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Rh Drawn by Musician Boyle, Hq. Co.

that month we had forty-one officers assigned, eighteen attached, and one thousand three hundred and thirteen enlisted men. The 305th was a regiment. All we needed were horses and guns to realize that we were, indeed, artillery, designed to throw projectiles at the Huns.

To give variety to our stump-pulling sport Colonel Doyle called our attention to certain long, low and harmless-appearing buildings across Fifth Avenue. Still living in the J section, remote from these constructions, the men hadn't suspected in them any further spur to their vocabularies. Now, it seemed, they were to be our stables. The civilian workmen's responsibility had ceased when they had put up sides and roofs. The rest we must do. We had many fences to build around them, and more land to clear for riding rings and paddocks. We were encouraged to enormous efforts on October 18th when the government presented us with eight mules. They were led to the most comfortable stable. They were treated as honored guests.

Quite fittingly, our first veterinarian, Lieutenant North, arrived soon after.