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Show DANIELS AWARDS MEDALS OF HONOR ll WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Secretary ! lifj lj Daniels today announced the award of j III II medals of honor to Seaman Ora Graves I III 1 of Maxwell, N. M., and Tedford H. Cann of New York City for extraordl-: ' j 1815 nary heroism. 1 lanll An explosion aboard the TJ. S. S. Miff Hi Pittsburg December 23, threw Graves ' HMI to the deck but he extinguished burn- HldQ ing waste near powder in the casemate ' and prevented serious damage. j (mj Cann entered a Hooded compartment sjjj of the United States patrol vessel May HjBMI on November 5 stopped a leak and njlii saved the vessel from sinking. Cann is MM i the first naval reservist to receive a, i pi I medal of honor. 'illllfl |