The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-08-25
STORY ON SELLING ARMY
FROM PEN or GUTHRIE BOY
George rattulsc. the Author. Wa
Taken Ill aud the Article
Was Completed By MAJ.
Roy Winlon

TAasa readiua the article un "sell
iuH the Army 10 the peopge la usa
rastullo. in she last Saturday Eve
nina loat, vii be interested IL kanw
ing that the entire production fol
lowing few iAlrodactors para
graphs, q from the psn ~ well
known Guthrie boy Nt ratm,lo
While gathering the data for his art
iclo was taken suddenly ~ In wasb
lnEton. and hegs~d the Guthfie boy
with whom he saa working. io ~
ahead aud prsperv the faets aud lho
proper eiahoaWlion IN hla oNn Nay.
aud nMnssola aons of hla cork ha-
been In untafia fssf aA weeks. pena
ing IA appearance In print
When Mr. pattnlla read the pre
pared matter ha simply wrote tho
necessary snsStsiuelion and used il
without any change whatever The
article speaks Tor itself and glvea a
very readable story of the beginning
and development ~ very important
department which ia one ~ many feat
urea provided BY the newly enacted
army reorganization act hy tho r~ea
ent congruaH The matter set forth
iu Il could never have been baill IN
the form there presented by any enr
not familiar With tho entire plar.
and Major Roy Wlnlon. 81 the Il. n
army " credited Wlth bclaa lha
best posted officer IN this new sad
important department of the war
Plans division
A word 10 this connection about
tnie wa.l known Guthrie boy mlxst
90 interesting 20 his many friends
and % others tor that matter Ito,
waa among The Officers aha wase
leading thew men ~ tha ahell ,asn
Argonne woods but few daya hafore
The armletice waA declared Tholr
worn on that Wars'opisr aav. made
I necessary TO clear out line N
Han machine gun nests. Almost N
he start bail pierced the hight side
4 Roy aud he dropped and vas lett
'ehltd He MAS not found and re
eoyed for nearly -four h0urs. when
I" waa taken 20 an emergency sta
Ion, where he received only the
nereet first aid attention. aud tho
ulict Was not removed for several
lonths he IN stlii suffering from
bat severe wound Some ~ tho few
zen who lived 70 get out ~ that ter.
'b'e Incident decla T. thst tf Hoy
ad not been wounded just At that
i"mcni he would have been Killed
! not oHn ~ ths officers ~ bla ba
zion escaped death.
During hts conyaleacenea. nny wAa
stalled to take full direction fo-
aking something better than
ath trip out OF Breat under The
ans N an expert sanitary officer
~ y" accomplished IN less than aix
a"~r, and when general pershlng
ara of this work he declared that
could not believe II possible 10
conspllah auch task IN 50 short
time and IN such an efficient man,
r Roy then landed in New
fk, where he found orders trans
ring him 70 some eort of military
'sIon in China Fiut some of ~
'eri"r officers learned N thla as.
ament and Ia few dayn had hia
"rs changed. and he was nent ID y
TO await orders. y,
The work and conferences nae.m. WI
= IN ~" planning FOR the nov
srai staff and It's duties, Major
Iernl Hahn was assigned 10 the
department designated aW tha
= Plans division. and hr ham Inst
'gned Major Roy winton a. h,u
aiue. which VIII necemaltate nay
ms tho immediate charge N M
Ills and Developments or thia new
artment The Post article plainly
~ mat Roy has most familiar
complete understanding of ali
details of this work ana Ma many
ada viii taxed eep pleasure ana
; satisfaction ia his good fortuna
his respect.