Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-02
BILL" DAWSON RETURNS TO U. s. WITH CREENWAY
Arizona Adventurer Who Bluffed His Way in Civilian
 Garb From Bisbee to Battle Zone Sticks to Local Officer
Here Is Story of Supreme Con- fidence and Ability of Typi-
 cal Southwesterner, Told by
 Commanding Officer
Private Bill Davidson.

Private Bill Davidson.
 To that name may be added, Order ly to It. Col. John c. Greenway, First Division, A E. F." and there stands the full designation of a member of the United States overseas forces, who has a record which has no equal, perhaps, in any of the armies of the allies. When the United States de clared war and it became certain that we were to be engaged with an army opposing the boches, Bill Davidson be- came possessed of but one idea and one purpose. That purpose he ac- compIished fully and in the accomp- fishing of it he made the record that will here be set forth
 Bill Davidson knew that nothing could keep Jack Greenway away from the front and where Jack Greenway went was the only place for Bill. How to get to the front with Greenway and get assigned to his particular regiment was something that any sensible per son-that is, except Bill-WOuld have thought impossible. With Bill it was the one thing above all others to be dECQluDL5AEA end in view he set about his affairs, confident that he would land in France with his old chief and that they would go through a bigger expe- rience than either had yet had and do it together, just as they had done other things together
 Served in Cuba
 Right here it might be well to state S~, ho RTdnrC in Cuba. under Captain Greenway. He was the best first sergeant in Cuba, in the opinion of Captain Greenway ana others. including Colonel Roosevelt Having served with GreenTay in Cuba, to Bill it was the most natural thing in the world for him to again go overseas and serve with Greenway in what he expected to be the culmina ton of their military careers
 Having offered his services and re ceived a commission as major of en gineers. Greenway was sitting in his office in Warren, having placed his business affairs in shape to permit ol bis departure, and was just finishing up some personal matters preparatory to closing down his desk and walking ont of the office, when the door open ed and in walked Bill
 Well. Captain, I've quit over yon der" he remarked Bill had been em ployed by the New Cornelia at A1o:
 What did you quit for, Bill" asked Greenway.
 I'm going into the army with you, was the reply.
 Have you enlistedP asked Green way.
 Insisted on Going
 Hell, no. I'm no fool If enlis over here, may not get to France fo months, perhaps not at all I'm goinl with you and enlist in your regimen after get to France" was the wa, Bill had it figured out
 "I couldn't make Bill see the futi fty of his idea of getting over { France without enlisting in the ser' ice" said Colonel Greenway, "so ther was nothing to do but let Bill com along. We took the train together g Osborn. Bill carrying his bed rolls up in a slicker and together we mad the trip to New York
 when we got to New York, Bi stopped at the Manhattan hotel an was at the Biltmore. Bill met som of his old comrades of the Cuba campaign and to them he confided b intention of going over without enlls ing and of enlisting in my regimeI after he got over. When they told hil how futile it was and that he couldn even get on the Hoboken docks wit out a pass, Bill was somewhat shake in his urbane confidence, but he Vi none the less determined
 Refused Passport
 While I was waiting in New fol for orders, Bill ran down to Washin ton to see Senator Ashurst- Senat Ashurst exerted every effort to g a passport for Bill, but it was us less. It just couldn't be done and the was no possible way for the war q partment to take any such action
 Bill came back to New York mo determined than ever to get over got my sailing orders and with my sl ter. sister-in-law and Bill went to | Hoboken piers and found that l VI to sail on the AgamemnOn. which VI formerly the German steamsh Kaiser Wilhelm II. went aboard al found that had a large and comfoi
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