Show HANGMAN'S NOOSE MARK OF HONOR FORT FonT NIAGARA N. N T. T May 20 Dy By By The Associated Press Press Press- If J the average American soldier were wore ordered to wear a a. hangman's noose about his neck he might feel teel Insulted yet ret a n. hangman's hangman noose says 8 Col R. R E. E Ingram of the Twenty eighth infantry here was I the tho origin of tho the now highly highly- prized or shoulder cords worn by certain regiments of tho the United States army A Flemish regiment under the Spanish Duko Duke of Alva In the Netherlands so conducted itself on the field of ot battle that the duke Butte himself disgraced and ordered that repetition of ot such would be punished by hanging The Flemings Fleming appeared ap ap- appeared In the next engagement with ropes and nails on their shoulders and BO so distinguished themselves that the decoration came me to bo be regarded as a a. mark markot of ot honor |