The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-06-07
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7 WILL SOON co ACROSS
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Oversee. servies--Briff Military
History Of Colonel own'sy'
By Lieut.. Guy c. Stafford.
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peonregard, La, May oO
,;te 7 never get time to write
s zee more. but as this is holiday, SO
go Nv proclamation Of President
wilson, and being Memorial Day. III
nv and get you few lines. ,.n;n
ne awful hot down here 10 peg III
with and getting hotter every Gay
We haven't had rain II some eiin.'
V" 40 dust is rather bad at present
1 Wo are fortunate in having fairy
"a nraeze today and that makes IL
more comfortable.
Overseas Detachment.
There's very little to write OF the
u,o;,csn in the 142nd F. A, as most
- .he duties for the past few weeks
bave been guard duty and inspection.
Also the work of getting the men OF
Tho "Oversea Detehment' ready to
move The detachment is made up
80 mon taken from this regiment, the
14ntb and the 141st, all Of the 64th r.
A Brigade. There are about lloo
men in the detachment, and about
$50 came out Of this regiment; 90
mon out of each battery Battery
"a" has SIS men in the detachment,
Int very fes of them are Springdale
bows proper-that is they do not live
right there in town.
The detachment is row under the
command Of Col. Vim. G. 0wnbey, who
is now the colonel Of the 142nd F. A.
Guess you heard about his promolon.
which occurred just recently. He was
promoted to the vacancy caused by
the retirement Of Colonel Stroupe,
Colonel 0wnbey is making record
for himself in the service; and all
Springdale should be proud of him.
Looking back only few years ago,
when he was working SO hard TO or
ganize, equip and drill Company "A"
& National Guard unit Of the old
Second Arkansas Infantry, the
Springdale folk need to feel pride
in the work ne has done for the mill
tary service. His promotion from
captain to major did not come without
hard work, much study and q devotion
to the task at hand His promotion
to major had hardly been announced
until ne was again promoted; this
time to ieutenant-colonel. And after
serving IN this capacity long enough
to demonstrate his ability the War
Department has again promoted him,
this time to the highest office in a reg
lment, the colonel Thai he will Ill
the new Office with credit to himself
his country, state and town is a fore
gore conclusion. He has already
shown his ability as an executive Of
licer' HIS promotion is not only a
source OF pleasure to his MANY friends
IN civil life; but is greeted with en-
thuslasm by his fellow officers in the
service. His promotions to colonel
not only pleases the officers of the
i4Ind +. A, but is appreciated and
ENDORSED by the enlisted men as we'll
mere is no officer IN the regiment
neld IN higher esteem by al the offic-
ers' non-eoms," and men than Colo
ne 0wnbey.
At this time Colonel ownbov is -
command of the Overseas Detacb.
nent' and the regiment is Under the
Command M Of Lieut.. Colonel Malonev,
me Overseas Detachment are oc-
' 1upylng the former quarters Of the
i - F. A., ard they are under a,,srd
a .. al times. They are held under
~ u 50 that It is known that
81 an 'n :. men are absolutely free from
~ sas disease. At the same time the
ao'k-and it is work-of aan;nnia ,
riy. n'e a1 Is carried on. They are ali
gwen entire new eouinregt 80 49, al
Oh
@ s1ao,. a., Rigid inspection. arc held eE
s Shirt ), daily al'. and slfaaag worm worm
M -p new v one: ..es1 d turned back