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New-York tribune., 1918-02-13

were buried no timber whatsoever wal
available, and all tho men had to be
buried without coffin.
The bodies washed up in the district
where the sixty men were buried were
not badly bruised. But those coming
ashore at more rock -strewn places
where the waters gave up patches of
forty-nine and forty-four, were mutt
lated almost beyond recognition.
1t was noted in most cases that near
ly all the men wore lifcbelts, and that
their clothing invariably was saturated
with oil, which came from the two
great tanks on board the Tuscania I'm
medately after the torpedoing of the
steamer the men were thrown into the
by the faulty launching Of lifeboats and
swan about in the oil-laden waters be-
fore giving up the struggle in the dark
ness. Many of the men, however, were
within a few yards of the land after
hours of rowing, when the seas crushed
their lifeboats against the rocks.
Private Wilbur Mutt, Spring Valley,
Ohio, was in Lifeboat II, which cap
sized when it struck against the rocks,
cmptying thirty occupants into the
swirling sea.
Lifeboats Smashed
~ was carried over the rocks on p
great wave," said Mutt to-day, "and
wandered for six hours up and down
the cliff. l have just seen the names
Of all the other occupants of the boat
among the dead"
Mutt is i'll hhere.
Another survivor was looking haE-
gard and worn as result of his long
struggle in the water. He told much .
the same terrible tale as his comrades.
lie was Boyd K. Hancock, who says he
owes his life to Sergeant George Volz
Hancock, who is a patient in the hos
pital here, had been in the water for
an hour or more when Volz pulled him
into lifeboat 10 A.
The only member of the crew who
was then in the boat was later washed
overheard, but they safely negotiated
the rocks along the coast, reaching
shore about the middle of the night,
and slept on until daylight.
Fisherfoll1 Heroic
Heroes also appeared among the
fisherfolk ashore.
A British colonel, who came fifty
miles and worked indefatigably with !
the survivors, mentions in his report
to the war office Robert Morrison, |
coast watcher, and Duncan Campbell ,
tor bravery. Morrison heard cries
about the middle of the night, and |
running down from his home on top /
of the cliff saved many by dragging
them to the higher rocks. He took
care OF eighty survivors at his tiny
house, and still has some of the sick
Campbell, at point ten miles further
away, did much the same thing He
helped fourteen men to reach land and
.ook them to his farmhouse.
AT one small port the correspondent
,ound an lmprovised morgue in a dis
,illery. At another port drill hal
vas converted into morgue.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13

Military Committee bills to create a
super.war cabinet and director of
munitions. While the President is rep
resented as being "unaltcrablv o.
posed" to the committee plan, many
members of Congress are just as iirmly
opposed to the Presidents plan.
The purpose of the conferences will
be to arrive at some compromise on
this subject first, but there is everv
llnrdlcatlon that they will be carried on
throughout the war.
:, Inc Presidents move is regarded as
the first step toward taking members
of both parties more into his confidence
and toward calling the Republicans ac-
tlveiy INTO the war councils.
Administration leaders in the Sonata
1o-day planned consideration of the
legislation the President wants.
Senator Overman, chairman of tho
Judiciary subcommittee appointed ~
consider the bill, to-day predicted y
favorable report. But should CONGRESS-
docline to act, it was said TO-DAY. the
president feels that in a large measure
he now has and is disposed to exercise
authority to effect at least partiallv
such reorganization as he thinks do,
sirable. "'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
lext Of Letter Praisiing Germany
Sent by Adams From Berlin

countries were given adequate assur
ance that England would supnort then,
:, That France had intended to marct
through Belgian territory in order tc
1'ahk the right wing of the German
army, and that she was to do So win
inc knowledgc and approval of Enc.
land, are absolutely certain. and thn
belglum was a party to the under.
sta1n1dlng is highly probable.
men Germany crossed the Belgian
Dorder hrst that was England's excuse
| lor declaring war, but not her reason.
.,' 1ne llad already decided that this was
vie opportunity to restore her com
merclal supremacy by helpin~ France
and Russia destroy the German Emn;ro
'Ihat such motives should impc] tho
rulers of England to impose a tcrrjhlc
war upon the people of Eurorc is in
Sfcdib!c TO those who are Ignorant of
English history ava ~ -
But they will not DESTROY the Cor
man Empire. The hostile prc,arations
"h,ch have been going on in Franrc
ana RUSSIA for several years have been
700 evident and too threatening fo.
Nel',a,y 10 ignore, SO they have nrc
pared themselves. and the GOOD nonnlo
OF Germany will successfu]lv dcfapnd dsf,p'i
,he1r homes and maintain their ri,ht
uo i've ana prosper against the whole
gang OF deVlllsh conspirators who have
1orceo the innocent masses of Russia
rance and England to fight arainst
them. Yours truly, J.T. ADAMS"
Ahother document presented by Sena.
,or calder was the text of disniav ad
Nertsement in THE Telegraph Heraldv
"nmouhclnE Dubuque peace demon
s'ratlon April 25, 1916 A few davs be-
tore tnls President Wilson had gone be-
lore congress to inform the houses Of
the extreme gravity of the submarine
with Germany. The namc
ol Mf. ADAMS appears on the committee
arranging the peace demonstration A
9I1ppy or report in The Teleeranh- |
Iiera'd April 26 said more than 5000 |
r peiSoha We're present in the Opera /
mouse. Patrick ODonnell. of Chicaco
was the speaker of the evening. Poso'
lu'iohs were adopted calling FOR noaco
and ending as follows: 'N@0
we declare that under no cons;a
Grafton is break justified in onr rn-
'auUns .S,f with the Central Powers.
we arc convinced that America ~
ms time can render no greater so,l.,co
20 'he world, TO humanity. and no bo4-
'er MAINTAIN Its national honor ana
promote ITS material welfare than ia
>eep ou' OF the European struggle ~
Top IN our midst all preparation for
var, to warn our citizens Off an sb,nr
II the belligerents, and to leave no+l,
ns nndone by way of Friendly neon-
,atlon to bring about peace between
he nations at war;
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Vassar Girls Fight
$300,000 Fire That
threatens College
Especial Co,-7.esDou0e,7col 7

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. ia 6r,
which started in one of the maids
rooms on the fourth floor of the east
wing of the main building at Vassa,
sSollege tonight destroyed the entire
1our'n hoor and for an hour threat
srh Tneo 10 wipe out the main building
rai; n'1e loss is estimated at s300,0O0. Many
ce'lcs once owned by Matthew Vassar
founder OF the college, were lost
The fire was discovered at 6:3O ;us+
as a, the 1000 students were fnjshinp
thelr dinner in the main dining room
on the second floor. The Students
smelled smoke, and the students fire
department tried to control the blaze
a a call Tor help was telephoned to the
Poughkeepsie Fire Department. Ten
companies were sent
While the fire was at it's height there
were two other fires in Pouehkeensie
and about half the fremen were re-
called from the college. They returned
to the college after putting out the
fires in the city.
The wing to which the ire was con-
tined covers 400 by $50 feet. On this
floor are only the maids rooms. The
assembly room is on the third floor.
the students dining room is on the
second Hoor and on the first floor are
wv AlcSIcH, servants QlnlnE room and
the college store. The main building,
of which the wing is part, houses 400
students, the members of the faculty
and the administration Offices, post.
office and store.
During the first half hour of the
fire the students formed a guard about
the building and at the entrances to
the campus. Later they were relieved
by about fifty members of Company r
lst Regiment, New York National
Guard, which is quartcred in the state
armory here. Several Poughkeepsie
lremen were overcome by smoke and
injured by falling brick.
because of an inadequate water SUP
oly the city fremen chopped a hole |
N one of the lakes on the COLLEGE
campus and pumped water to the fire
100 feet away Scores of students
'ushed into their rooms in the main
'uilding and carried out personal be-.
ongings while the ire was raging
lhey carried their goods out onto the
,ampus. '''N
The section in which the fire was
was finished with the main
building in 1865. Originally il housed
he chapel, but few years ago the
wing was rebuilt and two stories were
lddcd. "eie
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Baker Explains
Reorganization of
The General Staff
St0f C0rresnondeucn1

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-An official
explanation, 1000 words long. furthe1
explaining the reorganization of the
Army General Staff was issued to-nirht
ny secretary of War Baker
he Importance of the office of Sur
Seyor or Purchases, held by Edward R,
, ptee ~, uo-~one OF the men mentioned
ps senator chamberlain and others be-
cause OF his record as PURCHASING
agent for the Entente as likelv nan 3
Tor Minister Of Munitions-is cn,nhos
ized in the explanation given ont to.
night 7'i oos To-
.,: Inc secretary recites the steps
"hlch would be pursued under the plan
IN the purchase of 100000 shells.
ne Ordnance Bureau would call on
Mr. Stettlnlus to find out with whom
me order should be placed and whan
dellvcries might be expected" ''>''
Down to that point it is fine ;, sa;d
one Senator, "but then see what han
pens!" '"' nap
"Thc Ordnance Department then
would proceed" the Secretary's lan-
SuaEe goes on, TO purchase the shells.
as ~ mas heretofore, and would draft
an1 execute contract for the mate
1ract passes through the hands of
Brlgadier General Pierce, Director If
PURCHASES and Supplies"
mere Is persistent rumor in Wash.
lngton that Mr.. Stettinius is much dc
Eusted with the lack of authority con-
1erred on him. TINS is said TO he ono
OF inc reasons for the latest reorran-
lzatIon- Friends of the Survevor of
supplies were quite sure to-nipht that
inc reorganization, followed bv tho
explanation. would more than ever con-
vince MI Stettinius that there is act-
ualiy no desire ito give him any rca,
power. al
some OF them even asserted that the
- 'lisl.'S OF Mr. sotettlnius to the War
department was merely an effor, -
trade on Mr.. Stettinius' reuutat;on % ~
a Keen and able purchaser of militarv
HupPlles. without actually permittino
M to nave real hand in the War
department system of purchases.
ne paragraph in the statement. nox,
70 INC one just mentioned, reads az fol. |
IN the case of very large orders il !
Is ilhely that the Director Of Purchasos
ana supplies, General Pierce. will nasy
upon tne contract both before and after
us : mahnE, which, in the opinion Of
lrlends OF Mr.. Stettinius and critical
senator's, leaves very little power for
Bakers Statement
Secretary Bakers statement reads.
-lhe General Staff is to operate
hrough tive main administrative divis-
ons. each division being directed bv a
n1'iltary officer, with powers to act for
ne Secretary OF War and the chief Of
taif IN matters within the iurisdict;on
If that division. ''N'~' ''oA
Many inquiries have been made CON-
eihihs she new system of purchases
ss : the director of purchases and sun.
'i.us, ';orso nf1Sadler .l;1G General Palmer +.
''crce VIII have supervisory charge Of
II purchases made by the several ~ nnr ~
nas'Hs bureaus of the War Depart
n'nl. IT. Associated with and subordinate
. evo, Mehefal nf ,,, plercc is a civilian sur
, vSor OF purchases and supplies "a.
ara X. stettinus, of New York Who yiu :
'as As, recently appointed. WIN
- ne junction of Mr. stettinus Wilt
c largely Fat of surveyor Of the thu, !
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Especial Correspondence

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 12.-Herc is
the letter from Germany that is chief
cause of the trouble in the Republican
National Committee. 1t was written
by John r. Adams, of Iowa, who seeks
election as National Chairman. from
Berlin, August 81, 1914, and it was
published in the Dubuque "Telecraph-
Herald September 20, 1914. The letter
follows:
"Rcrlin, Aug. 81. 1914.
Editor Telegraph Herald Duhuonc
Iowa.
Dear Sir: I am mailing YOU TODAY
through our ambassador, a cow Of The
German White Book and The Truth
ABOUT Germany as America has been
Hooded with lying and misleading re-
ports from London, Paris and st.
fctcrsburg. | would like to sec some
OF these articles, which present tho
situation from the German standno;nt
published in The Telegraph Herald. )
"To the best of my knowledge and
belief, these statements represent sub
stYntlally the unanimous sentiment of
,he many thousand Americans who
happen to be at this time in Germany.
would like to write chapter my
self on the causes of this horrible war.
put TINS letter may not reach its desti
nation. will make the assertion
however, that there arc no more peace
loving people in the world than the
Germans. from the Kaiser himself down
10 the humblest citizen, and there aro
no people who have progressed farther
IN all that is best in culture and c;v;l;'
cation. ~
BUT Germany in recent Years has
surpassed all other countries in Fn-
rope IN prosperity. and she has inter
Iered' incidentally, with the foreign
commerce of Great Britain. This ;s
really her great crime, and this is the
principal reason why the small wor
party IN England headed by thai arcb
n,ypocrlte, Sir Edward Grey, has nursed /
'nt 'pt anu cTerman sentiment among the
nnIoooS Shlrt politicians of France and |
I, ne degeheratc aristocracy of Russia
rms is the reason why Sir Ed,yama
nrey, while making few PLAYS ~ ~
galleries in behalf of ncsco n rne
actually working twcnty-four hours " -
lay to make certain the outbreak of
lostilitics. van o.
III is now perfectly clear to all of
IS who have been living in Germanv
ma. "hen Russia and France were Sc,
rctly planning to make Austria's do
to punish the Serbian as.
asslns the occasion for a sudden ~
ach the German borders, these two
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Forty More Tuscanio
Men Reported Safe

WAodINGION, Feb. ~. - Fort,
names were removed to-day from the
list of unreported American soldiers
who were on board the torpedoed line,
Tuscania, leaving 800 still to be ac.
counted for. AS the War Departmen nj
advlces show only 113 soldiers lost. 1SI
OF those now unreported probably are
safe.
The men removed from the unac
counted for list to-day are:
Private GEORGE R. BAKER, Carter Valley
Tex. ~'
Sergeant OLIVER COTE. Weldon Station
Private ELMER HOLDEN. Fort Worth To,
Private HALLE M. HOSELTON, Cobur9
Canada.
Private cuss JOHNSON, Reedsport, Ore
Private ROBERT J. MOODY, Cambridge.
Private JOSEPH E. M'DoNALD. Springfield,
Private JOHN f. M'DoNNELL, Hinton,
Private ROBERT I. NAUMAN. MINNEAPOLIS.
Pr!vatc SIDNEY r. NALL. GAINESVILLE. Ten.
Private GEORGE STIERLEN, Ferndaie,
Private LESTER L. SMITH. Galice. Ore
Private ERNEST LINTHICUM, Oklahoma
Private private, 5oHN RIDGE, Pleasant Hill. Okla.
pr;va private WAITER YAK, r. LARSON. Warren. Ore
Private VIRGIL J. ROBERTS, Ei Reno. Okla
Private BENJAMIN BIRMINGHAM corn~s
Christi, Tex. oo'p0S
FIRST Lieutenant CLIFFORD WELLINGTON
WALLER. Fenton.
Twenty-one Left in Halifax
The safety of twenty-one more SOL
dlers who sailed on the Tuscania was
assured to-day by announcement from
the War Department that the men
were taken from the ship at Halifax
because they were i'll. The names Of
the twenty i'll, who now are re-
moved from the list of missing. follow.
-. Ruper:: a. Davis. Fresco, Tex; Albert
Dlaz, Mission. Tex. Henry z. Forsbee
Hayward. Okla /: William r. George. Waver
" Tenn: Fred ]. Groomcr, Horseshoe
Bend. Iowa; Carl V. jacobson. Elk civ
Jesse Robert Kline, Deer PARK. WASH
Roderick D.. Macdonald, Bellingham. Wash
Jacob W. Martin. Fort Worth, Tex: Ste
phen r. Mead, Reed. Ore: Howard "
Mcnely. Sasakwa. Okla: Erven Miller. An.
aelmo, Neb. Edward f Parker. Giants
pass. Ore: Theodore Polak. Adkins. Ten
Roy T. Powelson. Mill City. Ore. Archie
y. ,koberts. Salem. Ore. George +. Rogers
/ DALLAS: Wis; Elvin o. Stephens. Sprjng,
field Ore. Rufus W. Taft, San Saba To-
Joe l.. Taylor. San Antonio. Tex.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

SPi'uG seems near and snow is melt
ing. Ice yields to the vcrnal charm
Even Even frigid radiators, now it's spring
''me, grow quite warm.
n postcard addressed to "Tcddv's
DOCTOR, Roosevelt Hospital. reads:
Dear Doc: Please be sure to fix
up the Coloncl's cars in good shape. SO
mat he will be able to hear the pco-
pies call in 1920"
Recently an operator of the Clear
,1eid nc region of Pennsylvania went to
asnington to complain that official
requlsltlons had been made upon his
mines for about 100000 tons more
man they were capable of producing.
Alter being passed along by nine diff
terent officials the operator finally
reached the sanctum of "A dynamic
young man who admitted rcsponsibilitv
TOR the acquisitions.
inquired. Wv A" VIZ
ooh. no" replied the fuel admins
ration ration ohclal. .! was an automobile
ment" ff0
=, me Rev. Charles Kotlarz, pastor of
the Roman Catholic Church at Wae-
ners Point, suburb Of Baltimore. will
nave to change his parish or his ma.
tionality. '''' ia
The priest is a German, and most
OK ms flock live within the prohibited
waterfront zone. Recently he applied
1or permission to cross the "dead
Ine" to attend to his parish duties
i. les'erday he received letter from
ne ne attorney General saying that in
a1an aHe eyes Oh the law he is an enemy
own parish. ''''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
National Body of
State Chairn,en
Formed by G.. O. p
STAFF Corycsnon,,e,,

ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia n.t;a
mon ,'A,'on @ or Republican state char.
''ien was formed to-day bv Tho 'nair s,,..
ora,Imcn IN attendance at the n,oat;ne tase
~ the Republican National Co,; C'nsss.Hs !.
bon, WIN Arthur II. Gcissler. of OIL,
aesaa .,snaa; as chairman The purpose Of thc
boaJ.. '"'.on is ito promote amonc tbe
Dat;a. aos ol 'he Republican state orran;l
bonH cban' OF the United States free cv-
view " ., iueas and counsel, with a
'ew TO increasing their eFoct;van q
IN the management of tbo oo;seness
'ne Republican party. conductod 81 10 OF
T'aee democratic incompetencv v,;th
mepuolican efficiency in the manaan a.''
Nv W;,, OF the affairs of the nation
William Fl. Crocker. of .,'3n. Cai;fa
member of the Republican 1I.lorn'a; Nat;oasY
committee, who has been ono nf ~
s'auhchest of the hackers Of Jobn IT, ~
Adams' y. candidate for chairman Of tho
National oommlttee to succeed VIII
lam II. Wilcox, of New York is az o-.
fial"Ihs MS attachment for Mr.. Adams
saio To-Day to group of politicians ~,
tho tho 10y OF me Planters Hotel, where
'he committee is meeting:
am TOR John T. Adams because
pa,a pd great favor ne did me He took
mold of lumber proposition that
" as financially interested in in 'I1s Ga,;
Iornla' that was losing money for mo
right along, and after two or tbroo
years OF his handling of it he handed
II over to me. and it nctted me a clcar
mlii'on dollars. When man does a
'avor OF that sort for me. am for
nm Tor Whatever can give him. Il
ron care whether my constituents in
-allfornia like it or not, | am for
.onn /. Adams for chairman till hell
Mr.. Crocker left st. Louis this after
loon for New York to meet Mr.
rocker, who is expected home from
rance IN day or two He left his
roxy with a hard and fast Adams
lan, "Llvp. Morse, of. St Louis.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13

estate Immediately ordered out all Of
ms employees to cut down the on1v
clump of trees within miles in order to
make ,cofins. This provided twentv.
live. No more trees were to be found
on the land, SO it was decided to take
the coftns to the bottom of a great pit
ana then lay the bodies of some of the
men IN rows on top of them.
Use Sheet of Canvas
ne overlayer of khaki-clad soldiers
was placed in one great sheet of can
vas Another ten bodies were laid over
TINS row, and SO on until all were ready
for burial. -<''S
At the point where forty four bodies
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
What Is Going On To-day

W1iEAi "a. LESS DAY. WIN oNE NEAL AEAi
FREQ admission 70 IN. American Nussum Of "a. ~
tral History. ,,s~ York EooiegCdl PARK W
Ccruandt PARK Mgscum s.eiro's,li.s an Museum
Art. American Museum u Ssf,ss and the 1S's
Meeting Of lle s'ationsi Baseball league wdd'S
Convention q tie NeN York STATE, rsansslsa.ns.'
ana ai Atlantic SoaDeari Hardware As'oc's''''
Meeting of the Gciecac Cub Of New York. vs.
:. 1of Astoria. II a. N. luncheon. n
Board lneeurg Of the Il Hsarlen Philharmonic SoVF'
=, Waldorf Astoria. II ,,...n ri
.&....eas by pr William tswrenoe sullifah tn, y.
Present Problems pf Nationality SAGE ~ ~
rAine.' before the All Souls Wemen's AliaeS
~ La, I~entieth street. liss' M .,t,r.sa
Sfd Public Hcslth at lhe l1'.eheoa ns,s,s o. ~
bre"flyn Ciyic Club. dubious. ia iep'''
=, street Brooklyn. l-:aO p N. uu,,
Meylns OF the siworA~ Club oi -" YORK nV'~
Meeting of the Nov York Browning Society wa
dorf Astoria. : p IN ..,,
Meeting Of Life Fine Art Club. Hotsl A'N''
Meeting Of the neaII o' Education. Public 500"
- rs Las fiif. seventh STREE. p M ~.
N,etns oi the Marine Insurance Club o' Nv
fork M4ldu-'-A geri~. ,. II ,.,,,e
ttp4' before t.e " NAshns,on Heights sHaA'"
'l1o' -ri> Aas.sf f,.a.n Avenue p N. u,s
N.,d,s 9' l.. hs,al niilers Asst'lan'n' NV
Aieeuas - ils .....=can Association Of Ensi'""
4. ire,,es ss D' Fas,.s MeCarten and Mrs *.
Sifeily SAel.IHstol a. ma.s meeting u'ces 70
susl'.ss q. the Committee o. irish Nons. !.
alsvcaie recognition OF Ireland hy Ame!l,s %
coming peace cuaiercace an indepshaef'
r,l,t m9n CaInesic Hall Is p AMER
Public address by Henry L. Jenhins cn ,,As,Dses
canization Through Public Education ,.l..iSp
Institute of Brooklyn. 80 Court street. bfo's''S
80 y. ~
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Each American Needs
100 Pounds Shipping
"A Day I'm France

CHICAGO, Feb. 12-To maintain
'he American army in France one hun
dred pounds of gross tonnage dav
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
Bakers Ship
Plans Doubted
BY Senators

Continued from page 1
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13
l59 American
Soldiers Died
On the Tusca,,i;o

Continued from page !
New-York tribune., 1918-02-13

spring seems near and snow is melt
ing ice yields to the vernal charm,
Even frigid radiators, now it's spring
'lfhe. grow quite warm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-10
.THOS.W. PALMER, JR.,. IS MADE A MAJOR Birmingham Lawyer Is an Instructor in Field Artil-
 lery at Fort Sill

The friends of Thomas W. Palmer, Jr., will be pleased to learn that he has re-
 gently been promoted to the rank of major in the field artillery. For several
 months he has been an instructor in the
 school of fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma This
 Is said to be the largest school of fire
 in the world. The artillery officers are
 requested to go there and take the course
 of study before being sent abroad Many
 who were sent over at first without this
 course were required to return and take
 it in order to be able to render efficient
 service.
 Major Palmer was an attorney at law in Birmingham before he joined the army being associated with the firm of Percy Benners and Burr. He enlisted as private in battery c, and assisted in or ganizing troop A of the First Alabama cavalry He was appointed first lieuten- ant in the troop, and was afterward made captain of the supply troop He served with this regiment on the Texas border.
 When they returned to Montgomery this cavalry regiment was transferred to the 117th field artillery, in which regiment Captain Palmer was transferred to the 1 headquarters company.
 l Early last spring Major Palmer was sent to Fort Sill, and upon the comple- ton of the course of study he was se- l lected, on account of his high standing l and efficiency, to serve as an instruc- l tor. While this work has been very pleasant to him, he was sorely disap- | pointed that he was not allowed to go with his regiment to France.
 1 His friends will be glad to know of his promotion.