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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki, by Joel R. Moore and Harry H. Mead and Lewis E. Jahns This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Author: Joel R. Moore Harry H. Mead Lewis E. Jahns Release Date: September 5, 2007 [EBook #22523] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKI *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's Notes] Here are the definitions of several unfamiliar (to me) words. batmen Soldier assigned to an officer as a servant. batushka Village priest. drosky Cart felcher Second-rate medical student or anyone with some medical knowledge. hors de combat Out of the fight; disabled; not able to fight. junker Aristocratic Prussian landholder devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, providing the German military forces with many of its officers. knout Whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals. To flog with the knout. mashie nib Mashie-Niblick (mah-she nib-lik)--Wood shafted golf club with about the same loft and length as today's seven iron. poilus French common soldier, especially in World War I. verst Russian measure of distance; 3500 feet, 0.6629 mile, 1.067 km. viand Choice or delicate food. volplane Glide in an airplane without power. I (Don Kostuch) am the son of John Kostuch, then from Detroit, who was a Mechanic in the 339th, Company M. He saw some action in the fall of 1918 but due to flu, exposure and a dislocated joint, was evacuated to England on December 1, 1918 before the gruesome winter described in the book. {sources: "M" Company 339th records and Golden C. Bahr papers, 1918-1919.} The following text is copied from a newspaper clipping in the book. The Declaration of War is on one side and an incomplete local news item is on the other side. From The Indianapolis News, Monday, April 9, 1917 U. S. Declaration of War Sixty-fifth Congress of the United States of America At th
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