Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 22, 1917, Page 2

LONE SOLDIER fi EPULSES FIERCE COUNTER ATTACK, AWARDED MEDAL Private in French Ranks Wins Highest Recognition’ as Mark of Distinction for Daring Exploit in Using Machine Gun on the Germans By HENRY WOOD United Press Staff Correspondent. PARIS, Jaye 10.—(By Mail)— Emile Alexandre Bigorne, machine-! gun operator, has just been awarded the Legion of Honor, the highest mil- itary decoration France can give an ordinary soldier. Bigorne won the mark of distinction by repulsing sin- gle handed a German counterttack. Not less than 800 Germans were killed, wounded or put to flight. Bigorne_'s exploit demonstrates to some extent the role the machine-gun has come to play in the present war where it is without question the most formidable weapon now known. Its death dealing effects far exceed those ef heavy artillery and are probably only approached by the ‘Soixante- quinze’’ guns of the French. Following one of the French ad-|column of Germans still swarming to | tirely Oy ete vances in the erly part of the present otfensive Bigorne found himself hold- ing down a German trench in com- pany with a dozen other mchine-gun men. The Germans had kept them isolated all night with a barrage fire and early in the morning had shown indications of preparing a counter attack. With the gradual increase of the morning lights the German fire be- came more accurate with the result that one by one Bigorne’s comrades were killed. Orders had been given to hold the trench at all costs. Bigorne found himself finally the sole When | recommended survivor with a heavy German count- er-attack preparing a few dozen yards in front of him he gathered together the machine gun belts of his dead comrades. Altogether he found him- self in possession of about 1,000 car- | tridges. Adjusting his gun and placing the cartridge belts near where he would ve able to feed them himself, he wait- ed until the first Germans were close in before opening his deadly fire. The Germans began falling. First one by jone. Then as they crowded to the jattack, by fives, then by twenties and |fifties. Bigorne never wasted a shot. | Yet, as the Germans went down by jthe score, still others leaped up in \their places. | in the end Bigorne found himself | with a last cartridge belt and a whole |the assault. He fed the belt in and jchen took a last, long sweejy the entire front of the approaching |Germans. It was his last cartridge |but it proved sufficient, for under his deadly aim, the entire column broke Jand dashed back to its trench. For two hours Bigorne continued |his position, waiting to see what the |Germans would do. Finally, he was jrelieved before another attack was |launched, and on being conducted to across }who announced that for he the was to be Legion of Honor. F Red Cross Honor Roll | |Major Club Without ee —____"-—_-6 Frank R. Henry Dray Line—All re- eeipts for Tuesday, June 19. Earl C. Boyle—One Ford touring car. Ross Lambert—One Building lot. Geo. B. Nelson—One Building lot. E. Richard Shipp—Two Building lots. Miss Sarah Carey—Shetland pony. A. J. Cunningham—One Victrola. Men of Red Cross Committee—One Liberty Bond. Wilson S. Kimball—Receipts ene day from Soda Fountain. The Daily Tribune-——Printing and advertising to amount of $200.00. The Casper Press—Special adver- tising. Iris Theatre — Percentage of re- ceipts. The Hub Theatre—Percentage of receipts. The Lyric Theatre—Percentage of | receipts. Parlor Car Saloon—One half re- ceipts for one day—Tuesday, 19th. Casper Fioral Company—One half receipts for one day-——Monday, 18th. J:(A.. Fergerson, ‘Wigwam—Twen- ty-five per cent of receipts for one day—Thursday, 21st. J. A. Fergerson—Per cent receipts Red) Gross: cigars—All’ woek. W. S. Kimball—Total receipts from soda fountain—Wednesday, 20th W. S. Kimbali—Per cent receipts Red Cross cigars—All week. Iris Orchestra—Service for Liberty Dance—Saturday, 22nd. Chili Charley — ‘TWenty-five per cent receipts from Cabaret—Wednes- day, 20th. for 77-4 o0—O0O The Rhinoceros — Receipts from Cabaret—Monday, 18th. Casper Ice Cream Company— Twenty gallons ice cream, or all we can sell. Casper Steam Bakery — Buns for sandwiches and 25 pounds candy. Wyoming Grocery Company — Ice cream cones, candy and two cases of grape juice. | Norris-Cleghorn Company—Wein- erwurst and ham sufficient to make ene thousand sandwiches. Omer Anderson — Receipts from | sales of Curtis Publications. Smoke House—Receipts Red Cross | cigars—All week. | John Tripeny—Per cent receipts o Red Cross Cigars—All week. Casper Pharmacy—Per cent re- ceipts Red Cross cigars—aAll week. Midwest Cigar Stand—Per cent of receipts Red Cross cigars—aAll week. Casper Candy Kitchen—All of pro- céeds on Monday. E. P. Rohrbaugh—One booth, furn- ished and decorated. E. GC. Erickson—Signs and labor. C. S. Marks, Taxi—All taxi receipts for all day Monday, 18th. Bloom Shoe and Clothing Company —10 per cent of sales Tuesday, 19th. Miss Seeley—Posters. Mrs. Amey Deisher, Masseuse—All receipts for Wednesday, 20th. C. West, Confectionery Store—Re- ceipts from Red Cross cigar sale. Casper Ball Club—Twenty per cent of gross receipts at baseball park— Sunday, June 24. F. D. Berry Taxi Line—50 per cent of receipts balance of week. |_| 595; Residence, 796-W. |the rear he was greeted by his general |‘ THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE tec a eg py | i | } White Sox of 1906, one of the most lremarkable world’s championship feats in the game’s annals. Ed Walsh was just about the entire ex-| ‘hibition in those days, with the able| jassistance of Dr. White. | The obstreperous Braves present ‘an identical case, with forgotten Bill \James the mainstay of their en- deavors. P< e “Connie Mack had his Jack Coombs, | his Eddie Plank, and his Chief Ben-} der. Christie Mathewson added grace} jand impetus to the Giant’s payroll. |Joe Wood drew much money, both jin the payrool and at the gate while | lhe was doing championship duty for! ithe Red Sox, Wild Bill Donovan, Ed} |Rulbch, Mordecai Brown, Phillippe, | Babe Adams, Grover Alexander, Jeff | Ffeffer, all have had their fling at | \ieee as stars who have boosted clubs | almost individually into a world’s |series cut. The one-man feature rests with| nearly every club. They all have) fome men around whom defense or| |offense is centered. | The Chicago White Sox would be }& sorry outfit without Eddie Collins. |Charley Herzog adds fire to the Giant attack and defense. Ty Cobb is the |main part of the Detroit mechanism. | George Sisler draws pay for being! about two-thirds of the Browns. Rogers Hornsby is about the speediest thing the Cardinls know of. Larry |Doyle has made the Cubs almost en-} The loss of John Evers as a regular has had a bad effect this lyear on the Braves. Jake Daubert |mainly controls the destinies of the |Dodgers. Walter Johnson is a team jand then some in Washington. Grover | Alexander performs the same feat in |Philadelphi as does Wally Schang. Wally Pipp is the big affair in the | Yankee’s lives. Heinie Groh and Hal Chase are litting the difference in Cincinnati. for the Indians. HAGENS & STANLEY LAWYERS ; | Mokler Buildi Star Twirlers Would | —— Be Joke as Champion History and Records of Baseball Game Show That Fame and | Stars Go Hand in Hand By H. C. HAMILTON. | NEW YORK, June 22.—A baseball club without at least one star pitcher ! would be an absolute joke as a cham-| pion of one of the two major leagues. | Ranging back over history discloses } the fact. Every one of the many clubs which hve risen to heights and} retrograded is featured by at least one hurler of star proportions. 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