The Arizona copper camp., 1920-10-23
GRIPPING NARRATIVE Of RAY Man
BACK FROM FIGHTING IN POLAND and
UKRAINE; CONDITIONS In EASTERN
EUROPE ARE GRAPHICALLY DEPICTED
W. j. Langewtcz returns to Ray after serving Polish
Legion in France, Poland, and the Ukraine; adven-
lures prove most interesting

SIA4AS lOI iTeeuOIl, lHeHIdl, physical,
or political, l am always with the
wronged. That is unfortunate, but it
must be my fate,-I:. can't keep OUT
So spoke w. ]. Langewitcz upon his
return from Poland-the most suffer
ing of the war-ridden countries. Mr..
Langewitcz, continuing his interview
further stated he was unable TO on
list in Los Angeles in 1916, with any
:. of the allied armies. In Ray, after
earnest assistance by the Hon. Henry
F. Ashurst, which was without sue
cess, he waited, but the formality of
the red tape was too slow for him,
and taking a chance of being able to
enlist in the Polish Legion, which
was organizing in Canada in 1917, he
left Ray about the middle of Sep
tember, 1917, for his home in Wiscon-
sin. After communicating with the
Polish authorities in Milwaukee, on
the 23rd of October, 1917, he was en-
listed. A few days later, the second
transport of Eoys from Milwaukee,
left for Camp Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada.
The Canadian officers and people
were well disposed toward the boys
and soon they had lots of friends.
Apparently, everything was going well
until one day they found German
spy, in the kitchen, that tried to
poison some of them, but his work
was shortened by military authority
and possibly his life.
After a short training there, some
of the boys were sent to st. Johns,
Canada, about Is miles from Montreal.
There the coldest weather was ex-
perienced. On Wednesday, the ninth
of January, 1918, they left st. Johns
for New York City, and on the
eleventh of January, at midnight, set
sail from the good old U. S. A., on
the transport "Rochembeau"
Her passenger list was composed
of about $50 boys, several Red Cross
people and Y M c.. A. workers. The
freight cargo consisted of war sup
: plies for La Belle, France.
The Rochembeau was unguarded all
the way to Europe, and no accidents
marred the trip. She docked at Bor-
deaux on Sunday, January 29 1918.
At the docks after being received
by different representatives of Poland,
France, ct al, the Polish Legion
marched through the city, and here
saw its first glimpses of sympathizing
madamoiselles, "but they knew little
of u.s." said Mr. Langewictz, "for we
were clothed in Canadian pre-war uni
forms. The people were soon in
formed that we were the 'Soldat
Polonaise' and then our pleasant and
agreeable surprises Gamer We were
plentifully supplied with candies,
cakes, wines, flowers and an occas-
sional kiss did not come amiss and
was no exception.
after a twenty-four rent we were
sent to La Vale where the infantry
was organized and training started.
This was not my first training, as
had been through the war in the
Philippines and was disabled to such
an extent that I could not handle a
musket. l was later sent to the
Polish concentration camp at Sille lie
Guillone-where 1 remained two
weeks. was then assigned to field
artillery in lie Mans where the Polish
artillery are trained. After a few
weeks training, we were formed into
batteries, etc., and sent to the front
for active training.
eve were billeted in village
Anay la Cote, seven kilometers from
Avalon, a good sized town, situated
in a most beautiful valley.
"Here, we had our first good chance
of studying the characteristics of the
people of France. These people are,
apparently, possessed of pleasures of
which certain other nations are ig-
norant. In some cases, I acquiesce in
their pleasures, but to me, there
should be limit to love, wine and
Fwork 1t seems to me that in France
the main object of the people was
pleasure French women are very at
tractive, they seem to hold the secret
of being attractive at all ages. They
are very active-I remember an in
Stance in one village, there was
very elderly lady, her form bent by
the weight of years, yet she was fleet
of foot, and so much so that they
nicknamed her Submarine
"Much wine and cider is consumed,
even in the army they ration out
wines each day.