FORESTERS AND WOODS^IEN IN WAR WORK 



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KIT I.XSPiaTION AT CAMP OF THE FOREST REGIMENT 



Some members of the 20th Engineers (Forest) at their camp at American University, District of Columbia. The picture shows how foresters, 

 woodsmen and otlier civTans I'ave been transformed into real soldiers n a short space of time. The oflicers are Captain C. B. Cutting and Second 

 Lieutenant L. B. McDaniels. These men will soon see service in the War Zone. 



occasion required. His selection as commander of the 

 largest regiment affords opportunity for the exercise of 

 his unusual executive ability and his skill in handling 

 men and engineering problems. 



Major James E. Long, Engineer Officers' Reserve 

 Corps, has had the responsibility of purchasing equipment 

 for the forest regiments. Major Long is a St. Louis man, 

 with broad experience in the management of sawmill and 

 logging operations. In his vork on the staff of the 

 chief of engineers his special training and knowl- 

 edge have been of much value in preparing the forest 

 forces for their work in France. One instance of the 

 thoroughness of his work is the systematic method of 

 making shipments for the regimental equijjment. Each 

 battalion is furnished with comijlete outfit for sawmill 

 and logging 0]3erations. For sending these forward 

 Major Long devised a ]ilan througli the operation of 

 which every part and accessory is given a number and 

 everything for one battalion is ])ainted a distinctive color. 

 This will make the work of assembling the equi]Mnent 

 coni])aratively simple and will save much confusion. 



Each battalion will be provided with four sawmill 

 units. Two of these will be semi-j^ortable, conqjlete with 

 edgers, trimmers, 100 horseijower boilers and other 

 enuii)ment, and will have daily cajiacity of 20,030 to 

 30.000 feet. Two of the units will be portable, with CO 

 horsejiower boilers and with daily cajiacity or 10.000 to 

 18.000 feet. Each battaflon will also have two 25-horse- 

 power ga§oline tie-cutting tractor units, for sawing ties 

 in thin and scattering timber. Each of these units will 

 have a capacity of 4.000 to 5,000 feet. In figuring capacity 

 the ten-hour day is used. This will be materially in- 

 creased, as each unit will have a portable electric light- 



ing plant and operations will be conducted twenty- four 



hours a day. 



After recent shifting the officers of the 20th are as 



follows : 



Regimental Headquarters — Colonel W. A. Mitchell ; Major 

 Edwin H. Marks, ."Xcting lieutenant colonel; Major William C. 

 Moore, M. R. C, re^iiniental surgeon; Captain H. L. Bowlby, 

 adjutant; Captain P. E. Hinkley, regnnental supply officer; First 

 Lieutenant Cornelius W. Smith, chaplain. 



Camp Headquarters — Major Benjamin F. Wade; Captain Ed- 

 ward H. Sargent, adjutant; First Lieutenant Gilbert C. East- 

 man ; Second Lieutenant Richard L. Hyde. 



First Battalion Headquarters Detachment — Major E. E. Hart- 

 wick; Captain Leon AL Pill, adjutant; Captain H. B. Campbell, 

 engineer officer; First Lieutenant L. J. Freednian. supply otficer. 



Attached — Captain F. M. Bartelme, regimental engmeer officer. 



Comi)any A, First Battalion^Captain. Arthur W. Elam ; first 

 lieutenants, Germain P. Graham, Duncan P. Shaw and James 

 C. Williams; second lieutenants, Joiin B. Cuno and Roy L. 

 Chaffin. 



Company B, First Battalion — Captain, Robert A. Cutting; first 

 lieulenants, Harold C. Lyons, William A. Clark and Thomas W. 

 Po.nde.xter; second lieutenants, Arthur N. Uripps, Cecil B. Brad- 

 ley and .Angus L Ward. 



Company C, First Battalion — Captain. H. W. Boetzkec; first 

 lieutenants R. N. Benjamin. W. J. Wilson and J. Leroy \Vood ; 

 second lieutenants Hollister Johnson and H. T. Hopkins. 



First Battalion Medical Detachment — I'irst lieutenants Robert 

 B. Hill, M. D.. Lloyd A. Elliott. M. R. C. and Charles P. Hat- 

 rick. D. R. C. ; second lieutenant. Julius A. Herbott, V. R, C. 



Second Battalion Headcpiarters Detacliment — Major Samuel 

 O. Jolmson; Captain l-'red F. Sjiencer. adjutant; Captain I'red 

 F. Ilorstkotte, engineer officer; First Lieutenant iilark R. Ethell, 

 supply officer. 



Company D. Second Battalion — Captain, John C. Perry; first 

 lieutenants. William H. Crosson. Roy \V. Pilling and Lawrence 

 R. McCoy; second I einenant. Myron H. Grover. 



Company E. Second Battal on — Captain. W. D. Brookings; first 

 lieutenants W. D. Voik, C. C. Kelley and F. R. f'nnce; second 

 lieutenant. E. S. Brush. 



Comjiany F. Second Battalion — Captain. James C. Long, first 

 lieutenants. Edw.n D. WoodnilT. .Marion Xine and Walter O. 

 Crosby: second lieutcnnnt. .Maurice L. Jo'-nson. 



Second Battalion .Medical Detachment — C.-iptain. J. H. Swaf- 

 ford. -M. R. C. ; first lieutenants, W. A. Fair, M. C, and R. H. 

 Rowdybush, D. C. 



