Show BIG CHIEF IS LEGION BO BOSS S i ony Full Fledged indian at head of an ex service mens organization in america maj A 11 welch of mandan Mandi ui N D la tile only full hedged fledged indian chief and commander ot of an american ledloe legion post in america ile he Is wearing thel of ladal dross dress of a head chief odthe of the alch which lio lie was to assume aben liu lie as was adopted by their great chief john artiss many years ago iio to Is now flow tile tho duty duly elected chief of tile the sioux in addition to ills his duties us its commander of the gilbert S fur for post of the legion nt at mandan Manda ii A veteran of the spanish american war ir ond and a participant in tile mexican boarder expedition tin na well as an authority on oil cus customs ionis spotts spoils anil chiemo illes of it tho indians citizen is of oc north dakota were vio eager lint hat major welch should lionald lead end it battalion but tallon of indian to Ir frame major welch volunteered to do so tut but lla ilia onar was refused by the war department nevertheless a number of indians were included in tile detachment of men which mojor major welch took to fianco in Icen lor 17 llo ile served upon tho staff of A liggett and on armistice dily day wast with tile artillery of fit the third division south bouth of se be dilli when lie ho arrived in germany ht he was waa named na its in charge of civil affairs in tho the i boblenz area which po alteon lio lie held until tile tho divisions cattle came buck to tile the united stated in september 1910 rt lur lurilla Illg tile tho philippine insurrection major yf it it evou a participant in tho the 41 4 MAJOR A B U welch cP lUrf af of roco Aro rorik itri sr 1 y along tile shores of laguna 0 to o fl I lahla ablit including tile lii important city of Cn Iamba major welch and slate beato of tile legion will viii speak at funereal cero monies for albert gross brass grandson of chief jolin john gross grabs who was aa killed in action near soissons Sols sons the indian hero who went with major welch hilll bo be burlei burled at cannon nail atall N D with tho the full tribal rites of the SIOUX nation N |