The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-14
Citations of Bravery From
Commanding Generals.
TOpekans Send Home Orders Of
Courage From France.
IN A BATTLE OF SIX DAYS
Men Faced Deadly Machine
Gun and Artillery Fire.
Met and Defeated Picked Divi-
SiOnS of the Enemy.

| Sergt. Tom Whitaker and Sergt. Jim
Whitaker. sons of Mrs. Virginia Whit
aker. of 1899 Clay street, have sent
/ to their mother copies of a memoran-
dunn and a general order. in which are
| recorded honorable mention of the
\ 3Oth field artillery and the Goth field
artillery brigade.
The two Whitaker boys are with the
| l30th field artillery. They left To-
peka with Battery A. Tom is head
quarters sergeant, and Jim is ordnance
sergeant.
| The thirty-fifth division is made up
| of Missouri and Kansas men chiefly,
| and the 120th field artillery is the unit
into which Battery A. the Topeka or
ganizatioin, was absorbed. The 1SOth
field artillery is a part of the larger
| unit of the Goth brigade. The COM
| mendation of the division command
ers is, therefore, an honor in which
many Kansas and Topeka men share.
General Order Citation.
I The General Order No. 80. copy OF
which came to Mrs. Whitaker in
letter from her sons, was written Oc-
tober IA, at headquarters of the 35th
division. and reads as follows:
make * Of record and publish in
and devotion to duty Of the Officers and
mand during the six days battle against
the picked troops Of the enemy, from Sep, Sep,
field artillery regiment.
1 The task of making of record the In
ts f of courage o and sa1
| tillery and machine-gun fire Is an I'M
possible one; for many of them will never
mcndation to the officers and men of the
unit mentioned above can be. bestowed
tasks set for them in a spirit and manner
| worthy of the best ideals and traditions
snf edse9 ou Of the
You never failed to respond cheerfully to
whatever difficult and dangerous tasks
You have accomplished these tasks with a
fearlessness co1rage and disresaard Tor
the pride which those at home have in
you and Xaucuois, Bots de Rossignol.
8aun Boa de
| are names that you may take just pride
in passing on to your native states as hay
| The spirits of our dead comrades are
with us to urge us on to great . deeds in
and friends we extend our heartfelt sym
pathy. To our wounded we hope for a
| speedy and safe return to our ranks that
they may add their great spunk and en-
thusia SIMS to those of their more FORUM
1 direct that this general order be read
| to all units of this command at the first
formation at which they are assembled
PETER E. TRAUB,
Major General U s. Army,
| Commanding.
Fhom Another Division.
| The memorandum dated from head
quarters of the First division. October
2, 11S, is as follows:
From: Commanding general 1st division.
| To: Commanding general, 35th division.
| Subject: Appreciation of services of the
Goth field artillery brigade:
| In view of the possibility of the de-
parture of your division from the Vicinity
of the First division in the immediate
future, wish to express my appreciation
and the appreciation of the division for
the service rendered by your divisional
The Goth field artillery brigade, by its
alertness. efficiency and willingness to
serve, has made very favorable impress
sion on all ranks of the division.
mention Brig. Gen. Lucian G.. Berry, to
whose personal influence the efficiency and
zeal displayed by the Goth may well be at
C. p. SUMMERALL,
l Major General, U. S. A.
Headquarters 35th Division. American f.
F.. Bird October, 1918. to Commanding Gen
eral. Goth Field Artillery Brigade.
Transmitted. 1t gives the division com
mander great pleasure to know that even
after five days battle in which the division
was engaged, entailing upon your Organiza-
ton such tremendous and successful eff
forts. you were still able to put the same
vfgor into your operations for the reliev-
tached for duty. The division commander
is proud of you. and he desired you to
inform your officers ana men thereof.
PETER E. TRAUB.
Major General U. s. Army.
Commanding.
By order of Major Jennings.
Captain Adjutant. both F. A.