The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-22
FOOD SITUATION NOW M nAND BREAK WITH AUSTRIA IS INEVITABLE
|ENLlSTAlElyTS
CONTINUING
Those at Head Of Battery Of Artillery
Much Encouraged by Results
Being Secured.

Capt. A. C. Metts and his aides are
receiving additionat encouragement ir
{ the organization Of the Battery Of
Light Artillery in Greenwood, which
move they have beae instrumental in
launching. More enlistments were re.
: ceived yesterday and several others
promised to say definitely today.
The echoes of the meeting Of Tues
day night when fifty enlistments were
received are still being heard and
virtually each new enlistment is due
to that meeting or tolsomeone of those
who became connected with the Bat
terry that night.
Among those present at the meet
ing Tuesday night were several Vet
Grams of the War between the States,
many Of them officers in the Confed-
crate army. All Of them placed their
names on the Battery's associate
member list. Among them were Capt.
E. W. Blanchard, Col. L. P. Yerger,
Mr. Gid. Montjoy, prfJ, w, pulansy
and Mr.. W. G. Chatham. All Of them
wore the Cross Of Honor at the
meeting.
Captain Blanchard was a member
of Company A, jeff Davis Legion,
Stuart's Cavalry, Army Of Northern
Virginia. This was the first company
from the Gulf States to take place
in the army under General Lee. He
rendered his country some very dis
tinguished service during the war
which was recognized and awarded by
many honors.
Col, Yerger enlisted in Company
D., 2sth Mississippi Regiment Of Vol.
unteer Cavalry Of the Confederate
States, when hs was sixteen years Of
age, and served 70 the end Of the war
in all Of the engagements In which
his regiment participated, In the cam.
paigns under Generals ]. E. johnson !.
and Hood and III in. Esashg's, ARM
strong's and Starke's sbrigades, and
was paroled at the end Of the war.
He 10 past commander Of the Hugh !
A. Reynolds Camp Of United Confed-
crate Veterans and at present Adju-
tant Of that organization. He was
aide-de-camp upon the staff Of Gen.
Scott, with the rank Of Colonel.
Mr.. Gid. Montjoy, Sr, enlisted in
1861 at vicksburg in the Warren
Light Artillery, otherwise known as
"Swett's Battery" This battery rem
dered distinguished services in the .
following battles: Woodsonville and
Pennington in 1861, Shiloh, Perry !.
vile, Murphreesboro, Liberty Gap, ..
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rim
gold, Rocky Face, Resaca, Calhoun,
Cartersville, Gilgal, Powder Spring, :.
Pine Mountain, New Hope, Kenesaw, =
Atlanta, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro, :,
Franklin and Nashville. Mr.. Montjoy "
was twice wounded and captured once. ;,
He escaped from the enemy by jump =
ing out the car in which he was con- :;
lined while the train was running. He "
lever missed day from service ex- .,
:ept when he was prisoner. n n
DR.. ]. W. Dulaney was a member N
# Ratliff's Battery, Withers' Regi: 0,
nent of Artillery, and went inte the N
Confederate Army at the age Of ff= c,
cen and was paFolled at jackson, e.
4iss., at the end Of the war after hav- Of
ag served through the entire four tn
ears. He Ia new. the surgeon Of the IA
Iugh A. Reynolds Camp, United Con- fo
ederate Veterans. us
Mr.. Chatham was a member of San te
ord's Battery from Grenada County OF
,hich fought throughout the war in IT
he Western Army Of the Confeder- g
cy. He rendered some very distil-
uishsd services to his Country dur
,g the four years Of war and blood eli
ned. tn
Among the old Veterans who were OF
Of present at the meeting but who ar
nds his hearty endorsement to the I'M
lovement and instructed that his w
anne be put upon the roll was Justice eq
. H. Hicks. He was member Of we
le 11th Mississippi Regiment and on
,listed at the very beginning Of the po
ouble and served through the entire iss
'ur years Of hostilities. His was one du
the first regiments to leave the
ate to join the Army Of Northern N,
lrginia.