New-York tribune., 1919-04-28
% Medals Pinned on Breasts
of Men and Relatives
at Impressive Ceremony
in City College Stadium
Negro Comes Into Own
Bill Butler Annihilated
a German Raiding Party
and Saved His Officer

,olored youth, who until two years ago
VAS jack of ailtrades in little
Maryland town, yesterday came into
ms own as a hero among heroes,
More than 1000 men and women
arose to their feet in City College
stadium and cheered themselves hoarse
while representatives of two govern
ments pinned their Highest medala up
on the breast of the nerveus youth.
Sergeant Ruter was one Of lst OF
twenty.three members of the famous
is,h Regiment upon whom both France
and the United States conferred medals
OF honor because of extraordinary
heroism on European battlefeids. But by
common consent his name comes first
on the list--a list that was made up
only after a careful comparison of the
deeds of gallantry that finally re-
suited in the breaking OF the Hun
lines.
Sailors Guard of Honor
With a band playing patriotic airs
behind them, a battalion of the new
18th Regiment and a group of colored
sailors from the Atlantic feet as a
guard of honor, the presentation cere-
mony offered q stirring picture.
The men upon whom medals were
conferred are:
Colonel William Hayward, the medal
o. the Legion of Honor
Major Lorillard Spencer. Croix de
Guerre and Distinguished Service
Cross.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Fill
more, Distinguished Service Cross.
Lieutenant Ernest II. Holden, buried d
IN France, cross received by his moth
er, Mrs. s. Holden, 1859 Sedgwick
Street.
Lieutenant A. 0. Dean. buried in
France; cross received by his mother.
Mrs. Charles Dean.
Captain Fred Cobb, dead; cross re-
ceived by his widow
II. D. Link. Croix de Guerre.
William Butler, Croix de Guerre and
Distinguished Service Cross.
George Valeska. Croix de Guerre and
Distinguished Service Cross.
e. t. Hannibal. Distinguished Ser
snaithfeld Jones, Distinguished Ser.
wee Cross.
Lionel Rodgers, Distinguished Ser
vice Cross.
Robert Collins. Distinguished Ser
vice Cross.
A. J. Macarthur, Distinguished Ser
wee Cross.
Ernest Hunter, Distinguished Ser
yics Cross
". W. Barrows, Distinguished Ser
Rorrest johnson, Distinguished Ser
deorge Jones, Distinguished Service
Samuel Nolan, Distinguished Service
Cross
Percy Russell, Distinguished Service
Cross.
Casper White, Distinguished Service
Cross.
Fletcher Battles, Distinguished Ser
vice Cross.
Michael Scott. Distinguished Service
Cross.
Hayward Presents Medals
Tn authority of General Pershing
Iolonel Hayward himself presented d
me heroes among his regiment. Then.
rom the hands of General Collardet,
cl the French army he received the
medal OF the Legion of Honor.
hlt even among this list OF dis
ahgulsAed heroes those who knew OF
me exploits of Sergeant Butler in
sisted upon calling for him and making
nlm The object of all their attentions,
II was on the night of August II, Of
Ss' year, while the fighting was raging
N the Champagne district, that Ser
Seant Buffers opportunity came to
a'm. German raiding party had
rushed the American trenches and,
AFTER firing few shots and making
marcerous use of the short trenc h
Knives and clubs carried for such en-
counters, had captured FIVE prvates
and lieutenant. The victorious
Is'ecFs were making their way back 70
their own trenches when Butler. oc-
eapyng lone position in forward
post. saw shat IL would be necessary
'or me party 70 pass him.
me negro sergeant waited Until the
nermans were close TO his post then
opened fire upon them with his ma
ehne 90 He kept the stream Of
'ead upon the raiders until ten of their
number had been killed. Then he went
sorth and took the German lieutenant.
snen slightly wounded. 4 prisoner, re
leased the American lieute enant and FIVE
ether prisoners, and returned to the
american lines with his prisoner and
me rescued party.
taleska Takes Town
The work OF Sergeant Valeska. a
menber os Company +, in the same
eeampa IN, won his two medals for him.
Hia corr pany went over the top to take
certain small village, which had been
FAMED az the final objective Of the
company. But tefore going many feet
,ne captain Of the company was killed.
within few minutes every other of
acsr Of the lnit had either been
sounded or killed.
inen Vaieska, selling the oppo:tun-
~, took command of the remnant CT
Ae company and, although him self in
Jaed, managed 10 lead it on into the
image and hold il until relieved by a
'ssSager force Of troops from the rear
ne three women VINO received the
Mefals earned by their dead heroes,
sse loudly cheered as they were
s.aasencd across the length Of the ath-
.se field by Colonel Hayward and the
sL.sarn officers, 70 take their place In
'as 3ne cf soldiers 10 be decorated
XFIiers Killed in Cohlenz