The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-13
PRAISE INDIANS
IN WORLD WAR
Or. J. K. Dixon Gathers Tributes
and Pictures of Scenes
Where Red Men Fought.
$50 RECEIVED DECORATIONS
Many Crosses in Cemeteries in France
Bear Odd Names Such az Good
Bear and Goes Forth
Clever as Scouts.

dams served well In the America
Army in France; tributes to thei
valor have been rendered by the gen
erals of Great Britain, France, Bel
GUM and the United States. Thes
tributes, and some important fact
about the Indian soldiers, have beef
collected by DR.. Joseph X. Dixon, VIII
is nov in London.
DIR. Dixon has toured all the battle
fields on the Continent where thes'
red warriors served-twenty-eigh
sectors Of the Western front in all
For fifteen years he has been study
ing the Indians and their habits ant
making historical records in behalf
of Rodman Wanamaker of New York
Both gentlemen are sincerely inter
ested in the perpetuation and advance
ment of the tribes.
Praised by Aaio.
The latest praise of the Indian sol
diers in the American army is sounded
by Field Marshal Lord Haig, who
writes to DR.. Dixon:
american Indians fought under
my command near Amiens, Arras and
Ypres. I have much pleasure In ac-
ceding to your request to give you
my opinion of them. Their bravery,
even under heavy shell fire, did not
make them distinguishable as indi-
viduals from the troops Of European
blood amongst whom they fought
and I can give them no higher praise.
They were also conspicuous as scouts
and snipers and for their skill In the
use of ground"
Marshal Foch wrote:
IT cannot forget the brilliant ser
vices which the valiant Indian SOL
diers of the American army rendered
to the common aus and the energy
as well as courage which they have
shown to achieve victory-decisive
victory-by attack"
Marshal Petain and Gen. Gouraud
have also horne their testimony to
the same qualities, and Gen. Pershing
TO paying his tribute in the form OF
an Introduction to a book OF the sub
iect which DR.. Dixon is writing.
One hundred and fifty Of the In
dians received decorations. and the
EXPLOITS of two OF them who received
the Croix de Guerre are specially
mentioned by DR.. Dixon.
Private Joseph Oklahombi. a Choc-
taw. on the Argonne-Meuse front, was
in orders for dashing 200 yards
under a violent barrage through N
tanglements and IN TO machine gun
nests. He turned a captured gun on
the enemy and remained in the posi-
ton for four days In spite Of a con-
slant barrage Of large projectiles and
gas shells; III prisoners surrendered
q him.
Corp. Sevalia swam the Mouse car
wing a cable for n pontoon under
lay he carried another cable over the
Cast Canal and crossed an open field
aked by enemy fire, returning with a
Of critical Importance.
Among the Bravest.
Gen. P%ershing picked out what he
egarded as the hundred hravest he
oes In the American arms. and n
f them was Sevalia. THE Indians
)oked upon every yard behind them
S American territory and every step
] front as German. IT am going out
} lick Germany" said one, as he
.arted or a patrol.
nr n;r0p fnnIr I Inn nhnfnyro nhc ~
le scenes Of battles In which the In
ans took part and of the graves Of
lose who fell. The crosses Over their
,sting places bear such picturesque
ames as Takes the Shield. Good
ear, Fights the Enemy and Goes
orth. DR.. Dixon has lived among
e Indians in the United States and
anada for months and expresses
mself strongly on the h%ardships and
pressions Of their life In the reserva-
ms. From 100000 their numbers
we been reduced to $4,000, con-
ined In 1S9 tribes, since they came
der rule Of the white man.
"The Indians fought for democracy"
VS. DIR. Dixon, "in the battles Of the /
evolutionary war, in the battles Of \
e Civil war and In the battles for
? freedom Of France and Belgium. /
ey fought for a freedom which is 4
nied them in the land Of their birth. If
w will America now treat the i
The savagery Of the Red In. +
has never been as the beginning q
the alphabet compared with the L
yagery OF the Hun" E