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Show Military Awards in Army to be Probed WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Invostiga-tion Invostiga-tion of the award of military decorations decora-tions in the army during the war. will be begun next week by a house war Investigating coir.nlttee. Its chairman, Representative Johnson, South Dakota announced. Other .members of tho committee aro Representatives Bland, Republican, Indiana, ar.d Flood, Democrat, Dem-ocrat, Virginia. Plans for the Inquiry are bolng niadp by the committee's counsel, Samuel T.I Anscll. former Judge advocate general. In general, it was said by committeemen commit-teemen that the inquiry would determine deter-mine the advisability of asking con-gross con-gross to enact legislation authorizing tho bestowal of badges or merit on former enlisted men, for distinguished service during the war. Representative Bland has prepared a bill with thlB end In view, declared that information already obtained by tho committee sh6wod that the distinguished distin-guished service medal could bo con- |