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Show K, 0W a egiment Recruited By the United States j; Forest Service Will Furnish the Sinews of War i By Taking Timber for War Purposes j From the Forests of France. Copyright, 1017. by TLe International Srntlicate. 1JB- WIT 1 HEN ONE RE1IEMBERS how Hjf I careful the Germans aro In Si wJkJP tllc Dreservitlon and beauty IT of their trees and how trees ano even protected by law In the Ger- II man Empire, It seems strango that UM whorover tho Kaiser's soldiers have WiFI ono In Franco during tho present ROM war, when tho trees arc no longer of "ML llJso to them, they have destroyed them M with almost devilish glee; especially f If they were fruit trees trees which mjt. have borno fruit for years and formed K a part of tho living of tho French Wj .peasants. During ono of the "mastcr- tft 3y retreats" of the Huns they dc- p .stroyed a wholo section of fruit trees, leaving the flno old orchards a mass bjT of stumps, many of which they hacked B to Mio very roots. Even tho young 'v'ecs wero sawed off and mutilated In jj such a manner as to bo completely Ai ruined. Later perhaps tho United 4 States Forest Service will assist in tho refrulting of this section, but at pres- K cnt It must deal with tho needs of L Tho ruthless hand of the German Is seen everywhere in Invaded France, 9- for railroads and residences of non- f combatants followed tho way of the jf trees. Whilo the destruction of rall- E roads in war is sometimes justified, fl nothing can excuse or explain the jft ruthless tearing down or burning of flr tho homes of helpless women and IR- children who have no part in the ' conflict. Everywhere are found the marks of cruelty and barbarism 8 thought to have been dead centuries jjf Some of these damages will bo in ; C a mcasuro repaired by an American H" regiment recruited by the Forest Serv- ice of tho United States. It will bo B. known as the Lumber Jack Regiment ; n from the fact that It will be composed L; of men who are export woodmen, and ' teWlts duty will bo to take lumber out of '' ISStho French forests for various pur- 1 Commanded By U. S. Engineer. ( The regiment was organized at tho ( request of the British Commission when they, visited tho United States last spring, and is similar to tho ono sent over by Canada somo time ago. This reglmont of Canadian lumbermen Is now doing excellent work just bo-hind bo-hind tho battle lines. The members of tho British Commission know the work of tho lumber jacks In our great northwest In fact, ono or two of them visited tho far west for tho purpose of seeing tho workings of the saw mills and lumber harvesting in that section, and when they returned to Washington thoy woro eager to secure se-cure tho services of theso mon for work bohlnd thoir lines in France, and tho'Forcst Service at once set to work to recruit tho regiment. The Lumber Jack Regiment will bo under the command of Lloutcnant-Colonol Lloutcnant-Colonol James A. Woodruff, of tho Engineers Corps of tho United States Army, under whose direction it was organized. Ho will have Captain Beverly C. Dunn as Adjutant. W. B. Grcely, formerly Assistant Forester in charge of branches of agrlculturo and research U. S. Forest Service, has been solccted as Major on tho staff, and to aid in tho organization and equipment equip-ment of tho reglmont Colonel Woodruff Wood-ruff and Captain Dunn aro both efficient ef-ficient and popular ofllccrs of tho Engineers En-gineers Corps and well liked by tho mon who have sorved under them. Major Greely Is a thorough forester; being for a number of years in chargo of tho National Forests of Montana i and Northern Idaho. Two other well-known well-known Forestry men will act as majors in Command of battalions R. E. Bencdct, Assistant Forester In tho Forest Branch of British Columbia : and C. C. Chapman, Managor of tho : Privato Timber Protcctlvo Associa- i Lions of Western Oregon. Theso names ire familiar to the lumbermen of the l United States, who feol assured of tho : successful work of any timbor mon . tvho work under their direction, and 1 they predict that tho regiment will do ; credit to the Forest Service. Rccmltcd By Forest Service. The recruiting for tho rank and file of tho regiment was done mainly by tho foresters in different parts of the country, who went on a still hunt for tho best men, as it was desired that tho wholo regiment be composed of plckod woodsmen. So far only ono regiment composed of two thousand men, Is needed, and this has been tilled, although namos aro being placed on tho waiting list in caso anothor regiment should be needed. Enlistment Enlist-ment Is for tho period of the war only and tho pay Is excellent, extra wages being paid whilo tho men aro on foreign soil. Horseshoers, stablo men, mess men, saddlers, wagoners, buglers and cooks wero also necessary to com-ploto com-ploto tho outfit Pay began from tho date of enlistment and traveling expenses ex-penses wero furnished by the Government, Govern-ment, from tho place of enlistment to tho training camp. There Is little real training to bo dono as far as tho actual work of tho regiment In Franco is concerned, con-cerned, for they aro all experienced lumber men and hardened to their outdoor life, but whilo in Franco they must be under military dlsciplino, consequently con-sequently they must learn Infantry drills and how to livo liko tho American Ameri-can soldlor under arms. Men between tho ages of cightoen and forty were selected and woro subjected sub-jected to tho samo physical examination examina-tion as required for other military service. As tho outdoor life keeps mon physically fit, few wero rejected nnd present a flno body of healthy vigorous men. They aro receiving their military training at tho Engineers Engi-neers Camp on the grounds of the American Unlvorsity near Washington, Washing-ton, and will bo ready to tako their places In Franco In a short time. Tho mon wero not onll:trd as flcht- crs and were assured that they would not have to go Into tho trenches, although al-though at times thoy may be com-polled com-polled to work in the danger zone. Thoy arc primarily woodmen, and fighters afterward, if necessary. This has been tho experience of the Canadian Ca-nadian Lumber Jack Regiment, which on several occasions has had to work while Gorman shells screamed nearby, and on ono or two occasions they havo loft their work In (thc forosts long enough to tako in somo German spies who wero found lurking in tho vicinity vi-cinity of bridges whore they wero preparing lumber for rebuilding. To Follow Example Of Canadians. Tho Canadians carried their own machinery into tho forests of Franco and, as tho accompanying photographs show, havo opened up a regular lumber lum-ber camp In tho heart of that devastated dev-astated land, Horo ono finds tho pastoral peaco and hum of tho saw mill such as Is found In our great Northwest. They havo already opened tho way and tho American regiment will follow and do its "bit" In repairing repair-ing tho vandalism of tho Germans. Our regiment will carry its own machinery ma-chinery and sot up great saw mills in woods. Others will fell tho trees and drag them to tho mills. Tho best possible pos-sible American made machinery will bo used, and as tho lumber mills of our Northwest aro far in advanco of any other country in tho uso of machinery, ma-chinery, tho natives of Franco will bo astonished at tho rapidity with which tho necessary lumber will bo turned out. Our regiment will convert tho avallablo timber behind tho battle lines in Franco Into railroad tics, trench timbor, mino props, bridge timbers, lumber and cord wood needed in tho milltarv operation of tho British Army for tho present, and later on for our own Army, whenever and wherovcr it Is needed. Already tho Canadian reglmont has furnished lumber lum-ber for tho cantonments of our "Sammies." "Sam-mies." " Prepare Lumber In France. The preparing of tho lumber will bo dono largely in sprout forests of oak, beech, hornbeam and other hardwoods with some stands of pine. Tho timber is small when compared with our Great American forests which aro regarded re-garded as tho finest In tho world, tho great part of tho trees in tho French forosts being from eight to twelvo Inches in diameter. Theso forests resemblo tho wood lots of Southern New England and tho operations opera-tions will bo similar to tho portable saw-mill logging and tlo cutting In Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia. Tho larger logs will bo sawn into boards and dimension material ma-terial whilo tho smallor trees will bo out Into ties, poles, props, etc. Tho closest possiblo uso of timber will bo required, this being the reason experienced experi-enced timber men wero recruited. Tho French forests havo for many years been managed with great care and skill, for the Fronchman loves his trees and cares for them in a most attcntlvo manner. His forests are not extensive liko thoso of our own land, and In order to preservo them for posterity ho has been compelled to uso only the wood which Is actually necessary. It Is tho vlow of our government's gov-ernment's Forestry officials that if tho forest regiment Is to do creditable work It must bo ablo not only to cut out and manufacture tho timbor with high efficiency but also to avoid waste and leavo tho forests in good shape for futuro reproduction. This Is tho reason for selecting mainly trained foresters as officers of tho regiment. Men Enthusiastic:. Our regiment, liko the Canadian regiment, will likely havo Its tree felling fell-ing contests in which thoro will bo great rivalry and zest added to tho work. "You may rest assured," said ono of the men. "There will bo nothing noth-ing slow about tho American lumberjacks. lumber-jacks. Wo will keep tho French and Canadians busy watching our work. Wo aro oxpert when It comes to felling fell-ing tho giant tree3 of tho Northwest, and thoso little saplings over there will bo easy." Tho men will llvo In camps near their work, have their own cooks, moss men In fact, havo all their own equipment brought with them from tho United States. Several French foresters will bo present and will Uko-ly Uko-ly get somo new points on forestry from our mon. The regiment is mado up of six companies of ono hundred and slxtj'-four slxtj'-four men each, aside from battalion and regimental staffs, drivers and commissioned officers. The men of the regiment are skilled woodmen, being be-ing recruited from logging crewp. skilled axmon. sawyers, tlo hewers skldders, teamsters and blacksmiths. Millwrights, sawyors and engineers will man tho portablo sawmills which form part of the equipment while suitable holnorc for virion nrtlvl'ic 3 C?dZytt&2??zZ222$?jrt connected with woods operations, and tho maintenance of largo camps have been enllstod, thus making tho regi- wk ment tho most complete of its kind. Doing Their "Bit" For Somo Time Doing one's "bit" In war does not necessarily mean fighting in the trenches, for furnishing the sinews of jf war Is quite as important as firing a k gun, and surely tho Lumber Jack Rcgl- ment will do a groat part in furnish- ing materials for tho front Military ; k disclplino and team work, will bo the 1 VM keynote of tho work and quick action' will be the watchword. Not only In Frapce, but in various IH parts of tho Britiah Isles and the United States lumber bolng prepared " for war purposes, consequently the mon of our "Lumber Jack Regiment" ) have been doing thslr "bit" for some-time. some-time. iMacn of the lumber used In tho manufacture of aeroplanes comes from tic- rorests of tho Northwest, Jk even from some parts of Alaska and j mon havo been carefully cutting this , for sometime. Naturally, the great National Army Cantonments of our own country havo required a vast amount of lumber, and the lumbermen who have contracts for this hayo had IH to call In ovory available man to assist In its preparation. Extra railroad I switches had to bo run to these camps, consequently ties wero needed and in one or two instances tho railroads IH wero at their "wits end" to secure the ties in a hurry, our lack of prepared- ness being shown even In the lumber IH situation. Now, our Lumber Jack will IH carry tho American flag to France and fight tho Gormans by furnishing the IH material to rebuild tho railroads and bridges they havo destroyed and to build cantonments and trenches for IH our men when they meet on the battle lines. Few men are more loyal than IH our stout-hearted timber man who works in our great forests and his ' rugged honesty will serve him well In his fight against German autocracy and while he will not bo In tho IH trenches ho will work with unceasing energy in tho forests to bring up the IH necessary lumber to house and haul IH our fighting men. Later the Lumber Jack Reglmont may assist In the re- IH building of the destroyed homes . ol 1 jH the unfortunate peasants whose lot in ho prosent war pom! to he ono o( |