Show EDITOR WAS ON FIRING LINE Commander of Missouri Department of Legion One of Many Newspaper per Men Who Heard Call John Francis Williams commander of the Missouri department of the Legion is one of ot tho thousands u 8 and s of newspaper men I who 1 left eft the their I r typewriters when the tile war b broke brokey r 0 k y out Enlisting as asa asa Ip il a private In the i Missouri National Guard Mr Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams hams rose to the 1 A rank of first lieu lieu- tenant In the A. A E. E F. F he lie serve a as a machine gun officer with th Thirty-fifth Thirty division In the mountains and In the Argonne- Argonne Meuse drive After the armistice he be served as instructor in the A. A E. E F. F university at Beaune and later assisted assisted assist assist- ed In publicity In connection with the games Mr Williams who Is a member of ot Robert S. S T urman post 13 Joplin Mo served as post commander and state master at previously to his election as department head hend He Is editor of the News ys Herald |