all the time.

July 9 — We sight land about 5 a. m. A welcome sight. We get
into the harbor at Brest, France, about 8 o'clock.

July ii__W'e leave the Von Steuben and go ashore. I guess no
one is sorry.

July 12 — About sixty of us leave Brest at 6 a. m. and arrive at
Louent about 1 o'clock, and we are still here. That will give you some
idea of a trip over.

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With the French Fighters

By Milo S. King

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I sailed for France March 22, 1917, and enlisted with the French
Army at Paris April 1, 1917, and trained with the French Officers'
School for Auto Service at Meaux, France. Made sergeant first
class, and was with the 6th French Division from June 6 to 16 on
the Chemin des Dames, and again from June 22 to July 4. With the
66th Division Chasseurs in the attack and counter-attack, which
lasted eleven days, and then again around the 30th of July on the
same fighting ground. With the same company Oct. 17* to 26 on
the attack on Malmaison front.

From 1 to September 30, 1918, was with reserves of French
Army working with all units in the retreats and advances in the
second battle of the Marne. With the 2nd Division, Marocaine, from
October 18 to 31 in the Champaigne.

My unit was the first American unit to be awarded the fourra-
gere of colors of Croix de Guerre, and the only American unit to be
awarded the Fourragene — colors of the Medaille Militaire — ribbon.
The section flag carried, beside the Medaille Militaire Fourraere,
six Croix de Guerre. Four of the Ordre de I'Armee ; one, Ordre
Corps D'Armee ; one, Ordre de la Division.

My unit enlisted in the U. S. Army October 3, 1917, but we con-
tinued to serve with the French, making no change, only that we
were paid and equipped by the United States. The United States
enlarged on the service and at the end of the war had fifty sections
serving with French Army, each section consisting of one officer,
thiry-five men and twenty ambulances.

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First Impressions of First Line Trenches

By Lieut. Frank Swihart

I have just returned from my first experience in the front line,
and now that I have had a bath, a shave and a chance to go to bed
without wearing my boots, respirator, etc., I am feehng quite like
myself once more.

My first trip in was without a doubt a wonderful experience
and one to be long remembered. As we got near the front and could
see the area which had been fought over, one realized for the first
time what the horrors of war really meant. To see the towns and
woods which had been mowed down by artillery fire until nothing
was left standing higher than three of four feet, gave you some idea
as to the effectiveness of the means of modern warfare. Of course,
your thoughts were soon taken from this by an occasional shell burst-
ing near you, and as you went still nearer the front, these shells were
more numerous, and seemingly your chances of ever getting back
more slim, but after seeing what a large percentage of the shots fired
were misses then you began to think that it wasn't such a bad game
after all and that you had a chance to play as well as the other fel-
low. Well, we arrived at the front line, took a peep at No Man's
Land, and then grew anxious to see what was on the other side, so
taking advantage of a quiet moment, I raised up a little higher to
take a look, but when a machine gun began to sweep the parapet, I
found out that it didn't take long to duck below the top, and my cur-
iosity had been satisfied. The first few days in, the ground was frozen
and the trenches were quite comfortable to move about in, but then
we had a thaw, followed by a rain, and before we left the mud was
knee deep. On coming out it was a hard, tiresome job to wade
back to the safety zone. You don't get a chance to take much sleep
at the front, and during the first few days you don't care for much,
but after that when you get a chance for a few hours' rest you can
sleep right through the noise and excitement, and it almost takes a
gas alarm to wake you. Of course, you are quite willing to leave
your clothes and boots on as well as the respirator and the automatic
so as not to be taken by surprise, which is quite common.

It was quite evident that Fritz was getting the worst of the bar-
gain for every time he sends a shell over he usually gets an iron ration
of five in return.

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In the unit I was with there was only one killed and three
wounded during the tour of duty, and this was considered very small.
We know Fritz had more than that, and we hope to cause him many
more in the future.

Byron C. Goss Prominent in Gas Service

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Byron C. Goss, of this city, son of the late Jonas Goss, left a
professorship at Princeton University and enlisted in the service, as
detailed elsewhere in this history.

Brigadier General A. A. Prion, chief of the Chemical Warfare
Service, in a letter to Col. Cornwallis De Witt Wilcox, has the fol-
lowing to say of Col. Goss' service to his country :

"With further reference to Colonel Goss, to whom I introduced
you when you were here, I desire to state that he is one of the best
and ablest men Chemical Warfare Service produced in France. While
a trained chemist, who has done considerable work in teaching along
these lines, he adapted himself with tremendous rapidity to war
conditions and in a remarkably short time mastered the tactical use
of gas in the field.

"Joining the First Army Corps in France in March, 1918, he
was with it in all -the fights in which it took part to the end of the
war, at which time he had been promoted to Chief Gas Officer, Sec-
ond Army. He was in every big battle in which Americans took
part, from Chateau Thierry to the attack of the Second Army on
the morning of the 10th of November, 1918. As Chief Gas Officer,
First Corps, he drew up the plan for gas and smoke operation for
that corps and largely for the First Army in the Argonne fight.

"He did more than any other man to get the army in the field
to understand gas, its dangers and what was still more important
to victory, its use. Prior to America's participation in battle, he vis-
ited English and French fronts, where he was under fire many times
and saw gas as used by those people and as used by the Germans
against them.

■ "As one of the oldest officers in the Chemical Warfare Service
he has seen more fighting, more of the efifects of gas, both oflfensive
and defensive, than any other American officer. I feel that he is a
particularly capable man to write on field experiences with gas and
smoke and any other matters which he came in contact with in that
work."

The Thirty-Seventh Division

'By Earl Sisson.

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The 37th division, a former Ohio National Guard division com-
posed of Division Headquarters — Headquarters troop, 134th Machine
Gun BattaHon; 73rd Infantry Brigade — 145th Infantry, 146th Infan-
try, 135th N. G. Battalion ; 74th Infantry Brigade— 147 Infantry, 148th
Infantry, 136th M. G. Battalion; 62nd Artillery Brigade— 134th, 135th
and 136th, Field Artillery 112th, Trench Mortar Battery, 112th En-
gineers, 112th Engineer train, 112th Ammunition train, 112th Supply
train, 112th Sanitary train, 112th, Field Signal Battalion, 112th Mili-
tary Police and 114th Mobile Veterinary Unit was mobilized at Camp
Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama during the early fall of 1917.

Many of the troops of the division had seen more or less service
on the Mexican border during the campaign of 1916 and with but
few exceptions, none had been mustered out of service between the
close of that campaign and the declaration of war with Germany,
April 6, 1917.

Immediately following the declaration of war, the troops of the
division were used at different points over the state where patrol
duty was necessary, during which time, an active recruiting cam-
paign was being carried on which ultimately filled the depleted ranks
of the various units with volunteer soldiers.

Following an eight months intensive training program at Camp
Sheridan, under the supervision of Maj. Gen. Chas. G. Treat, the di-
vision departed by train on May 20, 1918 for Camp Lee, Va., Maj.
Gen C. S. Farnsworth relieving General Treat shortly previous to the
move eastward.

During the three weeks stay at Camp Lee, the division was re-
quired to bend every effort in order to complete equipment for
oversea service.

This completed, the division received orders to embark and in
consequence, on June 11, the 73rd Brigade moved by rail to Hoboken,
embarking on the Steamship Leviathan, while the artillery batteries
set sail on the Nestor, Plassey, Saxon, Titan, Horatio, Phesus and
Victoria. The 74th Brigade with Engineers, Signal Corps, Medical
and supply units embarked at Newport News, Va., on the transports

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Pocahontas, Susquehanna, Castera and Duca D'Aosta, all arriving
at Brest, France about July 4th.

A short stay at Pontanezen barracks and a rail trip inland, landed
the division intact in the Bourmont, Haute Marne area, where an-
other wait of three weeks was wedged into the schedule while clean-
ing and refurnishing equipment was completed, when on July 28th,
the division received orders to proceed to Baccarat, there to take over
their first sector under fire of the enemy.

BACCARAT SECTOR

The Baccarat Sector in the Vosges Mountains, taken over by the
troops of the division, extended for a distance of fifteen kilometers
from the Forest dex Elieux, north of the village of Badonviller,
through the Bois Communal de la Woevre, Bois des Haies, the vil-
lages of Merviller, Ancerviller and Neuf Maisons along the edge of
the Bois des Pretres. While this sector, in the beautiful wooded hills
and mountains of the Vosges, was considered inactive, it was a posi-
tion of responsibility and just as much effort and hard work was ex-
pended in its preservation, as if it were the most vital part of the en-
tire battle line from the North Sea to Switzerland.

Here the men of the division, had their initial training under fire
and although interrupted by continuous enemy shelling and aerial
bombardments, as well as enemy observation, the training continued.
During the six weeks the Division held this sector, men of the division
Avere required by the Commanding General to dominate No Man's
Land at all times and under all conditions. Thus it was that when
the division was ordered to move and enter the zone of real activity,
General Duport, commanding the sixth French Army issued the fol-
lowing commendatory ordicr :

^'6th Army French, General Staff, Sept. 14, 1918

1st Section No. 823-1 Special Order No. 66

"The 37th U. S. Division is leaving the zone of Lunneville at a
time when the American Army has achieved great victory and has
added new laurels to those already gathered by the first American
divisions on the Somnie, on the Marne and on the Vestle.

'T am pleased at having the honor of commanding for several
weeks the young troops of Ohio, having seen them each day, become
more soldier-like and more conscious of their power. I know now
that they will come up to the standard in the hardest and noblest
deeds they are called upon to perform when they are engaged upon
a new battle front.

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"The method, tlie spirit, the discipline which they have shown
all the time, when hardly landed on the shores of France, they were
called upon to hold a sector, are the best guarantees of future success.

"I wish to express my thanks to General Farnsworth, whose
sense of duty and good military qualities make him worthy of the
highest confidence, and to the officers and stafif and also, to all
the unit commanders, officers and men of the 37th Division.

"My best wishes accompany the Buckeye Division in its future
battles, in which it will distinguish itself to the honor of its flag and
to the triumph of its righteous cause."

Prisoners captured — officers 1, men 6, deserters 7, total 14.

Casualities — killed 16, wounded 80, missing 6, total 102.

Upon the relief of the division in the Baccarat sector on Sept.
16, 1918, movement was made by rail to the area of Revigny, Bar le
Due and Robert Espange. After a rest of four days, another move,
this time by bus and truck train, landed at Recicourt. Two
days, after, the advance Echelon was moved to a dugout on the Ver-
riers-en Hese Farm, a few kilometers from the ruined village of Ava-
court, with historic Verdun within sight to the southeast. In fact
the division was on the battlefield of Verdun, where countless thous-
ands of brave soldiers had fallen, and which was soon to be made
famous again as the chosen field for the great American drive along
the Meuse to the battle famed city of Sedan. So the 37th division
was one of the American divisions that gave the initial impetus to
that big offensive, that contributed so great a part towards final vic-
tory.

During the cold rainy nights of Sept. 24th and 25th, the Division
relieved the 79th division along a front of slightly over three kilomet-
ers in width. The ruined village of Avacourt lying in the center of
the front and just within the lines.

At 10:25 o'clock on the night of Sept. 25th, the artillery prepar-
ation commenced and each hour added to the intensity, until guns
of all caliber were contributing their part to one of the mightiest ar-
tillery offensives ever attempted in this war. This preparation
reached its maximum at 5:30 A. M., Sept. 26th, when it rolled off
over the enemy trenches in a barrage which enabled infantrymen, fol-
lowing closely and quickly, to overcome any resistance left by the
enemy.

The sun rose bright and clear September 26th and for that one
day, conditions were ideal for the task of the infantry men. The bat-
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outline only, and immediately, difficulties began to arise in bringing
forward artillery. The ground, soft underneath the dry crust, and
pox marked with shell holes, formed quagmires through which, it
was almost hopeless to pull the heavy limbers. During that night
showers which continued unceasingly, for the next five days added to
the burden and the freshly constructed dirt roads soon became a
knee-deep trail of mud. Next morning, the infantry took up the at-
tack and pushed on, over terrain torn by bursting shells and through
forest tangled with shattered trees and barbed wire. The town of
Iviory on the left, was captured. A little later the little town of
Montfaucon, slightly ofif the division sector to the right, entered by
patrols the night before, and cleared of the enemy during the early
morning hours of the following day, fell to the men of the division.
Montfaucon, considered by the Great German General Staff as im-
pregnable, fell during the early morning of Sept. 28th. It was here
on this heighth that the German Crown Prince had constructed an
observation tower, from which he viewed the battle of Verdun, and
on the second day of the great offensive it had fallen and with its
fall, the Hindenburg line had again been broken.

Lack of Artillery support, added hourly to the difficulties of the
advance and during the days of Sept. 28-29, progress was made and
contested for, foot by foot, through fields of mud, through gas filled
woodlands through the Bois Emont, Bois de Beuge and on to the
Communal de Cierges.

The Division was relieved October 1st, after having fought and
advanced for four days against all the weapons of war at the com-
mand of the enemy. The front line at that time, ran along a ridge,
one and one-half kilometers west and slightly north of Cierges, to a
few hundred meters south of that city, thence to the Bois Communal
de Cierges.

Still under fire, remnants of companies started for the rear re-
lieved by fresh troops of the 32nd — Michigan division.

It was a hungry, tired, wet, sleepy remnant of a proud division
that returned. Many had seen their comrades and officers fall wound-
ed, some severely, some to pay the price supreme. So the part of
the 37th division was played in that great offensive, to which it gave
the momentum that carried on and on, until on November 11th, the
day of the armistice, it had reached the city of Sedan.

The total number of prisoners captured by the division during
that offensive, was 13 officers and 1107 men, among which were rep-
resented some of the finest divisions of the German Army. The

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37th German Division, 117 Division, 1st and 5th Guard Divisions, the
latter two, among the elite of the Prussian Guard divisions. Large
quantities of materials of all kinds were captured, including:

12-77 m-m cannon; 1, 105 m-m cannon; 10, 155 m-m cannon; 4,
77 m-m anti-aircraft guns; 5, Granatenwerfers ; engineering material,
ammunition of all kinds; 1 Daimler 3 ton truck; railway material;
2000 rifles and over 250 machine guns.

Casualties — officers killed 17, wounded 110; total 127.

Enlisted men killed 410; wounded 2462; missing 137; total 3009;
total officers and men 3,136.

Total advance — 9.8 kilometers. "^

Following the relief of the division from the Muese-Argonne of-
fensive, movement was effected by trucks, driven by Chinese coolies.
These in the course of twenty-four hours, landed various units at
Pagney-sur-Meuse, where a stay of four days permitted troops get-
ting some much needed rest, along with several replacements, al-
though upon receipt of orders to move, depleted ranks were noticeable
in every organization.

THE ST. MIHIEL SALIENT

On the night of Oct. 6th, 1918, orders to proceed to the Pannes
Sector, a part of the recaptured St. Mihiel salient, resulted in a move-
ment by truck train to Euvezin, where division headquarters were
established and the 89th Division relieved. Less than one month
previous, this salient which had projected out of the line, continually
menacing the Allied communications around Verdun, had been cut
off by the first American drive, which had brought Metz within
range of big guns.

In the St. Mihiel sector, the division lines extended from the
Bois de Jualny de Hailbot along the northern edges of Etang de la
Chaussee. Across the way were the villages of Rembercourt-sur-
Mad, Dommartin, Dampvitoux and La Chaussee which formed the
enemy line. The village of Haumont was in No Man's Land.

Here the division found plenty of activity, although no offensive
was in progress. The enemy shelled all parts of the sector with un-
tiring regularity. Aeroplanes paid nightly visits dropping bombs
upon every sign of life. The thick deep valleys gave particular ad-
vantage to the use of gas and the division was subjected to one of
the heaviest concentrated gas barrages the enemy had ever attempted.
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as well as by enemy forces. Day and night from both sides of the
line, the incessant clatter of machine guns, the screech of projectiles
and the low buzz of the German rotary motor, kept all vigilant to the
liklihood of an attack. Even here, training was resumed and every
available man, not absolutely needed at the front was further drilled
in some branch of warfare.

On October 17th, replacements having been received, equipment
again gotten into shape, the division relieved by the 28th, Pennysl-
vania troops, again took trucks and retraced their steps to Pagney-
sur-Meuse.

Casualties — killed 11; wounded 180; missing 6; total 197.

BELGIUM— FIRST PHASE

Two bustling days were spent at Pagney-sur-Meuse in gathering
together and preparing for shipment, quantities of provisions and
supplies of all kinds. Oct. 18th. French box cars crowded with 40
men, each, slipped away and rattled north through an air of whisper-
ed secrecy and surmise. Little by little, as Paris, Amiens, Arrat slip-
ped by and other towns loomed out of obscurity, the mystery clear-
ed and after three days, the trains came to a stop at St. Jean and
Wieltje. Belgium, in the shadow of the ruins of the Cathedral of Ypres.

Hesitatingly, the men crawled out of their cars, to gaze with awe
upon the desolation which spread as far as the eye could see in every
direction. There on the famous battlefield of Ypres, where British
and German had fought bitterly for four years, was depicted a sight
which pen of man will never describe. There where once had stood
flourishing towns, now held their identity only by signboards, with
no sign of life visible ; where even grass, or vegetation of any kind
died in a struggle for existence against the tear of shrapnel and the
bursting of explosives, where gas had so polluted the shell hole water
that drinking water was at a premium.

On foot, the troops of the division marched across twenty kilo-
meters of this barren waste, to the nearest semblance of shelter.
Division headquarters were opened Oct. 22 in the ruined village of
Hooglede and from there the division moved in short stages to Licht-
erveldt, Mulebeke and Dentreghem.

On Oct. 22nd, the division was attached to the French army in
Belgium and placed at the disposition of King Albert of the Belgians.
This was an honor and a confidence that later events proved not to
have been misplaced. During the nights of Oct. 29th and 30th, the
division took over three kilometers of front extending along the Cour-

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trai-Ghent railroad, just across the Lys river, with Olsene directly in
front of the center.

At 5:30 a. m., October 31st, after an artillery preparation of five
minutes and with troops of the 91st American Division on their left,
the infantry again went over the top. The enemy answered with
gas and vigorous artillery and machine gun fire. So sharp and
quick was the attack however, that all counter attempts by the enemy
were futile and fighting a rear-guard action, he withdrew his forces
to Cruyshautem Ridge. Here on a slight raise, midway between
the Lys and the Escaut (Scheldt) Rivers, he reorganized and pre-
pared to stop the advancing khaki line. The French artillery, at-
tached to this division for the operation, worked like trojans. Scarce-
ly had the panting horses been pulled away from the guns, before they
spit their whirring shells upon the enemy. In the meantime, other
batteries were being rushed forward, each in turn keeping up the
tune, while others advanced. All calibers were finally firing on
Cruyshautem Ridge and concentrating there for a few moments, lift-
ed barely in time for the on rushing infantry. The Boche were rout-
ed and the American troops, gaining momentum, scarcely paused on
the ridge, but drove on to the Escaut across which the Boche retreat-
ed.

All roads leading forward and all villages were heavily shelled
by the enemy batteries. The town of Olsene being completely de-
stroyed, division headquarters moved up to Cruyshautem and on
Nov. 1st, plans were laid to force a crossing of the Escaut.

Early on the morning of Nov. 1st, soldiers of the 37th Division
swam the river and working from both banks, under a continual hail
of machine bullets, shrapnel and high explosive shells, constructed a
foot bridge from two trees, fastened end to end. Over this frail struc-
ture, infantrymen crossed, some safely, while other slipping oflf the
wet, unstable footing, disappeared beneath the icy waters. Late that
afternoon 52 men had succeeded in gaining the east bank. At Heurne,
efforts were made to construct a pontoon bridge, but enemy artillery
shelled the position so effectually, that the attempt had to be abandon-
ed. An attempt to construct a bridge farther to the south was suc-
cessful however, although costly in life, but at 7 :00 p. m. a completed
bridge was established across the river.

All through the night the fight continued. Vengeful Boche
planes raided the towns of Meulbeke, Dentreghem and Cruyshautem.
The whir of his planes seemed always there and from twenty-five to
seventy bombs of different size, ranging from the small "baby bomb"

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to the giant ton projectile, were dropped on each of the villages. Bel-
gian refugees, driven before the fleeing Germans, had in some in-
stances succeeded in breaking away from their captors and returning
to the demolished homes. Others were forced by the Huns to return
through the American barrage. When upon instructions from Gen-
eral Farnsworth, the barrage was lifted from the roads to allow them
an opening through which they might pass, German airmen followed
the roads bombing, killing and maiming as they went.

During the night of Nov. 1, an enemy shell pierced the room oc-
cupied by the commanding General, throwing brick, tile and shatter-
ed furnishings in its path, but by some turn of fate, the commander
escaped unharmed. The intensity continued Nov. 3rd. In despera-
tion, enemy planes flying low over the disputed river, dropped bombs
or turned into a nose dive, churning the water and combing the banks
with a scathing machine gun fire. By 6:30 that evening nine companies
of infantry had filtered across the Escaut. Here they held on, repel-
ling all enemy counter attacks, gradually securing their bridgehead.
Food and ammunition were carried over during the night and Amer-
ican infantry had established themselves there, never to be driven
back.

On November 4th and 5th, the division was relieved by the
French units and returned to Thielt for a hard earned, few days rest.
Proudly they marched back, for they were the first and only Allied
Division to cross and establish a bridgehead on the east bank of the
Scheldt. Again part of the elite of the German army opposed them
and failed, for among the prisoners taken, were represented the 6th
and 7th German Guard Infantry.

Total prisoners taken — officers 12; enlisted men 316; total 328.

Wounded, taken prisoner 38. Total 366.

Partial list of material captured — 3,105 m-m cannon; 3, 77 m-m
cannon; 7 Caissons; 5 Limbers; 3, 2-inch Trench Mortars; 11 machine
guns ; 7 horses ; quantities of ammunition of all calibers.

Total advance — 14.56 kilometers.

Casualties — officers killed 4; wounded ZZ\ total 2i7 . Enlisted
men 218; wounded 1,223; missing 134; total 1,575. Total officers and
enlisted men 1.612.

Upon relief, the following General Order was issued by General
Penet, commanding the 30th, French Corps :

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"30th Corps-Etat Major, Headquarters, Nov. 9th, 1918.

3rd Bureau, Nn 250-3. Order No. 57.

"Upon the occasion of the relief of the 37th Division from duty
with the 30th C. A., the Commanding General of this Corps takes
pleasure in expressing his entire satisfaction with the energy, the
bravery and the fighting which took place between October 31 and
Nov. 4.

"After having overcome the enemy's resistance, the Division
made a vigorous pursuit; then after having been the first division to
force a passage of the Escaut (Scheldt) River, it established bridge-
heads on the right bank of the river, which it held in spite of repeated
counter attacks launched by the enemy.

The Commanding General of the C. A. congratulates the 37th
D. I. U. S. w^armly upon its brilliant conduct.

"The General Commanding the 30th Corps : H. Penet."

BELGIUM— SECOND PHASE

November 4th to 8th was spent in Thielt, Belgium, cleaning up.
requipping and replacing the depleted ranks. During this time the
division was transfered from the 30th French corps to the 34th corps,
then engaged a few kilometers to the north of the territory liberated
during the first Belgian offensive. On November 9th, the Division
Post Command, moved to Chateau de Huysse, Belgium, between the
^illages of Lozer and Huysse, and preparations were imediately made
to force another crossing of the Escaut. This time the crossing was
to be made about 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of Ghent, between the
villages of Klein Meersch and Heuvel.

Rumors of Germany's acceptance of the terms of the armistice be-
gan to abound, following closely the collapse of Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria, gave increased morale to the Allied troops. All plans were
speeded up and every preparation made to keep the Boche running
and to press hard the advantages gained with every day's fighting.
The proposed action was set ahead one day and plans so modified,
that the French units made the initial attack. At 8:00 a. m., Nov.
10th, the leading troops arrived in the advanced area. On their way
to the river, at the village of Syngem, they were greeted by volley af-
ter volley of machine gun bullets, high explosive shells and aerial
bombs, and again the men were in the hottest kind of fighting.

The Escaut river, for the length of tRe Division sector, formed a
"U" shaped bend with the bottom of the "U" toward the enemy. The

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ground leading to the river, from the Allied side, was low and
marshy and its flooded condition, brought on by recent rains, made
the approach for a distance of two or three hundred meters a very
difficult matter. The enemy on this side of the river, had a big ad-
vantage, the high blufifs of the right bank permitting his overlooking
Avithout interruption, the American advance. Taking advantage of
his position he had built a veritable thicket of machine gun nests.
Crawling and slipping through the mud, taking advantage of any ir-
regularities of the terrain, the men of the division worked their way
up to the river edge and held on.

The town of Syngem was heavily shelled and all traffic along the
road leading into the town blocked. A bridge was constructed across
the river at the town of Heuvel, on the extreme south end of the
division sector, and infantry crossing there worked north, gradually
clearing the east bank of the enemy. The entire night was spent in
feverish activity, in obtaining a foothold across the river and, on the
morning of November 11th, with Armistice rumors thick in the air,
found the right bank securely held by American soldiers.

The Armistice was signed, going into effect at 11 o'clock on the
morning of that day. The fight was pushed up until the last moment
and so fast did our troops advance that at the eventful hour, when the
advance was ordered stopped, the 37th division was holding the line
as far east as the little villages of Dickele, Zwartenbrock, Keerkem
and Hundlegem.

The war was over and the afternoon of November 11th, the very
stillness, so recently rent by the shriek of artillery shells and the
whistle of machine gun bullets, was oppressing. A strange and curi-
ous thing, but from some secret nook, the American baseball rolled
out and there was being tossed about, where three hours before, no
living thing could be exposed.

Total advance : 7 kilometers.

Casualties — officers killed 0, wounded 1, total 1.

Enlisted men killed 9, wounded 56, missing 1, total 66. Total of
officers and men 67.

Upon the termination of the Belgian offensive, the following
general order 6th French Army, commanded by General Degoutte.
was issued :

"VI Army French: Headquarters, Dec. 11, 1918.

General Order No. 31
"In addressing myself to the division of the United States of

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America, who had covered themselves with glory in the Chateau
Thierry offensive, I said that the orders given by the chief were al-
ways carried out, in spite of the difficulties and the sacrifices neces-
sary to win.

"In the 37th and 91st Divisions U. S., I found the same spirit of
duty and willing submission to discipline which makes gallant sol-
diers and victorious armies.

"The enemy was to hold the heights between the Lys and the
Escaut ' to the death.' American troops of these divisions, acting in
concert with the French divisions of the Group of Armies of Flan-
ders, broke through the enemy Hne on the 31st, October, 1918, and
after severe fighting threw him on the Escaut.

"Then attempting an operation of war, of unheard of audacity,
the American units crossed the overflooded Escaut, under fire of the
enemy and maintained themselves on the opposite bank of the river,
in spite of his counter attacks.

"Glory to such troops and their chiefs. They have valiantly con-
tributed to the liberation of a part of Belgian territory and to final
victory.

"Their great nation may be proud of them.

"The General commanding the army.

DEGOUTTE."

HOMEWARD BOUND

The 37th division was selected as one of the divisions to follow
the German army in its retreat to the Rhine. It started on its way
and in easy stages followed on towards Brussels. Thirty-three kilo-
meters (21 miles) west of that city, at the village of Leeuwergum, the
Division received orders to halt and retrace its steps westward from
whence it came. Detachments from the Divisions were, however de-
tailed to form the Guard of Honor upon the return to Brussels of the
King and Queen of the Belgians, after four years of exile, following
the great German advance of 1914.

For its work in Belgium, it had gained the admiration and respect
of that noble little kingdom. One hundred and fifty Belgian war
crosses are proudly worn by the members of the division, as a re-
minder of the short, but decisive, campaign in that country. Two
hundred and twenty-nine French medals of all degrees are also rep-
resented in the 37th Division besides several American Distinguished
Service Crosses.

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For the recognition received, the Division occupied six active sec-
tors, participated in four major offensives, advanced during offen-
sives, a total of more than 30 kilometers in the face of all kinds of
conditions, captured 1475 prisoners of war and suffered, in all, 5,113
casualties in killed and wounded.

Leaving the area of Brussels, the division moved in easy stages
to Oost Roosbeke, where, on Thanksgiving day, the men were treat-
ed to a "turkey dinner" which consisted of corned beef and Belgian
turnips. Leaving the vicinity of Oost Roosbeke on December 4, the
march westward continued with halts at Rous Brugge, a beautiful lit-
tle city on the banks of the famous Yser canal. Then on Dec. 7th, the
Division again crossed the France-Belgian border and established
their headquarters in Hondschoote, France, where a stay of 10 days
brought an order to again move, this time to Wormhoudt, in the
Dunquerque area. Here the division remained over the Christmas
holidays and on Jan. 13th the division entrained, a short hike to Es-
quelbecq and again the men were crowded in French box cars bound
for the Le Mans district. Two days later the divisional trains arrived
at Alencon, where during the following thirty days, a feverish cam-
paign was waged in equipping the troops for their return to the United
States, which had then narrowed down to a question of days.

It was at Alencon that General Pershing reviewed the division on
January 27th. On February 17th the division effected another lap in
the long journey by a thirty-five kilometer hike which landed it in St.
Mars-sous-Ballon. In the shadow of one of the oldest of the remain-
ing French castles, in the presence of many French military men of all
ranks, General Cardre of the French Army conferred the French
Croix de Guerre upon two hundred and twenty-nine men of the Divi-
sion.

Actual indicitations of a move to the port of embarkation were
taking form and on March 1, the Division entrained for the last lap of
their journey homeward on French trains. A three day trip and the
men detrained at Brest, where a stay of eight days, filled with prepar-
ation and expectation elapsed and on March 12th, units hiked from
Camp Pontanezen to the docks and embarked on the Transports Geo.
Washington, Von Steuben and Leviathan and the Battleships Kansas
and Missouri. After an average voyage they again set foot on Ameri-
can soil at Hoboken, N. J., from w'hence they went to Camp Merritt,
N. J., and were finally mustered out of service at Camp Sherman, Ohio,
between April 10th and 15th, proud of their part and satisfied that they
had done it well.

Death of Verle Madary

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How Private Verle Madary met death from a piece of high
explosive shell, while at his post of duty, is described in a letter
written Oct. 20, 1918, to his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Madary, from
Major Edward M. Colis, Medical Corps, 60th Artillery C. A. C. The
dead Fulton county boy's, officer speaks highly of him. The letter
follows :

"My Dear Mrs. Madary:

"By the time that this note of appreciation arrives at your home,
you will have had notice through official channels that you have at
once lost and won a boy. I put it this way because as surgeon
in this regiment, I am in contact with the men who made up the
regiment and particularly with the medical department men, of whom
Verle was one.

"He was, as his mother should know, a real man, young in
years, of which all of the men who have spoken to me have remarked.
He made himself felt, that is what I meant by winning — men of
that type are not permanently lost. That thought would be unsup-
portable. The sense of loss is all too recent for any word of mine,
however appreciative, to mitigate it. But please feel that you have
given and given fully and freely that those things which we at home
hold most dear and sacred may be preserved.

"He was killed by a scrap of a high explosive shell which entered
the house where he was working. He was at his post of duty at
the moment. He was, you know, assistant to one of our dentists.
His grave lies under my window in a small flower garden and there
are with him ten others, one of whom was struck down in the same
way. The other day I saw one of the boys gathering a bunch of
such flowers as still bloom. He reverently placed them upon the
mound which covers not Verle, but that which was Verle's body.

"If you are as certain as I am, that there is nothing wasted in
this world and I believe it in spite of what I have to see here, then
feel very proud that you have given so largely for that end which
we cannot clearly see, but which our faith tells us is surely there."

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Recollections of the Civil War

By Al J. Kitt, Editor Fowler (Ind.) Tribune.

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My most vivid recollection of the beginning of the Civil War is
associated with the first call for troops. Mrs. Isaiah Hoover, who
lived in the old Walker residence east of Jesse Shields' place, came
to our home rather early one morning in a very excited state. Throw-
ing oil her sun-bonnet she turned to my mother and said: "Well, it
has come at last ; the war bills are up all over town." The "war bills"
proved to be President Lincoln's first call for 75,000 men. I remember
seeing one of the bills tacked up on the front of Jesse Shield's old
store, while a great crowd of men surrounded it discussing the com-
ing war. Doubtless the experience of Rochester at the beginning and
during the Civil War was that of all similar communities. It was not
only the sons that went then, but the fathers, and exceptions were not
made for tillers of the soil or supporters of families. It was a war in
which the home and fireside and the life of a great Republic were at
stake. The scenes of those early days can be easily recalled. The
recruiting office, the fife and the drum, and the fever of interest and
excitement that subjected .everything else to its force; the company
of gallant boys as they marched down the street to embark for the
front, many of them never to return, the sidewalks and streets crowd-
ed with weeping women and children and cheering men. The old
town was twenty miles from the nearest railroad, no telegraph and
the telephone secret was yet in the bosom of the future, and the en-
listed men were transported to Logansport and other points by
wagons. Then the days of waiting, but few daily papers taken and
those uncertain, the suspense can be easily imagined. Us boys met
on the commons and the banks of the lake and discussed the great
war, telling over and over again of the many virtuous and generous
deeds of the men who had gone to the battlefields. News had been
received that a great fight (Chickamauga) was imminent, and there
were days of tense waiting when tearful and drawn faces kept present
the mighty tragedy that followed. Then came the news of a great
battle in which thousands were slain and wounded, but no list of the
victims. The old 87th was known to be in the thick of the fight and
to this belonged many of the brave boys who marched through our
streets but a few months before. Nearly every man, woman and
child was represented by ties of blood or heart. Days of waiting in

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which the atmosphere and fear of impending tragedy filled every
home. It finally came — the list of Union losses; it embraced the
names of husbands, fathers, sons and sweethearts; a number killed,
many wounded, other prisoners, some missing. Scarcely a home but
that was directly or indirectly afflicted through this mighty struggle
for the preservation of the Union. With this picture in mind, as it
is with older ones, it is easy to realize something of the tragedy re-
cently enacted in Europe, and of the part not of the battlefields or
trenches; but of the tears, heartaches and heroism of those at home,
many of whom must bear the burden not only of the present but in the
years to come. The Civil War counted its sufferers by the thousands ;
in the record of the titanic struggle just closed they were counted
by the millions.

Little Glimpses of Soldier Life

Gleaned from Letters, Newspaper Stories and Other Sources, all of JVhich
Concern Fulton County Service Men.

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"Cooties" are Fierce

"I have seen thousands of German prisoners with the P. G. on
their backs. I think they are most ignorant looking, and the way
they stare at a person it's a pity all of them hadn't been shot. The
negro soldiers were great convoys for them. It was their delight to
shoot one.

"The lieutenant announced tonight that there would be a collec-
tion taken up for the orphans' fund. The 62nd is going to adopt
several orphans. We have one with us now whose father was killed
in 1914.

"How is everything at home? Winter will soon be here — are
you prepared? I have been receiving the papers, now and then, but
I suppose some of them have been lost in transit. Influenza seems
to have been 'doing some awful work at home. This company has
been lucky so far. There were only a few who went to the hospital.
But there are lot of boys who get 'cooties,' and they are fierce."

PVT. ROSS D. EMRICK,
Co. A, 62nd Regt., T. C., A. E. F., France.

Chasing the Huns.

"I am just about fifteen miles west of Metz. You can find it on
the map. I was in the Toul drive, St. Mihiel drive and the Argonne
drive. The last was a burning hell on earth. It was fearful, but we
never yielded a foot of. ground — always advancing. I saw men ly-
ing in piles, dead, hit by shells and machine gun fire, but the majority
of them were Huns. It is all over now, and glad of it. The people
back in the States don't know what war is. For nine days and nights
.we marched to get at the Huns after our first drive, then went into
action and began to pound away. Now I am riding a motorcycle for
a Major, with a sidecar. It is an easy job. France has some very
good roads. It has been pretty cold here, but has not snowed. I have
a rubber suit to ride in and a long leather coat that Uncle Sam puts
out. Can't get cold or wet.

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"No Frenchman ever drinks water — all drink wine. We can get
beer and light wine and lots of other junk to drink if we want it.
We captured two barrels of beer from the Germans, and it was fine,
for we were cold, tired and hungry and it didn't last long.

"Since the war has been over I have been in Germany. Our
shells were beginning to drop on their country and hit their towns,
and they could not stand for that. A German will give us anything,
almost, for a cake of soap or a little handful of sugar."

PVT. ROY OVERMYER,

Hdq. Co. 115 F. A., A. E. F.

Last Farewell to Brother,

"Old Man Censor is going to be good to us this once; has re-
moved a few of his whiskers for the time being, so we can tell you
more about our part in history making since landing in France.

"I hardly know where to begin, now that I have the chance to
tell it.

"Our date of sailing, you know. We came over on one of the
biggest ships afloat, the Olympic, and reached port in Southern Eng-
land Nov. 24, disembarking on the following day and taking a train
across old England.

"This was a grand trip through English country. The trees
were leafing out and everything looked beautiful.

"We passed through many towns and villages, suburban to Lon-
don, and reached Dover, a city of darkness, at 10 p. m. From there
we took another boat across the channel, being convoyed across,
reaching Calais, France, in the evening of May 14.

"Here we remained in a rest camp three days, turning extra
equipment and drawing English gas masks and rifles. We left there
by train, which, according to the inscription on the side, held '36
hammers or eight chairs,' but they were good to us and only put
twenty-four soldiers in each car, which was enough, at that.

"That was my first experience on a troop train in France, but
by no means my last. We expected a long ride, but got a short one
instead, with a five-mile hike at the end, reaching a small French
village not many miles from St. Omar. There we spent the rest of
May and the first days of June training under the direction of the
EngHsh. Those were days of hard work but of good fellowship,
for it was my first opportunity to get acquainted with the boys of
my company, aside from those from home.

"One Saturday we were ordered to turn in our English rifles

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for those of the U. S. A., then we knew that we were due to go to
an American sector. We left the next day, Sunday, and hiked for
three days, took a day's rest and then got or\ another troop train
which took us near Paris. After a week in billets, we moved out
again, this time by trucks, reaching our stopping place late in the
evening.

"Roy and I pitched our tent together and went to bed, not
waiting for supper. A week was spent here in gas and bayonet drill,
and then we moved up Marne valley toward Chateau Thierry, the
division going into service along the Marne.

"A model platoon was selected from our company to go up with
the French for an attack. Three Rochester boys were among those
selected, and all three were wounded in the attack which, however,
was successful. One of them, I understand, is now on his way back
home — there, I expect by this time.

"When the Germans started their attacks in July and the big
offensive on the 14th, we were lying in the woods below Chateau
Thierry, with thd Marne below us. Then the Germans started
through and we moved up part of the division, going into the lines
about the 18th. On Saturday afternoon, July 20, I was gassed, but
?.t that time I did not know it, not until about daylight on Sunday,
when, along with some other fellows, I was taken to the hospital.
Here it was that I bid Roy good-bye. Both realized that it might
be our last good-bye, without admitting it. I did not want to go,
for I knew what was coming, but they took me, anyway.

"That day will long be remembered by me. What Roy went
through with from Chateau Thierry to the Vesle, he alone could tell.
We can rest assured that he did his full duty and did it bravely, but
why he should have been taken we must leave to Him who knows
better than we.

" From the gas hospital I went to Base Hospital No. 32, at Con-
trexville. This was a beautiful location for a hospital and we were
treated fine. My nurse was a personal friend of Miss Ruth Wright,
who did not happen to be there, as she was on duty up at a field
hospital. My nurse promised to remember me to Miss Wright, but
Avhether she did or not I do not know. They used to kid me at
the hospital for sleeping so much. But I did not care, for I had a
good bed and was sleepy.

" When I left the hospital I went to a replacement camp, ex-
pecting to get back to my company. This camp was in a village not
far from Paris and near the Marne river.

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"August was spent here, the replacement battalion moving out
the last of the month.

"On this trip we went through Chateau Thierry, which had been
taken by the Germans a month before, going through Metz, Epre-
may and Toul. During September and October we were at camp
not far from Toul. This is one of the old fortified towns of France,
the old part being surrounded by a stone wall and moat.

"The first of November we moved again, this time landing near
Clermont or Argonne, about 27 kilometers southwest of Verdun,
and here we still remain out in the woods, seemingly miles from
nowhere as far as going anywhere or seeing anything is concerned.

"I have seen about all of France I care to see, unless it is Paris.
France is all right for the French, but not for me — I'll take my
chance back in old Indiana and the sooner I get there the better."

RAY SHELTON.

A Glimpse of Germany.
"I have not seen any Fulton boys at all since I have been over
here and that has been since June 28, 1917, the longest any troops
have been in Europe. The First Division has taken part in every
battle that the Americans ever gave or received and never yielded
an inch in retreat, they always went forward. If we did not we
would not be where we are today. We took part in the Cantigney,
Soissions, St. Mihiel, Argonne and Sedan drives. The last battle
the Americans gave the Dutch we made them all pay very highly
in land and troops for the Yanks were headed for Berlin, and would
have reached there only for the armistice. We were on our way when
we received news that Kaiser Bill had signed the note for his men
to cease firing at 11 o'clock. It was the eleventh day, eleventh hour,
and eleventh month that the armistice was signed. We are now
c^tationed near the Rhine river doing guard duty and lookmg out
for the Dutch farther up the Rhine so they do not start their dirty
work again We afe in the state called Unter Westerwald and this
is where the grape wine is made. Everywhere there is a valley. It
is nothing but a large mass of grape vines. They have them grow-
ing in the shape of a corn stalk and supported by driving a stake
by the side of the stalk and tieing them together. Even the high
hills running up from the south side are grape yards. Hills that
look so steep no person could climb them, but there are grapes there
for wine. I have often heard talk of the mighty Rhine and Moselle
rivers but I can not see anything great about them. We crossed

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the Moselle river in Luxeniberg in five minutes on a bridge, and the
Rhine we crossed into Coblenz on a pontoon bridge in the same
length of time. It is not so wide as I have been told or so swift.
It is not as wide as the Mississippi river. The Moselle joins the
Rhine at Coblenz. A small river here is a collection of words joined
together during spare time. Here Father Rhine awaits for fair
Mother Moselle, who comes hurrying through the valley of the Mo-
selle with her vineclad colors and embracing her with his mighty
arms, carries her away to meet their lordly king, the sea.

"Since we have been in Germany we have been treated fine,
having nice warm beds to sleep in and all that we can eat. The peo-
ple were not so bad off as we heard they were. At night you are
welcome in their best room or any place you wish to go. The father
sits and reads while the mother spins wool or flax, which is some-
thing we never see in the states. We have electric lights and street
car lines near our town, but one thing we do not see and that is
horses, as they were all killed in the war. The people milk one and
sometimes two cows, they then take them and hitch them to a buggy
or wagon and drive them like horses."

BENJAMIN WESTWOOD,
Supply Sergeant, Co. E, 18th Inf.

Some Impressions of England and France

Of course I worked and worked some in the army for I was a
blacksmith, but what I am going to tell here is of places I have been
and things I have done along with my work. I entered the service
of the U. S. A. on the 4th day of Oct., 1917, at Rochester. I went into
training at Camp Taylor, ky., on the 5th day of Oct., 1917, and re-
mained in training until the 1st day of May, 1918. Was then trans-
ferred to the Field Rifle Range at West Point, Ky. I remained here
until Sept. 3rd and we then boarded the train for Hoboken, N. J. At
Hoboken I received my overseas equipment along with the other men
of the company and the 8th day of Sept., 1918, we sailed on the White
Steam Line, the ship "Canada," manned by an English crew, with
a convoy of 14 transports, 8 sub chasers or cruisers and 1 battleship.
We were twelve days on the water and we all thought that food for
the fishes was never so plentiful. How the old boat did rock! We
ate fish, moldy cheese and drank black English tea on the hop, run
and jump, some times hanging onto a post but more often lying
where we fell. The first sign of land over there was Estle Crege,

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standing 215 feet above sea level, just off the coast of Ireland in the
Irish Sea. Then Hurrah, land, and welcome, too. The rolling dip-
ping green of Ireland. We sailed up the river Clyde, receiving
shouts of welcome from far and near, while the band played "We're
Coming Over and We Wont Go Back Till It's Over, Over Here."
It sure made a man feel that he was doing his duty. We docked at
Glasgow, Scotland on the 21st of Sept., 1918, at 2 a. m. At 4 p. m.
the same day we left for Winchester, England. Leaving the rails we
hiked live miles to Camp Windledown, an English rest camp, where
we were permitted to visit the oldest cathedral in England. Construc-
tion started in 885 and the building was finished in 1300. It is 56 feet
long, 220 feet wide and 120 feet high and overlooks the whole city of
Winchester. It is known as the place where the most wonderful and
beautiful statuary in England is kept on exhibition. In this Cathedral
King Charles the 1st was beheaded and here also is the tomb of Queen
Victoria, marked by a Bronze Monument that cost $30,000. We visit-
ed English College, built in 1300, a school only for the rich, where
tuition is paid previous to birth. From Camp Windledown we hiked
21 miles under full pack to South Hampton and there took a boat
across the English Channel to La Havre, France. There we left
the boat to board dainty little French trains, with the cars marked —
40 hommes, 8 cheveaux — meaning 40 men or 8 horses. In this way we
traveled to Camp Desauge, a camp 16 miles from Bordeaux, France
There we were in constant training on the firing range from Sept. 30
to Oct. 28. While at Camp Desauge we were privileged to visit
Bordeaux. Visited St. Andrews and St. Mary's Cathedral, built in
1300. There we saw 39 preserved people, who had been buried in the
ground for 300 years and on exhibition for the last 100 years. Their
skin was like leather but perfect in form. From Camp Desauge I,
along with a number of other men, was transferred to St. Nazaire and
then came more hard work, Sunday as well as Saturday. Finally
came rest and a permit for furlough to visit the ruins of Belgium, all
historical points in Paris, the underground city at Verdun, Dead
Man's Hill, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Soissons and a U. S.
Army cemetery where lie 1800 soldiers, with only a small wood monu-
ment to mark each grave. We visited all points of interest along the
Rhine, also Metz, Germany and another underground city.

On the eighteenth day of June, 1919 we left St. Nazaire on the
good old ship "Powatan" for the U. S. A. and home. Landed at
Charleston, S. C, on June 30th. From the boat we went to Camp
fackson and a week later were transferred to Camp Taylor, Ky.
After two days we left here for home, Rochester, Ind., with an honor-

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able discharge certificate and a smile on my face to see my seven
months old daughter, wife, parents and friends. Once more at home
and happy. All's well.

CLARENCE K. GARNER.

From a "Y" Worker's Letters

On our way to Paris we saw two places where they were thresh-
ing. It was some sight, too. I had often seen many round stacks out
in the fields that were as near perfect as possible, but never knew
what was in them, but now I know they are wheat stacks and good-
ness only knows when they were made. Four of these were close to
the road we were on, where they were threshing with their crude
machine. The engine had two very large flywheels that ran rather
slowly; a smokestack about twelve feet high, and stood about thirty
feet from the separator, or beater, as they called it. Two men stood
on the stack pitching the large, long bundles to a woman on the top
of the separator, who cut the bands and passed them to a man stand-
ing on a platform at the side of the separator, feeding it very slowly.
J did not see just how it was arranged on the inside, but the wheat
was cleaned excellently. The straw came out of the rear looking as
though it had not been touched. The heads looked full, but upon
examining several of them I did not find a grain. Several men work-
ed there putting the straw in large bundles and tying them with straw,
then stacking them in large stacks again. Some were weighing the
grain which came out very slowly. Their water tank was a two-
wheeled cart with a barrel upon it.

As we had to go through Versailles we decided to stop there a
few hours to see the wonderful sights. One of the things that attract-
ed our attention was the magnificent park, which, I should judge, is
the largest in France. Many beautiful walks, fountains, statues and
flower beds were to be seen in all directions. I was informed by a
soldier that it was twenty-seven miles around it. We soon fell in with
a French guide and a couple of other soldiers who were going through
the place. We visited many of the wonderful rooms. Among them
was the chamber which contained the bed in which Louis XIV died,
who seemed to be the principal character in the history of the palace,
as he was the one that completed it during his reign there. In front
of the bed was a large banister that was formerly of solid gold and
silver, but now of stone. The former being removed long ago when
the country was in need of its gold and silver for other purposes more
important. Callers would often come in this room up to the banister
to see the king arise in the morning, which they considered quite an

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honor in those days. We passed through the Hall of Mirrors, which
is no doubt the large room in which the Germans made the French
sign the treaty of peace in 1871, and the one in which the Germans will
have to swallow their own pill by signing the treaty of 1919. We also
saw the table on which the treaty is to be signed. This room was the
ball room of Louis XIV. The walls are full of large mirrors. The
ceiling is covered with paintings that took one artist ten years to com-
plete. Another room that was of interest to me was the one that con-
tained nothing but large paintings of war scenes. One picture in this
room I was very much suprised to see was that of the siege of York-
town, showing as the prominent -figures, Washington, LaFayette and
Rochambeau.

After leaving the palace we went out to see where the German
delegates were stationed. Here the street fence was blockaded by a
small picket fence which was the marking line for out-of-bounds
regions for them. From here we went on into Paris. On Sunday we
took a metro to the old part of the city to visit the catacombs. Here
we went down, down a very long flight of winding stairs till we came
to the bottom, then passed on through a long tunnel till we came to a
place where there were many large rooms. Here was the most
peculiar sight that I have ever seen. Thousands upon thousands of
human skulls and other bones, mostly bones of the legs and arms,
were piled up like cordwood, but arranged in a very artistic style.
One place a cross was made out of skulls alone ; another the skull and
cross bones were shown in reality. In one of the many rooms there
was a little cave back in the solid rock that had iron bars in front.
Upon looking in here we saw a full grown skeleton standing upright.
No doubt we would have felt a little "creepy," way down there with
our little candle if it had not been for the company we had, as we fell
in with a party of about one hundred Americans whom the Y. M. C.
A. man was conducting through. When we came out we were about
a half-mile from the place where we went in. I do not know much
about the history of these catacombs, other than that they were the
burying places of the notables in the early days. People do not think
anything about finding human bones when they come across them in
their diggings, as we saw where some Frenchmen were repairing a
broken gas pipe. They had to dig down in the street to make the
necessary repair. In doing so they came across some human bones
which they threw out as unconcerned as if they were dirt clods.

I saw^ something in Paris this time that I hadn't seen in France
before. Guess ! Well, it was a rocking chair, but it had been brought
from America, and was in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Club. I had

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something while there, too, that I hadn't had since I have been here.
It was real for sure ice cream. When we got to Verdome, one of the
outposts of the Tours division. We learned the sad news of one of the

Y camionetts turning over and killing a Belgian girl. We came across
the wrecked car about two kilometers out from Verdome on the road
to Tours. The car was a complete wreck. The soldier detailed to the

Y as chauffeur was placed under arrest and is in the guard house to
await court martial.

Tours, France, May 30, 1919.

To-day was Memorial Day, the greatest I have spent for many
days. It was one I hope I never will forget. Throughout France, as
well as in the States, it was a holiday for the people of my country;
not a holiday for pleasure alone, but for the purpose of decorating the
graves of those who paid the highest price for the honor of their coun-
try and the welfare of mankind. At ten o'clock a parade started from,
the headquarters here, led by the Eleventh Marine Band followed by
two companies of our gallant Marines with their rifles on their
shoulders, their arms and bodies swinging in rhythm, their feet giving
out that measured tread which they got through their good training.
Next came a group of the French poilu. There were about a hundred
of them. They made a striking contrast to the Yankee boys, as they
were not in step and their lines were very crooked. Following them
were about fifteen automobiles, hauling some of our distinguished
officers and some of the French also, Field Marshal Petain being
among the latter. Last in the parade, but not the least important by
any means, were hundreds of doughboys unarmed. The column, in
all, was nearly a half-mile long.

A short, solemn program was rendered at the cemetery. The
graves were all decorated with beautiful flowers and a little U. S.
flag. Old Glory was waving leisurely in the breeze at half mast. No
fewer than three hundred of America's best men lay here in sweet
repose side by side in three rows clear across the cemetery. Each has
a white cross at his head, with his name, rank and the day he died
painted artistically in black letters. I wish every mother who has a
boy buried there could have seen that beautiful sight after the decora-
tion was done. No doubt tears would have come to her eyes for sor-
row, but at the same time her heart could not but have thrilled with
the feeling that would make her proud to know that she was the
mother of so gallant a son, one who had given the highest price any
man could give — dying for his country. Close by, but a little to one
side, were two graves that were also decorated with beautiful flowers,

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but with a flag of a different nation. They were sons of England and
had little British flags waving over them. At the far end of the ceme-
tery were about fifty graves decorated with flowers. Each had the
white cross at the head with the name, rank and date of death, the
same as those of the Americans and the two British, but there were
no flags on their graves. These were the graves of some of our con-
quered foes. These German prisoners of war whom our men had
captured, died before the time had come for them to be released to
go back to the fatherland. A striking example of American patriotism,
honor, friendship and brotherly love was shown here, not only to her
own dead sons, but to the sons of her foe and friend as well. Three
volleys were fired over the graves of our fallen heroes ; taps were then
blown ; our national hymn and that of France was played by the
band ; the dear old flag was then swung at the top of the mast, ending
the first ceremony of its kind on foreign soil.

Yet, at the same time the graves of our honored dead were being
decorated at home and abroad, there were others who died for us
whose graves were not decorated at all, the graves of those buried at
sea while on their way to the scene of war. No flowers, no flags, no
white crosses mark their last resting places. No one will even know
the exact location of their graves. The sun, moon and stars will
send their radiant rays over them, imitating the cross, flowers and
flags and while gazing at them we can have the satisfaction of know-
ing that God decorates the graves of those buried in the sea as well
as those buried in the ground, and the waves and winds will furnish
the music for the beautiful ceremony, while we stand with our heads
bowed, our thoughts will be with them the same as the others.

FREDERICK K. DEARDORF.

An Engineer's Life

First we went on the Chateau Thierry drive, that being one of
the hardest drives, I think, outside of the last one. We were putting
in a bridge, or I was— with a company of 250 men— across the Meuse
river and it was a pontoon bridge and it took me three hours to build
the bridge with my men. Every time I was ready to connect it with
the other bank the Huns would shoot it out. I tried it five times be-
fore I made it, but I finally made it across. As soon as our artillery
found the big guns that were shooting our bridge to pieces one shot
finished their game. When I got it done and counted my men I was
short 14 men, all killed.

Well you might think I was done but I was not for the whole

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division was waiting to cross. We grabbed our guns and went right
after the Germans hot and heavy for each man's blood was boiling,
ready to fight anything. Next day they shelled hell out of a road
we were using and we had to fix it so they could get suppHes to the
boys at the front.

Our company had nothing to eat for 24 hours and no sleep. This
will be all about this drive but in the meantime we buried lots of dead.
Americans, and dead Germans. Both sure lost lots of good men on
this drive.

Our second drive was on front St. Mihiel. We started this drive
right behind the doughboys building roads and were the first engineers
on "No Man's Land." About all we did on this drive was build roads
and build barbed wire cages for German prisoners and there sure were
a lot of them. We had pretty good eats and got quite a lot of sleep.
But I worked more than anyone in our outfit for anything special they
wanted done they always called on Master Eng. Houser to do it.

Third drive on front Argonne or Verdun. Here is where I had
liell. I never think I will go to hell for I have been through it once.
Where we first started there was a woods and in this wood four years
ago the French fought 100 days and lost 100,000 men and couldn't
"budge them. We got through over a seven hour barrage and had
them running. Then over the top after them. That day we got
3,000 prisoners. The Germans had dugouts 50 feet deep with electric
lights, steam heat and everything just like they never intended to
leave, but believe me the Yanks made them go. You can just about
picture that field when they got through shelling, shellholes 20 feet
deep and we had to have light artillery going over in two hours —
that was my orders — and believe me orders are orders over here. I
started in to make a road where there was not a sign of a road. In
less than two hours we had traffic going over and sometimes we were
ahead of the doughboys, and all the time we were doing this rebuild-
ing work the Huns were trying to shell our road and throwing gas
shells at us. Believe me you couldn't hear yourself talk because of
the noise the guns were making.

This drive started about one and-half miles from Avacourt.
I guess you can find it on the map ; if you can, you can do more than
I can do here, for I can't find it here for there isn't a stone left of it
and about the same as all the rest of the towns in the war zone. 1
never will forget Sept. 25 and 26, 1918. The night of the 25th was
the worst for I wouldn't have given a cent for my life. I was in charge
-of 29 trucks all loaded with bridge and road material and the Germans

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were trying to get us, trying to blow up the trucks and there were
shells flying all around us and all at once one hit a truck and that was
all I ever saw of it— men and all. There were four men on the truck
and after the shell hit it you couldn't find a piece of them. I was
within 10 feet of it, but I am still alive and feeling fine. Then it was
our move so we moved right up within 300 yds. of the Huns first front
line trench and started to unload and we got some more hell. I
hadn't any sleep for 48 hours and nothing to eat only what I picked
up along the road and that was damn little.

We drove them about 15 kilometers the first day and never left
them stop until they quit. I v^as still right behind them and now
we are at Stenay, France; just about where they quit. We are go-
ing into Germany on the border and watch them until they get all
their troops out and see that we get all our men back. I guess now
that peace will be signed by the time you get this letter.

A. W. HOUSER,
Master Engr., Co. A., 602 Engr., A. E. F., France.

Praises War Workers

Had the big pleasure of getting away from a rationed mess and
of resting in a real bed last night. It was glorious. Yesterday I alsa
ran into a shell hole occupied by some of the faithful Salvation Army.
There I found quantities of chocolate cookies made in the United
States. I purchased my allotment and then munched away the choice
food, feeling like a king in luxury. Such an adventure as we are go-
ing through makes one a lover of each little comforting thing. As to
hardships, they are part of the adventure, which we revel in rather
than growl about. It is part of the game and is expected. Usually
the bark is worse than the bite.

We are the best fed of all the armies. Today I had some peaches
from California, beef from Chicago, and so on. The faithful Red
Cross, the Y. M. C. A. and the Salvation Army are doing excellent
work. It is through the Y. M. C. A. that we get the daily papers and
such luxuries as cakes and candies. We get such articles from the
Y. M. C. A. at about cost. The Red Cross does not sell anything, but
gives! The Salvation Army has become famous for its home-made
doughnuts. All three of these organizations risk the dangers of shell
fire to get such things to the soldiers.

The people at home are doing their part to win this war and I
wish you to know that we realize the sacrifices the entire country is
making to help the A. E. F. win out.

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The work that is being done for us is sure producing results, and
the appreciation is beyond expression.

HOWARD STERNER.

Little Glimpses of War
I have seen some of the most striking features of warfare as it is
today, and will give them to you in an impersonal way, as I have
seen them.

A call for all the men to the guns at some hour of the night — a
few scattered artillery shots which soon become intense firing and
continues until one is relieved of the pitch-like darkness and can see
ones way through the difficult places by light of the steady gun
flashes, fire continues until there is an order to advance, we go for-
ward, over a road made almost impassible by our previous shell fire.
We cross the enemies old front line, "The Hindenburg" which is noth-
ing but shelled craters. What Was once barbed wire entanglements
galore, are now but short pieces of wire and bits of stakes, only a few
good stakes are scattered here and there. As we advance we meet
lines of prisoners coming in under guard, now and then four of the
latter carry one of the boys on a stretcher. We set our guns, fire —
await orders and advance again — such is war without the details.

Details — A German sits beside the road shot in the face, breast,
arms, legs, still able to speak but unable to walk — my first glimpse of
the wounded.

I once talked with an Australian, when I first came to France.
Of course I asked him about the war. He had been on the front, had
been gassed and was returning. He was a fine, intelligent looking
fellow, and in response to my question he said, "Oh Boy, it will break
your heart."

"It will break your heart." I did not appreciate those words as
much when I saw that German, nor yet when I saw the wounded boys
go by; one with his arms strapped to his chest and one leg pulled
along behind stiff at the knee, the same fellow who said with a smile
"Oh, I am one of the lucky ones," but when I had seen dead Germans
day after day and the above sights repeated time and time again,
there came another day. I was close behind the guns, was walking
away from them, was stopped by the noise of a falling limb, looking
back at the guns I saw a big smoke, I went back. A gun had blown
up and two of the best boys in the battery had "gone over" blown to
bits. When I had helped to get them out and straightened things up

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a bit, I felt a little sick and I remembered those words— "It will break
your heart."

I see you have- been guessing where I am located— you missed
locating me on Sept. 16, by about four miles if you remember where
that was, but Uncle Sam's soldiers are like the Irishman's flea- you
may not agree with me, but I know the Kaiser will. The first night
I was on the front, that has been a long time ago, I was in a little
woods, the Sergeant in charge of our detail was scared of gas and
shut the dugout up so tight that I decided to lay out under a tin
shelter. I had hardly stretched out when Fritz put a high explosive
three-inch in the edge of the woods 200 yards off, it was followed by
others — he combed the woods for fair, moving his fire down towards
my shack— I hated to be chased out, and thought I had better not run
too soon, but when the fragments of shell and pieces of dirt and rock
commenced to cut the leaves on the trees around me I decided it Avas
time to sell out. I have been moved by shells since, but am not go-
ing to forget that first night.

In addition to the other experiences which I have told and have
one yet to tell. I prize this one. I have laid down beside a muddy
road on a cold rainy night and have gone to sleep time after time on
a night march and haven't caught cold. I now have a little house to
stay in, large enough for six, we have a stove arid think we are in a
keen place.

FRED L. SAFFORD,
Battery F., 114 Field Art.. France.

Chasing the Enemy

We put over a barrage on the morning of Nov. 1st and it sure
was a fierce one. It lasted for about six hours and our doughboys
went over the top and got lots of prisoners, guns and material. They
got the Dutch on the run and could not keep up with them, so our
doughboys got in trucks and followed them. Just got word that they
cannot find a Dutchman. We have moved up 25 kilometers and are
going to go up 20 more tonight, so you see they sure went some. We
went through five towns that were completely destroyed and I never
saw so many trucks, guns and a little of everything in my life as was
on the road and it has been straight going for two days; it never
stops. The last position we had was the limit; we got in it about
10 o'clock at night and dark as pitch. It was in a valley at the edge
of a town and the first thing we did was to get our lines out. It is

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hell after night for you cannot have any light and shell holes are very
thick. I just got started and the Boche commenced to shell us and I
thought they had my number for they w^ere very close. My back was
sore from dropping to the ground. We got some gas but not enough
to hurt us; only make us sneeze. After v^e got the lines out we put
up the tent for our central and was very tired, so laid down for a little
snooze and over came one and lit about five or six feet from the tent
and believe me it shook us up some and put several holes through the
tent. That one just got settled down when they sent one over with
gas that was hell for we had to put on our masks and it is very hard
for me to wear one, so we put in a bad night, but that is only one. We
had lots of them. The next morning over came their planes and I
knew there was going to be something doing. I did not think that
there ever was a 6-in. outfit as close to the Dutch line as we were —
one and one-half kilometers. The machine guns were behind us, yet
we got several wounded but not seriously. Last night there were
several planes over and believe me they dropped some bombs. I
think that they raised the end gate and kicked them out as they did
no damage that I heard of. Yesterday we were grazing the horses
and saw an air battle. They brought down one Boche plane ; they
got pretty low and shot at us with machine guns. I have only been
in the hospital once. and was only wounded once; that was on the
Chateau Thierry front. I have been in some pretty close places but
iiave been lucky so far and think that it is about all over the way it
looks now for we seem to take anything we want and the prisoners
say it is all over and they are tired of war, but they are no more tired
than I am. Sleeping on the ground in a pup tent for so long at a
time has about got me. You know I am no chicken any more.

HARRY (Mike) BRICKEL,

Bat. A., 150th F. A.

Germans and "Cooties"

The things you read in the papers you can partly believe, because
the Jerrys (Germans) sure have done some awful things. I have
been in towns where there is nothing left but a mass of ruins. We go
to water every day where there used to be a town, but there isn't any-
thing left of it now.

I suppose you read about the front where we are now. I dare
not tell you any names of the towns. But you can believe me our
division is sure doing its bit. I don't suppose you would believe

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me if I told you of the prisoners I have seen at different times. It
wasn't hundreds, but thousands.

I have been over lots of country where Jerry has been. At one
place I saw one of Jerry's graveyards. They have a cross at each
;head with the name on it.

I just had to stop and scratch myself. If you were here I would
:give you a job helping me kill the cooties. I sure have lot of 'em.

When Jerry sends over a shell we always say, "There comes one."
I don't supose you will believe it, but when we hear a shell coming
■we can tell what kind it is by the sound of it. There are lots of differ-
•ent kinds of shells.

I am not corporal anymore. I asked to be reduced, so they made
me wagoner again. So I and Buddy have four horses on one wagon.
I let Buddy drive all four so I can look around.

ARCH FLORA

Glimpse at Camp Life

Every one on the Post here has been examined for overseas serv-
ice and practically all in our company passed the exam. In letters
received from some of the boys at Camp Eustis they said that they
were in mud up to their ankles, grubbing stumps and working like
blazes. It is just a new camp. I like it better here every day. Those
daily dips in the old Atlantic and Uncle Sam's beef and beans are
making me fat. I now weigh 185 and feel like I will just have to
keep on getting fatter — I don't know what the end will be.

There are a- lot of new buildings being erected here, right along;
new barracks, hospital, Y. M. C. A. and buildings for various other
purposes. So you see we are right up with the times down here in
Dixie. We have had two lectures on "Gas" and have some more
-coming. The talks ^vere very interesting, dealing principally with the
history of gas, the various kinds used in Europe today, the way it
travels and methods of defense. An illustration of the varoius masks
and the ways in which they are used was also given. About a week
ago our company all attended a moving picture show at the "can-
teen" during one of our regular drill periods. The pictures were
produced by various medical, physiological and hygenic organizations
working in cooperation with the government and illustrated very viv-
idly and distinctly the bad effects and results of contracting some of
the diseases incident to camp life. Some of the pictures of these un-

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fortunate victims almost made me shudder. I think the show im-
pressed the seriousness of these diseases on our minds more than a
hundred lectures would have done. But I will say this for Uncle Sam
if any of his soldiers get this affliction it is nobody's fault but their
own. They sure get plenty of warning before hand. We have in-
structions and drill work on machine guns every day now. We are
using the Colt's gun. The Captain said we would soon be having
target practice with them.

Yesterday a bunch of us from our company went to Charleston
to load a barge with various provisions and supplies for Ft. Moultrie.
I enjoy these trips and the work fine. We get lots of it to do.

CLAUDE MARSHALL.

From a Flying Field

Believe me, this isn't exactly a home for feeble-minded kittens.
This is the first day of real rest I've had since I've been down here.
A fellow flies all day and then goes to school after supper and works
until 9 :30. At 9 :30, the lights go out and then you shave, take a bath
and go to bed. One is generally too tired to sleep right away, so he
thinks over things and makes plans for his flying the next day.

Yesterday was a rotten day for air work. It was hot and gusty
as the devil. The land here is mostly clay loam and the farmers are
starting their spring plowing. Now the land that isn't plowed is a
brilliant yellow and gives off lots of heat rays and upward air cur-
rents ; and the land that is plowed is black and -the air currents over
it go downward. So the land is alternately black and yellow and the
air is in banks and pockets, and the plane — !

To top it off I had a "ship" that wouldn't go over SO an hour and
the tail kept wanting to get round in front. Diverting, to say the least.

Am to be promoted tomorrow. An instructor will observe six or
seven of my landings, give me a grade and then I go over to another
sector to do loops and spirals. Lots of fun in spirals.

MARCUS WRIGHT.

They Also Helped.

DO

On the following pages appear the names of men, women and
children of Fulton county who did their part in the winning of the
war. They put over the Liberty Loan Drives, bought War Savings
Stamps, contributed to the United War Work drive, helped the Red
Cross and did all that was asked of them to back up the boys in the
service.

The names were secured through square mile men and women,,
and other war working agencies of the county, and it is probable that
the list is not complete in spite of the effort made to have it so. For
that reason it must not be inferred that a person whose name is miss-
fng lacked in patriotism or loyalty.

Archer. Willard.
Eall, Wilma.
Baldwin, Albert.
Baldwin, Bessie.
Baldwin, Homer
Baldwin, Ralph.
Beerwart, Robert.
Best, Norman.
Biddinger, Carroll.
Eidding-er, Kermit.
Biddinger, Mae.
Book, Altie.
Book, Lucy.
Bowersox, Chester.
Bowersox, Herbert.
Bridegroom, Bernard.
Brooker, Mildred.
Brugh, Albert.
Erugh, Francis.
Brugh, Helen.
Burns, Audrey.
Burns, Kathleen.
Burns, Oral.
Butt, Berneice.
Butts, Oren.
Butt, Orville.
Calhoun, Charles.
Calhoun, Margaret.
Campbell, Claribel.
Campbell, Grace.
Campbell, Garnet.
Campbell, Rosemary.
Campbell, Theodore.

Aubeenaubbee Schools

Cavender, Chester.
Cavander, Florence.
Champ, Muriel.
Coughenour, Fred.
Cowen, Clifford.
Cowen, Marie.
E^avis, Dale.
Davis, Emery.
E">avis, Norman.
Eiavison, Dennis.
Davison, Francis.
Davison, Frank.
E>ecker, Addie.
Decker, Anna.
Decker, Paul.
Denny, Jordon.
Denny, Joseph.
Ditmire, Virginia.
E!dgington, Harry.
Fdgington, Louimay.
Engle, Bernis.
F.ngel, Julah.
Engel, Robert.
Ewing, Alvin.
Faulstick, Bertha.
Faulstick, Dortha.
F'aulstick, Fred.
Faulstick, Harvey.
E'aulstick, Hermy.
Faulstick, Jennie.
Faulstick, Joseph.
Faulstick, Walter.
Fernbaugh, Carl.

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Fernbaugh, Grace.
Fernbaugh, Herald.
Fisher, Alvah.
Fisher, Dora.
Fisher, Elnora.
Fisher, Orvil.
Fisher, Virgil.
Folk, Carl.
Fox, Bernice.
Fox, Geneva.
Fox, James.
Freese, Annabell.
Freese, Florence.
Freese, Francis.
Freese, Gladys.
Freese, Marguerite.
Freese, Mary.
Frye, Alton.
Frye, Raymond.
Funnell, Alvie.
Funnell, Harley.
Funnell. Telford.
Funnell, Woodrow.
Gibson, Harold.
Gibson, Ralph.
Ginther, Herman.
Goodman, Everett.
Goodman, Vernon.
Graham, Charles.
Guise, Olive.
Guise, Wilson.
Hackett, Annabellc:
Hall, Clara.
Hall, Donna.
Hall, Lonnie.
Hall, Lorene.
Harned, Jesse.
Harpster, Bessie.
Harpster, Naomi.
Hartle, O. C.
Hartle, Neoma.
Hartle, Vernard.
Hartz, Clora.
Hartz, Ethel.
Hartz, Harry.
Hartz, Lena.
Hartz, Nettie.
Hauser, Arthur.
Hauser, Cecil.
Hauser, Clifford.

Hauser, Willard.
Heeter, Howard.
Hrueischer, Eugene.
Hoesel, Everett.
HoUaway, Deverl.
Hosimer, Ruth.
Johnson, Ethel.
Johnson, Mabel.
Kaley, Chester.
Kelly, Clara.
Kelly, Francis.
Kelly, Robert.
Keeler, Fern.
Keller, Ruth.
Kistler, Betty.
Kistler, Ralph.
Kistler, Sidney.
Kistler, Wayne.
Klein, Evelyn.
Klein, Frances.
Klein, Robert.
Kreischer, Edna.
Kreischer, Estie .
Kreischer, Ethlyn.
Kurtz, Avanelle.
Kurtz, Marguerite.
Lahman, Clifford.
Lahman, Oscar.
Large, Alfred.
Large, Chester.
Large, Juanuta.
Large, Lester.
Laughenbahn, Edward.
Laughenbahn, Frances.
Laughenbahn, Gertrude.
Lalighenbahn, Henry.
Laughenbahn, Loretta.
Laughenbahn, Marie.
Leese, Vera.
Leiter, Robert.
Lewis, Florence.
Lewis, Hazel.
Lewis, Retha.
Lucas, Clara.
McCarter, Edith.
McConkey, CarL
McKee, Ermal.
McKee, Helen.
McKee, Sarah.
Mahler, Alma.

CONTRIBUTORS

279

Mahler, Bert.
Mahler, Bernice.
Mahler, Byron.
Mahler, Charlotte.
Mahler, Elmer.
Mahler, Goldie.
Mahler, Hazel.
Mahler, Helen.
Mahler, Ivyl.
Mahler, Olive.
Mahler, Milo.
Mahler, Mable.
Miller, Harold.
Miller, Robert.
Milliser, Alonzo.
Milliser, Ethel.
Milliser, Russel.
Milliser, Verna.
Monesmith, Pauline.
Monesmith, Vera.
Moon, Marguerite.
Mosher, Cleo.
Mosher, Nelson.
Mosher, Ruth.
Muhrling, Everett.
Murray, Agnes.
Myers, Boyd.
Myers, Margaret.
O'Blenis, Agnes.
O'Blenis, Dorthy.
Overmyer, Eugene.
Overmyer, Everett.
Overmyer, Louise.
Overmyer, Theodore.
Passwater, George.
Pickins, Cecil.
Pickens, Dorthy.
Pickens, Jessie.
Pickens, Loyd.
Pickens, Naomi.
Pickens, Walter.
Reinholt, Donald.
Reinholt, Earl.
Reinholt, Eva.
Reinholt, Hattie.
Reinholt, Mabel.
Reinholt, Ray.
Reish, Audrey.
Rhodes, Howard.
Rhodes, Lewis.

Rhodes, Samuel.
Rhodes, Walter.
Rinehart, Leona.
Rinehart, Lucile.
Ribinson, Cecil
Robinson, Geraldine.
Robinson, Gladys.
Robinson, June.
Robinson, Letcher.
Robinson, Mildred.
Robinson, Olive.
Robinson, Thelma.
Rouch, Clela.
Rouch, Joe.
Rouch, Madonna.
Rouch, Victor.
SannS, Ralph.
Schuyer, Charles.
Schuyer, Jonas.
Schuyer, John.
Schuyer, Michael.
Schuyer, William.
Shadle, Frances.
Shidaker, Harry.
Shidaker, Joseph.
Shidaker, Rufus.
Shidaker, Russel.
Slonaker, Ethel.
Slonaker, Hope.
Stahl, Kennith.
Stahl, Lester.
Stayton, Ethel.
Stubbs, Gwendolyn.
Stubbs, Vernie.
Swartzel, Mary.
Swartzel, Robert.
Stevens, Ella.
Taylor, Helen.
Thomas, Beulah.
Ullom, Chas.
Vankirk, Helen.
Vankirk, Eveline.
Vankirk, Robert.
Votaw, Gladys.
Votaw, Mildred.
Wagoner, Aaron.
Wagoner, Byron.
Wagoner, Emma.
Wagoner, Frank.
Wagoner, Florence.

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Wagoner, Louise.
Wagoner, William.
Warner, Ruth.
Wentzel, Charles.
Wentzel, Eveline.
Wentzel, Marie.
Whitacre, Arnot.
Whitacre, Bertha.
Whitacre, Clarence.
Whitacre, Dortlia.
Whitacre, Louisa.
Widman, Anna.
Widman, Charles.

Widman, Elnora.
Widman, Rose.
Widner, Harley.
Widner, Mayme.
Wilson, Everett.
Woodcox, Annabell.
Woodcox, Benny.
Woodcox, Mary.
Woodcox, Ulrich.
Yelton, Maurice.
Young, Cecil.
Young, Everett.
Young, Wilma.

Aubbeenaubbee Township

Adams, Mrs. E. M.

Agster, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Babcock, Miss Alice.

Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.

Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.

Baker, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.

Baker, Wm.

Ball, Mr. and Mrs. David E.

Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.

Balwin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Baldvirin, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber A.

Barger, Mr. and Mrs. John W.

Batz, Gans.

Beerwart, Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Berry, Mr. and Mrs. F. L.

Berry, Kathleen.

Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.

Biddinger? Mr. and Mrs. Cleve.

Biddinger, Lizzie.

Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. S. L.

Bisher, John.

Bitterling, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Blackburn, Nora.

Blair, Mr. and Mrs. H. N.

Blair, Olive.

Bowersox, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson.

Bowersox, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.

Bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.

Brucker, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.

Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin.

Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Francis.

Brugh, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony.

Brugh, Elmer.

Brugh, Fred.

Brugh, Mr. and Mrs. George. W.

Brugh, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Brugh, Lillie.

Brugh, James B.

Brugh, O. J.

Brugh, Wilson.

Bryan, Mrs. Clarence.

Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter.

Bunn, Mrs. Amanda.

Bunn, Crete.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. James B.

Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. B. B.

Campbell, J. M.

Castleman, Eliza.

Cavander, Mr. aand Mrs. Edward.

Cavender, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Clover Leaf Reb. Lodge.

Coughenour, Clark.

Coughenour, Mr. and Mrs. William.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Cook, L. M.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Costello, Miss Clara.

Cowen, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Otis.

Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.

Davis, Mr. aand Mrsr. C. C.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Guy.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

CONTRIBUTORS

281

Deck, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.

Deck, J. E.

Decker, Mr. and Mrs. John E.

Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Ransome.

Ditmire, E.

Ditmire, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.

Edgington, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth.

Faulstick, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.

Faulstick, Charles P.

Faulstick, Walter.

Feece, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley.

Fernbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. I. A.

Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Friece, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Friece, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.

Frye, Mr. and Mrs. Richard N.

Gausch, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Gausch, Mr. and Mrs. Paul.

Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde.

Gibson, M. L.

Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Milton.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Ginther, Albert Fredrick.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. A. R.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. Dean.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.

Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.

Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Charley.

Greer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Harley C.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Perry.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Tabor W.

Guisinger, Mrs. Melinda J.

Hackett, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.

Hall, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Hamed, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.

Hamir, Geo.

Harpster, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Harris, Rev. J. B.

Hartle, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick,

Hartle, Walter.

Hartz, Eliza.

Hartz, Mr. and Mrs. N. F.

Hawkins, Mrs. O. W.

Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.

Hay, Mr. and Mrs. James H.

Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Hetter, Mrs. Susanna.

Hiatt, Doc.

Hoesel, J. L.

Hoff, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy.

Holzbauer, Joe L.

Home Lumber Co.

Howard, Mrs. Claude.

Hudkins, Daniel.

Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Dee.

Hudleson, Mr. and Mrs. Garl.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. S. D.

Johnston, Wm.

Kaley, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur .

Kaley, Christena.

Kaley, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac R.

Kaley, Mr. and Mrs. Simon C.

Kaley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Keya, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.

Keeler, Mr. and Mrs. Edd

Keitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Kelley, Clarence D.

Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L.

Keller, Margaret.

King, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.

Kistler, Mr. and Mrs. Milton.

Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M.

Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Grover C.

Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.

Kreighbaum, C. E.

Kurtz, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.

Lahman, Mr. and Mrs. Simon P.

Large, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Laugenbohn, Mr. and Mrs. Peter.

Leiters Ford M. E. S. S.

Lewis, Lucinda.

Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Omer.

Lough, Mrs. Lewis M.

Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Luckenbell, L.

Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. A. M.

McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

McKoney, Mrs. Atch.

Mahler, Clara.

Mahler, Esta.

Mahler, Harley

Mahler, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.

Mahler, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Mahler, Lester.

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THE WORLD WAR

Mahler, Martha A.

Meiser, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

M. E. S. S., Class No. 6.

Mikesell, Mr. and Mrs. Lester.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Milliser, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Milliser, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.

Milliser,. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen.

Monn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.

Monesmith, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar.

Monesmith, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Moon, Frank.

Mosher, O. L.

Mossman, Mr. and Mrs. Charley.

Murlitt, Mr. and Mrs. Charl'^y.

Murry, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Myers, John.

Myers, Mrs. John.

Myers, Samuel.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Newcomer, Edward.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Amos.

Overmyer, B. F.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Dan.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. S.

O'Keefe, Wm.

Patsel, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas.

Patsel, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond.

Paulson, Hans.

Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C.

Polly, Mrs. George.

Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman O. B.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Reichard, Mr. and Mrs. A. K.

Reichard, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Reichard, Mr. and Mrs. Omer.

Reichard, Mr. and Mrs. Paul.

Reish, Adam.

Reish, Forest Bud.

Reish, Florence.

Reish, Merle.

Reish, Mrs. O. G.

Robinson, L. A.

Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. V.

Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Rouch, Mrs. Martha.

Sales, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Sales, J. O.

Sales, Mrs. Nancy.

Sanns, Mr. and Mrs. Peter.

Schadle, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Schadle, Edward.

Schadle, Mr, and Mrs. Henry.

Schewer, Frank P.

See, Earl.

vSeistle, Mrs. Ed.

Shewer, Mr, and Mrs. Peter.

Shidaker, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas.

Shidaker, Milton.

Slayton & Hackett.

Slonaker, Dr. and Mrs. C. L.

Slonaker, Mrs. L. B.

Southall, Mr. and Mrs. Omer.

Staddon, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.

Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.

Stinehiser, Delia.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Dora.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Lester.

Swartzel, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Taylor, Geo. C.

Toner, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.

Ullom, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.

Vankirk, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Wagner, Madge Bunn.
Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Noah H.
Walters, Vaughn H.
Washburn, B. F.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J.
Whitacre, Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Widman, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose.
Wilfert, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. George.
Woodcox, Mr. and Mrs. Harley A.
Woodcox, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.
Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Wrentmore, Marjorie.
Yetton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie.
"Voung, Mrs. Leota.

CONTRIBUTORS

283

Henry Township

A damson, A. L.

Alspaugh, S. S.

Applegate, E. J.

Arter, Earl.

After, E. S.

Arter, Ethel.

Arter, Glen.

Arter, H.

Arter, T. A.

Arter, N.

Arter, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip.

Arter, Ralph.

Ashelman, Mr. and Mrs. A. K.

Babcock, J. R.

Ball, Cass.

Ball, Vera.

Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey.

Ballinger, Marvin.

Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Bally, George.

Barber, Minerva.

Barns, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Arvada,
Fred, Catherine, Jeanette,

Barns, Mr. and Mrs. George A.

Barns, Isaac.

Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac.

Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.; Edwin,
Roscoe, Dean, Carl.

Barnhisel, Anna.

Barr, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; John.

Barrett, Ethel.

Bemenderfer, Berthaa.

Bemenderfer, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.

Bemenderfer, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald.

Bemenderfer, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.

Blackburn, Fred.

Blasdel, Mr. aand Mrs. Ambrose.

Bowen, Albert.

Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Benj.

Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed; two chil-
dren.

Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph; Ber-
nice, Willis, Pauline.

Bowen, Kinsman.

Bowen, Milo; Agnes, Fern.

Bowen,i Nancy.

Bowen, Nelson.

Bucher, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Burch, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde; Law-
rence.

Burch, Don.

Burch, Mrs. Elizabeth.

Burckholder, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest.

Burkett, R. J.

Burkett, T. J.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram.

Burns, James.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.; family.

Buss, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram; Bertha,
Lena, Mary, Willimena, John,
Anna.

Buse, Lee.

Bradway, Chester.

Bradway, Cliflf.

Bradway, Frank.

Brady, Mrs. E.

Bright, Mrs. D.

Bright, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. ; family.

Bright, Mrs. W. H.

Broulette, Celestia.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. David.

Bryant, Glen.

Bryant, Mrs. Ida; Donald, Edith,
Olive, Cleo.

Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. John; Tedie.

Bryant, Loyd.

Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge.

Carr, John.

Carr, R. R.

Carter, Mr. and Mrs. William.

Case, Dr. A.

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THE WORLD WAR

Case, Ed.

Case, Gennett.

Chestnut, Mrs. Robert; Robert.

Churchill, Mr. aand Mrs. Abner; fam-
ily.

Clayton, Bernard.

Clemans, Mr. and Mrs. D. O.

Clemmens, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Clevenger, Mr. and Mrs. David; Wm.
C.

Clevenger, Ella.

Clevenger, Frank.

Clinker, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin; Ger-
ald, Lura.

Clinker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Clinton, John.

Coffin, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.; Ivan.

Cook, Mrs. F.

Cook, H. A.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Willard.

Correll, Mr. and Mrs. M.

Craft, Mr. and Mrs. Albert A.; How-
ard, Jene, Charles, Delight, Bert.

Cuflfel, Wm.

Craig, Virgil.

Culver, H.

Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Justin.

Cutschall, M.

Daniels, C. A.

Daub, Mr. and Mrs. Otto.

Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester;
Earl.

Davis, C.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M.

Davis, John.

Daivs, Mr. and Mrs. Voras.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Walter; Ed-
w^ard, Herbert.

Dawson, Ina.

Dawson, Frank.

Dawson, Mrs. Martha.

Day, Chas.

Day, J. H.

Day, Ralph.

Dickerhoff, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Dickerhoflf, Mr. and Mrs. Dan.

Dickerhoflf, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Dickerhoff, Jacob.

Dickerhoff, Mr. and Mrs. John,
Dosha. ,

Dickerhoff, Mr. and Mrs. L.

Dillman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Dillman, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin; Au-
dra, Aubrey.

Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan.

Dixon, Blanche.

Dowman, Mr. and Mrs. S. D.

Drudge, Mary.

Drudge, R. R.

Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.; Albert.

Eber, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.

Elwell, J.

Emahiser, A. C.

Engle, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac.

Engel, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd.

Erb, J.

Eshelman, Alvin, J.

Eshelman, George.

Eshelman, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Exchange Bank.

Euler, Mrs.

Feec, Mrs. Eliza.

Fellers, Mr. and Mrs. Eron.

Fennemore, F. R.

Ferree, Mr. and Mrs. Emory; John,
Alfred.

Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. P. L.

Fleck, J.

Flohr, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Foor, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Foor, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E.

Fultz, Mrs. India.

Fultz, Marion.

Funk, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Gast, A. A.

Gast, Fay.

Gast, Karl.

Gast, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.

Gearhart, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Gerard, Fred.

Gerard, Mr. and Mrs. Will.

Gerard, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Ginn, Mrs. C.

Ginn, Gussie.

Godwin, Esther.

Godwin, I. R.

Godwin, Wendel.

CONTRIBUTORS

28;

Graham, Clyde.

Graham, Lenora.

Grogg, Mr. and Mrs. Mason H.

Groninger, D. L.

Groninger, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.

Groves, Albert.

Groves, Lydia.

Haldeman, C. H.

Haldeman, Frank.

Haldeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Ver-
non, Delta, Loyd.

Haldeman, Jennie.

Hammond, Clem .

Hammond, Wilber.

Hand, Noah.

Harsh, B.

Harsh, G

Harsh, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Hart, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Harter, Mr. and Mrs. Clem.

Harter, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.; Wilber.

Harter, Mrs. Eva.

Harter, Mr. and Mrs. John R.

Harter, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.

Harter, William.

Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Floyd.

Hattery, Ralph.

Hattery, Warren.

Heddinger, Mr. and Mrs.; children.

Heeter, Francis.

Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis.

Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. O. H.

Heighway, E. A.

Heighway, John.

Helser, A. H.

Helvey, Frank.

Henderson, Ed.

Herendeen, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Herendeen, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Herrold, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.; Elmer,
Mabel Mary.

Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.

Higgens, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.; three
children.

Hoddman, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Hoffman, C. L.

Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra.

Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Hoffman, Joe.

Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. P. P.

Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. C. F.

Hoover, Mrs. C. M.

Hoover, J.

Hosman, W. C.

Hosman, W. E.

Howard, H.

Huling, Glen.

Huling, Mrs. Viola; Helen.

Hutchinson, Elva.

Hutchinson, James H.

Johnson, Eliza.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.

Johnson, Theo.

Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Jones, Chas. H.

Jones, Mary E.

Jones, Maud.

Jontz, Max.

Jordan, R. H.

Kamp, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben; Fstil,

Guy, Ada, Faye, Robert, Walter.
Kamp, Una.
Karn, J.

Keesey, Elnor; May, two children.
Keesey, Odie M.
Keever, Joseph.
Kern, Mr. and Mrs. J .W.; Frank,

Ruth.
Kesler, Mr. and Mrs. Max.
Kiley, Mr. and Mrs. Lloj'd.
'Kime, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Marie,

Orma, Donald.
Kinder, Mr. and Mrs. George; Ner.
Kinder, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Kinder, Mrs. P. M.
Kindig, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Kindig, Estel.
Kindig, Mr. and Mrs. John; Byron,

Pauline, Herman, Gerald, Nellie.
Kindig, Lou.

Kindig, Mr. and Mrs. Ray.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.; Clem.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Howard; Donald,

William.
King, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah,

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THE WORLD WAR

Kistler, A. A.

Klise, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.

Knott, Joshua.

Kreamer, Mr. and Mrs. John W.;

Ruth, Wilber, Dean.
Kreigh, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Kreig, Mr. and Mrs. Francis; Dor-

thy.
Kreig, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Kreig, Mr. and Mrs. George; Thelma,

Gladys.
Kreig, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey; Joanna,

Trilla.
Kreig, Mrs. L. A.
Kre^, Mr. and Mrs. Walter.
Kuhn, A. J.

Kuhn, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin; Max.
Kuhn, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.
Kuhn, C. L.

Kuhn, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde.
Kuhn, Mrs. Sophia.
Kuhn, Mrs. Wm.
Lamar, Mrs. Faye.
Lamoree, Nile.
Lamoree, Vera.
Landis, Roy.
Lantz, John.

Lantz, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph,
Lattimer, Dr.
Lawshe, J. E.
Lee, Mrs. Venton.
Leech, Mr. and Mrs. Ora; Mary.
Lehner, R. W.
Leininger & Sons.
Leininger, Claud.
Leininger, Mr. and Mrs. David.
Leininger, Earl; Roy.
Leininger, Oliver.
Leininger, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver;

Marie, Carl, Jessie, Omar.
Leininger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Ken-

nith, Marion.
Leisure, Sarah A.
Little, James.
Lidecker, V. L.
Long, Harvey.
Love & Secor.
Love, J. H.
Lowman, Samuel.
Lynch, Mrs. Sarah; Jesse.

Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Lowell,
Elizabeth.

McClain, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

jMcCollough, John.

McCallough, Ruth.

Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Her-
man, Russel, Don.

Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Dan; OrvaL

McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W.

Maby, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.

Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.

Madeford, Frank.

Madlem, Jacob.

Martin, Mr.

Masteller, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence.

Masteller, Mr. aand Mrs. Harry.

Masteller, Mr. and Mrs. Justin;
Helen, Robert, Claud.

Mechlin, Mr. and Mrs. Guy; William^
Grace.

Merideth, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie.

Meridith, H. L.

Meridith, Willis.

Merley, Mr. and Mrs. L. F.

Merley, Mr. and Mrs. L. F.; Sarah.
Don.

Merley, Mr. and Mrs. Nyle.

Merley, Ralph.

Merly, Mrs. Chas.

Merly, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey.

Merly, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Miller, Mrs. A.

Miller, Mrs. Adam.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M.

Miller, Cora.

Miller, Edna.

Miller, F. E.

Miller, H. W.; Gladys, Helen, Mabel,
Ethel, Ralph, Blanche.

Miller, Sarah J.

Miller, Joseph.

Miller, Otto O.

Miksell, Mr. and Mrs. P. A.

Miller, Ruby.

Miller, Mrs. Sarah; Fred, Jacob.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Vern; Esther,
Irene, Erma.

Miller, W. C.

Moonshower, Henry.

CONTRIBUTORS

287

Moonshower, Jim.

Moore, David L.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marion.

Moore, Laura.

Moore, Lee.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. M. D.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ora.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Orville.

Morett, Elizabeth.

Morris, Roy.

Myers, Chas.

Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence;^ Vern,

Mabel.
Nelson, Clarence.
Nelson, Mrs. Sadie.
Nicodemus, Mr. and Mrs. Jo.
Nicodemus, L.
Nicodemus, Mary.
Noftzger, Mr. and Mrs. Naaman.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Chester.
Nowell, R. R.
Noyer, Ella.
Nye, Arthur.
Nye, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford; Clifford,

Jr.
Nye, Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Nye, Isaiah.
Oliver, Kennith.
Orr, Edna E.
Orr, J. N.; sisters.
Patterson, M. L.
Patterson, W. A.
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Allen.
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Estel.
Perry, Mrs. H. A.
Perry, N.
Persnet, Richard.

Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Deverl.
Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. Ambros; Verl,

Clyde, Russel, Myrtle, Edith.
Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.; Grace.
Pontius, Rachel; Lillian, Walter.
Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin;

Boyd.
Pressnall, F.
Prill, Bert.
Prill, Mrs. Mabel.
Putman, Allen.

Putman, Mr. and Mrs. Ira; Arvid.

Quick, Herbert.

Rader, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.; Rex,
Ralph Eugene.

Rader, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.

Rader, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. N.

Rames, John.

Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan; Ruth.

Reed, Mrs. J.

Rehard, Russel.

Rhoads, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. S. C; Sum-
ner.

Richardson, Mrs. John.

Richter, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.

Riggle, H. M.

Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Dora.

Riley, Ellis.

Riley, Mrs. James.

Riley, T. J.

Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Harley.

Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben.

Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben; Rob-
ert, Vernon.

Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Carl,
Edna.

Rogers, Walter.

Rookstool, Mr. and Mrs. Sam; fam-
ily.

Ross, Mrs. Retta.

Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Rowe, Wm.

Royer, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.

Runkle, Edgar.

Runkle, Mrs. Ida.

Sands, R.

Sands, Wm.

Sausaman, Florence.

Sausaman, Mr. and Mrs. William.

Scott, A. E.

Scott, Brothers.

Scott. El.

Secor, Dan.

Siffert. Daniel P.

Sippy, Louis.

Sippy, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman.

Simon, Charley.

Shafer, Mrs. Alice; family.

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THE WORLD WAR

Shaffer, Josephine.

Shields, Fannie.

Shesler, Mildred.

Shesler, S. N.

Shewman, Mrs. and Mrs. Roy.

Shewman, Worthy.

Shimer, Grant.

Shipley, Mrs. Anna; Carl, Chas., Mil-
dred, Raymond, Louisa.

Shipley, Mrs. Mary; Elsie, Ethel.

Shipley, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ; Dale.

Shipley, Mr. and Mrs. W. V.

Shively, Mr. and Mrs. Evest; baby.

Shively, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Noah;
Ala.

Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.

Shoup, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Chester; Wil-
bur, Mary Jane.

Shriver, Clarence.

Shriver, David.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Elias.

Shriver, Frank.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Jno.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Walter.

Shriver, Wilson.

Shuman, Mr. and Mrs. Meryl.

Shuman, W. D.

Slaybaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur;
tw^o children.

Slaybaugh, D.

Slaybaugh, J.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Cary; family.

Smith, Chas.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Dorcy.

Smith, E. J.

Smith, Frank.

Smith, Mrs. Eliza; Frank, James.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. F. D-.; Ralph,
Hazel, Blanche.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse; Gladys,
Irene, Harold.

Smith, Jessie.

Smith, John.

Smith, Mura.

Smith, Ross L.

Smoker, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Fred,
Opal, Ernest.

Smoker, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Smoker, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Lela.

Snyder, Bert.

Sofferm, Mr. and Mrs. Dan; Ken-
neth, Robert.

Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. O. O.; family.

Snoke, S. K.

Sowers, Mr. and Mrs. Peter; sons.

Sparks, Ed.

Stahl, J.

State Bank.

Stauffer, W. W.

Steel, Thos.

Stinson, Dr. and Mrs. A. E.

Stoner, F.

Stoner, H.

Stout, Wm.

Strong, E. O.

Strong, Mary.

Strong, S. A.

Strong, Sidney.

Stultz, Joe.

Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ma-rcella.

Svirartzlander, Mrs. A.

Swartzlander, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Swartzlander, Frank.

Swihart, Mrs. A.

Swihart, Elias.

Swill, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. ; family.

ily.
Tait, Mr. and Mrs. Warren; Helen,
Doris, Elsie, Lester, Howard, Ira.
Tatman, Chas.
Thompson, C. C.
Thompson, Frank.
Thompson, Wesly.
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson.
Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Trinebrink, Jesse.
Trout, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph.
Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.
Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Una.
Tullis, Glen.
Utter, Frank.

Utter, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.; Alfred,
Ethel, Henry, Norman.

CONTRIBUTORS

289

Utter, Mr. and Mrs. H. R.

Utter, James.

Utter, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Utter, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.

Vanlue, Mark.

Vanlue, Mr. and Mrs. Milo.

Vanlue, O. H.

Vickery, Chas.

Vickory, Edith.

Wade, Ruby.

Wakely, Manford.

Walton, E. J.

Ward, W. H.

Ward, W. R.

Weachter, Cornelius.

Weachter, J. R.

Weachter, Ruth.

Weaver, Frank.

Weidman, Elmer.

Weirick, F. J.

Weller, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Wells, Chas.

Welton, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.

Whitcomb, Del.

Whitcomb, Dwight.

Whittengill, Mr. and Mrs. Sol.

Whitsell, Grace.

Whittenberger, D.

Whittenberger, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.

Whittenberger, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Whittenberger, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill;

tv\ro children.
Whittenberger, Miller.
Whittenberger, Scott.

Wideman, Bros.

Wideman, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Wideman, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Wideman, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Wildermuth, S. R.

Wilhoit, & Hoffman.

Wilhoit, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Wilhoit, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Wilhoit, Mr. and Mrs. C. V.

Wilhoit, S.

Wilhoit, Wm.

Willis, Daniel.

Wines, Geo.

Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Wolpert, Eugene.

Worthington, T. J.

Yarian, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Max-
ine.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence; chil-
dren.

Young, Laura.

Zahner, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Zartman, Mr. aand Mrs. Ferdie.

Zartman, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Zartman, Mr. and Mrs. Perry.

Zeibart, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M.:
family.

Zimmerman, Elmer.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Zimmerman, Walter.

Zollman, J.

Liberty Tow|iship

Aaron, Mrs. and Mrs. Joe.

Agle, Mr. and Mrs. David; Truman.

Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Jess; How^ard.

Apt, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.; Dalem, Ber-
nice, Olive, Erma, John, Mar-
garet.

Apt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Armstrong, Hugh, William.

Arven, Mr. and Mrs. Orval; Claude,
Earl Dean.

Ausman, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.

Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Bernice,

Fairbanks, Edith, Walter.
Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Reed,

Lawrence, Ernest, Ruth.
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Levi; Ethel.
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Edgar,

Lyman.
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil; Lew^is,

Dortha, Richard.
Baldvifin, Mr. and Mrs. Ross E.;

Wayne, Carol.
Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Mark; Grace,

Donald.

290

THE WORLD WAR

Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Omer,
Ruth, Mary, Hershel, Sylvester.

Becker, Miss Emma.

Bennett, Mrs. Stella.

Bevelhimer, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse;
Katherine.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. Gale.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. George; Eugene,
^ Albert.

Blacketor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Eve-
land.

Books, Mr. and Mrs. Mont; Harry,
George.

Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.

Briles, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Dee.

Brookshire, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.;
Rena, Ruth.

Bushawn, Mr. and Mrs. Sarah.

Bussart, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.

Calloway, Mr. anad Mrs. Otto.

Chalk, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Chalk, Chas. ; "Libbey.

Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Chambers, Mrs. Mollie.

Champ, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde; Estel.

Chizum, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Clemans, Mr. and Mrs. Newton.

Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Finley.

Coal, Mr. and Mrs. Len; Milo, baby.

Collens, Mr. and Mrs. Newton; Chris-
tel. Homer, Laren.

Colins, Tommy.

Conn, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.; Floyd.

Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. George, Jo-
sephine.

Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Jud.

Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.; Perry,
Marie, Claude, May, Ruth, Fern,
Mary.

Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd; Helen.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Lester.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla;
Marcell, Gerald, Victoria, Good-
rich, Gresham, Gilbert.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.

Cunningham, Mr! and Mrs. Will;
Lola, John.

Dague, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Dor-
tha.

Daly, John P.

Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Fran-
cis, Thelma, Garnet, Panzy.

Davidson, Lee, Celia.

Deo, Cecil, Robert.

Dice, Mr. and Mrs. James; Cecelia.

Dill, Mrs. Fannie.

Doud, Mr. and Mrs. Lucien.

Easterday, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Easterday, Mr. and Mrs. William; Ed-
ward, Carrie.

Eber, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; John, Paul,
Carl.

Edington, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.

Elkens, Chas.

Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

r merson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph.

Emery, Mr. and Mrs. Carl; babe.

Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Elzie; Ora, Rus-
sell, Gladys, Ines, Francis.

Ewer, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.; Ersel.

P^yetcheson, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac.

Eyetcheson, Mr. and Mrs. Otha;
Marie.

Eyetcheson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Donald.

Fair, Mr. and Mrs. Joe; children.

Fall, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil.

Felder, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson; Em-
erson R.

Felder, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W.;
Verra.

Felty, P. W. ; Lucile, Irene, Emerson,
Iverson, Roy, Helen.

Fenstemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Fred;
Louise, Harold, Raymond, Ellen.

Fenstemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan;
Rethel.

Fenters, Frank, Elvira M., Minnie.,
Harold E., Maude L.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Homer.

PVed, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Fred, Mr. and Mrs. Claude C; Alice.

Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Opal,
Chester.

CONTRIBUTORS

291

Fry, Charles L.

Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Ross L.; Marnet.

Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Lamont; Cleon.

babe.
Goodner, Mrs. Catherine.
Goodner, Mr. and Mrs. Noble.
Goss, Mr. and Mrs. Edd; Herschel.
Gott, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.; Zelma,

Walter, Murray.
Gottschaalk, Wm. A.; Martha A.,

May, Bertha, Alice, Laura,

Charley, Fred.
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.; Letha,

Floyd, Ester, Florence.
Gregery, Mr. and Mrs. Richard.
Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Van.
Harding, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; John.
Heckathorne, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;

Golda, Kirsch, Lester, Kenneth.
Heckathorne, Mrs. Mary E.
Hendrixson, Mrs. Mary O.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. ;

Ray, Ruth.
Hicks, Mrs. Rosa.
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney; Glen,

Robert, Ethel.
Horton, Chas. G. ; Emma.
Horton, Glen; Nellie E.
Horton, Ray, Velma.
House, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.
Jackson, Mrs. Mary.
Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Corlas.
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Carl,

Francis.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Julian, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan; Paul.

Faye, Mable.
Kachendifer, Frank; Casa.
Keub, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; son.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil; Anna.
Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Vinton.
Large, Mr. and Mrs. John A.; An-
drew, John, Annabelle, Kourt,

Lena.
Linder, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Lisey, Mrs. Mary Jane.
Leonhart, Mr. and Mrs. Lee; Mary,

Irene, Edna.
Lochhart, Mr. and Mrs. William;

Belle, Ralph, baby.
Loman, Mr. and Mrs. Silas.
Lovatt, Mr. and Mrs. William.
Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. John; Isaac.
Lucas, Mr. and Mrs.; Pearl, Lloyd,

Edith.
Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip.
Ludwig, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney, Ida.
McCrosky, Cecil; Elizabeth.
McCrosky, Mr. and Mrs. Harley; Ger-

rald.
McCroskey, Mrs. Nancy; Con, Clar-
ence.
McCroskey, Mr. and Mrs. V. P.; Clif-
ford, Lester, Carl, Arlow.
McGrew, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher;

Glen, Anna, Sylvia.
McLoughan, Mr. and Mrs. Leo.
Maroney, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester;

children.
Martendale, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver;

Cleo, Edna.
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Ruba; Roland,

Mary J.
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. S. L.
Mathias, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W.;

Hugh Z., Herman V., Ernest L.,

Noble D.
Messinger, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;

Helen.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. C; Francis,

Cecil.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Gary E.; Ken-

nith. Mildred, Fren.
Mogle, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E.; Eu-
gene, Fayme.
Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob.
Moor, Mr. and Mrs. James.
Musselman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe; Grace.
Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J.; Gene-

vive.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Vern.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. S.;

Dewey, Cleo, Lola.
Olive-r, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin; Shirley,

Marjorie, Lola Grace.
Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.; Gail, Mrs.

Lucy.
Olmstead, Mr. and Mrs. Elza; Lee.

292

THE WORLD WAR

Packard, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar; child-
ren.
Pownall, Mr. and Mrs. L. M.; Roy,

Don.
Pownall, Mr. and Mrs. V. J.; Mabel,

Ruth.
Pownall, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Rans, Mr. and Mrs. Gary.
Reeser, Mrs. Hatty.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Zilphia,

Minnie.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. J. C; Clarence,

E., Emmor D.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Otto; Gwendolyn.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Richard.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson B.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; Thelma,

Blanche, Dale.
Rhemenschneider, Mr. and Mrs. Har-

ley.
Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Ghester; Dona,

Betty.
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John; Lela.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel; Vuel.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.; Goldie.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Jonah.
Rouch, Mr. anrl Mrs. Levi.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sanders, Josephine; Lucy, Bessie,
Thomas D., Albert.
Sears; Mr. and Mrs. Russel; Wilfred.
Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Glinton;

Mamay, Emery, Harry.
Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Dale.
Shelton, Miller.
Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Al-

vah.
Showley, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred; Lloyd.

Elsie, Gleo, Edna.
Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Walter.
Staley, Mr. and Mrs. Russell; baby.

Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;
Nathan, Edna, Lucile.

Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

Steudebaker, Mr. and Mrs. Glaude;
Byron.

Steudabaker, Mrs. Emma.

Stith, Rev. and Mrs. Allie; Roy,
Marie.

Stookey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Opal,
Orville, Margaret.

Stubblefield, Mrs.

Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Luther; Ora S.,
William.

Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Ancil B.;
Ruth.

Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Mil-
dred.

Trout, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson; Rus-
sel, Murriel, Harold.

Ulch, Mr. and Mrs. Edd.

Ulch, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

Van Nice, William; Harry.

Wade, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.

Walters, William.

Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Truman H.;
Mary, Robert, Emerson, Glen.

Weller, Mr. and Mrs. Glint; Belva,
Lena.

Werner, Mr. and Mrs. Levi; Gharles.

Wheadon, Mr. and Mrs. Albert;
Mary, Paul.

Whybrew, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Wildermuth, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd F.

Wildermuth, St. Glair.

Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Willard.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Yankee, Mr. and Mrs. Ghas.; Ray,
Grace, Nettie, Alberta, Gail, Gil-
bert.

Zabst, Ben.

Zabst, Mr. and Mrs. Joe; Eldon.

Zartman, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin; Omer,
Ray, Hazel.

CONTRIBUTORS

293

Fulton and Liberty Township Red Cross Auxiliary

Chairman — Mrs. Roy Johnson.

Secretary-Treasurer — Mrs. Lillie Red-
mond.

Sewing Committee — Mrs. Frank Bow-
en. Mrs. Ida Ditmire. Mrs.
Ethel Studebaker.

Knitting Committee — Mrs. W. I. Ran-
nells. Mrs. Ida Diehnan. Mrs.
Lillie Redmond.

Buying Committee — Mrs. Lillie Red-
mond. Mrs. Frank Bowen. Mrs.
W. I. Rannells.

Committee on Ways and Means —
Mrs. James Moore. Mrs. Dora
Ewer. Mrs. Chas. Meyer. Mrs.
Carl Blackburn. Miss Emma
Becker.

Charter Members — Mrs. Roy John-
son. Mrs. Lillie Redmond. Mrs.
James Moore. Mrs. Ida Ditmire.
Mrs. Ida Dielman. Mrs. W. I.
Rannells. Mrs. Frank Bowen.
Mrs. Ethel Studebaker. Miss Em-
ma Becker.

Red Cross Nurse — Miss Katherine
King.

Special Contributors — Fulton U. B.
Ladies Aid Society, $5.00. Ful-
ton U. B. Sunday School Class,
No. 2, yr. 1918 linen shower,
Fulton U. B. Sunday School
class. No. 5, yr. 1918, linen
shower. K. O. T. G. Club, aux-
iliary fund, $5.00. Fulton U. B.
Sunday School, class No. 2, yr.
1918, ^ day sewing per week.
Mt. Olive School, yr. 1918-19, old
clothing. Fulton O. E. S., No.
376 and Fulton F. and A. M., No.
665, 75 yds. flannel.

Liberty Township by Square Mile
Organization to Auxiliary, $221.05

Liberty Township Red Cross Mem-
bership Organization

Membership Director — Mrs. W. E.
Redmond.

Solicitors, Fulton — Mrs. James Snepp.
Mrs. Dora Ewer. Mrs. W. E.
Redmond. Miss Vera Rouch.
Miss Marie Richards.

Liberty Township

MEMBERS

Allen, Jess

Allen, Rex

Apt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer

Apt, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.

Armstrong, William

Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.

Arvin, Orval

Bacon, Mrs. Clarisa

Baird, Mrs. Chas.

Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Will

Baker, Mrs. Geo.

Baker, Ray

Baker, Mrs. Daisy

Baker, Mrs. Virgil

Baker, Mrs. Jacob

Baker, Sam

Barker, Verd

Barker, Mrs. Eva

Battenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Conn

Beattie, Miss Grace

Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Mark

Becker, Mrs. Mary

Becker, Miss Emma

Bennett, Stella

Berry, Mrs. Jennie

Berger, Wilfred

Berry, Mrs. Glen

Bevelhiemer, Mrs. Katherine

Bevelhiemer, Mr. and Mrs. Jess

Bish, Mr. and Mrs. Ray

Black, Grace

Black, Frank G.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. George A.

Black. Mrs. Andy

Blackburn, Mrs. Carl

Books, Mont

Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.

Briles, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Brown, Chas.

Brown, Walter

Brown, William

Brookshire, Mrs. Emma

Buckingham, Mrs. Hazel

Buckingham, Frank

Buchanan, Ed

Cain, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert

Calaway, Clarence G.

Calaway, Mr. and Mrs. Dell

294

THE WORLD WAR

Calaway, S. C.

Campbell, Chas.

Campbell, Elmer

Carr, Ray

Carr, Ruth

Caton, Mrs. Pearl

Chalk, Miss Libbie.

Champ, Clyde

Champ, Osa

Chizum, Mr. and Mrs. George

Clevenger, William

Clevenger, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer

Clevenger, Orol

Clevenger, Mrs. Mable

Clemans, Walter

Cline, Jas. F.

Cline, Mrs. Eva

Cline, Chas.

Coffing, Edgar E.

Coleman, Mrs. Nat

Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. William

Collins, 'G. R.

Collins, Newton

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Dora

Conn, Mr. and Mrs. George

Conn, J. A.

Conn, Jessie

Conn, A. C.

Conrad, Madison

Conrad, Mrs. Ella

Cornell, Chas.

Cornell, Perry

Cornw^ell, Joe H.

Cook, Mrs. Amanda

Cooper, George

Cornwell, Miss Dora

Cox, Mrs. Lydia

Cox, Loyde

Cripe, Elmer

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob

Cunningham, Will

Cunningham, Rolla

Cunningham, Orrie

Dague, Sam

Davis, Ed

Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Lee

Dav^rald, John H.

Dawald, Mrs. Estie

Daw^ald, Lula

Dawald, Benjamin F.

Day, Arthur

Dice, Mrs. Kitty

Dielman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank

Dill, Mrs. Anna

Ditmire, Mrs. Ida

Ditmire, Frank

Doud, Mr. and Mrs. Lucien

Doud, Brenton

Doud, Mrs. E. J.

Durbin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas

Durbin, Miss Opal

Easterday, William

Easterday, G. W.

Easterday, Miss Mable

Eber, Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Edington, Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Elkins, Mrs. Pearl

Emerson, Mrs. Mae

English, Mr. and Mrs. W. V.

Enyart, Chas. F.

Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. Morton

Evans, Elzie

Ewer, Mrs. Dora

Eytcheson, Otha

Eytcheson, Isaac

Etycheson, Mrs. Len

Eytcheson, Elmer

Fall, Cecil

Fall, Olive

Felder, Mrs. Lottie

Felder, Mrs. Ruth

Felder, Louis

Felty, P. W.

Fenstermaker, Mrs. Ivan

Fenstermaker, Mr. and Mrs. Fred"

Fenters, Elvira M.

Fenters, Frank

Fenters, Maud

Fisher, Eliza

Fisher, Ora

Fisher, Frank

Fisher, Homer

Fissel, Mary A.

Fissel, Mary C.

Flenner, Fayne

Flenner, Edna

Fred, Claude

Fry, Daniel

Fry, Cha,s. ,

Fouts, Joe

Fonts, Mrs. Joe

CONTRIBUTORS

295

Fowler, J. S.

Fultz, Mr. and Mrs. John

Frain, Mr. and Mrs. Howard

Geier, Chas.

Gott, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Gott, Miss Zelma

Gottschalk, Mrs. William

Goodner, Mr. and Mrs. Noble

Goodner, Mrs. Catherine

Gordon, S. V.

Goss, Mr. and Mrs. Ed

Gray, Mr. and Mrs. William S.

Gray, Ancil C.

Gray, Mrs. Lola M.

Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.

Green, J. E.

Gregg, Miss Vera

Gregg, Lewis

Gregory, Mrs. Frank

Halterman, Ernest

Hanson, Mrs. John

Hartmai*, Irvin

Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. L. M.

Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob

Henderson, Metta M.

Henderson, Mrs. Sophia

Hicks, Mrs. Rose

Hudleson, Al

Hudson, O. A.

Hudson. Mary

Horton, C. G.

Horton, Emma

House, Mrs. Joseph

Jewell, Harvey

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy

Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Frank

Johnston, Carl

Johnston, Francis

Johnston, Richard

Johnson, Miss Helen

Kessingler, Rev.

King, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Koffel, A. E.

Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Vinton

Large, John F.

Large, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Leavell, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde

Leavell, John

Leavell, Miss Garnett

Lemon, Mrs. Mary E.

Linder, John
Linder, Nora
Lisey, Mary Jane
Locke, Mrs. Daisy
Locke, William
Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Lowe, Mrs. Neal
Lowman, Mrs. Silas
Lucas, Pearl
Ludwig, Miss Lillie
Ludwig, Miss Mary
Ludwig, Sidney
Ludwig, Kate
Ludwig, Philip
Madary, Mrs. Susan
Martin, Mrs. Hulda
Martin, Mrs. Edward
Martin. Mr. and Mrs.- S. L.
Martin, Crissie
Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. John
Masterson, Cassel
Mathias, Chas. W.
Matthews, Robert M.
Matthews, Mrs. Ella
Maxwell, William
Maxwell, May
Maxwell, Chas.
Messinger, Henry
Meyer, Mrs. Chas.
Meyers, Henry
Meyers, Mrs. Henry
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Mell
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Minter, P. O.
Mogle, Mrs. Floyd
Morts, Mrs. Emma
Morts, Laura
Morts, Ray
Moss, John
Moss, Mrs. Dillie
Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Moore, James
Moore, Mrs. James
Musselman, Joseph
Musselman, Mrs. Joseph
Myers, Mrs. John
McFadden, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
McDougle, Mrs. Mary
McFadden, Miss Lulu
McDougle, Mrs. Ed

296

THE WORLD WAR

McDougle, Ed

McDougle, Joshua

McDougle, Frank M.

McDougle, Miss Bessie

McCrosky, Mr. and Mrs. Earl

McCrosky, Mrs. Nancy

McGrew, C. C.

McGrew, Mrs. Clara

McMillen, Ida

McCarter, Pearl

McCarter, Edgar

McCarter, Mary E.

McCrosky, Delbert

Martin, Mr. and Mrs. George

Martindale, Ella

McCrosky, Cecil

McLoughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Leo

McCrosky, Mr. and Mrs. Harley

Nellans, William

Nickols, Wm. J.

Nichols, Mrs. Ella A.

Nordloh, Mr. and Mrs. Henry

Norris, Hugh

Norris, O. V.

Norris, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. S.

Norris, Miss Cleo

Odell, Delmer

Ogle, Mrs. Jane

Olmstead, Mr. and Mrs. Elza

Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin

Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Oliver, Miss Gail V.

Packard, Oscar

Painter, John

Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. William

Peppers, Mrs. Betsy

Peffers, Erbert

Peffers, Samuel

Phoenix, Russel

Poorman, Mr. and Mrs. Dave

Poormcin, James M.

Poorman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl

Pow^nall, Mr. and Mrs. William

Povimall, Frank

Pownall, Mrs. Hazel

Pownell, Lee

Pownell, Mrs. Lulu

Pownell, Ivan

Pownall, V. J.

Pownall, Clara

Quick, Philo M.

Quick, Hannah

Rannells, Mr. and Mrs. W. I.

Rannells, Mrs. Mae

Rannells, D. G.

Redmond, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.

Reed, Mrs. Agnes

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl

Reed, Richard

Reed, Charles

Reed, Mrs. Nona

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Reed, Clarence

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Otto

Reed, Calvin

Rentschler, George, Jr.

Rentschler, Robert

Rentschler, Andrew F.

Rentschler, Mr. and Mrs. George, Sr.

Rentschler, Mr. and Mrs. Henry

Rhemenschneider, Harley

Rhemenschneider, Mrs. Silvia

Richards, Miss Marie *

Richart, Rev. O. L.

Rickison, George

Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. John

Robbins, John

Robbins, Sarah A.

Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Chester

Rose, Harvey

Rouch, Mrs. Leonie

Rouch, Mrs. Maggie

Rouch", Hiram

Rouch, S. C.

Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Omer

Rouch, Emanuel

Rouch, Nelson

Rouch, Mrs. Maude

Rouch, Miss Goldie

Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Jonah

Sanders, Albert

Sanders, Josephus

Sanders, Mrs. Lucy A.

Sanders, Miss Bessie

Schindler, Jacob

Sears, Russel

Sears, Mrs.

Sedam, Mrs. Alex

Severns, Amos

Severns, Mrs. Amos

Shaver, Anna A.

Shaw, Clayton

CONTRIBUTORS

297

Shaw, Mrs. Emma
Sheets, Clint
Sheets, Harry
Sheetz, Elmer
Shelton, Miller
Shelton, Mrs. Ross
Shoemaker, Elmer
Showley, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Showley, Lloyd Alfred
Slifer, Susie
Smith, Russel H.
.Smith, John F.
.'Smith, Ira
.Snepp, Mrs. James
Snyder, Mrs. Lillie
Sparks, Mrs. Newton
Staley, Mrs. Earl
;Staley, Will
Stingley, Jacob
Stingley, Mrs. Sadie A.
:Stingley, I. E.
Stingley, Miss Essie
Stooky, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
:Stooky, Miss Opal
Strouss, Aim

Stude&aker, Mr. and Mrs. Claude
'Surface, Mr. and Mrs. George
Surface, Miss Edna
Surface, Miss Isabelle
Swank, Geo.
Swank, W. S.
Swank, Tieta
Tharp, Luther
Thomen, Mrs. Fred
'Thurston, Mrs. Chas.
Townsend, Earl

Zook,

Townsend, Mrs. A. B.
True, Mrs. Walter
Trout, James

Tyrell, Mr. and Mrs. James
Tyrell, Miss Agnes
Tyrell, Wm.
Tyrell, Mike
Ulch, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Ulch, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Wade, Frank
Walters, William
Ward, Truman
Warner, Mrs. Martin
Weller, Clint
Whybrew, Mrs. Joseph
Whybrew, Mrs. Goldie
Whybrew, Colonel
Whybrew, Chester
Wheaclose, Mell
Wildermuth, St. C.
Wildermuth, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Williams, Chas.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Wolford, Mrs. G. W.
Yankee, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Zanger, Mrs. B. F.
Zanger, B. F.
Zartman, Omar
Zartman, Chas.
Zartman, Cloyd
Zartman, Vern
Zartman, Samuel
Zartman, Virl
Zigafuse, Miss Tena
Zook, John
Mrs. John

Newcastle Township

Alber, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.; Florence,
Novanah, John, Frank, Herman,
Ella, Helen, Thyel.

Alderfer, Mr. and Mrs.

Alderfer, Roy.

Alderfer, Dorothy.

_Alspaach, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Neal.

.Arter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Fern,
Lois.

Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. O. C; Ber-
nice, Ernest.

Barr, Mr. and Mrs_. Burr; Fred,
Blanche, Earl.

Barr, Charles.

Barr, Mrs. Daisey.

Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Donald.

Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Steve.

Barkman.,- Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo; Ger-
trude. Boyd, Floyd.

298

THE WORLD WAR

Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.; Mary-
Ruth.
Barkman, Mrs. Ellen.
Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. George.
Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. I. N.; Fay,
Clyde, Dan, Cloa, Herman, Mary.
Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. Mondo.
Batz, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Batz, Mr. and Mrs. I. A.; Carl, Mil-
dred.
Baugher, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Mary.
Bellward, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Bidleman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.
Boganwright, Mr. and Mrs. Law-
rence; John, Ruth, Mary.
Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Albert;

Wonda.
Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Brecktle, Amiel.
Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Brockey, Mr. and Mrs. Abe.
Brockey, Mr. and Mrs. Ben; Lloyd,

Opal.
Brockey, Mr. and Mrs. Verdie.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Ancil; Eva,

Golda.
Biyant, Mr. and Mrs. Estil; David.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. John; Teddy.
Bryant, Mr .and Mrs. Phillip.
Bunch, Miss Katherine.
Busenberg, Bert.

Busenberg, Mr. and Mrs. David; Esco,
Ernest, Mable, Reatha, Opal, Ev-
erett.
Busenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Ro-

sella, Beulah.
Busenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Loren;

Dale.
Bybee, Elmer, Etta, Mary.
Bybee, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.
Bybee, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson.
Bybee, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Hal-

bert.
Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.
Clingenpeel, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.;

Mary, Willie, Lenden, Aurist.
Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Claud,
Hazel, Forrest.

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Francis, Al-

mira, Lucile.
Conklin, Edward.
Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Lucy,

Jessie, Josephine, Francis, Page,

Hope.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Floyd,

Grace, Fern, Frank.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; George,

Olive, Artemus.
Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Lee.
Coplen, Lyman.
Craft, Mr. and Mrs. Ira.
Cuiler, Mr. and Mrs. Clem; Audrey,

Kenly, Herbert.
Culer, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Russell,

Rethal, Ignota.
Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Alvah; Wilber,

Omar, Roy, Geo. R., Elsie, Ma-
rion Harold.
Dalton, Charley.
Darr, Oat; Marie, Katherine.
Daulton, Charles B.; Lucia, Goldie,

Velma, Joe, Bennie, Dail.
Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Deamer, Mr. and Mrs. M. F.; David,

Dorthy.
Deamer, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. ;

George.
Deamer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Dewall, Mr. and Mrs. James; Eva.
Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Willard; June,

Carl, Sidney.
Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. Amos; Cleo,

Cena, Lorena.
Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Wilson.
Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. Francis; Edith.
Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Isa-

belle.
Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper.
Duvalt, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. Artie; Devon.
Eheranman, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.
Eherenman, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Glen.

CONTRIBUTORS

299

Fmmons, Harley.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Loren.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Otis; Alene.
Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Tom.
Entsminger, Mr. and Mrs. Warren.
Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Essig, Mrs. Kissy; Charles, Ermal.
Farry, Mr. and Mrs. A. O.; Charles,

Isabella, Creamer.
Finney, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.; Helen,

Alvin.
Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Foor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Fore, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Turl,

Thelma, Verl.
Gladdis, Evert R.
Good, Louisa.

Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. John; Charles.
Grass, Mrs. Esther; Eva, Russell,

Zoa.
Grass, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob; Emerson,

Mary.
Grass, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J.
Green, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L.; Ru-
dolph, Addie. Charles, Carrie.
Griffiths, Mr. and Mrs. Milo; Gilbert.
Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Lou.
Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Symon; Archie,

Oliver.
Haimbaugh, H. J.
Haimbaugh, Mrs. Henry.
Haimbaugh, J. B.

Haimbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. John;
Edith, Ethel, Roland, Devon,
Omer.
Haimbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Lon.
Haimbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Mack;

Geraldine, Alonzo.'
Haimbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Meade;

Wilma, George, Anna, Doris.
Haimbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Obe; Rex,

Edna. ,
Halderman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred;

Kiennith. Darl.
Hamlet, Mrs. Emma.
Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Willis,

Mildred, Donald.
Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. Loren; Ralph,
Arthur.

Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. John; Carrie,

Nora, Alice, Howard, Herman.
Heighway, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.
Heighway, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H.;
Franklin, F., Henry, John, Sarah.
Heighway, Mr. and Mrs. Dilly.
Heighway, Mr. and Mrs. H. C; Mar-
garet.
Hedrick, Amos; Amy, Thelma, Emil,

Estil, Lorine.
Horn, Mr. and Mrs. Ora; Robert.
Hudkins, Mrs. Lucetta; Okel, Mer-

iam, Thelma
Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;

Laviy, Donald.
Jefferies, Mr. and Mrs. Ancil; Don-
ald, Maurine.
Jefferies, Mrs. H. E.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.; Eva,

Aaron, Charles, Herman.
Jurgensmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam; Ralph.
Kalmbacher, Mr. and Mrs. John; Oli-
ver, Reathel.
Karns, Mr. and Mrs. Elza; Marjorie,

Willa.
Katherman, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd.
Keler, Mrs. Geo.; Anna M., Malita.
Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. James; Bernice,

Wayne, Ancil, Audrey.
Kenedy, Mrs. Elizabeth.
Kessler, Everett.
Kesler, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd; Mary

Marjory.
Kessler, Mrs. Mary E.
Kesler, Mr. and Mrs. Milton; Ber-
nice.
Kepler, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Clara Eve.
King, Henry.

King, Mr. and Mrs. John; Edna, Ray-
mond.
Kistler, Mrs. Margaret; Loren.
Kochenderfer, Doc; Ethel, Farrel,

Van.
Kochenderfer, Joseph.
Large, Geot;ge.

Leininger, Mr. and Mrs.. David.
Linch. Dian; Beverly.

300

THE WORLD WAR

Long, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo; Robert,

Jessie.
Long, Mr. and Mrs. Allen A.;

Charles, Sarah, David, Virgil,

Gilford, Lester.
Long, Mr. and Mrs. Jay.
Long, Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Long, Wilvan; Fay.
McGarvan, Mr. and Mrs. Melville;

John, Howard, Tressie.
McGee, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Mahoney, John; Emma.
Marsh, Clarence; Emma, Burl, Hazel,

Lee, Armetta.
Markley, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy.
Mathewres, Mr. aand Mrs. Harley;

Mary, Martha, Ernest.
Mathewes, Lon; Bessie.
Mathewes, Mr. and Mrs. Steve; Roy,

Gail, Howard.
Meridith, Slias; Ruth, Edwin, Francis.
Meridith, Mr. and Mrs. Vinson;

Grace, Maude, Herbert.
Metzler, Mr. and Mrs. Herman;

Enialine, Jerry.
Mickey, Mr. and Mrs. F. V.
Mickey, Howard.

Mikesel, Mr. and Mrs. Alva; Herold.
Mikesel, Mr. and Mrs. Asa; Earl,

Russell.
Mikesel, Clifford.

Mikesel, Mr. and Mrs. John; Clar-
ence, Irvin.
Mikesell, Philip.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Morrett, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce; Olive

Louise, Lulu May.
Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Francis

C; Bella.
Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Oiner;

Levoy.
Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Lew.
Myers, Frank.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Allen; Don.
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Mary.
Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Laura; Mat-
tie, Don, Ernest. Edna.
Noonan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert;

George, Eleanor.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Norris, Mr. aand Mrs. Wm.; Mary,

Mildred, Grace.
North, Mr. and Mrs. Christian;

Mable.
Nye, Mr. and Mrs. Esly.
Nye, Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Othniel, Leo.

Partridge, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Lavoy.
Partridge, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Ruth,

Ruby, Thomas.
Ffund, Mr. and Mrs. Will.
Pfund, Mr. and Mrs. Will.
Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Phoebus, Mr. and Mrs. Howard.
Perschbacher Alice.
Perschbacher, M. W.; Meridith,

Miles, Jr.
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Boyd,

Joe, Walter.
Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Ransford.
Rahfeldt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Ralston, Mr. and Mrs. Clint.
Ratlifon, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Helen,

Everet.
Roger, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Rogers, Herbert; Susia.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. N. O.; Bernice,

Georgia, Bernard, Morris, Lester.
Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond.
Rubley, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, John,

Rethel, Mary, Fred, Harold, Her-
bert.
Russel, Zane

Sensibaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Kenedy.
Severns, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.
Severns, William.
Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;

Doris.
Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd.
Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Levi.
Shock, Chas., Delia.
Shutz, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Estle,

Lloyd.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C; Retha, Pearl.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
Smith, Dorris, Delia.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Foy.

CONTRIBUTORS

301

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. L. D.

Starner, Mr. and Mrs. Polk; Eva.

Stockberger, Mr. and Mrs. Alva M.

Stockberger, Geo. A.; Martha, Fran-
ces, Loren, Otis, Dwight, Eddie.

Stuckey, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.; Rudy.

Sullivan, Mrs. Angeline.

Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter; Ger-
ald.

Surguy, Dr. A. B.; Dewey, Fred.

Sutherlin, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Swonger, Mr. and Mrs. David.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Elva,
Verl, Delford. Ily, Ima.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar; Ruth,
Carl.

Teel, Mr. and Mrs. Thedore.

Teeter, Mr. and Mrs. F.

Teeter, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent.

Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel;
Elza, Frank.

Thornburg, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Tipton, Schuyler.

Tippy, Mr. and Mrs. Levi; Robert,
Raymond.

Tippy, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Truman, Jacob.

Umbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Umbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. John; Reda,
Edna.

Umbauagh, Mr. and Mrs. Loy; Fran-
cis, Esther.

Wagoner, James.

Walburn, Mr. aand Mrs. Clinton L.

Walburn, Mr. and Mrs. H. Keith.

Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Abe.

Walters, Alonzo; Earl, Harold.

Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Russell.

Waltz, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.; Luez.

Welker, Mr. and Mrs. Emery; Zelda.

Wenger, Harry.

Weygandt, Mr. and Mrs. Jay.

Williams, Roy H.; Ethel, Laura,
Hugh.

Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Orville; Mary.

Zent, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd; Earl, Or-
ton.

Zolman, Carrie, Grace, Berneice, Guy.

Zolman, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.

Zolman, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.

Richland Township

Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Alderfer, Mr. and Mrs. Amos.
Alderfer, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton and

children.
Alderfer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Milo.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Oren.
Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.
Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.
Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.
Bair, E. S.
Bair, P.

Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. James.
Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde.
Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Ball, Mrs. Maggie.
Ball Mr. and Mrs. Vernon; Marjorie.

Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;

children.
Beck, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. Sr. ;

Helen.
Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Valorous.
Beehler, Mr. and Mrs. David; Bessie.
Beehler, Mrs. William; Clyde, Ruth,

Alta, Reo, Reathel.
Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. William.
Bordin, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Bower, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Buehler, Mr. and Mrs. Charley.
Buehler, Mrs. P. H.
Bunn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Burkett, Mr. and Mrs. Austin.
Bush, Mrs. Margaret.
Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs. Tom; Donald.
Calvert, Mr. aand Mrs.; children.
Carey, Mr. and Mrs. D. L.; Vera,

Vida.

302

THE WORLD WAR,

Caslow, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur.
Caslow, Mr. and Mrs. Dan.
Castleman, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence;

Verneice.
Cime, Mr. and Mrs. Ell.
Coflen, Alonzo,
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Claude.
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Emmet.
Conaway, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E.;

Ralph, Joe.
Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Kit; Zella.
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
Corry, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar.
Cowan, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Dewey.
Crable, Festulis.
Day, Carl.

Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Drew, Mr. and Mrs. John; Ora, Elton,

Flavilla.
Dudgeon, Mr. and Mrs. James.
Dudgeon, Mr. and Mrs. Albertus;

Dewey.
Eash, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.
Eash, Mrs. Elizabeth.
Edington, Jerry.
Fieser, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Fisher, Alva.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. O. P.
Fletcher, Elihu.

Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
Flora, Mr. and Mrs. Ira; Ralph, Ruth.
Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Abednego.
Foor, Mr. and Mrs. Parlee; Harold.
Foster, Wm.

Fultz, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.; Ruth.
'Gaby, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
Gelbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie.
■Gorden, Anna.
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph;

George, Alexander.
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Lillian,

Margaret.
Guise, Hugh.

Guise, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hallermans, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy;

children.
Halterman, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.
Harpester, Mrs. Jane.
:Hassenplug, Mr. and Mrs. Elby;

Mable, Obid, Aletta Ruth.

Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. Alvui.

Hiatt, Chauncy.

Hiatt, Estella.

Higgens, John Henry.

Hisey, Mrs. A.

Hisey, Mr. and Mrs. Creighton; Rosa,
Elmer.

Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Hubert, Hettie, L'zzie, Lilly, Caldie.

Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Mark; Gen-
eive.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Dan.

Jordan, Mrs. Jane.

Kale, Mr. and Mrs. Alva.

Kanouse, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Don-
ald, Dean.

Kerle, Anna, Dollie.

Kewney, Mrs. Sarah.

Kindig, Mr. and Mrs. Cleabe.

Kindig, Mr. and Mrs. Lan.

Krouse, Earl.

Leedy, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Margaret.

Leedy, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Oren.

Lunsford, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Loyd,
Harry.

McGriff, Mr. and Mrs. Ben; Oren,
Lors.

McGriff, Mr. and Mrs. John.

McPherron, Mrs. Minnie; Emil, Clar-
ence, Mary, Florence, May, Carl,
Wilma, Harry Edwin.

McQueeney, Miss Ella.

Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Gearold.

Martin, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.; Mildred.

Matchett, Mrs. Ella.

Means, Charles.

Mechling, Henry.

Mechling, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Mechling, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac.

Meek, Dr. L. C.

Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Metzger,, Mr. and Mrs. Sue.

Miller, Mrs. Catherine.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Orville F.; Mil-
dred.

Miller, Wm.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Moore, Mrs. Pendleton.

CONTRIBUTORS

303

Mow, Mrs. Catherine.

Mow, Mr. and Mrs. Clate; children.

Mow, Clyde.

Mow, Mr. and Mrs. Dean; Evelyn.

Mow, Mr. and Mrs. Lee; Edward Lee.

Mow, Marion.

Mow, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.

Mow, See.

Munn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Geor-
gia, Ethel, Lola.

Nellans, Mr. and Mrs. Dean.

Newcomb, Mrs. Alice.

Newcomb, Mr. and Mrs. Willard;
Ruth.

Norris, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver; Kennith,
Bonnie, Cloyd, Ebert, Virginia.

O'Blenis, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford.

O'Blenis, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C;
Clem, Ray, Dean.

O'Connell, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

O'Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Samuel,
John G., Thomas, Isaac.

Olds, Mr. and Mrs. George.

O'Neal, Mr. and Mrs. John; Hazel.

Ormsbee, Fred.

Ornisbee, Mr. and Mrs. Los.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.; Alpha,
Clarence.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Boyde.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Carrie;
Georgia.

Overmyer, Nelson.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.; Bes-
sie, Hazel, Arthur.

Pally, Mr. and Mrs. Tuck; Edward,
Richard.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard; Don-
ald T., Joseph F.
Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.; John

H.
Rhinesmith, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.;

Leon.
Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Riley; Beecher,

Dean.
Ridder, Mr. aand Mrs. A. J.
Rinker, Mrs. Bessie.
Ritter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Goldie,

Fern, Lolo, Dolan.
Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Crystal,

Mildred.
Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
Rohrer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Mable.
Rohrer, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse; Jacob.
Runnels, Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Runnels, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A.
Rush, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Helen,

Nellie.
Safford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Salts, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Carl,

Loyd, Irene, Irvin, Delta.
Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; Dan-
iel.
Sausaman, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Schaul, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Q. E.
Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Sissel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Weldon

Robert, Joe.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Byron O.; Irene.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Del; Ted, Don-
ald.
StichJer, Mrs. Maine.
Stockberger, Clyde.
Stockberger, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert

J.; Kenneth , Harold, Margie.
Strawderman, Wm.
Swihart, Mr. and Mrs. Dave; Melvin,

Fred, Velma, Ruth.
Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Al.
Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Towne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Gil-
ford, Ronald, Demoine.
Towne, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E.; Oyis,

Mildred.
Towne, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Trimble, Mrs. Lydia; Clinton D.
Vanatta, Mr. and Mrs. Arnett.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Walters, Mr. nd Mrs. Ervine.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Ervine.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Perry.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.
Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Riley; Von.
Weir, Mr. and Mrs. George; Harold,
Howard.

304

THE WORLD WAR

Widup, Mr. and Mrs. M. V.

Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.; Ruth.

Wolferman, Johnnie.

Wright, D. E.

Wynn, Earl.

Wynn, Mr. and Mrs. Eli.

Wynn, H.

Wynn, Mrs. Martha; Catherine,

Blanche.
Wynn, Mr. and Mrs. Milo.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Perry.

Rochester Township

Adams, A.

Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Albright, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred; Frances,
Pauline, Cleo, Robert.

Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Calder; Ola,
Phelisha.

Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Claud; Edith,
Myra.

Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra.

Anderson, Mrs. Mary; Madge, Ros-
coe.

Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Dale,
Dee, Guy.

Arnold, Clara.

Aughinbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ;
Ruth, Dorthy, Byron, Billy.

Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Ruth, Ever-
ett, Guy, Milo.

Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde; one child.

Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Max, Lavona,
Bettie Jane, Max.

Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.

Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon; Mil-
dred M.

Beall. Mr. and Mrs. John W.; Avon-
elle.

Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L.;
Mable, Lucy, Lee, Walter.

Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil; Mar-
garet.

Beel, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Beghtel. Russell. ^

Berrier, Mr. and Mrs. Dee.

Berrier, Mr. and Mrs. Newton.

Berry, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Bick, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde; Leroy,
Lola, Bernice, Andrew, Alvada,
Jlobert.

Bixler, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney; Dortliy.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. Dal.

Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. Elza; Wm.

Blackburn, Glen.

Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. H. O.; Ly-
man.

Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Anna,
Lucy.

Blackburn, Mrs. Susan.

Blacketor, Mr. and Mrs. Abe; Etta,
Percilla.

Blacketor, Mr. and Mrs. S.

Bligh, Mr. and Mrs. Martin; Thomas,
Edgar, Bonita, Almyrta, George.

Boothel, Mr. and Mrs. O. E.; Russel,
Mabel.

Bouch, Claude, Fred.

Bour, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.; Florence,
Frank, Robert.

Bowman, Mrs. Amanda; Alice,
Charles.

Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.; Eliza-
beth, Johnnie.

Braman, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Brockman, John; Eugene.

Brouilette, Mrs. Elsie.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene; Orlo,
Carl, Pauline, Ruth, Elsie.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. George; Geor-
gia.

Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Joel; Eugene.

Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. W^m. H.;
Isabelle.

Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. John; Irene,
Bernice.

Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney.

Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.

Buck, Mr. and Mrs.

Bumbarger, John.

CONTRIBUTORS

305

Bumbarger, Wm.

Burdge, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.; Roy.
Burkett, Mrs. Ford; Annabelle, Ly-
man.
Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Barney; Helen,

Claude, Jessie, Theodore, Belle.
Callaway, Mr. and Mrs. Howard;

Kermit.
Camerer, Mr. and Mrs. Omer G.; Lu-
ther, Marjory Manning.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.; Louise.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Clarence,
Ruth, Madge, Clarabel, Ida Cath-
erine.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Harley; Howard,
Robert, Bernice, Weldon, Byron.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Rube; George,

John, DeVerl.
Carruthers, Mr. and Mrs. Lon; Mary,
Harold, Margaret, Ruth, Morris,
Jennie.
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Gene.
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Castleman, Mr. and Mrs. C. C; Ver-
non.
Castleman, Lloyd; family.
Cessna, Mrs. Hattie; Otto, Minnie,

Dale, Lorine, Doris, Keith.
Cessna, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. L.
Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.
■Charters, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Ar-

dith, Cecil, Albert.
■Charters, Mr. and Mrs. James V.
Charters, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse.
■Charters, Mr. and Mrs. John B.;
Gretchen, Carl, Earl. Alice, Ruth.
Charters, Mary C.
Charters, Samuel.
Circle, Mr. and Mrs. L W.
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph; Ernest.
Clay, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
•Clay, Wm.; Ida, Hazel.
Clelend, Mr. and Mrs. Herman;

Belva, Louis, George, Joe.
dinger. Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Cole. Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Harold,

Leona.
•Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Conrad. Mr. and Mrs. Dave.
Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. John; Eva.

Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Russcl; Racli-

ael.
Corbin, Mrs.
Crabbs, Fanny; Carl.
Crabbs, Mr. and Mrs. J .N.
Crabbs, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.; C'Dale,

Lester, Leora.
Curran, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Czapansky, Mr. and Mrs.
Darr, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Cleo,
Helen, Howard, Pauline, Evelyn,
Marjory, Barbara.
Darr, Mr. and Mrs. I. N.
Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Re-
becca, Samuel.
Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Turp; Har-
riet.
Davisson, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Davisson. Mr. and Mrs. O. E.; Pa-
tricia.
Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Merley; Wes-
ley, Liman, Loyd.
Day. Mr. and Mrs. Ed.; Cecil, Zinda,

Levora, Jessie, Raymond.
Deardofif, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd;

James.
Deardoff, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Fred-
rick.
Deardoff, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
DeVore, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Dixson, Mrs. Alia.
Dixson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Dixson. Mrs. Minnie; Joe. Thomas,

Henry, John.
Downs. Mr. and Mrs.; children.
Downs, Mr. and Mrs. Jake.
Downs, Mr. and Mrs. James; War-
ren, Ruth. Clifford. Leah, Mar-
jorie, Morton.
Downs. O. B.

DuBois. Mr. and Mrs. George: Rex.
DuBois, Henry; Jonathan, Mary,

Catherine.
DuBois, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Eash. Mr. and Mrs. Leo.
Eddington. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon,

Lawrence. Emory.
Eiseman, Mr. and Mrs. John.

.306

THE WORLD WAR

Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Harly,
James, Clara.

Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando;
Etta.

Engquist, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Wal-
ter, Esther.

Essick, Mr. and Mrs. Viv.

Estabrook, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.; Sadie,
Warren, Hamilton.

Evans, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.; Frances,
Evans.

Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver S.; W.
Steele, Bula, Grace.

Eysberg, M. and Mrs. Eyrie; Peter
Herman, Helen.

Fairchild, Mrs. J. E.

Faroute, Charles.

Fenstemacker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy;
Mrs. Etta.

Finney, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E.; Hor-

tense, Curtis.

Finney, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; For-
rest, Elva, Paul, Opal.

Foor, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley; Alta,
Lesle.

Freeman, Charles.

Fultz, Mrs. Emma; Mildred.

Fultz, Mr. and Mrs. John; Dee, Ray.

Fultz, Mrs. Norah; Mildred.

Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Milo.

Gaumer, Mr. and Mrs.; Helen, Leon-
ard, Floyd, Doris, Madge.

Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Glady.s.

Good, Alvin.

Good, Mr. and Mrs. Fred O.

Good, Mr. and Mrs. Willard.

Gohn, Mrs. Charles; Ernest, Ray-
mond, Eva.

Gohn, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.; Flor-
ence, Vera, Hazel, Marion.

Gohn, Raymond.

Gorden, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene; Em-
erson, Dorma, Forest.

Gottschalk, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Graffis, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence; Ho-
mer, Lorene.

Green, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Greer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Greer, Mr. and Mrs. Clay; Ellis.

Odessa, Glen, Frank, Dorthy.
Greer, Harry.
Greer, John.
Greer, Mrs. John.
Gurdes, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore.
Habich, Gus.

Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. John; Lloyd,

Ruth.
Hannah, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry.
Hannah, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.
Harter, Mr. and Mrs. David; Trella,

Otis.
Haslett, Mr. and Mrs. George.
Hayward, Mr, and Mrs. Boyd; Rich-
ard, Lee.
Hedges, Oscar.
Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.;

Howard.
Herbaugh, Thomas; America.
Herlick, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. Dick.
Hetzner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Carl,

Tessie.
Hiat, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hoffman, Mrs. Mary, Robert, Ruth.
Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Hoover, Wm.
Horn, S. N.

Howard, Mrs. Cornelius.
Hudkins, Wm.; family.
Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Biglowe.
Hunter, Al.

Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Cassius; Irene.
Hunter, Guy.

Jay, Mrs. Ida; Opal, Bertha.
Keel, Mr. and Mrs. Omer; Burl,

Claud,
Keim, Mr. and Mrs. Israel.
Kennell, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Kennel, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L.;

Blanche, Marian.
Kersey, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.
Kersey, Mrs. Electra.
King, Fred.
King, W. Harold.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Ethel,

Lester.

CONTRIBUTORS

307

Klepinger, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.

Koch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Wm.
Russell, Isabelle, Alta.

Koflfel, Mr. and Mrs. James F.

Krom, Mr. and Mrs. George W.;
Norabelle, Mary, George, Abe.

I^ear, Mr. and Mrs. Louis.

Leiter, Mr. and Mrs. Levi.

Lev^^is, Mr. and Mrs. Lee; Harvey,
Raymond, Louise, Evelyn.

Low^e, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.

Lowre, Mr. and Mrs. • Peter; Alice,
Helen.

McClung, Mr. and Mrs. John L.;
Marjory.

McClung, Mr. and Mrs. N. A.; Ralph,
Arthur, Paul.

McCurdy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

McGrifif, Mr. and Mrs.

McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.

McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. John; Ma-
bel, James, Fred.

McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. John W.

McMahn, Clara.

McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh.

McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. Pat.

McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Guy; Ger-
ald, Francis.

McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

McTavish, Mrs. E. D.

^agriflf, Mr. and Mrs. Alzonzo.

Marriott, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Vir-
gil, Orpha, Marion, Bessie, Lor-
en, Archie.

Martin, Alex.

Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. J.; Pearl,
Lloyd, Marion.

Mathias, Wesley; Paul, Helen.

Mathias, Mr. and Mrs. John; Earl.

Mathias, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Harry,
Oren, Floyd.

Meiser, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Ro-
land.

Mercer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Mikesell, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.; Von,
Orpha Belle, Victor C, Kennith
L., Arthur D.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Carl; Agnes,
Ester, Ruth.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Clem R.; Rus-

sell, Virgil, Donald.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. G.; Charles,

Pearl, Lillian, Dee.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.; Mary.
Miller, Mary.
Miller, O. M.; Alida, Hugh, James,

Donald.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Tona.
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. High; Paul-
ine, Donald.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Lee,

Ida C.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry H.;

Clarice, Maxine, Cecil.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Ross; Harriet,

Florence, Dale.
Moore, Mrs. Mahala, Homer.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Arthur,

Paul, Elna, Catherine, Herbert,

Clarabelle.
Nafe, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.
Nafe, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.; Mildred.

Emerson, Lucile.
Nafe, Mrs. James.
Neff, Mrs. Harriet.
Xefif, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram; Florence,

Cletus.
Neher, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Marjory,

Geraldine, Eldora.
New^man, Mr. and Mrs. George;

Maurice, Donald, Oren.
Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Leo; Nelson,

Lucille.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis; Charles.
Nungesser, Mr. and Mrs. John; Lay-
ton.
Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Mabel.
Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. John; Larue.
Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard.
Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore.
Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;

Opal, Irene.
Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. George;

Russel.

o08

THE WORLD WAR

Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. D. S.

Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Peeples, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Personette, Mr. and Mrs. U. S.;
Katherine.

Phebus, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.

Piper, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Thurl,
Anna Ruth.

Poenix, Mr. and Mrs. D. A.

Poffenberger, Mr. and Mrs. Milton.

Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. Periece;
Harry.

Pownell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Preist, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold.

Putman, Mr. and Mrs. Audry; Helen,
Marjory, Mary, David.

Putman, Mr. and Mrs. David.

Pyle, Mr. and Mrs. Steve.

Rans, Mr. and Mrs. H. O.; Blanche,
Isabelle, Donald, Forrest.

Ravencroft, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J.;
Holden, John Edward.

Ream, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Reinhart, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.; Free-
dona, Rovene, Lucille, Leona.

Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.;
Gorden, Cecil, Gladwin.

Rhodes, Orville.

Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Perry; Lester.

Riffax, Claude; family.

Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Tola; Richard,
Jessie.

Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Claude; Don-
ald.

Roudebush, Mr. and Mrs. Harvy.

Roules, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Milda.
Estel, Janet.

Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Amos; Thel-
ma, Ralph.

Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. M.; John.

Seibert, Mr. and Mrs. Kent B.; Al-
fred, Porter, Frances, Clara.

Severns, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; chil-
dren.

Sewell, Hugh.

Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Marie,
Mude, Donald.

Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene.

Sheeis, Mr. and Mrs. Lon; Jack,

Anonidas, Faye, Lora.
Shinn, Mr. and Mrs. Francis.
Sixby, Mark.

Smiley, Mr. and Mrs. Milton; La-
• Vern, Jewell, Gladys, Russel>

Frank, Dor thy.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Marion.
Smith, Mr. and ' Mrs. Marshall.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Omer.
Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Louise,

Janet, Bernice, James.
Spurlock, Mr. and Mrs. Maley.
Spurlock, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Staley, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.
Staton, Mrs. George.
Steininger, Mr. and Mrs. Milo.
Stinson, Mrs. Amelia; Glue.
Struckman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sturkin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;

Maude, Mary.
Tatnian, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Tatman, O. T.; Kennith, Omer,

Lucy.
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. David; Rob-
ert, Hubert, Harry, Harold.
Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Jack.
Tobey, Mr. and Mrs. George; Mil-
dred, Hugh, Mary, Helen.
Tobey, Mrs. Mary, Stacy, Minnie.
Toughman, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.

A.; Chlae.
Touhy, Mrs. Lulu May.
Tranberger, Mr. and Mrs. Doris;

Emmett.
Utter, Chester; family.
\'andergrift, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Vandergrift, Mrs. John; Harold,.

Bertha. Albert.
Vanduine, Elias.
VanDuyne, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;

Fred, Joe, Dan, Mildred, Bobby,

Mary.
Vanlue, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.; Anna,.

Orval, Leonard, Hubert, Baby.
Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Edward C.p

Russell, Melvin, Omer, Stella.
Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. L Irma.

CONTRIBUTORS

309

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A.,
Ruth, Dale.

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs, Harvey,
Pauline.

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Rob-
ert, Franklin, Herman, William
Edward.

Wales, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Carrie,
Ernest, Ora, Jennie, Ada.

Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Robert.

Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph; Mar-
garet, Arthur.

Weirick, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Maude.

Werner, Mr. and Mrs. Martin;
Lloyd, Clarebelle, Gertrude,
Pearl, Charles.

West, Mr. and Mrs. John.

White, Mr. and Mrs. John F.

Whittenbcrger, Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
ton; Milton, John, Hubert, Mary.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. N. C; Alta,
Howard, David.

Winegardner, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.;
Delta, Nellie, Esta, Donald.

Wiser, Mr. and Mrs. Finley C.

Wisley, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford.

Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. David.

Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. David; Bertha,
Lloyd, Dorthy, Claretta, Ruth.

Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. John M.; Thel-
ma, Eva, Helen.

Woodcox, Mr. and Mrs. Eli; family.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore.

Zartman, Mr. and Mrs. Al.

Zegafuse, Mr. and Mrs. Francis,
Donald, Margeret.

Zegafuse, Mr. and Mrs. John; Adam.

Zellars, Mr. and Mrs. Wir.. ; Robert.

City of Rochester

Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.; Leo,

Harold, Arthur.
Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. James.
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Nadine.
Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Agnew, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
Agster, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. A.; Fred,

Frank.
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Vern.
Allison, Mr. and Mrs. John; Harry,

James.
Allman, Mr. and Mrs. Sol.
Alspauch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Guy; Mary

Jane.
Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Milton; Wil-
liam.
Alspach, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester.
Anderson, Mrs. Mary J.
Appleman, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.;

Mabel, Ruth, Audrey.
Apt, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Armstrong, Mrs. Blanche; Louise,

Fredrick.
Arnold, Mrs.

Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph.

Arter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Lester.

Arven, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Aukinbaugh, Mrs. Elizabeth.

Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.

Austin, Mrs. Pearl.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. A. O.; Leon,
Harold, Grace, Ruth.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Ira.

Babcock, Mrs. Laura; Alice, Law-
rence.

Babcock, Dr. and Mrs. L. J.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Pete.

Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Hertha,
James Albert.

Babcock, Mrs. Winfred; Charles.

Bachelor, Mrs. Myrtle; Wm., Hattie,
Dorthy.

Bacon, Mrs. M. E.

Bailey, Ethel.

Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.; Louise,
Elliott, Byron, William Bailey
Wagner.

Bair, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.

310

THE WORLD WAR

Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Alvah; Dean.

Baker, Peter; Bertha, Bess.

Baker, Mrs. Tamer.

Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar.

Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Nooval; Barton,

Wilidine.
Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;

Sarah, Oliver, Margaret, Thomas.
Barcus, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Barger, Mr. and Mrs. Guy; Virginia.
Barger, Mrs. Vida.
Barker, Mr. and Mrs.
Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Ray,

John.
Barkman, Mr. and Mrs. Martin;'

Mary.
Barnhart, Mr. and Mrs. Dean; Mary

Louisee.
Barnhart, H. A.
Barr, Mr. and Mrs. Guy.
Barr, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. A.; Pearl.
Batt, Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
Baum, Mrs. Sadie.
Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Mark; Grace,

Donald.
Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Mar-

garete.
Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Cal; Alice, Carl.
Beeber, Belle.
Beeber, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Belt, Mr. and Mrs. B.; Minnie,

Charles, Melissa.
Bemenderfer, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Bernetha, Belle.
Bernetha, Harry.
Bernero, Mr. and Mrs. L.; Johnnie,

Celia, Gus.
Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; Kathe-

lyn.
Beuhler, Mrs. Emma; James.
Bibler, Letha.

Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. Carl B.
Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. Peter.
Biddinger, Mr. and Mrs. Will; family.
Binding, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Bingham, Mr. and Mrs.
Bitters, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Mar-
garet.
Bitters, Mr. and Mrs. A. T.

Bitters, Mr. and Mrs. C. K.; Edna,
Edith.

Bitters, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Bitters, Mrs. M.

Black, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Blacketor, Mr. and Mrs.

Blacktor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul; Paul-
anna.

Blacktor, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.

Boelter, Mr. and Mrs. Otto; Kathcr-
ine. Otto, Jr.

Bonine, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

Bonine, Mr. and Mrs. Wyle; Wyle G.,
Ernest.

Borden, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Boring, Mr. and Mrs.; two children.
Bowell, Mr. and Mrs. James;
Glen, James, Jr., Hope.

Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. A. F.

Bowles, Mrs. Mary.

Bozarth, Frances.

Bozarth, Mr. and Mrs. Jap.

Brackett, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Brackett, Mrs. Effie; Jimmie.

Brackett, Mr. and Mrs. L. M.; Ly-
man.

Brausford, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.

Bresee, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.; Marjory,
Audrey.

Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Brickel, Glen.

Brickel, Oscar; Maurice, Bernice.

Briles, Mr. and Mrs. Dale.

Briney, Mr. and Mrs.

Briney, Mrs. Erma; Frank.

Brinkman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Ruth.

Brookins, Mr. and Mrs. Claud; Leah,
Wade.

Brower, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Don-
ald, Meredith, Fredrick.

Brower, Mr. and Mrs. L. K.; Walter,
George.

Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Arch; Mary
Ruth, Edna, Martha Alice.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. James D.

Brown, Mrs. Mary; Hattie, Bessie,
Mamie.

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Seldon.

Brown, W. K.

Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

CONTRIBUTORS

311

Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Claude.
Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson;

Mabel.
Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Joel; Eugene.
Brubaker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Elza; Iretta,

Goldie, Arthur, Freida, Gale.
Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Richard; George.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.; Mar-
garet, Frances.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Guy; Wilma.
Bryant, Mrs. Hannah.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.; Pauline,

D'Von.
Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Ruby; Evelyn,

Faye,
Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. P. M.; Geo.
Bundy, Mr. and Mrs. Noah; Eva,

Ellen, Charles.
Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Furel.
Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Jake.
Burns, Mr. and Mrs. J. C; Deveda,

Albert, Robert, Charles Lee.
Burns, Mrs. Mellissa.
Busenberg, Mrs. Sarah.
Bussert, Mr. and Mrs. B.
Bussert, Mr. and Mrs. Dan; Palmer,

William.
Bussert, Mr. and Mrs. Salem.
Butler, Rev. and Mrs.
Butler, Mr. and Mrs. George; Carl.
Buuck, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.; Wayne,

Donald.
Eyrer, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Byrer, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.; Grace,

Celia.
Caflfyn, Mrs. Emma; Walter.
Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.
Camerer, Mrs. Emma.
Capp, Mrs. Minnie; Edward.
Cardiamenus, George.
Carithers, Mrs. Sarah; Fanny.
Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Otto; Christ-
ine, Donald Wright.
Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.; Isabelle,

Josephine, Francis, Mary.
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Alf; Voris.
Castle, Mr. and Mrs. Friday; Lola,

Howard.
Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. B.; Helen.

Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Jack.

Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse;
Bernice, Clude, Lenly, Willard,
Sara.

Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.; Rob-
ert.

Chestnut, Mrs. A.

Chestnut, Edith.

Chestnut, Mrs. Esther; Myrtle Jane.

Cissel, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.

Clarke, Miss Lenora.

Clary, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert; Harvey.

Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard.

Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Sampson;
Ruth.

Clinger, Mr. and Mrs. Joe.

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Mildred,
Milo, Howard.

Combs, Ted, Robert.

Condon, Mr. and Mrs. Clark; Walter.

Conkle, Dr. and Mrs. IJ. C; Dortha
B., Paul, Ruth.

Conger, Mr. and Mrs. Mildred.

Conger, Mrs. Minnie; Mildred.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. D. F.; Dr. T. P.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Cook, Mrs. Elizabeth; Ray.

Cook, E. S.

Cook, Howard; Pauline, Robert.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Lou; Harold.

Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Will.

Copeland. A. P.; Ruth, Arthur.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene; James,
Maurice.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. G.; Kennith.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. Herman; Chas.,
Herman.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Coplen, Milo; Porter.

Coplen, Mr. and Mrs. O. M.; George,
Grace, Ray Omer.

Corbet, Mrs. Ida.

Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. William.

Crabbs, Mrs. Bessie.

Crabill, Mrs. Ida; Fern, Zelma.

Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Hubert, Al-
bert, Mildred, Lucille, Opal.

Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Merle.

;312

THE WORLD WAR

Crane, Rev. and Mrs. George. '

Creviston, Mr. and Mrs. I. E.; Milo,
Pauline, Kennith, Edna.

•Crim, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob.

Crose, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Crownover, Mrs. Roy.

Crownover, Tom.

'Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. J.; James
Baker.

Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Joe.

Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Vine; Frances,
Junior, Katherine, Percy.

Daggy, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Elma,
Verna, Densie, Nilah, Roy.

Dague, Grant.

Damas, Mr. and Mrs. John; Edna.

Darrah, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Anson; Donald,
Mary, Everette, Lela.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A.; June.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Cy.

Davis, Mrs. John.

Davis, Marcellus.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Marion; Faye,
Annabelle.

Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.

Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold.

Dawe, Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert.

Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. V.

Day, Mrs.

Day, Mr. and Mrs. Albert.

Delp, Flo.

Delp, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Edw^ard,
Howard, Helen, Lawrence, Mary,
Alice.

Demont, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Deniston, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.; Dor-
thy, W. H., Jr.. Barbara.

Deniston, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.

Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Dillon, Wm, A.; Grace.

Ditmire, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Dosh, Paul.

Downs, Mr. and Mrs. Kennith.

Downs, Mrs. John.

Dubois, Mr. and Mrs. Howard; Rob-
ert, Benny.

Dudgeon, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Dull, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom; Cath-
erine.

Dulmatch, Levi

Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. Heber; Clair,
Floy.

Durkes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Arthur,
Berdena, Fuller.

Drake, Mr. and Mrs. H. S.

Drudge, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.

Dysert, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Eash, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Easterday, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Eastwood, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Wil-
liam, Jr., Charlie, Ethel.

Eiler, Mrs. Martha; Bernice.

Eisenman, Mrs. John.

Elliott, Mrs. Lydia.

Elliott, Mrs. Margaret, Frances.

F.mmons, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Emmons, Mrs. Ellen.

Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Ike.

Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.

Emrick, Mrs.

Enoch, Mrs. James.

Entsminger, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde;
Yetta, Merriam.

Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. C. V.

Erb, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence.

Ernsperger, Mrs. Ida; Belle, Fred.

Ewing, Joe.

Ewing, Mrs. Margaret; Marie.

Feece, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton E.; Don-
ald, Vera.

Fields, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; family.

Feiser, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.; Arthur.

Felts, Mrs. Kate; DeVanee, Howard,
Dale.

Fenstemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Ora;
Helen.

Ferree, Mrs. Sabitha.

Flagg, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E.; Doris.

Foglesong, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Harry.

Folker, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer.

Freece, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Mor-
ton.

Fretz, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.

Fretz, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Byron,
Marjorie.

Fristoe, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.; Mar-
garetta, Ericson. Mrs. Eva, Axtel.

Fromm, Mrs. Elsie.

CONTRIBUTORS

31J.

Frushour, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Fugate, Mr. and Mrs. G.

Fugate, Mr. and Mrs. James; Orle,

Cleo, Elma.
Fugate, Sarah.

Fulkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Martin; Frank,

Abbott, Carlton, Byrdie, Rovel.
Fultz, Mr. and Mrs. Harlej^; Irene.
Garner, John.
Geyer, Mr. and Mrs. John L.; Buel.

Herchel.
Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Lepna,

Herschel, Chas.
Gilbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Gilbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Israel; Elsie,

Geneva, Eugene.
Gilbert, Mrs. Lavina; Charles.
Gilliland, Mr. and Mrs. R. K.; Mary,

Geiger, Robert, Alice, Wm.,

James.
Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. Jay.
Ginther, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Ginther, Martha C.
Glick, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Goltry, Mr. and Mrs. B. O.; Voris,

Luther, Ferman, Florence, Opal,

Grace.
Good, Mr. and Mrs.
Good, Mr. and Mrs. I. N.
Good, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley; Clarice,

Max, Leona.
Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred.
Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.; Helen.
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Bill; Dorthy.
Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.; Elmer.
Gorden, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Lillian,

Margaret.
Goss, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.; Harold.
Goss, Mrs. Mary.
Goss, Mr. and Mrs. O. B.; Edna,

Raymond.
Gould, Dr. and Mrs. Chas.
Graber, Mrs. Effie; Merriam.
Graffis, L. M.
Greer, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Omer,

Harry.
Green, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.; Dwight.

Greeen, B. F.; Elsie.
Green, Mrs. Rachel A.
Green, Mrs. W. H.; Georgia.
Gribben, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Hester,

Dwight.
Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Hez; Ruth,

Ethel.
Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene; Samuel,.

David, Fredrick, Harriet, Irene.
Grove, Mrs. O. K.
Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. Otis.
Haimbaugh, Dr. and Mrs. D.; George

Don.
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. John; Elbert,-

Pauline, Genivere, Helen.
Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Delta,.

Blanche, Dorthy.
Hardin, Mr. and Mrs. William H.;

Olive, Max.
Haren, Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs. Mary.
Hartle, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.
Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. L. D.; Dale,

Walter.
Hartung, Mr. and Mrs. Carl; Robert,

Phillip.
Hartung, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;

George.
Haslett, Mr. and Mrs. Foster
Hattery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Percy.
Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Mel, Marjory.
Hay ward, Mrs. Mary.
Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Perry; Curtner.
Heck, Katherine.
Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. Sam; Arline,

Gilbert.
Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Heeter, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. ; Mary,

Harold, Fred.
Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde;

Huron, Geneva.
Henderson. Myrtle.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. John;

Donald, Dale.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. O. M.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.;

Earnest, Mable, Olive, Joseph.

Alice.
Henthorn, Mrs. Ella.

!14

THE WORLD WAR

Herbster, Mr. and Mrs. J.; Albert,
Luther, Madeline.

Herring, Charles.

Hetzner, Mr. and Mrs. M.

Hill, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Hill, Mrs. J. J.

Hill, John; Clarence.

Hill, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.; Mary, Rob-
ert.

Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh.

Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Mel; Margaret,
Morton, Byron, Isabelle.

Hilburn, Ferd.

Hisey, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.

Hoffman, Mrs. Anna.

Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.

Hoffman, Mrs. Wm.

Hogue, Carrie.

Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. Granvil.

Holman, George.

Holman, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh; Evan-
geline, Hugh.

Holman, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

Holman, Mrs. Minta; Nina, Earl.

Holtz, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.; Harry,
Irene.

Holzman, Mrs. E.

Holzman, Henry.

Hood, Mr. and Mrs. H. H.; Martha,
Mary Jane, Hannah.

Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Cal.

Hoover, Mrs. Elizabeth.

Hoover, Jake.

Hodver, Mr. and Mrs. John; Tom.

Hoover, Mrs. Margaret; Trude.

House, Mr. and Mrs. Walter; Elsie,
Edgar, Helen.

Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.

Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Ayrton,
George.

Hudtwalcker, Mrs.

Hunneshagen, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.;
Hazel.

Hunter, Mrs. Effie; Leona, Rex

Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Otis.

Hurst, Mrs. Bessie; Jonathan, George,
Edith.

Irvin, Mrs. Grace; Barrett.

Irvin, Mr. and Mrs. M. A.; Conrad;
Wilbur, Milo, Gilbert, Rose.

Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. I. W.; Charles.

Izzard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Izzard, Mr. and Mrs. Newton.

Jackson, Mrs. Chas.

Jackson, Willis.

Jamison, T. E.

Jenkins, Mrs. Elza; Minnie.

Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. C. R.

Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Ru-
dolph, Helen, Mildred, Arthur.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Amos; Mabel.

Johnson, J. C.

Johnson, Mrs. Nettie; Frank.

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.

Jones, M. C.

Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Perry.

Karn, Mrs. Reuben.

Keel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Carl,
Luther.

Keel, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.; Estella,
Bessie.

Keel, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Byron;
Myron, Chleo, Leo.

Kepler, Mr. and Mrs. C. K.

Kepler, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.; Edna.

Kersey, Noah.

Kessler, Mrs. Del; family.

Kestner, Mrs. Matilda; William.

Kile, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Letha,
Charles, Foster, Stanley, Wayne.

Kilmer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Baker,
Lucile.

Kilmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. C; Robert
Lee.

Kimes, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Kindig, Douglas.

King, Dr. M. O.

King, Mrs. Samantha.

Kirkendall, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Ray-
mond, Howard.

Kline, Mr. and Mrs. James; Gladys,
Tilman, Roy, Mabel, Wm., Cecil.

Klise, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey.

Knickelbine ,Mr. and Mrs. Albert;
Howard, Mary, Chester.

Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; Beat-
rice.

Koshendefer, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.

Krathwohl, Dave.

CONTRIBUTORS

315

Kratzer, Mrs. B. F.

Kriegel, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Kuhn, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Maurine,
Barbara, Eveline, James.

Lacey, Rev. and Mrs. J. H.

Laudaman, Mr. and Mrs. E. Q.; Faye,
Fern.

Leavell, Mrs. Allie.

Leiter, Mrs. Caroline.

Leiter, Ethel.

Leiter, Mrs. Lyda; Jane, MoUie,
Catherine Hunneshagen,

Leiter, Mr. and Mrs. U.; Hazel, Flor-
ence, Robert.

Leiter, W. J.; Delia, May, Fred.

Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. Clem; Mil-
dred, Catherine.

Leonard, Mrs. Lucille; George, John.

Levi, Mrs. Bertha; Florence.

Levi, Mr. and Mrs. Joe; Jeanette.

Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim.

Lewis, John; Robert, Russel, James.

Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.

Linkenhelt, Mr. and Mrs. Lou.

Litchenwalter, Dr. and Mrs.; DeVon,
Dale, Pauline, Ruth, Alden.

Long, Mrs. H. C; Horace.

Loring, Dr. and Mrs. Chas.

Lough, Clyde.

Lowden, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Lowman, Eva, Treva, Ray, Roy,
Moneta.

Lowman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Lowman, Mrs. Jennie; Jessie.

Loy, Mr. and Mrs. William; Lucille.

Lunsford, Mrs. Leota.

McCall, Mr. and Mrs. Walter; Lewis,
Herman.

McCance, Mr. and Mrs. Dave.

McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;
Catherine.

McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Se-
retta, Veda.

McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. Harley; Lil-
lian.

McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac.

McCarty, Murray.

McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. H.; Sadie.

McElwee, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.

Mclntyre, Mrs. Lovell.

Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Dan; Er-
nest, Bessie, Millicent, Frances.

Mclntyre, Mrs. Mark; Carmen, De-
Verl.

McKiay, Jasper.

McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Bessie,
Agnes, Gladys, Katherine.

McKee, Frank; Robert, Rhu.

McKee, Mrs. Martha.

McMahan, Edwin.

McMahan, Mr. and Mrs. Otto; Reva-
belle, Robert, George.

McMahan, Mrs. Rebecca; Jessie,
John, James.

McPherson, Mr. and Mrs. Jake.

McVean, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

McVey, Mr. and Mrs. Luther; Lethia.

Mackey, Mrs. J.; Joe, Luella.

Madary, Mrs. Gertrude; Inez, Roy.

Manley, Mr. and Mrs. Will.

Manning, Lillian.

Manning, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.; Velma,
Opal, Mildred.

Marsh, Misses Etta and Nettie.

Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison.

Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon;
John Gordon, Jr.

Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie; George,
Robert.

Mason, Mr. and Mrs. James T.

Masteller, Mrs. Tully; Fern.

Masters, Olie.

Masterson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold;
Frances.

Masterson, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Masterson, Mrs. William.

Mattice, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.

Metcalf, Mrs.

Metz, Mrs. Versa; Jack Marvin.

Metzler, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Mar-
jory, Louise.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.; Merriam,
Robert.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Archie B.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Clem; Clarence.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Miller, Mrs. Elizabeth.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Robert.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

316

THE WORLD WAR

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. H. G.; Marjory,

Hiram.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Lee; Belva.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent; Ray,

Sylvia, Harold.
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Ira; Wessley,

Glen.
Minter, Mrs. S.

Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Fred.
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Dora; Phillip,

Daisy.
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Mary

Angeline.
Mogle, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Robert,

Everett, Hubert.
Mogle, Mrs. Ella.
Mohler, Mr. and Mrs. Ed; Marjorie,

Cutis, Hilda West.
Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Guy;

Frances, Harold Dee.
Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Harley;

Barr.
Montgomery, Mrs. Madge.
Moore, Mrs. Anna.
Moon, Rev. and Mrs. F. C.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. F. F.; Robert.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Helen,

Hugh.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. James; Ralph,

Frances, Johan.
Moore, Mrs. Jennie.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Lee; Guy.
Moon, Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. John; Burdett,

Harold.
Morningstar, Mrs.; Charles.
Mow, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch.
Mow^, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
New, Isom.
Mow, John.

Mow, Mrs. Viola; Lee.
Mullen, Ethel.

Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Columbus.
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.; Robert,

Hugh, Mabel Irene Mohler.
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Musser, Mrs. Sarah; Bertha, William.

Musselman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;

Glen, Lefa, Don, Opal, Lova.
Mutchler, Charles.
Mutchler, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Al; Charlie.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch.
Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Beryl.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob; Bertha,

Anna.
Myers, Joe.
Myers, Mrs. Jonas.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Julian; Julia

Anne.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy.
Myers, Mrs. Mollie.
Myers, Mrs. Nancy; Rose, Congo.
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Jacob.
Neher, Mr. and Mrs. John; Russel.
Newby, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Newcomb, Mr. and Mrs. William;

Dean, Alida.
Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.;

Edna, Robert, Annebelle, Milo.
Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Don-
ald, Harold.
Newman, Mrs. Anna M.
Nicodemus, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.;

Harry, Fred.
Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Hugh,

Charlotte, Charles.
Niece, Dal.
Niece, Mark.

Niven, Rev. and Mrs. W. J.; Jimmie.
Noftsger, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Norris, Mrs. Fern; Elizabeth.
Norris, Mrs. Mary.
Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Will; Steele,

Wade, Nilah, Rachael, Jane, Billy.
Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
O'Blenis, Mr. and Mrs. James; Nellie.
Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin; Lucy.

Lowell, Mark.
Onstott, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Onstott, Mr. and Mrs. Ike; family.
Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge; Thomas,

Russel, John, Walter.
Orr, Mrs. Mary; Robert.
Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Edna, Wm.
Osborne, Mrs. Jennie.

CONTRIBUTORS

317

Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert; Jay.

Osgood, Mrs.

Oxiey, Mr. and Mrs. Ora; Clara Mae,

Ruby.
Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. C. C; Hen-
rietta, Florence.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey; Es-
ther, Thelma, Nettie.
Packer, Mrs. Nissa.
Painter, Mr. and Mrs. Sant; Lucile,

Paul, Carrie.
Paremore, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Myra.
Parcell, Mr. and Mrs. Steve.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Emett; Lorena,

Henry, Mary Emily Christal.
Parker, Norah.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. William.
Paschall, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.
Paschall, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Patton, Mrs. Pearl; Mabel, Josephine,

Robert.
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.; Reva,

Walter.
Perschbacher, Mr. and Mrs. Fred;

Fredrich, Katherine.
Personette, Arwesta.
Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling.
Peterson, Mrs. Carrie; Raymond.
Peterson, Mrs. Sarah.
Pfeiflfer, Mr. and Mrs. H.; Lucius,

Edward, Mary.
Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Sam; Irw^in.
Pike, Mr. and Mrs. O.
Plank, Mr. and Mrs. C. K.
Pollay, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob; Esther,

Ida, Sylvia.
Pontius, Mrs. Delia; Guy.
Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe.
Pontius, Mr. and Mrs. Telly; Ruth,

Howard.
I'orter, Mr. and Mrs. Marion.
Preston, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Prill, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Donald, De-

voris, Mildred, Mary, Claud.
Primans, Mrs. Ella.
Pugh, Mrs. Lida.
Pyle, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.; Mary.
Pyle, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Quigg, Mr. and Mrs.

Rannells, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.; Rob-
ert, Lucile, Kathleen.

Rannells, Mrs. Emma.

Rannells, Mr. and Mrs. Robert; Jean,
John.

Rausch, Mr. and Mrs. Val; Emma.

Ravencroft, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph;
John, Holden, Edward. M

Raymer, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Kath-
leen, Claribel.

Rea, Mrs. Sylvia A.; Lucretia.

Reddick, Mr. and Mrs. Oren; Ralph,
Amos.

Redinger, Mr. and Mrs. Albert;
Gladys, Lloyd, Hilda.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin.

Reed, Almetta.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Floyd.

Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Warren; Edith.

Rees, Mrs. M. O.; Hermie, Mabel.

Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Martin.

Reiter, Mrs. Anna.

Reiter, Mr. and Mrs. H. A.; Helen.

Reinhart, Mr. and Mrs. Ira; Edyth,
Martha.

Reiter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

Reno, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence; Don-
ald.

Rhodes, Mrs. Clara; Cyril.

Rice, Mr. and Mrs.

Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. C. ; Fairy.

Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;
Frances, Glen.

Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. K. P.

Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Mark.

Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Roy,
Ruth, Harry.

Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie; Eliza-
beth.

Rickman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert.

Robbins. A, D.

Robbins, Mrs. A. F.; Fred.

Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E.;
Clara, Mae, Fred, Grace, Edith,
Howard, Angeline.

Robbins, Mrs. Clara; Fern.

Robins, Mrs. Cyrus.

Robbins, Mrs. Lavina; Sard.

318

THE WORLD WAR

Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Otto.
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. David; Ken-

nith, Harold, Helen.
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Willie.
Rolls, Mrs. Mallissa.
Roming, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse; Mary

Ruth.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Zora,

Mildred, Donald.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Pearl,

Ruth.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Loy; Myrtle.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Omar; Harold,

Bernice, Emory, Harriet, Leslie.
Roth, Mrs. Mary, Edna.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. Glen.
Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Pearl.
Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Julius.-
Rude, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester.
Ruh, Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
Ruh, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
Runner, E. E.; Sylvia.
Russel, Mr. and Mrs. Faye; Mildred,

Pauline.
Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Elza; Ellen.
Sanders, Mrs. W. F.; John, Maud,

Marion.
Sayg-er, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Schall, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Schertz, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Trma.
Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Harley

A.
Schuler, Edw^ard.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. F. K.
Seaman, Mrs. Martha; Anna, Grace.
See, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Elsie, Don-

. aid.
Seigfred, Mr. and Mrs. Atvi^ell.
Shafer, Dr. and Mrs. Hov\rard; Betty,

David, John.
Shafer, Mrs. Laura.
Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie.
Shafer, Mrs. W. S.

Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Clay; Mildred,^
John W., Martha, Dee, Donald,
Arthur.
Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Estell,
Loy, Leon.

Sheets, Edna.
Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. Horace.
Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. John; Louise,

Leone.
Shelton, Mrs. Martha.
Shelton, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice; fam-

iiy.

Sherbondy, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce;
Laura.

Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Michael;
Charles, Helen.

Sherrill, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Sheward, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.; Lucille.

Shindler, John.

Shiply, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant.

Shiply, Mr. and Mrs. M. O.; Max-
Frank, John Ross.

Shobe, Mrs. Cy.

Shobe, Mr. and Mrs. Ed; Ruby.

Shobe, Mr. and Mrs. Herb; Mattie.
Hattie, Everett.

Shobe, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

Shonk, Mrs. Caroline; Eveline.

Shontz, Mr. and Mrs. George; Lena,

Shore, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Byron.

Shore, Mr. and Mrs. C. K.

Shore, Mr. and Mrs. Earl B.; Glen-
don, Wilnetta.

Shore, Mrs. P. M.

Shott, Mr. and Mrs. Gust; Robert,
Irene, Margaret, Hubert.

Show^alter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry;
Maxine, Eveline.

Shuman, Mr. and Mrs. A. M.; Helen,
Ruth.

Shriver, Mr. and Mrs. Everett.

Shryer, Mrs. Maude; Lillian.

Slusher, Mr. and Mrs.' Wm.

Smiley, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne.

Smith, Admiral; Arthur, Madeline.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Curtis,
Ermil.

Smith, Mrs. Amos.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest; Phyllis,
Robert, James, Nellie Mae.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ed F.; Joseph-
ine, Liston.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Thelma,
Frank, Jr.

CONTRIBUTORS

319

Smith, Mrs. Ella.

Smith, George; Mildred, Wilma.

Smith, Guy.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Smith, Mrs. Laura; Amie.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Milo; Venus,
Grace, Bernice, Victor. '

Smith, Mrs. Molly; Celia.

5mith, Mr. and Mrs. O. B.; Percy,
Genevive.

Snails, Mrs. A. E.

Snapp, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil.

Snowgrass, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. James; Fern.

Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Jos.; Esta, Lula,
Norman, x^lfred, Lenora.

Spade, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Spohn, Mr. and Mrs. Francis; Hazel,
Charles, Dorthy, Elsie, Ruth,
Omer.

Spotts, Mrs.

Spotts, Lewis M.

Squires, Mr. and Mrs. Rube; Arthur.

Stacy, Mr. and Mrs. William H.;
Mary, Russel.

Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Donald.

Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. C; Paul.

Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Stanton, Mrs. E. C.

.'^teffy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Ethel,
Earl, Earnest, Elsie, Elsworth,
Claude, Carl.

Stegeman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl; Mag-
deline, Carl, Jr.

Steininger, Mr. and Mrs. Artie; Net-
tie, Lloyd, Herschel, Paul.

Stengel, Mr. and Mrs. O. W.; George.

Sterner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Stetson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Ra}^

Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. W. K.

Stockberger, Mr. and Mrs. Joel; Den-
nis, Margaret.

Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. N. R.; Rosella,

Howard, Francis, Robert.

Stingly, Mr. and Mrs. Peter; Grace.

Stinson, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; Lo-
retta, Bernice.

Stinson, Mrs. L.

Sutherland, Dr. and Mrs. Ruth.

Swabey, Mr. and Mrs. E. C; Mary,
Helen, Laura.

Swabey, Mrs. Mary.

Swartwood, Mr. and Mrs. John; How-
ard, Donald, Harold.

Swartwood, Mr. and Mrs. Sam.

Swartwood, Mrs. Sarah.

Sweany, Mr. and Mrs. Hyron; Rob-
erta.

Sweat, Mr. and Mrs. Ben.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Hubert.

I'aylor, Mrs. Deliah.

Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Harley; Ma-
rietta.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Orbra.

Terry, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.; Lyon,
Sarah.

Thalman, Mrs. Belle; Harry.

Thompson, Mrs. Ed; Everett, Mar-
jorie.

Thornburg, Mrs. Elda; Harold, Cath-
erine.

Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.; Stella.

Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Ike.

Thrush, Mrs. Ellen; Rufus.

Thrush, Mr. and Mrs. Harold.

Timbers, Mr. aind Mrs. O. R.

Tipton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred.

Tipton, Mrs. Isaac; Raymond.

Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Joel.

Totman, Mr. and Mrs. F. M.; Marion.

Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Flavilla.

Trimble, Mrs. Jennie.

True, Chas.

True, Mr. and Mrs. R. P.; Lucy,
Grace.

Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. Olvin; baby.

Turner, Frank, Isabelle, Nona, Marie.

Van Blaricon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Nellie.

Van Dien, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; AI-
bertus, Gwendolyn, Mary Ann.

Van Dien, Mr. and Mrs. Burdett.

Van Trump, Mr. and Mrs. Carl.

Van Trump, Mr. and Mrs. Harold;
Helen.

Van Trump, Mr. and Mrs. Pete;
Elizabeth, Martha.

Vawter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred; Hope.

Vawters, Mrs. Sarah A.

320

THE WORLD WAR

Vawter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed; Merriam,
Alice, Helen.

Veirs, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence; Mar-
garet, Annabelle.

Viverette, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.; Do-
lores.

Von Ehrnstein, Emily.

Wagner, Mrs. Elizabeth; Margaret.

Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace; Don-
ald, Helen, Walter, Mary, Mer-
ril, Howard.

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth;
Vivian.

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Omer.

Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.; Dor-
thy.

Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;
George, Byron.

Wallace, George H.; Ruth, Harry.

Wallace, Madge.

Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.

Walters, Mrs. Catherine.

Walters, Mr. and Mrs. S. B.; Robert,
Martha Louise.

Walter, Mrs. Vera; George, Harry,
Frances.

Ward, Mrs. Blanche; Henrietta.

Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Gus; Robert,
Ray, Ralph.

Ward, Stella.

Welch, Leona.

Wenger, Mrs. Catherine.

Wenger, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.

Werner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Marvel,
Robert, Florence, Eveline.

Wertz, Mr. and Mrs. L. I.; Forrest,
Olive, Margaret.

West, Mr. and Mrs. B. O.

West, Helen O.

Weygandt, Rev. J. B.

Wheadon, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

White, Mrs. J. C; Florence, Marie,
Frances.

Whitmer, Mr. and Mrs. A. L; Or-
ville.

Wicks, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Wicks, Mr. and Mrs. Mark.

Wilder, J. S.; Mary.

Wile, Mrs. M.; Ike, Arthur, Lee,
Rose.

Willard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles;
Joshua, Daniel.

Williamson, Wm.

Wilmont, Mr. and Mrs. Ed; Hildred,,
James.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde.

Wils'on, Mrs. Emma; Helen, Etta.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Mar-
garet, Dorthy, Marjorie.

Wilson, Dr. M.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Wolf, Mrs. Angle; Herma.

Wolf, Mrs. H. E.; Roy, Esther.

Wolf, Dessa.

Woods, Mr. and Mrs.

Woods, Mrs. M.

Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Wrentmore, Mr. and Mrs. A.; Law-
rence, Marjorie.

Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Faye,
Lefa, Ruth Rena.

Wynn, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie.

Wylie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert; George,
Donald, Ardine, Lucile.

Yike, Mr. and Mrs.; Annabelle, Mar-
tha.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott; Warren.

"^ oung, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. ; Carl,
Helen.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. Levi.

1 oung, Mr. and Mrs. U. B.; Thurston,.
Velma, Charles, Jack.

Young, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Zachman, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Zeazel, Mr. and Mrs. Joe; Rebecca,
Clinton.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Leo; Em-
erson, Herbert, Leo, Jr., Major,
Valentine.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Lon;
Sarah, J.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Val.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.;
Nina, Dale, Lura, Wilma, Byron,
Ralph, Martha.

Zolman, Mrs. Martha.

Zook, Mrs.

CONTRIBUTORS

321

Flo, Robert.

Ralph, Ruby,

Adams, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Albert, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.

Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred

Anderson, Mrs. Ruth

Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.;
Keith, Lloyd.

Arnott, John.

Ash, Mr. and Mrs

Ayers, Mrs. Belle.

Bainter, Ralph.

Baldwin, Olie; Hugh
Goldie.

Barger, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J.; Wil-
liam, Edwin, Mary.

Barker, Mrs. Nancie.

Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A.

Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. John; Enid,
Edith, Alex.

Barrie, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Barsh, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.

Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam; Ray Ger-
trude, Bill, Herschel.

Bennett, Amanda.

Bennett, Lee.

Benson, Mr. and Mrs.

Bixler, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B.; Or-
ville, George.

Bixler, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan.

Blausser, Mr. and Mrs. Eliza; Lu-
cille.

Blausser, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Fred-
erick.

Blosser, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Bowersox, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Brant, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold; Edward,
Wm.

Bremon, Mr. and Mrs. John; Mar-
garet.

Brice; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.

Bringham, Wilber.

Brodsord, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Brooker, Mr. and Mrs. David; Edwin,
Maud, Mildred, Nobeline, Lois.

Brooker, Edward; Lois.

Brooker, Isaac.

Brooker, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph.

Brooker, Mr. and Mrs. Walter; Gen-
e-.n.

Union Township

Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

/Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Elvon,
Burdell, Ralph.

Bruce, Miss Glen.

Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen.

Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Burk, Mrs. Samuel.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. James; Bernice,
Donna, Ruth.

Callahan, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M.; Edith.

Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. V. W.; Edna.

Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. Vere S.

Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. C. C; Mil-
dred.

Campbell, Frank; Lester, Doyle, Dor-
tha.

Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.

Cannon, Mrs. Mollie; Evert.

Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Hugh.

Carr, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.; John, Wil-
ber, Thomas, Catherine, Nancy.

Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest.

Carter, Mrs. John.

Carter, Marian, Sadie, Frederick.

Clark, Mrs. Lizzie.

Clark, Samuel.

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Cylde; Ruth
Alene, Lois Irene.

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.; Cecil.

Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Wat.

Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Feilder; Fr-
mal,, Frances.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Robert,
Lois.

Cook, Mr. and Mrs. O. E.

Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin.

Corsant, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Dor-
tha, Chas. R., Oscar M.

Cox, Bert.

Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. Riley.

Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. Warren;
Audra Irene.

Cummon, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.

Crabb, Mr. and Mrs. Alvah; Ersa,
Thelma, Opal.

322

THE WORLD WAR

Crabill, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison;
Mabel, Mildred.

Crabill, Mr. and Mrs. Judson; Lu-
cille, Catherine.

Crabill, Mr. and Mrs. Lester; Savilla,
Ulysses, Dewey, Carl, Ermal.

Daniel,*Mr. and Mrs. L. E.; Ruth.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Opal,
Donald.

Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; children.

Dellinger, Mr. and Mrs. John; John
Foster.
eMoss, Mrs. Grace; Vera, Velma,
Mamie.

Denniston, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.;
Mabel.

DeVault, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. and
children.

DeWitt, Mr. and Mrs. Allen; Robert,
Thurman.

Dukes, N. E.

Eger, Jacob; Ezra, Homer, Ralph,
Pearl, Roy, Martha.

Eiseman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry;
Blanch.

Elston, Mr. and Mrs. W. C; Harriet,
Ruth.

Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Her-
ald, Annabelle, Thelma, Carl,
Donald.

Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. Erve; Foster.

Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar.

Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph.

Epler, Mr. and Mrs. James; Aneda.

Epler, Mrs. Mary.

Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Hugh.

Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O.; Carl
Hugh.

Evans, Joe; Jake.

Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber; Harry,
Chloe.

Fairchild, Mr. and Mrs. Newton J.;
Jessie, Paul.

Fansler, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen; Ber-
tha, Mary, Arthur, Ann, Gilbert,
Earl, Richard, Emma, Lester,
Donald.

Earner, Mrs. Minnie; Athene.

Feilds, Mrs.

Feilds, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Cesil.
Felder, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.; Grant.
Felder, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Mary

Ellen, Roseva, Carl.
Felder, Mr. and Mrs. Chris.; Arthur,

Frank.
Felder, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford.
Felty, Jonathan.

Foglesong, Mr. and Mrs. Donald.
Foglesong, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph.
Foglesong, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Laura.
Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Freind, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew; John.
Garman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.;

Dola, Trella, Victor, Ralph.
Garman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Harry,

Jr.
Garman, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy;

Louisa.
Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence; Wal-
ter.
Gilbert, Dr. and Mrs. A. L
Geiseman, Mr. and Mrs. Forest E.;

Opal.
Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Bert.
Gillespie, Mrs. Warn.
Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Van-

tyle; Frances Lucille.
Gohl, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Earnest,

Chester.
Gorshine, Mrs. Susan; Bert.
Gorshine, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M.
Gotschalk, Mr. and Mrs. Edward;

Elnora, John.
Gould, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.; Helen,

Florence, Mary, Gertrude.
Graffis, Mr. and Mrs. George.
Graffis, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.;

Fred.
Graffs, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Bessie,

Edna, Mammie.
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F.; Mary.
Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Aden; Leota.
Guise, Daniel.
Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Earl.
Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey.
Guise, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Guyer, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Paul.

CONTRIBUTORS

323

Haag, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.; Carl,
Grace, Edith, Ernest.

Hammilton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph.

Harding, A. P.; A. P., Jr.

Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred.

Hartman, Mrs. Sarah.

Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H.;
Paul.

Hecktor, Mr. and Mrs. Axel; Carl,

Ruth, Adolph, Ethel, Edwin.

Heminger, Mr. and Mrs. Amos; Vio-
let.

Heminger, Mr. and Mrs. Lenord;
John, Whitfield, Helen.

Henrichs, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.

Henrichs, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Cuba,
Daniel.

Henrichs, Mr .and Mrs. Wm.; Mar-
garet.

Hensinger, David; Neoma, Lester,
Orpha

Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Void,
Ruby.

Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Eli.

Henderson, Mrs. Isaac.

Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank;
Robert, Louise, Loretta.

Hendrick, Mr. and Mrs. George;
Anna, Virgil.

Herd, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Herman, Mr. and Mrs. David; Mor-
ris.

Hern, Harry.

Herr, Mr. and Mrs. John; Cyril, Paul,
Catherine.

Hetzner, Charles.

Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.; Paul,
Nada.

Hickel, Mr. and Mrs. Amos.

Hickle, Mr. and Mrs. Colen; Elmer,
Elsie, George.

Hickel, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Hickle, Mrs. Rosa; Elsie.

Hiem, Mr. and Mrs. Herman; Marie,
Carl.

Hiland, Mr. and Mrs. Milton; Rob-
ert, Betty, Arthur.

Hilflicker, Mr. and Mrs. George;
Ruth Graham.

Hilflicker, Mr. and Mrs. John;

George, Helen, Frances.
Hill, A. G.
Hill, Emma.
Hogan, Mr. and Mrs. Elra; Roy,

Nelda.
Hogan, Mrs. Dema.
Holland, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.; Law-
rence, Willard.
Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. John; Madge,

Doras.
Hoob, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hott, Mr. and Mrs. James; Grace,

Milo, Elva, Charlie, Perle No-

beline.
Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry D.
Huber, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Hudkins, Adrian.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Aloin.
Hudkins, Mrs. Arch.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Basil.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. David.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Edward;

Violet, Retha.
uaKins, E. V.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Fran-
cis.
Hudkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.; Jennie,

Dorcas, William.
Hughy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Ruth.
Hunneshagen, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph.
Hunneshagen, Eugene; Hugh. Ralph,

Chester.
Hunneshagen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry;

Joseph, Margaret.
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. J.; Thelma.
Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Glen,

Myron, Florence, Lois,
[ewell, Mrs. Nannie.
Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; children.
Keesey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; child.
Kennard, Mrs. Anna; Mary.
Keney, Mr. and Mrs. Dave; Glide.

Pearl, Geraldine, Corlista.
Kile, Mr. and Mrs. P. K.
Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan; Cleah,

Ermal.

324

THE WORLD WAR

Kingrey, Mrs. Bernice.

Kingery, Mr. and Mrs. P. J.; Norah,

Delilah.
Kinnear, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Kirchner, Mr. and Mrs. George.
Kissinger, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas;

Raymond and Donald.
Koff, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel; Minnie,

Hellena, . Frederick, Katherine,

Alice.
Kough, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.; Katie.
Kough, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Ralph,

Roy, Donald, Frank.
Kreamrer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Kreamer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.
Kreamer, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.; Naomi.
Kumler, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.; Mar-
garet, Florence, Charlotte.
Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Sam; Hazel,

Bernice, Marion, Dorthy.
Lambert, Mrs. Esthe.
Lamborn, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford;

Margaret.
Lamborn, F. W.; Marjorie, Alice,

Opal, Darl, Alleo.
Lamborn, Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Landis, Fannie.
Leap, Mr. and Mrs. Loren; Bulah

Frances and Manson.
Leasure, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Leasure, Mrs. Lewis; Naomi.
Lebo, Mr. and Mrs. Alvah.
Lebo, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph; Raymond,

Ruth, Julian, Alice.
Leiter, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Lewis, Cora.
Ley, Rev. E. A.
Ley, Frank.
Limimg, George.
Lindern, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Ho-

bert.
Litchinall, Mr. and Mrs.
Lisey, Mrs. Jane; Mettie.
Lisey, Jacob.

Lisey, Mr.' and Mrs. John; Mary.
Lynch, B. B.
Lord, Mr.

Louden, Mrs. Loura; Tresa, Melba.
Lough, Isabell; Ray.
Mahler, Odella.

Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Ora; Angdon.
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. John; Reba

Erma, Alice.
Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Mathias, Chas.

Masters, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson; Ear-
nest, Naoma, Margaret, Chester
Lester.
McBeth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Robert
Mary, Josephine, Bertha, Harold
Floyd.
McConaughy, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Hugh R., Sarah.

McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Joseph Margaret.

McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. G. B.

McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil.

McKee, Mrs.

McKinsey, Harold Byron.

McLain, Mr. and Mrs. D. A.; Ber-
tha, Scott, Walter, Eniett, Grace,
Vera.

McMurray, Mr. and Mrs. Andy;
Annabelle, Martin.

McPherson, Mrs. Wm.

McVay, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Ray.

Meade, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Meridith, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Metz, Hazel.

Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. David; Julia.

Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. Homer; Ruba.

Metzger, Jacob; Verda.

Metzger, Wm.; Nellie, Anna, Bertha,
Ruth.

Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. Peter; Nellie,
Ruby.

Milbren, John; Letha.

Mills, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elias.

Miller, John.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Mose.

Mishler, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Johnnie.

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy.

Miller, Wm.; Donald, Elias, Robert.

Molencapp, Mr. and Mrs.; mother.

Montgoinery, Herbert.

Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.

Moon, Henry.

Moon, Mrs. Mary Jane.

CONTRIBUTORS

325

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. George; Louis,
Helen, Wildamae.

Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Mar-
garet, William.

Morris. George; Lyman, Ras, Geneva.

Mott, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Morrow, Mr. and Mrs. Otto; Lorine,
Russel, Mary, Norma, Gilbert.

Murphy, Arabelle.

Mutchler, Mr. and Mrs. Howard H.;
Josephine, Isabelle Jennett.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence.

Myers, Frank.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Seawell.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E.

Nafe, Mr. and Mrs. D. O.; Anna-
belle, Mabel.

Natham, Mr. and Mrs. Francis; Rob-
ert.

Neff, Mr. and Mrs. Dean.

Neflf, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.; Clyde D.

Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. N. E.

Nickles, Mr. and Mrs. Warren.

Niseley, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C.

Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Violet,
Harold.

Osborn, Mrs. Charles.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Overmyer. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest; Ora
Lafaun.

Overmyer. Mr. and Mrs. Ira J.; Edna,
Raymond, Burdell, Carl.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln.

Overmyer, Mr. and Mrs. S. C; Ho-
bart, Charlie, Paul Fred.

Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh; child-
ren.

Parker, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Parker. Mr. and Mrs. John; Vernon,
Arlie, Landreth.

Patter, Lewis.

Penrod. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel; Paul.

Penrod, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Peters, Christ; Nellie, George.

Pickins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Her-
ma, Helen, Esthe.

Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Will.

Plaietz, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; Eldona.

Polen, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Polen, Mr. and Mrs. Raliegh.

Polen, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

F'olly, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. George; Omer,
Russel, Freda, Meda.

Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. John; Mabel.

Ranns, Bud; Earl, Donna.

Reedy, Rev. and Mrs. G. S.; Paul.

Reeser, Mr. and Mrs. Carlie; Nettie,
Creath, Harry.

Reese, Mrs. Frank; Dottie.

Reno, Mrs. Maria.

Rhinsmith, Mrs. Flora.

Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs.

Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey; Loyd,
Thelma.

Robbins, Alexander.

Rolston, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

Roth, Mr. and Mrs. S. B.

Rouch, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Russel, Mr. and Mrs. John P.

Sales, Mr. and Mrs.; Robert, Gene-
vieve.

Schirm, George.

.Schirm, Samuel.

Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.

Sears, Mrs. Ellen.

Shere, Mr. and Mrs. John; Sadie.

Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel; Mich-
ael, Mary.

Shine, Albert.

Shine, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.

Shoemakier. Mr. and Mrs. L. M.; Al-
bert, Ralph.

Showley, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

Showley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; For-
est, Doyle, Sanford, Dortha.

Showley, Jacob.

Sibert. Mr. and Mrs. D. W.

Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Louise.

Singer, Brice.

Singer, Mrs. Ettie.

Singer, Mr. and Mrs. Lester.

Singer, Wm.

Slick, Mr. and Mrs. Herman.

Slick, Joseph.

326

THE WORLD WAR

Slick, Mrs. Lucie; Emma.

Slonaker, Mr. and Mrs. Blake; Isaac,
Ethel, Joanna.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Carl.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Boid.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.; Ruth.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Dan.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer; Chester,
Thelma.

Smith, George.

Smith, John.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.

Smith, Maud; Oren.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.

Smith, Mr. anr Mrs. Roy; Beulah,
Beuford.

Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel; Mar-
garet, Elizabeth, Georgia, Ralph,
Helen.

Smith, Sile.

Snepp, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.

Snepp, Mrs. Fannie.

Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. j. S.; John,
Paul, Walter, Hubert.

Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Adam; Jes-
sie.

Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.

Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Justin C.

Staman, Jessie; Charles, Hugh.

Stams, John.

Starr, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.; Alta,
Wallace, Lewis, Lorena, Kath-
ryn, George, Mildred.

Steele, John; Dilla.

Steinke, Mr. and Mrs.; Carl, Flor-
ence.

Stiefenhoefer, Dora.

Stingly, Mr. and Mrs. Amos; Fred,
Chloe, Esther.

Stout, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.; Earl.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Edward.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick.

Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler.

Taber, Mr.

Talbott, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Paul.

Talbott, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.; Maurice,

Annabelle, Albert, Harlen, Ralph,

May, Charles, Simon.
Teeters, Mrs. Ettie; Mildred, Jessie.
Tomlison, Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.;

sons.
Tonily, Mr. and Mrs. Cole.
Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. H. N.
Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. George B.;

Arthur, Ester.
Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. Ottis.
Troutman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Vearl,

Enith, Jean.
Urbin, Mr. and Mrs. Guy.
Urbin, Mr. and Mrs. H.; Bruce.
Vankirk, Belle.

Wagners, Don B.; Frank L., Dona B.
Walle, Wm.; Gertrude, Gerald.
Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.; Mary.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Walters, Mrs. Eliza; Lola.
Walter, J. A.
Walters, Mr. and Mrs. John; Wilda,

Wilber.
Walters, Wm. Eldon.
Washburn, Dr. and Mrs. J. M.;

Helen, Herbert.
Ware, Mrs. Martha.
Weaver, Lizzie.

Weiser, Mr. and Mrs. Weiser, Eri.
Weller, Mr. and Mrs. Claud.
Weller, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse; Helen.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie;

Marie, Harold.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. George; Eva.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.; Irma.
Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel;

Arthur.
West, Mr. J. M.; Chas.
Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. Orville.
Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.; Ma-
rion, Ruth, Harlan, Esther.
Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M.;

Roy, Gladys.
Wilckson, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Wilckson, Loel.
Williams, Mrs. Mary.
Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. F. S.;

Paul.
Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. Thos: J.;

June, Gail, Doris.

CONTRIBUTORS

327

Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.;
children.

Wilson, George.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. George.

Wilson, John.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John L.; Dar-
line, Margaret.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John M.;
Sarah, Clifford.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John; James.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. R.;
Hellen.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F.

Wolington, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd.

Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur; Ethel.

Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel.

Worfeild, Mrs. John.

Workings, Mr. and Mrs. Frank.

Working, Mr. and Mrs. Peter; Les-
ter, Dana, Elizabeth.

Wright, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.; Bonnie.
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.; Glenn.
York, Mr. and Mrs. Ebert; Chester,
Tessie.

Zartman, Mrs. Louella; Imogcne.
Zea, Mrs. Mary; Charles.
Zellars, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Zeller, Mr. and Mrs. Howard; Izola,

Arnold, Helen, Bernice.
Zellers, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Zellars, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Zellars, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
Zellars, Mr. and Mrs. Ruddy.
Zellars, Wm.

Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.
Zimpleman, Mr. and Mrs. Michiel;

Martha, Mollie, Dessie.
Zuck, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse; Claude,

Irene.

Wayne Township

Alber, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel; Calvin,

Garrett, Jauneta, Berdenia, Win-

nefred, Theadore, Nina, Clifford.
Albro, Mrs. Jane; Sula.
/Nshby, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Failey, Mr. and Mrs. James, .Sr.; Garl,

James, Jr.
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Thelma,

Forest.
Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Eli; Mae.
Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis; Vern,

Edith.
Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Helen,

Mary Nina, Mack, Bessie.
Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. Ray; Claud,

Ruby, Roy, Walter.
Beattie, Warren; Charles.
Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey.
Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Carl; Dean H.,

Audrey May.
Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Eldon,

Berdilla.
Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F.;

Dessie, Martha, Lela, James.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.

Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac; Minnie,

Donald.
Burns, Mrs. Josey.
Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. James;

Lienor.
Callahan, Mr. and Mrs. Russell; Dor-

thy.
Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.; Mable,

Elizabeth, Vincent, George.
Calvin, Frank.
Calvin, John.
Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. V. W.; Bertha,

Arthur.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. ; Oscar, Dor-
othy.
Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie; Evelyn

Erma.
Carter, Mr. and Mrs. James; Thomas,

Walter, Fayette, Merle.
Caton, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.; Lulie,

Cornell, Donald.
Caton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.; John,

Joseph.

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THE WORLD WAR

Comer, Edna.

Conn, Verl B.

Conner Nancy.

Connery, Mary; Nancy.

Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry; Ray,

Velma, Mary, Irvin.
Costella, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W.;

Laura M.
Costello, Mr. and Mrs. John W.;

Mary, Ellen, Edward, J. W., Jr.,

Joseph, Clara, Ada.
Cowell, Mr. and Mrs. B. M.; Mabel,

Cornell.
Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. John; Lu-

cile, Cleotis.
Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. James;

Everet.
Daiz, Mr. and Mrs. Doratha.
Denton, John; Harley, George.
Dively, Mr. and Mrs. William; Rus-

sel, ■ George, Edgar. Florence,

Pauline, Violet.
Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. Frank; Al-
bert, John, Eva, Joseph, Elmer.
Downs, Alfred; Grace.
Eiselman, Mrs. Margaret.
Esterbrook, C.
Foutz, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Harold,

Elmer.
Fredner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Freeman, Mrs. Lillie; Gladys, Maude.
Geier, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew.
Geier, James B.
Geier, Michel F.
Geier, Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
Graffis, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil W.; War-
ren, George, Sybil, Doris, Blanche

Irene.
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Perry; Frank,

James, Wilma, Blanche, Elmer,

Fredrick.
Grube, Mrs. Mary; Jennings.
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. John, Sr.
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. John, Jr.,

Minnie.
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas.
Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard;

Delma.
Herd, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; John.
Herrold, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.; Luville.

Herrold, Mr. and Mrs. Henry.
Herrold, Mr. and Mrs. John W.; Carl,

Don.
Heward, Mrs. Irene.
Heyer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, Sr.;

Mary.
Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry.
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman; Donald,

Warren, Marjory, Mildred, David.
Hirch, Henry.
Hirch, Tone.

Hiyer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.; Flor-
ence, Violet.
Hizer, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron; Denis.
Hizer, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.; Fred,

Icel.
Hizer, Mr. and Mrs.. Henry; Dave.
Hizer, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson; Frank-
lin.
Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Leon.
Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence;

Everett, Merle, Mildred.
Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman;

Joseph, Donald.
Jenkins, Mr .and Mrs. Robert; Mary.
Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. J.; Ronald,

Richard.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Dorley; Gerald-

ine, Blanche.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond.
Julian, S. W.; Lillie.
Kaenig, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.; Caroline,

Ella, Anna, May, Bessie, Floyd,

Ruby, Fay, Roy.
Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Dessie,

Ralph.
Kimble, Mr. and Mrs. Edward; Lena,
Lester, Beatrice.
Kines, Mrs. Ellen.
King, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Dwight.
Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard; Blanche,

Samuel, Golda.
Kumler, John J.; Mae.
Kumler, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Loren,

Lois, Byron.
Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Leasure, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd; Wayne.
Leedy, Mr. and Mrs. Bert; Harold,

Clyde, Dale.
Long, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence; Irene,

CONTRIBUTORS

329

Everett, Marie.
Lower, Mr. and Mrs. Mose; Alfred,

Ida.
Ivuey, Mr. and Mrs. John; George,

Russell.
McClain, Mr. and Mrs. D. A.; Walter,

Scott, Vera, Grace, Emmitt.
McCoy, James; Lela.
McDonough, George; Jane.
McLochlin, Mr. and Mrs. John R.;

Marie, Omar, Albert, Gurtie,

Ralph.
Mangold, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave.
M^rsh, Mr. and Mrs. Earl; Annal,

Rosalie, Sherrel.
Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman.
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Maudlin, Mr. and Mrs. Ray.
Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.; Madge,

Jessie, Hazel.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Alva.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Michael; Ethel,

Pearl, Olive, Alva.
Mogle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry; Leah,

Marion.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.
Moore, Mrs. Enoch; Ernest, Freida.
Morphet, Mr. and Mrs. John.
Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Asa J.; George,

Rex, Flossie, Cloyde.
Nichol, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.; Elma,

Elva, Ruth, Paul, Ralph, Ruby.
Nickels, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E.; Des-

sie, Fred, Howard, Bertha.
Nickles, Walter, Elsie, George,

Phoebe, Ruth, Dan, Florence.
O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A.;

Pricilla, James, Allen.
Parcel, Mr. and Mrs. John; Mary,

Theodore.
Pensinger, Mr. and Mrs. Warren;

Margaret, Helen, James.
Phillips, Freemont, Virgil.
Rans, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel.
Rans. Mr. and Mrs. F. M.: Edgar.
Rans, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Ethel,

Helen, Harold, Hubert.
Rans, Spurgen.
Rans, William.

Rife, Mr. and Mrs. Charley; Marvin,
Hewell, Henrietta, Nellie, Lloyd.

Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde; Ken-
nith.

Robbins, Arthur, Glenn.

Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. T. F.; Ranna
Margaret, Fern Fay, Forrest
May.

Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. C; Elvin.

Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. Edward; Nelson,
Jack.

Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. E. {.; Eu-
gene, Eva, Marjorie.

Sedan, Mr. and Mrs. Ora; Lottie,
Ruth, Clod, Lee, Herold.

Shanley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Laura,
Lester.

Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James; Lafay-
ette.

Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Michael.

Spotts, Mr. and Mrs. Fred; William
Perkins.

Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. O. P.; Tressa,
Marie, Beaula, Ruby.

Stone, W. C; Dora, Harvey.

Tatman, Mr. and Mrs. John; Leslie,
Jessie, Clarence, Vernie, Roan,
Raymon.

Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M.;,
Lela, Robert, Floyd.

Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Kennith;
Josephine.

Thrush, Robert; Milo.

Thrush, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield; Ola.

Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Roy W.; Bruce.

Torrence, Mr. and Mrs. John.

Waddups, Mr. and Mrs. George;
Ruth, Mary, George E.

Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. F. K.; Dorothy.

Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. Will, Sr.; Jo-
seph, Margaret, Thomas, Arthur,
Helen, Lawrence.

Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Greenville; Earl.

Weasner, Mrs. William.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry; Chas.
Olive.

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy; Forest,
Ruth, Hazel.

Young, Chester. »

Illustrations

Soldiers Leaving for Camp 1

Gen. Pershing's Headquarters 26

General Headquarters in France 26

Whippet Tank ^^

Liberty Guards

Groups of Soldiers Every Other Page

between

Nurses

Dugouts at Verdun.

Black, John W

Burns, Ernest V

Clymer, Claude Everett

Golub, Jacob

Hartz, Fred

Hartz, Benjamin Joe

Irvine, Martin A

Koester, Earl C

Mikesell, Deane Wilbur

Madary, Clarence Verle

Merely, Adolph R

Murphy, Raymond George.

Nicodemus, John A

Parrish, George L. D

Snyder, Jesse LeRoy

Shelton, Leroy C

Van Meter, Frank

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Gold Star Men

Benge, Clarence Oren 191

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Table of Contents

Aubbeenaubbee Schools 277

Banks 94

Boys in Khaki ^ 95

Bridge Workers 93

Civil War, Recollections 258

Committees 42

Contributors 277

Councils of Defense 54

Conscription Board 71

Death of Verle Madary 257

Financing the War 62

Food Administration ^^ 70

4th Division 204

42nd Division 218

Fuel Administration 79

Fulton County in the War 40

Fulton County's Folicy 56

General Pershing's Story 25

Gold Star Men . 191

Honor Roll 198

Liberty Guards 81

Liberty Red Cross 293

Library Work 80

Miscellaneous Statistics 39

Nurses 187

Newspapers 94

Red Cross Work 83

Rochester Workers 49

Soldiers' Letters and Experiences

Brickel, Harry '^'^'^

Deardorf, Frederick K. 266

Emrick, Ross D. 260

Emons, Lester E 241

Flora, Arch 274

Ferry, Chas. F 229

Garner, Clarence K. 264

Goss, Byron C. 244

Houser, A. W. 269

Irvine, Chas. G ^^'

King, Milo S. 242

Kistler, Chas. 240

Marshall, Claude 275

Overmyer, Roy -^

Owen, Foster -^

Redmond, Walter I. 236

Swihart, Frank 243

Sisson, Earl 245

Shelton, Ray _— • 261

Sterner, Howard 2/1

Safford, Fred L -72

Wright, Marcus -^^

Wright, Miss Ruth ^2

Westwood, Benj. 263

Township Workers

79
Victory Boys and Girls

War Savings

Women's Work

Women's Liberty Loan

Women's Committees

Work on Farms

Work in Schools

The World War. ^

First Battle of the Marne J^

Fighting the East

War in Air and Sea ^

The West Front ^

The Russian Collapse

United States Enters War -^

Last German Drive

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