Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
RAINBOW DIVISION
RECEIVES MENTION
Tulsa Men Included In Compliment
tary Orders 10 42nd-Actions
Called Highly PrnIscworthy.

Following Is the text Of the official
order complImentIng the men Of the
Rainbow division on their actions in
France This division includes a
good many oklahoma men in al!
branches ~ the service All Of tho
Tulsa ambuiau'" company Is In this
division, aa well as "A good many
men from Tulsa in other branches or
the EoIyine
7 Is order. issued from Charles r
M"noher, major general OF the
niicd states army shows reasons
Why tho men Of this particular di-
vision are held IN such high esteem.
These men have been the recipients
~ highly piimentary action ever
since they have been actively en-
Elgei on the battle front ana Tulsa
should feel highly mplimrntci that
such men are citizens Of the city
allcldquarlers, 42nd division, Amer
lean EXpcditionary Forces France
Aug. ~, lJlS.--To the Officers and
Men OF the i2nd Division: \ year
las elapsed since the formation Of
your organization. II is therefore,
fitting 10 consider what you have ac-
yum tlllNllf'l az ~ Nbllbll Wv tNt'fil hiA'l
what you should prepare to accomp-
lIsh In tho future.
Your first elements entered the
trenches In Lorraine on February II.
You served on that front for 10
days. You were the first American
division 10 hold divisional sector
and when you left the sector Juns
II you had served continuously as
n division in tho trenches for n
longer time than any other American
division Although you entered the
sector without experience In actual
warfare. you SO conducted yourselves
as TO win the respect and affection
OF the French veterans with whom
you fought Under gas and bonn
bardment in raids, in patrols, In the
heat Of hand 10 hand combat and in
the long duh hours or trench routine
so trying to a soldiers spirit, you
bore yourselves in manner worthy
OF the traditions OF our country,
You were withdrawn from Lor-
raine and moved Immediately 10 the
Champagne front where during the
critical days from July "a to July IS,
you had the honor OF being the only
American division TO fight In Cen
cral GOuraud's army which SO glor-
l'udtJ uDtgtI ms OINfTt ~ Wal
stand or die" and by It's iron de-
fense crushed the German assault
and made possible the offensive Of
July Is to the west OF Reims.
From Champagne you were called
to take part in exploiting the sue
cess north OF the Marnc. Fresh from
the battle front before Chalons, you
were thrown against the picked
troops Of Germany For eight con-
secutive days, you attacked skill
fully prepared positions. You cap
turod great stores OF arms and mu-
nltIons. You forced the crossings
~ the OurcG. You took Hill 2l2,
SerEy, Meurcy Ferme and Seringes
by assault You drove the enemy. in
Guiding an imperial guard division,
before you for depth Of Is kilo-
meters When your infantry was re-
licved, II was In full pursuit OF the
retreatinE Germans, and your ar
tillery continued To progress and sup
port another American division in
the advance to the Vesle.
For vour services In Lorraine, your
division was formally commended
in general orders by the French
army corps under which you served.
For your services in Champagne
your NhUlflFl 'lllN'A = If'flNfl AIlt
personal thanks and commendation
of General Guuraui himself. For
your services on the Ourcq, your di-
vision was officially complimcnted in
from the commanding gem
eral, first army corps. OF July 2s,
To your success. all ranks and all
services have contributed, and de-
sire to express TO every man in tho
command my appreciation of his de-
voted and coura geOuS effort
However, our position places
burden OF responsibility upon us
which we must strive to bear steadily
forward without faltering. To our
comrades who have fallen, we owe
the sacred obligation OF maintaining
the reputation which they died to
establish. The influence Of our per-
fOrmance on our allies and our enc
mics cannot be over-Cstimated for
we were one Of the first divisions
sent from our country 10 France TO
show the world that Americans can
fight.
Hard battles and long campaigns
lle before us. Only by CeaScless
vigilance and tireless preparation
can we III ourselves for them. l
urge you, therefore,, To dppTodCH Nut
future with confidence, but above all
with firm determination that so far
as It Is in your power you will spare
no effort whether in training or in
combat 20 maintain the record OF our
division and the honor of our Coun-
try. Charles r. Menohcr, major gem
eral. L. s. army.
Tho foregoing orders were sent
in a letter from Harry c. Wolfe, OF
Tulsa, who is connected with head
quarters Of the American field hos
pitaL Following IS tho letter which
is fun OF interest to Tulsa folks:
On my next letter hope 70 be able
to say "Somewhcro in Germany"
"Somcwherc in France" Sept. 7,
l9lS.--Dear Nettie and Max: I road
your dandy letters Of July 81, yes
tcrlay, and was sure glad to get
them.
| was over and had supper with tho
Oklahoma boys last night. have been
near them for he last two weeks |
let ArChis read Max letter and he
told me at noon that he wrote you
last night
The boys have been mighty lucky
so far. their cars are all shot up. |