Evening star., 1919-09-17
Called "Gypsy Division"

The 1st Division moved so often that
it came to be known in the A. e. F.
as the gypsy division" The con-
slant shifting from one sector to an
other resulted in unusual demand on
the resources of it's quartermaster or
ganization. When the armistice was
signed the division quartermaster was
located in the Bois de-Brocourt
tMeuse), the location having been
changed just twenty-nine times in
the previous nine months.
Some idea of the part which the
quartermaSter officers and men play
during actual combat operations in
the field may be gained from. an in
Division made it's now famous ad-
vance south of Scissors in the Marne
sector on July 18. 1918. This was the
advance which enabled Marshal Foch
to pinch out the Chateau -Thierry sa-
lient, and which turned the tide Of the
war.
During the "Soissons affair" two en-
listed men attached to the division
quartermaster's office, Corp. Clifford
A: Lovewell, Company d, Motor Sup
ply Train. and Private (first c1ass)
Harry B. Turner. Motor Supply Train.
performed such heroic service and
showed such contempt of danger that
they were cited in orders by the di-
vision commander.
The men were driving jitneys. and
"HSh 'ue supply system showed Signs
of breaking down on account of the
rapid advance of the division, these
men hauled rifle ammunition to the
infantry for four days and nights
without let-up. The special order, is
sued at headquarters of the 1st Di-
the case of each of these men: HE
was on duty from 4:30 am, July 1S,
until 10 pm, July %, and delivered
ammunition under fire during a great
part of that time, He never swerved
from the work he was required to
perform and rendered valuable assist
ance in rapidly making distribution
of rupplies and evacuating wounded
to the rear onIreturn trips"
One OF the officers of the 1st, in de-
scribing the affair, said:
Corp. Lovewell and Private Turner
took their trucks where a horse could
not have lived. When they got two ma
chine gun bullets through the tops of
their jitneys they decided to get into
one truck. SO that If one was bumped
OF the other could deliver the stuff.
After that these men took up ammuni-
ton without let-up until the night of
July 90. On each return trip they
brought wounded back in their jitneys"
One Of the most remarkable incidents
in the history Of the 1st Division occur
red because the boche wanted to sample
the American doughboy's Chow" No
sooner had the Americans landed in
France than the word went round from
mouth to mouth through all the Euro
pean armies. not only in the allies but
the Germans, Of the fine food eaten by
the American soldiers. Tales Of the fine
white bread. the generous sugar allow
ance and fresh beef eaten by the Ameri-
cans penetrated even to the ears of
Fritz. who hadn't seen piece of white
bread for nearly 1our years
One night in August, 1918. when the
1st Division was in the Saizerais sector,
the boche put over raid and instead of
capturing guns or prisoners, they cap
tured a quantity Of good American
grub" The raid was directed against
the 18th Infantry, who will march down
Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow, proudly
wearing on their shoulders the fourragie
with which they have just been deco
rated by the French government. Some
of the men who will march past the
White House tomorrow are men who