The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-21
hen VI National Army WIN 30
accorded Same Recognition
~ Regulars.
MEDALS Of HONOR PRICED
cAaaess Nay u Mads In Present t-s~
.--Hew Sons Eailsesd Men In the
ualhs1 saakss Army Wea e-s
Medals foF valor.
D. EpWARp 3. CLARK.

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Aavs bean selected for service In thu
nsw National army should know thai
" same recognition fog individual
actt Of psrsonal gaiian.ry In the nsld
win bs accorded them under the Law
that n now given to ofacers and men
Vt the regular service.
There are enlisted men In the serv.
Ice today who have won medals Of
honor for conspicuous personal gal
1antry In tho neld. and II can be said
that the possession Of ono Of these
metal tributes to courage Is prixed
above all things elise that the govern
IAent can bestow.
BY the time that tbs new American
army troops In any numbers strike
the Germans In France, II IL probable
that congress will have made some
changes In the laws governing the CIV
Ing OF certificates Of merit and medals
OF honor TOR high acts " courage on
tbs field Of battle.
There In a Inv governing In the mat
ter today, but 1t Ia said that army Of
ficers believe II to be hedged In with
10 many requirements that some men
who deserve certificates Of merit are
prevented frem getting their earned
rewards. The changes which prob
ably ire TO be made Will In no way
ald the undeserying to secure prizes
which IRE intended to 80 only to those
! zsas1N sss..s,s.s,sas r. q IN, Highest "
face Of great danger. Young men who
ARE about to enter the training camps
should know that Ia this matter OF
recognition for courage. they will be
on the same footing with commits
stoned officers. Gallantry In man. not
gallantry In rank. IL the thing recog-
missed.
!As. Msdais Have Been Won.
II 10 possible that men selected for
service In the new National army, and
perhaps others, may DO interested to
learn how a few Of the many enlisted
men In the United States army have
earned their medals 'for valor."
When Clusters expedition struck In
10 the Sioux country In 1875 tho COM
msnding officer ordered Major Reno
with his squadron Of the Seventh TO
make tho detouf 70 the right. Custer
then rode into the valley. where with
Ills command he met his death. Reno
striking to the right met huge force
Of the Sioux and In bitter battle
which followed he lost many men.
While this engagement was ut its
height, A pack mule carrying con-
siderable part Of the carbine ammuni.
tion Of the troopers broke away and
gaiiopcd toward the Indians, An en-
listed man named Hanlsy knew what
the loss Of ammunition meant and he
left his troop and circling round to
the right no managed to capture thu
mule at point directly In front OF the
Indian lne. '''' '''''>.'' '.','''' -
Harley threw himself on the, AMI
mats back aud flashing Il into run.
made straight back for his command.
lilo was under the close and direct fire
If tho Indians. Hundreds OF rifles
hnrked NJ him. but he escaped un-
scathcd by seeming miracle, The
ammunition was saved anu congress,
recognizing the enlisted mans devo-
tlon and gallantry, voted to give him
tne coveted medal Of honor for his
high service.
The hushwhncklng war In the Phil
ipplncs produced OF heroes hundred,
isas the wMld usually was given only
tho names of tho commanding officers
ia the fights which made individual
heroISn possible. Who, on reading
these lines, can remember ever before
having seen or heard the name Louis
tredeonG
Escape Was Marvellous
Not so long ago &c" company OF
tho Nlneteen,h infantry went into nc
ton near Mount Anna. Cehu. Philip |
pine Islands, The cuptain Of the com
pany was mortally wounded and the
fortunes OF the hEht left him on the !
Geld defended only BY Private Louis
Ge.laen. A force Of the enemy ad
vanccd to give the captain his death |
stroke. but the private soldier faithful |
20 his duty and TO his officer faced the |
ouconins band. AZ army record hath II.
~Mngis handed and alone" Although |
exposed to concentrated are, Gedeon |
by his marvellous Workmanship. aided |
materially by hts GOODNESS In the pres !
ence Of what seemed certain death, /
kept the enemy back.
Private 0sdecn might have escaped |
Hs could have slipped into a ravine !
and have Joined the main body Of !!
troops. In fact. It II said tina, the
stricken officer. snowtag that his own |
wound was fatal. ordered Gedcon to
leave him, but the private soldiers
answer was 80 knssl by his officers !
side and to offer his body a. u pro
lection.
Oedeon's escape that day was as
marvellous As anything ever set down
In the pages Of Action. He held his |
own and help came before the prt-
Yates wounded charge died. The otf. t
Ger whom the private had saved from
The knives and the bullets OF the en-
rmy brsatned his last. surrounded BY
he men u bis command,
Congress recognized the bravery Of
Gecrrs II. Shelton. who was q private