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TO THOSE WHO' LOVE LOGIC I. This nation ? your country and mine ? ban an unpaid balance of soce billions of dollars of war debt ? for .a victory we are nnv enjoying. 2. . The nation must pay this debt ? if it in to con tinue to exist as a nation among the nations of the world. *S. There are only two ways that the nation can secure the money ? by sail <>i bonds and by taxes. 4. Taxes are already high and yet 'insufficient to meet our outstanding obligations. r>. Therefore notes must be sold. . 0. Again, there are only two way# that several billions of dollars of notes can be sold ? to the banks or to the people. 1 7. If they are placed with the banks, industry, commerce, your business will suffer. ^The banks would be unable to purchase several billion dollars of Liberty Monds^and continue to loan money in sufficient quanti ties and at a fair rate to the business man. You can not have your pudding anil eat it, too. 5. 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It was 'i difficult tank to select from thf thousands of acts of un usual bravery performed by Ameri can soldiers in Francs ? few that stood out above all others. General Pershing's staff undertook the task, however, thai the most excep tional cases might be (given the pub licity they deserve. Below are the stories of the feats thai won for some of the American fighters the coveted Distinguished Service Cross. > . MARRY OROVBR O'CONNOR, Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment, . Personnel Office. 78th Division. Sergt. O'Connor was decorated for conspicuous bravery in action near St. Juvir q, France, October 15, 1018, 8or(ft^ O'Connor volunteered and went from hi:_ division headquarters to one of the raiments In line to obtain ranch needed information and to nrrunge for liaison. He covered the distance of aix kilometers through shell fire three times before the unit was found ; and, while returning with the information, wus seriously wounded by a shell which mortally wOUhdud ? two com panions. He gave water and first aid to tho two men and dragged blmself down the jHoud until he met a soldier whom he sent for ah ambulance, After reaching the hospital and haying his wounds dressed, he left the hospital without the knowledge of fhe attend ants and delivered the informntlcn to lis division headquarters in person."" ?'-* *? te-r ? RICHARD H. HILTON, Sergeant, Company M, 118th Infantry. Sergt. Hilton was decorated for "con spicuous gallantry ut Brnncourt, France, October 11. 1918. While Sergi. Hilton's company was advancing through the village of Brancourt, it was held up by tnt^Ase enfilading fire front a iri&Vhlne gun. Discovering that the fire came from a machine '&un nest in a shell hole at the edge of the town, Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by a few other soldiers, hut well ' in advanco of them, pressed on townrd this jhjsI tlon. tiring with his rifle until his am munition was exhausted, and then with his pistol, killing six of the enemy and capturing ten. In the course of this daring exploit. Sergt. Hilton received a wound from a bursting shell which resulted in the loss of his arm. Sergt. Hilton's home is at Westvllle, S. O. ? WILBUR E. COLVER, Sergeant, Company A, 1st U. S. En gineers. For conspicuous gallantry in action near Verdun. France, October 9, 1918, Sergt. Cblver was awarded the Dis tinguished Service Cross. Volunteer ing, with two other soldiers, ta lo cate machine gun nests, Sergt. Col ver advanced on the hostile positions to a point where he was half sur rounded by the nests, which were In ambush. He killed the gunner of one gun with a captured German grenade and then turned this gun on the other nests, silencing all of them before he ret uroed^tajils platoon. He was later killed in action. Sergt. Colver lived with his father, William H. Colver, at 202 Helen uvenue, South Osone, L. I., N. Y. ? ' BERGER LEMAN, Private, Company H. 132nd Infantry. Prlvnte Leman was decorated for conspicuous gallantry Iq action near Consenvoyo, Franco, October 9, 1918. When" hf? "company* teiithed a point within 1 0C> yards of its objective, to which it was advancing under terrific I machine gun tiro. Private Lcman vol i untarily and unaided, made hit* way forward, after ail others hud taken j sheltfT from the direct lire of an en emy machine gun. lie crawled to a flank position of ttye gun and after killing or capturing the entire crew, turned the machine gun on the re treating enemy. His mother, Mrs. Anna Leman. lives in Chicago. ? te ? SIDNEY HOLZEMAN, Private, Machine Qun Co., 132nd In fantry. Private Holzeman was decorated for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bols de Foret, France, October 10, 1018. After six runners had been killed or wounded in attempts to get through heavy shell fire with an important mes Hftge from the regimental commander of the. 30tb infantry to the reRiraental commander of the 50th infantry. Pri vate Holeeman, with Private James J. Snyder, responded to a call for volun | teers. and succeeded in delivering the t BMffiO ge. I m LLOYD M. SEI BERT* Sergeant Company F, 364th Infantry. I Sergeant Seibert was awarded the | Distinguished Service Croaa for con spicuous gallantry in action near Ep Inonvflle, France, September 28, 1018. Suffering from Ulncsa, Kcrfeant Sei bert regained with his platoon and led bl6 men with the highest courage and eadtrsM > under heavy HheU and ma - ammm ? ? ? ? ' chin*' gun flre. With two othe# sol diers SHbert I'huriOfH ? machine KUi? eiupliK'oru'iit In advance, of their **om* piny. ho killing (?iut of the en emy with h "and <-upturln|j two other*. In this ^nctHiBlw he wft* wounded. but he nrxvrthok<m eontin or<] In uimI u'beu a wlthdrawi. wan onjertil ho returnisl with the Ian. unit. assisting a wounded ?ownMle Later In the evening he volunteered and carried In wounded until he faint ed frotu exhaustion. Ills father, Oeoflfc Heihert, lire# in Salinas. Oil. JOSEPH W. SMITH, First Lieutenant, 116th Infantry. Lieutenant Smith uas decorated for conspicuous |allantry In action near St, llsusMsnt. FYance, September 12, 1018. Finding that hi* platoon would be under heavy flre from six fnemy machine kui?m in crossing the Kupt de Mad, Lieutenant Smith plunged Info the stream ahead of his men, and I crowding to the opposite l*nk, exposed hLms<K flro fnun the yuns In order to ascertain their Ixact location, lie then led his men lu a flank attack on the enemy poaition. capturing the guna and nineteen Germans, thla officer him aelf parrying n rifle and ualng It with telling effect. Lieutenant Smith's quick Judgment and disregard for per sonnl safetv enabled the entire line to advauce without beiug separatedf from Its burrage. HI* mother, Mrs. Rltto L Smith, Uvea In Austin, Tex. -I*? MATEJ KOCAK, Sergeant, Company C, 9th Regiment U. S. M. Sergeant Koeak (deceased) won the Distinguished Service Cross for gal lantry in action hear Solssons, France, July 18. 1018. When the advance. ot his battalion was cheeked by n hid den machine gun nest. Sergeant ICo peak went forward alone.y unprotected by covering fire from his own men, and worked in between the German positions In the face of flre from enem.v fevering detachments. Locating the machine gun nest, he rushed It, and, with his bayonet drove ofT the crew, i (Shortly after this Sergeant Kocak or Lganteed 25 French colohlal soldiers who had become separated from thefi company and led them In attacking another machine gun nest, which was also i ?i?t out of action. i- - _ THOMAS E. O'SHEA, Corporal, M. G. Co., 107th Infantry. Corp. O'Shca was awhrded the Dis tinguished Service Cross for consplcu ous gallantry in action near Le Catc let, France, September 20, 1918. Be coming separated from their platoon by smoke barrage, Corp. O'Shca, with two other soldiers, took cover In a shell hole well >vithtyi the enemy lines, lTy>on healing a call for'hejp from an American lank, which had become dis abled thirty yards from them, the three soldiers left their shelter and started toward the# tank, under heavy fire from German machine guns and trench mortars. In crossing the fire swept area. Corp. O'Shea was mortally wounded and died of his wounds short ly afterward. He lived In Summit, N. J. JOHANNES S. ANDERSON, First Sergeant, Company B, 132nd In fantry.* Scrgt. Anderson was decorutcd for conspicuous gallantry in uction at Con senvoye, Franco, October, 8, 1918 While Ids company was being held up by intense artillery and machine gun fire, Sergt. Anderson, without aid, vol untarily left the company and worked his way to the rear of the nest that was offering the most stubborn resist-, a nee. Ills advance was made through an open area, and under constant bos tile fire, but the mission was success fully accomplished and Sefgt. Ander son not only silenced the gnn and cap* tured it, but also brought back witb him twenty-three prisoners. HI* home address is Chicago. ?.-T ? HERMAN DAVIS, Private Company I, v 113th Infantry. Private Davis, whose home Is with his mother at Hlg Lake, Ark., won the Distinguish**! Service Cross for un usual bravery in action at Molleviile farm, France, October 10, 1018. While acting -'as company runner Private Davis single-handed attacked a Ger man machine gun nest which was harassing the left flank of the company < and preventing it's advance. He killed four of the enemy and captured the gun, thus allowing the company to continue forward. - * 1 ? JOHN CALVIN. WA/IO, Private, Company D, 117th Infantry. Private Ward was awarded* the Dis tinguished Service Cross for conspicu ous gallantry in action near ICstrees, France, October 8, 1018. During an advance Private Ward's company was ;<eld up by a machine gun which was enfilading the line. Accompanied by a non-commissioned office^ -he advanced against this jM>sitIon .nnd succeeded In reducing the nest by killing three nnd capturing seven of the enemy and their guns. His mother. Mrs. Laura "Ward, liven in Morrlstown. Tcnn. ? fe ? CHARLES D. PRIEST, Chaplain, 35?th Infantry. Chaplain Priest (deceased) was dec orated for extraordinary heroism in action near Les HtiU Chemins, France, September 29, 1018. Chaplain Priest disregarded personal danger by going six hundred yards beyond the front line, and with the nhfxif a soldier, cap* ryinjr ? woun*k*d man to shelter. Chaplain I*ri<*st*H home was at North La Salle street, Chicago, 111. WILL HAVE A CARLOAD OF ? ? "7"1' " ? I ~ ? . 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