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Show WAR KiZDr BEDECKED HERO John Bowe Has Enough Medals to Completely Cover His Brave and Manly Breast. Joh'., Bowe, First Vice Commander of the Minnesota Department of the American Legion, is one of the famous soldiers of fortune, who fought in both the Spanish-American Spanish-American aud the late war, and is now quietly awaiting in Can-by, Can-by, Minn., for another an-other opportunity lo win oUier decorations dec-orations in another an-other war. In his fifty years John Bowe has been an adventurer ad-venturer in business busi-ness as well as in war. He started the first cash market for farm produce in Can-by, Can-by, and organ izeil the first cement French government said he "volunteered "volun-teered always for the most dangerous missions and the most perilous posts," and the Serbian medal was bestowed for "distinguished and brilliant conduct con-duct under fire." Bowe has written of his thrilling experiences of two years in the thick of the fight In his book "Soldiers of the Legion." "Looking back to my life over there now," said Bowe, "it was a busy, entertaining, en-tertaining, exciting time while it lasted. last-ed. Rut the comrades are all dead or scattered the glory, the romance is gone it hardly seems natural or possible, more like a dream or nightmare. night-mare. The suffering and the exertion overshadow the few short hours of furlough in Paris or London. "We couldn't afford to lose." he said. "The price paid was terrific, but It was worth it. provided we can keep the advantages gained. One thing that gets my goat is the self-complacency of those people here at home they have no conception of what Is or has been going on in Europe, and don't seem to realize that we are just as vitally Interested in world problems as the people of Europe. "We see too many politicians in office of-fice standing idly by while the resources re-sources of the country are being wasted. We see two groups at Washington Wash-ington sparring for an issue for the next election, evidently trying to lose the advantages the soldiers gained. But I have an unlimited faith that we shall square ourselves to meet the new day. "And the American Legion Is going go-ing to have no small part In squaring the ship of state for the new day." block and lile factory when that industry in-dustry was looked upon as a poor risk. He built the first 'cold storage building build-ing In his native city. Nor are those his only "firsts." He was the first subscriber to the Farmers' Mul mil Telephone Company, first depositor de-positor in the l'oslal Savings Rank, first president of the Yellow Medicine County Fair Association, first president presi-dent of John Swenson's Memorial Hospital. Hos-pital. And was mayor of Canby. As might be expected of one who thus broadly sensed his duties ns a citizen, he served with the 13th Minnesota Min-nesota in the Spanish-American war and In the Philippine insurrection, having been present at the capture of Manila and ten other engagements. When the world war broke out. Howe could not wait for America to enter, but joined the French army, connected with the Second Foreign Legion, anil the lTfllh and lfl."d regiments regi-ments of the line, the 02nd territorials anil the 1st Regiment, Foreign Legion, lie was never commissioned. lie spent three years in France, n'.td two years in the trenches. He v:ts wounded in the attack on Champagne, October 10. 1015. returned to the front and was finally Invalided home. One would never gues thnt this Quiet, unassuming mart, as he goes about his business in this peaceful Minnesota town, is Legionnaire F.oue. and you'd never know that on the horizon blue of his uniform he may wear a croix de guerre and enonsh medals to cover the breast of his coat. In awardin;' the croix tie guerr?, the |