The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-28

of Sergt. Alvin c. York of the Eightysecond di-
vision in standing off and capturing 49, Germans
after his patrol literally surrounded and out
numbered ten to one; and Major Charles s. Whit
teSey and his men of the Seyenty-Seventh 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, survivor
remained to testify"
Sergeant York, who got early publicity from the
war correspondents that made his name house
hold word killed % Germans in few minutes
with rifle and pistol and captured several machine
guns and crews. Marshal Foch says he "did the
greatest thing accomplished by any single soldier
during the World war" The draft found him
church elder and a conscientious objector in the
Tennessee mountains He has consistently turned
down every proposition to make money out of
his fame-$5O0OO and royalties estimated at $780,
600 from the moving picture concerns; $500
week for 100 weeks from vaudeville huge endow-
ments from several religious denominations He
is working to establish a 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 $50. 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. route from
New York to Havana on the Tooa. 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. "Over There" he could saw
to the enemy's demands for surrender $50 to
HIw Over here he was forced to surrender TO
the sorrows of the aftermath. He felt he had to
help~ all the wounded and crippled and dying and
iobless who beseged him for help. The Unknown
Dead" funeral at Arlington the last straw He
broke under the strain
Woodfll is the only professional soldier of the
three-a Regular of the United States army
that the infantry is the backbone of the army
York was natural-born fighting prepared for
a great opportunity by environment. Whittesey's
triumnf was of the spirit. Woodfll is a profess
sional soldier trained to deadly efficiency.
Woodtill's father, a veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars drought him up to be soldier" teach
ing him to use rifle at the age of seven His
service in detail. as furnished by the War depart
mont shows that he began in 1901 with three
vears service in the Philippines. He then saw
eight wears service in Alaska. He served on the
Mnxican border won commission second lieH-
tanant and was assigned to the Slxtieth infantry
Of the Fifth division. His A. E. F. service was
from July T. 1917 70 October 81, 1919 His char
acter mark IS excellent without exception usual
~ with the addition "a model soldier He served
as nrivate corporal, lfnce corporal. sergeant and
lieutenant and was discharged from his A. E. F.
service as captain His total active service at