The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-04-05

i've runners, traVeing post OF the
Legion is today moving through the
iungles OF Portuguese West Africa.
The post is the first on the Dark
Continent and its establishment
leaves Australia as the only CONT
nent which has not been penetrated
by the Legion. Twenty-three explor-
ers for oil. headed by Robert Fl.
Wamsley, fell to discussing the war
on the trail out of Loanda, Angola,
and it was discovered that eleven of
the number were. ex-service men.
Wamsley communicated with Akron,
Ohio Post of the Legion, which ar
ranged to obtain the necessary pa
pers from national headquarters to
establish the African post. The ex-
plorers will remain in the wilds for
three years.
Wisconsin led the other depart
ments Of the American Legion in
new posts formed during the week
ending March 10, charters having
been issued to three posts. Ohio
chartered ten units of the Women's
Auxiliary and Pennsylvania nine.
There are now 10,297 posts of the
Legion and 1896 units Of its
Women's Auxiliary.
When the chief of police of Am
arillo, Texas, was threatened with
death for his efforts in fighting the
crime in that city, American Legion
members formed an auxiliary poliW
force and stood by the chief until
the town was cleaned up.
Thomas W. Miller, of Delaware, is
receiving congratulations from mem
bers Of the American Legion in all
parts of the country because of his
appointment as Alien Propert Custo-
dian by President Harding. Colonel
Miller was a member of the Paris
caucus of the American Legion in
1919, one of the incorporators of the
organization in this country and
chairman of the National Legislative
Committee Of the Legion from June,
1919, to June, 1920. His new job
is to look after a billion dollars
worth of German and Austrian prop
erty in this country taken over by
the government when war was de-
clared against the Central Empires.
A protest, alleging dissemination
against postal employees because of
service for their country during the
World War;" will be placed before
Postmaster General Will Hays by
the American Legion, according to
Lemual Bodies, National Adjutant of
that organization. The Legion now
charges that provisions Of the act
giving war veterans preference in
civil service examinations have been
ignored. The committee, which. will
take the matter up with Mr.. Hays,
will be headed by Theodore Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
To further better understanding
between Canadian and American
veterans, representatives of the
American Legion posts at Oswego
and WATERFOWL, N. Y, have been in
vited to attend the annual banquet
and celebration of st. Julian's Day,
which will be held at Kingston, On
tario, April % and % under the au-
spices of the Army and Navy Vet
Grams in Canada. st. Julian's Day
will mark the anniversary of the
first poison gas attack, which the
Germans made on the Canadians at
Ypres. The Legion's action against
Boche propaganda was characteriz-
ed by the Canadian society as "a
splendid stand in defense Of our
common liberties"
Full Endorsement of the American
Legion has been voted by the Central
Labor Union Of Willmar, MINI. The
resolution, which AYERS that the aims