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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



NEAR OUR LUMBER OPERATION'S IN FRANCE 

 These are Spanish laborers from a munitions ^lant nearby, making charcoal out of slabs. 



in readiness at all times. No smoking is allowed in the 

 mill or barn. Large "No Smoking" signs being placed 

 at all entrances. There is a small fire tool house near 

 the mill and a sergeant in charge as Camp Fire Chief and 

 another as Woods Fire Chief. Along the logging railroad 

 are fire tool boxes and an improvised speeder was con- 

 structed by one of the 

 Motor Squads which 

 patrols the right of way 

 after each trip of the 

 Dinkey Engine over 

 the logging road. The 

 men were carefully 

 instructed regarding 

 the danger from fire 

 and are allowed 10 

 minute smoking peri- 

 ods twice daily dur- 

 ing which time they 

 come out of the tim- 

 ber and the mill to 

 smoke. Although 

 there have been a 

 number of ac- 

 cidental fires 

 started, mostly 

 by the Dinkey 

 Engine, Com- 

 pany Has had 

 none but Class 

 A fires (one- 

 half acre or 

 less burned 

 over) which is 

 rather good 

 evidence that 

 the fire plan 

 and the precau- 

 tion taken have 

 been fully jus- 

 tified. 



If a soldier 

 has near rela- 

 tives who are 

 dependent on him for 

 a livelihood, Uncle 

 Sam requires him to 

 make an allotment of 

 at least one-half of 

 his monthly pay to 

 this relative. He can 

 allot more than this 

 proportion if he so 

 cares, or he can allot 

 a part of this pay to a 

 bank, relative or 

 friends, in case he has 

 no dependent rela- 

 tives. The average 

 monthly allotments 



for Company ran around $2,386, which for a year, 

 would be $28,632. 



Another wise provision is the deposit system. Under 

 this section a soldier can if he so desires deposit any 

 amount with Uncle Sam, which amount is kept for him 

 until he receives his discharge from the Army when the 



amount is returned to 

 him plus four per 

 cent interest. This 

 deposit may be in any 

 amount, and its just 

 as if a soldier went to 

 a bank and deposited 

 the money. He can 

 deposit any amount, 

 each month, or any 

 month. Monthly de- 

 posits for Company 

 have averaged some 

 $900 per month, or 

 for a year would 

 amount to some $10,- 



800. 



LOADING IP 

 And they stopped and posed to have their pictures taken. 



THE COMPANY MILL 

 This shows the sawmill and log skidways, after four. months in operation. 



Some thrifty 

 souls have not 

 missed a month 

 since last Sep- 

 t e m b e r, one 

 soldier having 

 something over 

 $600 on de- 

 posit to date, 

 which, at four 

 per cent, will be 

 a nice little nest 

 egg for him 

 when he re- 

 ceives his dis- 

 charge papers 

 from your 

 Uncle Samuel. 

 It was stated 

 to me by offi- 

 cers having 



Even the horses look self-conscious and shy! charge of the 



of the War Risk In- 

 surance and allot- 

 ments and Deposits 

 that Company had 

 as good a record if 

 not the best record 

 for total amounts of 

 any Company coming 

 under their observa- 

 tion. 



Men must play, as 

 well as work, and all 

 forms of recreation 

 are encouraged in this 

 war game. Last fall, 

 the battalion had a 



