The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-05
Lieutenant from Charleston
Wins High HOnOrs in Battle
With Huns.
FIVE OTHERS DECORATED
Premier Clemenceau Bestows
CrOiX de Guerre With the
Palm for HerOism on Visit to
American Front.

With the American Army in
France. March 4.-Premier Clemen-
ceau, who spent Sunday on the
American front northwest of Toul,
decorated two lieutenants, two SER
eeants and two privates with the
CroiX de Guerre with the palm for
heroism which they displayed in the .
recent German raid in this sector.
One Of the lieutenants comes from
brooklyn and the other from Char
lesion, S. c. Both men went out in
to No Mans Land in broad daylight
and got a German prisoner
NJ. Clemenceau, accompanied by
two French generals, arrived at
American headquarters at the front
AT an early hour and Immediately
went to where the troops we're
drawn up on three sides of square
in companies.
The names of the men to be de-
corated were called, and they step
ped up, the French premier pinning
the decorations on them and saying
word to each One he patted on
the shoulder and said:
That's the way to do it," The
American blushed and retired to the
ranks.
One of the French generals said
to lieutenant, newly decorated:
I'VE have got the Boches down and
we shall put them down deeper if
we keep working as We have
AT the end Of the ceremony
young private came running along
hurriedly. He spoke for a moment
with his captain, fearing apparently
that he was going to lose his medal.
The captain directed him to proceed
to NJ. Clemenceau's automobile,
which he did. The premier stepped
out and slapped him on the back,
handing him his war cross. One OF
! the generals remarked laughingly:
Never mind about being late. You
were on time the other morning.
| That is enough"
The soldier. in the excitement and
| glory of the moment. forgot to sa-
lutte. but an American general came
to his rescue, Whispering: Salute!
Salute" None of the men decor
ated can wear their hOnors until au-
thorized by congress
The premier went far forward in
to an observation post overlooking
No Mans Land. the German posi-
tionS and the country in the dis
tance, then hidden in the haze. He
entered several dugouts under the
ruins or houses, brought down since
the arrival of the American troops.
A few shells, both friendly and hos
tile, whistled overhead while NJ.
| CIemenccau was there, but none
dropped near. The premier seemed
especially impressed with the sturdy
healthy appearance of the Ameri-
cans, even those caked in mud who
had Just returned from the front
!ne. He spent the afternoon inspect
ing the billets in many towns back
of the lines and also visited field
hospital where he talked with the
men wounded in the recent raid.
telling all of them they had done
finely.
One of these sergeants decorated
is from Arkansas. While in a dugout
German lieutenant called out.
Come out, Americans" and the ser
geant led out his men fighting. He
personally killed the lieutenant and
two soldiers.
The other came from Detroit. He
was about to retire for age, but ask
ed TO be sent to France. He took
command OF detachment in front
OF the wire when his captain was
| killed and continued the fight, in
ficting losses on the enemy. .4
One private from St. Louis ar
tillery distinguished himself twice in
running messages from the line TO
the artillery during the gas attack.
and during the raid through the bar
rage. The other private decorated
delivered important messages
through the barrage after having
said goodbye to his comrades. '