The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-19

rescued his commanding officer
whose right leg had been blown
from his body and his left leg
pierced with machine gun bull
let's. Hawie was about ten
yards from his captain when he
saw him turn on his back and
raise his hand in appeal not to
let the Germans take him. Bull
lets were so thick that Hawie was
unable to get to his feet and go
to his officer, but by rolling over
he finally succeeded in reaching
his captain, took him into his
arms, laid him across his left
shoulder, and with his rife across
the right shoulder of the officer,
he proceeded to worm his way
backward with his feet toward
the top of the hill. The Huns,
detecting his purpose, broke
through and came after him, and
as Hawie pulled himself back
ward, he put his rife into action,
and those who saw this single
handed fight, say that they
counted at least nine Germans
that bit the dust. When he reach
ed the top of the hill he took the
officer in his arms and rolled
down the hill to what few of boys
of his company were left, admidst
their shouts and applause. The
company that Hawie was identi-
fed with in this particular bat
tie was composed of 272 men and
officers. When the smoke cleared
away only six privates made
their way back to their quarters
and Hawie was one of the six.
For this valiant service he was
awarded the French badge of
honor.
In Notable Battles
From Chateau Thierry the
Rainbow Division was Transient
ed to the Saint Mihiel front
where they made their famous
drive towards Metz and caused
their names to become by-word
among the Germans, to the ex-
tent that when they retired for a
much needed rest, the Germans
sheets to sticks and
raised them above their trenches
and wrote on them in red letters,
Goodbye, Rainbow Division,
good luck. We know that you
are going back" The Rainbow
Division was stopped in their
driYe on Metz by radio tele-
gram from General Foch, rel
questing that they not take Metz,
since the Germans did not de-
stroy it when they took it in 1870,
as he desired to return into the
French nation as it stood.
From Saint Mihiel the Rain
bow Division went to Verdun and
made their assault upon Argonne
wood, and Notwithstanding both
the British and the French had
failed in their efforts to take this
wood, after fierce six hours
barrage fire, these valiant Ameri-
can boys waded into the unknown
forest, and never stopped until
they had either driven out or cap
tured every Hun it contained. It
was here young Hawie was des-1
tined to again distinguish him
self. When the American boys
had fought their way to within a
short distance to the top
of the Hill % they lost
range of the enemy. and Hawie's
captain directed him to go alone
to the top Of the hill and get the
range of the Germans. Hawie
crawled to the top, scalded tree
and discovered the Germans were
making right back-fank move
ment in mass formation in the
effort to cut off the Americans
from their main army. He quick
ly descended from the tree, hur-
ried back to his commanding Of
ficer and notified him of the
movN The commanding officer
sent Hawie and one hundred men
forward in charge Of a first
lieutenant to stop the Germans.
The Americans met them and a
fierce fight ensued in which many
Germans were killed and ISL
prisoners taken.
Cleaned out Nest.
Not withstanding this, the Ger
mans succeeded in planting ma
chine gun nest in the route
which the Americans had to take
in order to return to division
Headquarters. so when the Ameri