Show D. D DS a S. S S MEDAlS GIVEN TO T FIVE ALLIED OffiCERS i Washington Jan Inn 18 Secretary H Secretary Baker acting tOl for President ent Wilson on formally presented toda today tho Iho distinguished dis anguished service modal to five tho aWed allied officers in recognition of or their services to tho United States arm army The Tho officers decorated were Major Generals James JamesD D D. McLachlan British military Emilio Italian military an and John E. E W. W Hea duct chief of or tho the British artillery mission In tho the United States Major Leon acting Belgian military at at- at tache nn and chief of ot tho the Belgian military mili mill- t tary r mission an and Brig Gen Louis Louts Col- Col lardet l French rench Tho secretary also decorated sixteen American officers to whom tho the medal was awarded for tor services at tho the war t department Two civilians S. S M. M r. r Fetton director of ot military railways and nobert J J. J Thorne assistant to the acting quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster general were among those decorated Baker Balcer said ho he saw sawa a particularly happy happ evidence ence of at tho I united front the nation had presented to o tho the enem enemy during the tho war in n tl the close association between civilians and soldiers I t iI i I |