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Harmon Hall, and Nelson Larsen had his jaw
shot away.
The remnants of the Sd Regiment which had
lost heavily in the Somme trenches during the
Winter and Spring of 1914-15, were put with
what remained of the 1st Regiment to build
that unit up to a strength Of two battalions.
The Sd Regiment was recruited largely among
foreigners who had been permanent residents
Of Paris, together with a certain number Of
volunteers from South America and the United
States. Among the Americans were Victor
Chapman of New York, Alvan r. Sanborn Of
Boston, a graduate of Amherst College in the
class Of 1887 and dean of the American vol
unteers of 1914; William E. Dugan, jr, Of
Rochester, N Y; Robert Mulhauser of Cleve-
land John G. Hopper of San Francisco; George
Preston AmeS of Baltimore, Md, and Others
Henry Weston Farnsworth OF Boston, Edmond
Charles Clinton Genet Of Ossining- on Hudson
Joseph Lydon of Salem, Mass, and DR.. David
e. Wheeler of Buffalo, N. Y, joined the regi-
ment early in 1915.
N July, 1915, the LIST Regiment found itself in
Alsace, alongside the I'd Regiment The
American Volunteers Corps" formed in Paris
early in August, 1914, had gone into the latter
regiment; among the American volunteers were
Alan Seeger of New York, John Jacob Casey
and Charles HofIecker of San Francisco, David
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with our sacs in front Of u.s. and lie there until
we had our breath, and the bullets were not
quite so thick. Then we would take our sacs
in one hand as kind Of shield, and make
another dash.
ITO think of fear or the horror Of the
thing was impossible. All could think of was
what wonderful advance it was and how
every one wassgoing up against that stream of
lead as if he loved it."
HE Moroccan Division, Of which the Legion
was regiment, broke so far through the
German lines that reserve troops could not get
up to help hold on to all the terrain gained
From this new position. a fresh attack was
launched on June 16, in which the ranks of
the LIST Regiment were again sadly depleted.
Among the slain were Kenneth Weeks and
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The damndest bombardment imaginable was
kept up until 10 o'clock. Along the whole Ger
man line you could see nothing but smoke and
debris. At 10 O'Clock, I saw the finest sight I
have ever seen. 1t was men from the Premier
stranger crawling out Of our trenches with
their bayonets glittering against the sun, and
advancing on the Boches.
There was not a sign of hesitation. They
were falling FAST but as fast as men fell, it
seemed as If new men sprang up out Of the
ground to take their places. One second 1t
looked as If an entire section had fallen by
one sweep OF the machine gun. In a few min
utes, second line of men crawled out of our
trenches, and at z minutes past 10 our cap
tain called ZEN avantl' and we went dashing
down the trenches with the German artillery
giving US hell as we went
Just as we reached the first-ine trenches q
shell burst near the captain, and left his face
covered with blood. He brushed his hand
across it, and heard him say, cochons! and
that it was nothing. Then he called for every
one out Of the trenches
I'VE scrambled out, and from then on it was
nothing but steady advance under rife ma
chine gun and artillery fire. We certainly had
the Boches on the run, but at the same time
they were pouring the lead at us. We would
dash forward IS or so meters and then, when
the fire got too hot, would drop to the ground
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France and Germany in August, 1914, before
foreigners began offering their services to France
in case Of hostilities. The Italians the first
to act; on July 81, over 900 of them who were
living in Paris met, and voted to form an
italian Legion to fight for France Other volun-
teer corps began enrolling men on August 2,
including groups from Alsace and Lorraine,
Turkey, Russia, Greece, and within the next
few days corps were formed of Belgians, Hol-
1anders, English, Swiss, Poles Rumanians, Ar
menians and Syrians
A N American volunteer corps was started on
August S, followed by the organization of
groups of Spaniards, Luxembourgers, Portu-
guese, Brazilians Czechs, Ruthenians Croats,
Serbs, Slovagnes, Slovenes, Mezicans, South
Americans, Scandinavians; over 800 German
and Austrian residents of France offered to
fight against their native lands.
There was no way under existing laws for
a foreigner to enter the French Army except
by signing enlistment for five years in the
Foreign Legion, but this difficulty was overcome
by the voting Of the following decree, dated
August 8, 1914:
"Enlistments of foreigners in the foreign reg
iments are received for the duration of the
war"
The minister of war was authorized the
formation of special marching regiments" Of
tie Foreign Legion to receive the volunteers
with nucleus of veteran legionnaires brought
from the colonies.
Four marching regiments" were formed with
training camps scattered all about France. The
"4th Marching Regiment" composed almost
entirely OF Italians and was known popularity
as the "Garbaldian Legion" The other three
regiments were made up of men from almost
every country under the sun, from Abyssinia
to Venezuela, from vast Australia down to tiny
specks in the ocean, such as st. Thomas.
THE period of training was short but inten-
sive, and, thanks to the presence in the
ranks of goodly proportion Of hardened vete-
eran legionnaires, battalions of the marching
regiments" were ready for service in the war
zone within six weeks The 1st and I'd Regi-
ments went into the trenches In the Cham
payne and Aisne sectors in October; in Deem
Der the 3rd Regiment went into line in the
Somme region, and the 9TH Regiment faced the
Germans in the Argonne.
The last-named regiment was the first to at
tack the enemy position. In January and Feb
ruary, 1915, the Garbaldians assaulted the
enemy lines, and won much honor, but were
SO frghtfully decimated that their regiment
was withdrawn from the line, and dissolved
the following March.
After a terrible Winter In the trenches at
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the base of Reims Mountain, the list Regiment
moved north late in April 1915, and on May
Q participated in the great attack against Vimy
Ridge
A MERICANS in the regiment included Ken
meth Weeks of Boston, Harmon Dunn Hall
of st. Paul, Nelson Larsen of Buffalo, Jack
JanZ of Philadelphia. Janz was wounded
during the battle in which the legion lost $500
men killed and wounded. Kifhn Rockwell Of
Asheville, N. c., wrote in part of the attack,
which was the first great one made by the
French against the far-flung German lines
since the beginning of trench warfare:
I'VE arrived in the second-line trenches at
daybreak, where we took I'D our position
Within very few minutes it began to sound Els
If all hell had broken loose when our artillery
al along the line opened up on the Germans
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
' GYM NOTES

Yesterday the Strong Cianci hand doubles championship tournament, defeated the parkcr-S, Mag team two out Of three games, 2l-7, 15-ol, H1-1&.
 Saturday afternoon the " Inter- mediate basketball team goes 10 Bristol to play a return game with the Boys club team. The team will leave the Y. NL C. A. Saturday noon at 12 o'clock. The follow ing boys on the team will make the trip: MoliGonis. Coylc, Wheeler, Fcrony, l,rIc, IIatoff, Stavengcr, Ncdcircr. Menscr and Meott
 The Y. NJ. C. A. Ducks headed by Fred rcldmann will also journey to Bristo ol 10 engage the senior team Of tho Bristol Boys club in water polo. Local Y. NJ. (, A. grappIcrs in wade the City of AnSonia Saturday afternoon for a wrestling meet with the best grapplcrs the Y. N. C. A. o' that city can produce. Six matches 1 are scheduled in the following weights: 14o h.. lt5 h.. two 50 ID. matches. lGo lh. match and one 170 i lb. match The following gtapplcrs from New Britain will take part: M 1 Ncnciziano. $. JankowSki. NJ. Can ! zcllanri, V. Squllaciotc, C. Hassol-
 mark and s. Paior. The team will ! leave the local " by auto al , D | ", Saturday, afternoon
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
ROSENBL00M YS, HUDKINS
New York Bettlcr Meets Ncbrasl<d Wildcat in 10 Round Bout Ut Madison square Garden.

New York. Feb, 14 LP1-MaXey Roaenbioom Of New York and Ace HudkinS of Nebraska meet in Madi- son Square Garden tonight in a ten round bout that may be Of more importance to the Harlem slap stick star than to his midNcster1 rival.
 Roscnbloom needs 10 win 10 as. sure himself of a battle with Jim my Slattcry of Buffalo, ncHiN crowned light heavyweight cham uion SO far as New York state ,. concerned. Sltttery was designate ) a4 the champion by virtue of his llttory over Lou Scoza on Mond1, right but tho New York state com mission ruled he must meet 1toacH' bloom within Gn days with th~ championship at stake.
 Mancys UnorthodoX style has en- ;.hlrd him to slap his way 10 dccl- sion victories over most of the l"aI- ing light hcaryWcights in the bual- ncss. and he has been made faNorlit to outpomt I1udhins, who will nt making his New York debut as q -poun1er.
 In the ten round semitinal, Fred Lcnhart, Spokane Wash. punchc1 meets Rosy EoSdlcs of Cleveland
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
League Standing
Tunight's Games Stanley Works Vs. GaScos. NeWmatics vs. Corbin Screw. IsusSWin vs. tafnirs.

The only four teams in the In dustrial Basketball league that have q chance to take top honors from the Stanley Rule and Corbin Screw teams, present leaders will battle it out in an elimination series at the Tabs hall tonight,
 Stanley Works and EussWin are tied for third place immediately in back of the leaders who arc in q first place draw. In order that they
 may keep up this tie they must de- feat their rivals, the Gascos in fifth place and the l'afnir team i'll sixth
 position.
 The other contest Of the night is i between the leader and tailcnder. Corbin Screw will have it out with
 New Britain Machine team which nearly conquered the Screw Shop
 five in their previous meeting, 1 If Corbn Screw is successful in 1 defeating the Ncwmatics tonight, ltafnrs will be eliminated from any
 chance 10 win the pennant. The
 Gascos can stay in the running pro 1 vided they also win while the Screw 1 Shop is victorious.
 l The race is coming 10 an end. ! After tonight there will be seven i more nights Of basketball and the ! final contests will hc played on ! Tuesday, March H. The league race 1 is much more interesting than fl i was last year and at the present | time it's 2 toss up between th" { Rulers and the Screw shop team for
 the winning honor. Last year Cor bin Screws hottest rival was tn" | Stanley Rule team and this year th" | same quintet is giving the cham -
 nions a hot battle. At the present time Stanley Works is in a better standing than if was last year. Russ win is in the same place practically and l'atnrs has dropped consider
 ably. The Gascos, q new entry. add cd great strength and color to the
 league and if 1t were not for a bad
 start, this team would be in the
 thick of the battle.
 The teams in the first game last week coopcrated with Secretary
 Bryce Long in his attempts to start
 the games on time and 1t is expect
 cd that the Stanley Works and Gas
 cos will do the same this week. 1hr
 contest is scheduled to start al T:%0
 U clock.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
TN LAY VESSEL &

Philadelphia Feb. II Pt-There probably never will be another Chuck Klein, but the Philadelphia Nationals believe they have uncov- cred sort Of junior Klein in Out fielder Trlpp Sigman, late of the Central league.
 You know Chuck Klein is the big, robust boy who cost the Phillics s750 ono season and then proceeded the next season to hit like he had cost s75, 900. Chuck. in his first year up from the Thrca-I league, led the National league in homo runs.
 Perhaps one reason the Phlliea predict great things for Sisnlan is that he comes from the territory made famous by Chuck the cloutcr, Sisnlan is q product Of the Central league, a circuit adjoining the Thrte-1 league.
 Stsman. who is @G. hit Al home runs for the Canton. c., club in 1929 and then came up to Phila- delphia to 'finish inc season. It vas what he did in the ten concluding games that put his name in the public prints fin bold face type.
 In the ten games Tripp helped himself 10 l5 safe hits, including two home runs. for an average of .517. Opposing pitchers had little time to find what Tripp couldn't hit It seems, though. that he has no serious weakness. There is every ndjcation in fact, that he is a natural slugstr.
 Here Is how Cullen Cain, the Ma tional league observer, describes the latest corn belt find:
 Tt vas not merely Sigman's bat ting proNess Or his speed or skill in the field, during lis brief biz league term. that 50 impressed the wise ones. It was the manner Of this young man as he went about his chores, His stance at the plate, his >poise. his style. the way he took his cut at the ball--thesc stamped him a hitter of rare and potential prom isc. He also knows how to judge a fly ball and has a strong throwing arm
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
.GAME TOURNAMENT
 0N AT BOYS CLUB
Annual Play in Four Sports Now
 in Full Swing

The annual game tournament, during which members of the corI- pcting teams clash in four different sports, is now in full swing at the Boys club under the direction rl Physical Director Eaynard Andcr- son, and flcrcely contested gam as are being fought out almost nightly at the East Main street institution a5 the contcndcrs battle each oth>r for the championships of the rarj- ous divisions. The intermediates will play one round each Of basket ball, ring rockcy. Nollcy ball, and indoor baseball, each team meeting every other one once in each sport and the title being decided on the final standing comprising all games, The juniors and midsets are also competing in four sports, but soccer has been substituted for yollcy bIl il. their cases because Of their lcss- CT stature.
 The intermediates and junio"s will play on Wednesday nights aAi Saturday afternoons, while the midgets will sec action on Tuesday and Friday evenings. The leagu"s will continue for ten weeks.
 Juniors Begin
 The junior league opened this week with the first basketball games The Flying Eagles edsel out the Whippets by l5-l3, tle $ 0 s team squeezed q bare 10-I triumph from the Flying Cloud;s, and the Panthcrs trimmed the Shooting Aces by 25-l8. The stand.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
'BURR|TTS BATTLE
 MER|DEN QUINTET
Silver City LaureIs to Meet Locals at Stanley Arena

Another good attraction is in store for the basketball fans tomorroW evening at the Stanley Arena when the fast travelling Burritts clash with the strong Mcridcn Laurels considered one of the best teams m the Silver City. Burritt-Mcridcn games arc always full of action from beginning to end despite the score.
 The local team is more than anN- ious to register q win over the Mcr- idcn team in order to avcngc its de- feat two weeks ago at the hands Of the St. Stanislaus aggregation, also of the Silver City. In the past two years, Mcridcn quintets have been the only ones that have been able to defeat the Burritts and the locals are determined 10 bring the linA 10 an end this season.
 So far the Burritts have defeated the Insilcos of Meriden and have lost to the St Stanislaus team. A victory tomorrow night will put the Burritts ahead in the series with Meridcn outfits. The game will mark the sixth meeting of the two teams in three years with the Bur- r''tn reins ahead in the series, three to two.
 The Silver City team will be headed by the well known ''Jlulmy' Mastriano, undcrhand shot artist who has appeared against loca amateur teams and the high schoo' 1 five. He will be backed up by a col lection of stars. The Burritts will be without the services of thcir stellar guard, "Huggy' Carlson. but 1 will have their full strength other 1 wise. The game will start at S:0& o'clock with "Goody' Ircisscr hold ing the whistle.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
RIVAL TEAMS IN SECOND BATTLE
Bearcats and Tigers to Clash in
 PIayof Series Game

The Eearcats and Tigers line up against each other again tomorrow in the play-olf for the Saturday Afternoon 'Y'' Basketball league cham pionShip.
 to nose out the ovcr-confdent Bcarcats in a hard fought, close guarding contest. Last week neither team seemed willing to open up, hence the lack of spectacular play ing. Individual battles sparkled ga lore, the Perretta brothers opposing each other on respective teams at tempted to out-toX each other with the honors resting lightly on the shoulders of the younger brother.
 Grimaa Of the Tigers and Davis of the Bearcats both jumped ccn- ter for their respective teams with Grimala having a slight edge in ef- fcctiVencss. The latter scored one field goal while his rival went scorcless.
 The Panthcrs and the Corsairs are due to meet again. Both teams played excellent ball last Saturday. The lincups: First game, @:30 T. m: Corsairs Partners Torrcllo LiGnhard Left Forward I'trony Mclgonis Eight Forward rcrkoWilz Johnson
 Center Ference Saunders,
 GinsbcrG Left Guard McCout Alvord Right Guard l Final game, 3;3o J. n.: Tigers EcarcatE ! Osborne, l'alcunlus i Crowley
 i Left Forward. N Perrctta InloIcl Right Forward Grimala DaNis
 Center i O'Bricn r. rcrretta Left Guard Aronson SquillaciOte Right Guard
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
LIONS PLAY YALE
Columbia Basketball Team Travel to New Haven Tonight for Hn,tIc With Eli Quintet

Ncw York Feb. I4 tP The Co., lUrnbia Lions formjdallo contenders for the Eastern Iutcrcollc 2iatc Basketball league championship. n#vol 10 New Haven tonight for q b#ttle with the Yale Eundo-.. who "r" mora or lrs5 >rouflly lodged in tbr lra%ue cellar.
 toluwhla a#uurd lUc lDacur lead On WrJureIan night by handing Iruu au >p,ct,1N decisive de- naa. 32 10 l,. and tiGurcs 10 ;u- cna-r Gs u4ustH agnInat Yale. The HHlMo- have uou only on game in N'" while Columbia has beaten all Hsu.u la~us rivals if has faced, FwH~tols Dartmouth and Penn. A victor, Tor Yale would enable tn" lII4 tt woE" into fifth place and {, lre:ltr 'orurll 10 tine cellar.
 Tomorrow night Dartmouth will meet Corn, II Ht Ithaca.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
MARGIN WINS RAGE
Takes I-ir-t Place in 1l0- ard Run iu senior All Around Athletic Tournament Tt !,

Tn the senior annual all arou I athletic " tournament WednGSdAJ Marcin captured first place m the t40-yard run in ] min. 4-5 sec. ,Staton second in i minute. G-J bc | third, Namizi l minute, 10 2-o sc:- ond&
 Results of the = yard dash in tn" jLuior all around track and ned contest as follows 95 ID. class ai1 under. first. Petit 10 2~o seconds: -ccond Minsel. lo 3-o seconds; tied for third, Naughton, Schrlen+r 1r4-5 seconds. ll0 ID. class, fir*t' second, Mngcl 10 3-5 seconds tied for second, Ausanka, Meyers lo4-J seconds; tied for third, '' Miller, Coates, l seconds. 1@o '1. and under. firat, Bakanas, , 4-o sec ends. second. Nasi4tko, Holder " seconds flat; third, Swift, 10 1-5 grconds. Unlimited class. 'Ir'1 Mngcl. lTatoh, Miller, time 1'' seconds: seconds. loch, 10 1-' Sc1- ends. Third, D"Gus, 10 9-5 accon'''
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
BAT BAT7AL|N0
 TRAINING HARD
FeatberweiSht Champion Pre-. pairing for Fernandez Bout

Hartford. Feb. lt - Bat Battalino bright and early every morning these Hintry days
 The fcathcrWcieht champion will battle Ignacio Fernandez. hard hit tins Filipino featherwcight. at the Hartford state arnory February 18th and wants to be at the peak for that occasion.
 The featherNcight kings left hand which was infected when he Tough Lew Massey at Philadelphia is practically healed and Bat will be able to start boxing in the st.. Nicholas gym by Monday of next week. That infection was in no performed on hts hands in New York last fall Both lis hands have been put to the test since those op- cratons and B~t SayS they arc stronger than ever.
 In the Massey bout Ut Pnilly, Bat talino was obliged to fight a one. handed battle because Of an infect cd left hand; he went into that battle against good advice and lost to a boy who is his inferior both as q boxer and punchcr. Bat is still smartins under that experience and anxious to beat Hernandez decisive ly to wipe out all the loss of pres tigc he may have suffered in the un- fortunate battle Of Philadelphia.
  and has been for q week, to be in the best possible shape when he meets the fast punching Filipino who kayocd Al Singer in New York in the third round only 10 months ago.
 Eat will he &s fit as the we'll known fiddle and expects 10 win or
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
GOLF PROS OPEN PENSACOLAPL
Score or More Leading Players
 Listed Among Entrants

Pensacola. Fla, Feb. fl P-With 3 forecast of intermittent showers threatening to play havoc with their games, As professionals and as many amateurs stood ready today 10 set forth on an lS-holc pro-amatcur low ball event, preliminary to the $500 open, starting tomorrow.
 sacola open. starting tomorrow.
 A score or more leading opponents those testing their clubs over the C,0J4 yard par [ layout today. But none of the country's outstanding simon purcs is registered
 X cash prize Of $l0o awaits the professional member of the team which marks tho low score, while second and third prizes Of S15 and %5n arc offered for the hardy shot makers. Cups and trophies will be given the amateur performers.
 More than two score of the carly arrivals spent yesterday inspecting the course and shooting practice rounds. Although few kept scores. Frank Walsh. Chicago professional, posted q new cour&c record of 63, eight under regulation figures. The nl,vious record Of So. made in the Pensacola open last year. was held jointly by Joe kirEwood. Australian trick shot artist, and Craig Wood of Bloomfield, N. J.
 Others making the rounds Ncster- day included Al Espnosa, Ed Dud- Icy, Harry Cooper, Tony Mancro, Bill Mchlhorn. Bobby Cr,ickShank, and Mike TurnCSa.
 Johnny Farrell of St. Augustine, Fla. former national open titlehold- cr. was one of several pros who Hr- rived late last night and will enter toIaN'5 opening event,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
PLENTY OF H0LD0U1S
Peace in Brooklyn National League Club Doesn't Help i'll Getting Stars 10 Sign Contracts.

New York. Feb. 14 (P)-Thcrc is peace in the Brooklyn National league camp at last but that is not helping in getting the first string players to mail in their signed con- tracts.
 Official adviccs indicated that among those Dodgers yet to affiN their signatures to contract arc Dazzy Vance, Babe Herman, Will liam Watson Clark, Ray Moss. Clisc Dudley, Adolfo Luque. Hank Dc. berry. Van Picinich. Alfonso Lopez, Eddie Moore, Jack Warner. Johnny Frederick. Harvey Hendricks, Rubc Ircsslcr and Wally Gilbert. About inc only players signed arc recruits
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
Camera Is Matched
 To Meet Giant Negro

philAdclphia Feb. I1 PJ-Fctcr Tyrcu matchmaker for tho ArcnL of this city, announced today in 1t he had matched Primo Camera, the giant Italian, and Acc Clark. 235 pound. six foot seven inch negro, for q ten round bout on March 2. Clark has knocked out within the past year. Big Boy Peterson and Elzcar Eioux. thc first two Nctim" Of Camera during his American tour, Clark is said 10 be the big cc#t man Camera has been called on to face in this country.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
ALI, WEST NiHGtNIt\S

Morgautonn, W. N., Fcb, fl tUIJ - West Virginia uujyer-r'y.s top flight basketball squad j5 uurD Iy West Nirgiuians Tho tt playor5 ~ho make the trips for ont-ot-to"u ~umes arc all native sons oG th4 Mountinccr state. This ie the first tHme in the history oG tlu port al Wcst Virginia that tlr. w. Y. |. squad has not brou sell sprinhDrd Hilh out-of-sla'. I}aEeiE
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
INDRISANO NS. BAKER

Boston. Feb. fl (Up) - Johnny 1ndrisano of East Boston, a leading New England contender for the Sergeant Sammy Baker of New Y ork m a 1o-rOllnl bout at Inc lios- ton Garden tonight
New Britain herald., 1930-02-14
BOB HAS THREE HITS

Detroit Feb. l4 UP) Sent in as ;a pinch hitter in three successive "#1nca at Chicago last october. Bob GothcrGill. portlv Detroit Tiger out fjrldCr hit safely the first ball pitch ed each time.