Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-04-29

asked congress to place the re-
Mobilization work under one response
bic executive head, it probably can be
taken for granted that some method
quickly will be evolved by which ev-
cry needy sick or wounded soldier
can be speedily reached, and that the
hardships of the past will not be re-
peated
On the commission which made it's
recommendations to President Har-
ding were several former service men,
among them being Brig. Gen. Charles
G. Dawes of Chicago, chairman; Col.
F. w. Galbraith, commander of the
American Legion; Col. Thomas w.
Miller, alien property custodian, ana
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the navy.
Everyone of these men saw service
in the great war. 1t was General
Dawes who said so many picturesque
~ strong things to committee OF
congress on the general subject OF
soldier relief. Dawes swOre some
what after the manner of the army in
Flanders, and if swearing ever pro-
duced results it was so in this case.
One is moved to write little some
thing about Colonel Miller, alien prop
erty custodian and a member Of the
executive board of the American Lee
gion. Miller is here in Washington to-
day doing the work once done by A..
Mitchell Palmer
Miller Was Determined.
Prior to the day when the United
States entered the war, Colonel Miller
attended the Plattsburg training camp.
Early in 1917 he was refused admit
lance to the training camp for ofhcers
in the great war because. of physical
defect Refusing to be doWn-hearted
about it, he went to recruiting sta
ton and enlisted as a private. Not
long thereafter the doctors detected
his physical defect and he was sent
to hospital, and there at his own re-
quest was operated on and the trouble
was corrected.
Later Miller served as lieutenant
in the Hath infantry of the 18th dl-
vision for six months. Then he was
ordered out of the line regiment and
sent to Washington with the rank OF
major. He became assistant to the
chief of ordnance. This transfer from
the line was because he developed
some trouble with his eyes. He over
came this and finally succeeded in
getting overseas and into fighting
line outfit with the 10th division. He
was recommended for promotion to
the rank of lieutenant colonel for high
service in action under enemy ire.
Later on he was given two citations,
the first "For meritoriOus service and
gallantry in action under enemy fire
in the first and second phases OF the
Meuse-Argonne offensive; and the
second, For special meritorious and
conspicuous service in France with
the 10th division The second cita-
ton was from General Pershing. The
other A. e. F. members of the rehabili-
tation commission saw hard fighting
service, and some of them We're
wounded on the fed of action.
The fourth anniversary of the en-
try of the United States in the great
war has just become one of the days
of the past. 1t was significant, per-
haps. that the rehabilitation commits
sion made it's recommendations for in
slant means to care for the sick and
wounded soldiers properly on the an
niversary day in which this country
entered the war in behalf of civiliza-
ton.
Many May Not Ask for Bonus.
Bonus for soldiers of the great war
has been one question of contention.
Nobody knows yet definitely whether
the bonus bill is to be voted, but if
congress shall give final approval to
the plan it is possible that the pay
ment thereof will not cost the United
States as much cash as generally has
been supposed. Not all the soldiers
of the great war will ask for the
money.
1t may not generally be known, but
there are nearly 100000 soldiers of
the great American army who never
have asked for the $50 bonus which
congress voted to all discharged sol
diers. Taking this as a basis, it
seems possible that about the same
number of men may not ask for the
additional bonus which congress may
authorize.
Col. B. w. Atkinson, q. S. Army,
80 Whitehall street, New York city,
has just written an open letter to the
soldiers of the country explaining to
them how they can obtain their army
victory medals It is fact that hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers who
are entitled to the medals have not
yet applied for them. These medals
are the most beautiful ones ever is
sued by the United States.
Soldiers who want the medals
should write to the Victory medal of
fee, the address of which is given
above, for application forms. The
simple method Of getting the medal
is explained in these forms.
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