The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-27
SALMON SOLDIER soYs
ARE WARMLY COMMENDED


on the battle front in France. there
= an enclosure of the generals or
DER commanding the 42nd division
III which they have served and ra.
counting their splendid work. Young
biasingame writes that h.. has been
IN every action describei in the or
DER, which covers the period of the
longest service of all the Americans
now In France. frcm Lorraine to
second battle OF the Marne. The com
ineIiatory order contains the follow
ing summary of the war as To the
division, To the Officers and Men of
lthe a2nd division:
Your first elements entered the
trenches In Lorraine on February
2lsL You served on that front for
10 days. You were the first Ameri.
can division to hold a divisional sec
tor and when you left the sector
June 2lst you had served continu.
ously as a division in the trenches
Tor longer time than any other
American division. Although YOU en-.
tered the sector without experience
In actual warfare, you so conducted
yourselves as TO win the respect and
affection OF the French ytterans
with whom you fought. Under gas
and bombardment, in raids, in pa.
trois, In the heat OF hand to hand
combat and in the long dull hours OF
treach routine so trying to sol
diers spirit, you bore yourselves in
! a manner worthy OF the traditions
OF our country.
You were Withdrawn from Lor-
raine 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 merican division to fight in
eneral Gourad'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 sue
cess north of the Marne. Fresh from
the battle front before Chalons, you
were thrown against the picked
troops of Germany. For eight con-
secutive days you attacked skiifui-
ly prepared positions. You captured
great stores of arms and munitions
You forced the crossing of the
Ourcq. You took hill 212, Sergy,
Meurcy Ferme and Seringes by as
sault. You drove the enemy, includ-
ing an Imperial Guard Division, be-
fore you for a depth of fifteen kilo-
meters. When your infantry was re-
lieved. 1t was in full pursuit of the
Tetreatlng Germans and your artil-
lery was allowed to pragress ;srd
support another AmehScah 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 Cham
payne, your assembled officers re-
ceivei the personal thanks and com
mendation of General Couraud MIN
self For your services on the Ourcu.
your division was officially compli
mented in a letter from the Com
manding general LIST Army Corps
of July 2sth. 1918.
TO yeur success all ranks and ser
vices have contributed and | desire
to express to every man in the com
mand my appreciation Of his deyot
ed AID courageous effort.
CHARLES r. MENOHER,
Major General L. s. Army
Edgar also tells his family he is
sending souvenir from Sergy TO
them b. Lieut.. Murphy that was ta-
ken from an officer.
Too late for last weeks publica.
ton the following letter was reeeiv-
ed from Wilbur Stroud. by his faith
er. Thomas Stroud.
Newport News Virginia. Scptem-
Der 10. 1918. Dear Ma and Dad: | will
now drop you few lines to tell you
am getting along fine
| guess you will be surprised TO
hear from me back in the old L. .
again. | sure am glad 10 get back to
Gods country. II isn't that
don't like TO fight. YOU know. II Is
just for the change for like to hear
the cannon's roar and these big
shells whistle and bunt all around
me- II is nice, they play home, sweet
home. sure, but the one that got me
didn't whistle, or at least | didn't
hear II.
We landed last night and were on
the water twelve days ard | sure
was glad to get off too. ] am in r
nice hospital here. There are lots OF
pretty Red Cross nurses. One just
came along and gave me some cigar
cites and a stamped envelope.
| may get 10 come home in three
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