Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-01-05

Of Sergt Alvin c. York Of the Eghty-second d.
vision in standing off and capturing 132 Germans
after his patrol was literally surrounded and out
numbered ten TO one; and Major Charles s. Whit
tleSey and his of the Seventyseventh division,
when their battalion was cut off in the Argonne.
In refusing to surrender and holding out until
finally relieved Doubtless many died in perform
ing deeds of unknown heroism, as no survivor
remained to testify"
Sergeant York who got early publicity from the
war correspondents that made his name a house
hold word killed 25 Germans in a few minutes
with rifle and pistol and captured several machine
guns and crews. Marshal FOch says he "dd the
greatest thing accomplished by any single soldier
during the World war;" The draft found him q
church elder and conscientious obiector in the
Tennessee mountains. He has consistently turned
down every proposition 10 make money out OF
his fame-$j0.0O0 and royalties estimated at $780,
600 from the moving picture concerns; $500 a
week for 100 weeks from vaudeville: huge endOw-
ments from several religious denominations. He
is working to establish mountain non-Sectarian
school; has raised $4,000 by lecture and has
pledged $4,000 more. When York was discharged
the United States government gave him $780, Bills
introduced in the senate and house In his behalf
have come to nothing.
Lieutenant Colonel Whittlesey is gone west"
God rest his sOul He disappeared from the shin
In the night" short time ago, en- route from
New York TO Havana on the TOloa. His going
was carefully arranged. Three years after the
war ended for others it killed him. He was its
victim just as surely as If he had died with those
of his Lost Battalion" who never came back out
of the Argonne forest. cover There" he could saw.
TO the enehly's demands for surrender, "Go TO
H-lm Over here he was forced to surrender to
the SORROWS of the aftermath He felt he had to
helm all the wounded and crippled and dying and
iobless who besieged him for help. The Unknown
Dead" funeral at Arlington was the last straw. He
broke under the strain.
Woodill Is the only professional soldier Of the
throe-a Regular" Of the United States army
The meaning of the old Regular" song quoted is
that the infantry is the backbone of the army
York WAS natural-born fighting man prepared for
a great opportunity by environment. Whittlesey's
,riunph was of the spirit. Woodf Is a profes.
sonal soldier trained to deadly efficiency.
WoodfIs father a veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars brought him up to be soldier" teach
inc him to use rifle at the age of seven. His
sarvice in detail as furnished by the War depart
nent shows that he began In 1901 with three
veors' service In the Philippines He then saw
.igbt wears service in Alaska. He served on the
Nevicon border won commission second lieu
tanont and was assigned to the SiNtleth infantry
of the Fifth division His A. f. +. service was
from mly -. 1917 to October 81. 1910. His char
,c,er mark is "pycellent without exception, usual
~ with the addition. "a model soldier He served
MS private corporal. lance corporal sergeant and
lieutenant and was discharged from his a. +. F..
service as captain. His total active service at