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12 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. NOVEMBER 27. 1927—PART 1. Little Big Horn. with that of his |trying for seven vears to locate them.| The act of July 9. 1918, creats . 'TWO HOLDERS OF HIGHEST ARMY DECORATIONS |M5t ¥ Von e arsc congres | Elie™ s i "0ammor, Farkh | “eEs memner st e 3550 T | b ity S et S5 e sional Medal of Ho Namozine | of Arnogh, County . Ireland. | fantry is urged by the department to ' tinguished rvice Medal, permitted | LIVE IN CAPITAL BUT ARE NOT AC UAIN’I ED Church, Va., on April when | Pollan’s address was given at the [apply to it for the Italian Commem- | their awarding for acts performed ’ ’“ ond lieutenant aof Company R.|umr- of his appointment as 220 May tive Medal and Diploma awarded prior to the World W r. The Dis. | 6th Michigan Cavalry, for the “cap-|avenue, Fort Smith, Ark. with his|the Rome government to this outfit, uished Service Cross, which was ‘ — : t“ v.|emergency address given for his|which saw service in Italy during the en to some Red Cross and Y. M Cecl. Donovan and Col. Kil- Four days afterward, this noted sol her at the same place. Pollan A. workers at the front. as well i e T | dier aid” something which has never | was heard from at 08 Peterboro| At the Iaw now stands, the Con:| 1o numerous soldiers. tequires “ex : Ibeen done before or since in that|strest, Detroit, Mich. in 1924, ressional Medal of Honor cannot he | traordinary heroism in action™ ngaines = ourne Belong to Tri ; space of time in American history— ' the department has since been u awarded v act. Requirements |an enemy. The Distinguished Service 5 - won the Congressional Medal of | to lociate him. for those ble direct that one must | Medal is given for “exceptional Honored For Bravery. e 3 Honor again. This second award was | forelgn certificate Is awaiting | bave been rccommended for the | meritorius services to the Governmens NCW Measure of Britten De- = 3 o for a deed at Sailors’ Creek, Va., on A. Carle, sergeant, Company |award by his m!m.., ing lrflim; ..;m in o duty of lity.~ A . . i | April 6, 65. This citation reads: | ) ry. 91s v h. who | this request be accompanied by signed to Speed Up JCHNSTON THIRD HERO ' : e s ocse nves: the cnemsh | T oo ren o SO e (o ablenz (woicss mitncusen | Advancements. | ® works and captured two stands of | Belgian Croix de Guerre. His resi- | The medal is restricted sc in the I s - colors, having his horse shot under|dence at enlistment was 37 Kast | case of the Army. to officers and en- . > ss . T o . him and receiving a severe wound.” |Broadwav. Butte, Mont. with listed men and is n for “zallantry All. Hold Congressiona 4 3 !The third of this peerless trio is | cmergeney address given s Charles | and intrepidity” at the risk of one's Me st 1she 3 Henry Hosan, fiist sergeant Company | Carle, his brother, at 323 Sanders| lfe “aBove and hevond call of Medal, Dlstmgmshad . 5th United States Infantry. His |stree, Butte. Mont.. hut the Dep: duty” in action involving actual con Service Cross and ¢ 4 ; i fist award came for deeds performed | meni has been unsuccessful in lo flict with the enem 4 | during the campaigns in Montana, | 10z him. World War Aw < 1 5 sher, 1876, to Ja A Y ; 4 Service Medal. 3 from October, . | The War Department has been suc Alth . 4 S 3 and his citation reads for *z ey [ cossful in fts campaigh to loeate the | weslino il e i 5 s in,actions.” At Bear Paw Mountain, | relatives of Carl C. Carter, sergeant. | Werld war. only 39 Confressionn ree mien entitled e S Mont., on September 30, he won | Co. A, 7th Infantry, 3d Division, who | Medals of Tonor were awarded . for | ecorations of 1 \ 5. i the Congressional Medal of Honor|was posthumonsly awarded the Dis- | joeds ed duti ik cont are n Wash again, this citation reading: “Carried | tinguished Service Cross on Fobruary | sliesemmmrc 813 o theee Confict don’t now each Lient Romeyn, !‘h" was severely | 17, 1930, his was delivered recent r{rvvw‘,v!\nlv“- h',\y\.]mn" awarded, 1 3 o in civilian life, is s ;::.:.\n\,h;\t, oft ‘the field of battle under |1y, after the Department had been ' of them prior to the World War ttorney Ge £ o e wan, while the otie \ - < As indicative of the fact that deco- | SRR e = = = ice rations are not passed out promiscu- TUBUOVGUBUIUGUIOT. EDWARDS & ZANNER — 704 7th St. N.W. SO0ADADNT AL OO 3 3 | ously, the War Department ci & : oLt d d o : » IO it there Wete oLy £ EE GIFT WITH EVERY PURCHASE OF §5.00 OR MORE. a sourre « rough st v oast e Munitior I | cers, 14 of them Navy Ge he Bure ¢ . y nber of this : ¥ command of divisions, Navigat t deut. Col. Gordon John - | receive awards in the World War. a \ Y was point that t v o is now stationed at Fort| ovosewooo i £ Congressional Medals of Honor are no | T officer comp ) pse three ten are the " i 3 longer given twice. Instead, for each 1 S of Nava ! clas i American history who | The only three men in Ame | subsequent award, an oak leaf cluster i e e riter . Al Medal of - tory upon whom the Government has |is added, but no such awards have d the Congressional Medal of S been made up to the present. The make everlasting mementos of love and friendship. Our stock is rvice Medal y cuished e Cross icten ¥ alc et clisters - 2 e S ] | ghest number of oak leaf clusters, . 2 L ShARINE s Medal. iy which are also attached to subsequent | §| : / /. cich in novelties, brilliant in selection and reliable in quality. Make fully, w3821, 1t | emerged from the 10 War with the n, As. awards of the Distinguished Service | [ vour selection now while our stock is complete with a generous was adde v w i three « v s, b sues in o sistant to the RTINS, IO 3 | Cross, is held by Capt. 1ddie Ricken- sortment from which to choose. Promo 3 niorit on t. Col. Gordon Johnston. Lower: backer. premier American ace, who, EREE y 10 the rank Medal « n ¥ on duty . Charl bourn Col. Dono- 32 having one Distinguished Servi < v . = - - and by tion there v, I 5 n the : ‘ross and seven oak leaf clusters, h: /I, P 5 Now is the time to lay aside jolid ot ‘ ¢ Lo Co @32 Col. Donovan's Citation. - | S the equivalent of eight Distinguished | ]| for-Ximass Werwilllexchiange: Betoms $2i*> $25 nd man At | Service Crosses. 2 7 solid Gold QX (0 Q any article at any time and e $S o K50 | | r ® | The yho o he Congressional | twon t il Col. Kilhourne serve membe i 'h ribhon f t g I dotobe 1 the fac v ool e A v War Col 3 Medal of Honor is a field of bl \\Hh‘ »} ¢ he faculty of the Arm &) allow you full value. olid Gotd i —_— v millions o St. Georg Sane 1970-24. Tle is the author of sev- ¢ 13 stars, although the actual medal is | 015 I street § different for the Army and Navy. | % Report on Personne i B6th | 6.l booke and livesiat s > quote from the 1 f the | Inf . 42nd Division. His citation | = Jjeut. Col. Johnston, a Cavalry The law of July 8 1918, permitted | & personnel board - rea ol Donovan personally led | gfficer, was bhorn at Charlotte, N. ¢ i . | the (x\\-;nll 4;‘] vh]w‘ |:..:ml|‘x ::>Il‘(.'L ‘l\j!‘x— 5 | ' N sidered fundamental )y o F wave i 1ttack upon 3 1574, the son of the Confed " ice Medal, the Distinguished Sel \ o l scheme b ) s \ \ o ;mu\:nn ,“ \?(‘ L'n‘u"x} Robert Daniel John h Cross and a silver star for acts prior N\ Z\Ole ties at the tir ston. He graduated from Princeton in - to the World War and at the same oo . - which they ¥ perience ualties he encou all | 1596 and is an honor graduate of the time placed a time Jimit when awards Vanities, sterling $3 50 to $’j mental : c sor he: 1 3 vy example, moving | Ipfantey and Cavalry School in 1903, i could be made for World War heroism silver N B 2 10 undertake the dutic 1 nen in exposed positions, | e sery sergeant of Company M, || | i B | | Subsequent legistation extended the | - g i 3 ™ 10 th A ithi son N i decimated platoons and| g Mississippi Infantry, and private § g ¥ g time limit to April 19 and no Vanities, nickel......... $‘;Iu $5 limits, any such stat T ¢ inyi m forward in at Troop M, Ist United States Velun . St awards for World War heroism have 0 PO - under the dut 1 taicks 1o was wounded in the | (ner Cavalry (1tough Riders), June § % been made since that date. Whether 3 : are empirical. = c-gun bullet he refused | goptember 15, 1898, in the Spanish subsequent awards will be allowed, | Cizarette Cases, sterling §6 t0 §35 However, ther i cuated and continued With | xperican War. He was commissioned rests with Congre il e s i - Ta o second lleutenant, Msa: United States | . time limit for decorations for the late ifully set diamond ring, § 5() 3 heing i Iy e of peace, 1 Tntantry, on Aug 1899, and a the Japanese Order of the Sacred 'war. the War Department naturally | points, Special......... Cigarette Cases, nick- $l 50(1- $5 ning institut nstant prep-| = e, ovan was born 1ty 1, | secand lieutenant of ‘Cavalry on' Au- e (third class) . ittended to these first. This explains S R el silver........ B n for . it is a further fact 3, at lo. N. Y. He was edu-| zuct 5 1901. He served in the Philip- [, Annals of the War Department| why silver stars are still being award- | (¢ wet witle 5 priliant i Military Sets, in cases, to should yemain in Eatat wra University and Co. | St 3 I dan. the Cuban oecnpn. | 1old the records of another famous | ed for deeds of valor done years be-| set with 2 ary Sets, in e $5 $25 applicable in each he Navy | phis unit t withdrew to a less ex grade unduly Jor ) lumbia and besan to practice law in {Ho® 1V {He Mexican horder and w trio, the men who obtained the Con- fore the World War monds e Al colors. ... hecome thorou it in 1907. He served fittonary- I 8 mal Medal of Honor twice. 1 o i i scele = Toile A 20 piece: s =L erican Expeditionary Force in | 8170 4 3 rorations Diamond and sapphire bracelet, Toilet s, all colors, 20 pieces, duties of that gr: his principle | 1 e g S th CavaTiy | e AeUiGR B DE Oy The first of these is Gen. Frank D Unclaimed Decorations. | oD 25 pi 5 . nee. He was chief of sta the | ., Frank ace w ; Others fits in with the first principle. in that | Now' york upi I, 1sthCavaloy, Ipiance. . S wila OHIRt b tatt ot the Ly ARG TFt BRI 8 Gl e oval A atlbet) ctas eitation ; ; open lace work, very pretty $25 » $100 2 ision, October, 1918, and was | 2 . L 2 _ o if the entry into ank is de- [ O OF aff, 27th Division, A, E. | 1o D.]\\m\:..“,{-mx . Jehier of staft | decoration first at Peach Tree Creek. humously fo Frank O'Brien, private, | € Platinum top bar pin, set with d Jayed beyond the y ¢ time of life e brigade adjutant of | of the Tth Army Corps, chief of staff | G- On July 20, 1864, whe captain ' Compar B. 33¢ Infantr Un i monds and sapphires, fine lace $:0 Toilet q $17 50 to $')s o “'"“;"ifl\(“‘ ‘C"" i ”\M,‘ ik | of the 31st de and as lieutenant | of the 7th Legular Division and assist xf e '1’»"‘”' Mich : 1l“f1]l"- States Volunteers, for gallantry in | U IR O pieces, - - hen the officer’'s value he rank nel and cokonel of the i : 5 | tey. his citation re: “Led his/| action i & B SiErectian SRk v s s 4 which he has held longer than neces. | colonel a e L e i ian- | ant chief of staff of the 20 Atmy.| o iiany in a countercharge. under|os im <t ]4:"‘I{NH\’\VV‘..~“|‘);”(\‘t‘n:.l..).,‘{‘ Gent's T-stone cluster ring, Pen and Pencil Sets. $4.50 w e $19 85 sary begins from that moment to de- | {¥; the, oid "igRUAE Q9 Of TCC| He was selected by Maj, Gen, Leanard |, gylling fire ahead of his own men | lop his relatives {6 clatm . } carat size. a wonder....... . ~pecial .35 "Teas nd further tra 5 hat | 5 i) 00! B 00 |and si - entered the s - ’ g £ D ¢ b " . < i crease, and further training in th He was Republican candidate for | porbes mission to the Philippines and | 2N sin entered the enemy’s line, | partment made the award Augu s Don't fail to see d Gent's sterling silver @9 50 up GentS Gold_Filled Elgin or grade is unecomical. The consensus ;. i€ bt M Warkin | Doibes B the Thilppines anc | capturing and bringing back two com: | 1904 O Brien gave San Antonio, selection of DIAMOND RINGS af el b b s 2. Pty z v well-informed opinions is that | lieutenant governor ads vk in | assistant to the governor general | offeR ofican f e €M [ 1924 O'Brien gave San 4 1 IND elt buckle with beit. . 3 65 e ettt s '\ S in the | 1922 and Umted States district at-|jn 1921, | foned _]l» lcers, fully armed, be:| g his residence at the time of $25 $50 $73 and $100 b s ; jewels, Special . s R enndor s - the western district of New | Lieut. Col. Johnston won the Con.|ides a guidon of a Georgia regiment.” | opjistment and his emergency address » able set, 26 pieces, 10-year $10 <etn Thomas 8.4 ;;\‘,;“f:se T FTO e & | appointment of President | gressional Medal of Honor as a first | He duplicated this feat of winning|was given as George Olden, cousin, | & guarantee plate. Tl Chime Clacks. 518 It is further pointed out that the|, . inted Assistant Attorney General, | doed performed at Moant Bud, Dajo, | McCle Tex., on November | nas been unable to locate any rela- | A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL RESERVE ANY ARTICLE UNTIL XMAS Harding in February, 1922. He was|jieutenant in the Signal Corps for a | ressional Medal of Honor at|Shawnee, Okla., but the department | next fundamental personnel requisite | 15 that: ever ge | 2 % nd Assistant to the | Jglo, P. 1., March 7, 1906. His cit 1, when a first lieutenant of the [tive of the valiant soldier. RE of cote 4 4 March 18, 19 Alr.| tion reads oluntarily took part in | 5th United States Infantry. Thix cita- wo foreign decorations are wait- | O e i AhDold. at ap. | Donovan is o member of the Metro |and was dangerously wounded during |tion follows: “Rescued with two com-|ing at the department for their mately the same stage in his| Burning Tree, Racquet and |an assaul: on the enemy’s works.” | Danies, two white girls by a voluntary [ holders to claim them. They belons i ‘me opportunity for | National Press Clubs, and lives at|The citation was issued November ttack upon Indians whose superior | to James O'Connor. corporal, Com- | 3 reer, have the s yot 11647 Thirtieth street {1010, numbers and strong position would | pany I, 163th Infantry, 424 Division, 704 7th St. N.W. al'ard effective consideration, i h e ! 7 I ¢ Boly &5 i colemporacies iy ave,| Col. Kilbourne ‘was born Fort| Mr. Donovan is acquainted with |have warranted delay for reinforce- ded the Italian Croce < | Whipple, V: ecember d | g t ts, but which delay would have uerras and to Clayton R. Pollan, | ut als ¢ officer may have under | Whipple, Va., December ind | Lieut. Col. Johnston, but does not | men 1 nd o | | P e e eeme ) the person. | sraduated from Virzinia Militars In-| know Col. Kilbourna personally. The | permitted the Indians'to escape and | eaptain, section N¢ . Ambulance | & JEWELERS el s o. stitute in 1894, and W an honor | two Army officers, however, are close | Kill their captives.” who was rded _the n"l'!;:\h;;‘r:pmm\ bill is designed to ac-| graduate of the Artillery School in|personal friends. | The second of these gallunt “Three | French Medaille d'Honneur des Epi- complish th eral fundamentals. | 19 He served in the Spanish-Ameri- | H e T Musketeers” is Col. Thomas Ward [demies. O'Connor's |v~1'4| nce at pn-}vm 1t provides for selection down to lieu- | can War, in the campaign ending in onored by Other Countries. | Custer, who was a brother of the|listment was given 20 Ninth ave- z ALY VR lenant. junior grade, and for the|the capture of Manila and through ' —These highest American decorations | famous Gen. George A. Custer, who . ¢ fo the reserve of officers not|the Philippine Insurrection. He was |are not the only enes that this famous | was massacred by the Sioux Indians, | 3> X s e welected, with a provision for u smail{in the Boxer Rebellion and the relief | trio holds, for foreign governmenis | Jine g The brothers fought {\ A U F M A N N S H S T R E E T anpual pay. It is estimated that the | of the lecation in Peking. He was on | have also honored their bravery. Mr. |<«ide by side during the Civil War and |’ Proposed new law will result in a|duty with the general staft 1911.13.| Donovan is a member of the French |they died together in the battle of the saving over the present law of $10,-|2nd 91519 and durinz the | Legion of Honor (chevalier), holds the | de Guerre with palm and Lieut. Col. 490,512 annually. World served on the British | French Croix de Guerre with | Johnston holds the Chinese Or SEMd Sticrsase) OAGLS, and French fronts. In France with|and with silver star and the Italian | Chia Ho (fourth cl SIS AERLYPRSS b the American colors, he was with the | Groce di Guerra (or Cross of War). | Legion of Honor (officer), the Ja se | ’ ’ ’ There is an indirect cost, how-|eath Division and was in command | Col. Kilbourne holds the French Croix ' Order of the Rising & ever, in the necessary early iner | of the 36th Heavy Artllery Brigade. | = = | r (in 1929) of the Naval Academy t0 & |and the $rd Infantry Brigade during | five-appointment 5, in_order 10| the remainder of his service in France | supply the additional number of en-|and Germany. | signs needed annually under the pro-|~ Col. Kilhourne obtained the Dis ‘ $ ? posed law. On the other hand, under | inzuished Ser £ e a IV eS V er e O a s the present law the loss by retirement | in the 89th Division and 36th will be so great in the year 1940 and | jory Brizade” and the Distingu quently that the Naval Academy, | Service Cross “for extraordinary hero- ch on a three-appointment ba m in action™ near Thiacourt, France will probably fall slowly behind in | September 12. 1918. supplying enough ensigns to maintain lhgnNu\‘\ at Flreng‘f’ will have to Repaired Wire Under Fire. | be increased to a_ fiveappointment| Tis citation for the Congressional . basis in 1938. Accordingly, the in-|Medal of Honor, which was awarded creased indirect cost of the proposed | him for a deed performed as a first (1330 G Street N.w) Jaw due to the enlargement of the|lieutenant in the Signal Corps, reads % Naval Academy will be effective for | “Within a _range of 230 yards of the hine yvears only. This cost has been | enemy and in the face of pid recently estimated at §9,334,953, which | fire, climbed a telegraph pole at the will reduce the total net saving in|east end of the bridge and in full favor of the proposed law to §9.|view of the enemy coolly and carefully 155.559. repaired 2 broken telegraph wire, | On the basis of annual appropria- | tnereby re-establishing telegraphic | tions, the comparative direct cost of | communication to the front.” This| the operation of the two systems,|was done February 5. 1899, at Paco for the 17 years covered by the de-| Bridge, Philippine Islands. and the | tailed analysis, shows a er cost | award was made May 6, 1905 ! for the present system of some $13,- 400,000, . a_computation for subsequent shows that this balance will be absorbed in eight more years, or 25 vears from the passs 3 ©of the act, and there will thereafter | en--- z. by the proposed law, of nearly two million dollars a year in o the ann \propriations necessary No Organization A further advantage of the proposed e e b o e Stronger Than cited, is the additional officer person- nel it provides both on the active list Its Sales Departmenl and on the retired list and transfer | s - k list, whose memb e Hable for A young man with execu- emergency m; ) tive ‘and sales ability open the for a position December 8 $iposea 1 vide ¢ with progressive concern, mated a LB AT6, aninga 1 fos tha pres Address Box 475-R, 4| BRAND NEW §8- A ey i g Star Office GLASSES N Special Xmas Club Pricesz98 —will give vou imme- | Pay $2 Per Week diate relief from most ailments due to ecve- strain; headaches, dizzi- il e g ness, nervousnes in- | R, R0 E i partiouiize ot itne (5 ability to read with com- || fort will quickly disap- pear by the use of proper BRI o Here Is a Practical Bed-Davenport o \ 2 | Suite in Jacquard Velour $ J i Glasses as . o | If you are expecting company for the holiday season and you're crowded IF YOU CAN'T COME, MAIL THIS COUPON for space—this suite, with its built-in bed feature, will answer the need for bedroom accommodations nicely. 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