The Ripley Record (Ripley, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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THU Kinev RRCORD
Congressional 1STOFICS^-'*-
FXedals of Honor
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Oh. the English an' tho !«•*»*» *»' th" 'ow,,n‘
The Canucka eml Auatrtlaa-una nn* the ‘Miry French
The only11 thing that bothered us In nil our staggerin'
%Vits wot In 'ell would 'oppen Wen the 'Uns 'ad ‘U
the Yanks.
HE United Suites of America Is pre-
paring nn Illustrated history of the
great war which will tell exnctftr
1 what happened when the Huns hit
il„. Yanks. In the meantime con-
rrr-^ gress lias picked out a few sample
A "'■* lighting Yanks and awarded them
the Medal of Honor, not for doing
their mere duty, hut for “conspicu-
ous gallantry and Intrepidity above
and beyond the call of duty." In-
cidentally, this list could be easily doubled and
trebled. Again: The names of American soldiers
who wear other American, British and breach
decorations are legion; six of the 1J.000 Americans
who fought with the Canadians were awarded the
Victoria Cross, the British decoration correspond-
ing to the Medal of Honor. One out of 15,400 sol-
diers in action received the Medal of Honor.
I would like to see the oflicial citations setting
forth the acts of supreme courage of each of these
78 medalists printed in full in every newspaper in
the land. I would like to see these citations made
Into a text-book and put Into the public schools.
I am not bloodthirsty, but I approve efficiency,
even in killing Huns. And I think such a book
would be an incentive to patriotism to every red-
blooded American boy and girl our future citl-
gens.
As it is there is space for little here besides the
names of the medalists. Study the list and find
out many interesting things for yourself.
You will note, for instance, that 21 are officers
and 57 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives. New York leads with nine; Illi-
nois is second with seven, and Califo nia, Missouri,
New Jersey, South Carolina and Tennessee share
third honors with six each.
Military experts have long regarded the Marines
the most efficient fighting men of all the armies of
the world. Nevertheless, 39 of the medals go to
the men of the National Guards; 23 to men of the
selective draft organizations, 13 to regular ar*
and marine units, 2 to the tank corps and 1 to the
iiir service.
By divisions, the Thirtieth leads with 12 medals;
it is the National Gaurd organization of the Caro-
Hnas and Tennessee. Second honors go to the
Eighty-ninth division, which is the selective draH
unit of western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colo-
rado, South Dakota and New Mexico. The third
Is the Thirty-third or National Guard Division of
!», 1 Fourth honors go to the famous Second
division of regulars, which Includes the marine^
while fifth place is shared by the two New lor
divisions, the Twenty-seventh and the Seventy-
^Sergeant Ellis, a regular, put In a whole day far
«n advance of the first wave of his company re-
ducing machine-gun nests single-handed. He killed
many of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and more than 50 prisoners. . ,
Lieutenant Woodfill. also a re^la£n™*UC*J
three separate machine-gun nests killing at
least 12 of the enemy with rifle and pistol and
^,r„,W"ih“rc,gh.c,„r™rr,dvo,u„,^
aftacking Germans with his pistol until he fell-
UoruseoSjJtork He^va s' convl need " romtbe Bible
Sit "bJed
«,emv With rifle and pistol, put a whole
gun battalion out of business and marched 132
prisoners back to the American line*.
Fverv j-ssible kind of courage was shown by
tteMe medalists. Robert*, when hi* tank *Ud
i fl^dod -hell bole, deliberately *»xa W* Ufe to
LvThis gunner. Blackwell gave his life In a vol-
Tnl^er attempt to get through *“'’*”'"**
£Ua«e Whittleary la the “Go to he 1 *
?£onJe fame, who would not surrender U>m«
JZrm alan the Victoria Legion £*,n®or lb*
*. ,i,Hle MlUltalre and the Croix de Ouerre.
Iforget the carte- la •blrh the unharmed
kero »r 1 lb- potential hern wha nerrr got te the
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a»k. They're between two r*l
line*, and ihry'ce tUrty. and all Um
imaai.--" _ __
-|tut you've got the n rong i' —p
•\\d mui an ultimatum by lb#
Janitor. We're willing to pay ' ,J>
“Walt n tnlnute, I telt yon. My
name I* Brown, but 1 am not your land-
lord. I don't own any data and neve#
reiM-d your rent. It moat be Harry
Ml*etc «*r drown y«u want. I've got a lot of bit mall here and would Ilk. to
give it to him If I knew where he wa*.M
About «-*ery ten mliiutea Harry M, drown of M22 Klinbarlc avenue na.
been holding phone runi'iNtiluii. like do* foregoing. And every morning uta
miiltinnn lt*n\«s In III. Iciu-rbox cunniunleatlon* nddreaaed to Hurry Hpencer
Itrown, owner of the apartment building nt 4tW7-35 Southport avenue. Tha
b-iiera are uioatly in the nature of complaiut* from Irate tenants, of whom
there are HU,
Landlord drown. It apja-nra, after serving notice on hla tenants that rents
itoiibl be rulMMl Octidter I from $32.50 to $15 ami from $.17.50 to $•*«!, vuulabed
to purls unknown, ami left the Janitor, Oscar Itelgel, In charge a* agent.
Illtorta to reach him proving in gain, ih** 20 householders, wlih Mrs.
Oustaisou us s|tokeswoman. s«-ut uu ulilmnium to him by the Junltor. They
threatened, unless rents w«re reduced to $40 mid $45 to vucute tho building
when their leuses expired.
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Ransomed Aviator’s Mother Prayed for His Escape
flUTCHINSON. MINN.—A mother here, recovering from sleeples* nights of
it apprehension. Is still sending up prayers of thanksgiving. "I had faith
In God. 1 prayed night and day. My prayers have been answered. My boy la
[ suved. I knew God would spare hint.
Anderson, Johannes S., sergeant, Company B,
132d Infantry, 33d division, Chicago.
Barger, Charles D., private, first class, Company
L, 354th infantry, 89th division. Stotts City, Al •
Barkeley, David B„ private, Company A, 3tSJtn
infantry. 89th division, San Antonio, Tex. Decease; .
Barkeley, John L., private, first class, om
K, 4th infantry, 3d division, Blairstown, A o.
Bart, Frank J., private, Company C, 9th Infantry,
2d division, Newark, N. J. ,„fnntrv
Blackwell, Robert L., private, 119th infantry,
30th division, Ilurles Mills, N. C. Decease_ •
Call, Donald M., second lieutenant, tank corps,
1 Chiles, Marcel I us H., captain, 356th infantry,
89th division, Denver, Colo. Deceased.
Colyer, Wilbur E., sergeant, Company A, 1st en-
gineers, 1st division, Ozone Park, L. I. ^easa *
Costin, Henry G., private, Company H, l»th in-
fantry, 29th division, Cape Charles, Va. Deceased. ,
Cukela, Louis, first lieutenant, 5th regiment ma-
rines, 2d division, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dlllboy, George, private, first class, Company H,
103d infantry, 26th division, Boston, Mass.
Dozier, James C., first lieutenant, Company G,
118th infantry, 30tli division, Rock Hill, S. C.
Eggers, Alan Louis, sergeant, machine gun com-
pany, 107th Infantry, 27th division, Summit, N. J.
Ellis, Michael B., sergeant, Company C, 28th In-
fantry, 1st division, East St. Louis, 111.
Forrest Arthur J., sergeant, Company D, 354th
infantry, 89th division. Hannibal, Mo.
Foster, Gary Evans, sergeant, Company i, 118th
infantry, 30th division, Inman, S. C.
Funk, Jesse N., private, first class, 354th In-
fantry, 89th division, Calhan, Colo.
Furlong, R chard A., first lieutenant, 353d In-
fantry, 89th division, Detroit, Mich.
Gaffney, Frank, private, first class, 108th In-
fantry, 27th division, Lockport, N. Y.
Gregory, Earl D., sergeant, headquarters com-
pany, 116th infantry, 29th division. Chase City, Va.
Gumpertz, Sydney G., first sergeant. Company E,
132d infantry, 33d division. New York city.
Hall, Thomas Lee, sergeant. Company G, 118th
Infantry, 30th division. Fort Hill. S. C. Deceased.
Hatter, M. Waldo, sergeant. Company B, 356th
Infantry, 89th division, Neosho, Mo.
Hays, George Price, first lieutenant. 10th field
artillery. 3d division, Okarehee. Okla.
Heriot, James D., corporal. Company I, 118th In-
fantry, 30th division. Providence. S. C. Deceased.
Hill, Ralyn, corporal. Company H, 129th Infantry.
33d division. Oregon. 111.
Hilton, Richmond H„ sergeant Company H,
118th Infantry. 30th division, Westvllle. S. C.
Hoffman, Charles F„ gunnery sergeant. 5th regi-
ment marines, 2d division, Brooklyn, 1$. Y.
Johnston. Harold I, sergeant. Company A. 350th
Infantry. 89th division. Denver. Colo.
Karnes, James E. sergeant. Company D. 117th
Infantry. 30th division. Knoxville, Tenn.
Kaufman. Benjamin, first sergeant Company K.
308th Infantry. 77th division. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Katz. Philip C, sergeant. Company C. 363d In-
fantry. 91st division. Ban Francisco. Cal.
Kocak. MitcJ. sergeant Coaspany C, 5th regi-
n«mt marines. 2d division. Albany. V Y.
Ketty. /e#*o Jearp*. private. *1 regiment ma-
rine*. 24 division. Chicago.
Lath**". Mha Crt9s*4 erpsat moHkta* pn
i ampany 197th infantry. Z7th O rial an. W ■ atmmrc
lapg yjogtsod.
Lamert. hi m. Bn# *erg*oat Chmpaay H tlMb
■afawnry. 39#h #vo*a *»fu«a»fs.w. Team.
Laeim*, B"i a* ~ #e*»ot* Chmgmay H. Id fta-
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Mai Ion, George H., captain, 132d infuutry, 33d
divi'sion, Kansas City, Mo.
Manning, Sidney E., corporal, Company C, 167th
infantry, 42d division, Plomaton, Ala.
Mestrovitch, James I., sergeant, Company O,
11th infantry, 28th division, Fresno, Cal.
Miles, L. Wardlaw, captain, 308th Infantry, 77th
division, Princeton, N. J.
Miller, Oscar F„ major, 361st infantry, 91st di-
vision, Los Angeles, Cal. Deceased.
McMurtry George G., captain 308th infantry, 77th
division, New York city.
Neibaur, Thomas C., private, Company M, 167th
Infantry, 42d division, Sumner City, Idaho.
O’Shea, Thomas E., corporal, machine gun com-
pany, 107th infantry, 27tli division, Summit, N. J.
Deceased.
Peck, Archie A., private, Company A, 307th In-
fantry, 77th division, Hornell, N. Y.
Perkins, Michael J., private first class, Company
D, 101st infantry, 26th division, Boston, Mass.
Pike, Emery J., lieutenant colonel, division ma-
chine gun officer, 82nd division, Des Moines, la.
Deceased.
Pope, Thomas A., corporal, Company E, 131st in-
fantry, 33d division, Chicago.
Pruitt, John H., corporal, 78th company, 6th regl-
ment of marines, 2d division, Phoenix, Ariz. De-
ceased.
Regan, Patrick, second lieutenant, 115th in-
fantry, 29th division, Los Angeles, Cal.
Robb, George S., first lieutenant, 369th Infantry,
93d division, Salina, Kan.
Roberta, Gerald W., corporal, tank corps, San
Francisco, Cal. Deceased.
Sampler, Samuel H., sergeant. Company M, 142d
Infantry. 36th division, Mangum, Okla.
Sandlin, Willie, private. Company A, 132d In-
fantry. 33d division, Hayden, Ky.
Sawelson, William, sergeant, Company —, 312th
Infantry. 78th division, Harrison, N. J. Deceased.
Seibert, Floyd M., sergeant. Company F, 364th
Infantry, 91st division. Salinas. Cal.
Sk.nker, Alexander R., captain, 138th Infantry,
35th division, St. Louis, Mo. Deceased.
Slack, Clayton K., private. Company E, 124th In-
fantry. 31st division, Lampson. Wia.
Smith, Frederick E., lieutenant colonel, 308th In-
fantry. 77th division, Portland Ore. Deceased.
Talley, Edward R., sergeant. Company L. 117th
Infantry. 30ih division. Russellville. Tenn.
Turner, Harold T., corporal. Company F. 142d
Infantry. 36th division. Seminole. Okla. Deceased.
Turner. William S.. first lieutenant, 105th In-
fantry. 27th division. Dorchester. Mas*.
Van leroal, Louis, sergeant. Company M. 9tb In-
fantry. 2d division. Newark, X. J.
Vlllepiflue. John C., corporal. Company M. 118th
Infantry. 30th division. Camden. N. C.
Waalker. Reider, serge.int. Company A. 105th
Infantry. 27th division. Noreland. Norway.
Ward, Calvin, private. Company D. 117th tn-
fnntry. 31b dtvMow. Morristown Tenn.
Weat. Cheater M_ Br-t sergeant. Company D.
.Wut Inf entry. 91st division. Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Whritwary. Char*** W , I eartanant rwionrl. 909th
Infantry 77th Wish*Id, Masa.
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I am thankful—llie most thunkful
mother In tho world.”
She Is Mrs. S. G. Peterson, mother
of Lieut. Harold G. Peterson, one of
the two American aviators snatched
from execution by Mexican bandits
through payment of ransom.
Her eyes brightened In her great
Joy, and she longed to see him, to take
hlin In her arms, for lie Is her only
boy. She and Mr. Peterson have
asked the war department to let Lieu-
tenant Peterson come home for a reunion. ----- . _ . .,
for the lieutenant’s father, who owns a clothing store In Hutchinson, w
Minneapolis, keeping In constant touch with Washington. .
"It was the greatest message we ever received, Mrs. Peterson c°nt*n™*|
In her exultation. “It came from Harfa and It was the word that °“r
crossed the Mexican bonier into America. We have been able to do nothing
bUt “Mr Peterson had raised the entire ransom the bandits demanded—$15,000.
“Then Mr. Peterson got a telegram from Secretary of War Baker. Mr.
Baker told him not to send the $15,000, that the United States government had
the matter in hand.”
This anxious mother was alone, too,
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Did the Aztecs Build This Ancient Wisconsin City?
V AKE MILLS, WIS.—On the banks of the Crawford river, three miles from
L Lake Mills, in Jefferson county, a Milwaukee museum exploring party is
excavating the site of the ancient city of
VL Aztalun, whose history, origin and
people are one of the mysteries of this
continent.
Aztalan was discovered In 1830
and hastily surveyed by N. F. Hyer.
He named the ancient city Aztalan be-
cause, according to Humboldt, the Az-
tecs had a tradition that their ances-
tors came from the north.
The remains of the city then were
inclosed in a wall of earth and grass-
clay bricks. The ridge or wall extend-
ed around three sides of an Irregular
parallelogram, the west side of the
Crawford river forming the fourth side on the east. It Inclosed 18 acres. The
ridge, when surveyed by Dr. I. A. Lapham In 1850, was 631 feet long at the
north, 1,419 feet at the west end and 705 on the south. It was 22 feet wide
and from one foot to five in height. It Is now reduced to about three feet.
It Is now generally accepted that the ancient works were used as a place
for holding religious festivals, the pyramidal mounds within the inclosing
walls being the places of sacrifices. They are like the teocalll of Mexico.
Judging from Its isolated location, it Is supposed that the city wa3 a sort
of Mecca to which n periodical pilgrimage was prescribed by the religion
of those ancient people. The excavators have found the charred remains of
human bones.
First Airplanes Over the Continental Divide
fx ENVER.—Making the first airplane flight In history over the Continental
V divide in Colorado, three De llaviland planes of the four In the unny flying
circus, which is exhibiting in western states In the Interest of air servic*
recruiting, arrived In Denver from
Glenwood Springs.
All three left the mountain resort
within five minutes of each other, the
first Jumping off at noon. They arrived
over Denver at 1:20. Their average
flight time was one hour and twenty
minutes for the bee-line distance of 130
miles.
One of the planes was piloted by
Lieut. Edward Killgore. Thla flj’T
| whose borne la In New York, la ■ grand-
son of Col. E. L. Berthotid. pioneer _ _ _ ,,
railroad bu!ld.-r end endnoer. who mad# one of the first survey* over Berth**
pass and after whom the paaa was named. a
“When we got over the paaa I drove down low Jnst to see what
Job the oW boy did in laying out the road." *
. smile. It struck me as rather unnsnal when I thought aa wa wrirt
•Her* I am right over a pasa ^lTt£ time he
hie grandson going ever the nm territory In an “****"
never dreamed of.' ~
-We had trmUe with deed air when we etsrt*d rrota i.wwu • ‘ ”***•
Uentensat Kl!l««te an* *W* attee^tote »e nn * ***
matnrnarr anxient ef Incsage. but had t* glwr « ■*_ V**"T **
pmaal baggage an hy tmto. with ear gas tanks
half Hied.* . , ___ .
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