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The sun., 1919-04-05
CONGRESS MEDAL FOR
YOUNG HERO'S WIDOW
Gen. Buck and, Notables at
Ceremony in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, April AIS a token for
the supreme galantry that cost her
soldier-husband his life Mrs. Hythron
Johnston Costin, the young widow of
the Congressional Medal of Honor from
Major-Gen. Beaumont Bonaparte Buck
In the Belvidere Hotel to-day.
Gen. Buck eulogized the heros action
In wiping out an enemy machine gun
nest in an Argonne advance Oct. s,
1918. which caused his death, and the
notable courage OF the young soldier in
continuing the attack after he had been
wounded, firing at the enemy until he
succumbed.
AS Gen. Buck presented the medal to
Mrs. Costin he read Gen. Pershing's
citation OF the soldiers bravery and in
concluding said:
May this be a solace TO you in your
bereavement and a cherished token in
memory OF your brave husband
Among those present. all OF whom
warmly shook the hand of the hero's
widow were Miss Agnes B. Wilson.
daughter of Secretary of Labor Wilson,
Gov. Harrington, Major Henry A. Bar
ret OF the 1l5th Infantry. with which
Private Costin fought, and number OF
others. Gen. Bucks stan also attended
After the presentation Gov. Harrington
paid a glowing tribute to Costin as one
Of the bravest Maryland boys in the
war. and promised that a history OF
Costin and his deed would be recorded In
the archives OF the state of Maryland
The sun., 1919-04-05
8 MORE TRANSPORTS COMING.
Rotterdam and Lancaster for New
York, wampum for baltimore.

WASHINGTON, April 4.--The War De-
partment announced to-day the sailing
Of the following transports:
Rotterdam. due at New York April 10
carrying Headquarters and Companies c
to r inclusive: 31oth Supply Train, the
majority OF the men being scheduled for
Generalization at Camp Custer: S2sth
Machine Gun Battalion complete. Camp
Upton: 3l0th Sanitary Train Headquar-
ters, Ambulance Section and Field Hos
pital. 340th Ambulance Company and
Field Hospital and Military Police Com
pany, all units being Of the Eighty ffth
(Michigan and wisconsin, Division. Alsc
aboard are the headquarters detach-
ments of the Fifth Army Corps. detach-
ment Fffty-second Pioneer Infantry
casual company for New York and two
companies marine casuals and fourteen
casual officers.
Lancaster. due at New York April IS
carrying Second Battalion Headquarters
medical detachment, and Companies E
F. and G, 362d Infantry of the Ninety.
fret Division, scattered for demobilixa-
ton: Headquarters. Supply and Medical
attachments and Companies A, b and
c, 3l6th Field Signal Battalion, also OF
the Ninety Division. assigned e
Camp Kearriy about 400 sick and other
casuals.
Wampum. due at Baltimore April 10
with a casual Company for New York.
The sun., 1919-04-05
zEEBRUGGE RAID HERO DINED.
Lord Readings Stan Entertains
Can't. Arthur Cnrpenter.

The entire staff OF Lord Reading.
British Ambassador TO the United States.
attended dinner in honor of Capt.
hero OF the Zeebrugge raid, which was
given by prominent Britishers in the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel last night. Capt.
Carpenter leaves on the Aquitania to-
day for England, having completed his
lecture tour In the United States for
the benefit of the Dover Patrol Fund.
The dinner started with tho playing
OF bagpipes by several Scots. On each
table was a souvenir of the ship Vim
dictive. At the close of the dinner a
gold cigarette case was presented to
Capt. Carpenter. After the dinner there
was dancing.
Tho guests were Capt Arthur Snagge.
Naval Attache; Mr.. and Mrs. Norrie
Sellar, Countess de Jumilhac, Mr. and
Mrs. f. Edgerton Webb. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Gould Jennings, Miss Eleanora
Sears, Miss Adrienne Iselin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. whigham. MI. and Mrs.
Philip Weld, Mrs. James Mcdonald OF
Washington. A. Bradley Campbell OF
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r.
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kaufman
Mr.. scotti of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. Lieut.-Col. C, Baddington, Col
J. Giffard, d. s. o.; Capt. J. T. w
Charles, c. b.. commander OF the
Aquitania; Col. Norman s. Thwaite OF
the British army, c. f.. Barlow and
g. ]. Hunt
The sun., 1919-04-05
IS, 900 WOUNDED OR
ILL LANDED HERE
Special Trains Take Them to
Hospitals Near Homes.

More than $1,000 wounded or sick SOL
diers from France have passed through
the port of debarkatlon OF New York.
according to an article by Caswell "A.
Mayo in this weeks New York MUdtHdi
Journal
In the article, which describes the
special hospital trains and other com
forts which are part of the system OF
caring for soldiers on the sick list, Mr..
Mayo says that after the patients are
landed they are kept in the debarkation
hospitals as short a time rs possible and
then are sorted out and sent to interior
hospitals near their homes. In speaking
of the great numbers of wounded and
sick soldiers handled Mr.. Mayo says:
"On March "a one complete train OF
hospital cars left the Grand Central Sta
ton for Fort Kearny. near San Diego,
Cal. On the same day another hospital
train left the same station for Chicago,
another left the Jersey City station of
the Pennsylvania station for Colonia,
y. j., and another left for the South
west Besides these full trains there
were three cars sent out on the same
day as parts OF regular trains. the to-
tai number of patients shipped for the
day amounting to 1854. On one day
recently more than 1000 patients were
sent Off by Major Harry n. Kerns.
TO furnish transportation for these
patients three complete hospital trains
are provided and twenty-four special
hospital unit cars. Each of these hos
pi,al unit cars Is under command OF a
medical officer. who with his regular
crew Of from Ave TO eight enlisted men
Of the medical department is perma-
nently assigned to the particular car
ard lives on II In the railroad Yards-a
horrible, noisy. grimy. inaccessible place
when not en- route
The sun., 1919-04-05
HEROIC MARINE GETS
AWARD FOR BRAVERY
Citation Recalls Dash on Ma.
chine Gun Nests.

a dramatic episode OF tho Marines
immortal victory at Belleau Wood Is re-
counted in the official citation for hero
ism OF Lieut.. Jacob II. Hickman OF
Ward Hill, Mass. who, assisted by three
sergeants. destroyed a machine gun
nest June 25.
II was an impreenable position. En-
envy machine guns, cleverly concealed by
rocks and shrubbery, poured a deadly
fire into the ranks OF the Fifth Marines
Lieut. Hickman, with total disregard OF
danger and armed with only a pistol
unhesitatingly rushed the nest which
was Offering the most violent resistance
He captured one officer and ninety men,
Each OF his men destroyed n nest and
captured two of the enemy at each posi-
ton. He then marched his prisoners in
The sun., 1919-04-05

under harrassing FIRE from the retreats
ing enemy.
In action near Blanc Mont Ridge.
France, October As, 1918. Pharmacists
Mate Charles s. Jennison of Atlantic
Guy. N. j., attached to the Fifth Ma
rines. displayed extreme courage and
skill in caring for the wounded in an ad-
vanced dressing station exposed TO
heavy shell and rife fire. He was
wounded when a shell partly wrecked
his station, but refused TO be evacuated
and remained at his post for a period OF
forty-eight hours.
Others who received the Distinguished
Service Cross yesterday are:
Lieut. James NJ. Douglas, Russellville,
Ala; Lieut.. F. J. Zinner, Columbus,
Ohio: Lieut.. William Chalmers Acheson
(deceased), Pittsburg; Sergeant Charles
I. Young Jr.. Reading. Pa; Sergeant
Marion c. Tucker, Moultrie, Ca. Ser
geant William F. Engel. Berea, Ohio,
Corporal Jesse whitaker. Paris. Mo-;
Corporal Charles S. Mass. Selma. Ala,
Private James Mcclure. Jr.. County
Leitrim, Ireland. and Private August
Woerman. Quincy, Ill.,
The sun., 1919-04-05
STANDARD GETS BIG US. ORDER
Contracts Are Awarded for 1900
900 Barrels of Fuel OIL.

WASHINGTON, April 4.--Contracts for
10000 barrels Of fuel oil for delivery
at Atlantic and Gulf ports during the
next twelve months were awarded to-day
Ivy the shipping board. All bids for
Pacific coast delivery were rejected as
unsatisfactory.
Contracts were entered into with. the
Standard Oil Company OF New Jersey
for 100000 barrels delivered at New
York, 10000 barrels at Norfolk. and
100000 barrels at Baltimore, and with
the Standard OIL Company Of Louisiana
for 10000 barrels delivered at New
Orleans.
The price at all three Atlantic ports
for "B" grade wharf or tank delivery,
was $40 a barrel and for delivery by
barge within harbor limits, sl.22 for
'C' grade. wharf or tank delivery, 9sc.
and for delivery by barge, $1.ob. The
New Orleans price for "B' grade. barge
delivery. was orc and for &C" grade,
barge delivery. soc. All prices become
effective tomorrow.
The sun., 1919-04-05
u. S. DEAD HONORED
AT LONDON SERVICE


LONDON, April A memorial service
for Americans who fell during the war
WAS held at Westminster Abbey at noon
to-day under the auspices OF the English
Speaking Union. The service was at
tended by large number Of Americans.
including attachments from the army
and navy.
The service opened with the hymn 20
God, Our Help in Ages Past" followed
by special prayers by the Right Rev. II.
e. Ryle. Dean OF Westminster, who in an
address said:
Let us unite in thanking God for
those, our brothers of the great Ameri-
can republic, who have laid down their
lives In sacred and righteous cause.
Their deaths are sealed by an unwritten
but inviolable covenant, our common
brotherhood. Their deaths have laid en-
during foundations of the hopes OF the
world for n future peace.
For their sakes we raise this day our
proud thanksgiving in this great abbey
which enshrines the illustrious dust of
English speaking peoples. Let US render
humble and joyful praise TO Almighty
God that In response to the clarion call
cf freedom and Justice the two common
wealths have not divided, nor have the
brothers of America laid down their
lives in vain.
May America and Great Britain 20
forward charged with the privilege of
the common stewardship of the liberties
Of mankind"
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
and the American and British national
anthems were sung. and while the con-
gregation was still standing the plaintive
notes of bugle in some far of recess OF
the abbey sounded taps.
Among those present were Ambaesa-
dor and Mrs. Davis. Consul-General and
Mrs. Skinner. Major-Gen. Biddle, Rear
Admiral Robinson, the STATS OF the
American Embassy and the American
Consulate-General and representatives of
the British War. Navy and Air offices.
Queen Mother Alexandra was repre-
scented by the Marquis OF Cambridge and
King George by Col Burt.
Premier Lloyd George was represented
by Sir William Sutherland. Others pres
cnt were Walter II. Long. First Lord Of
the Admiralty: Winston Spencer Church.
i'll. Secretary of State for War; Viscount
Bryce. Fiscount Poel. Under Secretary
of State for War; Sir George Perley,
Canadian High Commissioner In Lon
don the Greek Minister in London. the
Earl OF Meath and Major-Gen. J. e. B.
Seeley.
The sun., 1919-04-05
Troopships Due To-day

EDGAR A. LUCKENBACH
from Bordeaux March 22,
with 159tb Infantry. Headquar-
ters Detachment, Headquarters
Company, Supply Company. SAM
tary Detachment and Machine
Gun Detachment, twenty-eight
officers and zoos men; Casual
Company "a, Virginia, one officer
and ninety-eight men; Fortleth
Division Headquarters Troop,
two officers and 121 men, and
115th Train Headquarters, two
officers and twenty-one men.
Wilhelmina from Bordeaux
March rs, with eleven Bordeaux
convalescent detachments of fif-
ty-six officers and $50 men; nine
casual officers, 18TH Infantry De-
tachment of two officers and 2S5
men, Casual Company G2, New
Jersey, two officers and 1879 men,
116th Sanitary Train Detachment
of one officer and lis men, 115th
Supply Train Detachment Of one
officer and 119 men, 18th Base
Hospital Medical Detachment of
three officers and 1876 men, nine
casual officers and five small cas-
ual companies. Arrived last
night and will dock this morning.
Ell Oriente from Bordeaux
March "a, with sixty-five cas-
uals, including one officer and
nineteen men from New York.
The sun., 1919-04-05
RAINBOW DIVISION
COMING HOME SOON
Famous Fighters Begin to
Leave Occupied Zone
Tomorrow.
HOSPITAL UNITS TO STAY
Germans Along Rhine Show.
ing More Hostile Spirit
Toward L. S. Men.

WAsHINGToN, April Assignment of
the complete Forty-second (Rainbow)
Division to early convoy home was an
nounced to-day by the War Department.
The official announcement names spe-
officially the following units OF the For
quarters Troop. 14sth. 15otn and 151st
Machine Gun battalions. Eighty-third
Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 16Sth
and 16sth Infantry, Eighty-fourth In
fantry Brigade Headquarters 12Sth
probably error In transmission and
should be 167th) and 16Sth Infantry.
sixty-seventh Field Artillery Brigade
Headquarters, 149th. 15oth and 151st
Field Artillery, Nth Engineers and
Train. Field Signal Battalion, Train
Headquarters and Military Police, Sup
ply Train, Sanitary Train and Ammuni-
ton Train. Only the hospital units are
missing from the list.
At the same time the following ad-
ditional units were announced as on
the early convoy schedule: Bakery COM
panies Nos. ass and 39S, Evacuation
Hospital No. Is, Air Service Casual Com
pany No. T.
There Ia serious doubt whether the
Rainbow Division can he paraded as
division in Washington or elsewhere,
Secretary Baker said to-day, because
Of the difficulty OF landing all units at
near the same time.
Should il be decided finally that the
Forty-eecond Division cannot be paraded
In the capital without holding men from
many States In the army too long. Mr.
Baker indicated that a national parade
with the First (Regular) Division or
M
divisions. the Second including the Ma
rine Brigade, would be arranged later
when the Army Of Occupation was with
drawn from Europe
The sun., 1919-04-05

schedule from the Rhine to Brest OF
sixty hours.
|. Official cognizance has been taken by
the Third Army OF the increased spirit
Of enmity shown by civilians against
Americans in the occupied area. Thurs
days intelligence summary says of this
condition: There is considerable feel
ing against our strict enforcement of the
civilian circulation regulations" The
summary adds further along:
This is especially so with reference
TO the circulation on the left bank of the
Rhine between the several occupied terri
tories"
Regarding Bolshevism and the opin-
ions Of civilians In the occupied area, the
summary says: The general idea Is
that Bolshevim will die OF its own ac-
cord, and satisfaction Ia expressed that
1t cannot make Roadway in the American
zone. While recognizing that the In
habitants owe the quiet in the region to
the American troops 1t Is evident that
the population has no really friendly
spirit for our soldiers"
The sun., 1919-04-05
sOvIETs RAID STANDARD OIL.
BoIsheviISi Seize Omces and Rein
cry in Hungary.

VIENNA, April (delayed) The
Standard Oil Company was among the
gary. The company has well QUILTED
Offices in Budapest and also a refinery
A million dollars OF the company's funds
are said to be tied up in banks. depos-
tied under the name OF Vacuum OH
Company"
Whether the property Of the American
concern will be released has not yet been
determined Meanwhile the managers
OF the refinery are now merely onloo6ers
with their two cashiers and one work.
man. The Soviets are conducting the
business.
The sun., 1919-04-05

CoBLENz. April Cdelayed) The
Forty-second Division Is all packed up
and awaiting the, final order, "all aboard
for home" The first train with troops
from this division on board Is scheduled
10 leave Ahrweiler Sunday morning. The
personnel on this train will consist OF
the division headquarters staff and sew
eral smaller units. Two trains will leave
sunday afternoon and four daily there
after for six days. The transportation
officers figure on an average time
The sun., 1919-04-05
ADMIRAL SIMS HERE MONDAY.
MRuretunia Has Aboard Ais,
About 1000 Men From War.

The Cunarder Mauretania from
Southampton and Brest, according to
the British Ministry of Shipping. prob
ably will arrive at this port on Monday
She has aboard Admiral Sims and his
stan, besides 1880 American soldiers,
chiefly of the 337th Infantry.
Dispatches from England say that
the big liner has also 400 American
citizens who have seen service In the
British army. Brighten. Ell K. Cole
Of the Marine Corps, travelling rs q
casual. is also a passenger.
The Mauritania may reach Halifax
to-day to land eighty-two British army
officers. twenty-four Of other ranks and
twelve dependents for Canada.
The sun., 1919-04-05
Ford Loses Point in Libel suit.

LANSING. Mich. April 4.-The State
Supreme Court denied to-day a petition
by Henry Ford for writ Of mandamus
to compel the Circuit Court of Wayne
county (DetroiD to vacate its order for
change of venue from Wayne to
Macomb county (Mount Clemens) In
Mr. Ford's million dollar libel suit
against the Chicago Tribune. The case
will be tried AT Mount Clemens in the
May tern.
The sun., 1919-04-05
war RISK Dureau catch.. Up.

wAsHINoroN, April 1.-The War Risk
Bureau is Issuing checks for allotments
allowances, insurance and compensation
in the same months that they fall due
Announcement was made to-day that
j .ees,Bs6 checks were mailed in March.
representing q total Of s39.146.a23.06.
6incs the bureaus establishment nearly
1fle. 700. 900 Ems been paid out,
The sun., 1919-04-05
Uncle sam in Market for Lamb.

CHICAGO. April 4--The Government
is in the market for 3.73O,0oO pounds Of
lamb, IT was learned to-day at the
stock yards. the first time since the
Government began making large war
time purchases that it has sought any
very considerable quantity of lamb or
mutton. At the present time lamb Is
Belling at virtually the same prices that
beef and pork are bringing.
The sun., 1919-04-05

ron and was defying the bad weather
that rocked the transport when he was
taken Ill with appendicitis on Monday.
Lieut.. Frederick l. Hasleton, ships sur
geon. assisted by Lieut.. A. J. Argall of
the army. put the corporal onSa table
IN a mighty blow. while the Arizonian
hove to- and removed the patients APP
pendix. He was in good shape when the
transport locked.
The Monroe journal., 1919-11-11
Was Drowned in Enor to Land Fish.

tRaleieh News and OhseIyer.l
In less than half day after he had
placed $ln0 in the bank as his own
burial fund. sam Bridgers. well
known negro of Wake county. was
drowned iu Neuse river al Milburne
when he tried TO rescue an escaped
pole and huge fish for q friend. The
negro's burial yesterday afternoon
was attended hy both white and col
orad people cf the entire Milburne
section.
Bridgers went down near the mid
die of the stream after he had reach
ed the pole and turned TO swim back
20 the shore. He was Il good swim
mer and volunteered to rescue the
pole and fish because his friend wish
ed to save the big catch.
For some time the negro had been
saving his small earnings for burial
fund. He had premonition, il is
said. that he would not live long. He
kept his savings in money belt
around his body. Saturday, Bridgers
came to Raleigh and deposited 800
in local bank.
After concluding his business here,
he returned To his home near Milbu>-
ME. When the negro reached the
bridge he learned that an old friend
had caught "a large fish which jeyked
the pole from the mans hands. Bird
gers at once promised aid after learn
ING that his friend could not swim.
The Monroe journal., 1919-11-11
COTTON SpECULAToR> WE'RE
CAUGHT IN THEIR uWN NET

Wann.sniaker Tells How New York
Hears Met disappointment Ia
Trying ca Profit on Adversely al
Farmer.
The combination OF manipula;ors
who sold tremendous amount OF
cotton late last fail a, - cents for
October delivery in New York with
prearranged plan and understanding
Of heating the market down 10 - Il
and - cents have paid dearly FOR
their efforts 10 prosper on the advers-
ity of the farmer" SAYS ]. SkottOwe
Wannamaker. president OF The Ameri-
can Cotton Association in 2 Statement,
issued recently. Interesting infor-
nation regarding the working of the
clique. of how il had planned 70 push
the price down. etc. has been fur
nished the association. Mr.. Wanna
maker by some loyal friends OF the
cotton producers in New York.
We have learned" said Mr., Wan
uamaker that a total of 50.000
bales we're carried BY this clique I'M
I'll this fail in their desperate effort
q crush Prices. Inside information
has been furnished the American
Cotton Association concerning the
working OF this clique. from its in
cipiency Ia date. TIL las; l5.0nn
bales of cotton were closed out by il
on Friday of last week al coo points
advance for October, This. of course,
meant fabulous loss to the mani
rulators.
This is probably the first time in
the history Of such manipulators that
the manipulators have fell so deeply
into their own pit and brought such
misery aud loss upon themselves. II
will probably teach them lifelong
lesson. They have lived TO realize
that the mills of the Gods grind slow
ly but grind exceedingly fine. The
fact that -. 200 bales were held until
last FRIDAY and closed out on that day
was furnished us by friends on the
I inside. The American Cotton Assocl-
alton has some loyal friends in the
great cotton ceniers of New York and
elseN here. They are men who are
bitterly OPPOSED to the Hriusiiaable
manipulations which have been a
scandal TO the cotton market for 10,
these many ears, and have brought
loss TO the legitimate dealer.
Cotton is slowly moving into Ger
many. News from savannah, Ga, is
to The effect that a large shipment was
scheduled 10 leave that port last week
for il German port II is bringing
$3.50 per 500-pound bale for mlddling
cotton in Germany money. This mon
~ is being locked in safe by those
who are selling cotton and VIII event
ually be worth dollar Tor dollar So
that it will bring a golden stream to
the parties handling this cotton,
LAS a result of the work of the
World Cotton conference, the Ameri
can Cotton Association is recognized
as world power today. Inquiries
through kilograms and letters are be
ing received from every section OF the
world where cotton is used commerce
allv. The manufacturers are making
Inquiries as to the probable mlnimun
prices that will be recommended by
the American Cotton Association al
ter the ratification of the peace treaty
Also they are desperately anxious t'