The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 26, 1919, Page 2

THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1919. She stood there, leaning against one of the pillars, Saturday morn ing, @ Uny, motherly figure of an old lady throng which surged to welcome the ‘36 iat, not of them. She wept first, but more calm, altho « she was unrestrainedly at soon became her face, as group after group of bronzed, lean young men in the full glory of young-manhood swept by, laughing, arm in arm with mother, dad or sweetheart. She did not strain to seo, She knew her boy was not there, He would never be there, Never would he Jump off the train and sweep her into hia arms. Washington, and smother her with awkward kisses. Died in Argonne Beneath a simple woodengross, he lies in some poppy-clad French field, his last reward, @ resting place in foreign soll He was so big and strong and gentle.” she said, “it doesn't seem an if he could be really gone Brings His Dome Protectors From Fields of France A touch of Old Erin was added to |the scene when the Cassidy family came down to greet Sergeant Lafe jr, of Headquarters band, 36ist, T. Cassidy, a brother, posed for The | Star photographer in Bergt. Lafe's dome protector. Margaret Cassiay, 508 Terry ave. which Sergt. Cassidy had picked up in jerman dugout on the Flanders front after it had been evacuated by | the Heinies, Mrs, B. T. Canmidy, 6248 45th ave, S, a sisterinlaw, was in the family group. = : ‘This picture was taken when members of the Pist mnded in New York a little more thar inated in their headgear. —Photo by Underwood & Underwood. CONSTANCE TALMADGE IN ’ _ “Experimental Marriage” This highly diverting comedy is here now. It is a clean, wholesome, production of the highest type and may safely red as a genuine treat to the most particular film pa- trons in Seattle. * * * * Suzanne wants to be married, and wants her freedom, too. So they wed, but on the understanding that they are to live to- gether only from Saturday to Monday of each week. At all other times each is to be free to do exactly as he or she pleases. Imagine the humorous com- plications! They are all here! * * * Harrison Ford brings his clear- cut personality to aid the youth- fal freshness of Miss Talmadge. Silently She Stood Waiting for Word of Her Dead Boy) ‘Tho she was among the | look of infinite sadness was upon | the strong arms that | had made her a home across Lake | /, died, bravely, gonne fight I know, in the Ar They sent me last October, It neemm #0 #tre at my boy" . nould be over t strange land am » forever in a nk wtrange people, + » hin to Hee fought with bh in hie fight He worked in the « here for a while, and then we across Lake Washington, wher bought @ truck farm. He bul little house and there were crimson ramblers over the porch. They were his favorites, ‘They Surround Her tears run 4 cheeks 1k will put there we rounded—actually—by » dosen tanned young fellows were only traces of the tears now and & sweet motherly amile lighted! hers wan countenance |}earned—~praise God-—that her boy|” | 4 with his face to the enemy o death of a brave Bhe gentieman |Wounded Severely, He Delivered His Orders to Captain, | “I Should Worry Abie” M. Thort, supply sergeant, Co. B, 361xt, an Idaho man, weare the rib of the |D. 8. C., on his biouwe, but it was — ae | Pp | like pulling teeth to get him to stand for his picture | “Oh, well, I should worry,” he said. “It's better than dodging bullets.” ‘Thort has the Distinguished Serv: | lee Crows on ite rib of red and} blue. In the official citation it is “D, 8 C., No, 407." | According to the citation. Thort! won it for “expeditionary herotem | in action near Geanas, France, Sept. ! 28, 1918, when, altho badly wounded, | he crawled 600 yards under heavy | shell fire to deliver important papers! to his company commander.” It in signed “by command of Gen. Per ahing. Hero Carries His Belgian Medal in Pocket; Is Modest Private Fred Pearson of Co. C, A61st infantry, proved to be a hero) incog, when two of his overseas pais persuaded him to dig bis Beigtum croix de guerre from an inner pock et. He chatted affably about the hardtack and canned willle the war. riors received in an clght-day dose SERGT. BRUCE ARNOLD SERGT, A. T. TOMANY at the Argonne, but not once did he mention the engagement at Aude narde, when he faced heavy shell fire to carry messages across No) Man’s Land | It was Sergt, Bruce Arnold, also of Co. C, who spilled the beans about the croix de guerre and told how Pearson had been cited by the Bel- gla: Sergt. Arnold, who is a for mer Lincoln high schoolboy, had come down to the station Saturday morning te welcome some of his old pals, whom he left at Audenarde, Sergt. O. T. Tomany, of Tacoma was with Arnold from the time he left Camp Lewis until the day he was wounded at Audenarde, ‘That day, November 8, boti men were cited for leading their men under heavy boche shell fire ELKS’ BAND OUT IN UNIFOR: Drum Major Thomas Miles, of the Elks’ band, was resplendent in a new red uniform and a gorgeous white headpiece when he headed Biks’ musicians in the 86lst pro- r Commands 361 st had | back {91st First Yanks | Artillery Mento ‘4 | to Join Belgians | Help Victory Loan Fighting Teutons) °° orien as View an In co » with the s7th landed in Bel- 1918 start Two officers of the Infantry Heroes Ps wence in Seattle, They are Lieut. H. N. Walker, a Spokane man and Stanford university gradu. who waa @ signal officer in the er Bound forts, after training et He went overneas wit! 1918 Le Baron, ranciseo, was with t guard before war also went overseas 4 Coast artillery. October 19, retaking bor overran I of the | At first the Belgians | we British Jarrival. When they ere American celebrated had retaken nothing too g00¢ | gturr Jed b ate | tee Presidio. war the artillery in July thought our | !P wna troops, wildly Audenarde | 4 ae i for yERYBODY KNEW LIEUT FRANK McDONALD Everybody in town seemed to know Lieut. Frank McDonald. Lieut. McDonald is the Seattle boy who | went over and won his commission in the fighting in the Argonne, and “Ob, you Frank! Atta| D, Cummings, the jwhouts of We had trouble holding the beyn | ¢ PIKE NOW, Until Tuesday Only BILL in another of those 100-miles-a-minute stories of his—full of vimful fight- ing and cheerful, grinning and resourceful love-making— RUSSELL|