TUSCANIA SURVIVORS REUNITED ABROAD 



rHE American Lumberman of June 15, published the 

 following interesting story : 

 "When the ill fated Tuscania sailed from the American 

 shore early last February it had on board 800 lads re- 

 cruited from the woods, sawmills and lumber yards of 

 the country as well as several hundred soldier boys. 

 Most of the boys were fortunate enough to be among 

 the saved, following the 'U' boat attack off the eastern 

 coast of Ireland, and were landed after hours of suffer- 

 ing and mental torture at different points in the Emerald 

 Isle and Scotland. The forestry lads who survived the 



souri, in responsible positions, one by one congregated at 

 Morning Hill Camp near Winchester, England. 



"Before they departed for France the boys had a group 

 photo taken ; an enlargement of it was received this week 

 at the offices of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, in 

 Kansas City. It will be recalled that 164 of the Tuscania 

 dead, many of whom were forestry lads, now lie buried 

 near Port Ellen, Islay Island, one of the Hebrides group, 

 but all the Long-Bell boys were among the saved and 

 each one is now doing his 'bit' in France. 



"Each one of the Long-Bell boys who are identified in 



THESE ARE BOYS OF THE LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY WHO WERE ON THE ILL-FATED TUSCANIA 



Those appearing in the illustration with their former connect 

 follows: Standing (from left to right) J. A. Johnson, Mill 

 Oakeson, Assistant Yard Manager at El Dorado, Kan., Sergeant 

 ger at Baxter Springs, Kan., Sergeant Major, Headquarters. 

 Kan., Corporal Co. E. 6th Battalion; Purl H. Marshall, Yard 

 6th Battalion; Mr. Rutledge, Mill, Longville, La., Sergeant 

 wick, Sales Office, Chicago, Sergeant Supply Depot Co. F 

 Corporal Supply Depot Co. F. 6th Battalion; Vernon Babcock, 

 Co. E. 6th Battalion. 



Tuscania disaster remained for several weeks at army 

 camps in England before they proceeded to France, and 

 it might be described as one of the pranks of fate that the 

 nine young men who previous to enlisting in the Sixth 

 Battalion of the 20th Engineers (Forest) were employees 

 of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, of Kansas City, Mis- 



ions and present assignments with the 20th Engineers are as 

 at Lake Charles, La., Checker Co. E. 6th Battalion; George B. 



Co. E 6th Battalion; Max W. Friend, Assistant Yard Mana- 

 6th Battalion; Tom Ashby, Assistant Yard Manager at Augusta, 



Manager, Towanda, Kan., Corporal Supply Department Co. E. 

 Co. E. 6th Battalion. Sitting (left to right) William E. Bar- 

 6th Battalion; Porter B. Smith, Yard Manager at Leon, Kan., 



Assistant Yard Manager at El Dorado, Kan., Chief Cook, 



the reading matter appearing below the illustration was in 

 the mill, yard or sales office service of the Long-Bell 

 Lumber Company before enlisting. Those designated 

 as yard or assistant yard managers previously had mill 

 experience and all were well qualified for engaging in 

 woods and sawmill work in France. 



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