South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 74, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 14 March 1920 — Page 9

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Wood Did Not Have To Earn "Medal of Honor" Bestowed On Him By Secretary A Iger

KDITOlf.s NOTH What 1 Gen. Wood's r al military r - -rrd. Ill a candMay for th- republican ncr. a nation fr.r the jrrS(!f rry art.l thf fart th it more than t,00.0' V'-fr.ir.s of thrf p war.- nre v.Mt'hi th r-a.'.riH aI va rv- l in l. half of th Kr.rrnl nwike the an.vtf t'j this qv: ."-tion important.

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WASHINTr.TON. Marrh in. Cirri. J.rr.nurd Wood's friri'ls joint to his rrconl as a military h-ro as a prim rea.-on for rf-ouM i.-un nominating hiiri fr jr -side rv y. Wood'H rampain f'-r V a nomination is not his !irr-t attempt. In 'Jl . campaign ba.d on id-nti-f al lines was fostered y his friend. Ilr receive. I on" vote in the ("hi'ai;o r (invention as the net re.-ult. Voxl v.-as at that thae boosted as a Mrone: roan with a brilliant niilit.'irv r- itiI which Justified putting him in th white iiuu.'. To the reasons adv.mffl in 1910 is ow uridrd the nllereil p;rirvu.nce that th" Wilson administration leliherately pa-ss'-d over Wood and refiueri tr permit him tr hold hich military -omrnanl in the world war. to which he was entitled on his military record. What is Wood's ral military r ord '. U'-n. Wood's firFt experi no a a lin of!!'fr ratno wh-n .Sc'y of War AJpcr. whnsc personal physiian Wood then was. appointed him to the command of a volunteer ririnipnt In the Spanish-American war. ITp to that time Wnod had been an army doctor. ilo whs a S'od doctor probably better than the iivrai;", Put f never attrnded a military school, never had any military training and ntvpr exercised command before ho was boosted Into the colonelcy of volunteers by Alrr. Thli was before A 1st r was forced out of the war department .'us a result of the "embalmed beef .scandal. Rise lLiplclly In Ilank. Wood liil not become an ofTWr in the arrny until Auc 11. 188'.. when he accepted appointment as an assistant surKpn. IWoro that he whs a "contract surgeon" that is. a civilian doctor employed under contract to render u pyhsi ian's s rvices to the nsn.y. He was not an officer nor a member of the army while a "contract nureon." Wood held his colonelcy for two months from May S to July 11, IV 8 when he was advanced to lricadier rnrraJ of volunteers. He held thL-4 nftlco for live months when, on Dec. 17. 1S98, he was made major KenerM of volunteers. He thus advanced from assistant Mireon. with the rank of captain, to a major K'neralcy In h-vn months. He w.xs later transferred from tho volunteers to a brigadier prcneralcy In tho regular army on Feb. 4. J&01, and became a major centra 1 in the retr'.ilars on Am,'. S. Ten. Wood wjus never under fire rnoro than twice in his army career, and one of thee Js doubtful. His whole experience practically has been that of an army doctor and an sidniiniKtratlve officer. Much hfin been Mid about tho award made to Wood by S.e'y of War Alprer of tho congressional med.il of honor. This was made March IS OS. It was piven for

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previously, in the summer of 1SSG in an Indian campaign. !'ii .Miles I'roni Rullcts. Maj. H. "". TeniOn, an otlicer of the Fifth cavalry, who served in tho southwest Indian campaign in question, with the same command to which Wood wajs attached, and who was in a position to learn all about what Wood did or did not do on tho occasion which was mado the basis for tho medal award, published, over his signature In the Army and Navy Journal of July C. 11)09. a letter In which he t-wiid. according to the Congressional IUccrd of June lo. 131-, concerning Wood and his conduct in this campaign that "Wood never saw a hostile Indian nor was within five miles of a hostile bullet." At the time of this exposure Gen. Wood was in a position to cause the tr;al and punishment of Maj. Henson, if the statement published by him had not been entirely accurate. He made no attempt to do so Two other communications to the Army and Ny Ucgi.-tcr of May 21 and Jun- ?. 1'10. threw licht on tho "distinguished servic-" th.it Wood wns medaled tor twelve years after :h alleged incident occurred. The war department records show th- tacts .-'.l)out the (Jeronimo campaign and Wood's part in it. In June and July. lsst). i'apt. II. W.

iwton. I -mirth cavalry, v.-a- in

nmiar.d of a small forte consist. -

i.g oi part oi a detachment of infantry that had b-en s"nt him without o'üccrs. The.s men numbered than -0. Dr. Leonard Wood, a civilian physician, employed under

contract, was attached to I.awton'.s j home.

force, and was in immediate command of the infantry detachment from July 2 to Ju'.y CO, 2S days. There was no light. On July ; 14. L-iwtoii's Indian scouts, far in advance i.f the rst of the command, "jumped" a hostile (amp. but the Indians having discovered the attacking party had tied without firing a shot. According to Lnvton's oüioial report, dated S"pt. ?, issr,, Lawton witii the infantry d'-tachment of which Dr. Wood was in charge, did not nach the hostile cam) until some time after th K-outs had occupied it. His report made at the time shows clearly that there was no lighting at the ho.-til" camp. Later on. in an olheial oom.-iuniea-tion. when lawton. in the Interests of Wood, was endeavoring to make as much as possible of this affair, stated positively that "the scouts lired upon the camp, but no return fire was given." It was this bloodless battle in which a handful of Indians abandoned a ramp an hour before Wood arrived at the camp. -V which Wood rendered such "distinguished services." according to See'y Alger, that he was honored with the congressional medal. Such is the hasis of Wood's claim to fame as an Indian lighter. No other incident in his areer has ever been cited except this as a reason for the medal.

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of the liurke school during the a;--sence of th.ir f ar her. Mr. Wizard and Mis !lirnr are students at the County Normal. I. H. Davis of St. Jos. ph is t!u' new employe at the Graham hardware stnre and will move his family to this ii!ae as soon as he c.m fin ! a house. Mr. Davis is an e.xperineed hardware man avl has b en working for the Alr-Mrse stor" in St. Joseph fr.r several years.

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Mr. and Mrs. A. Ängsten have returned from a week's iit with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. Kmma I link ley f'ole, county school commissioner, visit d the vil-la-e schools the first of the we k. The agricultural class in the high schonl are now interest il in v. ritintc a paper on "Why stay on th farm." The member haing thlast theui? will 1,' given a prizMiss Lthfl Knapp of Landing uav instruction t tii" county Normal class in library methods Mndav and Tvn-sdav.

U. S. TO ASSUME OIL PRODUCTIOS OF OSAGE IXDIAS FOR XAVY

WASHINGTON. Mar. h The poven-ment has lccid d to take over the entire oil production of the sa-e Indian nation totaling 1",0',,V "(i barrels a year to insure its supply of fuel oil for the navy, shipling board and war department, it was learned todav.

One i the high spots in a brilIian't mans life is that in which the sweet young tiling next him .it dinner bubbhs, "Now do say something clever, Mr. Joins!"

March 13. Miss De Wall visited her sister, Mrs. Harry Walker, in Niles, Wednesday. Major Murdoch Circle met Thursday afternoon. The beautiful memorial servier was held for three departed members. Mrs. W. A. IMison and Mrs. Ceorge Graham were St. Joseph visitors, Thursday. Mrs. Stolla Schroff of South liend has been a visitor at the home of her sister. Mrs. Ves Smith.

1'ii Aid Society of the TtaptUt 1

church met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. (. N. Ford. l. F. ISo- of Nile has purchased the Clyde Spaulding house and one acre of land on the opposite side of Lake Chapin and will remodel it for his summer home, to be known as the "Bird's Nest." Mr. Bird is proprietor of the big mushroom plant at Niles. The republican and democratic caucuses for Oronoko township will be held at the town hall Saturday afternoon, March 111, and candidates

nominated for the following otlices: ! ft Supervisor, township clerk, treasu- ! g her. highway commission r. justice rt

of the peace, member board review, overseer of highways, four constables. The Misses Jennie 1. Hurton and Ruth Henry are in Kalamaxoo attending a conference for the county normal teachers. Murray Willard is teaching the

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