The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
MANY AMERICANS
IN THE CANADIAN /
FOREIGN LEGION

shire. Earlier he had been with the
infantry in the Philippines In the
years 1910-1911.
Private George W. Lord. Of Mid
dleport. N. Y, was in the First d.
yisionai regiment Of the United
States marines during the Cuban pa
citication in 19O7-190S and again In
the Cuban occupation in 1912.
Private ]. G. Harmon, of NO. 452
South Division street, Buffalo, N. Y,
was on the battleship Rhode Island
in various troubles in Colombia and
San Domingo. Altogether he was IN
the navy OF the United States for
twelve wears. His parents live at No.
1920 Center street, Niagara rams
N. Y.
Ninth street, New York city, has
fought in the Philippines and last
year along the Mexican border. He
was through the Philippine insurrec-
tions with the Second United STATES
cavalry on patrol work in 1915 along
the Mexican line.
Private e. C. Payne, OF Chicago,
ILL.,, took part in the fighting with
the Moros in 1911-1912, wnen ne was
n trooper in the Seventh cavalry. His
address when at home Is NO. 2,3oo
North Harding avenue.
Private John Curran, South Bos-
ton. Mass, was with the Seventh Unit
ed States infantry in the Philippines.
Private Albert Jones Of Brooklyn,
N. Y. has become very we'll known
both in the army and In business. he
was long a travelling engineer Tor
ellis and Ghagen, heating and SAM
tary engineers of New York city. He
was in the Twenty-irst United States
infantry through the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Private Benjamin Clark. of Bufra-
10. has seen his share of the Mexican
troubles with the navy and army. He
was also in the Nicaragua expedition.
Private C. w. st. Lawrence, OF Cal
gary, Alberta and Bermidgee, Mimi,
is one of the western type of the le-
gion. He was through the South Az
rican war with the British army from
1899 to 1902.
Private II. T. Burgess was in the
famous Captain G. G. Smiths troop
of the Fourteenth United States cav
airy in the Moro campaigns and in
Mindanao.
Private Fred G. Cannon, Of Detroit.
and Of the Chicago South Side was
in the Eleventh United States infant
nv at Homoriguas and Los Marias and
other battles in 189S-1S99. He left
a position as Grand Trunk yardmast-
err at Montreal to join the legion.
Then there is Private Ray Smith.
a lean, iron gray man. who served
Uncle Sam as a cavalry trooper
against the Sioux Indians in 1890 and
helped settle the Wyoming cattle
troubles.
A little man with bronzed face and
deep wrinkles is Gust Lind, OF Bell
ingham, Wash, who marched from
Tiensin with Carson. J. ]. Riley. a
bugler, was also with Carson.
Drummer John Fl. Smith comes
from Youngstown, o., and Niagara
Falls, N. Y. He was in Company D.
of the Ninth United States infantry
and fought through the China cam
paign and in the Philippines.
Wearing the chevrons OF sergeant
is tall, 1.-THE young man who rides
about in taXicabs and talks with a
distinct New England drawl. He Is
known along his comrades as Fran
els and they say he is a millionaire
shoe manufacturer Of Boston.
Machine.Gun Instructor.
Sergeant Rasmussen is the machine
gun instructor of the American Le-
gion. He took part in twenty-seven
engagements with the United States
army in the PHILIPPINES, and after
ward served with General Obregon in
Mexico through the Sonora and Sed-
dolona campaigns. After going through
the Philippine and Spanish wars. Ras-
mussen became prospector and
worked from Alaska to South America
He was in Yucatan when the Madero
revolution was organized and joined
He served with the Constitutionalist
forces of Mexico until after the battle
of Santa Rosa, where he saw General
Ogida lose half Of his command. He
brought with him to the American
Legion number Of quick-1rer eX-
perts from among his Mexican COM
rades. During all his fighting Ser
geant Rasmussen has been wounded
but once.
Too close inquiry as 10 antecedents
is not made. The motto is not who
are you?" but what can you give
Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Buff
falo, Cleveland, Syracuse and other
American cities as their birthplaces.
Most OF them have had military SER
vice.
The Americans who are enlisting
are doubly pleased, because many of
the officers OF the American Legion
are graduates of West Point, who, for
one cause or another, have left the
American army.
The dissipation Of the forces Of Gen.
eral Villa in Mexico has released
scores of the most adventurous spirits
on the western hemisphere, and they
are flocking to Canada to enlist In the
American Legion.
The force is now in active training
and because OF previous military eX-
perience 1t is expected the Legion will
soon be sent to tho front.