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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
H. T
Sergeant, Company M, 18th ~Infantr

Sergeant, Company M, 18th Infantry,
Sergt. Hilton was decorated for con-
spicuous gallantry at Brancourt,
France, October II, 1918. While Sergt.
Hilton's company was advancing
through the village of Brancourt, it was
held up by intense enf1lading fire from
a machine gun. Discovering that the
fire came from a machine gun nest
In a shell hole at the edge of the town,
Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by a few
other soldiers, but well in advance
Of them, pressed on toward this posi-
tion, firing with his rifle until his am
munftion was exhausted, and then with
his pistol, killing six of the enemy and
capturing ten. In the course of this
daring exploit, Sergt. Hilton received
a wound from a bursting shell which
resulted in the loss of his arm. Sergt
Hilton's home is at Westville, S. G.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
United States Field Agent Re-
ports Revival All Over
the Country.
WEST CRITICIzES UNCLE sam
improvements During 1919 Will Equal
That of Any Five Years in the
country's History = Report
$10o,0oo,ooo Contracts.

Washington.-A decided revival Of
building all wei the country, but par
ticularly in the middle West, is report
ed by Henry T. league, field agent for
the United States department of labor,
who has just completed a six-weeks'
tour from coast to coast.
'"There will be a great deal of public
building during the next six months"
says league. "The public improve
ments program for 1919, I am con-
WINGED, will equal that Of any five
years in the country's history, and the
road-building activities from the At
lantic to the Pacific, M they are I'M
der way, will be tremendous.
"The scope of improvement work is
much larger in the West than in the
East.
There is much criticism in the West
Of the governments failure to go ahead
with its own building operations. In
many localities federal buildings, for
which sites, plans and appropriations
Were made before the war, are held up
because the original appropriation is
not high enough to the increased
cost Of construction and additional
money has not been granted.
New Orleans, says Mr.. league,
shows more building activities than
any city he visited. The city is spend
L trr ca n00 00n on I'm ynJ7nfninaI dnnLc
employing more than 10000 men.
South Bend, Ind, is developing a
model industrial residence section, Civ
ing homes to $4,000 new employees of
the %Studebaker corporation, which is
to build a new $S,000,000 factory.
Here's Building Program.
Other important building projects re.
ported by Mr.. league re:
Newark, N. J.-$3,000,000 depart
ment store by J. L. Bamberger.
Kansas City, Mo.-S2,000,00 inter
urban station.
Sioux City, Ia.-$2,000,O0O grain ele.
vators for the Terminal Grain corpor
alton.
Milwaukee-S1, 100000 apartment no.
tel, $750,O00 hotel and $25O,OOO depart.
ment store.
Allentown, Pa.-S5o0,0O 600 office build
ing and theater.
Detroit, Mich.-S35O,O00 department
store.
Cleveland, O.-$300,O00 store ant
theater building.
New Haven, Conn.-$300,000 addi
ton to Grace hospital.
Evanston, nl.-$250,000 hospital.
Chicago-$18,000,000 railway station
Portland, Ore.-S500,000 stadium and
live stock pavilion.
The department Of labor's division
of public works and construction de
velopment reports that approximate!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
THOMAS {. o,sHEA.
Corporal, M. c. Co., 10Th Infant

Corporal, M. G. Co., 10TH Infantry.
Corp. O'Shea was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu'
gallantry in action near LIE Cato
let, France, September 20, 1918. BE-
coming separated from their platoon
by smoke barrage, Corp. O'Shea, with
two other soldiers, took cover in a
shell hole well within the enemy lines.
Upon hearing a call for help from an
American tank, which had become dis
abled thirty yards from them, the
three soldiers left their shelter and
started toward the tank, under heavy
fire from German machine guns and
trench mortars. In crossing the fire.
swept area, Corp. O'Shea was mortally
wounded and died of his wounds short
~ afterward. He lived in Summit,
n. J.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
VEERING TO NORMAL

were as follows:
Are the quantities Of materials, sup
plies, and goods as shown by your last
inventory larger than usual? Yes,
ia; no, 100.
Are they principally for war or
civilian business? War work, 20; CIV
ilian business, 221.
Have the prices of your product
been lower recently from the high
prices prevailing during the war? Yes,
148; no, 90.
Is labor more abundant? Yes, 225
no, 81.
Is labor less restless? Yes, lat;
no, 81.
Is there less unemployment? Yes,
1856; no, 90.
Is labor more e~ficient?, Yes, 90; no,
142.
Has there been any lowering Of
wages? Yes, II; no, 22S.
Are you paying less for raw mate
rial? Yes, 131; no, 80.
Have you a satisfactory amount OF
orders on hand7 Yes, 81; no. 100.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
WHOLE SIBERT
FAMILY IN WAR

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Maj. Gen.
William L. Sibert, director of the
chemical warfare service of the United
States army, ever decide to write his
autobiography he can, like the late
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, his warm
personal friend, tell what my five
sons and l" did to lick the kaiser, for
every one of the male members Of the
Sibert family is in the service, and
every one has an excellent record Of
achievement behind him.
An interesting question around the
Army and Navy club and in army
circles generally just now is: what
do you suppose will be the next as
signment of General Sibert?" for this
distinguished son Of Alabama is rec
ognized as one Of the big men of
Americas fighting forces, and it is
generally conceded that he will be
picked for some important place, ever
if the chemical warfare service is
not perpetuated.
General Sibert's work as the build
er of the Gatun dam in Panama is
known all over the world. 1t is also
generally known in this country that
he carried the first expeditionary
forces to France, where he and his
engineers paved the way for Per
shing. Owing to the necessity for Sc
crecy in his latest command, however,
his work as director Of the chemical
warfare service is not so familiar to
the American people.
Chemical Warfare Service.
The chemical warfare service came
into existence as such on July IL, 1918
by executive order. Its function was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
HOW CAN YOU TELL YOUR
FAv0RITE TOBACCO?
As Plain as the Nose on Your
Face-JuSt Smell II

Smokers do not have to put tobacco
In their pipes to find out if they like it.
They can just rub the tobacco between
the palms Of their hands and smell it.
The nose is an infallible guide to smok-
ing enjoyment.
All smoking tobaccos employ some
favoring "to improve the favour and
burning qualities of the leaves, to
quote the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Naturally, there is considerable differ
ence in the kind of f1avorings used, and
the nose quickly detects this difference.
TUXEDO Tobacco uses the purest,
most wholesome, and delicious of all
MISUNDERSTANDING. And the almost
universal liking for chocolate in a great
measure explains the widespread popus
larity of TUXEDO Tobacco.
Carefully aged, old Burley tobacco,
plus a dash of pure chocolate, gives
TUXEDO Tobacco a pure fragrance
Jour lose al quickly distinguish from
any other tobacco. Try it and see.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
BERGER LEMAN,
Private, Company H. 1s2nd Infantr

Private, Company H. 132nd Infantry.
Private Leman was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
Censenvoye, France, October 8, 1918.
When his company reached a point
within 100 yards Of its objective, to
which it vas advancing under terrific
machine gun fire, Private Leman vol
unfairly and unaided, made his way
forward, after all others had taken
shelter from the direct fire of an en-
envy machine gun. He erawled to a
flank position of the gun and after
killing or capturing the entire crew,
turned the machine gum on the re-
treating enemy. His mother, Mrs.
Anna Leman, lives in Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
Business Shown to Be Slowly Re-
7 adjusting Itself.
Federal Reserve Board Gives Result
of Inquiry Made by Its
Agents.

Washington, D.. C.-The federal re-
serve board made public summaries Of
reports from federal reserve agents
throughout the country in answer to
a QUESTIONABLE recently sent out to
ascertain the extent Of business and
Industrial readjustment. The reports
showed in general large stocks on
hand by manufacturers and dealers
and a lessened demand, with prices de-
creasing in many cases.
A typical example Of the reports
from Industrial districts was afforded
by the "tabulation of replies to ques-
lions from business concerns In the
Philadelphia federal reserve district.
These questions and classified replies
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

to manufacture gas, to load 1t into
shells, devise additional appliances for
delivering it, and to provide defensive
appliances for protection of the troops
against similar devices on the part of
the enemy.
That this function was fulfilled is
shown in the fact that on November
IL, the day the armistice was signed,
standard plants were in operation
with a production capacity greater
than that of France, England and
Italy combined, and we were turning
out ten times more gas than Germany.
We kept II allies supplied with toxic
gases, and while very little exclusively
American equipment got to France,
every American soldier at the front
was wearing a mask that was wholly
American in make.
While America, under the direction
of General Sibert, produced ten tons
of gas to Germany's one, the surface
of production had hardly been touched
when the armistice was signed, and
had the war lasted until the spring
of 1919 Germany would have been
flooded with toxic gases such as the
world never dreamed of before.
Among these gases is one that is
known as methyl, produced at Will
loughby, o., near Cleveland, in what
was known as "the Mouse Trap"
Only five men in the world know what
the composition of this gas is, yet it
is said to be 20 times more power
full than mustard gas. So great was
the secrecy in its manufacture that
the men at the plants were carried to
and from their meals under guard
and kept under constant surveillance.
Built Up Big Army.
Within less than six months, in ad.
dition to the building and equipping
of the big manufacturing plants, the
location of training camps, proving
grounds, etc., General Sibert had built
up an army of about 1000 officers and
-oiOOV NAilotCu mChJ nCdIly every LluL
in the organization being above the
average In intelligence.
William L. Sibert was born e
Gadsden, Ala. He was graduated
from the university of that state ant
from West Point in 1884. He Is 6
major general In the regular army
His sons in the service are as fol
lows:
Franklin @. Sibert, lieutenant colo
mel, divisional machine gun officer, A
E. F., France; graduated from Yves
Point in 1912; William o. Sibert, ma
jor, chemical warfare service, U. S
A.; divisional gas officer, Seventy
seventh U. S. division, A. e. f.
France; University of Virginia gradu
ate, class of 1911; Harold w. Sibert
major, corps of engineers, Washing
ton, D. c.; Cornell graduate, class O
1915; Edwin L. Sibert, first lieutenant
field artillery, West Point, 1918; MAJ
tin d. Sibert, corporal, A. e. f., Rus
sia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
one-half per cent government construc-

one-half per cent government construc-
ton.
New. York and New Jersey also show
important increases in February, and
in these two states residential building
made up only 10 per cent of the total.
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania
also show a slight improvement over
the January figures, and 3S per cent
of the total was for residences.
Minnesota and the Dakotas report
ed contracts of about $1,000,000, as
against 100000 for January.
These facts show that the ~hesitancy
about starting construction projects be-
cause of the high cost of materials is
apparently being overcome all over
the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
GERMAN WOMEN TO FIGHT
Authoress VIII Organize Border MI.
litia to Defend Country Against
Army of Bolsheviki.

Berlin.-Frau Broenner, a German
%authoress and publisher, has an
nounced her intention Of organizing
the women of East Prussia into a Dor
der militia to act against the bolshe-
Wiki.
Reports that a bolshevlk force Of
100000 men was advancing toward
the German frontier prompted Frau
Broenner to leave Weimar, where she
was a delegate to the German national
assembly, and return to her home In
Koenigsberg. She said the men alone
would be unable to withstand the boil
shevik hordes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
mattel KOCAK.
Sergeant, Company c., 5th Regiment
U. S. M, c.

Sergeant Kocak ~(deceased) won the
Distinguished Service Cross for gal
lantry in action near Scissors, France,
July IS, 1918. When the advance of
his battalion was checked by a hid
den machine gun nest, Sergeant Ko-
cak went forward alone, unprotected
by covering fire from his own men,
and worked in between the German
positions in the face of fire from enemy
covering detachments. Locating the
machine gun nest, he rushed it, and,
with his bayonet drove off the crew.
Shortly after this Sergeant Kocak or
ganiZed 25 French colonial soldiers,
who had become separated from their
company and led them in attacking
another machine gun nest, which was
also put out Of action.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
JOHN CALVIN WARD,
Private, Company D, nth lnfantr

Private, Company D, nth Infantry
Private Ward was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for conspicu-
GUS gallantry in action near Estrees,
France, October s, 1918. During an
advance Private Wards company was
held up by a machine gun which was
enflading the line. Accompanied by a
non-commissioned officer, he advanced
against this position and succeeded in
reducing the nest by killing three and
capturing seven Of the enemy and their
guns. His mother, Mrs. Laura Ward,
lives In Morristown, Tenn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

1t was a difficult task to select
from the thousands of acts of an
usual bravery performed by Amer,
can soldiers IN France a few that
stood out above all others. General
Persking's staff undertook the task
however, so that the most ercep'
tionaI cases might be given the pub
licity they deserve. BelOw are thu
stories of the feats that Won for some
of the american fighters the coveted
Distinguished Service Cross.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret of youth Ia ELIMINA-
TON OF POISONS from your body.
This done, you can live to be a hundred
and enjoy the good things Of life with
az much "pep" as you did when in the
springtime Of youth. Keep your body
In good condition, that's the secret. !
Watch. the kidneys. They filter and
purify the blood, all Of which blood
passes through them once every three
minutes. Keep them clean and In
proper working condition and you have
nothing to fear. Drive the poisonous
wastes and deadly uric acid accumula-
tons from your system. Take GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules and You
will always be in good condition. You
will feel strong and vigorous. with
steady nerves and elastic muscles.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules
are imported direct from the labora-
tories at HARLEM, Holland. /
They are a reliable remedy which
has been used by the sturdy Dutch for
over 200 years. and has helped them
to develop into one Of the strongest
and hearthiest races Of the world. Get
them from your druggist. Do not take
q substitute. In sealed packages
three aizes.-Adv. !
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
JOHANNES S. ANDERSON,
First Sergeant, Company B, 132nd In
fantry.

Sergt. Anderson was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action at Con-
senyoye, France, October s, 1918.
While his company was being held up
by intense artillery and machine gun
fire, Sergt. Anderson, without aid, vol
UNFAIRLY left the company and worked
his way to the real of the nest that
was offering the most stubborn resist
ance. His advance was made through
an open area, and under constant hos
tile fire, but the mission was success
fully accomplished and Sergt. Ander-
son not only silenced the gun and cap
tured it, but also brought back with
him twenty-three prisoners. His home
address is Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
HERMAN DAVIS,
Private Company !, 18th
Infantry.

Private Davis, whose home is with
his mother at Big Lake, Ark, won the
Distinguished Service Cross for I'M
usual bravery in action at Molleville
farm, France, October 10, 1918. While
acting as company rune Private
Davis single-handed attacked a Ger
man machine gun nest which was
harassing the left flank Of the company
and preventing its advance. He
killed four Of the enemy and captured
the gun, thus allowing the company to
continue forward.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
HARRY GROVER %o'coNNoR,
Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment
Personnel Office, 18th Division.

Personnel Office, 18th Division.
Sergt. O'Conner was decorated for
conspicuous bravery in action nea st.
JuviGn, France, October Is, 1918.
Sergt. O'Connor volunteered and went
from his division headquarters to one
of the regiments in line to obtain much
needed information and to arrange for
iiaison. He covered the distance of
six kilometers through shell fire three
times before the unit was found; and,
while returning with the information,
was seriously wounded by a shell
which mortally wounded two com
panions. He gave water and first aid
to the two men and dragged himself
down the road until he met a soldier
whom he sent for an ambulance. After
reaching the hospital and having his
wounds dressed, he left the hospital
without the knowledge of the attend
ants and delivered the information to
his division headquarters in person.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
CHARLES D. PRIEST,
chapIaIn, 35eth Infantry.

Chaplain Priest (~deceased) was dec
Grated for extraordinary heroism In
action heal Les HUT Chemins, France,
September 20, 1913. Chaplain Priest
disregarded personal danger by going
six hundred yards beyond the front
line, and with the aid Of a soldier, car
rying back a wounded man to shelter.
Chaplain Priests bone was at $50
North La Sale street. Chicago. III.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
WILBUR E. coLVER,
Sergeant, Company A, list U. S. En-

For conspicuous g~allantry in action
near Verdun, France, October 8, 1918,
Sergt. Colver was awarded the Dis
~tinguished Service Cross. Volunteer.
ing, with two other soldiers, to To-
cate machine gun nests, Sergt. Col
yer advanced on the hostile positions
to a point where he was half sur
rounded by the nests, which were in
ambush. He killed the gunner Of one
gun with a captured German grenade
and then turned this gun on the other
nests, silencing all of them before he
returned to his platoon. He was later
killed in action. Sergt. Colver lived
with his father, William 81. Colver,
at 202 Helen avenue, South Ozone,
L. L, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
Caught Creased PIq.

Dallas, Tex.-Catching the CREASED
pig is no figure Of speech for PATROL
men Anderson and Isbell. Sent to res
cue a stolen porker, they found him
roofing in a pool Of crude oil. The
patrolmen brought him home In a sack
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

chine gun fire. With two other sol
diers Seibert charged a machine gun
emplacement in advance Of their COM
pany, he himself killing one of the en-
envy with a shotgun, and capturing
two others. In this encounter he was
wounded, but he nevertheless contin-
ued in action, and when withdrawal
was ordered he returned with the last
unit, assisting a wounded comrade.
Later in the evening he volunteered
and carried in wounded until he faint
ed from exhaustion. His father, George
Seibert, lives in Salinas, Cal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
JOSEPH w. SMITH,
First Lieutenant, 10th Infantry.

FIRST LlSuISndntS liotn infantry.
Lieutenant Smith was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action neaf
st. Baussant, France, September II,
1918. Finding that his platoon would
be under heavy fire from six enemy
machine guns in crossing the Rupt de
Mad, Lieutenant Smith plunged into
the stream ahead of his men, and
crossing to the opposite bank, exposed
himself to fire from the guns in order
to ascertain their exact location. He
then led his men in q flank attack on
the enemy position, capturing the guns
and nineteen Germans, this officer him.
self carrying a rifle and using it with
telling effect. Lieutenant Smiths
quick judgment and disregard for per-
sonal safety enabled the entire line to
advance without being separated from
its barrage. His mother, Mrs. Rita l.
Smith, lives in Austin, Tex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
SIDNEY HoLZEMAN.
Private, Machine Gun Co., 152nd In
fantry.

Private Holzeman was decorated for
extraordinary heroism in action in the
Bots de Foret, France, October 10,
1913. After six runners had been killed
or wounded in attempts to get through
heavy shell fire with an important mes
sage from the %regimental commander
Of the Both infantry to the regimental
commander of the 59th infantry, Pri-
vate Holzeman. with Private James j.
Snyder, responded to a call for volun-
teers, and succeeded in delivering the
message.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
Would Have Maternity
Paid for by the State

Buenos Aires.-Senora Juli-
eta Renshaw, a physician, who
last week announced her can
didacy for a seat in the Argen-
tine chamber of deputies, de-
clared that her program, If
elected. would include govern
ment recognition of maternity
as q state function. Doctor
Renshaw, who is the first wom-
an candidate for parliament in
the history of the country, says
that the state must support ma
ternity as a duty, not as charity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

Don't suffer! A tiny bottle Of
Freezone costs but a few cents at any
drug store. Apply a few drops on ths
corns, calluses and "hard skin" on bot
tom of feet, then lift them off.
When Freezone removes corns from
the toes or calluses from the bottom Of
the feet, the skin beneath is left pink
and healthy and never sore or tender.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
o M. EIBERT
Sergeant Company r, 364th
Infantry.

Sergeant Seibert was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for con
spicuorw g~allantry in action near Ep.
knoxville. France, September 20. 1918
Suffering from illness, Sergeant Sci.
bert remained with his platoon and led
his men with the highest courage and
lnadsFqhIp under heavy shell and ma.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17
W. N. u, ST. LOUIS, NO. 15-1s1s.

Shall he who cannot do much be
for that reason excused if he do noth-
Ing?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

After a while a lot of US beg1a to
wonder If we are as wise as we have
always thought we were.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-17

The water invariably escapes when
1t is only half-tide.