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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

Army for the present, and later on
for our own Army, whenever and
wherever 1t is needed. Already the
Canadian regiment has furnished lum-
Der for the cantonments of our Sam
lies"
Prepars Lumber In France.
The preparing of the lumber will be
done largely in sprout forests OF oak.
beech, hornbeam and other hardwoods
with some stands of pine. The timber
Is small when compared with our
Great American forests which are re-
garded as the finest in the world.
the great part of the trees in the
French forests being from eight to
twelve inches In diameter. These
forests resemble the wood lots of
Southern New England and the opera
tons will be similar to the portable
saw-mill logging and tie cutting in
Massachusetts, Connecticut. Maryland
and Virginia. The larger logs Will be
sawn into boards and dimension ma
terial while the smaller trees viii be
cut into ties. poles. props. etc. The
closest possible use OF timber will be
required. this being the reason expert
enced timber men were recruited.
The French forests have for many
years been managed with great care
/ and skill, for the Frenchman loves his
trees and cares for them In a most
attentive manner. His forests arc not
extensive like those Of our own land
and in order to preserve them for
posterity he has been compelled tc
use only the wood which is actually
necessary It Is the view OF our gov
ernment's Forestry officials that II
the forest regiment Is to do creditable
work n must be able not only to cut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

markable engineering feat. High
rocky cliffs border the river at this
place and the river bed is of sand,
gravel and limestone. The dam is Of
the new hollow type, SIS feet across
and made OF steel and concrete. Each
OF the series of chambers Is about
ten feet long and steel and concrete
have been freely employed In the but
tressos The lock. which Is on the
Minneapolis side. is $50 feet long and
SO feet wide Two ordinary size river
boats can lock through at the same
time. The power for the operation OF
the steel gates, which weigh seventy
tons each. comes from the st. Paul
side of the river. The erection of
this large dam has caused small
lake to form In the Mississippi. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

to be worth several million dollars.
These two large pro1ects-the Gov.
eminent dam between ST. Paul and
Minneapolis and the dam at Keokuk
and new docking and warehouse IA.
cilties are calculated TO favor the
shipping Of freight on our great INLAND
waterway. New Orleans has already
prepared great docking and warehons.
facilities capable OF caring for imports
and Z municipal belt line of railways
serves these docks and warehouses
Steel baryss were put on the MiAsis-
dppi year ago to carry freight be.
tween st. Louis and New Orleans and
there are also barges on smaller rivers
opening into the Gulf OF Mexico. Ten
nessee and Alabama send coal to New
Orleans on barges which navigate
these rivers.
Beautiful Scenery.
Many q bulky warehouse stands to-
day on tho banks Of the Mississippi.
In river towns where fortunes were
made before the coming OF the railroad
and there is no river scenery In the
country. unless on the Hudson and
Columbia, which equals that OF the
beautiful Upper Mississippi. Mighty
crags and palisades, magnificent bluffA
bare or covered with green verdure.
undulating hills and thriving citiea
perched on picturesque hills make .
charming picture. The Indian. the
Mormon and the trapper each has .
share in the history of this rive,
which ought to be used for commerce
and as a pleasure stream tor tourists
who now know little OF one OF the
most attractive rivers In the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

ers and were assured that they would
though at times they may be COM
PEELED to work in the danger zone,
They are primarily woodmen. and
fighters afterward, II necessary. This
has been the experience of the Ca
madam Lumber Jack Regiment. which
on several occasions has had to work
while German shells screamed nearby.
and on one or two occasions they have
left their work in the forests long
enough to take in some German spies
who were found lurking in the vi
entity of bridges where they were
preparing lumber for rebuilding.
To Follow Example or Canadians.
The Canadians carried their own
machinery into the forests of France
and, as the accompanying photographs
show, have opened up a regular ium-
Der camp In the heart of that dew
astated land. Here one finds the
pastoral peace and hum OF the saw
mill such as is found in our great
Northwest. They have already opened
the way and the American regiment
/ will follow and do its bit" in repair
/ ing the vandalism of the Germans.
| Our regiment will carry Its own ma
chinery and set up great saw mills In
woods Others will fell the trees and
drag them to the mills. The best pos
sible American made machinery will
be used, and as the lumber mills OF
/ our Northwest are far in advance OF
any other country In the use OF ma
chinery, tho natives OF France will be
astonished at the rapidity with which
the necessary lumber will be turned
out Our regiment will convert tht
available timber behind the battle
lines in France into railroad ties
trench timber. mine props, bridge
timbers. lumber and cord wood needed
In the military operation OF the British
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18
Recruited BY Forest Service.

The recruiting for the rank and file
of tho regiment was done mainly by
the foresters In different parts OF the
the best men. as II was desired that
the whole regiment be composed o.
picked woodsmen. SO far only one
regiment composed Of two thousand
men, Is needed, and this has been
filed. although names are being placed
on the waiting list in case another
regiment should be needed. Enlist
ment is for the period of the war only
and the pay Is excellent, extra wages
being paid while the men are on
foreign soil. Horseshoers. stable men.
m ess men. saddlers, wagoners. buglers
and cooks were also necessary to COM
plete the outfit. Pay began from the
date of enlistment and travelling ex-
penses were furnished by the Govern
ment, from the place of enlistment to
the training camp, There Is little real
training to be done as far as the actual
work of the regiment in France Is con-
cerned. for they are all experienced
lumber men and hardened to their
outdoor life. but while in France they
m ust be under military discipline, con-
sequently they must learn infantry
drills and how to live like the Ameri-
can soldier under arms.
| Men between the ages of eighteen
and forty were selected and were sub
| jected to the same physical examina-
ton as required for other military
service. AS the outdoor life keeps
men physically At. few were rejected
and present fine body OF health,
vigorous men. They are receiving
their military training at the Engi
neers Camp on tho grounds OF th'
American University near Washing
ton, and will be ready 10 take theil
places in France IN short time.
| The men were not enlisted as fight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

HEN ONE REMEMBERS how
Ia careful the Germans are IN
MI the reservation and beauty
~ OF their trees and how trees
IRE even protected by law IN the Ger
han Empire. It seems strange that
Wherever the Kaiser's soldiers have
Suue In France during the present
kax. when the trees are no longer OF
~ 70 them. they have destroyed them
With almost eevtlish siee. especially
Z they were fruit trees--trees which
have borne fruit for years and formed
part OF the living OF the French
beaaants During one OF the master
y retreats" OF the Huns they de-
gtreyed whole section of fruit trees,
having the fine old orchards a mass
be Stumps. many Of which they hacked
~ 70 the very roots. Even the young
nees were sawed of and nutilated IN
tuch 4 manner as 10 be completely
ruined. Later perhaps the United
states Forest Service will assist in the
to1ruiting of this section, but at pres
mt Il must deal with the needs OF
nan.
The ruthless hand Of the German is
Deen everywhere in invaded France,
tor railroads and residences OF non
Do1nbatants followed tho way OF the
Rees- While the destruction OF rail-
roads In war Is sometimes justified.
Acthing can excuse or explain the
ruthless tearing down or burning Of
lhe homes of helpless women and
thildren who have no part IN the
eonhict. Everywhere are found the
marks of cruelty and barbarism
thought to have been dead centuries
Ago.
Some OF these damages viii be in
= measure repaired by an American
regiment recruited by the Forest Serv-
~ OF the United States. 1t will be
known as the Lumber Jack Regtm en-
from the fact that II will be composed
Dc men who are expert woodmen, ant
IL duty will be to take lumber out o
kla French forests for various pur
possA
Commanded BY e. s. Engince-.
Ths regiment was organized at tht
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18
How Regiment Recruited By the United States
Forest Service VIII Furnish the Sinews of War
By Taking Timber for War Purposes
From the Forests of France.

request OF the British Commission
when they visited the United States
las, spring. and is similar 10 the one
sent over by Canada some time ago
This regiment OF Canadian lumbermen
Is now doing excellent work Just be-
hind the battle lines. The members
OF the British Commission knew the
work OF the lumber jacks In our great
northwestern fact. one or two OF
them visited the far west for the
purpose OF seeing the workings OF the
saw mills and lumber harvesting In
that section, and when they returned
to Washington they were eager to Sc
cure the services of these men for
work behind their lines in France, and
the Forest Service at once set to WORK
" recruit the regiment
The Lumber Jack Regiment Will be
under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel James A. Woodruff, of the
Engineers Corps of the United States
Army. under whose direction 1t was
organized. He will have Captain
| Beverly c. Dunn as Ad1utant. w. B.
| Greedy. form erly Assistant Forester in
/ charge OF branches OF agriculture anu
research u s. Forest Service. has been
selected as Major on the staff. and
to aid in the organization and equip
ment OF tha regiment Colonel Wood
ruff and Captain Dunn are both eff
! fcient and popular officers of the En-
gineers Corps and we'll liked by tbs
men who have served under them
/ Major Greedy Is a thorough forester
being for a number OF years In charge
of the National Forests OF Montana
and Northern Idaho. Two other we'll
known Forestry me en- will act as majors
IN Command of battalions--R~ f
Benedict, Assistant Forester in tn
Forest Branch of British Columbia
and c. 6. Chapman, Manager of tn
Private Timber Protective Associa
tons Of Western Oregon. These name
are familiar to the lumbermen OF tn
United States, who feel assured Of tn
successful work OF any timber me-
who work under their direction, an
they predict that the regiment Will d
credit to the Forest Service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

that the railroads are taking off trains
and making other changes in order TO
facilitate the moving OF troops. The
building of the Government dam be-
tween Minneapolis and St Paul Is one
more link. in the efforts to make this
river a great artery OF trade and its
completion inst now is opportune since
transportation is becoming a more and
more important problem. Freight
shipped from the head OF navigation
direct to the south Is more direct than
for the Middle West to ship to Duluth
and from Duluth to Buffalo. for after
arriving In BuftAlo the freight must
take a journey TO reach the seaboard.
The Mississippi leads south to tho
ocean going vessels which leave New
Orleans for all parts Of the world.
Immense Dam At Keokuk.
The only other large waterway con-
struction on the Mississippi 10 the dam
at Keokuk, Iowa. which furnishes wa
ter power and generates electricity for
manufacturing in the Mississippi
valley. This dam is at the foot Of the
Des Moines rapids and there are locks.
dry docks and a sea wall. 1t takes
fifteen minutes for a boat to pass
through these locks but 1t does away
with three lockages for formerly three
| small locks were used. The whole
process Of throwing a dam across the
wide Mississippi and Ringing down
into the Great Valley the. immense
hydro-electric development involved
many problems. Electric generators
Transmission lines and dozens of tech
nicalities were solved and today gov.
ernment engineers estimate the bene-
fits from the work to the United States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

banks OF the stream are beautiful at
this point for they are high bluffs COW
cred with green. The back water has
made a new lake six miles long which
lies between these green-clad banks
The University of Minnesota buildings
are situated on these banks and the
lake affords hne boating.
River Cities Erecting Docks.
Among the first boats to use the
new dam were four barge loads of
plows which were sent by Government
craft. These were followed by four
Government barges loaded with coal
from the south. They returned laden
with iron ore. Government also plans
TO rent tow boats for use on various
stretches OF the river and in especial
that a regular service may be inaa-
gurated between St Louis and New
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

connected with woods operations, ana
the maintenance Of large camps have
been enlisted. thus making the regi-
ment the most complete of Its kind.
Doing Their "Bit" For Some Time.
+ Doing ones "bit" in war does not
necessarily mean fighting in Tho
trenches. for furnishing the sinews OF
war Is quite as important as hring
gun. and surely the Lumber Jack Regi-
ment will do a great part in furnish
ing materials for. the front. Military
discipline and team work will be the
keynote of the work and quick action
will be the watchword
Not only in France. but in variout
parts OF the British Isles and the
United States is lumber being prepared
for war purposes. consequently the
men of our Lumber Jack Regiment"
have been doing their "bit' for some.
time. Much OF the lumber used IN
the manufacture OF aeroplanes comes
from the forests of the Northwest
even from some parts of Alaska ana
men have been carefully cutting tat,
for sometime. Naturally. the great
National Army Cantonments OF out
own country have required a vast
amount OF lumber. and The lumbernen
| who have contracts for this have had
to call in every available man to assist
| In its preparation. Extra railroad
switches had to be run 70 these camps
consequently ties were needed and ir
one or two instances the railroads
| were at their wits end" TO secure the
ties In hurry, our lack of prepared
ness being shown even In the lumber
situation. Now. our Lumber Jack wili
carry the American flag to France and
| fight the Germans by furnishing thu
material TO rebuild the railroads and
bridges they have DESTROYED and II
build cartonments and trenches for
our men when they meet on the battle
lines. Few men are more loyal thar
our stout-hearted timber man wht
works 10 our great forests and his
rugged honesty will serve him well ir
his fight against German autocracy
and while he wifi not he In the
trenches he will work with unceaslne
energy IN tho forests 10 bring mp the
necessary lumber TO house and haul
our fighting men. Later the Lumber
Jack Regiment may assist In the re-
building OF the destroyed homes OF
the unfortunate peasants whose lot In
the present war seems 20 he one ~
suffering ana sorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

out and manufacture the timber with
high efficiency but also to avoid waste
and leave the forests in good shape
for future reproduction. This Is the
reason for selecting mainly trained
foresters as officers Of tArregiment-
Men Enthusiastic.
Our regiment, like the Canadian
regiment, will likely have its tree fell
ing contests In which there will be
great rivalry and zest added to the
work. You may rest assured" said
one OF the men. There will be moth
ing slow about the American lumber
Jacks. We will keep the French and
Canadians busy watching our work.
We are expert when It comes to fell
ing the giant trees of the Northwest,
and those little saplings over there
will be easy"
The men will live in camps near
nen--in fact. have all their own
equipment brought with them from
the United States. Several French
foresters will be present and will like
ly get some new points on forestry
from our men.
The regiment Is made up OF six
companies Of one hundred and sixty
four men each. aside from battalion
and regimental staffs, drivers and
commissioned officers The men o!
the regiment are skilled woodmen. be-
ing recruited from logging crews
skilled axmen, sawyers, tie hewers
| skidders. teamsters ana blacksmiths
Miliwrights. sawyers and engineers will
man the portable sawmills which
form part Of the equipment while
! suitable helpers for various activities
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Wonderful Engineering Work On the Father of
Waters Secretary Redheld Working On Plan
4 To Utilize Great Possibilities of This River.
Copyright. 1917. By The international Syndicate

- ECArEE THE FEDERAL GOV
EMINENT knows that relief
for the railroads is needed now
80 and the last word IN Transports
4s&o economy will be a vital necessity
fk@&oS turned its attention 10 urging
Gpers TO use waterways as war
- This comes just al the time
q the Government high dam in the
ossippi between Minneapolis and
Paul has been finished. This dam
I1Ds Minneap polls the head Of the
~ >test ma viganle stream IN the world.
q " long time New Orleans, which
n(& claims to be the second port OF
ME5rited States. has been arguing
Il the Mississippi must be more
rally used as a freight carrier and
Il present war situation the need
Ill more imperative for the Latin
owican countries 10 the south of US
~ now look TO US for commodities
formerly obtained from Germany
Europe. It Is now hoped that IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18

time waterway service will DO realized
on the Mississippi as In former "ears.
Latest Dam In Mississippi.
The new Government locks and
dam in the Upper Mississippi are To-
Gated ass miles below the municipal
docks In Minneapolis and So miles
from the s.. Paul River docks. and
they are the most important govern
ment undertaking OF recent years on
this river. Though the project was
broaehed as far back as thirty years
ago II was not until a short time ago
that an Appropriation was made for
building these immense locks and the
dam. The FIRST approved plan pro-
vided for the construction of two small
locks and dams. II was later decided
20 erect one large dam. The cost mas
been borne by the United States Gov
eminent and the electricity will be
utilized for the beneht OF the public.
The building Of this dam was re-
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

4uGSIlOu, anu hlSD6IR Will lOuOW
him. Collins will occupy his usual
third notch, and Joe Jackson will, of
course, swat from the cleanup pO-
sitfon. Then came -FelsCh, Gandil,
Weaver, Schalk and the pitcher in
the order named.
There is strong attacking ability in
such lineup. The COllins-JacksOn-
Felsch trio should be as formidable
this season as was the old Mackian
combination of Collins, Baker and
McInniss. Felsch is destined for a
place around the top of the league.
He is a natural 300 hitter who will
have no trouble remaining above that
notch. His fielding for the training
trip was sensational, and he has one
of the deadliest arms of any outfeld-
er in the American league.
The only questionable spot in the
SOX team is one that from time i'm
memorial ali sheen the stronghold of
the South Siders. The pitchers are
uncertain. Jim Scott has made a
great comeback on the training trip,
but Jim has yet to show his worth
against big leaguers. Russell has not
been right at any time this year. He
has a kinky arm that needs careful
nursing. Faber and Williams are
ready. So is Eddie CicOtte. Benz
must overcome a tendency to ascend
when the going is rough.
IfRowIand can get merely average
twirling effectiveness from his club
e will make it a fight clear down to
e wire. He has powerful batting
/ good fielding. Holes that were
7 last season have been plugged
he 1917 Sox team is a formula
mbinatiOn. It must use brains.
It run bases with more intelli-
han in 1916.
i'd Gleason will be on hand
ltire season this year, and,
MS much for the ultimate
the club.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

LluS III Oldud ldSI night. DLGCuGE
won the first fall in one hour ard p
minutes, but only after a fall through
the ropes left CaddOck in daZed
condition. Caddock came back
strong in the second fall and had
things his own way thereafter. He
really threw Stecher twice, but the
referee refused to grant the first one
because the men were off the mat.
The time in the second fall was one
hour and 40 minutes. After Is min
utes' intermission Stecher refused to
come back for the third fall and the
bout was awarded to CaddOck. So
far as could be learned, Stecher was
not injured.
Carl Morris knocked Andre Ander-
son cold in the third round at Balti-
more. A short uppercut turned the
trick. The Oklahoma giant showed
no boxing skill, but he didn't need
much to lick Anderson.
Johnny CouIon won a decision
over BObbie Hughes in ten rounds at
New Orleans. Coulon was smarter
than his youthful opponent and
scored one knockdown.
Pierre Maupome went into the
lead in the International Three
Cushion Billiard league race by de-
feating Hugh Heal in Toledo, so to
40.
InfieIder Bruce Hartford has been
released by the White Sox to Des
MOines of the Western league.
The Cubs have purchased Catcher
Earl Blackburn, hast year with the
Boston Braves.
City league magnates last night
elected John F. Byrne president for
the ensuing year, and most of
Byrne's fellow officials rode back into
office along with him. VIM. R. Brom-
ley, Albany Park, was made vice
president; John NJ. Lowery, secre-
tary, and John Kozlek, treasurer.
The league will open its schedule
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-02
TICKER TALK

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same.
extra ThV"" uI"3tHN az" 49," '''i '"
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Chino $3.50 and S. extra: three
months ago sl.5o and s..
Above dividends ar payable March
81 stock record March ?.
an extra dividend ii one pr cent ani;
quarterly dividend Of OK" r'r cent on
common stock. ais" regular quart. ~
preferred dividend -; a. yer r"i;. This
is the sam" as thrC" months ago. MI
dividends are payahi" April 2n!. u
stock record March l2th.
.Aliis-t:halners declared Il dividend or
l., per cont on preferred f"r quarter
erding March 81 AID =. Ut i,rr cent on
account Of back dividends. h"th pay
able April IL stock record March ~.
. Indian Refining declared a Gtvlosn's
OF 81 per cent covering accumulated
dividends on preferred stock for three
quarters ended September In. l9l2. pay
able March % stock record Marca 10
New Js~scr Zinc declared an extra
dividend o. 4 ger cent payable March
10 stock record March ?.
West Penn Traction AND Water Power
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December -. payable March II stock
record March ft This is ;hc first dtr-
deud paid since March. t?;t.