FORESTERS AND WOODSMEN IN WAR WORK 



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KIT INSPECTION 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 other civilians nave been transformed into real soh'iers :n a short space of time. The oilicers 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 equipment. Each 

 battalion is furnished with complete outfit for sawmill 

 and logging operations. For sending these forward 

 Major Long devised a plan through the operation of 

 which every part and accessory is given a number and 

 everything for one battalion is painted a distinctive color. 

 This will make the work of assembling the equipment 

 comparatively simjile and will save much confusion. - 



Each battalion will be provided with four sawmill 

 units. Two of these will be semi-i^ortable, comi)lete with 

 edgers, trimmers, 100 horse|)Ower boilers and other 

 enui))ment, and will have daily capacity of 20.000 to 

 30.000 feet. Two of the units will be portable, with 60 

 horsei)Ower boilers and with daily cajiacity of 10.000 to 

 18.000 feet. Each battalion will also have two 2-5-horse- 

 power gasoline 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 d.ny 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, Acting lieutenant colonel; Major William C. 

 Moore, M. R. C, regimental surgeon ; Captain H. L. Bowlby, 

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

 Lieutenant Cornelius VV. 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 M. Pill, adjutant; Captain H. B. Campbell, 

 engineer officer; First Lieutenant L. J. Freedman. supply officer. 



Attached Captain F. M. Bartelme, regimental engineer officer. 



Company A, First Battalion Captain, Arthur W. Elani; first 

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

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

 Chaffin. 



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

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

 Po.iidexter; second lieutenants, Arthur N. Dripps, Cecil B. Brad- 

 ley and .'\ngus L Ward. 



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

 lieutenants R. N. Benjamin, W. J. Wilson and J. Leroy VVood; 

 second lieutenants Hollistcr Jolinson and II. T. Hopkins. 



First Battalion Medical Detachment First 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 Headipiarters Detachment .Major Saiiinel 

 O. Johnson; Captain l-'red F. Sj)encer, adjutant; Captain I'red 

 1". llorstkotte, engineer officer; First i-ieuienant Mark R. Ethell, 

 supjjly officer. 



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

 lieutenants, William H. Crossoii. Roy W. Pilling and Lawrence 

 R. McCoy; secoiul reutenant. Myron H. Grover. 



Company F, Second Battalion Captain. VV. D. Brookings; first 

 lieutenants W. D. Volk, C. C. Kelley and F. R. Prince; second 

 lieutenant. E. S. Brush. 



Company F. Second B.itt.ilion Captain, James C. Long, first 

 lieutenants. Edwin D. WoodrulT. .Marion Nine and Waiter O. 

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



Second Battalion .Medical Detachment Captain. J. H. Swaf- 

 ford. ^^ R. C: first lieutenants, W. A. Fair, M. C, and R. H. 

 Rowdybush, D. C. 



