Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
SERGT. YORK
VISITOR IN CITY
MedaI-B edecked Hero of the
Argonne Is Object of
Interest.
CALLS ON NOTABLES

Sergt. Alvin c. York of Tennessee
mountaineer war hero. is the guest OF
honor of the National Capital today.
The big red-headed soldier. who is
credited with record of twenty Ger
mans killed with his rife, 1872 Ger
mans captured and thirty-two ma
chine guns put out of action, TO,
which deeds he wears the congress
sional medal of honor and the dis
Iinguished service cross, is in Wash
ington for the day as the personal
guest of Representative Hull of Ten,
nessee.
But the entire city seemed to take
nm interest in the big mountaineer
who arrived here early this morning
from New York, where last night he
was guest at banquet in his honor
by the Tennessee Society of New
York
Visits Messrs. Baker and Tumulty.
Il like Washington fine" he told
Secretary Baker this morning. one of
the first officials of the government
he was taken to see. He was intro
duced by Representative Hull
You are brave man. l congratu-
late YOU" said Secretary Baker.
Leaving the War Department Sergt.
/ York went to the White House to
meet Secretary Tumulty, and was
D there congratulated by the Presidents
private secretary.
Sergt. York proved one of the most
dos all
in his speech as he is large in body.
He was pleased with everything he
saw here today, and all was as new
and interesting to him as was the war
itself.
Sergt York saw President Wilson in
Paris. while on a seven-day furlough,
SO after he had been through the
White House this morning he de-
clared that he had seen it ALL
Will Settle Down on Farm.
sergt. York says he is going back to
Pail Mall, Tenn. his home town. and
settle down as a farmer. the occupa-
ed for service in Uncle Sans great
draft army
When he left the state to become a
soldier he little realized. he said to-
day. that he was going to come home
with all the coveted medals on his
.HSSt. AhS JhSt "Chl pCCduSc IL was
his duty.
sergt. York is the second elder in
the Church of Christ al Pail Mall. His
experiences in the Army have made
hi. his ssssssas, fss.iHss even sassess Aaa
eyes -
The hero, who was acclaimed by
Marshal Foch. will leave Washington
tomorrow morning for Camp Merritt
Today he is the center of interest
n T.
it becomes known that he is the man
who single handed killed SO many of
the foe and captured more than a
hundred or them in one swoop
sergt. FORKS Great Exploit.
This great single personal exploit
OF the war took place at Hill No.
go, In the Argonne fighting last
awarded the croix de guerre Of
France the distinguished service
rare Congressional medal of honor
sergt. York wears on his left
shoulder the insignia of The SEA Divi-
sion. the "Ali American" Division, tf e
symbol containing two entiwined
AS"
There is one thing Sergt. York is
going to inspect carefully when he
gets back to New York, and that is
the subway system there. Before he
left France he got into an argument
with some comrades about the rela-
tive merits OF the subway systems Of
Paris and New York. Some said that
the New York system beats the Paris
system all hollow Now, II 1t does.
Sergt. York wants to see it, because
he spent quite a number of hours in
the Paris subway. and it certainly
lessee.
When he was in New York yester-
day he saw about everything in town
except that subway. He arrived as a
member OF Company G, 32Sth Ipfan-
Try, and was Immediately taken i'm
Tow by the natives of Tennessee. who
showed him such good time that he
didn't get to see the subway at all.
Calls at House of Representatives.
Following his visits TO the War De-
partment and the White House this
morning, Sergt. York accompanied
REPRESENTATIVE Hull to the Capitol,
incidentally. was the guest of honor
At an informal reception at which the
country's most famous legislators
strove to do themselves honor by
shaking the hand of one who had
proven himself such soldier He was
Gpplauded by members and visitors
Sergt. York didn't know any more
about warfare than rabbit before
he was selected to serve. He is only
thirty-one years old. His religious
convictions at first were against war.
but he finally became assured that
this was righteous fight. and that il
MAS his duty to 20 and do his best.
His six feet OF Tennessee manhood
stood him in good stead when he
bucked the Huns. He prefers not TO
talk about his exploits--he let them
talk for him. and the medals on his
st one look. however. at his
powerful frame shows how he was
able to go through the German line -
killing so many and capturing an al
most incredible number for one sol
Gitr 10 bag.
Didn't Receive a Wonnd