American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-26
MEN IN REGISTRATION SERVICE
WORK CALMLY UNDER FIRE
ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
COL. PIERCE IS THEIR CHIEF
Aviators Driven by Storm Land In
Florida Everglades and Are Rescued
by Seminole Indians+Government
Gets Many New Hospitals.

washington. Acknowledgment
France that all American dead are to
be returned to this country for per-
manent burial adds interest to the
story OF how the graves of these heroes
are marked and recorded. This work
Is lone by the grave registration serv-
Ice, which is cooperating with the Red
Cross in photographing graves and
when practicable, In distributing these
photographs to the families and rela-
tives of the dead.
The graves registration service Is a
unit Of the quartermaster corps. Each
unit Of this service is composed of one
captain, one lieutenant and 30 enlisted
men. There are now IA of these units
with the American expeditionary
forces in France. under command OF
Lieut.. Col. Charles G. Pierce. Colonel
Pierce Is Il retired chaplain, a major
of the regular army, and was pastor
of an Episcopal church in Philadelphia
when the present war began. AS he
had been In charge of similar work in
the Philippines. he volunteered for
this important task upon the o%rganlza-
ton Of the graves registration service.
He has been awarded u promotion for
his Jealous performance of the duties
falling to him.
In Il letter which Lieutenant Colonel
Pierce has written to Maj. H. II. Lem
ly, chief of the cemeterlal branch,
quartermaster corps, and which Is
quoted I'm part here, Is to be had a
glimpse of Il work that blends mercy
and heroism.
"All that the censOrs will pass In
the way of news concerning this furi-
Gus drive In the vast triangular arena
between SoissOns, Chateau-Thierry and
Reims has already been given you In
the papers," writes Colonel Pierce.
But the work hat has befallen my
department. is one of the unpublished
chapters OF history. Suffice 1t to say
that my men have displayed a splendid
sort of herOism-wOrthy Of the red
dest blood stock In the world-and
that l have had occasion to recommend
a number of them for promotion, and
some Of them for the bestowal Of the
Distinguished Service cross. .
Can you fancy II lot of men going
calmly about their duty under burst
ing shells and bombs that %eXcavate Il
cellar every time they strike the
ground-gOlng about to minister to the
dead. laying out cemeteries and put
ting up crosses over the graves of their
valorous and fallen comrades as fast
t4 th. trta.YuIag 80 hnfn tam. than
DOWN. Then you will know the place
of these brave lads of mine, who worry
when they see me, lest | may have It
In mind to move them to a safer place.
"And the men who are going over the
topl All. you will need rapid transit
to keep up with them. For they have
the crusaders spirit and they fill the
gaps of the fallen and move ON with
Il rush that the Hun I'M under
stand. They will win and
they have no other thought. Often
have the privilege of preaching to them
as Il layman and give you my word
that I never looked into such faces be
fore. Perhaps | have seen as comedy
features, but there is Il fire in all these
eyes and the light of a sublime cOnSe-
Grafton such as the world has never
seen save In the faces Of martyrs who
deemed it an honor to die for a cause
The department of agriculture has
iuaugurated a campaign To Increase
the use of dehydrated fruits and vege-
tables. which compare favOrably for
ordinary consumption with the fresh
article. As indicating the need and
value of this campaign. the food adj
ninistration calls attention to the fact
that about S.OOO.OOO pounds of Irish Do
tntoes were thrown to the dump In
New York city alone last January. M.
ter having been frosted and then per.
, mitted TO rot I'm transit.
The wal department has already rec.
Ognized the importance of ~dehydrated
produce. The army has purchased and
used 14.OOO.OOO pounds OF dehydrated
foodStuffS, costing about $3,00O.OOO, and
In the last few weeks has placed or
ders with Canadian and American de
MIGRATING plants for more than 10000,
, 600 pounds TO be manufactured and de
livered between now and July l. 1919
a These orders represent about $4,000.
, 600, and include principally potatoes
, carrots, onions and a small supply OF
soup mixtures. There are eight differ
ent vegetables in the soup mixtures.
On a single day recently the board
of review In the Office of the quarter
q master general approved orders anC
contracts a~ggregating S20,621, 176
Among the items purchased were crow.
' bars, axes, trench mirrors, cloth, mo
tortrucks, motorcycles. ginger, bacon
ham. cheese, nails. salmon, flour, shov
n els, butter, horseshoes, typewriters
paint, hay, oats. cinnamon, nutmeg
sugar. beans, catchup. evaporateC
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