The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-24

| MISS.
they developed into first class SOL
diers.
! The trip across the ocean, conveyed
by thirteen government destroyers,
was one of the interesting incidents
related by Lieutenant Ewert. He paid
the u. S. navy glowing tribute,
stating that it was through this
splendid sea force that not single
transport was sunk by submarine.
"On the trip across, a submarine .
slid through the line of convoys," said
| Lieutenant Ewert and glided close to
the transport, dropping bombs. But
the sub commanders missed thni"
mark and the thirteen conveys circled
about the ship, dropping depth bombs,
| until the oil rising on the water, evi-
| denced the fact that the submar ne
| had been sent to the bottom Of the
sea-"
The dark days, when the German
long range guns were In 60 miles of
Paris, and were bombing the city,
were described by the lieutenant. He
told of the continued retreat of the
French and the onslaught of the Ger
mans.
"Then the Americans were sent to
Chateau Thierry with the command to
hold the line.' These were new sol
diers, who had not been in the trench
es before, but they were commanded to
| hold the line to the last man. and un-
til the order came to charge. They
saw the giants of the German army.
the Prussian Guards, the finest and
best trained soldiers in the world.
Wave upon wave they came toward
our lines. But the Americans held +hH
the lines, they stuck to their job until
the order came to Charge Then taey
sprang forward and by night fall, not
Prussian Guard was left within five
miles of Chateau Thierry.
''The deadliest fighting of the war
took place in the Argonne. On Sep
tember 26, the Americans broke the
deadlock which had so long existed
between the Germans and the French.
Heretofore each had been holding
| their own ground. The 77th and 18th
Divisions were thrown into the fray,
! early in the morning. BY night our
+; troops had advanced five miles. On
| and on they pushed through the Ar
gonne. They fell by the thousands.
/ Germany sent her picked troops to
hold the Argonne Forest. Two hun
, dred and forty of our men were sent
to capture the machine gun nests and
only II came back. The price was
terrific, but our men went forward.
The Germans then commenced rum
ing from their nest, hotly pursued by
our boys. One and one half month
from the day we entered Argonne, we
captured Sedan"
| The homesickness of the boys over
there was depicted by Lieutenant
Ewert. He told of his own home
coming and said if the entrance to
the gates of pearl, was any different
from the welcome to New York, that
!, he wanted to go to Heaven right how.
At the close of his address he ex-
hibted a number of trophies which he
brought home from the war zone. He
/ put on the gas mask and explained its
. workings.
Lieutenant Ewert and Mrs. Phil
lips were brought to Greenwood yes
terday afternoon from Indianola by
Mr.. ]. H. Pettey, who motored there
to meet them. Upon arrival here
j they were the honored guests at a
dinner given at the Reiman Hotel by
the head officials of the Mems Liber-
ty Loan Committee. The Woman's
Liberty Lean committee presented
Mrs. Phillips with beautiful corsage
bouquet.
i Covers were laid for the following
MRS. S. H. Phillips, of Memphis;
Lieut. A. E. Ewert, of Jacksonville
I'M; Mr.. J. H. Pettey; Mr.. and Mrs
'IR. C. King, Mr.. and Mrs. @. F. Bled
soc, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Baird
4 Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Wilmington. Mr.
J land Mrs. w. S. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. W
r. Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. FL
lliott, Miss Lois Jewell. Mr.. and Mrs
J. !. L. Gillespie, Of Greenwood; an,
|. Messzs. !. A. Grawford Of Heathma1
! and S p. Nsill q Indianola.
s Durinn tha 1151nar coIorod Orch