her regiments of the 93rd Division, the 370th was brigaded
with the French; first with the 73rd French Division and later under
direct command of General Vincendon of the 59th Division, a part of the
famous 10th French army under General Mangin. Shortly after the signing
of the armistice, the division commander sent the regiment the following
communication:

Officers, non-commissioned officers and men:

Your efforts have been rewarded. The armistice is signed. The
troops of the Entente to whom the armies of the American Republic
have nobly come to join themselves, have vanquished the most
powerful instrument of conquest that a nation could forge--the
haughty German Army acknowledges itself conquered. However hard our
conditions are, the enemy government has accepted them all.

The 370th R.I.U.S. has contributed largely to the success of the
59th Division, and has taken in bitter strife both cannon and
machine guns. Its units, fired by a noble ardor, got at times even
beyond the objectives given them by the higher command; they have
always wished to be in the front line, for the place of honor is
the leading rank.

They have shown in our advance that they are worthy of being there.

VINCENDON.

"Black Devils" was the name the Prussian Guard who faced them gave to
the men of the 370th. Their French comrades called them "The
Partridges," probably on account of their cockiness in action (a cock
partridge is very game), and their smart, prideful appearance on parade.

A general outline of the service of the Illinois men after coming out of
the trenches, as well as an illustration of the affection and high
appreciation in which they were held by the French, is contained in the
following order issued by General Vincendon in December:

Officers and soldiers of the 370th R.I.U.S.:

You are leaving us. The impossibility at this time that the German
Army can recover from its defeat, the necessity which is imposed on
the people of the Entente of taking up again a normal life, leads
the United States to diminish its effectiveness in France. You are
chosen to be among the first to return to America. In the name of
your comrades of the 59th Division I say to you, au revoir. In the
name of France, I thank you.

The hard and brilliant battles of Chavigny, Leury and the Bois de
Beaumont having reduced th