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Show WILSON MORS MILITARY IMS U. S. Distinguished Service Medal for Distinguished War Leaders. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Marshals Foch, Joffre and Haig and Generals Pe-taln, Pe-taln, Diaz. Pershing and Gillian, chief of staff of the Belgian army, were awarded award-ed the distinguished service medal today by President Wilson, acting as commander-in-chief of tho United States army. General Pershing was directed by Secretary Sec-retary Baker to act as President Wilson's representative in presenting the medals to the military leaders of the allies and to express to them the high regard of the people of the United States and of the American army for the distinguished and patriotic service they have rendered In the common cause. General Tasker H. Bliss, former chief of staff and now assigned to the interallied inter-allied war council, will represent the president pres-ident in presenting the medal to General Pershing. He has been directed to say that the president awards the medal to the commander of the American expeditionary expedi-tionary forces as a token of the gratitude of the American people for his distinguished distin-guished service and in appreciation of the success which the American armies have achieved under his leadership. |