The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-07-11
Conscientious Director Now Un-
der Guard Is Loved by His
Fellows.
BRAVERY ON BATTLE FRONT
Attended re Wounded and Saved the
Fighting Men While the Battle
Raged--His Fellows Declare
He Deserves the D. S. c.

New YOrk.-Richard Stierheim is I'M
der guard ct Camp Dix as u conscien-
tioas objector who refused to bear
arms in France.
Yet companions who fought by his
side in the 18th division vow that
Stie.heim Is one of the bravest men
in the entiro division.
Stierheim is a member of Company
ID, 315th infantry. He lives in lingo
mar, Il small town. some miles north
of Pittsburgh. He is twenty-seven
years old, stands 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 Stierheim 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
ing discharge from the army.
When seen at Camp Dix by a re-
porter for The World Stierheim was
the perfection of modesty. reticence,
and other kindred virtues. Only by IA
most rigorous third degree was it pos
sible TO extract his story from him.
Stferheim was drafted while he 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
TO Camp Meade, Maryland. and there
trained for aervice. He drilled with
the rest of ne men and went with
them TO the rifle range. At last the
regiment sailed for France.
al Objsct to All Wars"
Il drilled with rifle over there Cor
two days" Stierheim said. land then
I decided to have the courage of my
convictions and not handle a rifle any
longer And from that day TO this
have been under guard. 1 think / am
still technically under guard, but
am not certain.
81 do not claim any connection with
any religious creed. | was born and
reared Roman Catholic. but do not
claim to be rnember of that church
now. / atten..d services when / was
at home becayHe my father and moth
er wanted me %. have not gone to
SAilNt sAltiti- Alt
II do believe in God and l believe
in the Bible. That book contains ten
commandments, one of which forbids
the killing of your fellowman-
And then lot of rulers get to-
gether and say TO hell with the Ten
Commandments And they go ahead
and do as they please. 1 object to all
wars. ] object as much TO the United
States making war upon Germany as
do to Germany making war upon the
United States. There Is no distinction.
"They ThouS.,t | Was Yellow"
They thought l was yellow when
I would not fight. but / think / lave
proved to them that / was not. But
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 a S,ore
time after his arrival in France. EIe
admitted when brought before a coysi-
martial that he had done so.
Then they caught me. l was hsaf-
ed for Spain, and when / was ccuft-
martialed l told the officers so. /
pleaded guilty and told them why ]
cad deserted. Tat was all there was
so IL. 1t has not Interested me enough
40 bother TO get copy OF the charges