| Show NEW N E W HONOR 1 10 N 01 PO AMERICAN f 1 I C R 0 E 5 19 0 president s orders have cut away much red tape in the Confer conferring rim of wartime war time rewards soldiers sold lets eis in ir 1 ranee who v ho distill I 1 golsh ecat h themselves hern selves by k deeds are to now hame ed cd by ill their 7 ir own gov gor erime eminent at in much the same ishia as aa a are the heroes hero a of at other her aj w 0 r cie r 1 n g C countries 1 I r from raw a nation which men he has er gam gone in 11 very heavily for how hon ora ere and decors decorations tj m representatives natives are distinctly dle tint forbidden by the constitution to accept the them from foreign governments the united states has stepped into tile the joe larger el circle rel of nations nation among along who whom the bestowal beat I 1 of military 11 mry im hon ora are of many kinds and degrees d ogre has s zt or long been an established leshe I 1 me writes poster foster cnare ft are in tile the new york evening pot bot biot that exceptional her alsin in war time be has hitherto gone unrecognized unrecognised d here hem since gince the drui dais of the civil war there them has ins exsted existed a congi bocard mod med nl at of honor w though little know n Is mail ded bv bt man as aa one of tile highest military or naval deema eions to be won son in any land this use inedia edw always he has been and ad bwy always will wa be the most emited honor in our and wy navy but it has r routed remained C for far PS idt wilson acting upon the recommendation of general pershing Pe rilling to institute not at only caly as several avni new liew 1 lion or ors but new rules mica for far thu cheti word award which an some respects will rejoin chalue america Anie rican 1 in such matter piat 1 in a word old she red order establishing ta our new war decorations is expected to cut way away much of the red tape which enveloped unfortunately more than one american tero hero of tile the past new decorations briefly the new vor decor decorations at 1 la by the president ore are these I 1 the distinguished service cr cross 2 the tha d hed service medal dl 3 war ivar service chevrons che cleer time 4 wound chevrons che ions coupled hath the itle congressional 12 medal of honor he t iles new a decora decor a give v 1 to ties american soldier virtually the an same rewards for especial servi e that are am offered 1 in the 1 I rench reach and british armies ties the british have 11 their victoria cr is and ad the I 1 rench C rb their Medal Mcdail lle le and ad to these the american cong congressional SI 11 medal del of H honor no 0 sometimes o refe referred ired Z to C us as the valor vahn medal or american star of maloto w may e Y be said to co correspond pond ill ahe new Ameil Armil tan call distinguished SI S I ice cross has be no exact counter P part rt an fn the te british aim inasmuch asmuth In as a ill the I 1 bear nearest ill tiling thing to 11 it tile the D 8 0 Is all offered only to willm the rhe I 1 rench net croix its de guerre guere with pilm corre move moie clasell the american america service crosa crass end and ties the are ell ca croix X may be won b fai men or a officers meet regardless reg of look perhaps it w was as to me I 1 this that the british 1 in 1910 1916 established n rew new military medal tor for plain soldiers Buld lers rod and ns noncoms in recognition of f bra 1 very in a the he field t the lie two oters lears 42 of the these rolli military tury data have been given out 1 roe for tile the now new Ameil can distinguish id service medal there them Is the conduct medal in the british army limited to re noncoms a and ad me men while shile to tn the french army its place is in part by it the C croix Is it be guerre altu in at atar r rod and the legion of 11 honor r the tendency 1 in the army has been her to distle gul aguish fell be twee u of ficera and men in recognizing elier vi hereau tai the french pui sue a more it mile policy and ad in general treat officers eis and me men on cor a an equal tooting fee eg 1 tn he honors indeed mc suh distinction as is drawn in gramet 1 ranee Is in favor of the common comme the lin highest hl hest of all french military domm decora fital th the medille S u Is 1 given give only to tile plain s older ind and noncom mission it officer or to it a commanding general jerre and one re or te two oth ers era are arc the rely only officers who have baem received it follow french system it the it e F re u e b 9 syster ys m fl aliat tj a t 1 to t 0 follone be followed d 1 in n r respect es n ee t to t the he a awarding v ar din g of A american eri honors courage heroism hernball bribery or the signal perform once ance of duty dury at lime home as well mell a na in france em are to be reworded without regard to military rank n all AH our or med oil als ala ne new w or old are ans offered 0 a officers and it men e alilce more than ill that they EM PAR met mai be ref conferred mil upon women in the service of the arms to date no in measures time have been to ta it ken t to make toke similar provision for the nai but this fit undoubtedly rol fol tow w As it Is tile the only war medal 0 open ell to the adelicia Amei ican ballor or naval is tile the C congi ess lonal mcdail of honor tic this places the linea mailles in a strangely anomalous position with respa respect et to honors honori IN it e at ties sea tile the marines are under the navy and are subject to the rules rule rega regarding riling war medals obtaining 1 in the nai but be marines now new in france are under the army T and ere t entitled to receive recall any at 0 it the now new army does decorations there can be no doubt that tile the institution of new medals by frost fresl dut dint miam wilt have a beneficial of ef feet upon the morale of tile the arver amerl can troops in I 1 ranee cance acts of hom hero 1 ism of f which velch we have bar aheady oli cally hid more titan than one instance cesene roe fim and ad irmin from the military stand point losat sue each tic a serves biotti att than han anthina on an thing else as a stimulus and incentive to all the troops no bews of tile he presidents action etao Is said eald to have hae been received with the greatest en ell thu slain by our men now serving in 11 francs france for extraordinary HC heroism arm una distinguished cirvice cross crass Is to W tte be a brone cross crosa with rillon it will J i I 1 be awarded by the president at a or cpr te by general Poi shim to any ars person wim who while bits serving 1 in rely any capacity with it the army my shall hall hereafter die tinh himself or her herself or who since 1 abid 6 10 17 has distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary h his IS in e connection with neli military tary against en an armed enemy of tile the united states or under ch circum stances to or es which do not justify the award of the congressional medal of lower honor the distinguished acel service vedal will also albo be of bean bronze with a ribbon and will all be awarded by the president to any person who mho while sering tn in an R capacity in the arms arm bill hereafter di distinguish sh himself or herself or who vim since april 0 6 last hag bag alstin himself or herself by bv except tio tlona nally lly service to the go government ment in a duty of great rpm r pm gleat connect no 1 in it atmo of war or in c connection vath w ath military against an armed enemy of the united states tildes til tes thus it will vill be seen that to win in the D 8 C it will be almost ary for a man to see ce service in france while the distinguished led service medal mav 1 be me won by a binau who duties in the army are confined to this athla side of the water 41 the war mar service chevron chevrons che will it in B of gold worn on OD the 0 in o er halt of the left by each ell officer and ad enlisted man who lias ime served six months in the foiw am of the athance advance in the fhe war there will he on an clenton for far each whit hmil six i months the of anch z les is I 1 ice officers boffl and ad enlisted mm of men the lies blattn Blat at ton ln tar jarvits on combat but flying dot auy in europe will be ere credited cited to for the war set service vice chevron here with tile the tims time tile thi may be ID that du autv it v tile the wound led clate chevron rim will be identical in appearance v with ath the mar w ar service chevron but it will be worn to a on the right t sleeve it way may be worn lers by bv boffl ill cs ceci and d enlisted listed eve men all who meet receive or have hae received a wound mound I 1 in S edion with the enemy necessitating treatment ent ax b a madi medical I officer A an che he ron ran w III be given for each additional auml but not more than an one chevron ft ill III be worn morn tor for two or r more m wounds ad lec elved at the S same time disable DI able meet m nt b gas necessitating tre treatment anaa by a officer will be considered as a w wound aund red tp tapa 1 la cut car I 1 in ill thi rules role gole lill cg the 1 manner 11 1 tied method hod of awarding ding these t b medals 1 as well us as the medal ot of honor rid tape Is absent time vi as when it was a matter of months if not years before a candidate tor for the highest mull military harv or naval honor within the power of the united states to bestow received rece led hla his coveted covered prize prim not so under the genen generalship Nhip of ing in the present mercen cv reads tile the general order vI whenever lemor recommendation tor far the award of tile medal of honor reaches the command ing general of the amerlean american C d 1 17 y feces foi ces 1 in empo lie he is ft ail rho is laed to cable his recommend recommendation recommends a th for far immediate action and to hold held the papers until a reply 1 Is received receded up on the bv be cable his of 1 his becom men emendation dation general er Pe or rilling sabi or some a officer v whom lie way may d delegate p Is air to RO go or head ahead and ad award ill the lidil medil as tile hie repent Bs ot of the president lit it Is even provided that 1 in ext extreme rime casis cases where the candidate can dilate for tile the honor is wounded ind in dan ger of death the commanding general may amny take matters matten into his big own heads hands and grifel the medal without waiting for the presidential 0 K the new a system at can in chort or ile preserves the for form of at the C old I 1 d while chlio virtually having I 1 to the lie judgment of the commanding gettel kendial 1 whether ether a man I 1 Is ditl entitled d t to the medal or not |
