Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1920 — Page 4

MEDAL WINNERS Less Than One Per Cent of A. E. F. Won the Distinguished Cross THE OFFICIAL FIGURES Indiana is Fifteenth in List with 101 Honored Men —New York Leads Washington, D. C. Jan. 9.—Less than one per cent of the American soldiers who saw service in the A. E. F. won the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross, the military decorations bestowed by the American government for extraordinary heroism in action. The official figures are: Medal of Honor, 78; Distinguished Service Cross, 5,241. There were 941 awords of the Distinguished Service Medal which !s the decoration conferred by the government for conspicious service in a position of great trust and responsibility. The American decorations are the greatest in the world. Winning them calls for a greater act of honor, valor or service than required by any other nation. The man who wears one has done something! These interesting facts are disclosed in the publication of Heroes All! which has just been announced by the Fassett Publishing company of Washington I). C. The book is an official record of the individual exploits and achievements of Americans in the great war containing the name and citation of those who were decorated with the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Medal. Included in Heroes All are tables w-hich show the number of men from each Division and Regiment and each state and city who received the decorations. The fifth Regiment of Marines and New York State head the list. Nine men from New York won the Medal of Honor and 620 the D. S. C. Illinois with seven is second on the Medal of Honor list while Tennesee, South Carolina, California, Missouri and New Jersey with six apiece are tied to third. On the D. S C. list Pennsylvania is second with 120 while Illinois is third with 353. Massachusetts is a close fourth with 321. Indiana is 15th with 101. The origin and history of the American medals and decorations genetally are described in the Introduction of Heroes All! by Harry R. Stringer the editor. In part Mr. Stringer writes: “Traditions has it that the custom of decorating war heroes originated with tbe Chinese many centuries before the advent of Christianity, hut tbe practice did not become popular until late in the Middle Ages wbeu the armies of England wore badges after tbe decline of armor and before the use of distintive uniforms. In this country the custom dates back to the Revolution. “The Army Medal of Honor was authorized by Congress in 1862. Originally. the law governing the issuance of these medals provided that they were to be conferred only upon noncommissioned officers and enlisted men for deeds of extraordinary heroism, but popular agitation resulted in the removal of this restriction two years later and commissioned officers were made eligible. At the same time the provision designated them as Civil War Medals strictly was eliminated. “The war wiu» Germany gave us our two other military decorations - the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal. Congress established them in tbe Army Appropriation act of July 1918. The American military decorations rank with tbe highest in tbe world. There is none greater, perhaps, thaui our Medal of Honor. Our distiugu-; ished Service Cross takes its place with tbe celebrated Victoria Cross of Great Britain which has been conceded to be tbe highest decoration for valor in tbe world while our Distinguished Service Medal is the equal of. any foreign medal of its class.’’ Big Special Overcoat Sale now on The Myers-Dai ley Company 2t DIRECT FROM FARMERS E. C. Phillips of the Decatur Suqi tary Milk company is now buyinf niilk direct from tbe farmers, tbui giving to bis many patrons fresl milk taefa day. When you want goo< fresh milk call phone M7. Decatur Sanitary Milk Co. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

p TAX IS HEAVY (United Frees Service) '. Indianapolis Jan. 9—Child labor is 'expected to become scarcer in bakeries and bottling shops owing to eni forcemeut of federal tax to be collectjed by H. M. Tebay, chief of the Indian- ‘ apolia division of the sixth internal 'revenue district. ■< I According to Tebay the employer 5 is liable to the imposition of a tax . equivalent to 10 per cent of the en- • tire net profits received during the year. This tax applies to bakeries and bottling works as well as mints, ,'quarries, mills, cannaries, workshops , ,'and factories. Tebay said.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 1919.

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FROM OMAHA TO "CHI (United Press Service) Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 9.-(Special to Daily Democrat)—Aerial mail service was opened between this city and Chicago today whan Pilot Farr Nutter left here ut 8:30 with seven sacks of air mail tor the east. Pilot W. J. Smith inaugurated west bound service, leaving Chicago this morning With 400 pounds of mail. Community census taken in South , Dakota found only nine bathtubs in - four counties, but they report that 98 per cent, of the people of the four 'counties have motor cars.

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notice Notice is hewby given to the aha-e---holders of th’ >''» nnerH State Uank ’ I that there will be Preble. Indiana said bank on Tuesday, January. 29. “ lw ° °‘ clcck BUfl dard time, for the purpose of electing j. Board of Directors for said bank for tbe year 19-0 L. O. ADLER '6-31 week ts. C** hler ’ Half a million rata were used by ‘ the British armies during the war. t- Tbe felines were invaluable as gas >• detectors. In their spare time they j waged war on trench rats.

this! At first sigM of a cold or grip > take JANES COLD TABLETS CUARANTVKD —l, —~ — Navy sales have forced a reduct! 4 of food prices in Eastern cities.