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Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
pIRATEs AND BRAVES DIVIDE

Pittsburg, Sept S.-Boston and Pittsburg divided a double header here. the Pirates taking the first game. Miller was invincible in the first game, while the locals hit De marcos delivery at will In the sec ond game the Braves fell upon the offerings of Fender for two singles and a triple added to an error, which gave them enough runs to win. The scores:
 First game R. H. E. Boston -. 900 900 000-O 5 8 Pittsburg ..-420 rcs 10x-10 IA 2
 Batteries = Demaree and Gowdy; White, Miller and Schmidt.
 Summary--Two base hits, Bigbee, Southworth 8; Schmidt: home run, Bigbee; stolen bases, Barbare, Cut shaw; sacrifice hits, Schmidt, Cary; double play. Southworth, Grimm; bases on balls, Miller 1 struck out, Demaree 2; Miller 2; wild pitches, Demaree.
 Second game R. H. B. Boston .01o 900 OSO-4 2 Pittshurg ...----.-...1OO 110 OO0-3 12
 atteries-Causey, Fillingim and Gowdy, Wilson; Fender, Cooper and Blackwell
 Summary-Two bace hits Grimm Barbare; three base hits, Maranville Grimm; stolen bases, 'Maranville, Will son, Carey, Cutshaw; sacrifice hits Holke 2: sacrifice ny Mann double plays, Boeckel, Maranville; Maran vile. Holke; bases on balls, Causey 1, Fillingin 1, Ceeper 2; innings pitched, Causey 2. Filingim 2, Pen der 1-3, Cooper 1 2-3; hit by pitcher by Fender 1, Struck out, Causey 2; Fender 1; Cooper 2.
 No others scheduled.
 Resc tk5 Review every morning.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
Fiery Itching and Burning of
 su,. s. Skin Ski Is Mo2stCruel 2s M 'I Torture q

Ih1S good medlc1ne has stood the test of 50 years as the greatest blood purifier known. It is guar anteed entirely free from minerals of any kind. %
 The experience of others has established the unfailing merits of s. s. S., and there's no question about the wisdom of your giving it a thorough trial. All reputable druggists sell it. If in doubt as tc your case write to Medical Ad- visor, Swift Specific Co.,, Dept. 54. Atlanta, Ga.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Why suffer from these persistent tortures when it is so easy and costs so little to do as thousands of others have done and get relief through s. s. S.? It Is now well known that eczema and other skin troubles come from impure blood. By giving the blood a thorough cleansing you not only get sure and speedy relief but you also build up the system and renew your vigor and vitality.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
RED SIX WIN TWO FROM TANKS;
 RUTH BREAKS HOME RUN RECORD
AMERICAN LEAGUE
OF THE TEAMS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BREAKS HOME RUN RECORD

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Boston de- featad New York in both sections of a double header. In the eighth inning of the first game Ruth hit home run into the right field for his 18th home run of the year, breaking the estab- lished major league record. Freeman of the Washinton National league club had held the record ever since he hit 25 home runs in 1899.
 Word was received from Ban John son that the Detroit club protested the second game of the double header on the ground that it was a game transferred to New York from Boston. Scores: T5lfA
 First game R. H. F. Boston .................O1O 900 11O-3 8 o New York 1000 100 OOO-1 2 l
 Batteries-Jones and Schang; Thor mahlen, Quinn and Ruel.
 Second game R. H. E. Boston .-......-----..--o coo 200 OO1-3 10 New York --....---.OOO 900 000-O 3 1
 Batteries-Hoyt and Walters; Mo gridge and Hannah.
 Summary-Two base hits, Ruth; stolen bases, Roth, Pratt; double plays, Pratt, Peckinpaugh, Ward, Witt, Shannon, McInnis; base on balls, Hoyt 2; Mogridge 1; struck out Hoyt 3, Mogridge 2; wild pitch Mogridge.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Comanche Northern, No. 1 Carr, D. R. Carruth survey, is blowing itself in, making 5,0OO,O00 feet of gas and about 2,O0O barrels of oil. This will be one of the big wells of the field, Desdemona reports.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
BASEBALL RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, 2-2; Boston, IA. St. Louis, 0-S; Cincinnati, 1-2. Chicago, 1; Pittsburg, 2.
 Philadelphia, 3-1; Brooklyn, 2-2.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
WESTERN LEAGUE

Oklahoma City, 6-S; Omaha, 20. Tulsa, S-2; St. Joseph, II. Wichita, 6-1; Sioux City, 42. Joplin, 5-4; Des Moines, 22.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

The Arrowhead No. 1, two miles northwest of the proven field at Som erset, tested out it's pump yesterday, at IS to 20 barrels. The well is com ing in by heads and improvement is expected.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Crosby ct al. No. ,, Putty, one and half miles north of Desdemona shot 80 quarts of nitro glycerine recent ly. The oil shot over the derrick with a flush production of about 800 barrels.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

adjoining Echols tract on the east, has brought in a 5000 barrel well. This is the largest producer the company has ever drilled in
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
LATEST NOTES
 IF O|L FIELDS

The Ocean we'll is now flowing at 2,000 barrels on the black lime, and the gas has become so strong that work has had to be stopped. This is the information received by phone at the Freidenboom and Godchak offices late yesterday afternoon from w. C.. Porterfield.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
AMERICAN RESIGNATION

Indianapolis, 3-7; Minneapolis, 6-4 Louisville, 2; Kansas City, 10. Columbus, 7-10; Milwaukee, 6-5. Toledo, S-5; St. Paul, 77.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Oakland 2-5; Seattle, 0-9
 Vernon, 0-3; San Francisco, 6-2. Sacramento, 0-5; Portland, Al. Salt Lake, 3-S; Los Angeles, 6-5.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Silver Cycle is now supplying but one-half it's oil production. All is sold, however, and full Connections will soon be made.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington, 2; New York, 8. Chicago, 8; Cleveland, 3. Detroit, 5; St. Louis, 6.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE TEAMs
Boxer Bobby Burns Puts On Good Show

Bobby" Burns, the army instruc- tor-boxer, ''Kid'' Palmer, the soldier welterweight, and Mickey Riley, the singing boxer" assisted by the First cavalry jazz" band from Douglas, put on a pleasing entertainment at the Grand theater last night. There were sparring exhibitions. shadow boxing and training stunts" togeth- CT with music by the band and songs by Riley. The crowd was small, but appreciative.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Louisville, 4; Kansas City, 3. Columbus, 2; Milwaukee 12. Indianapolis. z; Minneapolis : Toledo, 4; St. Paul, 3.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Texas Company No. 1, Prater Grice, on the south side of Hog Creek and
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09
WESTERN LEAGUE

Joplin, Il; Des Moines, 2. Wichita, 6; Sioux City, IA. Oklahoma City, 4; Omaha, 8. Tulsa, 6; St. Joseph, 8.
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How about those letter heads and envelopes? Phone 39. Review.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

No others scheduled.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-09-09

Resc ts5 Review every morning. Review.
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 25 shares-----------. ---.---$ 5O
 50 shares.---.---..----..---.-S 100 100 shares----..--.-----.--- 200 1000 shares. ,OOO (On 1000 shares your Sep tember dividend will be $5O.00; your October divi, will be $100.00-and who knows what your dividends will be when the company's big we'll comes in on the TEXAS CHIEF OFFSET. Remember TEXAS CHIEF has already paid it's stock holders 300 per cent cash dividend and it is rumored it will pay another 400 per cent cash dividend-and the TEXAS CHIEF COMPANY is less than one year old.) BUY GlLBERT-TRUE FOR BIG DIVIDENDS = PER- TAPS ENORMOUS DlVl- DEMOS.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
FORD'PLANNING A
BILLION DOLLAR
COMPANY ALL OWN

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 26.-Accord-
Ing to we'll authenticated reports
Henry Ford is planning to boost the
pay Of his 10000 employees to an
50 a day minimum within a year,
this scale to 60 as high as $12 a
day In some cases. The minimum
wage is now Sc a day.
The wage boost, it is said, is part
OF a dream Of Henry Ford for a
billion dollar corporation, entrench-
ed in every country Of the earth,
owned absolutely by one man, an
industrial monarchy controlled by
hereditary succession.
Next August, if nothing inter-
venes, Henry Ford and his son will
hold without obligation of any sort,
every penny Of Ford stock. All the
present and contemplated Ford in
dustries will be owned within the
Ford family.
1t Is to keep the Ford policies iu-
tact that Henry Ford has acquired
personally all of the stock of the
Ford Motor company. borrowing
$100.000,000 to expedite the pur-
chase.
With the payment of this the
company will be entirely In posses
sion of the Ford family. Henry
Ford's present plans, according to
the report, are to celebrate the pay
ment of the debt by announcing the
new wage scale and making a still
further reduction in the price of
his car.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
j. S, AVIAT0RS
were KILLED
ACROSS LINE

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 26.-Lieuten-
ant Cecil Connolly and Frederick
Waterhouse, American aviators,
who lost their lives after being
forced to descend in Lower Lali-
fornia, Mexico, were murdered, ac-
cording to testimony for the SEN
ate subcommittee investigating
Mexican affairs, given today by
Joe Allen Richards.
Richards, an American, discov-
cred the bodies Sept. p, last, on
the beach Of the Baya de Los An
geles, when he went ashore from q
little Mexican steamer to aid in
replenishing the water supply of
the boat.
According to his testimony today
Richards was arrested by the Mex
ican authorities at Santa Rosalie
for reporting the discovery Of the
bodies to the master Of the Amer
lean steamer Providencia, which
was in the harbor of Santa Rosalie.
He said he was stripped of all his
clothing and was kept in a cement
cell for more than day.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
SUSPECT REDS
DETAIN GROOM
DUE AT ALTAR
DR.. Vermilye, Former
Naval Surgeon, Mys-
teriously Missing.

Monson, Mass, Dec. 26.-Dr. Will
liam Grey Vermilye Of New York,
a former naval surgeon, failed to
appear for his wedding with Miss
Ruth M. Keeney of this town yes
terday, and today his absence was
still unexplained. Miss Keeney,
who resigned as professor Of Span
ish at Bucknell university to mar
ry DR.. Vermilye, was reported i'll
at the home of her parents.
Guests at the expected wedding
were dismissed with the word that
DR.. Vermilye had not been heard
from since he left q New York
hotel. supposedly on the way to be
married.
1t was said that Miss Keeney's
family felt that DR.. Vermilye's alb
sence was due to violence. The ex-
pected groom had been engaged In
federal service in rounding up rad
icals since his discharge from the
navy and arrived in New York last
Friday from a South American trip
in which he had supervised the
deportation to Colombia of red
This fact suggested the possibility
Of radical activities being respon-
sible for DR.. Vermilye's non-ap-
pearanco.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
RADICAL PARADE
IN NEW YORK NOT
A GREAT SUCCESS

New York, Dec. 26.-The Christ
mas day celebration Of the League
for Amnesty for Political Prison
ers met with disaster when the po-
lice. soldiers and irate citizens
broke it up.
Several hundred men and wom-
en- placarded and "single-filed" for
the start Of their walk" up Fifth
avenue, dwindled to about fifty per-
sons, divided into two wandering
bodies which found their ways
home to the parish house of the
Church of the Ascension, in West
Eleventh street, after many hours
Of wanderings.
Placards carried by the walk
ers" were destroyed wholesale by
the police and volunteer assistants.
A number of arrests were made
for disobedience Of police orders,
and constant interruption by police
and civilians resulted in disruptine
the procession" beyond all recog-
niti6n within a quarter Of mile
Of its start.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
GERMAN SHIPS GO BACK TO BRITISH
ANOTHER NEW
ENGINE FUEL
IS BEST EVER
Within Reach, Too, of
Any Competent Maker
of Home Brew.

New York, Dec. 26.-Successful
tests of a motor fuel declared to be
more economical than gasoline and
also easier on motors, were an
nounced today by Arthur Praeger,
second assistant postmaster in
chare Of the mail service.
The fuel consists of 38 parts al
cohol, 30 gasoline, 10 benzol, rs
ether and toluol. Ingredients
making up the remaining one-half
parts were not given.
Mail plane No. 35 was used in
the tests between New York and
Washington. Another plane using
highest aviation gasoline was used
as check. Saving of SO gallons an
hour in favor Of the synthetic fuel
was indicated. Economy of lubri-
eating oil was also, shown by the
tests. After 125 hours in the air
the two motors were torn down
and that in which the new fuel had
been used was found in the better
condition with a smaller deposit OF
carbon.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
Signed by Petaln.
CITIZENS CANNOT
EVEN GO TO OVER
BORDER FOR DRINK

Ell Paso. Tex, Dec. rs. - Hun
dreds of Ell Paso citizens and tour
lists who planned to visit Juarez
yesterday, where liquors of all
kinds can be bought. were turned
back at the international bridge.
No one-day passports were is
sued and the only persons allowed
to cross the Rio Grande we're those
holding permanent passports Civ
ing permission to enter Mexico
Sundays and holidays.
Whisky and tequila, a Mexican
drink. could be had at prices vary
ing from S. to $11 a quart here
from "bootleggers," il the seeker
was known to be alright"
Juarez saloonkeepers and cafe
proprietors had prepared for a
banner Christmas day. So. too.
had the gambling casino, but their
hopes were dashed when the Amer
ican authorities refused to keep
the port open yesterday.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
ASKING WORLD
TO Save LIVES
OF SOCIALISTS
Entente Governments Blamed for
Coarse Work Of Military
Leader In Hungary.

Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 23.-Ap-
peals to world workers, especially
socialists In the United States,
England, France and Italy, asking
that those governments take steps
to stop the alleged slaughter" of
communists and socialists in Hun
gary, are being sent out by the
central government board of the
Austrian social democracy. It is
asserted that whereas 500 victims
were charged up to the Bella Kun
regime in Hungary, more than ten
times that number have been ex-
ecutcd on conviction at drumhead
courts martial on ''fiimsy war
rants" issued with alleged con-
nivance of Admiral Horthy, In COM
mand of the Hungarian government
troops at present.
Entente governments are jointly
responsible for present occur
rences, the appeal declares. They
diligently sought to protect bour-
geoisie from red terror" is is said.
but they are not making "any ef-
fort to halt the counter-revolution-
ary rampage
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
BETTER CARRY
NO WET GOODS
ON YOUR TRIP
Search and Seizure Work.
ing and Cobble-uns
May Get You.

Chicago. Dec. 26. Three big
trunks filled with whisky arrived
from st. Louis today in the bag
gage car of a Wabash train.
John ]. Warren, a government
agent, met them at the station and
took charge. Shortly after a man
in a motor truck arrived to claim
the shipment, but he fed when he
learned the United States agent
had arrived. Federal agents are
hunting the coi1signees.
James Leach, waiter on an Illi-
nois Central limited from Jackson
vile, Fla, is being held at the fed
eral building following discovery
of two bottles Of whisky in his
suitcase on the train.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
REMIT TERM FOR
AMERICAN WHOM
GERMANS PUMPED

New York, Dec. 26.-Secretary of
War Baker today remitted the 20
year sentence imposed upon Pri-
vate Lawrence Perlmutter Of New
York. the only member of the
expeditionary force to be
convicted of treason, according to
word received by Representative
Isaac Siegel of New York, who Ia
terested himself in the lads case.
Perlmutter, who served in the
medical department, 9th infantry,
I'd division, was convicted of hav-
ing supplied military information
of value to the Germans while a
prisoner of war. He was court
martialed in Coblenz after having
rejoined the American army after
the armistice and his sentence was
approved by general headquarters.
According to Mr.. Siegel, 1t was
not shown that the answers which
Perlmutter gave the Germans we're
true and only one witness, Captain
William H. Gordon, captured with
him, testified against him, whereas,
two witnesses are needed before an
American can be legally convictei !
of treason.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
PLAN ARRESTS
IN MURDER Of
MICHIGAN man
J. Stanley Brown, Son Of Million.
aire, Killed From Ambush
at Mt, Clemens.

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Dec. 26.-An
arrest in connection with the kill
ing Of ]. Stanley Brown, found shot
in his automobile near here We'd
nesday is expected today, accord
ing to Sheriff William Caldwell.
The sheriff said he was convinc-
ed that jealousy figured in the kill
ing.
The authorities have learned that
the tragedy preceded Browns con-
templated departure for Florida to
engage in business.
Brown, who was Is years old. is
survived by his 19-year-old widow
and two daughters and one brother.
His father, a millionaire cigar man
ufacturer of Detroit, died several
years ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
LOVE VICTIM,
AGE IL, HIDES
IN AN ASHCAN
Being Base of Traditional
Triangle Too Much
For Benny.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Benny Sokel-
onski, II years old, today was at
a hospital thoroughly thawed out
after having been cramped into an
ash can in freezing weather for a
day and a night. Benny was the
base Of the age old triangle and the
other two sides were formed by
Annie Barzyk, 13, and Florence
Moeller, II. AS a result he had. he
said, crawled into the ash can seek
ing death.
Tightly clasped in his fist when
a policeman dragged him from his
refuge, Benny held letter from his
loving wife, Annie" strange
grouping of childish devotion to a
playmate. mature abnegation and
sorrow which usually accompanies
triangles.
Il know you love Florence and
know you don't love me any more" -
read the letter. But, oh, if you
only knew how l love you. Don't
tell Florence how much l love you
or she will be mad. II you only
knew how much she loves you.
Oh, l hate her.
But if you love her better than
me, you can have her. l love you,
dear. I love you, dear"
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
WHISKY BURGLARS =
CHRISTMAS HAUL
IS A COOL 500, 600

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Whisky bur-
glars who looted the F. L. Often
heimer Wholesale Liquor company
some time during the Christmas
holidays, used motor trucks to cart
away liquor valued at 100000.
They selected the best stock. haul
ed it downstairs on the freight ele-
vator, and loaded their machines
at an alley door. The theft was
discovered this morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
hint 4 BREAK
DUE STEEL
UNION RANKS

Cleveland, Ohio. Dec. 26.-First
indications of q serious break in
the ranks of the striking steel
workers and predictions of an i'm
mediate end Of the strike that has
practically tied up Cleveland mills
for three months, came today with
the announcement that four lodges,
claiming q membership Of nearly
5000 men. were preparing to de-
clare q truce.
At q Joint mass meeting to be
held tonight the 5000 strikers will
vote to return to work. or to re-
main out until the steel companies
agree to recognize the union.s
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
JOHN D. DROPS
100 MILLION IN
PuBL|C'S SOCK
Half for College Professors Sal
aries and Half for Com.
batting Disease.

New York, Dec. 26.-John D..
Rockefeller gave to mankind q
Christmas present Of 100000, ,000-
half to the general education board
to raise the salaries Of college pro-
fessors and half to the Rockefeller
foundation to aid in its work of
combating disease. 1t is estimated
that Mr.. Rockefeller's public gifts
now approximate $450, ,000, 900.
While leaving to the general
education board the selection Of the
colleges which shall receive awards
and the amount each 10 to receive.
Mr.. Rockefeller urged that the
principal as well rs the income be
used as promptly and largely ~
may seem wise"
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
u. S. WILL NOT
STAND FOOLING
BY OPERATORS
Must Go Through With
Plans for Settlement or
Be Prosecuted.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(CnociaI to Tho Arcuc

Washington, D.. c., Dec. 26.-If
the coal operators persist in an
attitude of obstruction and refuse
to accept the governments plan
for commission to arbitrate the
controversy with the miners. and
if as a result of that refusal the
miners quite work in any large
numbers, the full power of the fed
eral government will be used to
prosecute the coal operators for
conspiracy to curtail production.
The Lever law, which has been
used to enjoin the miners from
striking, would be used against the
operators.
But it is confidently hoped by the
government that no such extreme
course will be necessary.
The interesting thing, however,
Is that ct the department of Justice
a clear case against the operators
is built up, which alleges that if
the operators maintain their atti-
tude of refusal to accept a commits
sion Of arbitration they would be
guilty of having trapped the min
ers into going back to work and
then declining to live up to the
spirit of their pledges and written
statements.
Would Reopen Whole Question.
The operators declare the COM
mission is too small and they have
inquired whether the government
would agree to an enlargement of
the commission The government
will not agree to any such enlarge
ment in advance because to do so
would require another session with
the miners and all the difficulties
Of the Indianapolis meeting with
the miners would have to be faced.
There is no objection on the part of
the government to an increase in
personnel If three men designated
on the commission would agree to
such an enlargement, but at pres
ent the operators must agree to the
plan as submitted to the miners.
It is Questionable whether the
miners representative on the COM
mission would agree to an increase
in personnel because of their con-
viction that such a move would
only mean interminable delay. On
the other hand. it is quite possible
that the three men could select any
number of advisers they choose
and that the president could be
asked to add advisory personnel,
but the judgment or voting power
will remain in the hands of Rem
brandt Peale, coal operator, and
said to be one of the broadest
guaged men in the industry; John
p. White, former president Of the
United Mine Workers, and H. M
Robinson, former member of the
shipping board and one of the
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-26
VAL0REARNS
FREEO0MFOR
A DEFAULTER
Disgraced as. Bank Clerk
Man Wipes Out Stig-
ma as a Marine.

Boston, Dec. 26.-How Arthur E.
Abbott, long wanted as a fugitive
from justice for the theft Of $4,000
from the Federal Trust company Of
this city, enlisted in the marines
and as Sergeant William H. Has
kell was cited for brilliant war ser
vice, was disclosed today when it
was announced that he had been
set free on probation by the district
attorney, and that he had received
the croix de guerre officially un-
der his right name.
Evaded Search.
Abbott, employed as a bank
bookkeeper at $40 a week, disap-
peared in 1917 after the bank.loss
became known and 1t was learned
that he had been living a life of
leisure away from his family. He
evaded q nationwide search for
him and enlisted in the marine
corps at New Orleans as Haskell
and went overseas with the 9Th
regiment. He was one Of the a
men left Of the famous 1900 ma
rines who went through the Ar
gonne. He was cited for bravery
after capturing q machine gun and
nine prisoners near Vierzya on
July 10, 1918.
Enlisted Again.
After receiving an honorable dis
charge last January he immediate
ly reenlisted as Haskell. He was
detailed aboard the U. S. s. Dol
phin in July and ordered to Ports
mouth. N. H., where he was rec
ognized and arrested. District At
torney Pelletier Of Boston, learning
of his service record, ordered his
release on probation. He was re-
arrested by the navy department.
charged with enfisting under a false
name, but his commanding officer,
Captain John Grady Of the gun
boat Dolphin, effected his release
and few days later decorated him
as Arthur Abbott with the croix de
guerre before the ships crew and
a marine detail drawn up at atten-
| ton.
Signed by Petaln.
The citation accompanying the
decoration was signed by General
Petain and was presented to Alb
| bott by his commanding officer in
the absence of an official represen-
tative OF the French government.