Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-14 | Page 10 | Rapid Promotion for Strangler Lewis

ft hea41och on tho stthar and throw Mini ton feet. While tho tw privates were pulling (HtmMlvM together tho offloor In charge KVpl up to the gathering and lauded Lewie roc hla action, saying that tha plrlt he showed, waa the kind tha army u looking- for, and hoped ths rest of tha lineup wro gifted with tha aama brand of courage. In forty-eight houra from tha lima Lawla antarad tha ramp ha waa mad a a corporal, and In two waaka waa promoted to sergeant, and latar to top aargoant. RAPID PROMOTION FOR STRANGLER LEWIS Probably ana af tha aulckaat pro. nation! na-tion! an record In th army baa baaa that of Ed ("atranror") Lewla now a toe sergeant at Camp Grant. Lswla gained th promotion thank ta a display of courses th flrat day h mrd th capm. Th rams-is wreatlar ,sa )irm4 n with hundrda of th.r drsftses. nana- In hand, whan twa aueky uniformed man ilrll miklni fun of th odd-looking re- runa Ulvhi Lewis th one ovar. ana of them remarked. "Pip th fat bartender." bar-tender." whlla th athar Isnaiildly aald. "Ha aura look Ilk a aria. porker.' Law la dropped hie (rip and. welkins; ovr to th ,h! c"mB Jastsra. plckad him up aonllr and bounced hla haad on th CaJviU hlrrTtnara, while h. took