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Show The Human Shield. Tho advent of Decoration day caused caus-ed Admiral Dewey, at a recent dinner, to praise the bravery of the American troops during the civil war. "Both aides alike were brave," he said. "North and south, soldiers and sailors. And the bravery ot the raw recruit was a thins to be aeen to be believed. "There used to be circulated, thoucb, a food story about a Connecticut Connecti-cut recruit. This young man, after he had goMem Initiated, fought heroically; heroical-ly; but In hla first engagement he was very nervous. "A chum ot his was In the line ahead of him, and when the bullets began to fly, the chum began to dogde. "Thereupon the recruit shouted excitedly: ex-citedly: '"Hey, Jim, don't duck. I'm behind be-hind yo.' " |