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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
OSCAR r. MILLER,
Major, 361st Infantry.

Maj. Miller received the Distinguish
ed Service Cross for conspicuous gal
lantry in action near Gesnes, France,
September %, 1918. After two days
of intense physical and mental strain,
during which Maj. Miller had led his
battalion in the front line of the ad-
vance, through the forest of Argonne,
the enemy was met in prepared po-
sition south of Gesnes. Though al
most exhausted, he energetically re-
organized his battalion and ordered
an attack. Upon reaching open
ground, the advancing line began to
waver in the face of machine gun fire
from the front and TANKS and direct
artillery fire. Personally leading his
command group forward between his
front line companies, Maj. Miller in
spired his men by his personal cour-
age and they again pressed on toward
the hostile position. AS this officer
led the renewed attack he was shot
in the right leg, but he nevertheless
staggered forward at the head of his
command. Soon afterward he was
again shot in the right arm, but he
continued the charge, personally cheer
ing his troops on through the heavy
machine gun fire. Just before the OBJ
jective was reached he received a
wound in the abdomen, which forced
him to the ground, but he continued
to urge his men on, telling them to
push on to the next ridge and leave
him where he lay. He died from his
wounds a few days later. Maj. Mil
ler's widow lives at 1927 West Fifty
first street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
CHAPTER VIII.
A Victory and a Defeat.

arose silently to my feet, fully
aware that all hope of thwarting this
villainy lay in immediate action. San
chez had turned slightly and stood
with his face toward the bay. I ven-
tured a cautious step forward and
stood on the open sand, scarcely a
yard to his rear. Some vague sense
of my presence must have Influenced
the man, for he swung suddenly about,
UtteriDg stifled cry of startled sur
prise, as we met face to face. For an
instant we were locked so closely
within each others desperate grip, his
head bent beneath my arm, with my
fingers clutching at his throat to block
any call for help, that he possessed no
knowledge of his assailant's identity.
But the man was like a tiger. The
surprise of attack was to my advan-
tage, yet almost before realized what
was being done he had rallied, broken
my first hold, and his eyes We're glar-
ing straight into mine. Then he knew
me, his free hand instantly grasping
at his knife. Even as he jerked it
forth I crushed his wrist within my
fingers, fors-ing his forearm back.
There was no outcry, no noise, except
that of orr heavy breathing and tram
ping feet. Personal hatred had as
tendency in both our >hearts-I doubt
If he ever thought Of aught else but
the desire to kill me there with his
own hands Only once did he even
utter a word, kissing out the sentence
as though it were poison:
"To hell with you, you sneaking
English curl"
What followed has to me no clear
ness, no consistency. Never have 1
fought with deeper realization that /
needed every ounce of strength and
every trick of wit and skill. Now Z
knew the fellow possessed greater
knowledge of the game than / and a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
PARKER C. DUNN,
Private, First Glass, list Battalion,
312th infantry.

Private Dunn (deceased) was deco
rated for conspicuous gallantry in ac-
ton near Grande-Pre, France, October
% ,191S. When his battalion comman-
der found it necessary to send mes
sage to company in the attacking
line and hesitated to order runner
to make the trip because of the ex-
IRENE danger involved, Private Dunn,
a member of the intelligence section.
volunteered for the mission. After ad-
vancing but short distance across a
field swept by artillery and machine
gun fire he was wounded second
time. Still undaunted, he persistently
attempted to carry out his mission I'M
til he was killed by machine gun
bullet before reaching the advanced
line. He lived in Albany, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
4 Rattle to Death in Dark
ness of Night.

svropsis 49, Geoffry Carlyle,
,oostpr Of sailing ships at TWEEN
tr.six, is sentenced to 20 years
servitude in the American col
onles for participation in the
Monmouth rebellion in England.
Among the passengers on board
tho shin on which he is sent
across are Roger Fairfax,
wealthy Maryland planter; his
niece. Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, a Spaniard, who
became acquainted with the Fair
faxes in London. Carlyle meets
Dorothy, who informs him her
uncle has bought his services.
Sanchez shows himself an enemy
CARLYLE. The Fairfax party, now
IN its own sloop in the CheSa-
peake bay, encounters a mys-
ferrous bark, the Namur of Rot
terdam.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
Made No Cry, No Struggle.

arising by sheer chance directly be
meath the small dory-which my body
must have struck as fell-towing BY
a painter astern of the sloop, and for
Gdnately retained sense enough to
cling desperately to this first thing my
hands touched, and thus remained con
cealed.
The dory caught in some current
fioated at the very extremity of its
slender towline, and Ia consequence
the sloop appeared little more than 8
mere smudge, when my eyes endeav
ored to discover, its outlines. Evi
IDENTIFY the bloody work had been com.
pleted, for now all was silent on board
Then came the voice of Estada in a
gruff inquiry:
$50 you are hiding here, Cochosei
What are you looking for in the sea ??
"What? Why that ID English.
man. Mon Dieu! He fought me like
mad rat"
1.-THE Englishman, you say? He was
here then? 1t was he you battled
with? What became of the fellow?'
''He went down there, senior. The
dog stabbed me three times. 1t was
either he or / to co."
"You mean you threw him over
board?''
cay, with his ribs crushed in, and
not a breath left in his ID body.
He's never come up even-rve watched
and there has not been SO much as a
ripple where he sank"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
HENRY G. coSToN,
Private, Company, H, 18th
Infantry.

Conspicuous gallantry resulting in
wounds which caused his death won
the Distinguished Service Cross for
Private Coston. Near Bots de Con-
senvoye, France. October 8, 1918, when
the advance of his platoon had been
held up by machine gun fire, and a
request was made for an automatic
rifle team to charge the nest, Private
Coston was the first to volunteer. Go
Ing forward with his team under ter
rife fire of enemy artillery, machine
guns and trench mortars. Private Cos
ton continued to advance after all his
comrades had become casualties and
he himself had received serious
wounds. He operated his gun until he
collapsed, but his act resulted in the
capture of about 100 prisoners and
several machine guns. He died short
ly after from the effects of his
wounds. Private Coston's widow
lives at 615 Mason avenue, Cape
Charles, Va.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
ALEXANDER r. SkINkER,
Captain, 138th infantry.

Capt. Alexander r. Skinner (de-
ceased) was decorated for conspicuous
gallantry in action at Cheppy. France,
September &c, 1918. Unwilling to sac
rifice his men when his company was
held up by terrific machine gun fire
from iron pill boxes in the linden
burg line, Captain Skinker personally
led an automatic rifleman and a car
rier in an attack on the machine guns.
The carrier was killed instantly, but
Captain Skinker seized the ammuni-
ton and continued through an opening
in the barbed wire, feeding the auto
His widow lives at 646 Elmwood ave-
nue., st. Louis, Mo.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

Among the thousands of Ameri-
can soldiers who acre awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for con-
splcuouS bravery on the field of bat
tie IN France, there were fen
aOhose feats were of such an unusual
character as to stand out above the
others. General Pershing's staff has
selected number of these most
notable cases of bravery on the part
of the fighting americans, and a
feao of them are given beEow. They
present only fen of the thousands
of acts of heroism that are giUen
recognition IN the official records of
the war department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
PATRICK GARRITY,
Private Company c, 354th
Infantry.

Private Clarity was decorated for
conspicuous bravery in action near
Removable, France, November 1, 1918.
When his company was advancing
across an open field an enemy machine
gun opened fire upon it from the left
front. Private Clarity and two other
soldiers being on that flank Of the COM
pany, Immediately advanced upon it..
His two comrades were shot down,
but Private Clarity advanced alone at
a run; and with his bayonet drove
the three Germans from their guns
into nearby dugout, capturing them
and the gun. Private Garrity's home
address is 3741 Kenmore avenue, Chi
cago, Ill,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

quicker movement; I excellea in
weight of body and GOODNESS of brain.
Twice he pricked me deep enough to
draw blood, before 1 succeeded in
twisting backward the arm with which
he held the blade. He met the game
too late, falling half back upon one
knee, hoping thus to foil my purpose
There was the sharp crack of a bone,
as his useless fingers let the knife
drop, a snarled curse of pain, and then,
with the rage of mad dog, Sanchez
struck his teeth deep into nay cheek.
With a thrill of exultation I aripped
the knife, driving instantly the keen
blade to it's hilt into the mans side.
He made no cry, no struggle-the set
teeth unlocked, and he fell Imply
back on the sand, his head Tapped by
the waves.
The fellow lay motionless, his face
upturned to the sky, but invisible ex-
cept in dim outline. / rested my ear
over his heart, detecting no murmur
wrist, but found there no answering
throb of life.
With the death-dealing knife still
gripped In my hand I raced forward
along the narrow strip of sand, reck-
less of what might encounter. I ran
on until I reached the sloop. Through
the gloom concealing the deck I could
perceive only dim figures, riot of
men, battling furiously hand to hand,
yet out of the ruck doomed through
the darkness in larger outlines than
the others-Cochose, the negro. 1
leaped at the fellow and struck with
the keeD knife, missing the heart but
plunging the blade deep into the flesh
of the shoulder. The next instant
was in bears grip, the very breath
crushed out of me, yet, by some
chance, my one arm remained free,
and drove the sharp steel into him
twice before he forced the weapon
from my fingers. thrust an elbow
beneath the brute's chin, and thus
forced his head back until the neck
cracked.
He was too strong, too immense of
stature. Apparently unweakened by
his wounds, the giant negro, thor
oughly aroused, eXerted his mighty
muscles, and, despite my utmost effort
at resistance, thrust me back against
the stern rail, where the weight of his
body pinned me helplessly. With a
roar of rage he drove his huge fist into
my face, but happily was too close to
give much force to the blow. My own
hands, gripping the neckband of his
coarse shirt, twisted it tight about the
great throat until, in desperation,
painting for breath, the huge brute
actually lifted me in his arms and
hurled me backward headlong over
the rail. = struck something as | fell
yet rebounding from this splashed into
the deep water and went down Sc
nearly unconscious rs to make moi
even the slightest struggle. And yet ]
came UP once more 20 the surface
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

into which an enemy grenade was
thrown, landing directly in the midst
Of the group. Dlsregarding his own
safety, this soldier seized the grenade
and attempted to throw 1t out, but it
exploded in his hand just as he sue
ceeded in getting it above the level of
the ground. His prompt action saved
the lives of the men in the shell hole,
but he was severely wounded. Pri-
vate Mellen lives with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mellen, % Worcester street,
Worcester, Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
JOSEPH A. BUFFALO,
Private, Company F, 25sth Infantr,

Private, Company F, 25sth Infantry.
Private Buffalo, who lives with his
mother, Mrs. Pearl e. Buffalo, at Box
by, Okla, was decorated for extraordi-
nary heroism in action near Fey-en-
Have, France, September II, 1913. Al
though he was seriously wounded early
in action, Private Buffalo remained in
the fight throughout the day, leading
small parties of men against machine
gun emplacements, killing two Of the
enemy himself and refusing to be
evacuated until late at night, unable
to fight further.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
CLAYTON X. SLACK,
Private, Company D, 124th M. G. 3.

Private Slack received the Distin-
guished Service Cross for conspicuous
intrepidity in action near Consenvoye,
France, October s, 1918. Observing
German soldiers under cover fifty
yards away ON the left flank, Private
Slack, upon his own initiative, rushed
them with his rifle, and single-handed
captured ten prisoners and two heavy
machine guns, thus saving his COM
pany and neighboring organizations
from heavy casualties. His home
is with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Mae
Slack, Lampson, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

| he can be taken alive. / would deal
with him."
'Then after that" Sanchez went on
deliberately, as though murder was of
small account, "you will follow me up
the bluff. Who are the others with
| you?"
"Carl Anderson, Pedro Mendez and
Cochose"
"Well chosen; Mendez is the least
valuable, and we will leave him with
the prisoner at the boat. The big ne
gro, Cochose, together with Manuel,
can attend to Travers and the two ne
gresses-they sleep below. That will
| leave you and the Swede to get the
chest. No firearms If they can be
avoided. 1 have been over the house
and drawn a diagram. You can look
it over in the cabin of the sloop. The
stairs lead up from the front hall. /
will go with you to the door of Fair
| fax'S ROOM"
"And you, senor-the girl?"
"What know you of any girl?"
"That there was one on the deck of
when you turned to greet her that
you gave me the signal. 1 merely
thought that perhaps"
"Then stop thinking" burst forth
Sanchez enraged. Thinking has moth
ing to do with your work. If there
is a girl attend to her. Let that suf-
fee. Dios! am l chief here, or are
you? You have my orders; now obey
them and hold your tongue. Bring the
men up here"
The little. band Of men emerged
from the cOnceaIment of the fog
noiselessly. L could distinguish no
! faces, scarcely indeed the outlines of
their separate forms in the gloom, but
one was an unusually big fellow-Co-
chose.
LADS" he said inciSively, a sharper
note of leadership in the tone, at has
been a bit quiet for you lately; but
| now I am back again, and We'll try
our luck at sea once more"
There was a savage growl of re-
| Spouse, a sudden leaning forward of
| dark figures.
''WeIl begin on job tonight. There
are fifty thousand pounds for us in
that house yonder, and 1 waive my
share. Estada will explain to you the
work 1 want done. By daylight we
shall be on blue water, with our course
set for Porto Grande. How is it, bull
lies, do you sniff at the salt sea?"
CAV au captain"
'And see the pretty girls waiting
and hear the chink of gold?"
SAY, senior"
''Then do not fail me tonight-and
remember 1t is to be the knife. Es'
tada, have forgotten one thing
scuttle the sloop before joining me.
'Tis better to make all safe; and now,
strong arms, and good luck. Go to
your task, and if one fails me it will
| mean the lash at the mast-butt."
They moved off one by one, Estada
| leading, along the narrow strip of
sand, five of them, on their mission of
murder. The leader remained alone,
his back toward where crouched, his
eyes following their vanishing figures
| until the night had swallowed them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
HOWARD E. MADsEN,
Sergeant, Co. D, 115th Infantr,

oeTQednt, %. D TToIH IHTdTtFys
Sergeant Madsen was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action at
Bois-de-C onsenvoye, France, October
%. 1918. When the platoon which he
was commanding was held up by an
enemy machine gun nest, Sergeant
Madsen, taking an arnful of grenades,
advanced alone over ground swept by
machine gun fire, put the machine gun
out of action, routed the enemy and
permitted the platoon to advance with
out casualties. His mother, Mrs. Mary
V. Madsen, lives in Baltimore, Md.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
ROBERT L. BLACKWELL,
Private, Co. X, 10th Infantry.

Robert L. Blackwell (deceased) was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry in
action near st. Souplet, France, Octo-
Der IL, 1918. When his platoon was
almost surrounded by the enemy and
his platoon commander asked for vol
unteers to carry message. calling
for reinforcements, Private Blackwell
volunteered for this mission, well
knowing the extreme danger connected
with it. In attempting to get through
the heavy shell and machine gun fire
this gallant soldier was killed. The
address of his father is James B..
Blackwell, r. f. D. No 2, Hindles,
n. G.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
JESSE N. FUNK,
Private, First Glass, Co. L, 354tl
Infantry.

Private Funk received the Distin-
guished Service Cross for conspicu-
Gus gallantry in action near Bots de
Bantheville, France, October 81, 1918
Learning that two daylight patrols
had been caught out in No Mans Land
and were unable to return, Private
Funk and another stretcher bearer,
upon their own initiative, made two
trips five hundred yards beyond our
lines, under constant machine gun fire
and rescued two wounded officers. His
father, Martin Funk, lives in Calhan,
Colo.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
ENOUGH to Condemn Them.

The Customer-You seem very Bit
ter against the bolsheyiki. What's your
objection to their principles?
The Tonsorial Artist don't know
nothin' about their principles, but all
the pictures ever see of 'em show 'em
In long hair an whiskers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
ia Have . clear Sweet skin.

Touch pimples, redness, rougnness
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07
CLIFFORD E. MELLEN,
Private. Company A, 1o4th
Infantry.

Disregard of his own safety in an
effort to save his comrades won the
Distinguished Service Cross for Pri-
vate Mellen. The act was performed
in the Bots Haumont, France, Octo-
Der 10, 1918. Private Mellen, an Off
Ger, and eight other soldiers, were sur
rounded by the enemy In shell hole,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

At twenty, our photographs never
"do US justice" At forty, we're mighty
glad If they don't.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

BIockheads are not the kind that
produce burning thought.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

Keep your liver active, your bowels clean
by taxing Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and
you'll keep healthy. wealthy and wise. Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-07

(To BE CONTINUED.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
MRS. SYLVESTER COOK.

Mrs. Sylvester Cook, SCI W. Law
renee St, died at her home at ,
o'clock Thursday morning, following
a two years illness with complica-
tions. Mrs. Cook was born in Ohio
Feb. q, 1853. and was 81 years old.
She came to Mishawaka Is years
ago. She was married 10 Sylvester
Cook A. years ago. He survives with
two sons and six daughters: Joseph
Of South Bend, Wesley of this city,
Mrs. John Sadusky Of Wisconsin,
Mrs. W. Gingrich. Elkhart; Mrs.
William Schott, city; Mrs. Charles
Weaver, Syracuse. Ind; Grace and
Elnore Cook, at home.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence Saturday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. Rev. Floyd o. Johnston
of the First Baptist church will Of
ficiate. Burial will be in the city
cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
ECONOMICS CLUB OF
WILLOW CREEK MEETS

Mrs. J. T. Mcknight. Jefferson I'd.
entertained the members OF the
Home Economics club OF Willow
Creek and their friends at her home
yesterday afternoon. The affair was
in honor OF Miss Juanita Mills of
South Bend, who has just returned
from New York having recovered
from an illness. a program OF read
lngs and musical selections was
given. Miss Marie Wedel, Mrs. Geo.
Wilson, Mrs. James Kizer and Mrs.
Naomi Penny contributed numbers.
Miss Dyer, vocalist and reader of
ability Of South Bend. was a guest
ard rendered two vocal solos. sew
eral humorous readings and two
whistling selections.
a dainty luncheon was served by
the hostess.
The club viii be entertained next
Tuesday by Mrs. George Wilson at
the Lakewood farm The time will
be spent in sewing for the Armenian
relief
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
TWO CITIZENS
DIE THURSDAY
Andrew ]. WooIf, Civil War
Veteran and Mrs. Sylves-
ter Cook SuCCumb.

Andrew j. Woolf died at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. Arthur Spen-
eta. 33Os Pleasant St. River Park,
at o'clock Thursday morning fol-
lowing an illness of a number of
years with complications He was
born in Ohio in 1874 and was rs
years old. He came 10 Indiana with
his parents when only IL years old
and has since resided here. In 1852
he enlisted in the Civil war at the
age OF IS years old and served
throughout the entire campaign. His
mother died during the war and he
re-enlisted under Gen. Custer and
remained in the west for several
years. In 1916 he was married TO
Miss Mary Curran. who died two
years ago.
He is survived by four children:
Bert and Jesse Woolf. Mrs. Joseph
Sage OF this city, and Mrs. Arthur
Spenetta. at whose home he died.
Funeral services Will be held al
the residence Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. d. d. Spangler of the
Evangelical church will officiate
Burial will be in the Riverview
cemetery Of South Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
REVENUE DEPUTY
TO VISIT HERE
To Determine Individual Ii
ability of Those Paying
Income Tax.

=. n. MarGs. inland revenue dep
ats, viii come to Mishawaka March
z to determine the individual LA
bility Of those who VIII have 10 pay
income tax. he viii be located at
the pOstoffice. where he can be con-
suited without charge. His office
hours viii be from $50 "a. III. until
$50 D. n, and re viii remain in
the city until the close Of business
Saturday. March 8. The free aovis-
DRY service is planned for those who
are required for the first time TO
consider their liability and 10 make
sworn returns Many thousands
must this year file returns VINO were
not affected by PRIOR federal laws
taxing incomes
The requirements are: Every un-
married person VINO mad a net in
come of $1,000 or over during 19IS.
and every married person who to-
gether with wife cor husband) and
minor children, had "a net income
Of g.. 900 in 1918.
Mr. Marks is authorized 10 ad-
minister the cath required on re-
turns. free OF charge. II is request
ed that persons who are taxable
should make payment when films
their returns by attaching check or
money order.