The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-28
A BORN FIGHTER
Major Dan Morgan Smith Promoted
on the Battlefield

DCd ca ny many oIdidiis-
At 1t Again
Dan Morgan Smith is at it again
Born and reared in Virginia, sub,
and proud of it, suh," this fighter
now of Chicago has at last found a
scrap that appeals to his militant soul.
Cables from the American front in
France yesterday announced that
Major Dan Morgan Smith had been
promoted on the field of battle to
Internationally for distinguished
bravery"
Chicagoans who know Daniel Nor
gan Smith were not surprised. His
life has been one long fight after
ANOTHER In the Spanish-American
war he was member of the old Third
Virginia. This regiment never got
out of sight of home, but Daniel Nor
gan staged several good scraps right
I'D the camp.
'Cussed Out" Spaniards
He spent his time 3cussing" out the
Spaniards and begging to be trans
ferred to the fighting forces in Cuba.
For these few daily remarks, Dan
| Morgan Smith was constantly in
| trouble with his superior officers and
| they do say that there were several
fine battles back of the company
| streets.
Dan Morgan Smith was next heard
of in Florida, where he joined the
militia as a private, rising to the rank
of captain and then throwing up his
commission and returning to the
ranks again.
| firing of the South, Daniel Morgan
Smith came to Chicago and entered
the practice of law. Judges will tes-
tify that Daniel Morgan continued
his scrapping proclivities. Judge Ow-
ems once sent him to police station
in patrol wagon after Captain Dan
ial Morgan Smith Che had joined the
old Fighting Seventh") refused to
vacate the armory on court order.
/ Just to keep his hand in, he ran fol
lCongress as democrat in the Third
district, republican stronghold.
/ When Edward F. Dunno was elect
ed mayor, Capt. Smith was made as
sistant corporation counsel. James
Hamilton Lewis was his chief.
/ Daniel Morgan conceived the ambi-
ton of undressing his superior. City
Hall square and it's environs we'll re.
member the battle of clothes"
If Colonel Lewis appeared in g
frock coat, Daniel Morgan Smith
would Immediately parade himself in
one at least two inches longer.
! When Dunno was elected governor
he named Capt. Daniel Morgan Smith
as judge advocate of the state with
the title of major. When Villa started
his trouble in Mexico, Daniel Morgan
swore he was going to get Villas
scalp.
i Governor Dunno told him to stay
where he was. Daniel Morgan ther
said he would desert and enlist as q
Iprivate. Company D of the cole
Fighting Seventh" welcomed him
back, however, as its captain.
Served Under Funston
Capt. Daniel Morgan Smith soor
established the reputation of being
the "niftiest" officer under Funston's
command. The uniforms and medals
he wore were the envy and talk Of
San Antonio.
His most exciting adventure, how
ever, was with a scorpion which BIZ
his foot while he was peacefully doz.
ing in his tent and dreaming of mill.
tary conquest.
| The whole camp was startled by
shrieks and yells. Capt. Daniel Nor.
gan, Smith, in his pink silk pajamas
broke through his tent.
MAKE way for an officer, men, q
varmint has bitten mel" said Capt
Dan Morgan Smith as he made the
hundred yards to the field hospital in
nine and three-quarters fiat.
Shortly after this Capt. DAME
Morgan Smith and Col. Dan Moriarty
had good average mans sized
scrap, which resulted in the captain
resigning his commission.
i Now here's the real news of this
story. When we declared war or
Germany, Daniel Morgan Smith
i
went TO Texas. entered an officers
training camp and received com
/ mission as a captain.
/ Here's What He's Done
And now just look what the cables
say he's gone and done, as described
i by captain serving under him:
when Major Smith led his battal-
ion beyond the lines it was surround
ed by Germans. The men fought fol-
thre days and were reduced in num-
Der from 1920 to 325 before other
elements came up to their assistance
They kept up such fight that the
4 Germans thought an entire regiment
was there.
i "The major gave orders to his mer
not to permit the Germans to get
close enough to discover their number
unless they were prisoners. One
bunch of twenty-seven Germans was
captured. After sirrendering and see
ing the small number of the Ameri.