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Show TUESDAY, JUNE 17 .THE PRQVG .POST chine gun fire. With two other soldiers Seibert charged a machine gun emplacement In advance of their company, be himself killing one of the enemy with a shotgun, and capturing two others. In this encounter he was wounded, but he nevertheless continued in action, and when a Withdrawal was ordered he returned with the last unit assisting a wounded comrade. Later In the evening he volunteered and carried in wounded until he fainted from exhaustion. His father, George Seibert live? tp Salinas, Cat Amrriraa Smmorials nlc!n inatancea Moat of gallantry for which tha Dutinguished Soma Cm haa been awarded task to select thousand s of acts of n from the A usual bravery performed by American soldiers in France a fern Dial stood out above all others. General Pershings stafi undertook the task, so that the most excepcases tional might be given (he publicity .they ieservefielow are the stories ofjhejeats that won for soms of the American fighters the coveted was a difficult DistinguishedService Cross. HARRY GROVER OCONNOR, Sergeant, Hsadquartero Detachment, Personnel Office, 78th Division. 8ergt. OConnor was decorated for Conspicuous bravery In action near St Juvlr n, France, October 19, 1918. Sergt O'Oonnor volunteered and went from hk. division headquarters te one of the regimentg In line to obtain mnch needed information and to arrange for liaison. - He covered the distance of six kilometers through shell fire three times before the unit was found ; and, while returning with the Information, was seriously wounded by a shell two which mortally-wound- ed He gave water and first aid to the two men and dragged himself down the roasj until he met g soldier whom he sent for an ambulance. After reaching the hospital and having his wounds dressed, he left tbs hospital without the knowledge of the attendants and delivered the information to hi division headquarters in person. ev-er- toi ' It Is It clean and free from snow jo it can be used without detriment to the health? If not, you hould change your Ice man. The ode Claim we make for our Ice is thatL It is good Ice, in y sense of the word In fact, hygenio Ice. We can refer to our many customers, who have ' dealt with us for years. JOSEPH W. SMITH, First Lieutenant 118th Infantry. Lieutenant Smith was decorated tor conspicuous gallantry In; action near St Banssant France, September 12, 1918. Finding that his platoon would be under heavy fire from six enemy machine guns (a crossing the Bupt dt Mad, Lieutenant Smith plunged Into the stream ahead of his men, and crossing to the opposite bank, exposed himself to fire Horn the guns In order to ascertain their exact location. Ho tbeq led his men In a flank attach on the enemy position, capturing the gone and nineteen Germans, this officer himself carrying a rifle and using It with Lieutenant , Smith's telling effect. quick Judgment and disregard for personal safety enabled the entire line to advance without being separated from Its barrage. His mother, Mrs. Bltta I ' Smith, lives in Austin, Tex. MATEJ KOCAK, Sergeant, Company" C, 5th Regiment U. 8. M. XL Koenk (deceased) won tho Sergeant Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in action near Solasons, France, July 18, 1918. When the advance of hlq battalion was checked by a hidden machine gun nest. Sergeant Ko-ca-k went forward alone, unprotected by covering fire from his own men, and worked In between the German positions In the face of fire from enemy Locating (he covering detachments. machine gun nest, he rushed It, and, with his bayonet drove off the crew. Shortly after this Sergeant Kocak organised 25 French colonial soldiers, who had become separated from tbelr IB- , t. company and led them In attacking RICHARD H. HILTON, another machine gun nest, which was Sergeant, Cempany M, 118th Infantry. also put out of action. v Sergt. Hilton was decorated for con ( ' t - i :P i cYo Ice & Cold Storage Co, PHONE 508 That Good Coal rot STORAGE S ' ' Sold By r : ' " SMOOT & SPAFFORD SEE US FOR TERMS: Lumps, $7.30 per ton delivered- 'per ton "Eggornnt Order from our uptown office Provo Commercial and Savings Bank, or $6-8- ,,, , ' ., n - 0 ' 1 $ Telephone-1- ompanions. gallantry at eplcuous France, October ' ! ' pm, -- er g -- this--papa- 1 . w- ii ! i s TEaal! Cifl Top Is Awiul r i Phone 67 rVf . 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Private Davis, whoso homo is with his mother at Big Lake, Ark won the Distinguished Service Gross for unusual bravery In action at MollevlUo farm, France, October 10, 1918 While acting .as company runner Private attacked a GerDavis man machine gnn nest which was harassing the left flank of the company and preventing Its advance. He kUied four of the enemy and captured the gun, thus allowing the company to -' 11 UlblK PILLODS m tlH Thats what brings succeas to any business. r To win the confidence of the public has been our lifes aim,, and we take pride in stating that we have never betrayed that eonfidenee. Our business haa been built on that basis. We invite yon to join our army of satisfied customers. . -, C Procter CONFIDENCE d - LAUK3Y ALWAYS CEUABLE- - HI U AHA Sr t tlA LI Y DAVIt, ' Private Company t, 113th HERMAN single-hande- e r V ICE . flre-Swe- pl JOHANNES 4 FARRER & WHITEHE AD three soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank, under heavy fire from German machine guns and trench mortars. In crossing the afea. Corp. CFShe waa mortally wounded and died of his wounds shortly afterward. He lived in Summit, N. J. ' . . ' ' : forward, after all others had taken shelter from the direct fire of an enemy machine gun.' He crawled to a flank position of the gun and after killing or capturing the entire tew, turned the machine gun on ' the rotresting enemy. His mother, Mrs. continue forward. " Anna Leman, Uvea In Chicago. i ; ; JOHN CALVIN WARD, r , SIDNEY HOLZEMAN, ' Company D, 117th Infantry. InPrivate, Gun Co 132nd . Privets Ward was awarded tha Diefantry. s tlngulshed Berries Cross for consplcin , Private Holaeman was decorated for tn action In Jhe ous gallantry in action near Estraes, extraordinary heroism Bols de Foret, France, October 10, France, October 8 1918 During an 1918. After six runners bad been klUed advance Private Wards company was or wounded in attempts to get through held up by a machine gun which wan Une. Accompanied by a heavy shell firs with an Important mes- enfilading the office?, he advanced sage from tha regimental commander to of tha 89th infantry to the regimental against this position and succeededand1 nest three the killing by reducing commander of the 99th Infantry, Pricapturing seven of the enemy and their vate Holxeman, with Private James can for volun- guns. HI mother, Mrs, Laura Ward, responded to a to Morristown, Tenn. teers, and succeeded In delivering the !Uvea Rt- 'message. CHARLES DPR1EST, LLOYD M. SEIBERT, Chaplain, 358th Infantry. Chaplain priest (deceased) was decSergeant Company F, 364th for extraordinary heroism to orated infantry. near Lea Halt Chemlns, France, action Sergeant Seibert was awarded the 1918 Chaplain Prieat 29, September conCross Service for Distinguished danger by going personal disregarded spicuous gallabtry in action near France. September 20, 1918. six hundred yards beyond the front of a soldier, earSuffering from illness. Sergeant Sei- line, and with the aid bert remained with his platoon and led ning back a wounded piafito shelter. h!s men a 1th the highest courage and Chaplain Priest's home Vfls at-- b30 leadership under heavy shell and ma- - North La Sulle street, Cbicagb.JlL Privato-Machin- order will convince yon of our A trial Corporal, M. G. Co 107th Infantry. Corp, OShea was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous gallantry in nction near Le Cate-le- t, France, September 29, 1918, becoming .separated from their platoon by smoke barrage, Corp. OShea, with two ether soldiers, took cover In a shell hole well within tho enemy lines. Upon hearing a call for help from an American tank, which had become disabled thirty yards from them, the sea-nymp- h. '"V W e aim to give the best in service and keep up to date-iquality of goods. Thomas e. O'Shea, Bnnconrt, 11, 1918, our Jlne of' bus!-- ft ness. ' While Sergt Hiltons - company was advancing thswogh the village of Brancourt, it was held op by Intense enfilading fire from n m chine gun.- - Discovering that the fire came from a machine gun neat In shell hole at the edge of tho town, Sergt. Hilton, accompanied by a few other soldiers, but well In advance of them, pressed on toward this post, tion, firing with hi rifle until his am was exhausted, and then with eOMETHINQ NW AS BENNETTS "Cant you Juat imagine how wild inanition his pistol, killing six of the enemy and BATHING GIRLS HERE. tha wild ware will ba when these capturing ten. In the course of tb) beach beauties leavo the coast? f daring exploit Sergt. Hilton received Mr. Sol Lesser, who has the rights a wound from a bursting shell which for distribution loL the. picture, -- con- resulted in the toes of his arm. Sergt home le at Westville, ST C. J , Phyllis Haver J celved the idea and he promises that Hiltons " ' . Provo theatregoers are to bo intro- - wlUl each prlnt of to , vm plcturfl E. WILBUR COLVER, duced to a real novelty, for Jack Sen-'- a a group of Mack 8en. let U. 8En-A, netta bathing girls are coming to the'nett rj,. Company .Sergeant t our veiy latMt Columbia and will remain for two'plctara of gineera. when IUrer hr-Ne- wt For conspicuous gallantry In action Baym.- Daisy - Dean, In on of tttak near Verdun, France, October 9, 1918, Notes From Movieland," sal: - that we many- - California SergL Oolver was awarded theDia-tlngulshe- d t "Something 'new, under the sun may see in tha near future we get Service Cross. Volunteergoing to take place In filmland., A aU wcRed Wa d0 ,ope that Phyllis ing, with two other soldiers, to locate machine gun nests, Sergt Col-vpretentions company of living players and tha Klt the r,. are to accompany a feature picture aaam of advanced on the hostile poeitiffhi newest--bathinttelp 1 to a point where he was half surIt tour of this country and Cana- - tume tf come to they rounded by the neats, Wblch were in Thin Is positively the first dime ambush. He killed the gunner of one la the history of motion picture. en $1C3 Reward, $1C3 j gun with a captured German grenade f s terpries that such an undertaking haa win N and then toned this gun on the other readers of -been attempted. to Wars that thorp is at toast U of them before be dreaded dteeaee that- - setoaos baa nests, silencing "But tbit Is not nil of the story. his to returned sad Its tn staree all to cure platoon. He was later, sets Catarrh being greatly dn action. killed When thstour la started there is go-I-, that to catarrh. Sergt Ool ver lived le gwowned by- - eoaetttational conditions his with William H. Qolver, father, be to great rejoicing throughout requlreo constUudonal treatment. Hall'l ing 2C2 Helen avenue. South Osone, at edict n la taken Internally and to CaUrrh on and the great sorrowing country I ' acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Bur. I I N. X. i , fhe California beaches. The reason face of tbs System thereby destroying of the disease, glri-- g the foundation tho I , tor all the Joy and gloom Is the. fact patient strength by building up the BERGER LEMAN, and essietlng nature In doing Its I" that the picture is Mack Bennetts work. The have so much Private, Company H. 152nd Infantry. proprietors - - "Yankee Doodle in Berlin" and the faith In the curative powers of Hall offer One Private Leman 'was decorated for Catarrh Medicine that f . are to who accompany Its on Hundred Dollars tor any they rase that It falls players conspicuous gallantry la action near Bend testimonials. cure. list to for of Its tour are none oier thha the CO Toledo Address F. 3. CHFINRT Oonscnvoye, France, October 9, 1918. I . Ohio. Bold by alt Druggist, 75o. famous Sennett bathing girls. When his company reached a point 4 , within 100 yards of Its objective, to which It was advancing under terrific machine gun fire. 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