December, 1917 
forest and stream 
at a bull?” Larry goes on. “Not quite,” 
says I; “did you?” “Nope,” says Larry. 
“Reckon you didn’t see nothink of ‘Black 
Jack,’ did you?” says Rube smilin’. “No,” 
says I, “why?’ “These two fellers seen 
’im and shot at ’im,” Rube goes on. “That 
so!” says I; “did they hit ’im?” 
No,” says one of the strangers, “I shot 
too-high.” 
“THANK GOD!” says I to myself, but 
so softly that nobody present heard it. 
FOREST BATTALIONS 
AUTHORIZED 
T HE formation of a second “Forest” 
regiment comprising ten battalions 
and composed of lumbermen and 
woodsworkers, who will go to France and 
get out of the forests materials for the use 
of the American, French, and British ar¬ 
mies, has been authorized by the War De¬ 
partment. Two battalions are to be raised 
at once with the active aid of the Forest 
Service, of the Department of Agriculture. 
It is expected that the remaining eight bat¬ 
talions will be called for in a short time. 
Nine “service” battalions, made up of la¬ 
borers who will be used in connection with 
the Forest regiment, have also been author¬ 
ized and two battalions have been ordered 
raised at once. 
In order to provide for future contingen¬ 
cies it has been decided to commission at 
the present time enough officers for other 
battalions yet to be raised. Those men 
not needed now will be placed on the re¬ 
serve, and will be called as the other units 
are formed. According to the present plan, 
fifty per cent, of the officers will be saw¬ 
mill and logging operators, twenty-five per 
cent, will be technical foresters, and 
twenty-five per cent, will be men with mili¬ 
tary training. A number of the graduates 
of the engineer camps have been selected 
for service with the new units. 
A considerable number of captains and 
lieutenants is to be selected in the imme¬ 
diate future. The minimum age limit for 
commissioned officers has been set at 31. 
A first regiment of woodsmen number¬ 
ing about 1,200 men and designated as the 
Tenth Engineers (Forest) has already 
been recruited and assembled and is now 
being trained at American University, 
D. C. This regiment was raised at the re¬ 
quest of the British government to under¬ 
take the production in France of cross¬ 
ties, bridge, trench, and construction tim¬ 
bers, mine props, lumber, and other forms 
of wood required in connection with its 
military operations. The landing of the 
■American expeditionary forces has made 
necessary similar provision for their needs, 
while the French military authorities have 
indicated that some of the work inciden¬ 
tal to their operations might be taken over 
by woodsmen from this country. Decision 
to raise the new and much larger force 
has followed a study of the field of pos¬ 
sible usefulness to the Allied cause, made 
by American foresters attached to General 
Pershing’s staff. 
The regiment will be made up of volun¬ 
teers. Applicants must be white and be¬ 
tween the ages of 18 and 40 , Skilled lum¬ 
berjacks, portable mill operators, tie cut¬ 
ters, logging teamsters, camp cooks, mill¬ 
wrights, and charcoal burners are among 
the classes of men desired. 
For the “service” battalions both negro 
and white laborers will be enlisted. 
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VI 
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