The Okfuskee County News (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 19, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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THE OKFUSKEE COUNTY NEWS
OHIO CAPTAIN PRAISES
MEN OF 17JTH BRIGADE
Captain Robert S Marx of Cin-
cinnati Ohio has written a letter de-
scribing in brief the part taken in the
war by the 179th infantry brigade
which was a part of the 90th division
Capt Marx was with the 357th infan-
try The brigade was composed of the
357th and 358th infantry regiments
national army men from Oklahoma
The letter was written before this bri
gade embarked for the United States
but now that these boys are about to
arrive at home from demobilization
camps this letter should be read with
interest by their friends and relatives
and in fact by all patriotic Oklahomans
Harping
We harp on quality
Yes that’s our tune
My customers get the best I can
secure
There are many motor oils to
be had
There is one that I am sure of:
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It is a high-quality oil
It is clear dean and carefully
refined
I ask you to give it a thorough
test in your car for I know you
will be back again for more
whenever your crank case needs
refilling
You’ll like the way it saves ex-
pense for carbon removal
Drive around and look at the rest
of our line of auto supplies
They are all carefully selected
and tested before they get shelf
room here
The 357th infantry which is so high-
ly praised by Capt Marx contained
three representatives from Okfuskee
county They were Corpl Robert B
Jones of Okemah Ora Dodson of
Okemah and Roy Roden of Bearden
The 358th infantry which fought by
the side of the 357th and is also high-
ly praised by Capt Marx contained a
number of Okfuskee county boys
Among these were First Sergt John
William Ball Sergt Key R John-
Corpl Richard Law- Ed Clowers
Billie Bird Lardie Fields of Qkemah
Tommie Robinson Weleetka Wallace
Mashburn Weleetka James Rich Pa-
di Joe Day Castle Will Crawford
Okemah T J Ott Bearden Elmer El-
liott Castle Ben Lee Welletka Guy
Harrison Paden Taggie Fixico Oke-
mah and Otto Stringfield Weleetka
Attached to the 357th and 358th in-
fantry regiments was the 344th ma-
chine gun battalion Among the Ok-
fuskee county boys in this unit were:
Sergt Frank P Douglass Sergt Jess
Dew Robert Foster of Okemah and
Dan Milum Weleetka Claude Davis
Weleetka Reece Riffle Wetumka
Webb Fulks Weleetka and Vern
Johnson Weleetka
Capt Marx was wounded on No-
vember 10 the day before the armis-
tice was signed being hit in fourteen
different places while leading the final
assault of the 357th At the time of
writing the letter he was still in the
hospital at Cape May New Jersey The
letter follows:
U S General Hospital No 11 Cape
May N J May 17 1919 — I have just
seen the statement of the chief of
staff that the Ninetieth division will be
homeward bound in two weeks and am
writing to inquire what plans the peo-
f
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pie of Oklahoma are making to re-
ceive the greatest fighting brigade
in the A E F Oklahoma's Own the
'179th brigade Having been confined
in a hospital since No 10 when I was
hit in 14 places while leading the final
assault of the 357th infantry I am
not in touch with either the regiment
or the people -of Oklahoma however
having served with the 179th brigade
from the first day it was organized to
the last twenty-four hour of fighting
and having been the operating officer
of the 357th infantry during the entire
operations of that regiment in France
I am interested in knowing whether
the people at home know the great
story of the toughest scrappers in the
American army I believe if the peo-
ple at home knew the deeds of their
sops in the 357tl they would rise en
masse to overwhelm the returning
heroes I have no local pride in saying
this for I live in Ohio and have nei-
ther kith nor kin in Oklahoma but I
have in my heart a soldier’s love for
the lads with whom I have suffered
and fought and an officer’s pride? in
unequaled achievements of the 357th
and an American’s anxiety thpt these
ten who have no press agent to herald
their deeds shall not fail to receive
recognition for their wonderful work
They will be the first troops home
who were in the Army of Occupation
They were one of the only two Na-
tional army division selected for en-
try into Germany Does Oklahoma
know why ? Does Oklahoma know —
1 That the 357th infantry never gave
up one inch of ground that it had suc-
ceeded in getting a toe-hold on — never
withdrew even temporarily or for
strategic reasons on a single occa-
sion 2 That the Oklahoma brigade was
the shock brigade at St Mihiel and
again in the Argonne
3 That the 357th infantry alone
broke through the famous Ilinden-
burg line near Preng on the night of
Sept 23-24 being the first American
troops to penetrate that hitherto im-
penetrable wall of concrete and steel
4 That from the 24th of August un-
til 11 o’clock Nov 11 1918 the 357th
infantry was only out of the front
line trenches twenty-four hours ex-
cept during transfer from St Mihiel
to the Argonne and is officially cred-
ited with taking part in more engage-
ments than any other outfit or regi-
ment in the entire division
5 That the 357th infantry in the
Argonne sector went over the top at
3 p m in broad daylight without ar-
tillery preparation or barrage and
alone captured the villages of Banthe-
ville and Bourrat after a regular army
livision had failed to take these towns
6 That on Nov 3 the 179th brigade
pursued the Germans across the Meuse
River and the 357th infantry alone
captured and held five villages along
the river namely Menting Wiseppe
Saulmaurg Sasseg and Sassege-del-West
and the 358th did as well
7 That at 11 o’clock Nov 11 the
Oklahoma brigade was still tearing
in towards Mont Wedge still in front
and leading the outfit on its right and
left and after 11 o’clock kept going
in the same direction right throhgh
Luxemburg into Germany
8 That they never failed to take an
object ahead of the allotted time in
orders
If Oklahoma only could picture the
story of her sons hiking under 100-
pound packs going over the top in
rain and mud undaunted by hail of
machine gun bullets or a holocaust of
shells grappling with German ma-
chine gunners capturing thousands of
prisoners and hundreds of artillery
pieces always going on on on never
once looking back she would wildly
acclaim the 179th when it returns as
few men have been acclaimed
I write this because such a recep-
tion would be small reward for the
service of these men I shall not see
the reception much as I long to be
with my men Although I shall be
discharged as well this ‘week I live
in Cincinnatie Ohio and the expense
of a trip to Oklahoma is too great
However any help I can give you will
be a joy to me
' Sincerely
CAPT ROBERT S MARX
ALABAMA MINSTRELS GAVE
GOOD SHOW
The Alabama Minstrels an aggrega
tion of colored artiste gave an enter-
tainment last night that met with uni-
versal approbation The program is
in the nature of a real old time min-
trel show different from the modern
performance of that name but better
on that account It has the funny end
men with their tambourine and bones
and jokes and tongs: the operatic sing-
ers and the monologists The pro-
gram was also good equal in fact to
any that has ever been here
Manager Leon claims for his troupe
that it is the best company of colored
artists engaged in minstrelsy and the
performance given here last night cer-
tainly bears out his claim— Daily
Times Wichita Falls Tex
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at the News office
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STATE OIL MEN MEET IN
CONVENTION AT CAPITAL
Oklahoma City June 12 — Oil pro-
ducers and manufacturers from all
over the state were present at a two-
day hearing before the Corporation
Commission on the question bf making
rulings for the testing and inspecting
of oil and -oil -products A set of
tentative rules had been drawn up for
discussion
The first point over which discussion
arose was section A rule three which
in defining kerosen said it must be
“free from acid and sulphur” Ex-
perts present said it was impossible
to get Oklahoma oil absolutely free
from sulphur and suggested that “a
trace” be substituted One tenth of
one per cent was generally agreed up-
on as a practical maximum
Gravity or Distillate Test
Most of the discussion of the first
day arose over Rule four the merits of
the distillate test and the specific grav-
ity test F M Leahman of Kansas
City represnting the Western Petro-
leum Refineries Conmpany wanted a
method so that oils below the present
standards could be used saying that
there is an increasing demand for such
oils to be used for tractors and simi-
lar machinery
Part of the morning and most of the
afternoon session was taken up over
the discussion of the manner of test-
ing A number of experts testified
that the distillate test was all right for
use in a laboratory but that it was too
complicated for field work and re-
quired a trained expert to make it
properly
"Not only is the distillation test too
complex” said Mr Leahman “but the
results obtained from it almost always
differ As for the specific gravity test
at 61 degress Baume — I do not be-
lieve a gallon of such gas has been
sold in Oklahoma City in a mofith
Experts Testify
Dr A P Bjerregard chief chemist
of the Empire Refining Companies
gave a demonstration of the distillate
test y
“The differential test is too Compli-
cated for an ordinary inspector al-
though I would favor it if the test-
ing were done in some central labo-
ratory I think the gravity test is the
most practical but favor 55- instead of
61 degrees At 55 I think the price
St gasoline would be five or six cents
lower”
The experts present finally came to
an agreement of a test with the initial
point ranging from 110 to 150 with an
N point of 450 or 470 degrees and from
55 to 60 by the Baume test It was
suggested that in regard to Rule six
a matter of standards that a toler-
ence of one degree be permitted
Chairman Art L Walker suggested
as an amendment to Rule 7 that a sign
be put up at the place of sale saying
“Rules of the Corporation Commission
have been complied with” Only minor
changes were suggested for changes
in other rules which deal mostly with
the legal authority of the Commission
The afternoon session was principally
spent in demonstrations of the vari-
ous tests
The Corporation Commission will
take the various suggestions under ad-
visement and within a few days will
probably issue a set of rules for testing
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