The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-21
HONOR MEDALS FOR 10Th.
congressman Should Press ho
Claim for Heroes of the
10th Kansas.
X G. Journal

III Kansas is proud of the men of
us twentieth regiment it has splep.
ala opportunity to show it in a snh.
stantlal and enduring way" said a
regular army officer yesterday. who
watched the Twentieth in the Pbilu.
pihes' Several men of that old com
mana wererecommended for the madal
OF honor" he continued. "Tbat roc-
concentration is not worth anvtbing
unless Congress passes an act to give
the soldiers mentioned the medal sue
gested. If Kansas wants its favor;to
sons to have the very highest honor
'hat congress or the President can
CONFER on soldier, a trophy that
ranks with the Iron Cross of Germory
ana the Black Eagle of Russia. il is
'ime Tor the congressional delegations
to Introduce its Bills
The officer was notwith the reginor,
out Is very proud of its achievements
Inc medal of honor is decoration
given by congress for personal brave
~ by soldiers. 1t is asserted nv tho
regular army officer, who is trving ~
get Kansas congressman to act and
supported by Captain Willis IrH,o |
recruiting officer at this point that |
lrembley and White and TYLER and |
w arner and Barshfeld, of Kansas
'lty' kas., and Ferguson. of Burling-
Ioh' should all have this medal Of
honor. 1t is understood that Soma 90
'ne ora twentieth are active, but none
Oh the medal men," as the ann,
phrase Is is seeking to get what army
D'llcerS say he is entitled to. For,rar
Sergeant John b. Elliot. son Of ha
ATE captain Elliot, both of the Twer-
Ieth, has been urged to apply to the
resident Tor Il commission in the reo-
liar army under the new bill. Euiot
llu magnificent workin thePhillipines
~ present he is running a Pullman
ar between this city and SanAntonio
many other men of the famous reoi- !
nent are known to be preparing to
make dash for commissions in the
ines again, condition of affairs that
III not please the officers now abroad
twenty-five new regiments are to be
alsed and twenty-five old ones mus-
cred out.
Inc argument that the old men
noulu De re-enlisted may look well on p
aper' but i does not hold good in il
he army AT the close of the fighting "a
cuba and opening of that in the W
hilllpines, Washington sent home y
'o,ooo volunteers it had been drilling d
az training for almost ten months it
'U eniisIeu raw men for the new repi-
ehts' The same thing is expected m
lder thenew army bill, and voun- s
ers with records like the men of the el
the Third Nebraska, the OF
Tan battery and the LIST Colorado Sc
hers OF that calibre will stand q
uch better show to get the new com e,
Isslons on the strength of their rec q,
q ana their personal appeal than vi
II the officers of the last volunteer ID
my which arrived in Manila as the b
htlng practically closed. TO
lude.R' Adams of Dayton, o.. writes mi
tentlemen The requirements of ul
last society season with late hours ma
omlscuous eating and irregular ia
bits left me physical wreck. Sick VIC
'adaches, lndiges ionand a sluggish th
ndltlon OF the organs were my daily LIE
'ment unit, | tried DR.. Caldwell's ne
rup Pepsin. ~
! ours is truly household remedy w"
III us. ''
Gratefully yours, IN
MAUDE II. ADAMS. Al
Id by Chas. B Spencer, lola and fai
me d Son Moran $3.50 ldi