The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-18
Conscientious Director Now Un-
der Guard Is Loved by His
Fellows.
BRAVERY ON BATTLE front
Attended the Wounded and Saved the
Fighting Men While the Battle
Raaed-His Fellows Declare
He Deserves the .. S. c.

New iurk.-Richard Sterhcim is un-
der guard AT Camp Din as a con>cien-
,iuuS director who refused TO bear
arms in France.
Yet companions who fought by his
side in the 10th division vow that
Stierheim is one of the brave>t men
in the entire division.
Sticrhelm IS n member of Company
u. 3loth infantry. He lives in lingo
mar. Il small town. some miles north
of Pittsburgh. He is twenty-Seven
Years old stands 6 feet l in his stock
ing feet. and is built on massive lines.
The best boy in the DIVISION is
the unanimous verdict of every man
IN the organization when Stierhe;m is
mentioned He is the best dugout
builder, the best ammunition bearer
Il Gungha Din, nurse. and numerous
other things. Dick" Stierheim has
no warmer friends than his compan-
ions at Camp Dix. who now are await
in. discharge from the army.
When seen at Camp Dix by a re-
porter for The World Sterheim was
and other kindred virtues. Only by
most rigorous third degree was il pos
sihle To extract his story from him.
Stierheim was drafted while lie was
working in the Sparrows Point ship
yard near Baltimore. For the greater
part of his - years he has followed
his trade of carpenter. He was sent
trained for service. He drilled with
the rest of the men and Went with
them to the rifle range. At last the
regiment sailed for France.
~ Object to All Wars"
II drilled with Il rifle over there for
two days" Srierheim said. and then
! decided to have the courage of my
convictions and not handle rifle any
longer. And from that day to this l
have been under guard. l think l am
still technically under guard, but
am not certain.
II do not claim any connection with
any religious creed. l was born and
reared Roman Catholic, but I do not
claim to be member of that church
now. l attended services when | was
at home because my father and moth
er wanted me to. ! have not gone to
church since entering the army.
Il do believe in God and l believe
in the Bible. That book contains ten
commandments, one of which forbidS
The killing of Your feIowman.
And then Il lot of rulers GET to-
gether and say TO hell with the Ten
Commandments And they GO ahead
and do as they please. l obiec, 10 all
wars. I object as much to the United
States making war upon Germany as l
ID 10 Germany making war upon the
United States. There is no distinction.
They Thought | Was yellow"
They thought l was yellow when
l would not fight bur l think l have
proved to them that l was not. Bur
still didn't do anything worth talking
about"
Deeds of most extraordinary hero
ism are accredited to Stierheim during
his days in France.
He deserted his company short
time after his arrival in France. He
admitted when brought before Il court
martial that he had done so.
''Then they caught me. l was head
cd for Spain. and when l was court
,nartialed l told the officers So.
pleaded guilty and told them why
had deserted. That was all there was
10 II. Ii has not interested me enough
% bother to get q copy of the charges