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Rh Headquarters. His appointment as Corps Engineer has been issued by Headquarters, A. E. F., and he is relieved of duties of C. O. of 105th Engineers. For the time being it places me in command of Regiment and makes me Division Engineer.

Talked with Colonel Ferguson about Corps and Division Engineer work. I told him if they put another Colonel at head of Regiment I wanted to go with him. Went out to Regimental Camp with Captain Humphreys and Major Pope, one of the U. S. officers recently attached to Division Headquarters, as G. 1. His attitude is "I know it all" and the U. S. National Guard is no good at all. To me he is very hard to get along with. He is "small." Tries to see something to find fault with, but does not help you.

June 26, Wednesday. Went to Regimental Camp this morning, with Colonel Ferguson. Inspected Regimental Headquarters, First Battalion and Second Battalion Headquarters. I returned in the Colonel's car to Division headquarters as he had to go later to another Engineer Camp. We made the trip to Division Headquarters in about twenty minutes. We only hit the high places of the road. The Colonel and I talked over many things in connection with the training and condition of the Regiment. He knows nothing as yet as to who will be placed in command of the Regiment. There seems to be objection and aversion on part of the U. S. officers to put a National Guard officer in charge of a Regiment.

June 27, Thursday. Left Division headquarters for Regiment Camp about 8:30 a. m., expecting to stay two or three days. Before leaving I was told that we might get orders to leave for the front on the 28th. On reaching camp I ordered the Regiment to prepare to break camp the next morning. I then went over routine matters with the Adjutant and later went out to the rifle range to see A Company practice on the thirty, and three hundred yard range. Had a phone message from Division Headquarters that Regiment was ordered to leave Sanghen the next morning three hours after zero hour, and that Major Pope would be out in the morning to go over the order with me. I waited until 4 p. m., before he came. He stated that II Corps order had been received for us to move and that Division Order