calffE t ION Copy for or This Department Supplied by bythe the American Legion News New Service SEEK EEK NEWS OF MISSING MEN Effort Being Made to Solve War Mysteries Mysteries Mys Mys- teries tense on Behalf of Relatives and Friends Was William Ross Beck of the One OneHundred Hundred red and Nineteenth infantry reported reported reported re re- re- re ported died of wounds on October 9 1918 seen later In a British hospital or not What became of ot Clyde Abel of the 1 Eighteenth Infantry after ha was wounded and taken to hospital on November November No No- vember ember 7 1918 Who can tell what happened to BenJamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin H. H LudwIg of the Sixtieth Infantry infantry infantry in in- fantry whose letters home stopped with the signing of the armistice These The are some of the war mysteries mysteries mysteries mys mys- teries the solution of which is being sought on behalf of relatives and friends of the lost soldiers Recent lists Include the following cases WILLIAM ROSS DECK BECK Co M M. Infantry reported wounded Oct 9 9 1918 and died the same day His Ills mother has heard that an acquaintance saw him In a. a British hospital a month later She iso also would lIk like to hear from soldier who returned home on S S. S. S Sierra In December December December Decem Decem- ber 1918 Address AddresS' Mrs 1 W. W W. W Beck Gays Ill III CLYDE ABEL division was transferred to Co E E. E infantry First division and was wounded and taken to hospital Hov 7 7 1918 Nothing heard of him after that date His father Edward Abel Route 2 2 Buchanan Mich would like to hr haar from anyone who knew him especially officers of his company BENJAMIN F. F LUDWIG pt Co GOth Infantry Fifth division has not bees beer heard from since the armistice He sailed fc r France July 18 18 1918 and his mother received several letters from him liter after his arrival With the signing of the armistice communication stopped Write Frank C. C Love City Bank building Syracuse N Z T. T FABIAN HANSON Infantry re reported reported reported re- re ported killed In action Nov 9 9 1918 1913 His mother nother lived In Sweden and when she beard heard he had enlisted she started for this country It took her four months to get geta a ship and when she arrived her son had tailed sailed for France The next she heard he be was killed Anyone with Information should address Mrs Elizabeth Rodgers 13 53 3 North avenue avenue L La Grange Ill and ind she will communicate with the moth- moth ir en MURRAY GORDO GORDON Co D D. D In Infantry tan try severely wounded at Chauteau Thierry Last Information concerning him bun contained in letter lette written by a nurse Lt it Hospital No 6 Anyone with information tion address Lee Hoffman General De De' Delivery liver livery Arcadia Fla VIa EARL V. V JEFFERSON Co D D. D infantry was killed in action In July ruly 1918 Those who knew him and circumstances circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- of his death write Commander Command Command- er en er Earl V. V Jefferson Post American I Lerlon Le- Le fon Hope N. N D. D RECTOR MORGAN Co K IC K Infantry reported killed In action but his mother can get no further Information I Anyone who knew him In France write Mrs Sirs Ray Morgan Condon Ore I I ARMED WITH MOPS BROOMS Fayette Mo Post Turns Out and Transforms Community Into Spotless Town When the streets of Fayette Mo seemed to be collecting entirely too much refuse and dust to be sightly the Legionnaires of Roger White post turned out In a body and armed with 4 4 f I t r i f i il l On Town Home Police Pollee Duty mops and brooms soon transformed th the community Into a spotless town The former soldiers and sailors who who gar garbed d themselves in Jn denim and olive drab shirts for the occasion remarked that It wasn't nearly as arduous a task of the po policing Jobs they they- had been set setto setto setto to d do while In the service Oldest Oldest and Youngest Members After extensive research Kansas members of the Legion believe bellee that they have lla e found the oldest and youngest Legion members In the state Col Ezra B. B Fuller member of the Leavenworth post Is seventy-one seventy years old and und has four wars to his credit the credit the Civil Indian Spanish Spanish- American and World wars Colonel Fuller is still on duty daty at st the staff start 1 college Fort Leavenworth James W W. Weed of ot Lawrence had bad just passed his fourteenth birthday when the United States Stats entered the war One year later Weed so the story goes slipped by the officials a and was accepted in the navy where he served as seaman second class Weed I who has just reached his eighteenth birthday took a prominent part pant In InCEst InCEst InCEst I La Guerre a play produced y y 1 Ell ElI F F. Dorsey post of ot Lawrence Lawren GALBRAITH IS NEW LEADER Ohio Man Chosen National Comman Commander der of American Legion at Cleveland Convention F. F W. W Galbraith Jr of f Cincinnati wearer ol t the Distinguished Service Cross and two French decorations for heroism In the Argonne Meuse-Argonne offensive often offen sive In which he was wounded while commanding the One Hundred and seventh Forty-seventh Infantry was unanimously unanimously elected electea national commander of the American Legion at the recent recent re- re cent convention In Cleveland Mr Galbraith Gaibraith was was was' commissioned major In the First Infantry Ohio National National Na Na- Guard In 1010 and the same year was promoted to colonel He was assigned to the One Hundred and seventh Forty Infantry In 1017 1917 and remained In command of that organization organization until the end of the war He took took- part In the St. St Mihiel 1 drive and served In the Baccarat and Ypres-Lys Ypres sectors sectors Since 1908 1008 Mr Galbraith has been treasurer of the tile Western Paper Goods company of Cincinnati He Is six forty-six years old The convention elected the followIng following follow follow- ing lag vice commanders John G. G Emory Emory Emory Em Em- ory Grand Rapids Web Mich B. B J. J Winslett Wins Wins- lett Ala Thomas J. J GoldIngay Gold Gold- Ingay Newark N. N J. J C. C G. G Kenosha Wis and J. J G. G Reno Nev John JohnV W. W Inzer of Mont Mont- gomery Ala was elected national chaplain The convention overwhelmingly Indorsed Indorsed Indorsed In In- the Legions Legion's fourfold optional compensation bill known as the Fordney bill passed by the house at 4 4 zt F. F W. W Galbraith Jr Newly Elected National Commander its Us last session and now pending Jn n n the senate The delegates voted to tomake tomake tomake make no change In the tile p political restrictIon restriction re re- clause in the Legion constitution and reiterated the organizations organization's organizations organization's tion's position of strict neutrality in all disputes between capital and labor Resolutions advocating complete exclusion of Japanese Immigrants and denial of citizenship to these unas- unas people were adopted to together o o- o gether with numerous other recommendations recommendations recommendations regarding legislation designed designed de do- signed to foster and safeguard per cent Americanism 2 DELEGATES ALSO G. G A. A RS R.'S Special Welcome Extended to Re Retire Retire- re at Convention Who Had Served at Other Wars Two distinguished delegates to the American Legion national convention at Cleveland received a special welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come from Franklin DOlIer DOller the retiring retiring retiring re re- tiring comma commander lder when It was learned that they were also members of the Grand Army of the Republic They were Col Marshall W. W Wood U. U S. S A. A retired of Boise Idaho and Dr Wesley Thompson of Huntington Park Cal Lieutenant Colonel Wood who Is seventy four ur ye years rs old was wounded twice In the Civil war served In the Spanish American and Indian wars and and- was on active duty during the World war He lIe served as aR the first commander of a Legion eglon post at Boise Doctor Thompson a spry young young man of seventy six served for two years In n the Civil war He attempted to enlist enlist at the start tart of the World war but was at first rejected In October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 1018 1918 he succeeded Jn n obtaining a commission as a first lieutenant In Inthe Inthe Inthe the medical corps and served for some time In army camps In southern California GREETINGS FROM V V. V OF F. F W. W Veterans of Foreign Wars Send Message Message Message Mes Mes- sage to Legion During Organizations Organizations Organization's tion's National Encampment Greetings to The American Legion from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Vars were e extended tende J in the following message message mes mes- sage during the encampment of the latter latter lat lat lat- I ter organization I Whereas the twenty first national encampment of the Veterans of Fo Foreign For Fog eign Wars of th the United States is now In session at Washington D. D DO C. C and Whereas the ideals and ant principles of this this' organization are kindred to those of The American Legion now therefore Be It resolved that the tise encampment en I Ic c of the Veterans of Foreign Wars extend Its cordial cordini ll greetings s to tc I The American Legion Leblon I