Show I ASKS FOR MILITARY ESCORTS I Philadelphia ia County Committee Appeals Appeals Ap Ap- i peals to President i Wilson to i Provide Firing Squads i II Following advices from the adJutant adjutant tant taut general of the army to I the he effect that it Is Impracticable for fUI the Will War I department without a II appropriation appropriation for transposition transportation expenses expends I to provide military escorts for the i I burial at Philadelphia of sold soldier lei dead I whose bodies are being returned from flom overseas the Philadelphia county committee committee com cony of the Legion has appended appealed d to President Wilson to provide at least two firing squads for this purpose from Camp Dix or through the Frankford Frankford Frankford Frank- Frank ford arsenal at Philadelphia Time The he American Legion representatives tI tires tives es the letter reads were not satisfied sat sat- hilled fried with the excuse offered by the adjutant general of the arm army for r re refusing refusing re- re fusing to assist In meeting this emer emer- gency geney The bodies of soldier dead I emer-I of the A. A E E. E F F. F are being returned to Philadelphia dally and as many os n. five fi requests a day are being received by the American Legion The Legion through Its representatives In the county organization took the tho position that It cannot avoid its responsibility to honor these thew men who gave their lives for their country The United States army is now recruited recruited re re- re- re to a strength of It was the unanimous opinion among the Legion representatives of the 76 posts in this county that as commander in chief of at the United States army you might consider It a privilege to assign to Philadelphia 10 16 men who might serve servo as military escorts thus assistIng assisting assist assist- ing lag the time American Legion In performing perform perform- ing a paramount patriotic duty The letter was signed by Remain C. C secretary of oC the committee |