Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-14

army headquarters are the following:
Sergeants, Braun, Schultz, Cramer and
Corporal Schwarz, were born and edu-
Gated in Germany. No gallanter or
better Americans fought in our army.
Sergeant Braun was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross. Corporal
Scwarz gave his life.
Sergeants Samere, Belacca, Kalava
and Rano were born in Italy. Samere
particularly distinguished himself with
his gallantry, although all were gall
liant
Sergeant Hansroduc, born in Greece,
was promoted from private and served
from beginning to end.
Sergeants Masonis, Koinsky, Crapa-
housky and zabllmisky were born in
Poland.
Sergeants Moseson, Bremen and
Malvy Were of Jewish extraction. One
Of them is dead; each of the others
have been twice wounded.
Both of the Sergeants Murphy,
nainstays of their particular organi-
cations; Hennessy, of gallant memory;
Leonard, Magee and O'Rourke were,
| believe, born in Ireland. All of them
reflected credit on this, their country.
Sergeants Major Lamb and Sweaton
and Corporals Brown and Glover were
of straight British extraction. These
are only some of the names that occur
to me. In the regiment at large the
range was greater. l myself combine
about 70 per cent of these strains of
blood. All of the men were straight
Americans and nothing else. All of
these men thought of themselves as
Americans. Once l heard one of the
men in conversation outside my head
quarters. He had been born in for
eign country. He didn't like the way
that country was doing in the war. He
alluded to the citizens of that coun-
try, the country of his birth, as them
coldfootedl rascals," 1t never even
occurred to him that there was any
thing funny in this. He thought or
himself as an American, they thought
of him as an American.
Born in Germany.
An excellent soldier born in Ger
many was brought back to me one day
as we were advancing into the lines.
The officer in charge reported that
the man had been caught talking to
German prisoners, which was some-
thing strictly forbidden. He appeared
before me but / knew him to be a
good sort and said to him, What is
the matter. how did this come about?"
He said, well, sir, ] know ! should
not have done it and, / won't do it
again, but I suddenly saw in that
batch of prisoners, someone from the
town where / was born" This man
was killed in action shortly afterward
fighting for this country.
/ have been told of a leave train
sent to Italy with American soldiers
born in italy on 1t in order that they
might see their people. Doubt was ex-
pressed in the minds of the higher
command as to whether it was an ad-
visable move, inasmuch as it was
thought probable that many of the
men would overstay their leave or
possibly try to desert and stay there.
Not one man out of the 1900 did this.
An officer who talked with these men
on their return said that converse
tons ran much like this: "CipiIoni,
have a fine time on your leave?'
Yes, sir" "See your family?" Eyes,
sir" Get back in time all right"
Yes, sir, got back to the train four
teen hours before it left, sir. j was
afraid, sir, if l missed this train
might left behind when the division
started for home"
When requirements came to us
some of them could not even speak
English. After they had been with
the troops two or three months the
same men would not only be speak
ing English, but would speak it by
preference. | have seen two Italians,