San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22

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very Jung every uhic VI VIC
ard Division was IN its Way
$500.
10 france via an CaSIein
embarkation camp.
.r.,oa a.,
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS .raseieu on q
former German liner, which transport
ed also the 1920 Infantry. We left
IohoL.n Ne "a I'D .-,;vod a.
'Prast a. 81 rrl anu ,,n.rar a.
e., nS eiip wac
-u,, =, ~,
Inc successful voyage across the At
lantic was accepted by me us SORT
OF GOOD omen. But j was 10 De
rudely awakened to reality. / lett
me MOTEL at Brest to learn conditions
OF debarkation.
The engineers. who had arrived
first, received their baptism of war,
not Of fire but of general staff inef-
ficiency. which would have been suf-.
ficient to demoralize a less disciplined
regiment.
The Chicago friends of the colonel
commanding the regiment and of the
regiment itself had contributed costly
instruments of precision for engineer
ing work. special' Photographic ap-
paratus, and other valuable and use
full appliances.
coT CONEJ JCTJNc ORnERS
~ 80 e - =. ~ A..
was eouree pi piiuo ~ az; 'Nas
inc resimeHt huu suceeeugu %
fratlng tne neavy paggasc INA. nhuc re-
space was saved. Inc Ne1nien., NJ
Wr ueparH1tion; was oilelu W Ianp
neh uelai Mene pa'A " Di. L
az tne Dassase tney meIe r 'oiu " ane
~ enas I
Nas 10 U po:ieu mn TN, .ns -
tn.hI was r ~ IN 'ne pyo ~. W..
orueIs. tne eon u Ia, "a; ~. ~ "a.
,en' "ds w SUI 81.
wardly can he fully appreciated.
"Pooled," indeed "Confiscated," ]
am sure every fairninded man will
agree with me is the proper word.
Had / been on the ground there
would have been no such confiscation
without fight. i came too late to
avert this catastrophe and my only
consolation was that they could not
pool the training. discipline, knowl-
edge nnd morale OF our splendid en-
gineers.
VI course, L could nave 1lleu pro
test, but sdld nor. soon enough tne
reason iol my Siie"ee wiz O' "P
Eann;o.; ,do roocbad mn Az
e.. III IL 80 nraceed ~ Havre.
mh;s , We reso;nded THO ne1t order
j; nis mpn ~ S;n;s;o, - porer The
ui..e..u ens u We $4,000 q tra;r for
neA: aieI L We r;aod nbart f;rc in
Ia aiis, VIZ We Thara Rr;t;sh SAT-
n sse o: ;nsasod ne that wn we-o IA
o, unee1s i ~ n;soron. avail y;ll,re
pLoe ~. Co., 70 O r,;ins aorth ~ hhhaviIie
a My iI;.e J =. - Jns,ina+;nn ,fter
we 49,. 1870 49, a. 90. Pr;t;sb camn for
shoIt uee5 ~ ~ o,,o,;p,
ieireshinenn, ia
IN TRAINING IN fhANCE.
The British town major, an officer
who represents the interests Oh inc
military, mad 10 De awakened. ne
knew nothing eltner Oh our arriNai,
destination or existence on eartn. but
he went with US, knocklhg at the
doors Oh citizens, asking Tue Inohoeo
nous question: "Avez vous une cnam-
bre!" and 'finaliy found longing ior
the night for every officer OF DIVISION
headquarters. Inc enlisted men were
furnished improyised sneiter In some
e. -1i'pubhc place.
The next forenoon we learned that
the division was TO occupy the area
around Huppy, sun smaller Village
about six miles due north ana mere
lore nearer AbbeviiIe. we were ta ,s.a
70 that viliage IN Britlsh IoIII.n iae.
IN the afternoon; BEFORE ohrkE as; se So
In, ] had something IKE an oiiIce III
fhe billet assigned me- wnicn was
large room Ill n spienulu housei A..
Our studies OIL tne serra'n anu t NV
irnmediaie proolcns pelore US Mere nn
lcrrupteu p.ohpuy a. t.n III ~ ,.;o;n;,,
nlng Dy terrific e.asles IA .ne 'ieIh. ~,
rms was q na1l'u o aa; nIa % ;ne
herinans 20 poniD INC ''iiioau e'"'iV"
at ADoeVilfe'
Later we learned TO rely, on the
promptness OF German artillery ana
flying attacks to such an extent that
one officer loosely suggested the at
tacks as a standard for our time
pieces ,.
We organized division headquarters
in building gwen us Tor tnat pnr'
pose and kept IN frequent touch WIN
our troops when were pllleted ior
iiuPBs'