Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-08
BRAVE AMERICANS DECORATED
French Recognize Heroism Of Men
| Who Stopped the Germans.

With the American Army in France
Sunday. March 3.--tBy the Associated
Press. )-Prcmicr Clcmcncau, who
spent today on the American front
northwest Uf Toul decorated two lieu
tenants, two scrScantS and two prl'
Yates with the CroiX de Gucrrc will
IN" palm Tor hcroism which they dis
played in the recent German raid II
this sector.
One OF the licutcnantS comes from
brooklyn and the other from Charles
ton. =. G.. Both men went out into
No Mans Land in broad daylight ant
got Il German prisoner.
VI. Clcncnccau, accompanied 10y tWt
French generals arrived at at Amcri'
can headquarters at the front at III
early hour and Immediately went Il
where the troops were drawn up OF
three sides of a square in companies
The names OF the men to be- deco
rated were called, and they stepped
up. the French premier pinninS th'
decorations on them and saying &
word To each. One hc pattcd on the
shoulder and said:
'''rhnt's the way to do it," The
American hluShcd and retired TO tn,
ranks.
one of the French generals said Il
a lieutenant. newly decorated: I'VE
hav" got the ISochcs down and ",
shall put them down deeper II We
keep working rs we have"
NJ the end OF the ceremony young
private came running along hurried
~. He spoke ior Il moment with hi:
captain. Tearing apparently that h'
WAS guin:: To lose his medal. Tht
captain directed him To proceed to NJ
cl"mrnc,;Iu'S & automobile. which ht
did. The premier stepped out an,
slapIrd him on the back. handing
hin his VAR cross. On" Of the gen
erals remarked lauShingly: "Ncvcl
mind about Icing late. You were OI
time III, other morning. That /!
enough"
The soldier. in the excitement o
glory of IN, moment. forgot to salute
but an American general came To III:
rescue. Whispering: salute. IA
lutte" None OF TIA" men drcoratrt
can wear their hunorS until author
iZrd 10y congress.
The premier went far forward int
an observation post overlooking NJ
Mans Land. the German position:
and the country in the distance. thei
hidden in the haze. lie entered scv'
cral dugoutS under the ruins Of hous
as. brought down since the arrival o
the American troops. y few shells
both friendly and hostile. whistlet
overhead while NJ. Clcmenccau wa:
there. but none dropped near. Th'
premier seemed especially impressed
with the sturdy. healthy appearance o
the Americans, even those caked II
mud who had just returned from th'
front line. He spent the Afternoon
inspecting the billets in many towns
back of the lines and also visited ;
field hospital where he talked will
the men wounded in the recent raid
telling all of thcm they had done fine
ly.
one of the scrgcants decorated !!
from Arkansas. While in Il dugout ;
German lieutenant called out, Conn
out, American" and the sergeant IL,
out his men fighting. He PERSONAL!
killed the lieutenant and two soldiers
The other came from Detroit. HI
was about to retire for age, but asked
To bc sent to France. He took com
mand of Il detachment in front o
the wire when his captain was killc,
and continued the fight. inflictins
losses on the enemy.
One private from the st. Louis ar
tillcry distinguished himself twice II
running messages from the line t
the artillery during the gas attack
and during the raid through the bar
rage. The other private decorated
delivered important messages through
the barragc after having said good
bye to his comrades.