The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-17
OLD HOME WEEK"
IN ARG0NhE FOREST
Singular Gathering of Literary, Dra-
matte, Journalistic and Political
Celebrities
DRIVING JERRY" on EAST.
Every sort of Preparation Had Been
Made by Enemy for a Compare
lively Peaceful and Secure Winter.
DRIVING JERRY" on EAST.
BY DAMON RINYON,

With the Americans on the Argonne
Front. oct. 15.--It has been odd
home week these past seven days on
the road through the Argonne forest
behind the advancing American lines.
Sergeant Alexander Wolcott, former
New York dramatic critic, hurrying
forward on mission for Stars and
stripes, the soldiers newspaper, SAYS
every new American attack reminds
one of big first night" because you
meet every one you know
Homer Rodaheaver Billy SUNDAYS
tromboniSt, wa5 one of many familiar
figures that passed along the muddy
roads leading into the dark woods
where New York's Seventy-seventh
division chopped its name into his
tory. Rodeheaver wears the Y NJ
G.. y. uniform. He was saying he
would like to see the commanding
general as he had al idea which he
thought might help the commander
IN his work. The nature of "Rody'st
idea is unknown
Bin Wcllman. former auto racing
promoter. was discovered swinging a
pick with Colonel Reggie Foster $
Plonfers. who were repairing the
sheilztorn highway within sound ot
the cannon
Bin had just received work APP
polntment of an officers school. Colo
mel Foster hated to lose him, as he
SAYS EiIl swings mean pick.
Elizabeth Brico. actress. and Mar
earet Mayo. playwright. with Tommy
Gray, also playwright. and Bill Nor
rlSsey, Vaudevilhun, went splashine
past WeIlrnan IN an army auto. They
went on up 10 an artillery position
I and put on a show with the rear o,
u big truck cor ii stage. the gunners
serving iron hash to the Germans on
| the distant hills between acts.
! ~" shock Units.
. Inc members of the quartet ant
/ Y NJ. c. A, entertainers call thei,
unit the shock unit" because some
/ of Gray's gags were a shock TO The
association, Sherman Hank" Gowdy
now with the Rainbow division wht
has been in all kinds of war, wa.
chiefly Interested in the announce
ment that his old teammate. Christ>
+ Mathewson, IS in France. an Officer
with the new gas service
Harry Niemeyer, former New Yorl
sporting editor, prowled along III,
road in y. NJ c. 4. apparel,
John Leroy Scott, author, stoo,
ankled deep in mud watching the pro
ccsslous of trucks. He is also
/ y NJ c, A. We. i<cr
I Herman Whitaker and MACMILLAN
Foster, more authors. held Il parlel
, amid the ruins OF NarenneS, where
/ Marie Antoiuette and Louis XVI wer,
arrested when they tried to escape Il
Germany and brought ha.k to Pari,
and executed. Il Was almost authors
day on The road In the Argonne.
Out Of the woods whore the bis
guns were ripping away tratnped Z
muddy poet He was Grantland Rice
/ lieutenant of artillery He was com.
planning of "cootics." saving uueru,
lousy they were a handicGp to poesy
/ Rice had been serving with the gun:
pounding the forest he was the
only poet encountered on the road
lea Commands Artillery.
Luke Lea. former United state,
senator from Tennessee. was foune
commanding q regiment of artillery
/ IT viii be seen a rather mixed
aggregation cluttered the road to the
Argonne Celebrities could be picked
out of The weller OF traffic like file,
out of boarding house soup
} VIII Irwin, war correspondent wa.
found busy deciphering German sign
along the forest thoroughfares
( Jerry as the soldiers call the Ger
man. had laid out regular streets ant
I named them all.
! "A famous American general ha
located headquarters in a concret,
house recently vacated by German
general He was directing the battl,
! by telephone He took pride in OK
hihiting a dugout under the house a.
elaborate as mine workings. 1t hat
been a German hombproof shelter
! The general called it his "Annett,
exit" saying he did the Annette kel
fernann into IL when Jerry" cam,
bombing of nights
A stretcher-h bearer who said HI
/ lives opposite belmont Park when ht
is at home. was found at the eros.
roads In a former Y. NJ C. A. hut
( now an American dressing station
watching a German plane hoverinl
above tho trees. Americans wcr,
+ breaking sootv little balls of smok.
around it, The plane dropped clos,
down so the observer could have
look at the transport. Finally tn,
machine glided away unframed.
The ground was Strewn with Ger.