Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-21
WATsoN's CHARGES GAINING MoMEN-

the floor OF the Senate are receiving cooperation
by ex-service men throughout the country seem.
indicated by his editorial writings in the Coumbi;
Sentinel from which we quote, so that if some O
own ex-service men among our readers car
give Senator Watson additional information, ma,
realize that it would assist him in the fight he il
making for the rank and file of the Army. Sena
tor Watson says:
In the first place, | am in possession of more
photographs Of gallows used in France, to hang
your on, while they were in the service tc
maintain law and order, save civilization, give
self government to small peoples, make democracy
safe-and so on.
have two photographs Of the gaows at Baz-
oilles, France; two Of the gibbet at IsurTie; two
d the scaffold pictured in the New Jersey papers
one of the gaows at Gievres and two of that us
ed to hang American soldiers on at still another
place In addition, | am offered photographs of the
gibbet at St Afghan.
Now read this letter written to me from the
Argonne Hotel, Boston, Mass under date of Nov.
9th, last:
Sir, your charges that American soldiers were hanged
overseas without court martial absolutely correct
| saw with my eyes negro soldiers hanged and
one white
He adds "Is-urTile was one of the worst camps
known Tor debauchey and rape Dion another place
Here is another corroboraton signed and street num-
Der given:
Ihave documentary evidence OF two men hung with
out trial Was witness I served six years in the regular
army; will once" That ex-solder lives in
Michigan
Here is another written from Gayosa Hotel Memphis,
Tenn
Il get you proof by $50 of the brutality prac-
tced by Capt Byers of the 352 Infantry 8Sth Division
Co. F.. where he treated his men like dogs"
Then the writer who signs his tells of an instance
where Byers left 80 the roadside without medi-
cal aid and of these prvates sick with the flu and
dysenery died there on the ground"
Four ex-Sergeants writing from Erie Penn make de-
tailed charges against certain officers naming them
These charges than any made by me and are
unprinabc
The last charge is the stealing of 1926 belonging to
the men, and the squanderng of army supplies upon wo
men of ill-fame.
Now here is letter from daughter OF heart broken
mother, living in Brooklyn, N Y:
Omitting the address to and the work am irving
to do for the mstreated privates | quote:
i must relate our to you of our dear boy Aug
ust T. Wolf who was first class private with Veterinary
Hospital No ? Detachment A. who was shot to death
without mans chance and, his comrades have sad
cod-bood murder
Mother says she is thankful to God there is man like
you left in the world take up the case of our Silent
Ones.
The name OF the mother follows that OF the sister Of
the murdered solder-murdered by his officer
Another letter will hope, meet the eyes OF some mem
bers OF the 5Sth L. S Engineers part the letter SAYS:
In your Investigation it would pay you to go over the
rosters of the SSth u S Engineers and get in
touch with the boys of the ranks the boys who really won
the war and you that you will have results in
your searching investigation there was fully 900 bows
Of this outfit who witnessed the wholesale hangings
am that the boys OF the rank and many with
commissions for you and pulling for you to keep the
good work up
This comes from Tampa, Florida:
Soldier hanged without trial by orders of Leutenan,
Colonel Lawon 10th Infantry, u S A., First Division
Question Theodore Roosevelt Jr Assistant Secretar,
Navy member of 10th Infantry LIST Division at the time
former commander OF First Battalion
(Signed) -
Upon receipt Of this telegram wrote to Col Roose-
welt and telegraphed A. r. Layton, Savannah Ca asking
whether he was the Lawon OF the 10Th Infantry With
his usual good manners, he CURLY answered "No"