Show MEDALS ARE READY FOR CANAL WORKERS Correspondence As Associated ocla te Prose PANAMA Feb 6 Canal 60 Canal service m mod med aln ala are to be awarded Panama canal employees em em- In th the tho cour courso o of th the next few ten weeks Orders have ha Just been received from the war office that the list of those who arc fire entitled cl to mt- mt medals als and service l bars must b be In Washington not later late than February 8 S. S It IB is estimated that this year TOO jOO employees om Im will be entitled to medals while more than 1000 service bars will III bo he given to those who have ha received medals a al- al ready roady Up to December 1913 more than vice service medals h ld been beon given gt n can canal employees The Tho medal is popularly known as th the Panama canal service medal but Is also allo caU called the Roo Roosevelt it f canal medal as 88 I Iwas It Ita was a at President Roosevelt's suggestion made mad madIn In 1908 while on oem n a visit to the time lath Ith In lulls inns liS that Idt Idea of a modal dal was wag adopted adopt adopt- ell cd The Tue Is given at the end of two year years years' service after which a t service er ba baIs bar barIs barIs Is attached for every e t two 0 additional years carel |