The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki | Page 2

the agricultural need which this country faces in the present war
period were made by speakers, including: Charles V. Fairbanks,
formerly Vice-president of the United States; the Rev. Frank L.
Loveland, pastor of the Meridian Street M. E. Church; H. Orme,
president of the Better Farming Association, and Ralph M. Gilbert,
county agricultural agent.
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted at the meeting pledging the support of the
citizens of Marion county in all measures taken for the defense of the
nation and urging the people to respond to the resolutions prepared for
greater and efficient food production. The resolutions prepared by a
committee composed of Mord Gardner, Ralph C. Avery, Fred L.,
Smock, John E. Shearer, C. C. Osborn, Grace May Stutsman, Charles P.
Wright and Leo Fesler were as follows:
"Whereas, By joint resolution of congress and the proclamation of the
President, war has been declared on Germany, and
"'Whereas, The President has earnestly appealed to all citizens to
support the government in every possible way, and our Governor has
called, for meetings in each county to plan preparedness in every
occupation. "Resolved, That we, the citizens of Marion county,
assembled in meetings at the courthouse do loyally pledge the support...
[torn]

The following map was provide by Mike Grobbel (http://grobbel.org)
who photographed it from the Frederick C. O'Dell Map Collection,
Folder Number 9, Map Number 1, Bentley Historical Library,
University of Michigan. Mr. Grobbel is the grandson of "CORP. C. A.
GROBBELL, "I" Co." mentioned on page 284 as a recipient of the
French Croix de Guerre. The correct spelling is "Grobbel".
Corp. Grobbel received the Distinguished Service Cross, not mentioned
in this book.

[Illustration: Map titled "Sketch showing location of Fortified Areas"]
[End of Transcriber's notes]

[Illustration: Primitive road through snow covered forest.] Hundreds of
Miles Through Solid Forests of Pine and Spruce

The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki
Campaigning in North Russia
1918-1919
Compiled and Edited by
CAPT. JOEL R. MOORE, 339th U. S. Infantry LIEUT. HARRY H.
MEAD, 339th U. S. Infantry LIEUT. LEWIS E. JAHNS, 339th U. S.
Infantry
Published by
The Polar Bear Publishing Co. Detroit, Mich.
COPYRIGHT 1920 BY JOEL R. MOORE
PRESS OF TOPPING-SANDERS COMPANY DETROIT
To the men who in North Russia died in battle and of wounds, or of
sickness due directly to hardship and exposure, this book is reverently
dedicated.

To Our Comrades and Friends
To our comrades and friends we address these prefatory words. The
book is about to go to the printers and binders. Constantly while

writing the historical account of the American expedition, which fought
the Bolsheviki in North Russia, we have had our comrades in mind.
You are the ones most interested in getting a complete historical
account. It is a wonderful story of your own fighting and hardships, of
your own fortitude and valor. It is a story that will make the eyes of the
home folks shine with pride.
Probably you never could have known how remarkably good is the
record of your outfits in that strange campaign if you had not
commissioned three of your comrades to write the book for you. In the
national army, we happened to be officers; in civil life we are
respectively, college professor, lawyer, and public accountant, in the
order in which our names appear on the title page. But we prefer to
come to you now with the finished product merely as comrades who
request you to take the book at its actual value to you--a faithful
description of our part in the great world war. We are proud of the
record the Americans made in the expedition.
We think that nothing of importance has been omitted. Some sources of
information were not open to us--will be to no one for years. But from
some copies of official reports, from company and individual diaries,
and from special contributions written for us, we have been able to
write a complete narrative of the expedition. In all cases except a few
where the modesty of the writer impelled him to ask us not to mention
his name, we have referred to individuals who have contributed to the
book. To these contributors all, we here make acknowledgment of our
debt to them for their cordial co-operation. For the wealth of
photo-engravures which the book carries, we have given
acknowledgment along with each individual engraving, for furnishing
us with the photographic views of the war scenes and folk scenes of
North Russia. Most of them are, of course, from the official United
States Signal Corps war pictures.
When we started the book, we had no idea that it would develop into
the big book it is, a de luxe edition, of fine materials and fine
workmanship. We have not been able to risk