The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-27
l9 SOLDIERS OF F0RTUNEL00K
 FOR WORK

passersby, nineteen "soldiers of for tune," discharged members of the Spanish Foreign Legion who saw active fighting against the Moors in North Africa, roamed New York's streets looking for places to eat, sleep, and to work. They hail from fourteen States of the Union. Less l than six months ago most of the men left this country, attracted to Spain by alluring inducements held out by Spanish authorities.
 On their return they could mus ter less than five dollars among them. They obtained return passageI after appealing to American consul lar agents in Spain to have them re- leased from their contracts with the Spanish Government. Seventy or eighty more Americans, according to the nineteen who re- turned, also members of the For eign Legion, remain in Spain, but are expected to return soon. Two will never return They are Martin Cherry, of Toledo, Ohio and Benny Herman, of Philadelphia. Cherry was killed in a skirmish. Herman was killed by "dum dunn" bullet fired by a Moorish sniper. Both were buried in North Africa. ALL ARE VETERANS
 Almost all of the nineteen who returned are veterans of the United States military or naval forces in the World war. The oldest, F. A. Gilbert, forty-seven, of Detroit, en- listed in the Legion of London, after serving during the war in the Brit ish army. The youngest Charles Bernard, seventeen, of Richmond, Va, left the States from New Or leans on September IA, 1921. In addi- tion to being the youngest, he was also the ta1lest-siX feet tow. Running him a close second in age was Guy J. ! Wickersham, of Pine Blubb, Arkan- sas. who was only eighteen and the smallest member of the party. One member of the group, John Hardy. of E1yria, Ohio, returned with Moorish bullet in his left lung and another in his neck. Others es- capped injury.
 This is the way Hardy tells of the 1 treatment of Americans in the Span | ish Legion:
 "We were offered transportation to and from Spain, four and one-half pesetas a day in pay (about eighty five cents) and 700 pesetas as bo- nus. As a matter of fact, we re- ceived one peseta a day and only half of the promised bonus.
 "We never had outfits to brag about, although they were better. than those issued to the regular Spanish soldier We had wool suits, bought by the Queen of Spain from England and given to us as Christ mas presents. We got heavy shoes spiral puttees and campaign hats, but no socks, belts or underwear. We once had overcoats, but they were taken from us."
 FOUGHT IN MOROCCO
 l Most of the fighting the men en- gagged in took place about seventy two miles southeast of Tetuan, in Spanish Morocco.
 "The Moors are devils at fight ing" the men reported. "They fight behind trees and barricades and sell dom show themselves One day we I fought for six and a half hours and never saw a Moor. When we cap- tured the town we found nine dead bodies."
 ports they had to go through the for mality of Ellis Island. just like inn migrants. The process took thirty minutes. The men declared they still retain their American citizenship be- cause they did not swear allegiance | to Spain, but simply signed contracts to fight.
 The men who returned were. D. E. Atkinson, Houston, Texas; Ray mond Bennett, Columbus, Miss; Charles Bernard, Richmond, Va: F. A. Gilbert, Detroit, Mich, John Hardy, Elyria, Ohio; H. W. Johnson, Arcadia, Flas: A. c. Johnson, Port land Ore.; Joe Joyer Norfolk, Va; J. P. Kernan, Camden, N. J.; Rich ard Kirvin, Germantown, Philadel- phia; Fulton Mabrey, Little Rock, Ark; Charles Meehan, New Orleans; R. P. Puhl, Chicago; M. A. Uhl, Oil City, Pa; Guy J. Wickehsham, Pine