The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
FORTY THREE MEN, TEN
WOMEN, DIE IN ''Y"
SERVICE OVERSEAS
sserises PrOportionstsly ons.ovarter
as Great az That Of Army
siry.Three Decorated.

The Y. A. q A. carried the Red Tri-
angle Into the camps and trenches
abroad az a cost Of ifty.three lives, a
sacrifice proportionately o~ne-quarter
~ great as that Of the American
army, according to a statement issued
to-day by the National War Work
Council Of the Y. NJ. g. A. OF these
fatalities thirty-hve were due 90 as.
ease. and the remainder 90 shel-nre.
bombs, E~as-fever. drowning and
wounds. Ten OF these were women.
one Of whom was killed by she'll hre
and the other In a German air raid.
There were also hfty.hve non.fatal
casualties These were due princL
rally 20 machine gun Gre. gas. shell
Ere and motor transport accidents.
Numerous cases Of slight wounds and
Frsslngs which were attended AZ dress.
ms stations. but were not reported TO
headquarters. are not Included.
These casualties occurred In a force
which az no time exceeded 1000 work.
ere, OF whom Il IL reckoned that more
than one-half were never sent 20 the
front. being employed In the hundreds
OF huts maintained throughout the
training areas and the leave areas"
Sixty-three ~" workers we're deco
rated. while in all more than i52 re-
celved oficial recognition or dlstin.
Fuished service. Thirteen ~ these
were decorated with the Crolx de-
Guerre. while foTty-elght received
other decorations. OF these three re-
ceived the Distinguished Service Cross.
three the Order OF 81. Stanislnus i've
the Italian Cavallere del Corona
~ihirty-eight the Italian War Cross. and
n the French decoration Of tho
Corps d'Armee. Seven were cited for
the Crolx de Guerre. and seven for
other decorations. six commended for
ueritorious conduct. and twenty-nlne
received honorable mention In dis.
Patches. Several units were cited IN
their entirety. those serving with the
Third division being cited twice. More
than a score more reported decorations
lave not yet been confirmed.
Not one OF these men under thirty
vas ft for military duty. but the cltn.
tons show that they carried on with
the sane courage and spirit that iden.
ilned Americans throughout the war.
These records show that they went
oser the top with the a~ssanlting
waves. that they exposed themselves
under machine gun and shell ERE 20
minister 10 the wounded. that they
worked lndefatignbly as atretcher
hearers, and that they drove ambu.
llnces Into the midst OF battle TO res.
cue the wounded.
Others were sacrificed IN the less
heroic but no less necessary work be-
hind the lines. Among these stands
out Miss Winona Martin NJ Rockville
Center. L. l., a Y. NJ. c. A. secretary.
who was the FIRST American woman
killed In the war. She was killed by
n bomb during a German air raid.
and her death made a deep impression
on American minds.
Miss Martin had been IN Paris only
n month, but had already done vnlu.
able work In stimulating an interest
among the soldiers In the Y. NJ. c. A.
IN Paris.
Miss Marion q. Cnndeil Of Ala.
media. Cal, killed by shell Gre near
Chalons March %. 1918. was another
81 the women sacrificed In helping the
soldiers.
ofhcials were quick 10 see and ap-
preeiate meritorlous work. on the part
of The secretaries and prompt 20 recog.
nlze u officially. Major General Dick.
man Of the Third division gave a par.
iirulnrly strong citation Of the units
attached to that division, consisting OF
thlrty-four men and six women.
A later -commendatl0n o. the same
rnlts was ordered by Major General
Howse.
Major General Henry T. Allen Of the
Nlnetieth division In a letter 70 the
Divisional Y. NJ. O. A. secretary said:
Two secretaries. y. A. Dawes and n.
'. Ford, actually went over the ton
with the a~ssaultlng battalions and car.
rled on their work IN the midst Of
Inc sevcrest losses"
The Y. A. C. A. honor roll Of those
WIN gave up their lives while help.
lrg tho soldiers win the war. and OF
those who distinguished themselves IN
This work, contains the names of the
following men from tho Southern
Military department; DIR. John n.
CLIFFORD. Tucson. Arlx. awarded croix
d Guerrei Thomas Neil jefferson.
Eden, Tex. awarded italian crolx
~ Guerrei William Alsa Miller. Aus.
Tin Tex. awarded Ithilan crOix de
Gnerrs.