Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-06

of Sergt. Alvin c. York OF the Eighty-second d.
vision in standing off and capturing 1872 Germans
after his patrol was 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 herosln as no survivor
remained 10 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 70 make money out OF
his fame-$50000 and royalties estimated at $50
600 from the moving picture concerns; $1,000 n
week for 100 weeks from vaudeville; huge endow
mentS from several religious denominations He
is working 10 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 500 Bills
introduced In the senate and house In his behalf
have come to nothing
Lieutenant Colonel Whittlesey ia "gone Yves,
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 Il he had died with those
OF his Lost Battalion who never came back out
of the Argonne forest over There" he could saw
10 the enemys demands for surrender eco 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
iobeSs who besieged him for help. The unknown
Deid' funeral al Arlington was the last straw. He
broke under the strain
Woodhll 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 naturaborn fighting man prepared for
great opportunity by environment. Whttlesey's
triumph was Of the spirit. Woodf is a profes.
sional soldier trained to deadly efficiency.
Woodhlrs father veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars brought him up to be soldier" teach.
ing him to use a rifle at the age 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 won commission as second lieu
tenant and was assigned to the Sxtieth infantry
Of the Fifth division. His A. e. f. service was
from July 10, 1917 to October 81, 1919. His char
acter mark is excellent without exception, usual
ly with the addition "a model soldier" He served
as private corporal, lance corporal. sergeant and
lieutenant and was discharged from his A. E. f.
service as captain His total active service at