Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1923, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT. EAGT TROOPS FROM WYOMING ENTERED 5 YEARS AGO TODAY In Great World War Allies Were Fighting With Backs to Wall in Summer of 1918, Says His- torian of 66th Field Artillery Brigade. BY WILLIM WRIGHT (Official Historian of 66th Field Artillery Brigade.) Five years ago today, in the summer of 1918, following | the tremendous drives of the German army on Paris, and on| channel ports, the allied armies were virtually fighting with | their backs against the wall, and the German armies, safely | intrenched in their hard won salients along the Marne River! between Chateau Thierry and their final drive for the Paris prize. The French Sixth army oppogng the German advance, reinforced with ‘What few units of pioneer American troops brigaded with them, were feverishly concentrating between the Marne riv nd Paris, facing hope- less odds with tired out troops, dis- heartened but not beaten, dogged! etermined to stop the rush to Part and if this was not possible to make the German pay heavily for its cap- ture. The hopes of the Allies were in American troops, and while frankly septic: to the value of the piti fully sn 1 numerical strength of the Americans, were inspired by the few combats between new arrivals from the United States and the German Veterans, and determined to hold on until additional Americans could be trained nd thrown into the breach It Became a race between armies— the Gerr n preparing for Its final dash Paris and the American fresh troops training that they could be of additional value in European warfare to be of assistance. It was at this cri 1 point in mak tng of world history that the | first troops Wyoming entered the fight line—five years ago tonight The 148th Field Artillery representing the Wyoming National Guard troops. and the Colorado National Guard Artillery Batteries, on July 7th,-1918, i moved up the Chateau into the line ,pre- share of the on from is road pared to thelr fighting as anticipated day by day as the German army waited for its signal of general offensive. The 148th Field Artillery became one of the famous fighting regiments of the A. E. F., and from the day that it entered the line under its own Officers, until the armistice, this regiment went through every day of every offensive of the American fighting in France along the French line, earning five battle clasps, a record of performance not equalled by any other regiment, and the additional honor of being with its sister reg:ment the first heavy artillery troops in France, and the two regiments honor: ed by oceupation duties in Germany after the armistice—an honor only uceorded those units that had taken the brunt of the fighting and served Grilliant!y The Wyoming ment, formerly infantry Joseph W troc portion of the regi the Third Wyom command of Colone! Cavender, joined with the nd some Oregon newly organized ent at Camp lina in September parent , when these west fof the Atlantic had Ween relected by nt for early move All of those tr dened by the Me eing typical this combined compos art under the artillery North ¢ was into departrr thi the with ery re thac asfully spor wa. The B rrikd succes yps were asigned and ‘F’ of the and the Colorado bat and .C’. The head s composed rego cavalry, As the Colorado ar. tillery units had been trained to light horse artillery, the change to. the new type of gun Inter assigned p'aced all troops, infantry, cavalry and artil- Yery the same standard of train- ing—that of learning anew thé duties of a soldier applied to a technical gun of the new type developed as a result of the war. The Wyoming troops aft«+ joining their new regiment at Camp Green were soon moved to a denarkation camp, at Camp Mills, Long Island where until December 13th, amid the heaviest blizzard that had character. ized New York in years, the troops marched out of camp to a new shel ter at Camp Merrit, New Jersey, where they yed until January 22nd, when they received the coveted overseas and on this. date sailed on British Clyde ner, The Raltic. Ar gz ing th Tuscania regimer moved to F Wyoming ries ‘D nent 6A mpar at 148th re terle quarters ¢ of orders, the in England, after witness- sinking by submarine of the part of the convoy, the was within a few days and established in near Bordeaux, was formerly as lery, and equip velopment of he ench G. P. F. cannon, a mn gun, mounted on rubber 1 carriages, a six inch rifle with neteen foot barr as mobile a nir where the signed as ped with the war, the I fifteen tc ui an horse firing 100 enter regiment corp art new in unerrin; distances lines. The reg complete— the ziment of the A transition from and from h light type enem to otor drive ant exploits ipation in the mplified the fact troops, and Wyo ys could adapt themselves and quickly to meet parti western n a nent found it day orders were t it had reached a degree rfection in the handling of these © guns that they were to be nded upon to furnish the counter y and bombardment activities the American a: the fir Dormans, were preparing for) fighting with the successful armies, and the orders sending the regiment to a position south of Chateas: Thier- ry, and attaching {t to the Sixth French army, 38th French Corps, was Indicative that that regiment was to be doubly honored by a position at the vory point ofthe triangle Ger- many had driven into France on its/ Paris dash. | The Wyoming batteries were placed | }in position-during the night of July | 7th, 8th and 9th along a line south of Chateau Thierry and Dormans, be- tween Parls and the Marne river. The'r gun muzzles were approximate- ty four miles from the first point of attack of the Germans, and directly in |front of the regiment was the Third Division that held the line between Chateau Thierry and Dormans, and which later earned the title of the “Rock of the Marne” diviston for its fierce fighting that resulted on this front. The entrance to the line was not achieved with the spectacular arrival that had up until the World war been characterized by entrance of artillery units. Movements could-only be made Nat night and then only in the great- st_seorecy. Gun platforms were staked out, and later guns were quietly run up onto platforms, and placed into position without lights, noise of any kind, and the German army had no way of knowing the ex- tent of the preparations facing them. Amunition was brought up from rear ammunition, dumps, telephone lines run talions to regimental headquarters, from firing control stations to for- ward observation posts along the south bank of the Marne, and dressing stations for care of wounded prepar- fed. and every preparation made for the impending battle. All this was accomplished under the continual bombardment of the German artillery, although the attack was not started, there was a continuous firing up and down the line by both armies to harass the enemy, prevent the bring- ing up of troop munition and sup- plies, and destroy ammunition dumps. Continual gas alarms were sounded as German artillery.dropped an oc- €asional gas shell into battery post- tions, but the westerners found them: sélves ab’e to give as well ag) take, and on July 8th the first American heavy shell was sent screaming into the German lines by Battery ‘A’ of the regiment, followed by firing activi- ties generally by other batteries as they tried out the guns, powder and prepared themselves for the attack that was to come. The German attack was due night from batteries to battalions, from bat-| ly, and every*day orders were issued by the French commanders for C. P. ©., (counter preparation offensive) a plan» of meeting the German artillery concentration when it broke with artillery fire directed to their bat. tery positions, already ‘plotted and to their infantry lines. As each day passed, find the German® attack did not come off, the nervous strain of the American troops became great. Schooled in the line of activity the westerners did not take kindly to the waiting game, and each night waiting for the recelpt of the code word that the Germans were attacking became worse punishment than engaging in fighting. This article deals with the forma- tion of this famous regiment and its entrance into the line of fighting five years ago this day. The attack was finally launched by the German army, that passed into history as the most bitterly contested battle of the war, the battle that stopped the German advance, and took from them their offensive and put them on the de- fensive has written a brilliant page into American history, The Cham- pagne-Marne defensive fought by a handful of Americans and Freych, undid Germany. This battle more popularly known as_ the battle of Chateau Thierry, and the second bat- tle of the Marne will be covered in detail in a succeeding article, July 14th. The Wyoming batteries at the time of entrance to the firing line were commanded by the following officers: Battery’ ‘D’—Captain Canton O'Don- nell Battery ‘E'—Captain Frank B. Nel- son. Battery ‘F’—Lieutenant George H. Duff. Captain William A, Sawtell, iater major, commanded the second batta- lon. Colonel Burke H. Sinclair, now a resident of Casper, was Lt. Colonel of the regiment, which was cOmmanded during this period by Colonel Joseph W. Cavender, a Wyoming officer. In visualizing these troops along the Iine at this time, one is amazed lat the adaptation of the American | WOI{ “AIOAL ALOU ST] 0} 3BEM O4Z THOIZ the schools and from the plains, cow- boys and college men, farmers and clerks, the finest of © Wyoming's young manhood left civilian pursuits, and were thrown into the vortex of jthe World war. Fate played an im- | portant’ part in the placing of this | regiment where it was placed in view |of the later German attacks on their positions, but one cannot help but feel that the far sighted war depart- | ment reealied that the stamina and stick to it principles that have so characterized the west made for them an assurance that this regiment j would not weaken—and it didn’t. The action of the Wyoming men during the battle to be described in the next larticle July 14th, was an inspiration, and a glorious demonstration of the | American ability to assimulate pun- |ishment, and still not be beaten down. "ANNUAL CONVENTION - OF TIRE MEN NOV. 19-15 CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 17.—¥Fol- lowing formation here of a police- men’s benefit association, the mem- bers of the Cheyenne fire department have organized a firemen’s benefit association, with Mayor Ed. P. Tay- lor, a’ former fireman, as president. Each association will make allow- ances to members who are tempo- rarily incapacitated for service. Che Casper Sundap ALLOVER' 3 LAT BLURRED ENTRY OF MEN (Continued from "Page O» ered. “In my op!nion they took a chance when they saw they were dropping steadily and cut the ropes holding their basket. They probably hoped to swim clear of the gas bag or to float in the basket ‘and hold on until they were found.” ' It was six a, m., according to Quar- termaster Manley, of the lake steamer Colonial when he sighted the balloon floating on the surface of the lake.| The Colonial circled the bag twice! and saw no signs of life near it, and| arriving at Port Stanley reported the wreckage. WASHINGTON, July 7. (United Press)—Navy officials tonight refus-| ed to give up hope for the missing| pilots of the navy balloon found col- lapsed in Lake Erie today. They declared that the evidence telephoned them from Cleveland to-| night indicated that the basket of the | balioon had been cut away and that! the men had had time to disrobe, leav- ing their uniforms behind and to swim away from the collapsed balloon when it hit the water: They expressed belief that the men may have been picked up and are now on board some lake steamer which has no wireless to report the fact. They pointed out that the vessel which first sighted the wreckage, the Colonial had no wireless. They ex- pressed belief that the men may stil! turn up at some lake port tonight or tomorrow, PORT STANLEY, Ont., (United Press). win.” ‘This telegram, addressed to Lieut- enant T. B. Null, and signed “Ruth” was found in the coat of Lieutenant Null, taken from the wreckage of the United States navy balloon (A-6698) floating 35 miles off Port Stanley. The coat and other personal ef- fects of Null and Lieutenant L. J. Roth were found in the tangled ropes of the balloon while the balloon was being hoisted on deck of the Frank H. Stanley. The coat was brought into Port Stanley by newspapermen accompany- ing the tug in a speed boat. Other personal property of the men found in the wreckage Was carried to Cleve- land, the newspapermen sa‘d, ‘The Frank H. Stanley was expected to return here about 10 p. m. with the wreckage of the balloon. The tug left here at 11:30 this morning and located the floating bak loon after searching the lake for sév- eral hours. The wreckage was found 25 miles southwest of here, having! floated ten miles out from where it} was sighted by the steamer Colonial early this morning. Rope holding the balloons basket had been cut, according to newspaper: men. The gas hose, through which gas was passed to the massive bag, was also s'ashed, indicating the air- men desired to hasten the crafts de- July 7. Acent after first trouble was noticed. _——— — “Good luck, hope you tug | Miss Elimbeth Libby {8 viaiting| with friends here for a few days from | Lavoye. Lorain Oven Method. ‘Take the canning of cherries, for tn stancet The first step is to select only sound, ripe frult. The best is found in the morning markets (illustration No. 1). Then gradeandrinse, pitting them 4f you wish (No. 2). Then. you pack chem into ordinary glass jars that have been sterilised. Next you fill the jars with boiling water, or with syrup if eweetening is desired. Now you place the scalded rubbers on the jars and adjust the lids lopsely. ‘Then you light the oven burners, set your Lorain Oven Heat Regulator at 250 degrees, place the filled jars on oven racks and close the door (No. 3). Jare remain in the oven one jour; pint jars 40 minutes, During this time your canning requires mone of your attention. You can do other work, shop or visit (No.4). An ordinary alarm clock will cell you when ‘One easy tum of the Lorain Red Wheel gives you a choice of 44 measured heats CUA Short lesson in the New. JER Was housewives are asking for informa- tion about the new way to can. So in this easy, illustrated lesson we tell you how to can by the new Way to Can, ‘We'll be pleased to give you, free of charge, a chart explaining how to can 37 different Fruits and Vegetables by the Lorain Oven Method. Call at our store for your copy. / SEWEL Gas Ranges ‘The baked-on finish of these ranges gives them « lustrous, durabla surface that ls as easy to keep clean as it is good Casper Gas Appliance Co. Phone.1500 to look at. Alleteel construction pre- vents breakage. Many pleasing sty!es and coavenient sizes to choore from. and ~ontrolled oven for any kind of oven Worning Cribune FEDERATION OF EDUCATORS Io PLAN ON COAST (Continued from Page One.) adhering to an “individualistic policy” she said, and educational problems will be worked out along organization lines. Joy E. Morgan, managing editor of the Journal of the National Education association, declared that Miss Jones’ of the convention, which, despite ita scattered groups and short plenary sessions, he sald this year had ar-| rived at a new conception of tho value of organized effort in the ad- vancement of education. Federal and state governments will be urged to pay greater attention to the problem of public education dur- ing the coming year and the years to follow, according to resolutions adopted in convention, than they have hitherto paid. cational board will be sought, state governments will be dissuaded from too strict an economy in matters of Public education, and the equal recog- nition of the importance of public schools, large or small, and the gen- eral improvement of children physic- ally, will be sought. A campaign to obtain an amendment to the con- stitution prohibiting child labor will be instituted, and an organized effort A federal edu-| ‘will be made for better schools and colleges for teachers. The association convention passed resolu- tions favoring better rules of tenure, education and compensation for teachers. Mrs. Emma Dacre of San Francisco was re-elected president. MANY BUYING EAST TERRACE PROPERTY NOW Lots In See Ben Addition Overlook New Bucknum Park Site Many prominent persons are pur- ‘ational League of Teachers’ chasing lots in the East Terraces, the section of Casper. Casper. 115-119 East First Street | SUNDAY, JULY3, 1923. well known addition so pxtensively advertised by the See Realty company, The East Tefaces lie in a direct line with East Scond street between First and Foufh streets. Many of these lots face Second street. They overlook the new Bucknam park which wll be beau tifully developed in thejnear future. It will have tennis courf, walks and drives that will enhancgthe value of the adjacent lots. ‘The city is largely ing toward the east and in the ophion of many real estate men and that reason East Terraces are exgptionally well located. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Coobe are here for a short time from their home’ in Crawford, Neb, K here for a few days WHERE Are You Going to Buy Your Lot? Are You Going to Build Your Home? Are You Going to Make the Best Investment? EAST TERRACES WHY? “AN IDEAL PLACE TO BUILD YOUR HOME” East Terraces the subdivision with its extra large lots, wide and winding:streets, has been laid out in harmony with the contour of the land along the very latest ideas in sub-dividing with a view to making this the most beautiful residential IN DIRECT LINE WITH THE CITY’S PROGRESS Second street is now the principal street and is expanding toward the east. East Terraces is located between First and Fcurth streets. East Second street. OVERLOOKNG THE NEW CITY PARK Which is to be beautified with a lake, lawns and trees. walks and drives, making it a real playground and show place for the people of Will have tennis courts, Many of these lots face WONDERFUL INVESTMENT POSSIBILITIES The steady increase in business and population in Casper will create an increas- ing demand for real estate. The competition for favorable locations will become more and more keen and real estate will naturally increase in value. REALTORS SALESMEN WILL BE ON THE EAST TERRACE ADDITION ALL DAY SUNDAY See Ben Realty Co. | 201-203 MIDWEST BLDG. TELEPHONE 1480