The chronicle=news., 1914-06-08

~. T. Weeks. ksd ksy. lad. or
aiaArs SEAMAN. bss'isship rish; Al
.h0ush one oi the youngest m-s os
his sonpAnY, be attracted III. Aitsh-
,ios Of hi. sospsss offis-rs she's
exposed To a s@s~f~ fire 81 close
fAsss as s~s An sSsmo,- al .oais-ss
sna brsssss soT Others To follos,
Is tk@sios, Nss YORK Ciis. Lsss.-
ssin's mate. <~sShs class. bstIi.ship
ttsh; f.ti-os~a .o severe fire ssiis
sS"4i,ihs- Ills .osk sss OF special
saitis id tacssihs the established bs-
sisiSns oi al. M-tisass,
y y. & Ossfsii. isis. kahsas.
aaAisssik's AAie. first siAs. Isists-
ship tishs Nixa, of April 81 with
squad Of lhs.. men. rAisoiirt fas,fs
IN 'hs asfkh-s&. psesentiss = sur
prise s,iass apsh the >-ssios II hi.
COMPANY in The streets below. The
s-ftirs Of special ssias.
J. e smiIh. Los Angeles. Calf.
fireman sssoaa class. Lsiiie.hip
rsah3 Mas sish III. B@as, ,-Msfsisi
sah a.,s.hmss,, These guns did
aos ass- tripod nsSanis and s.s- NO,
suitable sof use ia the streets ESsis
Ia she as'iea. snaish. naaias lhs,
ans-s 'h-s~ coalitions sh- ii-as,r
M.sui@f euhs ~-se in-ffsssis-. fired
The gun ssofn HE shsslsi-s and b. So
aoihS srnt-s-a valuable service
ThAs has h-s~s L-sss- b~-n done to
my kaosi-ass
In n ssi-oss ss.osapshsins hl. sissy
sf the s~lms. nj Vera Csus. made
rs'biis today LS The aasS department..
Hear Aisissi Fletcher tell. os na.
n-so,. asrtsess Of ih~ sa,y and ,h-
AAfins sosp. uha disiissui.h-a
ih.ss-isrs sos cool indisf-f~ae- ssl
danger saa skili 10 hasaiins ,h.is
H.hs Th'rs ~ss- picked fos ''-mia-
-h' and .naspi.aoss. soaaus, in hat
,ir,~ They ~.f-g
c.n,aia " u. Rush. 4, =, y. sosa,
mAnalss assAi brigade
i.isu'. C.i. ". e. Neville. 4. =. n
e. commanding s~v"ai r.ain-n' ma
sin-s
i.iruis T.sasshi-g \. Iagh,aaa
T. r. y. sonmsniins nrs, s.ss.an
s-sin-ass
rh-y arr ass-ssins sf ,.- highest
h"nofs and rewards AdniIsai
Fletcher said.
II ha,s simIisfis ,a f-sssa ,h.
son ias' at Msjas u T. berkeley. T.
=, ~ e.. t.l~u,s u Wainwright. 4
: n. Major a. T. Held. 4. y ", c.
i.iraa q. W r. Castle. T. =. y Th-,
s-s- smia~as saa conspicuous in
'omnsaa os their hAssi,ion.
Daring the i~s days as'i.a CAP.
isin u. Mel. =, iius~. 4, =, n
i.i-sis q. ". c.susss. 4. =. ": Lieu,
., =, Fletcher. 4. =. ". ~.E- unirr
fir- ami ~-f- eminent in tho pr.
ias nance af their duties.
In both days fighting a, the
head Of their c.mrani~. Captain J
~ Hughes. 4. = ~ e. "a ,;ain "
y. Iiiii. 4. =. ~. e: Captain y. r
frycfc. 4. =. ~. r.: Captain ]. =
Dyer. 4. :. ~. e: Ensiin J. :. WIKI
in.aa. 4. =. n: Ensign q. ". I.n~ry.
u. :. n: En.isn u. e. tsadscr. 4. =
N. Easisn =. ". Poster. 4. =. y.
were cmincns and con spicuous in
their conduct leading their men with
.siil and courage.
Surgeon ~. :. Elliot. T.. =. ".
brixaic surgeon. "a. eminent and /
onsricuous In the efficient c.,ab-
'ish mcn' and operation Of the haze
hospital and his -ooi judgment and
courage In supervising firHt all sta
sions on tho firing line and rcmo,-
ing the wounded.
''Chicf Boatswain John McCioy. Z.
:. ". led a fioiiiia Of three picked |
launches mounted with onc-pound"rs
along the sea front. Although shot |
through tho ihilh he remained nj
his post as bcschmastcr for Is hours |
until sen, to hospital ship by the
brigade surgeon.
Admiral Fletcher named several
officers for extraordinary hcroism In
battle. In that connection he said:
Captain T.. a. Anderson. 4. S. ". |
commanded the second seaman reRt-1
mcni. His Indifference to the heavy
fire. to which he himself was cx-
posed at the head Of his regiment. |
showed him to he fearless and |
courageous In battle.
Lieut.. !. p. I.annon. u. $. ~. as-
sisted u wounded man under heavy
fire and. after rcturninn to the head
of his battalion was himself dcspcr- |
atcly wounded.
'Ensiin n. G. Frazier. u. s. ~.
ran forward to rescue wounded