The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-13
lTR ITS A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTIFUL DAY
OUNH FOR FIGHTING MEN OF RAINBOW DIVISION


ton Visitors Live Over Stirring Times When They
Did Heroic Bit to Turn Tide Of War;
ByL v SCHNEIDER
t<Hr ONE SHALL GLANCE TO THE REAR, NONE SHALL
N YIELD STEP, EACH SHALL HAVE BUT ONE
THOUGHT; TO KILL MANY UNTIL THEY HAVE HAD
THEIR FILL. THIS is WHY YOUR GENERAL SAYS TO
YOU YOU WILL BREAK THIS ASSAULT AND IT WILL
BE HAPPY DAY."-sIGNED GoURAUD.
Thus years ago. July T. 1918 did Gen Henri Joseph
Eugene order of the day. preparing the French
soldiers of the French Fourth Army for the
ing German attack which the general foresaw.
And between July July the and Americans
had semmed the last great historic
plains Champagne and the victory turned the tide of the great
war initiative definitely passed from the hands of
the Germans Allies the words of the
famous Frenchman, 1t beautiful day.
Today the guest of Indianapolis the guest
who made up the famous Rainbow ortyscond
Division which under the general command in that his
engagement Today thousands Of Rainbow
Indianapolis greet their general againa and soldier
the grzd veteran many who five times wounded in
the World War; the who ordered surgeons to cut off
told that would be that much that
he would be able to return to his troops.
Indiana Artillery Played Part
And participating in that engagement the One Hundred
and Indiana Field Artillery by Col Robert
H. Tynda of Indianapolis and up of Indiana Some
retunedthey did their work cheerfuy and we'll
and gave all Thus is the way of war
Many BATTLES will be reved imagination during the
days the fifth annual gathering of the Rainbow Division
Veterans Association declared effective
fighting QUITS America had the field of France during the
The Rainbow Division organized the result of desire
within the War Department to have National Guard division
representing nearly possible the country whole The
selected all part of the Federazed National Guard of
United States and had the Mexican border 1916
Many the units had histories extending through Span
American War and Philippine Instruction
and into the Civil War.
Such history had the One Hundred and Fifteth Indiana
outfit which service Aug s. 1917
F Benjamin Harrison On Sept 1917 the outfit left
Camp Mills L. L. sailed for France with the division on Oct
49, 1917
The division first went to the Lorraine front in February
1918 In March the division ordered relieve the
crack French divisions then occupying
rane In taking this the division
American to take whole independently
this the troops subsequently to the Champagne
at the request of the French.
On July 1915 the division entered line in the Cham
and from then until July IA every preparation
to resist the German attack which expected
The artillery bombardent midnight July IA 1918
The sky of fire. Men their toes to kill
and to kill until "they have their fill
Balloons shot down only to have in their
place dust smoke fire and thenthe The main
attack was really July 15 and the Germans
repused.
The famous order of the day July in which General
oraud told the men under his high command of the anticipated
attack translated that would be beautiful day
for France when the Allies repulsed the Germans
Beautiful Day" Is Byword
''It will beautiful day. became bvword among the
Americans and the afternoon of July 15 became
dent that the victory the recognized that
General Gourauds prediction of great day Allies had
become in fact beautiful day.
Today the Rainbow proud to honor this famous
general whose fine strategy and sturdy leadership saved the ay
and of the significant the history of the
world.
The One Hundred and Feth returned to Indianapos on
May 1919 and real welcome given them On
May the outfit mustered at Camp TAYLOR at
Louisville and the returned to their peaceme
and tomorrow and the day the renew
many comradesps of the and aganweher rain or
it will be "a beautiful day."