The diamond drill., 1919-02-01
FORMER CRYSTAL FALLS MAN
MADE GOOD RECORD IN FRANCE
WAS CAPTAIN OF ENGINEERS
Captain BeyeEs Was on the County
Road Staff For Several Years
and Mas Many Friends

The many Crystal Falls friends of
Fritz Beyers will be pleased TO learn
OF the excellent record made by that
young man on the battle fields OF
France. Fritz was elevated to the
rank OF captain in the engineers and
had charge OF some difficult work
while the movements were in progress
last fall.
We are able to print the exact COPY
or the order in which Mr. Beyers was
mentioned through the kindness of
VIM. II. Jobe who has the original
copy Captain Beyers is a brother OF
Mrs. Jobe. The order is as follows
GENERAL ORDERS No. II.
The following officers and enlisted
men are cited in orders for distin-
guished conduct in action;
Captain Harold F. Boyer, company
+, 7th Engineers. From October 14th
1918 to the conclusion OF hostilities
the foregoing named officer displayed
fearless leadership, cheerful endur-
ance OF hardships, personal valour
and exceptional initiative, In super
vising work in advanced positions and
in making frequent personal recon
naissances in the face OF enemy artil-
lery and machine gun fire. Under ex-
tremely hazardous conditions at Brie-
ulles, on the night OF November 2 and
Bird, Captain Boyer supervised the
construction OF pontoon foot bridges
across the Meuse River. BY his un-
firing devotion TO duty this officer set
valuable example for his men.
First Lieut.. Glenn c. Hawk, Com
pany +, 7th Engineers. On the after |
noon and night OF October 18th, 1918,
with a detail of twenty men, accom- |
panied the infantry through the Bois |
de Rappes, near Cunel, for the pur-
pose of wiring in the extreme north |
east outposts. Due to strong resist |
ance OF the enemy he saw At to throw !
his men In and help hold the captur-
ed ground. Later he personally made |
a reconnaissance, in full view of the |
enemy machine gunners and snipers. |
for a desirable outpost location and
led his men in the wiring. Also on the
nights OF November 3rd and 4th, 1918
he supervised the construction OF one
OF the pontoon foot bridges over the
canal near Brieulles Thus, constant
ly under heavy and direct machine gun
fire. he showed exceptional ability In
the handling OF his men and by his
utter disregard for danger and untir-
ing efforts he set a splendid example
work which enabled the infantry 10
and succeeded In completing the
later cross the canal and capture the
heights east OF I'D
Meuse
Sergt. ist class, Frank j. Rogers.
Corporal Harry A. Ficken.
Corporal Jesse L. Bond.
Corporal Edward A. Hazlett.
Corporal Claude Boiler
Corporal Lloyd Mlnter.
Private. lst class. Ernest G. Wright.
Private. lst class. Edw. f. Brandt.
Private Thos. j. Fahey.
Private Grover c. Fritz.
Private Van Cleaf Gulick.
Private Clyde Cofer
Private Edward II Ebeling. {
Private Thomas r. Melvin. :
Private Glenn B. Kendall
Private Harry Peterson. 4
All OF Company +. 9TH Engineers
Isplayed EXCEPTIONAL bravery dumnf
Ie constr uction OF the pontoon foot
ridges ever the Meuse River and |
anal near Brieulles. on the night of In
ovcmbcr 3rd and 4th. 1918. In the n
ice Of heavy and direct machine gun a
nd artillery Ere they carried the I,
-ldgc equipment across an open field n
I'd constructed two foot bridges BY N
'ason OF their coolness. determine q
on AID utter disregard OF personal q
Ifety the infantry was enabled 10 s
oss tho river and canal and capture B
e important heights east OF the al
euse In,