The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-12

TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES
Captain Herbert Rosenberg Also
Present-News of Lieut.. Visanska
of Abbeyille. .-,-

ot AppcbAics
Abbeville was honored by the
visit of Lieutenant Ernest Rosen-
berg on Wednesday. A nephew. of
Mr.. Philip Rosenberg and known to
practically all of the. people Of this
vicinity, :: it is perfectly proper for
us to join Greenwood in saying that
he "is the first home boy to return
from the trenches" and proudly to
welcome his arrival. When the re-
porter of The Press and Banner
went to see him at the home of his
uncle, he found the lieutenant en-
joying a partial family reunion.
Captain and Mrs. Herbert Rosen-
berg of Fort Mcpherson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Rosenberg, of Atlanta,
Mrs. Albert Rosenberg, of Green
wood, and Mr.. Sam Rosenberg of
the same city, were gathered on the
porch. 1t was easy to see the pride
which the whole family justly feel
because of the achievements of the
Lieutenant, who appeared the pic
ture of health. However, the = talk
was not altogether of battles and
Boches.. Mr.. Philip Rosenberg took
great delight in showing a fourteen
inch ear Of cor1b, which he had, just
plucked. in. his gardens,--Ite~.p proved
what the people at home could do
to help feed our soldiers and thus
win the world for democracy. Z.
:, In Fighting Around cantigny.
Lieutenant Rosenberg sailed for
America on the 9Th Of June. He
had been in France since last Sep
tember, being one Of the first 1s0
officers, unattached, who were sent
over to France after Pershing had
arrived with the first contingent OF
the American Army. His return
came as complete surprise, the or
ders to that effect reaching him only
twenty minutes before he was again
to take his place insthe7 trenches.
However, the orders did not come
before he achieved the distinction
of being one of the veterans of the
first great American victory, name
ly, the Battle of Cantigny. After
losing the town twice, he states, the
Americans and French again gained
Cantigny. Thereupon, the Germans
launched eight fierce counter attacks
one after another. But the Ameri-
cans held so stubuornly and attack
ed in turn uso brilliantly, that the
positions were saved. In all this
furious fighting, Lieutenant Rosen-
berg participated. The Americans
made great reputation for them
selves, he assured us, and the Brit
ish and French were not only pleas
ed but also astonished at the finish
of the American troops.
Parting From Lieutenant
Visanska.
It was on this same battlefield OF
Cantigny that Lieutenant Rosenberg
parted from Lieutenant Visanska,
an Abbeville boy, who made good
as an attorney in Charleston and
who is making an even better record
according to Lieutenant Rosenberg,
at the front. Ernest Rosenberg was
named after Ernest VlSanSKa, VINO,
it may be remembered, was gradu-
ate of Yale University and also OF
the University of Virginia Law
School. The two have now been
almost constantly together for two
years. They campaigned in Mexico
under Pershing, attended the train
ing school at Oglethorpe together,
and went to France as officers in
tn same regiment. One night on
the Cantigny battle ground, Lieut.
enant Rosenberg was ordered to-
take his platoon out in No-Man's-
Land and consolidate position.