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Show ioSbii'1 'Distinguished Service Em- blems Awarded in France. ' '': DistlnguJehed servtas medals hv been conferred upon three Western men for extraordinary bravery during dur-ing the recent ftahttng in France, according ac-cording to aA official bulletin received today at the local postofflce. The medatr were conferred by (Jenersl I'er-alilng I'er-alilng in the name of the president. me of the heroes mentioned died, sn.1 the medal has been forwarded to his widow. Those upon whom the great honor hsa been conferred are Captain' Charles H. Fherldnn of WlUsot. Mont.;' Private William M. Carrtson af Ploche, New. Rnd Isieiitenant Hay HUI of lewiston. Idaho, who loat his life In I oomhat wrth sn enemy airman. j Captain hmerldsn Is honored for haiN J lna taken charge of the remnants of , i two companies and charging hill 230 j under a gslltnir muchme gun fire. He! an receded In taking ttie hill, person- 1 ally shooting three Cenmni. and destroys! de-stroys! a number of machine gun nests. Private Garrison is mentioned for having kept intact the telephone lines between the regimental commander and the if ad Ing bat la I ion In t he fa moue attack tipon Chsleaa Thierry. He waa knocked down several times hy exploding ex-ploding shells, burled In dirt and debris, "but stuck courag.ously to his work, making communication possible," say the reKrt. Lieutenant Hill was detailed to take photographs of the Hindenhurg line from an airplane. He remained in the nlr after being attacked by nine enemy planes and was shot through the heart. His pilot put np a valiant fight and succeeded In returning to headquarters with the valuable pho-tographa pho-tographa and his dead comrade. |