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thousands of It's men in smaller
units. sent 10 Europe 10 fiil up de-
pleted ranks OF ether outfits. left
the sist with many almost raw re-
cruits In It's makeup
These new men had to be whip
ped into shap. speedily. when the
tough scrapplnx came off in the
Arxonne and for this town OF Ges-
mes. and at other points where the
sist hit the Hun and hit him hard.
there were men In the division who
had been in the army less than
three monthr.
Had II not been for the splendid.
~ trained men who made up IN.
backbone Of every battalion. OF
every squad almost. these chaps
would have been almost worthless.
A. II was. they were given the ex-
ample. and HING true westerner&
they lot nobody outstrip them. They
stood everything the next fellow
could.
The division left Camp Lewis
carly In July. 1918. MAJ. Gen.
Harry \. Greene had just been re-
Iicved and ordered to the Philip
pines. Consequently Brig Gen.
Frederick \. .Foltz commanded on
the way across and IN the training
area In France. by July 20. most
OF the division was "a, Southamp-
ton and the next day they crossed
the channel arriving at chcrbourx
early on July 20. They rested a
week In a British camp near Cher
bourg and then. IN little French
boxcars. moved again. This time
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doughboys thought then. for IL
brought another move--ihis time
westward and apparently away
from where all the fighting was
going on. vavincouft. a little north
OF Bar lie Due. became next division
headquarters. Three days. then
norihward again. Heading for a
point in the line just west OF Yer.
dun. everybody was happy again.
mud; until September 10 hsadauar.
tiers were located in vraincouft. bu,
kIlometer. from the line
They began TO realize then that
they were to be par, OF the troops
10 participate in the grand offens.
ivr--the drive that was not 60 stop
until final victory was won. Focb
had no, left thom out OF his reckon
ings.
The chief 81 staff was called 10
corps headquarters and told what
the plans for the division were. lie
was told tina, !, would mean the sac
rifice OF almost the entire division.
but tina, " was necessary" with
that shadow hanging over them, the
staff prepared for the offensive.
Things didn't turn out jus, that
~ay. tho the division lost heavily.
The infantry outfits went into the
Hessc forest. there TO occupy the
second and third lines. Tho first
wer. s,iil held by the French. 80
that the enemy would not discover
the presence OF Americans In front
OF them. Officers who went into
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Into the front line went a bat
the French on the night OF Septem-
Der Goth. At $50 the following morn.
ing. artillery preparation for the
great advance began. Al $50 II
ceased. and the light 15s sent over
their bsrragc.
Pick Way Thru Wire
II was the zero hour" and the
Wild West division. silently went In
TO battle.
The first obstacle was met when
they found that the artillery had
not cut the barbed wire just outside
the wood. They had 10 pick their
way thru lanes In that vide strip
Of wire. Had IL not been foggy. the
losses would have been horrible TO
think OF. A. II was. the Germans
were raining shrapnei and high ex'
piosivo along that stretch.
across the intervening space they
advanced toward the woods occu-
pied by German machine guns and
us.
Brig. Cen. Folix. commanding the
brigade. reported by phone 10 Gen.
Johnston that he would have TO
withdraw and wait for artillery aid.
as the fire was too destructive. Col
George MacDoweil Weeks. com.
manding the 3e4th. gaining permis-
sion to talk TO Gen. Johnston. said
that he could take his men thru.
lie was told to 20 tn II. and Foitz
ordered to continue the attack.
A little later. Col. Jewctt. who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-26
361st Band Went
Over Top to Aid
the Wounded Men

What did the band do when the
3sist went over the top'
Were they left behind?
Such were the questions put TO
Band Sergeant Lafe Cassidy. Seat
tie music maker. who returned with
the Wild West boys Saturday morn.
ing. Sargt. Lafc leaped to the de-
Tense OF his crew Of jazzifiers--
mot much. we didn't" he said.
THE bandsmen became stretcher
bearers and first aid men and we
didn't hang behind TO pick up the
boys who'd been hit. Most OF the
time we were right there beside
them to slip on bandage the min.
ute they get IL.
I'VE were lucky, tho. The band
didn't have casualty. Just our
horseshoe, that's ALL"
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had been commanding the regiment
OF engineers. was sent to relieve
Gen. Foltz OF his command.
Thru woods and marshes-shelled.
gassed. ripped thru and thru by ma.
chine gun fire-thc doughboys
fought on and on.
They overran three separate
chains OF defenses--rnachine gun
nests linked by shallow trenches:
pill boxes. and short and isolated
trenches.
'Rsst on Arms"
That night. 10 kilometers from
their starting place. the 91st did
not rest on it's arms" IL had come
six and n quarter miles thru the
From then on their casualties be-
gan. From shell hole 10 shell hole
experienced. But they had 10 dig in.
On the 2sth Eclisfontsinc was
taken a third time. Practically
every regiment fought its way from
the new positions they had estab-
iishcd. but all werc ordered back.
On the s0th. lurking machine guns
OF the enemy were cleared out OF
surrounding woods and numerous
snipers accounted for. October !
the new infantry line had been con.
solidated along line at the outer
edge OF the great advance.
The division did not move forward
again. and on October 4 IL was re.
iieved. II held fits position while di.
visions on both sides were relieved
and the new divisions coming in con.
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Returning Yanks
Raided Stands to
Get Home Papers

That news-stands as far east as
Chicago were raided by the 36lst for
Seattle papers--and The Star was
called for right and left--was the in
formation brought to Seattle this
morning by William N. Garner. Y.
NJ. c. A. troop-train secretary, who
is completing his 18th trip across
the continent with the boys"
Stands featuring Your Home
Paper just couldn't begin to supply
the demand he said. land. II grew
worse the nearer to home these Sc
attic boys came.
Not a disagrecable incident
married the trip. and mt every stop
cheering multitudes met the train.
At ST Paul. Helena and other small.
er towns. the men paraded. and at
the first two cities they took plunges
in the Y. M. c. A, pools-s
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Gen. Cameron
Pays Great.
Tribute

AT time when divisions on it's
fIanks were falterinE or falling
hack. the sist pushed ahead and
s,eadfas,ly held TO every yard
gained"
This was the tribute paid 10 the
Wild West division by Maj. Gen.
George W. Cameron. commanding
the Fifth army corps Of which the
sist was a part.
In Il Is the history OF grit and
determination which marked the
part played In the war. on the ac-
sval fighting front--by the Wild
weSterners
They were late getting there
They saw only about two weeks OF
actual fighting. But they made up
for lost time by crowding into those
II days and nights more fighting
and greater gains than many other
organizations made In twice. or
even three or four times the serv-
Ice abroad.
The war ended less than six
weeks after the 9ist received its
baptism OF re-. but the men who
trained At Camp Lewis were going
strong when the Huns cried enough.
and every day would have added
new honors TO It's name. for tho
their Western courage and daring
had been added experience. They
learned the game. learned u quick
~ and well. and were ready for
anything the future might have
brought.
No one regrets that the war did
end when ~ did. No one with low
ed ones In the sfst. Because. many
moro OF these boys are coming
homo now than would have II the
great struggle had continued longer.
Their casualties were heavier. for
length Of service on the front. than
any other division.
Whipped Into shape
when the Dist left the shores Of
American Lake for those OF France.
II was not made up OF fully trained
soldiers. True. there were many
Of It's men who had been instructed
IN every branch OF fighting for
which training was provided Mt the
big cantonmen'. Yet. drafts Of
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All Toy and Chez Ong have
come home with the 36ist infantry
home to Seattle--and they're Just
as glad to be back as any other
members of the scrapplug outfit of
which they are part. Most of
Chinatown. their part OF Chinatown.
at least. turned out TO greet them
Saturday morning.
On the roster OF the 36lst, All
Toy and ong are listed as cooks.
but over there in the "Orglonne"
as they put II, "evlyblody flight"
That these two swarthy sons of
the Orient gave just as good an
account OF themselves on the bat
tleficld as they did in their rolling
cook wagons Is testified by the
members OF their companies who
saw the China Boys" take up
rifles and go over the top in every
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Then OTHERS FELL BACK THE 9lST Still KEPT PUSHING AHEAI
Wild Westerners
Got Beyond
O6jectiues

solidated their positions and prepared
for "A new offensive.
The 3sist and ss2nd infantry were
sent back to the aid OF the LIST ana
32nd divisions. They fought with
them until October 10. Then they
reJoined their own division on tho
18th.
In response to appeals from King
Albert, Of Belgium. to aid his army
Dist and 37th divisions were sent
into Flanders They entrained NJ
Revigny October IL. and Travelled
$50 miles by train 10 RouIers. IL
was a roundabout journey.
From there they marched to the
front line, took their place in the
battle line and. at $40 on the morn
ing of October 81. Jumped off again
on a four mile front. extending thru
the village OF waerghem. Their o.
ject was TO drive the enemy fror
the river Lys and across the schcIdf
IL would mean a io-miie drive.
They did II In two days. and CAP
tured the town OF Audenarde. Then.
for three days. they held the height
along the river November they
were relieved again. But II was mot
for long. On the 10th II was back
into the line again. The enemy had
withdrawn six kilometers beyond the
Scheldt. and they were to be ~
tackled at O'Clock the next morn
ing. II was postponed to O'Clock.
and then was suspended entirely b.
cause OF the armistice.
They were in at the finish. tho
the Wild Westerners. They fought
harder than any other crowd ana
rcaped more honors than many n.
lied organize tons who were q tie
fighting front during a year or Uogo
Of the war.
1.160 Not Coming Back
Their demonstration of Western
courage. endurance and sheer pluck
will long remain cherished mem
DRY in their home states. 1t should
not be forgotten
Nor should those-l. 16o OF them
who will not come back.
They wounded. they were more
than 5000.
Yes. The 9lst did it shared
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ave. s. VIII he tell the story OF
those five days Of hell? Not he.
But he can pump questions at a
man about the old home and the
news here faster than any OF the
machine guns he and his crew cap.
tured Fellow officers and his old
comrades of Co. c tell how Sergt
Mac" became a commissioned Off
Ger. They take pride In II as show.
ing the spirit OF the division.
The section Mcdonald commanded
as a sergeant was assigned TO In
tclIlgence work--scouting and pa.
trols. Therefore they were In the
lead when the word 10 climb the
parapet came. and. from all ac'
counts. they stayed In the lead. ~
intelligence men they had the run
OF the battlefield directly ahead OF
the division. This they took ad'
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mont. southeast u Paris.
Occupied Is Villages
The division occupied - villnKea,
While the pcaHantry went about
harvesting their wheat. the soldiers
completed their training and were
given much work at tho ranges and
In mancuverx. Already. the high
staff realized that open warfare
was coming.
Orders TO move thrilled the whole
division early In the first week In
September. Move. bu, whercT
Maj. Gen. William II. Johnston
was In command.
September 8 they entrained. There
was much discussion as TO whether
a quiet sector In the vosges would
be their lot. or they were 10 set
''rorns real fighting" II soon de
veloped u was not 20 be q mountain
outpost.
Then " was 10 he Tout or Bac.
carat--other quiet ncctor~--vhcn the
Wild West division detrained at
Condrccourt on September \. Here
they remained during three rainy
days. keeping under cover lest a
Boche plane discover them.
Night marchcsl
They had reached Void and Com
mercy. directly south of st. Mihisl.
by the night Of september II. when
the great drive In that sector be.
gan. They were In reserve In this
hattie bu, were not used.
The i3,h was "unlucky." these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-26
Had Special Hate
for the Kitchens

Cook John Armstrong Is smiling
all over his face. He's home again
In Seattle with the fighting assist.
But just ask him about the Ger
mans-the battle Of the Argonne. or
any Of the little "picnics" the vets
who are here Saturday went thru.
He's 1000 miles from the scenes
thru which he lived in September
and October. but he has one griev.
ance against the Hun which he can't
forget Armstrong believes the Ger.
mans deliberately tried to put the
91st out OF commission by wrccking
the culinary department.
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SPEED CRAVEN
WINS RIBBON

scrgt. Mai. Speed Craven Is one
OF the Seattle boys who wore a rib
bon over his breast pocket today. II
was the Belgian croix dc guerre and
was given him for his conduct In
leading the first battalion into ac-
ton In the Belgian campaign. when
all his officers had been either
killed or wounded.
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when Frank J. Mcdonald left
Camp Lewis with the 3sfst infantry,
almost a year ago. he was topper"
Of Co. G. meaning. Of course. top
sergeant. Today. Lieut.. Frank j.
Mcdonald Is back home in Seattle
with the other weather.beaten and
wind-bitten heroes Of the Wild West
division.
He won his commission on the
field OF battle for Conspicuous
bravery and daring in leading his
section into the thick Of every mix.
UP they could find The fact that
but eight OF Is men who jumped
off on the morning OF October rs
under his command. came back" at
the end Of the fiveday struggle I'm
the ArgonneMeuse. tells whether
they found a fight.
Lieut.. Mcdonald lives at $50 Goth
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the front line TO familiarizr them.
selves. wore French uniforms. The
enemy was TO know nothing Of
what was coming.
The Fifth corps. Of which the
wild West division became a part,
was in the very center OF the Amer.
lean assault. Tho Third corps was
10 It's right and 10 It's left the First
Each corps was composed OF nine
diytslons.
Was uphill Fighting
The Fifth corps was comma nded
BY Mai Gen. George w. Cameron.
Tn. First corps was under the com.
mand OF MAJ Gen. Hunter LIgEct'.
former commander OF the Western
department OF the army.
Uphili ftghnnx wss what the
Firth corps was up against. They
had been elected 20 drive forward
over the denscly wooded and ra'
yined heights ahead OF them. the
wide divide between tho Meusc and
the Are. They were 10 bulge out
In front OF the divisions of the corps
on either side Of them and clear
the forests on the slopes OF the
divide.
Largest By far Of these forests was
the Argonno-rnadc famous By the
eist
The isist brigade OF the sist was
on the right. IL was made up OF
the seist and. 5s2nd regiments. on
the left was the is2nd brigade. made
up Of the 3s3rd and 3ssth infantry.
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dash the regiment made against the
Germans.
All Toy and Chez Ong are watt
er boys" in the Shung Hal res-
taurant-somewher In Seattle. IL
has to be that way-not because OF
a censor any more, but neither OF
them can remember the name OF
the street.
A years long time. and then
you see. the roar of battle Is still
In their ears.
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vantage OF. too.

vantage OF. too.
They have several machine gun
nests 10 their credit and accounted
for more than they lost. Gen.
Pershing issued. the order commits.
sioning Mcdonald on Dec. 20.
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Capt. Howard Hughes Of Seattle
died fighting, fighting beside his
colonel. for men OF the. s61st told in
Seattle this morning how Capt.
Hughes was "sniped" BY the Same
Hun .I1--kilied by the same she'll
which brought death to Col. Dawn
commander Of the rcGixan1H
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Gee, amt they grand just watch them step
There's brother Jim. / know,
An ev'ry ones full OF pep.
An kick. an snap an
IL makes me want to get In linc
A suit is all lack.
Said little Bobby. "ain't II fine
My brother Jim is back!'
"Ah. there's our boy" say and dad
1T seems but yesterday
Since he Just little lad
And fond OF soldier play,
But now there's frmness In his eye
That's business all thru.
He helped to make the Germans fly
We're proud OF him. two"
Then there's another--shh a girl,
Tho not "A sister. yet.
IT'S Jims return that sets awhirl
Her heart that can't forget.
She's somewhat more reserved It's true,
In what she says OF him,
But don't think things she saws to you
Are what shs says TO JIM
-iLsslc's Week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-08

trail through the valley of death
have led New back TO his childhood.
lie takes comfort in he lessons he
learned in his Sunday school and at
his mothers knee, according TO Jail
or George Gallagher
He reads the psalm again and
again Gallagher commented. He
sees to get all his comfort from It
and from his mother"
Through the day New sees only
his mother. Mrs Lulu Burger and
his devoted half sister Edna Clancy.
Scores of person, mostly elderly
women. ask 10 see MIN but all are
denied
So it is that he has much time to
read. Through the brighter hours
George Barr McCutcheon's and En-
merson Hough's novels seem his fav-
orites He reads the daily papers
closely
But when the setting sun dims the
light which squeezes through a sin
gle barred window. ne turns to his
Bible and the Twenty Third Psalm
the psalm which the Rabbi read over
the ashes Of pretty Frieda Lesser
and finds comfort in:
Though l walk through the
valley Of the shadow of death,
/ will fear no evil"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-08
Ne70 in Death S ShadOW, Takes
Comfort in shepherds Psalm "

Los ANGELES. Calf. Aug S.
The quiet tread Of man walking
the cold pavement OF his cell was
hardly audible above the laughter Of
trustees playing cards not far away.
Yet. steadily the man walked back
and forth across the narrow space
allotted him and his cell mate. It
was five steps one way and hve
back
Tho Lord is my shepherd:
/ shall not want" ne softly half
read and half rccited with "a lit
tie Bible In his hand.
a burst of ribald laughter from
another cell interrupted the hear
ing but not the reading
Yea though / walk through
the valley Of the shadow of
death 1 will fear no evil; for
Thou art with me. Thy rod and
Thy staff they comfort me- the
reading resumed.
IL was Harry s. New. who three
weeks ago drove TO the police sta
tion i'm the gray Of the morning with
the dead body of Frieda Lesser. his
20-year-old sweetheart in hist auto
mobile and told the police that on
the eve Of their wedding he mad kill
ed the girl ne loved
The shadow of the gallows-the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-08
SENATORS STUDY
TREATY CLAUSES
Republicans Determined 10
Stand Against Certain
Reservations.

WASHINGTON. Aug S-A deter
aiinatlou 20 stand against ans res.
errstions 20 the peace treaty wbica
10 not specifically require accept
snce by the other powers before the
United States enters the League oi
Nations WIS voiced iu senate debate
IharsdaE Is republican leaders.
Sen. Lodge chairman OF the for
cisn relations committee. declared
That while IN general practice 81
rcserFatiOn might become valid *
unobjected 90 be the other parties
Co the treaty he hoped There would
be dchDite declaration by lne senate
that 20 make the treaty binding the
other powers must accept the rescr
Vations made Dy this government.
The suggestion Uas seconded br
sen. Brund1ge republican Connel-
tiCut and later SEN BOrah republic
AN. Idaho. declared TO ga certain
number he opponents OF unre-
scr' Cd ratification would Insist upon
stcn course.
Pittman Has Proposal.
The PROPOSE br sen. F.ttmau.
democrat Nevada, that reservations
be- embodie-! in separate resolution
and not made physically q patt o.
the ratification. was opposed os th.
opposition leaders as absolutely
futile. Sen Kellogg republican.
Minnesota. hOW ever. argued that
Unless reservations changed the
meaning OF he treaty. tine adoption
would not impair The binding force
OF the ratification
As an Outgrowtil OF objections TO
the special treaty with France. the
senate adopted "a resolution by sen.
Walsh. democrat. Montana asking
the judiciary committee whether
there were any constitutional OBJ
stacles To that treaty's raudcatioa.
some senators nave argued that be-
cause it obHgates the United States
Co help repel any unprOvoked at
tack by Germany on Frame the
treaty curtails the constitutional
power Of consresa 10 decide when
the nation sail 90 TO war.
Hold Legal Argument.
I'm an extended legal argument.
sen. kellogg declared it was clearly
established that the treaty could be
made OblgalinE the United States
90 make war under certain circum-
stances. his decision. however. was
decided rather toward tire obliga-
tons assumed under the leagues
covenant
Although the subject did not enter
INTO the senate debate, tAere was
much informal discussion among
senators over Pres't Wilson's state
meat on Shatung. some OF the most
bitter opponents of the treaty de
.iared the Information given 10y the
president was not sufficient 10 dis
pei suspicion OF Japan's intentions
in the Chinese province. but other
senators reserved their judgment
ana the extent 10 which the ratih-
alton hight ultimately will be inh-
snced remained coniectural.
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WiUPay Tribute
to All Soldiers
at SiIOe9- Jubilee

4 specia tribute and words Of
deep appreciation viii he expressed
TO the boys who distinguished them
selves So valiantly over There. "
next Sunday afternoon at ST He'd
VICES hall i'm Napier street. when
members of 81. Florian's society will
assemble to commemorate the TWEEN
ty-ffth anniversary of the organiza-
tons existence Holy communion
VIII be approached at 1850 a. m
Ii will be joyful occasion To re-
joice ON the day of the silver iubi-
lee. 1T being q home welcome to all
the members who volunteered and
served during the world war \ year
ago. mothers. fathers. friends and
members assembled i'm st Hedwige's
han TO witness AN impressive cere-
mony. the dedication and unveiling
of a beautiful service flag contain
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FREE CARS SUNDAY
At 2:1O p. m.

to show the biggest success in South
Bend.
Il of those beauty garden lots
snapped up last Sunday at Portage
Gardens
one is yours for one Dollar down.
then only sec and 75c a week
Prices S119. S129. $40 to s195,
except corners, positively the big
gest bargains around South Bend
today.
Two big free cars will leave
Northern Indiana interurban sta
ton. corner Washington Avenue and
Michigan Street at 2:10 Sunday.
Cars will carry banners and stop
for passengers along Washington
Avenue.
Follow the crowd Come and
bring your friends Adv