October 10, 1917 



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The Regiment of Foresters 



The accompanying cut showing the first regiment of foresters 

 which is now across the sea was taken at the training camp at 

 Washington. This is the Tenth Engineers regiment, when ex- 

 pressed in military language; but it is the regiment of foresters 

 and lumbermen already organized. Another regiment is being 

 raised, but the following list of officers belongs to the first regi- 

 ment. These include two regular army officers, fifteen foresters 

 from the United States Forest Service, two £rom British Columbia, 

 one lumberman from the Indian Forest Service, and thirteen from 

 lumbermen and private institutions. 



The War Department has designated Lieutenant Colonel James 



A. Woodruff of the engineer corps to organize and command the 

 regiment, and Beverly C. Dunn, captain of engineers, as adjutant. 

 W. B. Greeley, U. S. Forest Service, has been selected to serve as 

 major. The remaining officers will be as follows: 



Majobs In command of battalions : R. E. Benedict, assistant forester 

 in tbe forest branch of British Columbia, and C. E. Chapman, manager of 

 the private timber protective associations of western Oregon. 



Captains : Edward S Bryant forest inspector ; Inman P. Eldredge, 

 forest supervisor ; J. D. Guthrie, forest supervisor ; Evan W Kelly, forest 

 examiner ; John Lafon, assistant forester in charge of timber operations ; 

 David T. Mason, professor of forestry at the University of California ; 

 W. N. Millar, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto ; Barring- 

 ton Moore, a private forester ; Arthur C. Ringland, forest inspector ; 



IS THERE ANYONE HERE YOU KNOW V 

 1. Officers of First Forest Regiment (10th Engineers). 2. First Recruits on Arrival at American University, 

 ground) after two weeks' drill ; First Lieutenant John G. Kelly, Jr. of B ooth-KeUey Lumber Company at right. 4 

 gineers on review at training camp, American University. 



3. Company C (In the fore- 

 Company F of the 10th En- 



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