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    "ocrText": "Headquarters 35th Division\nTRUMAN\nBULLETEN\n)\nARCHIVES AND RECORDS LIBERTY\nAmerican Expeditionary Forces\n24th February 1919.\nNO. 50\n1022.\nI. LETTER OF APPRECIATION.\nThe following is published for the information of this command:\n\"STATE OF MISSOURI\nAdjutant General's Office\nJefferson City\nJan. 28, 1919.\nMajor General Peter E. Traub,\n35th Division\nAmex.\nMy dear General Traub:\nI thank you for sending me copies of the citations of the\nofficers and enlisted men of the 35th Division and the other data\nattached thereto.\nThis morning I am in receipt likewise of the memorandum from\nMajor Thurston announcing the award of the Medal of Honor to Captain\nSkinker, 138th Infantry, and your memorandum of December 23rd to the\nofficers and enlisted men in reference to Christmas.\nWe are engaged in preparing a history of the participation\nof the 35th Division in the war with biography sketch of the officers\nand enlisted men, and in collecting for preservation in the archives\nof the State all data, etc,, bearing upon the service of the Division.\nLater it is proposed to publish this data in appropriate volumes.\nI am sure you will be in hearty accord with this undertaking and will\nbe grateful if you will furnish us from time to time any information,\ncopies of orders. memorandums, etc., which in your judgement should\nbe preserved by the State.\nI need not tell you that the people of Missouri' are intense-\nly proud of the magnificent record made by the Division, I gave wide\npublicity in the State to your splendid tribute to the officers and\nmen serving under you and the same 11, of course, appear in the\npublished records, etc., we are preparing here.\nWith assurance of my high regard and again expressing the\nappreciation of the State authorities,\nVery truly yours,\nH. C. CLARK\nAdjutant General.\"\n(over)\nII. CORPS RIFLE MATCH.\nThe following is published for the information of this Command:\n\"HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS\nAmerican Expeditionary Forces\nA. P. 0. #932.\nFrance, February 19, 1919.\nFrom:\nCommanding General, IXth Army Corps,\nmo:\nCommanding General, 35th Division\nSubject: Corps Rifle Match.\n1. The Corps Commander extends his congratulations to the\nCommanding General, 35th Division, and to the officials and members\nof the rifle team on the decisive victory won on the occasion of\nthe Corps Rifle Match, held February 15, 1919, near APREMONT.\nThe scores as furnished by the statistical officer are as\ngiven below:\n35th Division\n88th Division\n79th Division\n7808\n6627\n6344\nThese scores show that the 35th Division won by a margin of\n1181 points over the 88th Division and by a margin of 1464 points\nover the 79th Division. It is noteworthy that of the three events\nfired, twó at known distances and one a skirmish run at unknown\ndistances, the 35th Division showed a decided superiority over the\nother divisions in the last event, indicating a high state of train-\ning for combat,\n2, The Corps Commander takes pleasure in transmitting here-\nwith the sum of two hundred ( 200) francs, jointly donated by the\nCorps Ordnance Officer and the Ordnance Officers of the competing\ndivisions for the purpose of purchasing a suitable trophy to the\nwinning team. I request that you take the necessary steps to provide\nthis trophy.\nJOSEPH E. KUHN\nMajor General, U. S. As\nCommanding.\"\nIII. CHLORINATION OF DRINKING WATER,\nAll water used by troops of this command for drinking pur-\nposes will be either boiled or chlorinated. All units without lister\nbags will requisition on the Quartermaster for same immediately, tak-\ning these with them for use enroute for chlorination of drinking\nwater and after arrival in the new area."
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