Show INDIANS r 1 PART IN WAR TOLD TOL commissioner recites deeds of redskins Red skins who fought m MANY PLAYED HERO ROLES V probably nothing more helpful has as come to ancient race than benefit received from military service says sells Washington there are indians in t the he united states exclusive ot of alaska according to cato sells com of indian affairs who has just made public his annual report to the secretary of the int interior i brior 01 oklahoma ia has hag by far the largest number of them while title delaware with five has the least the fol following loIng table shows the indian population as it is distributed liy by states alabama arizona 2448 arkansas nevada california hampshire 34 colorado kanew jersey is connecticut mexico D delabar Dela e aawar war anew ew york 60 D alst alst columbia carolina florida North dak dakota 1 georgia idaho illinois Il linol ISSi Oregon aw 7 indian aslany island as iowa asso carolina kansas ll South dakota 2281 9 kentucky Tennessee louisiana maine SMS 2013 maryland 26 massachusetts MI CS virginia michigan minnesota 12 47 virginia mississippi 1213 wisconsin missouri 1712 indians part in in the war probably nothing Is of greater inter cst t in the report than the chronicle of the port part the indians played in the war and the lie benefit military service hns has proved to them so noteworthy lias has this been that the heading bending given to tills flits section of the report Is war ns its a probably nothing more 1 helpful i has corne come to this ancient race it reads than the enrollment of of its sons simply as american soldiers to chril lenge the fhe barbarous rule role of central europe the ate benefit comes from the hie equal opportunity port unity they had with arith their white comrades for gaining knowledge for maturing judgment for developing courage through contact with events and conditions numerous indians won medals and recognition for distinguished service abroad their citations rank them with the bravest of the brave the most mont striking Is that of private joseph a full blood choctaw company D one hundred aundre d and forty first infantry bismarck oklahoma H his 8 cl tation tatlyn reads as follows under a violent barrage pr private vate dashed to the attack of art an enemy position covering about yards through barbed wire entanglement inenio he rushed on machine gun hesta bests capturing prisoners lie he stormed a strongly strong y it held e la position containing more than 50 machine guns and a number of trench mortars turned the captured gurs guns on the enemy and held the position four days in spite of 0 a constant b barrage a arage of large projectiles and of gas shells shell crossed no mans land many times to get information concerning the enemy and to assist his wounded comrades progress in education satisfactory progress Is being made tit in the 0 matter of education the policy of encouraging indian children to attend the state public schools the federal government paying the tuition Is growing in favor any prejudice on the part of white members of the schools against the indian Is rapidly disappearing the educational program that Is now under way Is to provide tor for indian childrens attendance at public schools ulie wherever rever the facilities are available and maintain special reservation schools i only at here the facilities are not adequate industrial edu callon li IR rec receding ehIng large attention an impetus having been given it by the according to he reports of various superintendents the indian soldiers live hake returned alth ith a greater grei iter helf belt confidence nil an ambition to engage in useful occupations and a desire to fulfill tile the 1 to country by living up tit to all the lie requirements of filp agriculture Is ie being encouraged und and arnde schools choo es ec conditions tire lire reported satisfactorily improved ieli the exception of the lie inroads wade made by tile the influenza |