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Show riORE EVIDENCE rpF HEROIC CONDUCT United ; States Officers in Ilosf ifel -Volunteer for Service. , WASHINGTON, ' May U.-The' Navy I department is In receipt of further evl-: evl-: dence of th heroic conduct of the per-1 per-1 sonnet of that 'branch of th; service when earthquake and fir overtook San ' Francisco. This came In the bap of a report from the United States naval hospital at Mare Island giving the names o'f three officers who were p- -Ments and who volunteered .for duty Vt hen disaster ovettook the Go den Gate clrV. - These officers were Ensign R. C. Davis, IJeat. A. Stokes, marine corps, and LJeut. F. A. Udell, marine corps. . Rear-Admiral r McCalla, . commanding the Mare Island navy yard, in forwards in heix names :. to the department. ; "87TheB officers are,' Iri the' opinion of Ve commandant to be commended for elrseal andsfor the fact that notwlth-J. notwlth-J. landing they were in th naval Hospi-"laTthey Hospi-"laTthey applied for -or continued on l" y after the earthquake and subse-'ouent subse-'ouent fire 'in San Francisco." . UUelt. Stokes,- it was shown continued - onduty at the main gate dally "- f r Ja to Mars Island. sod-re-entered Y. e , r ', . -. |