Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-16
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to Readers Questions. Your
Name Will Not Be Printed.
Let The Rec Tell You.
A General of the Civil War.
Let The Bee Tell You.

Let 7 e B Zee Tell You.
A General of the Civil War.
Confederate Soldier: Answering
further your question as presented
in The Bee on June 6:
One of the last surviving generals
of the American civil war Is William
Henry Seward, who Is 80 years old
this month. Mr.. Seward was born
in Auburn, N. Y, the son of William
H. Seward, who was secretary of
state in Lincolns cabinet. The
younger Seward was in the banking
business at the time of his appoint
ment in 1862 to lieutenant colonelcy
of the 1Ssth New York volunteers.
subsequently, he became colonel of
the Ninth New York heavy artillery
and saw service in many Of the great
battles in Virginia. In 1854 he was
made brigadier-general and as
signed to a command in the Depart
ment Of the Shenandoah. He re-
signed from the service few days
after the grand review in Washing
ton and returned to Auburn, where
he is still engaged in the banking
business.
The Croix de Guerre to Woman.
Is the Croix de Guerre ever given
to a woman?- B.
Yes. and a very recent example is
Mrs. F. o. Burdick of Houston, Tex,
Salvation Army worker.
For perseverance in baking pies
and conducting gospel services un-
der German fire." read the notifica-
ton from General Pershing's head
quarters, received May 81. Mrs.
Burdick had been home three weeks
then. The cross is on its way to
Houston.
She and her husband, known at
fectionately as ma" and PA" Bur-
dick, served together in France for
II months.
BY baking 342 pies in - hours,
MA" won the pie baking champion
ship overseas.
A Reader, Blair-The company
you ask about has organized and
you may address them as follows:
American Live Stock Insurance
Co.," World-Herald Bldg, Omaha.
Prince Aage of Denmark.
=, c. A. SIT is reported that Prince
Aage of Denmark will pay visit to
America. He is the eldest son of
Prince Waldemar and the late Prin-
cess Marie of Orleans, and a first
cousin of the Danish king The
prince has been described as a fine
fellow, with charming unostentatious
manners. He is an ardent sports
man, clever boxer and one of the
best skaters in Europe. He inherits
his good looks from his mother. an
extremely beautiful princess, whom
the duke of Clarence, eldest son or
the late King Edward VII, was so
DESTROYS of marrying. Several years
ago Prince Aage married the daugh-
ter of a plain Italian nobleman, in
consequence of which he had to re-
nounce his rights to the Danish
throne, and the titles of count and
countess of Rosenberg were con-
ferred upon him and his wife.
Nonpartisan Candidate for Mayor.
Scottsbluff-The nonpartisan can
didate you refer to is probably Cass
E. Harrington, who has announced
his candidacy for mayor of Denver.
He has become known throughout
Colorado and the west for his con-
nection with large industrial and
development corporations. He is a
citizen of a distinct service-rendering
type. and as such has filled impor-
tant posts of honor and responsible
ity in his home city. Mr. Herring
ton is a native of Michigan and re-
ceived his education at the Michigan
college and the Univer-
sity of Michigan law school. After
receiving his LII. B. degree from the
last named institution in 1879 he re-
turned to his native city of Pontiac,
where for 10 years he engaged in the
practice of law. In 1889 he re-
moved to Denver and there formed
connections as legal counsel for sew
eral great corporations, which soon
placed him among the most promi-
nent men of his profession.
Military Record of Billiard
What has been the military record
of Robert Lee Billiard? Where is
he at present?-M. F.
Lieut.. Gen. Robert Lee Billiard,
speaker two days ago at the gradua-
ton exercises Of the United States
Military academy, was commander
of the Second American field army
in France, and since his return has
been in command of the Southeast
division. General Billiard is an Ala
bamian, who prefaced his period of
study and training at West Point
with course of investigation at the
Alabama Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college. His career, prior to the
Spanish American war, was Of the
conventional type. tending, toward
the last, to specialization in the sub
sistence department. During the
period. when he was on duty in the
Philippines he showed marked
ability as a civilian administrator.
When the United States entered the
world war General Billiard was Sc
lected to go to France because Of
his distinct capacity for meeting new
problems. He distinguished himself
particularly at the battle of Chateau
Thierry and was rewarded with pro-
motion to the rank of lieutenant
general.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
Switzerland has a river called A,
and there is an island in the Baltic
called Zee.
During the past year 100000
a.