Show t I F F I GIVEN GWEN 0 HERO DECORATIONS I I Il l tl k T AR I I t R As CAS CA'S GA a. a SK KIN N I I lead Visits Visit With r- r N v f t jat at t Front Prom Prom- to Bring Back g 5 to F Folks 01 jm t u S S. Ferguson F. F erguson ss t Staff Correspondent I ME AMERICAN N NI 1 JN IN IN FRANCE I Secretary Baker too to- to toll j I ll members of the j jn i. i n who have been I i promising to couge con con- I ie ge from them to the I nn I fives scattered through ugh jill ill 1 send a message tell- tell I you Sj-you you are all well felt fetI Jack ack ack the supplies and s safeguard your ald aie Your will be proud of I and clean living i clean hard fighting I ples for which you I s was ivas a sui surprise surprise prise to to the I Iches ches The greatest regarding the jr pr I the trip wore vore a Dorro sorrowed Hied d off off- ants civilly ll s pout First t r rain rain- ln- ln Md tin hat and carried y he had taken faling fa- fa I ling ng dugouts outs arid the die thebes the thebes bes hes he he- traversed a sap t. t nearest the German Germann Cn n he returned to the thee thee ie e e remarked gen en from the farms to tot t if from rem the tho homes home to the h the men n frequently fre a art rt of ot Ohio a are e you tart pd the secretory secretary stiffly at attention men mn how things were they were feeling feeling- The Then Then n n was that every everything passed overhead ry inquired what size AMMER p ped a hammer In the Diced ced it up The soldier Baker said he was be lost A listening assured the the Americans shoot boches c arrived at a certain d arters seven batteries ng shelled There were werey y ions as the enemy i the vicinity ome delay In starting Q p the trenches was be- be Id traversing the Gers Ger- Ger c clor or was wasel s lively with K net el four in the party party- party party- l nal general a major majors s section and a guide hers of ot the party were I II I. I I ous us regarding Bakers Bakeis J vas obviously cool communication trench trench- h pied J ped by a sentry forward andy and andry I stepped 2 ry y of war ARAUTO l sir hir r stammered red the I n ped Pe-d his rifle to Lo D s salute lute R passed ashell he- he burst near r-ed r cd on IM va page 31 3 3 I J y lri SECRETARY WEARS Continued I from r page 1 his automobile He inquired whether anyone was hurt When he was as assured assured assured as- as there were no casualties his automobile was speeded up to carry him out of the danger zone The party passed American guns that were in action while machine gun bullets whistled overhead Returning to the rear the secretary visited men who were in a barn lie Ire clambered up a ladder to the hayloft and asked about the mens men's health One of them replied that he had grip Youve certainly had a grip on Germany Germany Ger Ger- many Baker Daker Raker replied The colonel presented to Baker BaRer the helmet of a a. German lieutenant captured captured captured cap cap- in a raid The secretary ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac it but later said he was going to give ghe it to the colonels colonel's mother Baker stood with his head uncovered by a roadside cemetery where half a dozen soldiers aro buried burld while the military burial of another r was In ress He Ire remained uncovered in silent silent si silent si- si lent tribute to the dead throughout the service While visiting a hospital where there are several gas victims undergoing treatment tre Baker Daker talked with a wounded officer who had 1 been en decorated decorated decorated dec dec- orated with Ith the French Croix de deGuerre Guerre Ive e got a war cross but I can cant can't t wear it he told BakerAs Baker Daker As secretary of ot war var I give you jou authority to wear 1 it IV was the reply While en route to td the trenches Baker Baker Ba Ba- Baker Ba- Ba ker had inspected a detachment of ot infantry in infantry infantry in- in fantry that was drawn up in a a. village street The first rays of ot the sun were I Just streaking the sky when when the he American troops smartly presented arms Baker addressed them briefly and later visited a French divisional commander commander com- com commander mander who complimented the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican soldiers The frequent remark of 1 B ker aker as he hJ hemet hemet met groups of ot soldiers his in inspection inspection inspection in- in trip was r I II Youre a good looking bunch full bunch cunot run cun I of ot pepper |