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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1922)
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Ky.. n captain's perma nent commission and retirement at that rank. Von see Sergeant Woodfill earned ) i.ffifififfi Ills captaincy on the fighting Hue In France. Also his L'O years of active service entitle I1I111 to retirement. Also the mill tary authorities have practically picked him out as the greatest lighting man of (he A. 10. F. So it would seem as if America could do 110 less than this for her "hero of heroes" a "Ueular" of the United States army and a professional soldier. An-wny, Senator Kichnrd l Krnst of Kentucky ni llltrjlfliin.wl L'.wA .. I til I !.. t.. 1 . k. l ..........w nun i win in inu cnaie. AtlU - iHWl'I'S't'sentative Itoy O. Woodruff of MIclilL'an Imi done tlie same In the house. ltrprcseiitntlve ,7t)m s. ISenliam of Indlnna Marted tho movement In the house. You see, ho was pioud as u peacock because Scrgennt Wood. Hi! enlisted In 1001 from his district tho fourth. Henluun had tho clerk read a paragraph fiorn 'General Order No. 10, hearing date of Jnnunry 22, 1910, and signed by Uen. Peyton C. Murcli chief of Htaff I.leutenunt WoodflU's citntlon nc' companylng his award of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Heniinm also put Into the Congressional Itecord WooiWlPs army record in full from his enlistment In 1001. 1 Then Woodruff of Mlchlgnn, who was a major of Infantry In France and nt ono time, after tho 'armistice, was Woodflll's commanding olllcer was 'given the floor. As a preliminary to giving notice that ho would Introduce tho hill nientloued In the foregoing, he set forth his first-hand knowledge of Woodflll's ctnclency as a lieutenant In the Uor deaux embarkation camp and relatPd how he re turned from receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor at Chaumont without opening his mouth about It. "Excellent" behavior, efliclency and mod osty bull: largo In WoodfllPs makeup. The presentation at Chaumont took placo on the quadrangle British O. H. Q. on Sundny nt 3:30 before a large crowd of American, British, French, Belgian nnd Italian officers. Ilendqunrtcrs bat talion acted as guard of honor. Woodfill received other awards In addition to tho Congressional Medal of Honor. lie received tho Legion of Honor at the hnnds of the high admiral of the French nnvy and MnJ. Gen. Hanson E. Ely presented to him the Croix de Guerre, (with palm). Later he wns awarded the Legion of Honor and the Order of I'rlnce ftanilo I (Montenegro). He nlso wears the Victory Medal with three clasps, the Philippine nnd Mexlcnn border ribbons nnd an expert rifle man's modal. Notwithstanding Woodflll's exploit and his cltn tlons ho remained .undiscovered ns the "hero of Jherocs." And Woodllll certainly didn't help along tho discovery. When he went to Louisville with ircturnlng troops In the summer of 1010, a real sol dier and a real hero at Inst after all the event ful years that had passed since he enlisted there In 1001, there were thousnnds hungry for such n tale of the war that Woodllll held In his bosom. But Woodfill didn't tell It. no went quietly about his work nnd returned to his command. When lie wns discharged as an olllcer, ho kept to tho linblt he had followed from his Philippine days, illo rc-enllstcd nt about $81 n month. Then came the preparations for the burial of tho "unknown soldier" at Washington on Armis ( y-'o day. ' Tho bonrd of army officers, searching tho rec- ords for tho purpose of selecting a soldier from the Infantry to act as a body-bearer for tho tin known dead, picked Sergeant Woodllll. When the nnmo was sent to Pershing, tho commnndcr of the A. D. F. exclaimed : "Why, I hnvo already picked that man as tho greatest single hero In the Ameri can forces." Gcncrnl Pershing's report on the heroes and so. dlera in tho World war contains this mention of Woodflll's deed, given tho place of honor over two cases of distinguished heroism which already have recelvqd America's recognition : "Deeds of valor wore too numerous to mention hcre. Outstanding was the heroism of Lieutenant ISumuel Woodllll, Fifth division, in nttacklng single handed n bcrles of Gorman machine gun nests near Ouuel nnd killing the crews of each In turn until reduced to the necessity of assaulting the last de tachment with a pick, dispatching them all. And 1, JBtf -rl tBMzsrjrc&xt&sr birzai, ar."uttxifouirJOJZzpR'.' gross jhoks JJZRqt&izrt? woazxH&z of Sergt. Alvln C. York of the Eighty-second di vision in standing off nnd capturing 102 Germans after his patrol was literally surrounded nnd out numbered ten to one ; and Major Charles S. Whit tlesey and his men of the Seventy-seventh division, when their battalion wns cut off In the Argonne. In refusing to surrender and holding out until finally relieved. Doubtless ninny died In perform ing deeds of unknown heroism, as no survivor remained to testify." 0 Sergeant York, who got early publicity from the war correspondents thnt tnndo his name n house hold word, killed 25 Germans In n few minutes with rifle nnd pistol nnd enptured several machine guns and crews. , Marshal Foch says ho "did the Kreatest thing accomplished by any single soldier during tho World war." Tho 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 $50,000 nnd royalties estimated at $150, 000 from the moving picture concerns; ?J,C00 a 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 $12,000 by lecture and has pledged $20,000 more. When York wns discharged the United Stntes government gnvo him $00. Bills Introduced In tho sennto nnd house In his behalf hnvo come to nothing. Lieutenant Colonel Whittlesey is "gone west" God rest his soul I Ho "disappeared from the shin In the night" a short time ago, en route from Now York to Havana on the Tolon. His goln" was carefully arranged. Throe years after the war ended for others It killed him. Ho was Its victim Just as surely as If he had died with those of his "Lost Battalion" who nevor,camo hack out of tho Argonno forest. "Over There" ho could say to tho enemy's demands for surrender, "Go to H 1 1" Over here ho wns forced to surrender to tho sorrows of the aftermath. Ho felt he hnd to help all the wounded and crippled and dying and Jobless who besieged him for help. The "Unknown Dead" funeral at Arlington was tho Inst straw. He broke under the strain. Woodllll Is the only professional soldier of tho three a "Itogular" of the United States armv The meaning of thp old "Itogular" bong quoted is flint 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. Woodfill is a profes sional soldier trained to deadly elllclency. Woodflll'h father, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, "brought him up to he a soldier," teach lng him to uso a rlflo nt the age of seven. His service In detail, as furnished by the Wnr depart ment, shows that he began In l!K)l with three years' sorvlcu in tho Philippines. Ho then saw eight years' service In Alaska. He berved on the Mexican border, won a commission as second lieu tenant and was assigned to the Sixtieth Infantry of the Fifth division. Ills A. E. F. service was from July 12, 1017 to October ,11, 1010. Ills chnr acter mark Is "excellent" without exception, usual ly with the addition, "a model soldier." lie served ns private, corporal, lance corporal, BCrgeant and lieutenant and wns discharged from hl,A. H. F. Hervlco as captain. His total active scrvlco at tho time of ids last enlistment was 10 years, 4 months and 21 days. This with his "doublo time" makes him eligible for retirement (SO years' serv ice) nt 40 per cent pay. Tho citation describing Woodflll's exploit In killing 10 Gormnns In two hours Is rather sketchy. Hero's Woodflll's own nccount of the performance at least tho high points of It: "We, wore partly screened by a low fog, but the t moment wo uppenr'ed ontho crest tho Germans began to pour In Bhells and machlno gun bullets. Tho enemy was entrenched, nnd nlso hidden by heavy green woods, nnd wns hnrd to locate. "Quick action was needed. 1 slgunlcd several men near mo to get forward, and I rushed nhend nnd worked my way across an opening of about ICO yards by crawling from shell hole to shell hole. Then I reached a small knoll, detoured to tho left, and worked my way until I got to an unimproved road, from which I could crawl up a muddy ditch about 'ten yards long. When I did this I could see' tho gun position. "I didn't lose nny time. I slid my rifle for ward and placed ie butt against my slioulder wltHout exposing nny part of my body, then rals(d on njejbowBough to see the gun nnd killed five gunners fn the pit. One enemy gun nur attempted to retreat, but I killed him with my pistol. I then fenred to remain In my position longer, eo I dashed to cover of the brush and ran on to nn olllcer, who sprang up to disarm me. I killed him with my automatic. I hnd only gono a short distance when I locnted another machine gun. I crawled to a flanking position close up to tho gun and rnlped flvo of Its crew and silenced the gun. I located a third innchino gun position, and, using the same method of nppronch as previously ap plied, I worked my way to a flank position and then killed five of tho gunners. There was henvy firing coming from tho right front which caused me to tnko refugo In tho enemy's entrenchment, and as I dashed into It I nearly Jumped on two Gormnns who were crouching (here. Ono of them started to level a Lugor on me. I fired first. The German doubled up and dropped his weapon. The other one reached for his rifle. I squeezed tho trigger on him. but my gun failed to fire. I dropped it and grabbed a pickaxe and hit the man a crushing Wow on tho head. As I turned I saw the other Germnn had regained his pistol, j-o I let him have It with tho plcknxe, loo." Sergeant Woodflll's wlfo was Miss Lorona II. Wiltshire, bom in Covington, Ky., and a direct de scendant of Daniel Boone. Ho had known Miss Wiltshire for four years before he went overseas, but they hnd postponed their marriage in order to accumulate enough money to mako the first payment or. a little homo of their own. Tho wed ding took placo December 20, 1017. She adds a final derorntlon that of "Model Husband." Woodfill Is thirty-eight years old. 'ilo stands flvo feet, eleven Inches, weighs 180 pounds and has a 42-Inch chest, Woorillll was made much of by official Washing ton. It was a severe ofdeal for him, but,, bo ing under orders, ho bore his honors with soldierly fortitude. At the funeral of tho "U.'iknown Sol dier" ho was pciliapu tho "observed of all observers." WARNING ! Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin. Unless you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians over 22 years and proved safe by millions for Colds Headache Rheumatism Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proper directions. Dandy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists. Aspirin la tlie trad mark of Hayir Manufacraro of Xtoaoacctlcactdcster of SaltcjilcacM DRUG DREAMS CALLED MYTH Research Hao Shown That Habitual Uocrs of Opiates Can Do No Lasting Good Work. The gulf between the songs of pop ples thnt breathe of sleep, the golden and green dragons, nnd tho ecstatic dreams that mark tho "literature" of drug addiction and the dismal side of tho vice which the pollcu behold. Is brought out In an article by Dr. Carlton Simon, who emphasizes In the Scientific American the fact that opium, hasheesh, cocaine, heroin, morphine and the rest arc far from lyrical. "I''rom the standpoint of the po lice," ho writes, "all the romanco of the songs and short stories Is swept away on the fumes of a drug which brings depression, poverty, despair, and death." It has long been sus pected that the drug dream, as a literary motif, was much overrated. By the time the ndtllet Is able to write of his vlsons If he has them after a debauch, ho Is 111 and purposeless and ready for another dose. l"or any body by u DeQulncey a unlff Is In spiration, enough for 11 drug poem or tale. Go further, and the dreams van ish in a loathsome reality. Altered His Mind. "I say," roared the Irate citizen, ns ho bounced Into the olllcc of the vil lage weekly, "whore's the editor?" "Want to see him personally?" queried the ofllce boy. ' "Of course I do," answered the I. C. "I'm going to thrash him within an Inch of his life. See?" "Oh, all right," answered the boy. "Just take a seat, please. There are three others ahead of you. If you atch you'll see 'em chucked through .ho window ono by one. When the third comes down, you can go up." But the visitor decided to postpone Ids trip. His Reply. Lnvlnsky "Which Is the biggest din mond In the world?" Sklvlnsky "Tho Cohcn-noor, of course." A man never realizes what a sponge he Is until he falls Into it puddle of wnter and mops It nil up. CATS FOLLOW FISH DEALER Animals of Sheepshead Bay Regular ly Take tho Trail of the Peddler of 8ea Food. Llko the pled piper, the SheepsheaH Bny fish dealer has a following of cnta as ho pushes his cart through tho res idence section on Friday morning, snya the New York Sun. Tho cats for blocks away hear his shrill cry of "Fresh fish I" or perhaps smell his car go and como slyly through tlie streets for a chance at a delectable bit of sea food. When tho flslimau gets a customer ho cleans and scales tho fish on the. ground. This Is tlie chance for tho neighborhood cats. Their part of tho feast consists of tlie discarded head and tails of fluke and sea bass. Obtaining n prized portion, most of the cats break for home to enjoy tho repast, while others not so fortunato hang on the peddler's heels and fol low him about until he finally makes a sale and permits them to profit on his loss. Not From the Heart. Ho had como home with a breath one of those breaths that makes a fel low about as popular with Ids wlfo as a fly In a candy kitchen. Tho Missus hnd company and tried to case hint through the hall to the kitchen, but ho was feeling Jovial nnd wished to say cute things. So ho paid his wlfo an unusually high-powered' com pliment. "Huh!" she blurted. "Thnt didn't come from the heart. That anno from a bottle 1" Indianapolis News. The Gallery. Iiord BIobsus Yes, we've been for hunting. Do you like the sport? Mr. Kaglcblrd It looked to be llko the hounds were doing all the hunting while you fellows were Just following to look on. Out of Place. "It's no fool Job, I tell you." "Then why undertake It?" Bostosj Transcript. Another Viewpoint Beginner (after repeated failures) "Funny gnme, golf." Caddie H Tnln't meant to be." Punch. 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