Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-01-06

of Sergt. Alvin G. York of the Eighty-second 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 of the Seventy-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 herosm no survivor
remained to testify
Sergeant York who got early publicity from the
war correspondents that made his house
hold word killed % Germans in few minutes
with rife 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 a
church elder and a conscientious Objector in the
Tennessee mountains He has consistently turned
down every proposition to make money out of
his fame-$50O00 and royalties estimated at $780,
600 from the moving picture concerns; S., 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 vest
God rest his SOUL He disappeared from the ship
in the night short time ago, en- route from
New York to Havana the Toloa His going
carefully arranged Three years after the
ended for others it killed him. He was its
victim just surely 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 enemys demands for surrender aCyo to
H-lw Over here he forced to surrender to
the sorrows Of the aftermath. He felt he had to
help all the wounded and crippled and dying and
jobess who besieged him for help. The unknown
Dead' funeral at Arlington the last straw He
broke under the strain.
Wood1ll is the only professional soldier of the
three-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 a natural-born fighting man prepared for
great opportunity by environment. Whittlesey's
triumph was of the spirit. Woodf is profess
sional soldier trained to deadly efficiency
Woodill's father a veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars, drought him up to be SOLDIER teach
ing him to rifle at the age of seven His
service in detail, 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, won commission second lieu
tenant and was assigned to the Sixtieth infantry
of the Fifth division. His A. e. f. service was
from July IL, 1917 to October 81 1919. His char
acter mark is excellent without exception, usual
ly with the addition ga model soldier" He served
as private corporal, lance corporal, sergeant and
lieutenant and was discharged from his A. g. F.
service as captain. His total active service at