The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-02
men, ten
WOMEN, DIE IN ""
SERVICE OVERSEAS
sserlnee rrsportlcrsteiy One Quarter
~ Great a. That ~ Army--
slxty.rhree Decorated.

The Y. NJ, g. A. carried the Rod rri.
angle lntn the camps and trenches
phr,ad at a cost ~ fiftv'threc lives. a
sacrifice proportlona,eiy onc.auarter
as grvat rs that os the American
rrniy. aeconllngste statement issued
,oslay hy the National War Work
Counci ct the \. M e. A. uf thesr
Fatalities thlrtvnse were duc "a dls.
case. aad the remainder o. shcltnre.
h"mhs gasfcseE drowning aud
wounds. Ten ~ these were wamen.
.ne ~ Whom was llncd by shell IRE
aud The other IN German air raid
There VERY also nfly.hsc non,fatal
casualties These were due prlnci'
rally 20 mactlns gun tlrss gaS shell
fre ana motor transport accidents
Numerous cases or sllsNs wounds and
rTsslngs which we're attended az dress.
snl stations but were not reported to
headquarters. are not Included.
These casualties occurr,d ia forcc
which NJ ~ time exceeded anno work.
csS ~ whom n Is reckcned that mere
than onehhlf wcre never sent 20 the
ffsnt being employed IN the hundreds
~ hnts maintained throughout the
training arvns ana the "iease arcnsr
SlNty.shfec "N- workers were dcco-
rated, while IN all more than ia2 re.
ceiyvd official recognition or dlstin.
FnlShvl service. Thtrfeen of these
werc decorated with she crolx do
onerrc. while forty eight received
other decorations. nf these three re-
cei,ed abc Distinguished service Cross.
three The order of 81 Sianisaus; FIVE
The Italian CnSallerc Del Corona !.
thirlyelght The Italian Wax Cross. and
enc the French decoration ~ the
Corps dArince. Seven we're cited for
the Crnix Dc fsurrrt, and seven for
other decorations. ak commended for
mcrllorieas conduct. and twcnlynine
received honorable mention Ia dis
patches several units were cited IN
fhelr entirety. those serving with the
Third division being cited twice, Mere
than score more reported decorations
have nat yet been confirmed.
Not one 'of these men under ,hlrty
eas ~ for military duts. hat The ciia-
items show that they carried on with
iha same courage and spirit lhnt iden
tlfled Americans throughout Tho war.
These records show that they weai
oyer The top with the assnufing
waves. that they exposed themselves
under machine gun and she'll nre to
minister 20 The wounded. That They
worked lnaefailguhly as s,rutrher
bearers, and that they druye amhn.
lances Into The midst Of battle 60 res
cue ihe wounded.
Others wore sacrificed In the lees
heroic bur AZ less necessary work he.
hind the lines. Among these stands
os.i Miss Winona Martin of Rockville
Center, 1. i, y. M G. A. secretary.
who was the flrss American wnMan
killed ia lie war. She was Killed br
a bomb during a German air rnld.
and her death made deep impression
on American minds
Miss Martin had been ia Paris only
a month. but had already done ,nlu.
able work Ia stimulating nm interest
among the soldiers Ii the Y. NJ. q. A.
III Paris.
Miss Marion g. crandeli of Aln-
ineda. Cal. Killed hy shell nre near
Chalons March ~, Nlais. was another
q the women sacrificed In helping the
soldiers.
oIfIclals were quick 10 sec and np-
precinte merifoflous work, on the part
II the secretaries aud prompt to recog-
nizc II officially. Major General nick-
man ~ the Third division gave a par
iicularly strong citation Of the unIts
attached to that division. consisting of
IhIrtyfonr men and Six women
A later commeDdation ~ ihe same
rnits was ordered by Major General
Ifuwse
Major General Henry r. Alien ~ the
Ninctlath division IN letter 10 the
plviJonal y. NJ G. A. secretary said
Two secretaries. r. A. Dawes and n.
f. Ford, actually went over the fop
sith the assaultlnE battalIons and car
led on their work In the midst Of
ne severess losses
3 The Y, NJ. q. A. honor roll ~ those
sho gave up their lives while help
ne The soldiers win the wnr, and of
hose who distinguished themselves In |
HIS work. contains the names ~ The
men from the Southern |
department: DR. John II. |
sliTord. Tucson. Arix., awarded croir
2 Guerre: Thomas Nell Jefferson, |
den, Tex. awarded Italian crolx
c Guerre: William Alsa Miller. Aus
In. Tex, awarded Italian GroIx de