The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

place Objects permanently Oh Uuty az
the base to demand proper treatment
Of the bodies. Removal Of the dead has
become fatigue duty for soldiers, in
practice il not by order, investigation
has disclosed. Unkempt men jostle
the flag covered caskets into disrep-
utable looking trucks and drivers
bounce their precious loads over rough
streets at high rate Of speed, it is
charged, with no military guards ac-
comping the remains. "
Three distinguished war leaders will
return to their Missouri homes as a
result of the American Legion Ma
tional convention in Kansas City this
fall. A Homecoming celebration will be
held by Gen. John J. Pershing, Maj.
Gen. Enoch H. Crowder and Rear Ad-
miral r. E. Coontz, chief Of naval OPP
eraticns, all native Missourians. Cen
eral Pershing was born in Laclede,
Mo-, General Crowder in Edinburgh
and Rear Admiral Coontz in Hanni-
bal.
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Evidence Of the ridiculous and ma
licious arguments which radicals and
dis-loyalists in New York are present
ing to jobless ex-service men to alien
ate them from the government has
been presented by William F. Deegan,
American Legion member of Mayor
Hylan's committee on unemployment,
coping with the situation To crowd
in Union Square recently, Mr.. Deegan
reported, a radical orator shouted that
"even the shoe trust is conspiring
against you. They, are keeping you out
of a job so you'll have to wear out
shoe leather walking the streets. Then
they'll get you for another pair Of
Shoes"
Sergt. Alvin G. York, greatest hero
of the war;" has refused to consider
an offer of $4,000 for twenty y-week
theatrical tour on which he would be
required to appear 80 minutes a day.
He announced following a 'theart to
heart talk on conscience" at 3 religious
gathering at Cleveland, Ohio, that al
though he needed the money to pay
off mortgage on his Tennessee farm,
,, his conscience would not let him ex-
plot patriotism.
| Billets for ex-serivce men, who at,
tend the land drawing at Powell, Wy
oming will be provided by the Ameri-
can Legion, but the veterans are asked
to bring their own blankets. @
| President Harding will be asked to
join members Of the Hood River, Ore,
post of the American Legion in their
annual climb of Mount Hood next
summer. The invitation will be ex-
tended by Senator McNary, Of Ore.
The National commander 70 the Lee,
gion and other officials also will be
asked to make the climb.
A state wide suspension Of business
4 and q funeral Grafton by the governor
Of the state, marked the funeral at
Carson City, Nevada, of farmer boy
who went to war and made the SUI
preme sacrifice. The honored hero was
Lawrence Peter Foged. One Of his
daily tasks before he went to war was
i to deliver milk at the executive man
sion. The funeral was conducted by
the American Legion and ]. G. Scrug-
ham, national vice-commander Of that
organization attended.
White watching a fireworks produc-
tion, Siege Of the Dardanelles," at
the Indiana state fair, Ben Welkins,
world war veteran, collapsed from
shell shock, and for five hours under
, | went treatment at nearby hospital
He is federal apiary inspector.
IL Efforts to insert the time-honored
Il adjective before the short and ugly
y word describing Ambassador Har-
vey's statement Of why America en-.
-.Itered the war threw the North Caro-.
lima convention Of the American Le
gion into q fiery debate. The resolu'
! tion adopted merely termed the am
] bassador's exposition as 60 lie,
The officiel song Of the Information
al Aero Congress u BE held ia Omahs
this fall will be His Last Flight
dedicated to S. Rankin Drew, frs
sI American actor Ia die ia the worls
.Iwar. Drew was killed n aerial combat
!. The song was written BY members 9
Z s. Rankin Drew post, the Americal