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Rh with that quiet and confident ability that characterized everything he did.

After that Lieutenants Klots and Brassel alternated on liaison. Lieutenant Klots was touched by a machine gun bullet in the arın, but fortunately thc wound was not se- rious, and he was back at work within a few days. For the question of officers was growing daily more serious. An order came through requiring the regiment to send one captain, tlıree first lieutenants, and five second lieutertants to America to serve with new organizations. The Colonel chose the following: Captain Fox; First Lieutenants Brooks, Dodworth, and Stryker; and Second Lieutenants Beck, Sawin, Schutt, Walsh, and Wenken. These officers left Nesles Woods on August 26th.

It was about this time, too, that the Chief of Artillery reminded Lieutenants Camp, Church, and Fenn of their recommendations at Souge. The first was sent as instructor to the Field Artillery School at Mệucon, the second to Valdahon, and the third to La Corneau.

The officers that remained, one can understand, didn't get much rest. An organization with two officers for duty was lucky.

One is reminded of the Battery Commander who was summoned to Division Headquarters to testify about some alleged short firing.

"On the day in question," he was asked, "did you have an officer with all your guns?"

He answered promptly: "I did not, sir." Oh the disapproval of those Olympians whose lot in war lets them ask such questions!

"And why not?" this Olympian demanded with an air of, “Young man you shall be tried."

There was a map. The Battery Commander put his finger on it.