The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

which he and his immediate command
were assigned became disabled at the
mouth Of the Manimani river west of
Bahia Honda, Cuba. Behind the rocks
and in the thicllets on the shore were
scores of Spanish soldiers. The deck
Of the transport was being swept by
MnuSer bullets from the rifles of the
hidden foe. Mechanical cOmmunica-
tlOn between the engine room and the
pilot house of the transport was out
Of service and 1t was necessary to
transmit orders by messengers.
Because of his place on the boat
Heard did not know that two of his
men had been shot in quick success
sion while performing the duty Of or
der bearing. When he heard of 1t he
said: II will ask no more of my men
to expose themselves. Give me your
orders"
For twenty minutes he carried the
messages along the deck, though Maui
ser bullets cut his blouse and splin-
tered the ratings and the boats upper
works all about him. Every step Of
his way was marked out by shots. yet
he came through unscathed. He wears
the medal given "For Valor."
When President Wilson recently pro-
NOTED some colOnels to he brigadier
generals OF regulars one Of those ad-
vanced was Col. Joseph r. Dickman,
cavalry officer now in command at
Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. 1t prob
ably is not poor guessing to place Dick
man as one of the hrigadiers who will
be given the command of n division
Of the new National army. He IS a
sturdy soldier Of high record, a stu
dent and fighter.
For army boards appointed for lnves-
tlgatiOn and misunderstanding pur-
poses Dickman always has been fa-
vorite choice. He looks like a soldier
and he has proved on many field
that he has the soldier instinct. There
is a feeling here that one day he will
be heard from in France.
1t was Dicliman who in 1892 with a
small detachment fought, defeated and
captured the bandit chiefs, Benavides
and Gonzales, with many followers, In
the chaparraI country in Texas. He
distinguished himself at the battle of
San Juan and later was chief of staff
to General Chaffee, going with his chief
to the relief Of the beleaguered ones
ut Peking. He was in the thick of the
fighting at the Pa-ta-chao temples near
the Forbidden city.
Colonel GrOte HutchesOn of the cav
airy is likely to have brigadler gen
erals command in the new army. 1t
was into Hutcheson's arms as he stood
under fire on the walls of the Forbid
den city In 1900 that Captain Reilly,
his comrade, fell dead. At that time
Hutcheson was an aide to General
Chaffee. With his chief and with
Reilly he stood on a wall where the
Fourteenth regiment had planted its
flag. A detachment of Chinese marked
the three and shower of shot Splat-
tered about them. They stood un-
harmed. Another shower and the gal
liant Reilly, who, conquering all OBJ
stacles had fought his battery to the
front, fell dead into the arms Of Hut
chesOn.
Col. L. w. V. Kennon Of the infantry
almost unquestionably will have bri-
gade and possibly division command
in the new army. Kennon served for
a long time on General Crooks staff
in the Indian wars of the Vest. He
went to the Philippines early in the
war game and he did not leave until
he had played his hand for six years.
1t was this army officer who, al
though attached to the infantry was
given the engineers task of building
the Benguet road in the Philippine
islands. 1t was the most difficult en-
gineering job ever undertaken in the
islands. KennOn, although n junior
officer of the army, had commanded n
brigade In the northern campaign of
General LawtOn. He brought to the
work of road building nearly two thou
sand members Of the tribes in whose
country he had been campaigning
The battles with them over, he asked