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Show Organized German Labor and Escort Companies Do you know who directed the destiny des-tiny of the German prisoners of war taken by American troops during the late fuss abroad? His name and title is Lieut. Col. William Brlswold Gough, at present deputy county surveyor of San Diego county and a member of the San Diego post of the Amerlcnn Legion. Colonel Gough Is a veteran of the Mexican border trouble, enlisting enlist-ing in the nrmy In 1010. When the World war included the United States he was sent to France with the commission com-mission of captain. With the Fifteenth Field artillery he was wounded In action ac-tion and then was placed on the general gen-eral staff, where he took complete charge of the prisoner-of-war department depart-ment of the A. E. F., and In that capacity organized the German labor and escort companies. |