The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1918, Page 2

SIX OFFICERS OF HIS REGIMENT WERE aa KILLED IN ONE DAY By C. C. LYON (N. E. A. Correspondent Attached to General Pershing’s Army, Who Is on His Way Back to the Front) | _ New York, Aug. 3.—As the casualty lists grow heavier, day after day, America begins to understand better. what the Great War means. ites ' The British army has had a comparatively quiet time of it lately, while the German offensive has been directed principally against the French, Americans and tlalians around Chateau Thierry, yet their casualties for the week ending July 26 were more than 12,000. ‘ America must prepare herself for heavy casualties. Our boys have been in the thick of the fight, and no army could hope to make the dashing charges that, our’s has without suffering considerable loss. The war comes home to one with almost shocking earnest- ness when one sees the names of his personal friends in the casu- alty lists. : i On. Broadway the other day, while waiting for a ship to take me back to France, I ran into Lieut. C. V. Lyman of El Paso, Tex., who just arrived in America a few hours before. He had been sent back on a special mession that would keep him home for.sev- eral weeks. He was in high spirits. The Story of Col. Elliott | Over in France 1 am attached to Lyman’s regiment. I was} sent to his outfit early in April by General Pershing so I would have every opportunity to see the fighting in the vicinity of Sois- sons “The old —th regiment was in wonderful shape when I left al couple of weeks ago,” he said. “All the crowd said to tell you to hurry back before the show is over. I’ve just wired the families of Colonel Smith, Colonel Elliott, Major McCloud, Jimmie Holmes, | Shorty Mood, Edgerton and a lot more that they were all well and full of fight.” ; While Lyman rattled on, giving me the latest gossip of “my own” regiment, I was holding the latest edition of a New York aper. Bee There was a story there that all six of the officers Lyman had mentioned had been killed in action within the last few days! Without a word I handed him the paper and he read ‘the list. | Then he tried to speak, but couldn’t. After a few minutes he shook my hand and turned away with: “I'll try to see you later, old fellow.” While in northern France, after the beginning of the big Ger- man offensive in, March, I ate my meals at the mess of Colonel Hamilton Smith, who commanded the regiment. There were eight members of that mess: Colonel Smith, Lieut. Colonel Clark D. Elliott, Capt. James Holmes, Capt. Julius A. Mood, Capt. Edger- ton, Major Barnett, Herbert Corey, also a war correspondent, and myself. The casualty lists show that every one of these officers except Maj. Barnett has been_killed in action since I came home on fur-| lough- a few weeks ago. They were of the highest type of American manhood—well educated, clean livers, square dealers, unafraid of the devil him- self. : Before the latest German offensive was started, Colonel Smith’s regiment was holding a sector under shell fire day and night for. weeks, and I lived with him and his staff in a chalk) mine, 40 feet under ground. A man took his life in his hands even to stick his head above ground for fresh air. Thad prepared to leave them one Sunday night to go to Paris on my way to America. Col. Smith insisted on sending back for} his automobile to take me to a railroad station, 20 miles away, where I could catch a train for Paris. Promptly at-9 o’clock the colonel’s chauffeur came down into the dugout, breathless, hatless and as white as a sheet. “For God sakes, Mr. Lyon, don’t keep me waiting,” he panted.! “Coming up the road I got one bullet through the windshield and another. through the hood. It’s a regular hell out there.” | ‘Cookies and a Tragedy. As ‘I hurried: up the steps of .the chalk mine 1 found Lieut. Col Elliott at my heels. ‘ “I want to be the last to say good-} bye to one who's going to America’ he said; and went as far as the auto with: me. On:the way be put a $20 bill into my hand. H “T.awonder if, youd mind sending this .to my@little daughter, Geraldine. | in Chicago for her.thrift stamp book?” ; he asked. “If you see her before you come back give her a ‘kiss for her} daddy, will you? Your wife won't ve | jealous, because Geraldine is only six.” | In-one corner of my trunk is a lit tle package. It contains twelve home- made cookies, and-written on the pack- lage are these words: “For Lieut. Col. C. R. Elliott. With much love from Mamma and Geraldine.” Mrs. Elliott and little Geraldine had come all the way from Chicago to my home in Ohio to have me tell them ‘of pigs to the fair was, met by two ewells. It, is our belief that the privilege of) living in a cultured home is much ‘ap- preciated by our boys and girls, and that doing so contributes materially to, the education and the develgpment of character. Boys or girls who -may chance to read this notice may also communicate with either of the above. J. M. Martin, City Superintendent. D8 3,10; W 88, 1 RUY W.S. 5. No Chance for Them. ‘An Irishman who was driving a-load One of -them accosted, him words: “Say, Pat, could you s e two inside: seats?” To which Pat.replied with a smile: “Well, them that's inside, I had to promise that I'd take up no one that. wasn’t then, T can't, for when I agreed. with |= about ‘the colonel and.to ask me to! 28 good as themselves. I’m so sorry,” take the cookies back to him in| Sald-Pat. France. Today, a little slab in a French wheat field, back of the Soissons bat- tlefield, marks the final resting place of Colonel Elliott, one of the finest soldiers that ever wore an American uniform. And so'also lie Colonel Smith and Captain Jimmie Holmes, Captain Edg- | erton, Capthin. Mood, and Major Mc- Cloud. Like,all true Americans, they | felt, a rare Brivilege to. give the best that was in them on the battlefield when the BIG TEST came, and all of them were OUT IN. FRONT leading | their men on to victory. Smashing victories such as our | American boys has recently won are not won haphazardly or by chance. sey. ae won pera the American | soldier laughs at death, and has with. | “wh Sele 1 > In him a something that causes him | months old'a ta little! boy.) was” two to push forward just a little farther | face and it kes eee Out on his than caution would usually justify. ept spreading until ‘his ‘America is going to win this war. | ee snd aie back of ‘his: head: were , Because we have in the service mil- | deep.erup diate pasion intolarge, Hons more-men of the same calibre ! Pin, aealane and itched very, much A 2 ,; and -he would scratch and rub so that as Colonel Smith, Solonel Elliott, Ma- | he could: hardly: slée ni jor MoCloud, and Captains Jimmie | His face. was eaclid pone eter ay: is face, was solid: scale. ‘His-hair Holmes, Edgerton and Mood. ii ¢ < ors ans | was thin and dry ‘and: nearly . all of it + 8 | fell out. This lasted seven: months, HIGH: SCHOOL NOTICE. | “We were told it was eczema and Between: this time and Sept. 1 the | We gotafreesample of Cuticura Soa offiverof the'superintendent of schools | and Ointment. .\ After: using it three willbe, asked: frequently to recom days we saw a great change 50 we pur- ‘mend homes where girls and boys | chased more, and’ when ‘we had used may work ‘for either board.or room or | | tW0 and avhalf boxes of Ointment with both, while attending high school. The | tWocakes of ‘Soap his: head ‘and: face superintendent - and principal desire | Were healed.” (Signed) Mra0.,R, that all parents wishing to have a girl} Wilson, R.°F,'D,"1, Roxbury, Ohio, or boy in their homes) will communt- | Augusté,” 1917, 1 cate such*wish-to either Mr. Martin, | _ For every. pur Phone-835 or Mr. Bolt 853-X.so that «| Cure Soap and list. may be available when calls. for | of the toilet Cuti- — in this picture? He’s the famo SECURITY: LEAGUE ‘TO TRAIN DRAFTED MEN BEFORE CALL TO CANTONMENTS Launches Nation-Wide Organiza- tion Under. Sanction of Gen. Crowder w York, Aug. 2.—Under the sanc- tion of Provost Marshal General Crow- der, the National Security League an- nounces ‘today that it has undertaken the organization. throughout the coun- try of a systematic preliminary course of training for the young men in the draft, so that when they “are called they will know something of their du- ties and how to take care of them- selves. The league has drawn up a com- prehensive plan, which will be put in operation in every state in the Union under the direction of a “Committee on Preliminary. Training and Instruc- to be appointed later. Crowder Approyes. ‘Provost, Marshal Generdl Crowder, to whom the Security league submit- ted the idea before acting, has ap- proved it in a letter. to Col. Charles E. Lydecker, president of the league, in |;-which ‘he: says: “Your proposal, gives me great sat- isfaction. Your league can render val- uable ,assistance in this manner.” The. Security league's plan will be made effective through the 281 branches of the league, scattered in committees of the general committee co-operating with the local boards in all the states. It provides for the organization .into instruction jclasses of the cen soon to ‘be called, to ‘be: selected by the draft -boards, an It is absolutely es: and ill smelling. is what: we claim. Hardware places to“work come“from students | who ‘expect to: enter school this fall. ! 4 —— War Correspondent Lyon often uses a motorcycle and sidecar to get from place to place at the front. . Do you recognize the driver | Boston National league baseball team. -Hank’s a soldier in France now, but says he’d rather be a,war correspondent. tion ‘of Men Registered: for. Draft,” | all parts of the country, and. sub- |. draft |. HEALTH — COMFORT — ECONOMY in’ Buying: HERRICK Refrigerators and comfort that you have a refrigerator ‘that can easily be kept clean and. fresh. It is only a refrigerator with a perfect circulation of dry air that is never; We give our guarantee with: everyere- frigerator we sell. More cold withiless ice We Will Give 10 Per Cent Discount on’ All Refrigerators Sold This ‘Month French & \ us Hank Gowdy, catcher.on the in obtaining instructors for the class- ; es in this: city and: vicinity. | “Clean, Sober Soldiers.” | “The object.of our-endeavor will be {to make the young men understand } why they are called for service to their country, what is to be expected ; {of'them, and why. they should be loyal, | clean, sober and intelligent soldiers,” | says Col, Lydecker. Outlining the op-| ‘eration of the plan, he continues: “There,are three “tnain working} points: “(1) | Eeach local draft Woard.} through its chairman, will select a! captain, who will procure the assem- | bly of the registrants and obtain from a@ local military or naval post, state guard or home defense unit, or from | retired or disabled veterans of -the present war, an adequate training of- ficer. . | | “(2) The captain, will. also-invite a) local clergyman to give information, | jinstruction and advice ‘to the young | men. Save Time.and Money “(3)_ A local physician will also ‘in- struct the young men in matters of; health, -hygiene .and. physical::well.be- | ing, in order. that when .they go to jcamp they shall present,.themselves | i Pa sential to your +health ¥ Phone 1 with a consciousness of knowledge which, will add to ‘their strength and usefulness. “At.-present, the vast. majority .of ur :young, men.are called to the col- ors untrained. It would greatly facil- itate their being turned into soldiers and jsave' the,“government ‘time and Money if, when they are caled, they are provided with some, knowledge of mallitaty training and a.sense of dis- efpline and organization. “ “The position of local captain, who will supervise the work, offers one of the ‘finest. opportunities for patriotic service for men.of standing in the community who are unable to get into the trenches. “Disorganized Rabble.” “Under the guidance of such a man, alded by an influential Jocal clergy- man and physician, the drafted men will, go. to their cantonments in effi- cient, organized bodies, rather than as a disorganized’ rabble, and with a spirit of seff-reliance and comrade- ship. All the strangeness of the new life will have been eliminated and, since the men will have been taught what lies before them, they will face duty with the confidence of familiar- ity. “The military instruction will com- prise only the simplest evolutions, with particular emphasis upon mili- tary, courtesy, when, where, how and whom to sajute. A general super- visio nof this phase-of the training, conducted by. the government military authorities. Armories, public parks and. squares, public school play- grounds, étc., ‘will be utilized for the actual drilling. Drills two or three times a week of an hour’s duration will be preferable to longer periods at leas frequent intervals. Fitted For Ofticers. “Competitive drills will be arranged to stimulate interest and enthusiasm. ne of the ‘advantages of the plan will be that the men who prove most proficient in the preliminary training will have an excellent chance of being selected as non-commissioned officers when they arrive in camp.” TO HOLDERS OF LIBERTY BONDS the actual training to be conducted < Use your by retired or disabled army officers, | Liberty Bond whose efforts to prepare the young jimen, for service will be supplemented | Coupons y local clergymen and physicians. | Gen. Franklin J. Bell, commandant for the purchase of at Camp Upton, .is an’ enthusiastic || "War Savings Stamps supportek of the plan and has prom- ised the Security league co-operation || Your Interest Will Earn In- terest-and Keep at Work for'the Nation. for uniformity and efficiency, will be}, as dire PARKINSON ‘TO a roneerns, spending .abous AU TAKE OVER THE fae a the harness. 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