Show Twelve Telve Men Hen en Charge Six Hundred Bundred Youths Companion Compion A medal al of honor the highest hight corn coir C which can c be b given to am an American soldier has been r recommended com commended mended med for presentation to t each ech of or the theten theten j ten surviving members of a band of f twelve telve scouts who wo performed a bra br brave feat fet near n San Sa Miguel de do d Or Ori hi i the te Philippines on May 13 1 18 u Tese T e scouts were under the l lead ad o n William H Young Yo a civilian chili who ww had hd been b a famous scout sut on the w i t r plains plain in i America Ameri and a whom wh G Lawton made m his chief cifa of scouts in the th San Tsidro Ysidro campaign this y yO year ar arOn On O the t day mentioned General Law Lawton Lawton Lawton ton was advancing on San Sa A small body by of volunteers r tam came tam suddenly upon the t enemy eny drawn draw n up ri ItI rian an advantageous avante position in fn fru r t of if ofSan San Sa Miguel Migel the right rit flank fank r w u I o on err ona erra i ia a stream the th left lef on o an a elevation nade ia ie secure set by a dense d thicket It I was afterward ascertained artin hat that the Filipino force forc in this thi position piti n rim curn rU about abt 6 90 me men Without waiting wat for the r U battalion battaion to support thom them t or o to b in m a a t I position to do so r thi this squad sud t tf ff f tn teY scouts led le by Mr Ir Young and ad h b P i I vate Tate Ja James Harrington of o the t r n nan an au old o frontiersman twelve mn iTt in n j al au l charged the te ems line ln al ath ut t I 1 ll yards yard distant The line ln fired then wavered and fr vere then ten completely gave g way wy to i l f iL lowed lowel we up p by the t reinforcing battaion and ad driven from the th eky ci and ad erv enjI ns of San Miguel Migel a place pla of o great get ance ane Young Yon and a Harrington Hint while whip ChUt K hu ot lag ing 1 and a cheering ch rn and ad g the ten iea l up were w shot and an killed |