Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-03
129TH'S IS RECORD
ALL AMERICA CAN
WELL Be PROUD Of
REGIMENT OF |. NJ G. PROVED
HARD HITTING AND NEVER
ONCE GAVE GROUND WHILE
FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS m
MANY ARMY GROUPS.

People of Ottawa and northern Hi
nois are justiiably proud of the l29tI
lnfantry-the hard hitting old Tafri
/ " c. Belonging exclusively to 20
territory where red bloOded Ameri
canism runs simon pure. the l29th
as historical facts disclose. had mor,
real lighting men and fewer press
agents than any smashing unit Of the
A f.. f.
a single glimpse at the l29th Mon
day as they marched in review in Chi
cagO and Aurora gave an instant so
luton to the question, Who made
The Hun rum Twenty one. repre-
senting the heroic outfit" made uT
the procession under Colonel Edgai
A. Meyer. Every man OF them wa
every bit a man With heads up
chests out, stomachs in, or just PLAIN
Nat, skins bronzed to q rubbish GLOW
and every muscle atingle with Drawn
and energy every feature in thai
large cOucourse Of noble scrappcr
fairly radiated a hftydfty division o,
brains and grit
A Just pride Is taken IN The achieve
ments OF the famous lighting unit
Not one OF its men was taken prisone.
in the world war. it captured owe,
500 OF the enemy and sustained owe.
80 casualties and was under fire at
one time for forty-two consecutive
killed and died of wounds aud l?lI
were wounded and eassed OttaWa's
casualties were ten dead in battle an
approximately fifty wounded ana
gassed. Almost all Of the wounded
and gdssed men have completely re
covered When it left Ottawa Con.
pany G numbered l59 men The con,
pany was up to war strength. As
Camp Logan. Texas, where they train
} ed under Colonel Greene, however
their numbers were nearly douJl,a
because of a change in organization
OF the American army which required
the charging of divisions and their
units. The companies were filled ur.
' by contingeuts Of draft men from
Camp Grant
Colonel f.. A, Meyer, gallant and
able leader, took Command OF the rcgi
ment in France and led them in bat
| tie. A stern but considera,e Wesi
Pointer, he is loved by his men, who
. will follow him to the last ditch.
Ottawa's interest in the return OF
the 10th Regiment ana in the hom
| lge accorded the entire 3%d Division
~ not only that of all Illinois in it,
great lighting body, but is that OF a
| city which has been in direct touch
with part OF the regiment 'or years
company G of the l2ath Regiment is
to Ottawa a part of the history OF the
| city.
It's a great history, Ottawa's por.
.tion OF the glory Of the $50 CoihpauS
& served through the SpanSh,Ameri. |
can war. They went to the border
The Ottawa boys trained with the re
.mainder of the sd at camp Logan. 1
went overseas III May, l9lH, ana nave
had part in some OF tue hardest Hshl |
Ing OF the war actually Delhg IN Scr'-
ce on the day of the armlauce, NOV /
H. 1918.
The history of the l29th part III
he 33d Division experiences mas beeh
heralded by all war correspondents /
bf the world war, who nave gwen hIsA
place to the regiment as to TERRITORY /
gained, prisoners taken ana to INC |
MAXIMUM u GU, csc "i''''S :"
.,,;,.,,,t ,,,hioh has MOT alton
''o 1T, a,,,inr tl,o u,or i. fhat
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We,
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-''puIl, nv oa,,t 49, tho Erol:.l
NC W. ,,a - ora wora hri.
1S1 IAN, - 4o+h ps+tol;cn of the
"ueu WV" w t{,o caa,oh NTH Ang
y" - ','i'''l s'''N ,,a,.o1 70 M
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