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Show AMERICAN AMBULANCE I WORKERS BRAVE PERILS I Six Members Cited In French Army Orders For Their Courage Under Fire Paris, Aug. 2. Six members of the American field ambulance wero cited today In the orders ot the day of tho French army. Brook Leonard Edwards of Philadelphia Phila-delphia Is mentioned as having shown the greatest courage and coolness in seeking the wounded In the advance." "Ills nniDulanco was damaged by bursting shells, continues the citation In crossing a violently bombarded zone. He repaired his machine and fulfilled his mission, completely- convoying con-voying wounded beyond tho danger iono." James Hilton Spongalo of Gloucester, Glouces-ter, Mass., Is cited for his remarkable remark-able coolness In repairing his motor on tho road under violent bombardment bombard-ment and transporting wounded during dur-ing a period ot Intenso shelling, Thomas Pottor of New York, Everett Ever-ett Jackson of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Col-orado; Walter Wheeler of Yonkers, K. Y. and John Clark of Flushing, N. Y. arc each cited separately tor H tho calm Intrepidity and dovotlon H with which they carried out their du- Bj tics amid perilous conditions. All Bj of the men named aro working In Bj the Verdun region under tho dlrec- Bj tlon of Herbert Townscnd and Henry Bj White. Section No. l of the ambulance U H also cited as crossing many times a Bj locality Intensely bombarded with Bj poisonous gas shells and working wltrout reet for thirty-two hours." H |