The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-05
NEGRO SOLDIERS
FROM ALL POINTS
In Many Front Line
Encounters.
WORLDS GREATEST FIGHTING
MACHINES IN ACTI0N-S0ME
UNDER THEIR OWN OFFICERS
WAR CORRESPONDENT ON
THE SCENE.

Thirty thousand brave, unfiinching,
uncompromising American citizens
representing a people of over Thir-
teen million Negroes who are true,
loyal, American citizens, are now
fighting under the Stars and Stripes,
in the trenches, somewhere in France.
While the figures given out have not
been officially confirmed, it has been
learned from authentic source in this
city that with the arrival Of Lieut. H.
A. Cameron and Captain NJ V. BOutte
and H. H. Walker, with quite a few
others who are stationed in various
camps in the country, that the number
in France was augmented to this in
crease and that the Negro soldier
without fear or hesitation has made
a gallant dash at the Huns and they
are now pushing their way to the very
gates of Berlin. While the statement
"going to Berlin" might be consid-
cred, in a measure, by some as off,
the very ones holding the line and
stopping of the mighty drive that has
been repeated or attempted time and
again and checked by the American
Forces who are fighting with the Allies
md with these American Forces, are
Negro troops from Tennessee alone
there are several thousand, old
Company G. under Capt. Hadley from
Nashville, the Athens of the South,
is among those fighting in the trench
es over the seas. While accurate in
formation that would give details OF
the heroism of the Negro troops has
been slow in coming across the Allan
&c either by cable or wireless, return
ed officials and men have been ex
travagant in their language and In
their compliments of what the black
man has been doing and is still doing
to help win the worlds war for De
mocracy.
The Negro press throughout the
country under the National Negro
Press Association has completed its
arrangements and the members OF
that organization Of newspaper mer
are said now to be in position tc
give to the world through their wal
correspondent, who is said to be in
France at this time, facts that are
calculated to bring even greater
patriotism and deeper feeling in the
breasts of the black men because Of
the sacrifice his brother is undergo
, ing over the seas that the rights ant
the liberties of the nations of the
world might be respected.
Cablegrams announcing the safe ar
rival of the various officers, men anC
companies bring no details as to thu
incidents. In discussing the matte
today, members of the staff consol,
themselves in the old adage that say
"no news is good news, but bad new
this relative to the fighting of tn
+ In addition to all OF
Negro troops, it is said that the Arm!
and Navy journal announced a weel
go that Major Davis, now statione,
in the Philippine Islands, a forme
Washington boy, in the Spanisl
American War, has been promoted t.
Lieutenant Colonel, which give
another full fedged colonel for tn
Negroes and that in all probabilit
Col. Young who was riding las
week from Wilberforce, Ohio to Wash
ington, d. c., on horse back, would i
all probability be called back t
active service during the war. Fo
lowing this several hundred thousan