The Detroit times., 1916-11-22

OF his life.
Frank Jones. az oak Cliff Just
over the yladuct" from Dallas
Tex summed up the lceion's atti-
rude az he paused in his sentry
beat on rain swept hiii overlook
ng the sea.
There isn't 4 man In the force
from the colonel down 20 me who
wouldn't rive months pay for Just
one smash a. that guy" he said
lie got IN as p temporary officer
and didn't maxi good In few
weeks he'd have been down in the
ranks as a private But he went
over the hiu toward Michigan when
he heard we were going 70 sail
yellow clear thru, that's his trouble.
a yellow parlo- soldier
Jones beckoncd with his bayonet
and another American Tommy came
70 He vas Fro1 Mullen, of Duluth.
\ formerly OF The Twenty L.
s infantry Mullen escorted the
visitor 70 the temporary barracks
and headquarters while Jones-a
f2-year man ~ tbe U. s. army re
-umod his swinging stride along
'hc crest.
There was something un.Brltish
about Tho sentry's long pace and
The s,i@ht forward stoop OF his
body as hc disappeared into the
carly evening R'oom Mullen OK
rIained that the legion doesn't
bother about a mans walk, il IL
gets him there
III You know bow the world's
series came ont. Tu present you 10
Maj Hart" offered Mullen. Hes
originally from brooklyn and put in
90 years in the American army.
Fart OF his serrice was In the Sey.
rnty first New York Of New York
city. in cuba. In later years he
was chief military Instructor and
disciplinary oncer at Elmira, y. Y
teformatory
Mai. G /. Hart. a bic muscular
soldier with scowl engraved on
Ms loathcry face explained that
.rinrs were stirl upset because they
Lad marched into camp only a few
hours ago The legion had spent
weeks under canvas IA muddy rainy
weather Their new quarters were
srmy huts LONE narrow buildings
rainted a battloship color
1T wasn't that / thought they d
win. said Hart when told the worst
ohout the brooklyn Robins. but
Lad enough patriotism for old Flat
bush TO back them for a little.
Come over and meet our other
officers they're always glad to ser
| n man who knows his State-st
wish you'd come sooner because we
lad yorngster named George r
Simons who useu 10 be COPY boy in
he Chicqco Trihune's local room
lie was Mild for a few minutes the
other day when we transferred him
20 clerical work ont Of the INIT
corp. simmons wore he could have
had desk work without leaving Chi
caeo. what he wanted was shrlr
and pofntrlues and bayonet
bouts with Gormans"
The American officer picked his
way across The muddy quadranalc
.tcppne over a miscellany ~ kit
bags and havorsacks not yet slowed
away IN the barracks "
I'VE don't cali ourselves. the
American legion any more hecou
rnucd we understood the prest
cent did not approve. so vo gave
rp our badge with the scm Ameri
can shield and ,no words American
legion Now we are known by Juet
our battalion number
AN old frion save our outGt .
had reputation tck I'm the states
called MS the lost legion and said
the whole force was composed OF
uamps who acscued wholesale
when II come ime 90 sail That
g.. an account Individuals will SETTLE
later but ! wish YOU would looi
around and observe this lost
LEGION hnd iu' remember. please
that we were congratulated on 'h.
splendid appearance and discipline
~ two drafts no. lighting In France
I claim that .on't bad-especia'ly