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about one. Then the atmosphere was
so close and airless that fear of suf-
location combined at once with the
other fear of being swallowed up in all
this savage green life, without hope Of
finding ones way out again into the
sur. fought my way In but very
few yards when both these fears
clutched hold of me with sudden hor-
ror, and the perspiration poured from
me; ! could no longer distinguish be-
tween the way ! had come and any
other part Of the wood! Indeed, there
was no way anywhere!
l must have battled through the
veritable inferno Of vegetation for ut
least an hour-though 1t seemed a life
time. Clouds of particularly unpleas-
ant midges filled my eyes, not to speak
of mosquitoes and peculiar kind of
persistent singing fly was adding to
my miseries, when at last, begrimed
and dripping with sweat, stumbled
out, with cry Of thankfulness, on to
comparatively fresh air and some
thing like n broad avenue running
north and south through the wood. 1t
was indeed densely overgrown, and
had evidently not been used for many
years. Still, it was comparatively
passable, and one could at least see
the sky and take long breaths once
more.
Still there was no sign Of a house
anywhere. Presently, however. as l
stumbled along noticed something
looming darkly through the matted
forest on my left that suggested walls.
Looking closer, saw that II was the
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pound my husband wanted me to tryit
/ took It for week and felt little Set.
ter. ! kept itup for three months, and
/ feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. "-Mr,.
J. WoRTHLINE. 2S42 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadsu
overdo, there are 90 many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably . weakened, rundown.
nervous condition with headaches back.
ache, irritability and depression and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It Is at such periods in life that Lydia 6,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore . normal healthy condition, q
It did to Mrs. Worthlins.
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A SHAPE OF wITcHcRAFT.

8ynopsis-Ths man who tells this
story-cail him tho hero. for short
II visiting his friend. John Saun-
ders, British omcial in Nassau,
Bahama Islands. Charles Webster.
. local merchant, completes tho
trio of friends. Saunders produces
written document purporting to
b the death-bed statement of Hem
~ p. Tobias, q successful pirate,
made By him In LISA II gives two
spots wners two millions and half
OF treasure were buried by him and
his companions. Tho conversation
of the three friends 10 overheard by
q pock-marked stranger. The docu-
ment disappears. Saunders, how
ever. has a copy. The hero. deter
charters q schooner. The pock-
marked man is taken on as a pas
senger. On the voyage somebody
empties the gasoline tank. The hero
and the passenger clash. the pas
senger leaving a manifesto bearing
the signature. Henry P. Tobias.
Jr." The hero lands on Dead Mems
Shoes. There is a fight, which Is
followed by several funerals. The
hero fnds cave containing the
skeletons of two pirates and a mas
sive chest-efnpty save Tor rev
pieces Of eight scattered on tho
bottom. The hero returns to Mas
sau and by good luck learns the
location OF Short Shrift island.
Webster buys the yawl F1amingo.
and he and the hero sail for Snort
Shrift island. As the Flamingo
leaves the wharf a young fellow.
Jack Harkaway." Jumps aboard
and is allowed to remain. Jack
proves an interesting and mysteri-
GUS passenger. Tne adventurers
capture Tobias. Jack Harkaway"
proves to be girl and disappears.
The hero sails to Short Shrift is
land. sees an enhancing girl with
. Spanish dubloon.
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Outguessed Him.

Pauline Lord went to call on VII.
liam Harris. Jr.. ancnt an engagement
just before he set sail for Europe.
whats your salary" demanded
Harris. after the other details had
been discussed. Miss Lord told him,
"Ouch 80 decried the manager. wine.
ing at the sum.
"Why. don't you think I'm worth
itf" Miss Lord asked.
"Ycs," admitted Harris. ''but didn't
think You did"
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Record Hurricane Damage.

The worst hurricane of which any
record exists was that of October III,
1ISO. which started in the BarbudoeS
An English fleet anchored on ST. Lucia
simply disappeared. Nearly every
building on the island was blown
down and G.OOO people buried.
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CHAPTER ~.
ICE of the Moon.

Under the Influence Of tho Moon.
My days now began to drift rather
aimlessly. as without apparent pur-
pose continued to linger on an island
that might well seem to have little
attraction to a stranger-how little 1
iouid 49, By the mystification of the
The Dolores star., 1919-11-14
MY HEAD!
w h e n th Q

,head feels thick
lor aches, when
lone feels all out
kf-
'haps a coated
tongue-it is the
signal that poi
.sons are acculn-
ulating in the
8 y TEN, and
should be clean
ed out at once.
Sleepines'.s
after meals, bill
iousness, dizzl.
ness, acidity Of
the stomac en-,
he ar t b u r n,
offensive breath
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eickly most Of the
time. / went to a
doctor and he said
l had nervous ipdi.
Tstion, which ID.
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said II l could not
stop that, l could
not get well. I
heard 30 muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Ve0AtahIa r..
The Dolores star., 1919-11-14

Some people are always complain
ing about their poverty who are rich
without knowing it,
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gish liver, sick-headaches, constipation OF
biliousness there is no medicine that caa
equal the pleasant Pellets found theln
a great help to me in bringing up my
family in as much as they have many
times warded off sick spells my childrean hiltna
would otherwise have had."-Mho'
MARY L. BRADLEY, 932 Homer AVe'
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and allied ailments results frOH Hu'o
intoxication or self-poisoning.
Take castor oil, or procure at the drug .a
store, pleasant vegetable iaNatss'
called DR. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets, coin-
posed OF May-apple, aloes and lalap'
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THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham,.
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pe--'T was veryw..
always tired. my back ached, and fsl;
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Most surprising people in
a most curious habitation.
tTo BE coNTINUEDl
In LARGE SunnIv

When you start to borrow trouble
the loan Is generally over-ubscribed.-
Boston Transcript
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LESSON TExT-Luke 9:2s-36.
GOLDEN TEXT-This is my beloved
Son: hear ye him.-Mark s:I.
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Matt f1-
8: Mark 9:2-s; II Peter ll6-s.
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR ToP1C-Peter
and John with Jesus on the mountain.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Ths
glory OF Jesus Christ
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family medicine
for many years l
raised quite 9
large family ana
from the time my
children were
small l always
gave them ;, the
Pheasant Pellets.
They were easy TO
take and pleasant
in every way
never causing DIS
tress. For slug
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28

r.iu-r, -nn ADVISE wa
a Declare war -
'o IS D.. sss,ro, the Monroe DOC
t-irc' .-.r, For the
b. .,.r, ls other nations
n> MONROE Doctrines ana
+ t... .ne NOR 800
- o..s b, 20, interfere win s ! r.s.y
49,. covers Of the United s'"'e ''a
"'N'o ~. ]. Treaty We cam make
... r~.--y $50 please 90,
= yYsga Ns have had the o'eN'
va -, a. W." ~s saa nas mis- lsasue' .,,
wa War cost the world
\ ...ss ives and 2ooocO'ooo'ooO
Us IS O. VIVA. Importance is the
Gle greatest deed % man
..,a ,..~.ors of the world
% Has 81 anyone right 10 Cd
iset 90 g.. League . ,nv
.l~a free country any
o,e r.W TO amy opin'o" n'
20 ~by is the League 50 O'''s''
opposes 2, 3 fs"' a.,
unfortunately M
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28
THE CANADIAN THISTLE

The Canadian thistle. one OF ,1e
uo-s. weeds known. Is gst,iuE start
81 in Jerome county. Patches have
been discovered on eleven different
farms This weed spreads D. r----
ground root stocks : we'll as oy NJ
thistle down 10 which the SEED Is a.
-sched. Nj. John Perry. who lives
six miles northwest OF Jsro1e -
po-ts th.t he has = patch o. A-s
place for The past I've years and g.
though he las kept ten CIT dow
as much IS possible each year me
ostca mas been growing II size coz
-inu,lly IL Mini5okc 2nd Twin Fans
counties TIE thistles have oeco--a
especially bad. II cone places Gov
-rinz several acres Il exfe-,- Farm
sr Of Jerome county should tAs4
immediate steps 70 stop TIE spread O.
the weed.
M- PAU =. Wengs- assistant
sg-o-on.st q The Extension Depart
uent ~ho IS II charge G. tbs wees
control york. states that he cry s=a
son gives farmers Al excellent ,iH'
70 control ths thistle MS yeAs A--
r. many cases q ex,e--inaie il II
r. onnends tho following pr4ct,c'
which lbs beer successfully c4-r-s-
OF, In several locsltics Q: TIE state
frs CHI Of any thistle which IL
have come in-o bloom ant Tipened u
sea these should BE- carefully burn
4. Second. plow The 2nd 10 1ep.i
q three 10 i've inches do not pillow
the patch infested with thistle A.
part OF the same land with the oleAl
Aeld. - roots nay Be dragged ava
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28
THE 4 B C OF The
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
gy DR.. FRANK CRANE

:. Wnst IS ire League O. Nators'
= = union " -le s-rsu-es- clT-- u
nations formed al he couclus-o- u
The sres, war
z. What is rs osIscts
\ First g. psomo-= -he Peace q
lie Would oy agreeing NOT GO rssor, 70
.ar Second. 70 aeai opealy WIKI
each other, not by secret treaties
Third. 70 improve ln-ev-a--oL-l l4~.
Fourth. 70 cooperate IL all matters u
common concern.
3 Does i presume to- end var!
A W more than Any government
car end crime. L claims 10 reduce the
liability Of war
:. What will be done 10 any nation
that makes war;
a Il viii be boycottes and other
wis penalized.
:. How else will the probability Of
war be lessened?
4 By voluntary. mutual and pro-
porrionate disarmament by exchang.
ing military Information, by providing
for arbitration. By protecting each ma
tons territorial integrity and by edu-
eating public opinion TO see the folly
Of war
6. What else does the League pro.
pose 70 do for Mankind?
A a. Secure fair treatment for
labor,
(2) suppress the White Slave
Traffic, the sale Of dangerous
Drugs. and the traffic in War
| Munitions.
CD control and prevent Disease
ca promote the work Of the Rec
Cross. and
| 10 establish International Blu
| reaus for other Causes tina
concern the human race.
II ?. Who are to be Charter Member
Of the League?
II A The United States OF America
| Belgium, Bolivia. Brazil British En-
| plre, Canada, Australia, South Africa
New Zealand India, China. Cubs
cho-Sloyakia, Eucador, France
Greece, Guatemala. Haiti, Hedjai
Honduras, Italy Japan, Liberia. Nj
aragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portl
gal, Rumania, Serbia Siam. Urugua
and the following states which are II
vited to accede to the covenant Arge
tine Republic, Chilli, Colombia, De
mark, Netherlands, Norway, Paragua
Persia, Salvador, Spain, Swede
Switzerland, Venezuela.
8. What other nations may Join7
A. Any self-governing State viii
will agree to the rules Of the Leagl
provided the League accepts it.
g. What Agencies will the Leag
have?
A. (1) An Assembly, composed
representatives of all
member Nations,
(2) a Council of Nine,
(3) a Secretary General,
(D a Mandatory Commission,
look after colonies, etc,
(5) Permanent Commission,
military questions,
~ various international
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28

Is there a problem which. PERTAINS :.
more likely TO be answered some dsv
than this one. which has been nro
pounded to the bewilderment of scion.
lists.
Suppose n pipe which would perm,,
OF the passage OF "a mans bod, wer.
pierced through the earth from Lon
don To the Antipodes. and man com
menced to descend by means Of lsd.
der running the length o. he Dine
Naturally he would descend i-et fora.
most On reaching the center OF ths
earth he would. On account Of ths
revolution and formation OF Tie globe
presumably be going upwari, until ha
emerged In the AntIpodes.
Query: How can ladder ON which
one Is descending become adder an
which one Is ascending Aud how
could one go up II ladder feet fore
most? Next. please
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28

xr@... - - re must ne made nv ~.
President. and President is hos
W "a political party and many mem
,ers Of the opposite Party think ths,
eust decry whatever he does
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
ARSHTP SOON To TRY
TRANSATLANTIC TRIP

London, March l1.--From excellent
authority Universal Service learns a
trans Atlantic flight may be ATTEMPTED
W'th1n ten days from Ireland to New
foundlard or to New England. If cir
cum stances are favora bic
The airship which is to try the trip
IS $40 feet long, has five 250-horse-
power engines, and is capable OF maxi
Ing seventy miles an hour. Naviea-
tors have been especially picked by
the British admiralty: also a crew OF
ten. The airship is R-33. Its sister
ship, R-24, which made its trial fight
last Friday. probably will accompany
the R~33 or follow 1t closely. The
admiralty refrains from announcing
the exact date OF the proposed f1ght.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION FORMED

New York, March 1s--The
Womans Roosevelt Mem rial associa-
ton. organized in January immediate
ly after the death of Colonel Roose-
volt, has just announced the form of
the permanent memorial which the
women Of America will erect TO his
memory,
The association is 10 acquire Colonel
Roosevelt's birthplace at 2s East
Twentieth street. New York, and the
adjoining property at &c East TWEEN
tieth street. New FORK city. The place
Of his birth is to he restored and the
interior reproduced. And the whole
Roosevelt House. with its assem- bly,
halls. Ia to be not merely museum
not merely n record OF the vigorous
life and growth Of our great Ameri
can. to be visited by those all over the
country who loved him and who would
study the influences that made up his
growth; II IS 20 be, more than this
a center of citizenship activities. Nv
Ing thing. place where the boys
and The girls OF erica--and the
man and women as well---will come
together in citizenship activities. in
order that their understanding Of
America may become deeper and keen
err and in order that the great ideal of
pre- ctical service to our country Of
-, indefatiga BILE activitV in ITS behalf.
shall stir and move with vivid power
Ian Americans that frequent or visit
Roosevelt House
Mrs. Leonard Wood is the honorary
president OF the association and Mrs.
William Curtis Demo rs the presi-
dent. Others include Mrs. Joseph II.
Choate, Mrs Whitelaw Reid. Mrs.
Thomas Preston, Mrs. Robert Bacon.
Mrs. James Roosevelt. Mrs. william
| BaHard Cutting, Mrs. Elihu Root. Miss
Louisa Lee Schuyler, Mrs. Robert Win
! throp, Mrs. James T. Leavitt. Mrs
| Henry A. Alexander. Mrs. John Henry
Hammond, Mrs, Henry A. Wise Wood.
I Mrs. Charles A. Bryan and Mrs 4
Barton Hepburn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
TAYLOR ELLYSON.

Memorial association and in tho clos
ing DAYS Of his If he repeatedly eX-
pressed desire that nc might live to
sac the Battle Abbey building cont
niefed. This Was denied him, but tins
great memorial viii stand through
all rho years to come p. a testimony
to his answering and self-forgetfui
devotion 70 the Jo-t Cause and ia
memories
Mr rnyson was a prominent and
influential figure IA the great re-
ngious body Of which no was a MON.
her. He had been secretary Of tho
education board. which has charge OF
the education Of the Young Baptist
ministers. for more than forty years.
lie had been president Of the board of
trustees OF Richmond college FOR
some ten years or more From his
youth he had been an active ans
trusted member of the Second Bap-
list church. Ills intcrest III these
matters never wsned. There is some
Thing strangely touching and moving
in The fact that his death occurred
on The very day when the campaign
for the colleges a campaign in whose
plans he had large part. had its
inauguration and on the very day
uhers III inc evening the society OF
local alumni had it's annual dinner.
Those who knew him best under
stand that his memory was honored
and his wishes carried out whAn
those enterprises in the interest OF
the institution that he loved so sin
cerely were not halted by his death
Time and space wosld fail us for
any just o. adequate characterization
Of this strong and admirable man
lie leaves To his family and friend
the legacy of his great. honorable
and useful life. stainless and ideal IN
all its private relationships and fur.
n.shlng in all its public aspects s
shining example TO the youth OF our
city and our state, His lsrre circle
OF sorrowing kindred may be com.
forted in remembering that they haSe
! the cordial sympathy Of thousands
tens OF thousands, hundreds Of thou
sands IN the city In the state, ant
throughout the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
RAGING WATERS
SWEEP THE west

Chicago. March 13.--Riverw are out
OF their banxs, and hundreds, e
e. =: ...NSS-. ~ ss..-1..LS Es II ArwRyEx
into roaring torrents tonight. swoilen
by rain and snow that fell during
storms that tore through the middle
west and southern states during the
last three days. A belated report
from vicksburg. Miss, giving details
of the storm that swept that state.
brought the total Of dead to eighteen.
Some communities are cut on from
communication and are unable to re-
port In many cities and villages
families have been driven from their
homes by the encroachinE hood. The
temperature Is falling and there IL
likely to be much suffering among ref
ugees from the cold.
In the suburbs Of Chicago scores OF
people have been rendered homeless
by the flooded DcspIaines and Calumet
rivers. The water in these streams y
higher than IL has been in eighteen
years. Small boats and RATS are be-
ing used to remove families from the
flooded dwellings and save household
effects.
Action Of the water caused a gov
eminent warehouse on the Chicago
river to collapse. Two thousand
cases Of army beef were lost.
Three lives were lost near Waukon,
Iowa when. a man woman and child
were swept away while trying to cross
swollen creek.
A man. woman and two children
were drowned in crossing a small
stream near Torestburg. s. D.
The illinois and Fox rivers went out
of their banks today flooding thou
sands of acres of rich farm land and
driving many families from their
homes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19

persons N certain sections OF the
country show signs OF wishing 10
make disturbance over the na,,ona I
dry policy and taking ring a. the
manner in which the Virginia legis,a
tufe was whipped into line" for rat
ihcauon of the federal amendment.
ne Ell~Dee winds up with this:
Nov We are told that an effort
is 10 be made to prohibit the sale
OF any beverage that even looks
AXE beer or has flavor that
even rcsen nies that Of beer. Such
an effort would certainly make
doz"h enemies for prohibition
Ehere 1t would make one friend.
W ar-lime prohibition too. is
10 y" pun INTO effect on July L.
nearly eight months after the
hehung ended To say that this
poes not strike the average man
as beng step honestly designed
" nelp win the war is 10 put it
moderately.
Prohibition. real prohibition.
mas been beueiicia TO Virginia
nat IN. reaction against IL ig 10
no dreaded. But IL there in not
''t@tioih ii will he due to the
I"po sense OF the people, NOT. TO
me soiicies of the professionals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19

Panic is curiously contagious
ssnentsa disturbance which rnanifests
ss1tssif in variety Of surprising ways.
&ut few SO surprising az that which
sAppeAred In the Norfolk Lcdger~Dls-
patch, Whose editor formerly wrote
pieces for the Richmond Times DIS
,pasch
The Tee Dee, as set forth in these
'3piiirnns, emitted a loud shrek Of
SodilOriAl alarm last Sunday over the
eNs that public prostitution is TO be
9boiIshed and gambling made =
Sexan{s. These appalling results were
inspected averred the Tee-Dee 10 noyr
Ax0m the spirit Of "fanaticai pur{-
Anism. which caused the adoption
national ssahihition OF the liq,1or
Rtee3ir 10 much was ~ Tee Dee
oared thai the En-Dee likewise sailed
sttins into ia own performance SONS
trxesttng variations.
s Aftsr recitinc that smail groups CT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19

The death Of Hon. !. TAYLOR ely
sacn. whirh. occurred al hts home. 10
East Franklin street Tuesday mora
ing, removes one Of the most houored
and familiar figures IN the lite o.
Iichmend and Virginia He vas
horn, Ynsred and educated and spent
AL OF his long life within his native
state. while Yet almost = lad he
Volunteered in She service OF the Cor
sfeacrate arna.. and one Of his COM
irsdes truly sais Of him Just day OF
|t~.s before hss death: "He was a brave
and gallant soldier" tie carry took
|lnserest in public affairs and entered
into the political life Of the city. Fo~
~sxiren years he presided over the
|rity schco, board and for three term
Frr rwo years each the people called
fhim % the office OF mayor
Hia interest in public AFFAIRS led
fhdm into the councils OF the Demo.
E&rstie state committee and his faith
ysn@s soon made him trusted couC-
chHsrrns nsiiip of the committee, "A 20
-.
60, ....-..-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
BRAVE EXPLOITS
OF j. 5. TANK CORPS

New York. March 1s.--Exploits OF
nc American tank corps in France.
iftie heralded heretofore we're re-
lated today when the s04th brigade
complete and other individual men
and officers of other tank units ar
rived here.
Colonel George Smith Patton. Jr
~ San Gabriel CAL in charge of the
"U9th ufiFsd", wears a u = G.. and
= stripe for a wound in his left slide
lnthcted by machine gun bullet
tie went into fighting on foot leading
a NUMBER of tanks through a for in
the Arsonne on September az The
colonel was also acting az guide for
number Of doughhovs who were fol
lowing the numbering war chario,s
ana Gil OF them we're wounded with
the exception of the coioneis orderly
Private J. Angelo.
The orderly pulled the colonel into
n shell hole. administered first ala and
stayed In the refuge with him for two
hours Colonel Patton made the
earth cavity his headquarters and is
sued orders from there
Wonderful things were done nv
tne tanks the colonel said TODAY
! anu believe they will be as useful
as airplancs in any future war"
lie then related an instance where
hFe tanks captured 81 battery Of IRIS
and only two machines were knocked
out by the shells.
Lieutenant Walter Brown Of the
Solst heavy tanks said that on sen
tembcr IN the fighting of the 81
A'hiei salient fortY-two tanks, won,
INTO battle and only fifteen rolled
rack, On October s at Grandeur.
siXty-three tanks went out and only
fourteen came back.
| The 3o4th brigade is the FIRST tank
unit TO return and it comprised fifty
i'Ne officers and 1856 men. It's cas-
natties were ~ per cent Of the Off
GERS and "a per cent of the men. The
tanks OF The unit made TWENTY-FIVE
ciferent attacks in the Argonne. sew
] enteen being destroyed by shelIfire
At one stage of the fightinc one unit
/ round itself without a single officer.
! TWO men. OF the brigade received
medals Of honor and twenty-one the
] ~ ,. g The latter included Sergeant
~. T.. Patton. OF Fayetteville. s C..
sergeant J, J. McGinty. Carbondale.
| IA, and Major Serene T. Brett az
PORTLAND. Oregon. The latter received
| MS decoration for disobeyfng orders -
St. Mthiei. September az. Ordered ia
Keep his four tanks in the background
he went ahead, captured town.
! cieaned out the snipers and then went
back for the Infantry.
Sergeant McC;inty led an infantry
unit TO victory after his own tank had
been halted by a shell