Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917 Page: 7 of 8
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TWO MARINES WIN
MEDAL OF HONOR
Country’s Most Coveted Decora-
tion Is Awarded for Bravery
in Field.
FOUGHT IN SANTO DOMINGO
era downstairs rooms, cheap.
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nicely furnished. Bath with hot and
cold water. Splendid location, with
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One Badly Wounded, His Comrade
Drove Enemy Away With Machine
Gun—Tells, a Thrilling Story
of the Fight
Washington.—What the Victoria
Cross is to Englishmen, the Iron Cross
to the Germans, and the Cross of War
to the Frenchmen, the American Medal
of Honor is to the soldietps, sailors, and
marines of the United States. The
Medal of Honor is rarely awarded, and
then only after long and painstaking
investigation Xo make certain that no
possible error is committed in the
award. Navy orders just made public
announce the award, of the coveted
honor to two enlisted men of the ma-
rine corps—Sergt. Maj. Roswell Win-
ans and Corporal Joseph A. Glowin,
both of the expedition now maintain-
ing order in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
In announcing the award Rear Ad-
miral Benson, the chief of operations,
states that in a battle at Guaycanes,
Santo Domingo, Glowin, while operat-
ing a machine gun, was wounded, but
refused to give in, and continued firing
until a second well-placed shot struck
him, after which Winans, who had just
very high. During this engagement 1 while repairing the guns, as we had a
Colonel Pendleton came around and jjhorror of being shot in the back.
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4fople, or two gentlemen.
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FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms,
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' Hon street. Telephone 101. (26-6)
FOR RENT—Five room house close
in.’ All conveniences. Phone 1097.
(23-3t)
FOR RENT—4 room cottage at 112
Perry street. Apply to Mrs. W. R.
Rucker, phone 449. (4-7-6)
FOR RENT.—Office roegs up-
stairs v ever the Queen picture skew
on Oak street. Also furnished room
In brick house corner of Royal and
NOehee streets.—Gardner A Gardner,
284. 24-tt
FOR SALE.
Phone
36-8 | arrived on the scene, opened fire with
--; another machine gun, and hrhen that
gun jammed, stood up, fully exposed to
the fire of the Dominicans, coolly re-
paired the weapon, and then resumed
fighting. He remained at his post until
the enemy took to flight. One man
was killed and, seven others seriously
wounded within twenty feet of Glowin
and Winans in the fight The medals
are awarded, Rear Admiral Benson
adds, “for extraordinary heroism and
eminent and conspicuous courage in.
the presence of an enemy.”
Tells Story of Fight
The other day Winans arrived in
New York, and for the first time told
the story of that fight in Santo Domin-
go last summer.
‘‘My company was a Colt machine
gun outfit” he said, “under Capt Wil-
liam H. Pritchett. When we left
j__j Monte Cristi on June 26, 1916, we had
RENT_Pbone j* eight Colt automatic guns, with car-
riages and tripods. On the morning
£>f the 27th we had an engagement with
the rebeU. The se^nd platoon, under
Captain Pritchett took position on a
small hill about 200 yards to the left
of the artillery position, which was at
Kilometer 25. The enemy were in-
trenched at Kilometer 27,- near the
crest of a high hill commanding the
roads. The artillery sprinkled them
generously with shrapnel, and we
opened up with our Colts. In about
half on hour the Second battalion had
driven in the enemy’s outposts and
werd bejweeq us and their right flank.
We were ordered to cease firing-and
return to the artillery position.
"The battle was well under way now
and so were the rebels. The first pla-
toon kept right up with the firing line
gave us a few words of encourage-
ment *
Trouble With Ammunition.
“On June 20, we got under way once
more. After marching ttvo kilometers
the advance guard was fired on by
small bands of the enemy. We could
hear the Bent Merciers roaring and
the steady pounding of the Colts up
ahead. It was a sound that we had
become well used to. When the ma-
chine guns would stop our faces would
get long, and then the smiles would
break out when the guns started again,
assuring us that there was no Jam and
all was well. A private in the Thirty-
first company was killed in this skir-
.mish.
“Our expert riflemen were sore be-
cause they could never get a rebel on
their sights; for the rebels always
fired from cover. It was the machine
guns that made them sick; it was so
easy to comb out a patch of woods.
Difficulty had been experienced all
along with our ammunition. Some of
it dated back as far as 1907. It had
evidently been reloaded many times,
with the result that the shells were
swelled in many instances; also the
brass shells were roughened and cor-
roded from this reloading. When the
barrels got hot the shells would stick
in the chamber. We did what yro
could during two days’ halt—cleaning
the guns and pulling all the shells out
of the belts and cleaning and wi
them with a slightly oiled rag.
“On the morning of July 3 we a
got underway, with everyone feeli;
like a new man. Firing oil the advi
guard began early In the day.
captain obtained permission to
our platoon forward. We kept
guns on the carriages until within
few yards of the firing line, then tra:
ferred them to the tripods and i
diately opened fire. The enemy w<
using mostly old-fashioned br<
loaders, with big lead slugs. Jt
were frequent with ns, and each
wore out a couple of shell extract
We found it good policy to change bi
rels In case of a jam In the chaml
‘One of the sweetest sounds I have
ever heard was the cheering of the in-
fantry battalion as it charged the right
flank trenches of the enemy. Gunnery
Sergeant Ralph was among the first of
these. He had a pistol fight with the
rebel general in command. Ralph and
some other man with a rifle hit him
at about the same time. Result—exit
general.
- “We moved up to the trenches after
the battle and reformed, getting our
equipment together. Corporal ’ Frazee
died soon after being hit and was bur-
ied within a few feet of the place
where he had fonght so well. ’ The
enemy lost very heavily, and if Santo
Domingo was not an island some of
these birds would-be running yet.”
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TOSS OF COIN PICKS
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
Tlie Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has bees
* in use for over over 30 years, has borne the signature
and has been made nnder his pes-
___senal supervision since its infancy*
| ’ Allow no one to deceive you in this,
Ail Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ” are but
Experiment that trifle with and endanger the health dt
Infants and Children—Exnerience arainst Experiment,
Cripple Creek, Colo.—Thomas
Surber, Democratic alderman, is •
the Democratic candidate for e
mayor by the grace of the flip-
ping of a dollar that came
“tails,” The choice lay between
Surber and Frank Vetter, an-
other alderman. The -leaders
couldn’t decide, so the men, who
are good friends,' settled it by
the toss of a coin.
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Castoria is a Harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contain*
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
flge is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it hpy
t>een in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency,
Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; rJlaying Feverishness arising
therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aidi
the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural
The Children’s .Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA alwavI
> Bears the Signature of
I0M-J0Y TEST FOR HENS
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iltry Men Believe Kindness Gets
More Eggs Than Irritation, and
Will Try to Prove It.
leland, N. J.—A novel experiment
to be tried* on fhe grounds of the
£land International Egg-Laying and
Ing contest by, E. R. Johnstone,
intendent of the New Jersey
ig school, and Harry R. Lewis,
husbandman of the state ex-
ient station in New Brunswick,
fessor Johnstone has advanced
■belief that kindness is an impor-
factor In making hens lay. He
establish two pens of laying hens,
be cared for by a person of
mind who makes a pet of
hen, and the other pen to be in
hands of a man who carries his
ch with him while attending the
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fessor Johnstone says kindness to
will 'produce more milk and be
i to learn to what extent chickens
? affected by the different modes of
it ' ~ . •
In Use For Over 30 Years
Th© Kind You Have Always Bought
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young
FOR SALE—Hares, Belgian
Zealand Reds. Some
Apply 1902 North Jacksen
number), or phone 833. Van
Hamilton. (tf)
1 Sergeant Major Roswell Winans.
In that way we found we would bey
mly a minute out of action. A
>f the enemy were seen up the road.*
ind Corporal Johnson started to
0l8 gun in action. A big lead sit
_ _ _ tin cans, we called them—came ric
& tb£ tidygnce through the brush, and i :heting £pwn the road <hr?ctly for
Shooting Mighty Close.
FDR SALE—1 Jersey male calf,
subject to registration. H. E. Bassett,
#hone 1534—2 rings. (2-3t)
FOR SALE—One refrigerator, good
new. Apply 1111 Tennessee Ave.,
•r phone 381. (i-3t)
FOR SALE—Cement Dower pots.
See Jno. Geught. Phone 215. (19-126)
FOR SALE—Shetland pony, for the
•t cash offer. Phone 137. (5-tf)
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MUSIC—The Bez&nson 6-piece
string orchestra furnishes music for
all occasions; especially for dances.
For particulars call 1608 Louisiana
■treet; phone 571. (4-4-lm>
PLEASE RETURN gold-rim glasses
^ that were stolen at Gem Theatre. Re-
^Hsard and no questions will be asked.
B. C. Bell. (2-3t>
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FOUND—Second joint of steel fish-
Owner call at Herald Office
Halted pay for this ad. (2-3)
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•REWARD for the flag that was
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from Gem Theatre last week,
to B. C. Bell. (2-3t)
Just before the final charge on the
trenches gave them a thorough com^-.
ing. The rebels had kept up a fairly
heavy fire, bat aimed too high. One of
oar men was burned on the back of the
neck by a big lead Sing. By 10:30 a.
m. the marines had occupied the ene* ,
my’s trenches.
“On the 28th we marched with the
main body on the main highway to
Kilometer 42, where we went into
camp at 4 p. m. That night, which
was terribly dark, I had Jnst crawled
under my mosquito net and got com-
fortably settled when the rebels com-
menced firing on our camp. Some-
body ran right through my mosquito
net, stepping on my stomach en route.
Dog Gives the Alarm. ^
“The captain ordered the guns^
manned and put into action. We could
bear the enemy talking excitedly on a
hill Jnst to our front, and a sweeping
fire was opened in that direction. We
had the best of luck, according to re-
ports which were received later, six of
them being hit. Meanwhile a bunch of
the enemy tried to rush Corporal Fra-
zee at the outpost. But the gun point-
er on that gun simply made a sieve
out of one and several more were hit,
judging from their yells. Another
party of the rebels got a hearty recep-
tion from another company’s outpost.
One-of the rebels was found dead in
front of the marines’ position, and the
whole party would have been “bagged”
if a dog, which was with the outpost,
had not barked, giving away the posi-
tion of our men. The dog was sent
back to the base the Dext day.
“I guess the rebels were heartily dis-
gusted with night attacks, for we were
never again troubled after dark. One
of our guns on Die right fiack did net
have enough elevation. Lieutenant
Randall, the'regimental adjutant, was
taking a bath a few yards it front of
it when the firing started. We went
into action vety quickly, and a stream
of steel jackets passed through the
lieutenant’s hat, which was hanging
on a tree just over his head. Mr. Ran-
Ffr Cent of. Customers of Chi-
Loan Sharks Are Men
With Wives.
go.—Ninety per tfbnt of the vie*
f loan sharks are married men,
ng to the statistics made*public
The percentage of those borrow-
in order to purchase necessities
2. Eighty-five per cent of those in
grip of the Sharks have children,
treet car motormen compose the
number of victims. One of the
Arms which is fighting the evil in
nols settled a case wherein a motor-
was charged with $800, for $4; an-
er owed $600 and settled for $3,
in a third case where the victim
charged with owing $600 it was
d he owed nothing, and the same
trite of a case wh£j-§in $400 was
landed. ,
VlTl have a law yhlch fixes
per .cent as the legal rate of In-
a month if a bill now before
e legislature is passed^ .. - .
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SPORT
NOTES
“Johnson saw it while kneeling be-j;
hind his gun. He ducked almost proper 1
but the thing took a low skip and hit
him in {he jaw, passed down and
lodged back of his shoulder. The
crews promptly, gave the plafe wh
the shot was fired a good combing. We^fc
continued to advance under cover of f Husband Lived as Boarder In Hit Own
the bushes and trees. A battalion of -I Home but Brothers Kept
infantry was deployed as skirmishers; Watch,
on each side of the road, and we were ;} ——
:eeps a secret 53 years
concealed by a turn in the road and
high trees and bushes. Directly acrossa quo
the road was a huge log. At our end - ;<5ay
of the log a Benet Mercier had Justv of I. R. Reed as administrator of the
commenced roaring. The captain or-
dered a gun In action at the butt of I
the tree. It had no sooner opened up
than all the bullets in the world
seemed coming our way. The enemy
was shooting mighty close, too.
“The trenches were awfully hard to
pick up, although we were only about
150 yards away. They were on a WH
and had carried their dirt away. The
battalions made slow progress on the
flftnks on account of the thick under-
brush. The enemy had an immensely
Btrong natural position and had tbey
had a few machine guns and some
barbed wire they could not have been
rooted out without great loss of life. 4
call went up for. a hospital apprentice,
as Corporal Frazee had been shot in
the head. He had~been working hard
getting his gun pointed on the enemy
and had just succeeded. “You are
right on them ; give them h-!” were
the last words he said. His pointer
was»also shot in the head and two
others were wounded in the arm. A
corporal in the Thirteenth company
was shot twice while operating a
Benet Mercier. He refused Xo leave
his gun and had to he carried away.
Sweetest of Sounds.
“While tills was going on our other
guns began to come up one at a time
and v.e obtained fire superiority over
the enemy, who shot very wildly from
now on. I don’t know’ how the other
men felt, but I expected to he shot any
Sail said he dispensed with the rest of | minute nod just wanted to do as much '
his toilet. f ; damage as possible to the enemy be-
“Our only casualty was a mule. He fore cashing in. Soverul members of
was shot in the leg and tad to be our platoon did cool and creditable
Brighton, Col.—The filing of the pe-
tition of Andrew C. Stinson and Susan
Desplan asking for the removal
estate of William Despian. has
brought to light the strange story of
a marriage kept secret for 53 years.
Despian, it appears, went to live with
Mrs. Susan Gay as a boarder and they
were married. A son was born to
their union but he was named Andrew
C. Stinson to keep the marriage a
secret
Despian died on January 29, 1917,
and when an effort was made to settle
the estate his three brothers stepped
forward and claimed his property as
direct heirs. Neither Despian nor his
wife ever anticipated the necessity of
proving their marriage, making possi-
ble a contest for the Despian estate.
DIES OUT OF CURIOSITY
St. Louis —Harry Leg ire, football
and baseball star of Yale University,
has refused a contract with tie St
Louis Americans. He sas offered a
position at tie close of the present
college year. I-egore said he would
not play professional ball for $50,069
a year. . \
Detroit.—Fie d(r Jones, manager of
the St. Louis Americans, believes he
is the only major league center fielder
that ever received an error for muff-
ing a foul ball. Yfearis ago Jones
was playing tile middle garden for
Brooklyn. Joe Kelley was in left and
Willie Keeler !n right field. A left
field bitter of tie Mclnnis type" came
to bat and the outfielder shifted bo
sharply that Jones was really playing
left field. The baiter sent up a long
Hy which threatened to drop close to
the left field foul line. Kelley and
Jones raced after the ball and the
latter got his hands on it,, but the
sphere fell from Lis grasp on foiil
territory. ! ,
Minneapolis.—Horsemen from all
parts of the Northwest are arriving
here to begin workouts with their
Strings of horses in preparation for
this year’s racing season. Despite
recent rains, both the half-mile and
mile tracks are in good condition.
Minneapolis.—Wallace Moorehead,
considered by experts as one
most promising freshman
for the University of Minnesota C 1
team, has enlisted in the
corps. He had been counted on t *
sure point winner next season.
Milwaukee, Wis—Business
Milwaukee have made it possible!
the state fair this yea? to
{wo $5,000 stakes, the richest
ness racing events to be decided
side the grand circuit. Fifty *
bers of the Chamber of Goi
have guaranteed a $5,000 stalie___
2:12 trotters and a leading hotel;
has guaranteed a $5,000 stake tael
pacers. The Chamber of C«
event will be raced on “Mi
Day,” September 13, and the
event has been planned for '
and Governor’s Day,” Sept. .12-
DALLAS THIRD IN
NAVY RECRU
Chicago, May 2.—Dallas stood IMA
among the cities from which ^saaM
recruits were received set .the (Ml
Lakes Training Station here dsthv
April, according to figures gives
today.
The four lbaifog Cities were- Me-
sas City, 1062; Minneapolis, 10C1; B4
las, 938, and Chicago 868.
April naval recruiting among other
cities follows:
Oklahoma City, 638;, Houston, 573t
New Orleans, 479; Little Rock,
Nashville, 14: Cincinnati, L
We are always roasy ~yM
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job printing. the men rfcs §g
the work who'are competent, and 4W
equipment is the best. Phone AM
Classified ads promote -MQoE.
killed. As we were behind the crest
A a steep hill, the enemy, wno were
work m changing curtridge extractors
and repairing jams under fire. We
» meet -lower ground and dose, firet faced the enemy as much as possible
Navy Bugler Commits Suicide to See
Where a Person Goes After
Death.
Newport, R. I.—Because he was cu-
rious to know where a person goes
when he dies, Herman Schulze, a
bugler in the United States navy, at-
tached to the training station he're.
recently committed suicide, in the
Army and Navy Young Men’s Chris-
tian association building in that city,
by aiming a revolver directly into his
mouth and sending a bullet into his
brain.
In his pocket was found the follow-
ing letter:
“To whom It may concern: The rea-
son for my taking this step is that I
am tired of life and can’t keep the
pace. .Another reason is that I am
curious as to where a person goes
when he passes away. Tell Red Na-
gle he can blow taps ever me.”
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1917, newspaper, May 3, 1917; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1025215/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.