1. A riot between colored troops and the citizens of Houston resulted in 13 colored soldiers being condemned to death. As a consequence the Des Moines Officers’ Training School had its term lengthened by one month, making the necessary time for obtaining a commission, four months instead of three; believing they were to be denied commissions altogether, many of the candidates went home.

2. See Crisis magazine, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Page 19, issue of May, 1919.

3. From official record taken by soldier who was in Brest at the time.

4. See Crisis, May, 1919, Pages 16 and 17.

5. A term of contempt used in referring to the French people.

6. From report of supervisor of instruction for colored soldiers in France.

S. O. S. Service of Supplies. Referred to men engaged in getting supplies of food and ammunition to the troops.

A. P. O. Army Post Office. The post offices were known by numbers so that names of towns giving location of troops would not be placed on paper.

A. E. F. American Expeditionary Force or Forces. Both terms were used, and referred to troops, welfare workers, etc., serving overseas.

G. O. General Orders. Orders issued from general army headquarters.

Det. Detached.

M. P. Military Police.

F. A. Field Artillery.

C. O. Commanding Officer.

D. I. Divisional Infantry. I. D. Infantry Division.

R. I. U. S. Reserved Infantry United States.