Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-03
Will Not Fight Un-
der ! Group Of Nations, He
clare, at Crook.ton Home
coming Celebration.
tBy staft Correspondent

AJNE. sEJSEE 4EFE&FNG E--E. VI
Crookston, Mimi, July 3.-That
Americans will not fight another Eu-
ropean war. that the Red Flag is the
lit is seen, and that the nation should
be prepared for future wars, were
statements. made by Major General
Leonard A. Wood in an address here
last night following the presentation
Of a Congressional Medal of Honor
to Mrs. H. G. Dale. sister of Nels T.
Void, killed in France. America
has a strong national spirit" he said,
and Americans will not go to war
under a group Of nations, but only I'M
der the mandate of III own law"
Speaking OF the flag, he declared,
"there is only one 1ag-our flag.
There is no room for the Red Flag.
Kill 1t wherever you see it. 1t is the
enemy. 1t pulls down what we have
spent Jul lives to build up. It floats
only for towards"
Back Up Returned Soldiers.
Backing up the returned soldiers is
more than a smile job, the general
said after comforting the medal. h
soldier wants the assistance of all the
people to enable him to resume his
place in civil life.
I'VE want peace" and the soldiers
Il VAIL IL specially, uOI Liz l4ii may
come when the soldiers may have to
go back, and if you show that you ap-
preciate what they have done, they
| will be willing to go back and fight"
1.-The spirit of SERVICE" he said,
will AID materially in building UP the
country"
When the soldiers were in France,
they were citizens Of the very highest
type. Citizenship" he said, lis
/ fo1yrAo1 an 1oronCro ~ and ic hirdinpe
in war or peace. They did their
share in the war, and they will do it
in peace, but help keep alive the
traditions Of the service, like the men
Of the civil war"
Pays Respect to Uniform.
1.-THE uniform of the men is entitled
to the same respect as the vestry Of
the clergy, and it is the cloth in
which all the soldiers in France have
died. 1t should never go anywhere
the soldier would not take the women
IF his family
In presenting the medal to Mrs.
Dale, General Wood said, II come
here tonight to present Mrs. Dale this
medal of honor in the name of the
President and Congress"
Private Void was a member of I
Co., 13Sth Infantry, 36th Division.
He was killed December 20, 1918, at
Cheppy, France. In an engagement
at that time, he aided materially in
the advance. silenced enemy machine
guns, took II prisoners single handed,
and saved the life of a comrade from
a German officer. He killed the off,
Ger, in a hand-to-hand combat, but
was killed by machine gun fire short
~ afterward.
General Woods address concluded
the Welcome Home celebration in
honor Of Polk county soldiers. He
gave the talk in the Armory, as rain
prevented an outdoor meeting.
Troop Review Held.
A review of troops was held, how
ever, despite the rain, as the soldiers
wanted to pass before him. The gen.
eral viewed eight units, headed by the
Gopher Gunner band, from the porte
cochere of the Crookston hotel
Earlier in the day, Governor J.. A.
A. Burnquist of Minnesota, dedicated
the Polk county service flag, which in
cluded 1926 stars, 80 Of them gold.
His address vas preceded by a con-
cert by the 151st Artillery band, and
two boxing bouts between former
service men.
General Wood arrived at the North
ern Pacific station late in the after
noon, and was met by a soldiers COM
mittee,' the Gopher Gunner band, and
than 5000 persons. Stepping
from the train, the grim visaged war
rior was forced to unbend a tride
from his soldierly dignity to acknowl-
edge the ovation rendered him by the
waiting throng. He was then whisked
away to a hotel, while the crowd
slowly followed to the downtown sec
ton.
Looks a Real Soldier,
General Wood looks every Incl a
soldier. His broad. stocky frame his
firm mouth and jaw. his stern express
sion mark him his profession. His
talking is straightforward, but not
oratorical. He is concise. terse, and
lacks hat staveness that character