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Show I Carrying On With the 1 American Legion 1 iltfg&iglK'&l''i American army oflicers are now holding hold-ing rank one to two notches higher than they did under the army organisation organi-sation before the World war. Chnuncey M. Depew has asked for big war medal. The American Legion found, however, that he is only named for the after dinner speaker of fame. When Pvt. Edward U. Canoose of the American forces stationed In Coblenz received G33 love letters, postcards, post-cards, etc. In a butch, he took a week's leave. The French admired the box like motor trucks Introduced by the A. E. F. and ordered 20,(KKJ more. The ones they are now using are a part of the titisre mass of war material bought from the army by the French go eminent. em-inent. When American Legion representatives representa-tives met the army transport Cnntigny, at the dock in New York, they encountered en-countered the following: 50'J men from "he army of occupation, (53 Cerman wives. 2 French wives, MO babies of the German wives, and SOt) American : bodies from t lie battlefields. Harvard university sent 11.3PS men Into the World war. Of the number ' 1,014 received decorations, and ;-!17 I (vere cited in orders. Two graduates, i the late Lieutenant Colonel Whittlesey. and Maj. George G. McMurty. Jr., received re-ceived the Congressional Medal of j Honor. Eighty-two woi the American i Distinguished Service Cross. j |