The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 14, 1919, Image 16
Experiences of 1
Told by Y.
Col. 0. K. Latoirni t., foIiidy state
bank exatiner and who went overseas
as a Y. 1. '. A. secretary, since his ire
titr n hoei' has writ tell an interestIng
accoint of the magilflcent work of the
117th Engine'ers on the western front.
Col. lalRoque was attached to the i17th1
durin g most of its hardest campaigns
and Is well informed on the different
parls it had to play. Col. Iamltoque
tuodestly terrains from references to
itIuIselfi in the great camlpaIgn, bit
Iuni'hetrs of the regimient who returii
ed ahevad of thev mainl detachenilit as.
ea lso4144 speak in tie highest. erms of
his 1Indomililabll1e eiergy and courage inl
administering to the waits of tilen
du1ring the flerest hattles. The Adver
Iser (a' ried a part ial list of aurens
boys iI Ie I regillent Severl, w eeks
ago. At least1 two namnies, those of David
(hildr1s1sS and .1. C. SilIh1. .11., were
onlitted from tha. list and pos
sibly tliere are som't e ot014'1hers, no
recordis beill. available for seenr)5 ing
an11ZI0 neuahe :ist. In addition to thlem
there are C pt J. I". \I. Irby, Sergi.
Johnl W. .\ndersonl, Corp. .111o. \W. l'v
lorsonl. \\. C. Hllot, lred Wham11. .John
11. Clieck. ''. C. Craddock. Clyde Il.
Deshielld and T I. \ood. The4 ir
regimeitl rivd Inl Columllbia -;unda,
hIornin-- and it is expreled that the
mlin "ill Soviure their dischar-ges with
lin 1 few days.
Tile acet'u1int of the regitti ' s :'r
vice by ol. Ialtoqlle is as follovs:
Col O. . 0. K.a114 , f'('('o tormierly Sta e
tank a who receilly 1retrn11
ed from iterSoas I . '\M. C. ..\. work.
1gitvos 1ht f4l4lowilg accounitt of hisz ex -
periene11''' h the 1 17ih ln-ileers:
The !min :)r llainbow dWiviionl. af
((,I. a per4i4 d of ttraining ill flit' vari
traillile aIrt-as in ~ n e lird t
lnes 1.akint over, parts; of thW latin1
vilh 1 d r mn Pe ) hr1ua1ry I9 , 95
Iotii i n.' In v41 4 nder s h Ill '1
til ait, r ' I nin of lte lriitie
oin N(\, 1- t 111.i i llh. 111T 1 h.11 t 1
of iract: aly evory otheri diivision inl
thI ,'. 1 !. were4 nled leave anld
"iv ni4 :-, ti f rest inl t he back
t ret a ' variots flite , he ige of lilh,
12nd (lii\ tI)n d i not 1 1,l he
it'1e n4 l ot f he word lilt'vi tt II 4 1 a fIloer.
the I n I '.'a lided in 1 I an3 y, a1 nd th1 ( en
not it p, ;l ft er 4 (h' iSt m tThe hov
111ge 1d ta I I t 1141 the nam o of Illir (i
v ision lk, (iNInu'ed frlonti th "l.-Itainb ow"
tI ll 'h " %o , TrI 4 4."inC11 th li n (' tee
4) It' I 4' ~ 44> 4' .*.4
The .\inerivan soldier is with4ou't
doublt i cooleS1, .n r is. ba e t
and on'sen ible lig lertherek.is onl
lilt h'glh '. { . 44
ht, I for ;ally 11111131) i ne to
Say h inp .s of thc 1humbh41
pl) 1h;.. w n td i \\,.it.
FAnuo ll-.se, }
'0d bya fihl
olt' lll, wcn
irc - 110
I14 , % I 41 14 ~ 44 t 444 .4 .4~~
li 1' th '. n4 I4 1axembur4I'. .\I lthis
44)l4lf'r 4' , 44 n 'e 4)1 lit' 44hapl1till4 144444ie
(of thle A'\nlerican411 s4ItIer''s hit h444
buri" d a 4 n4 the ha14 tte lieh5 4 l Iarried
I'st,n44 w 44in thir4oels ani444 44ha'
the'.. '4i44iu show4) ed444 4'444l''( '(4'!
'(('h4e . 4 n who144 h4a444 surthed this4k
1141i41. 44444 th imprac'4 ti l reache'4 'r:1
deite44' 4 rsu44 l l in 4polit Its.
Th14 '.2ndt D)ivislon wals madelt 444 4
Nationa14l4 Guard'4sm4en fr'om4 "; S1iales
and( 444 the 11istr it' f Cohnnbia4. anittl
was'4: .inst 44n44 hi 1family3. I 1444 yet 34'
Ilo 144' lh ii. t4 nbe4l's tof 44114 4org41 ij.
the. war'44 by .\lauior General4'4 .\'tincher,'
divisIon. It wa''s4 t'omm1)anded4 dink11
egre t al that111141 he4 was~ relitevedM
set'1 4o Wa4sh4iglon as chlief of the
Pe'rformt .tlI hjimtis Sorr ice.
g'1ining of the4 ('hateaul Tl'hierrty
('41mpai44gn 11nti1 'we lanld'd in (er
the' IIS 14r441hattlion)1, I'lhriee companie1144s
from44 ('.41ornia4 formI14ing4 the second444
hatta1.i44n and ithIIle t'ngille It t rain.14 from4
Nor t h '. 441:144. The10 foll sItrengt h
of lh r, 44ien ''(was1 pra'cticaly3 1,750
men,44 an'd 'fr41 te regimen4tal)4 ('om4
mainiert'1 40 the lowes''54t 'rankIng 1)ri
'('4at' th4er were4'' men thiroutgh
8lh Engineers
M. C. A. Oflicer
sei'vie(' imagilable, except tlie aero
planev anld subniar-ine. InI the Chateaul
Tlievrry di ive tihey built roads and
biridgts under shell tire when it was
almost iibelievable that their tasks
could be colupleted; their work In
builing bridges across tho Oureq
river under observation of the enemy
was marvelous; this work was per
fornied by tinits of the 1St battallont
from South Carolina. These men
would work with picks and shovels
all (ay niaking roads for the animuni
lion, rations and artillery, -and at
night woild be hteld on the alert
waiting fot the tite to go "over Ithe
to" as infantry. ieilting a gap be
tween tihe 83rd and -i th infantry bri
gades. the engineers iade the fru
lierest advaice of the -12nd I)ivision
in this campaign. Tho next day
'when the other organizat-lois were
restlig, the elgilneers 'were split up0
into deta ils to repair roads and bury
Ihe cead. It was duing this cani
paign l11hat. Iy chief, Ithe division see
retary (if the 'Y. i.M. C. A.. cait ioned
tne not to let the inei of ily reg intent
get tlie iipression that I was scared.
.\ly reply was-"Hell-I am Scared an<'
te titan that says he Isn't is a liar oi
i fool.' I was able, however, to fur
iit each coitiny 'lilt suppli es every
day during thIis cattpaign. \\'hen the
division was relieved front this front
we all exttected a rest. btil shoek tri.(ops
were 11eeded for tie 't. .\lit el drive
aid of tiirs'. thIte 2nd Division was
hikel tip ablove Tolt for this scrap. In
this eitga-eieint dIItails frotl th eit
gitners were Iseld with itie art illery.
with the taitks..witlt the signal corps.
witih ilte infantr andi as etgintters fot
Ih I purI IIposew (1f k(eep ilitg roadls OPIen.
tiill o u n out iuil wt, stit (it ait
night t locat t h 1li position for Ithe in
fat Iry lay i ntg witeit. 1,a11' to ind it I o
Ito IthIe inifant11ry Itho voulrsew for then 1 to,1 1
lait'. and while these 1ight Itent W4er,
lyin in .a it l hole waitiuung for lit
inlfantlry a She'll h11i ed anionesi thei
kiilling! 'evenl andi -ovvrvly w\ (itn1 1indinL
thw vi :hlh Inanl. \\ho4 was broug-ilht ack
lo'fh IlV. M. ,'. A. toln at Anl -auville,.
whihIt w\as bilig itsed as dressing
Act tIs iteserte ii nantriy.
\\~hin'l tlt was ov er and Get
nian rionr had beenl brought ba.cki
iiti w re t I'vir l of look iitkg ' at
theill. I th el ineers wert ordered to
constrIluct po iions inl ornlr 11hat w:
tinO- pi a-e 1 .h tricks it frttin
ii i i of h el' I s i tns, ml I \
411I t 144 c i Ii i Si t sit 1) I f 1*.0i
al id ulpon t a t i s 11r 1 rvt infai lry
4a l at ha e inees4 durinl Ithe
day. T i were in In iserale
l ion n it wa)s Inecessary 1tha t
'4 itntin. t it t i~ i hae ft forI
-44)1 I i tiln ~ito ut ja i It . 14 Af 1r t
inat i wy. Wt S li ti t e t.. l i lend th
's ll n werit d't trive bitek i'ell his
iltwards4 wean. Ati tt It. toint hin
ll""11. h'ltta lI it0ox t)lrtIta on tund l
terier. t I t welt up a t e lid
Inrh ai nd tit when w'' e ri eI teheds
l rui10lesl e about :' io hs trten
Irier1eh, I lai give' o mye fhe eg ints
Itik .\ndrbast tinafant ioe into inta
ofoa la whtatie w .wtt~ere ithe
hi lroet. Atche ioe ating fvieof the
inantry. w.toppd alt' stiguinllt it
wil t tis tple'ae tohat ofthis eadn
'o i soiteaon tun lie gittn tin suoch
for' slelbie nyovter Ito a itile asi
wai4sl p t t hle 1n r tI n rbitt theis
I tl so as Ito inoak lit o s iet' u f o rt
ha ton o . iotanunto titeks befad t or
to ariolated i (hatea an csortadie
linciiirs i tis tO'deinisheda lout i, andi
adtri'nooth aternooli, ntil the tier
dut~ro rahot a bmngilt the wasr
5tile4. lTio of th rths n t been, 'I.
tiot)ht onl aivofm fewhelintga that.
liding In a staff car with the regi
lniltal surgeonl. I was fifteen hour1's
going nite kcilor.'t ers, or, about six
niles. Our [)ten lwen t on kip through
Chemery, Cihehl . and lulson with
the infantry to the banks of the
Melse river bef >re Sedan and when
ordered out wer ' prelaring to bridge
this river for a farthler advance. At
this point when :w 12nd Division
had lIlactically taken Sedanl, our di
vision sector was moved to the right
in order to -allow the French who were
on our left, as a mcter of sentiment,
to take Sedan which they did in great
style. Proin this front began the hike
into Germany.
On the march Into Germany, the
etngineers were at various tiies call
ed on to performi different duties, all
of Which 'were Irompl)y and proper
iy dlone without quostion; they won
conimendation and praise from every
source. When they ' ieached Ger
m11ally and the division "Was set" do
I aclinents and details were scattered
over the eitire divisional area up to
the Rhine river and while other or
ganizations were resting, the engi
neers were building stables, mes
halls, operating public utilities, fix
Ing electric lights, superinjending
Gerniitanl wor'k on the roads and mak
ing crosses to mark the graves of
tlheir friends and comrades, whose
bodies were resting in GerTnan soil.
Inl addition to this the engineers had
to furtish details for giarding rail
roads, hIti lings and operatilg target
r'anges al:d were suppost'd to drill
every day. Colonel .ohnson, after
n1itc0h fighting and argi nment with
tle powers that he Iinal, stceeded
inl cutting out 01 reducig to a mi
iltliln, the drill schedule.
il1eri Statfe liep r.etntedl.
I leCanise of. sickiess and wded
and other re't asons , replaceneits
have bIetn brought iito ile regiment
tint il whn w e left (;tri' niy pra(
tically (very Stale in Ih 1 l 'nin. w s
rre'esenled in olit' ott lit. TIhi.r
1tua1rching S41n11. h~owe.ve, conitinud
Io be "'Iarbolinta. 11e's t 'oi."'
Thle welfaro work of 11h4 Y. .\. ('..\
it'ifh 1211d Ilir ision averane" aptprox
it') per, I h 4. 'his, ill adi dlilloll to
tit, :llbletje suipplies, eduent-.jional sup
pit's. news atis, iagazines and14
ri ing Iiwr114T. 'l'he nien of th' l2nd
Division riilled4 ho i i throuigh I h'e
Y. .\1. V. A 'Hevinjittance ( lpa.n
approin(~iahte'ly' 150,tJ00 firaneis p'r
our organlization, in addition to its
ii.tial work, handled 1a Ionev ex
chang.' dt'paimn,',t in which w' han
dell 11100, 1111 nia.rks per thi.li : wo
t'veiraged (ashing aboiu 1141 cheks
a:n d41 money ordet's per monthi.
had114 with Iho 121111 livision. 2.- ml.-n
and '21 woitiei secretaries. We pr.
A.-d 1.ino ing picture1- show:; prdef:r
iotnal and Iliilateir va i l. eIi aitl
nIin te h w4 that every outli
the di4' vi' ion h1: l oint eIrtal l 11inmn. ; ( j
sov1t0 kind 1r11 l n1 . ry nialt . 0 11'
:4 r4 iiza4 1tio rendeed4 th ful lest co
ri i' a lo -work:'4)4 (ur ideth~na di-( 04
reelos organ'141izli4 cla' ses tt i n iili451'
unllic of t 4'tliv isn cmsto 4 4in's 1.-r
u hos4 ambitnot rea or't wnri -.d af--11
!14(t ic upli s 1i ere in 111 very un''il for'
ba44.4 bs feball 111, ba g'hall m l other 4Ii
lursi.a hint'ruonlents, stuins ande
I'rease4 (444nthse u411re f furised for> all
'mateu s44li hew ii an excursion41l el
boat was1.744 operp lo the'4: Iie river'
In *on.4 i'this boatigw rdrsntati12
('ients4'4 fr ~e f< a ati nd41t w berln'he
I'ire. egolloiena hepplie 114ters
ph'ed in 57tee tan tfort free d'isri
biutis the3' tr4'i ta of roiately
oflli chtolIa :l as of jamlt4154014
10'"1idt iets m of a chewmg gum'I , 20.-ii41)
iii~ts tiee l.ft whowkiia g tcc' 81:1.8
ligars.(I44 r,:i Ii p ofn'l ev.''yoar, l.\8 las
;yof m ik.7' i44'(41Il. 144 14oroa ' powi
41.141( itar pleai ying ''od, t:d:i
11015,inveinatl It to ..\lill t lo- -7
\\'hereverlthy have4( o their on-d a
been as was further stated in this or
der: "A record of ability, et1iciency
and soldierly characteristics."
Like other engineers, these men
had no oi)portunity or desire to (o
anything flashy or spectacular. They
did their duty as they saw it and
asked for no special commendation
or favors because of having taken
part and performed their share of the
,work of saving the world from the
dominion of the hellhound commonly
called The Kaiser.
The engineers, like all others of
our men who have offered their lives
as a sacrifice on the (altar of freedom
and liberty, a)preeiate the warm wel
come 'that is given to ethem by the
homefofks; naturaily, they liko for
their work to be appreciated and .the
"hero stuff" is all very good, but re
ceptions and warm words of welcome
soon grow monotonous if the m0n are
not provided with jobs where they can
earn a livelihood. tt is of the utmost
importance, therefore, that every fa
cility be used to arrange for these
men to get to work as soon as .possi
ble. They are better citizens than
'wilen they !:t and they are better
trained to performi the work that is ex
lieeted of them. I hope that no means
will be spared to Irovide jobs for these
mni as quickly as possible and after
tley are demobilized.
LEMON JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion for
a few cents-Try It!
Situeeze the jilice of two lemons in
to) a bottle contilinlag three ounces of
orchlard wliiti', iake well, and you
have a (qularter pint of the best frockle
a1t1l tan lotlioll. and com1 plex ion beaiti
liI.. at $1ery3'. ery ' 1 cost.
Your groer has the lemonlts and an1y
(1111Z store o3 toilet count.er will sup
ply hrov o33nces of orehard white for
a few vonts. Massage this sweetly fra
ant lotion into the favc, neck, arms
'ind hands each (lay aid see how
reckdl- andf blmihe isapearll and1(
how% clar, solt amti rosy-wh ite ite
skin11 ht-o mil.S Ves It is harmli,.tss
anl novelr irritlt(s.
PLAY' SAFE
It's best to have a policy and not need it,
than to need a policy and not have it.
Call in and let me explain my
Doubl -Benefit and Total Disa
bility olicy to you.
W. T. MOORE, at Posey's Drug Store,
Agent Jefferson Standard Life Insurance of Greensboro, N. C.
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Such lr
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Fee A u Ion have
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literalW true that ou
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til you try Luzianne.
coffee
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New (h'leans
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fyrenaier, more fragrant, cool-smoking,
long-burning.
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It's just that extra
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Rol a VELVET
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VELVzrs mature-aged mildness
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