Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-05

Of Sergt Alvin c. York of the Eghty-secoDd di-
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 men 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 % 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 conscientious objector in the
Tennessee mountains. He has consistently turned
down every proposition to make money out of
his fame-S50,0OO and royalties estimated at $780,
600 from the moving picture concerns '$1,5GO a
week for 100 weeks from valrdeyine; huge endow-
mepts from several religious denominations He
Is working to establish mountain non-sectaran
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 WhittIesey is gone west"
God rest his soul! He disappeared from the shin
In the night" a short time ago. en- route from
ANSW IOIh W IldNdHu Oh the IOlOa. his going
was carefully arranged. Three years after the
war ended for others 1t 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 sav
to the enemy's demands for surrender, go to
Hi" 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
jobless who besieged him for help. The Unknown
Dead" funeral ot ARLINGTON was no loet o+rou, H.,
broke under the strain.
Woodhll is the only professional soldier OF tha
three-a Regular" OF the United States army
The meaning of the old Regular" song quoted ia
that the infantry Is the backbone Of the army
York was a natural-born fighting man prepared for
a great opportunity by environment. Whittlesey's
triumph was of the spirit. WOodf is profess
sional soldier trained to deadly efficiency.
WoodhlIs father, a veteran Of the Mexican and
Civil wars, brought him up to bea soldier" teach
ing him to a rifle at the hge, Of seven His
service In detail as furnished by the War DEPART
ment, shows that he began in 1901 with three
years service in the Philippines. He then saw
eight years service in Alaska. He served on the
Mexican border, a commission as second lieu
tenant and assigned to the SiXtieth infantry
of the Fifth division His A. Il. +. service was
from July - 1917 to October 81, 1919 His char
ucter mark Is excellent" without exception usual
~ with the addition, "a model soldier" lie served
as private corporal lance corporal, sergeant and
lieutenant and was discharged from his A. Il. f..
service as captain. His total active service at