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boys. This may be given to men of all ranks. \ private in the perform ance of his duties as a runner was obliged to travel over a road which was under constant and heavy shell fire, but he succeeded in delivering a message to his commanding officer, which enabled the latter to so place his guns that a direct fire, was made A major general in utter disregard for danger was such an inspiring exam pie to his men that it resulted in the crossing of the Aire and the capture of Grand Pre- and St. Juvin- Both men received the United States Dis tinguished Service Cross.
 Almost every day the United States Official Bulletin published by the gov ernment chronicles the bravery of men who are named by General Pershing to receive this honor. They come from no special part of the country and their home addresses show that the men from California and New York, and the ones from Minnesota and Florida, have all given wonderful ex- hibition of bravery. They are officers and privates and '. M. c. A. and Knights of Columbus men all doing their duty fearIessly. The two latter in many instances helped to reorgan- ize stretcherz bearers after the greater
 part. of their companies had been
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had fought many times with their backs against the wall. The horde of young Americans who came 5000 miles 10 help break the lines of the Huns and who hesitated at nothing until the "job," as they called it, was finished gave them Q new courage and they delighted to honor them with medals for their brave acts.
 The Victory Cross
 Of course, of the foreign honor. medals England's Victoria Cross was the most coveted and even before the United States entered the war so many of our men had fought both in the British Army and the Canadian and shown such great bravery that many of them had been decorated.
 The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856; the Distinguished Service Order in 1886; the Military Cross on Jan uary 1st, 1915. The Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1854 and the Milf tary Medal in April, 1916. The Vic toria Cross is conferred for military or naval service of unique valor or for
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changed her canning method of years and adopted the modern cold pack method with the greatest success.
 Many Classes Of Workers
 But for the cooperation of the press the war garden movement would not have got very far, the author declares in a chapter in the book dealing with that, phase, of the work. He gives ample credit to all who assisted in any way in the great enterprise and de clares that merely to tabuIate the names of the various clubs, commit tees and individuals who helped in this movement would require vol ume." But nothing essential seems to be omitted from the volume. The au- thor tells of the fun the cartoonists had with the war gardener; he de- scribes the way in which the soldiers at Camp Dix, N. J., planted Uncle Sam's First War Garden the big 400 acre demonstration plot which was the first of it's kind in the world; he tells how they planted gardens on his toric Boston Common and in Bryant Park, New York, along crowded For ty-second street; and also how they did it in all sorts of places all over the United States. How the railroads helped, how big business helped, what the school garden army did, what community gardening meant. the value of war gardens as city assets. these and a hundred other angles of the movement are related. The au- thor also tells of the important part played by the home food growers by the conservation of garden products which they practiced. He mentions
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killed and in this way saved many
 lives It seems to have been the chief
 delight of the Huns to bomb Red Cross hospitals and roads over which the wounded were compelled to pass.
 A recital of the brave deeds of our boys would fill volumes, and it is hoped
 that when all the awards are made that they will be published so that all
 may read how these. young men of all
 classes and conditions went forth to
 clear the world of militarism and al though many lost their lives in so do- ing, how admirably they succeeded.
 First Woman To Win Medal
 The first woman to win the Amer ican Army Distinguished Service | Medal was Miss Beatrice Macdonald ] of the Reserve Nurse Corps, who was ! seriously wounded while remaining at i her post with wounded men at a Brit l ish Casualty Station during German air raid. Miss Mcdonald lost one of her eyes through her devotion to her i patients. Secretary Baker made the presentation to the fearless nurse at i the War Departm in Washington. Recently a number of civilians have l been given medals for the part they 1 have taken in furnishing the sinews | of war. Among them is Edward R. l Stettinius who is seen in the picture i being decorated by Secretary Baker. Four Medals Most Coveted
 The four medals given by the Unit
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peace. It has been conferred upon several Americans.
 The Italian Military Medal, an award brought about by the recent war, was recently sent to the mothers of the first two Americans whose bray cry deserved it. Both were killed. The Italian military attache in Washington made the presentation; the two women receiving the medals were Mrs. James Cummings Barr, of New York, and
 Mrs. William Davenport PIatt, of Bal timore.
 Belgium has Q medal for meritorious
 service for the present war. It was in
 stituted by King Albert in 1915, and is
 known as the Belgium Cross de
 Guerre. This, like the Italian decora-
 ton has been won by few Amer jeans.
 Sergeant Ruth Farnan, an English woman, the first one to hold com mand in the Serbian Army, has been decorated with the Order of Kara gorge, founded in 1904 by King Peter of Serbia. It is conferred with a sword for specially meritorious serv- ice in the Serbian Army. It is especial Iy beautiful, being made of gold and | enamel and hung with red ribbon. This lady also received two lesser dec orations for bravery under fire. Our Own Medal For VaIor Naturally every country has its re- | ward for merit for brave deeds done | in war and our own country has it's i United States Distinguished Service Cross for extra ordinary heroism-the most coveted of all decorations by our
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their dead. It Is very large and con tains a number of handsome monu- ments, especially one to kossuth, who is known as the George Washington of Hungary
 The visitor to that city of the dead will be surprised to find at the grave a photograph, painting or statue of the person who is buried beneath each stone. They are usually the last pie ture made of the deceased. Where the family is wealthy there is the bust or a recumbent figure of the dead man or woman made from his or her latest picture, while beside it sits or stands the statue of the nearest living relative, man or woman, carved from life. For instance, there is one of the purest marble which shows the perfect bust of a man at the time of his death while just in front and standing upon his grave is a life sized figure of his widow, a perfect likeness of her at the time of her husbands death. Both figures are works of art and must have cost several thousand dollars.
 In another part of the cemetery monument shows the life sized figure of a man with dishevelled hair sitting beside the bier of his dead wife who seems to be resting her head against an obeIisk like stone, but the features from certain angles are very Hfe-like. Those who knew them declare that they were a. wealthy devoted married couple of Budapest, also that the like ness of the man who is still living, is perfect.
 In some instances the figures of sev- eral living members of a family sit beside the grave of a parent. But perhaps the most interesting of all are pictures imbedded in the grave stones covered with glass and thus protected from the weather.
 They range from a cheap photo graph to an oil painting and show OK actly how the person looked at the time of his or her death. They are set in any part of the stone and some are so small and set so low that there is difficulty in finding them, but they are always there as even the poorest seem to have the money to carry out this curious custom.
 One of the best of these many hun
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the aid given to the tillers of the soil by daylight saving, and devotes chapter to the future of war garden ing, now become victory gardening He declares that the "city farmer is here to stay and that there seems to be no doubt but that the back yard and vacant lot garden has become permanent institution in America.
 Magnificent Work Of Press
 The printed word, the most power full force known to civilization, made war gardens possible,' writes MT. Pack. ''In no other way could they have been made to multiply so rapidly in all parts of the land. From print CTS ink to parsnips and parsley Is long jump; but the newspapers and magazines made that jump along with the others which they made for Lib erty Loans, the Red Cross and various other war-work campaigns. How much of a debt of gratitude the nation owes to its patriotic editors it probably never will be able to realize fully, but it does know that without their whole-hearted support and their loyal assistance 1t would never have been able to arouse the people of the Unit ed States as a whole to the strenuous efforts which they exerted to back up the Government and the fighting forces" Both the daily press and the magazines of the country are praised in this fine memorial volume which will stand as a permanent rec ord of an important wartime activity. for their patriotic assistance.
 Complete Record
 The work is a complete record of
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personal bravery of an unusual degree. If given to an Englishman or colonist it carries with it and implies right to a pension and by British law may never be taken from the recipient under any condition whatever. There is but one class of this medal but when conferred upon a naval man it has a blue rib bon while when given to the Army it hangs from a purple ribbon. In for mer wars only 1S2 in all were given out. During the present war a much larger number were awarded for never in the history of the world have men shown such acts of bravery and the achievements of soldiers in all former wars were completely overshadowed. The Victoria Cross is given to both off, cers and privates.
 The Croix de Guerre
 The Croix de Guerre of France was established on April Sth, 1915. There are four classes of this, the first one being for mention in regimenta1 orders and for each subsequent citation is added a star, or a wreath for air service.
 Major General John A. Lejune, the popular commander of the Second Di- vision of the Marine Corps. received this medal, the presentation being made after the armistIce was signed, at Leutesdorf, Germany.
 Italy, Belgium and Serbia
 The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded in 1888 by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. It is of five classes and may be awarded for any distin- guished service to the nation in war or
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ed States which are most coveted by the men are known under four names Of course, there are various medals for sharpshoot craftsmanship, etc., but the four shown are the real" honors from the Government,
 The Distinguished Service Cross Is a bronze Maltese cross with rounded knobs on the end. In the center there is an eagle with outstretched wings. and just below it the words, For Vaior'' are engraved. It is also hung from a red, white and blue ribbon, the blue being in the center and bearing bronze oak leaf.
 The Distinguished Service Medal is a wreath of blue enamel, which bears in gold the words, For Distinguished Service" There is a bronze eagle in the center. The medal hangs from red, white and blue ribbon of curi- ous pattern. the white stripe predomi- hating.
 There are two medals awarded by Congress-one to the soldiers and an other type to the sailors. They are given for gallantry in action and were adopted by that body in 1905. The one for the Army consists of a five pointed star of rose gold finish | on the medallion in the center is the head of Minerva in bold relief, sur 1 rounded by a band bearing the in scription United States of America" Upon each point of the star, which is | encircIed by a green enamel wreath, , is an oak leaf. Surmounting the whole is an eagle resting on bar bearing | the words For VaIor." The decora-
 ton is hung from a blue silk watered ribbon upon which there are thirteen
 white stars.
 The Congressional Medal of Honor | for the Navy is a bronze five pointed
 star with medallion in the center of
 Justice helping the fallen. It is hung by a bronze anchor attached to a bow of watered blue ribbon decorated with
 stars.
 The name of the recipient of the
 medal Is engraved upon the reverse side of each of the medals. They are
 given to both officers and privates.
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the movement from it's inception shortly before the United States en- tered the war down to the present day and with a predication as to what will be the future of war gardening. It is illustrated with numerous pic
 lures showing all varieties of garden activities and reproductions in colors of the different posters which were used in spreading the message.
 In describing the beginning of the movement which developed with such marvellous speed; MT. Pack says;
 While the organizers of the National War Garden Commission were opti- mistic and looked forward confidently to the accomplishment of large re suits. they little dreamed that the war garden movement would grow so rap idly. The war garden idea struck a
 patriotic chord. The American peo-
 pie answered the call to help win the war by producing food in their back
 yards with the same unanimity and enthusiasm they had shown in re- spending to each other appeal the
 country had made for service
 Then after telling of how millions of city farmers grabbed their hoes and got out into the garden trenches" and of how they followed this up with a
 big garden conservation campaign
 which piled the pantries high with l canned beans and beets and other garden products. he goes on to say:
 Home food production will continue
 because it has been found worth while; and, like other things which
 this war has demonstrated to be of value and benefit to mankind, it will 1 last War gardening will permanently establish itself because it's peace-time J value will fully equal it's wartime worth. This will be true at all times,
 but more particularly during the first
 five or ten years of the great recon l struction period. In the city farm CT
 has been found 8 partial answer to the | stay-on-the-farm idea. Ambitious
 young men and women will not re-
 main in the country where comforts
 are denied and where advantages of
 social life and education are few; but l they will be glad to farm in the city.
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Picture of nineteen-year-old girl. 1905 are just below his name. The rugged face of this sixty-nine year old Hungarian is so Iife-like that it seems ready to speak.
 Hundreds of pictures of these graves might be shown, for the cemetery is well kept and there are miles of walks.
 Still another peculiarity is the bronze or iron lamp posts on the graves and the huge silver balls set up on many. The latter are like the col ored glass balls used upon our Christ mas trees except they are always sil- vered and much larger. There seems to be no way of lighting the lamps and the only inference is that they are used to light the dead to Heaven or where candles may be placed when relatives or friends are offering prayers for the dead, as the Roman Catholic and Greek church is the prevailing religion of the country.
 Altogether a study of this cemetery is one of the most interesting things in Budapest.
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How Each Nation Deco rafes Ifs Men for Bravery In War - The VaIoF of Our Boys.

Copyright, 1919, The International Syndicate " T has been customary for time
 .immem orial to award some tangi- E bic symbol of bravery and heroism. e It is done in the ordinary course of affairs for some extraordinary feat or achievement which has been accom- pltshed and philanthropists have sub scribed large sums of money to pro- cure medals or other evidences of brave deeds so that those who risk life and limb for some just cause or to rescue someone from danger may be rewarded for their courage. Human nature seems to respond in that way in the recognition of unusually con spicUous meritorious conduct. It finds expression with equal readiness, whether the heroism is in the walks of life where the general public is benefited or in private affairs where the benefit may be an individual.
 The high conception of the purpose of such rewards is fully maintained in it's application to deeds of hcroism and sacrifice in the great conflict just end ed. Hundreds of our boys are receiv- ing medals from other countries as well as our own and the brotherhood of man has never been shown to such au eNlGuA dS III IllG uttuS WHICH nave merited these rewards.
 The fearlesSness of our boys amazed the officers of the other countries, not because there were not brave men among their own soldiers but because these fresh young patriots from Amer ica were not tired like their own men, but were eager and ready for the fray al any time. They fought side by side with the British, French and Italians and their never-say-die spirit encour- aged these men who for three years
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4 Book Which Cannot Be Bought - The Press a GreafFacfor In War Gar. den Campaign = Gives Credit To All Workers.

eSA HE war gardeners have been A put in d book What they did and how they did it during the
 - war to produce food r. O. B. the kitchen door has been recorded in "The War Garden Victorious" by Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the National War Garden Commis- sion. The volume is being sent to libraries sof- the country as a perma- nent record of one of the most unique endeavors a people ever undertook. The glorious part of it all is that the victory garden, which succeeded the war garden has come to stay as a na- tional institution. Reports from all over the country to the commission show that the garden is being made the corner stone of all community en- deavor.
 Possibilities of urthering the Amer icanization idea are greatly advanced by the victory garden. As an example of this the immigration section of the Y.' M. c. A. at Chicago has planted over 15O acres of industrial gardens for the foreign born and is using the victory garden edition of the primer issued by the commission. In this way the foreign born is taught the English language while doing his gardening.
 First Copy To A 95-Year-Old Worker
 The first copy of the book, which is not for sale, has been sent by MT. Pack to Mrs. Thomas Edwards. of Oberlin, Ohio. This honor is paid Mrs. Edwards who is ninety-hve years old, because of her age and because of the fact that she had great success with her garden, most of the work in which she did herself. Then too she
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Gardens Of All Kinds

way. By this means almost every one becomes a food producer"
 Gardens Of All Kinds
 There were war gardens of all kinds and they were found everywhere. In describing the variety of types. the author says: "On plaster and ash filled ground only a few feet above the rumbling subway in New York City was a war garden. From this little vegetable plot in Bryant Park. where land is valued at something garden along the railroad right of way near the top of the White Noun .tains is a far, far cry. Yet both spots had their war gardens. The war gar den was found in tiny clearings be- side the logging camps of Louisiana, in irrigated plotsl among the arid sands of New Mexico, and on the open, fertile stretches of the Middle West. Even the lighthouse keeper at Santa Cruz, California, planted a little garden under the shadow of his pro- tecting shaft. From coast to coast and from lake to gulf. little areas that had been barren as the desert suddenly b1ossomed like the rose. Be- dens was a heart animated by the de- sire to serve God and country"
 The book is dedicated to the war gardeners of the United States and Allied countries in admiration of their success in adding to the worlds sup l ply of food during the world war"
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Curious Burial Customs of Budapest

dred pictures Is that of Fanda Janos, a prominent business man of the city. A picture of this man is near the foot of a splendid cross of black stone. The year of his birth and death, 1S36
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Buda pest. This is found in the large
 cemetery in that city which is known as the Kerepesi Koziemero, where nearly every family in Budapest bury
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HILE all civilized nations
 either bury their dead or place them in vaults or mau- soIeums there is curious
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The victory garden has opened the way. By this means almost every one | becomes a food producer"
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O HE war gardeners have been
 put in d book. What they did
 and how they did it during the . war tn nrnduce food F. O. B. the
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-20
THE KING AND THE BOY SCOUTS.

On the day that King George gave his
great garden party 10 those who had
distinguished themselves I'm patriotic
work during the war. there were In
Guided only two organizations OF
young people. These were the boy
scouts and the girl guides.
The king particularly asked that the
boys and girls themselves should be
present TO the number OF $50. as rep
rekentatiges OF the rest. Picked. as
they were. one from every county In
the British isles. they naturally pre-
scented n very smart lot.
The king talked for quite a while
in praise Of the work Of sconimasterz.
Results were what he judged BY, not
the steps. Results are the only test.
and the results reflected with greatest
possible credit on the workers. He
said that he had personal experience
OF this. because. on account OF their
caImtillty. scouts had come now 10 be
used for all large functions at the PAL
ace.
And be went on 20 say this Of
scouting: ''rbe beauty OF a scout II
that you never have 10 tell him what
20 do. and you can rely on his doing H.
A scout never makes n mistake.
have never known n scout TO make a
mistake"
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RASCALS
Biliousness, Headache. Colds.
Constipation. driven out
with "Cascarets"

Why take nasty cathartics. sickening
salts. or stomach-turning oils TO drive
these rascals out? Let gentle, harmless
Cascsrets remove the liver and bowel
poison which is keeping your head
dizzy. your tongue coated. your skin
sallow, your breath offensive, and your
stomach sour. Get box of Cascarets
at the drug store and rid your liver,
stomach and bowels Of the excess bile.
poisons, and waste which are keeping
you miserable. Cascarets never grippe.
never sicken. never inconvenience.
They cost so little and work while you
sleep.-Adv.