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Young IV be live wires -they must "essential of li as for womar ~k p s \ il I W"1 II li 9W&? bt pis l I I |r M km/ ,jl lv ^JLAjj t< '^w]|| I at l IIIif.! l ji Cr-f CI t Hi /// i\lf| SCHLOSS ili /If IvlPH0S 4 00 ft,! J I* I ^ Ooihrt Hi Is ^ Hint* f H H l\ n ^ t FURNISHINGSHATS?in endles Par] HOW OSCE COLEMAN WON THE FAMOUS CROIX DE GUERRE "Feeling That it Was My Duty I Went." He Crawled About 250 Yards and Captured His Man, * Killed Another, and Brought His Prisoner Back. The following letter has been received by Mrs. Frances H. Oliveros, from her nephew, Lieut. William Qsce Coleman, describing how he won the palm and the famous Croix de Guerre, which was onferred upon him by the prime minister of France on March 2. Dear Aunt Frank: I wTote you a letter thanking you for t&e wonderful box that you sent me and delayed mailing it for about ten days on account of forgetfulness, so I am writing again to make up for the other letter. This time I am writing what is to be great news I only wish Grandfather Holloway was alive to hear this. I beiner the pnly representative from our family over here, and in fact, in the army, Gave tried to do justice towards our future reputation as loyal and brave citizens, and I shall let you judge when you have heard my story Perhaps you will hear before this through the newspapers, I have been in the trenches for almost seven days without very much sleep and not a garment touched during this time. To start with I was weak, sleepy and tired and being in the front line trenches isn't the best thing for anyone's nerves, l naa been conducting the fire of our battalion of 75's on a working party about 1 a. m. on March 1. As the deafening sound of our high explosive would die away, through the chill of the early morning would come the shrieks and groans of Mr. Boche as he scampered away. At 5:50 am. on the same morning I was dumbfounded by the sudden volume of explosions that seemed never to quit. The shell of the enemy had cut our telephone communications and it was impossible for us to find out just what was going on. Our first information " . . len realize that ?if they want to dress in Fashior fe" just as mu( i. J Ours are custom-tailore tyle Creators for Younj ash to stay young and w bly attired at moderate < There's a special reason?and ly here this Spring. Good wo< ^ny are poorly dyed. We fore ded against it. We made our co long before the present prices lilors arranged to provide us w prices that could not be duplic [vise our friends to come early >me before the best styles are s< these prices. WE ARE ^OW np NPW .Si-knnrr 1\ * 'V/ ri i^j^FXllXg If id Young Men -the latest and best?all s variety of Style and i ker & R \ i ^ came when a sergeani; with dirt, sweat and a pale face came dashing up and laid that the Boches were raiding our trenches.' I immediately started, although we have no artillery in the front line, but feeling that it was my duty, I went. As I came up to the portion of the lines that had been raided the Germans were going over the top back to their own lines. To my left and to my right were the dying Huns. I began searching their bodies, even before they were dead in some cases, to get anything that would give us any information. I could not find any of our own. dead until I had olovon 4-Vic* was on my way to my 12th one when I saw a poor boy that had been hit by a shrapnel. His remains were picked up with a shovel and buried. He was in threads. Then I went on with my duties. I had finished searching over a score when I heard the sad news of j my friend's death. He was from [ Dillon, S. C. Then son of Dr. John H. David, Sr. We were in school together and had been with him in the trenches for quite a while. If I had obeyed my feelings I would have sat beside him and mourned | for the remainder of the day, but | my duty wa* before me and I was | about "all in" too, but looking out j across "No Man's Land," I spied a | Boche who was wounded making i his way back to his own line. The lines are about 390 meters apart at ! this particular place arid he was 250 | meters from me. It was 10 o'clock arid very clear j and I knew the snipers were on I their jobs and the machine guns too, j but prisoners are very valuable so : it was up to me. The men on outj posts stopped me saying that machine gun, fire had been playing i around all morning but I stripped j myself of everything that would 'prevent me being free and started. ! It seemed hours and hours before I 1 reached my objective. It is no pleasi ant job to crawl through mud and j shell holes with two knees and one :! hand with a gun in the other. I was l| about 40 feet from Mr. Boche be/ ^ if they want to be somebody? i is today the ;h for the man I * id clothes designed by y Men and Men who ho wish to be fashion20St. a good one?why you should olens are scarce and high. saw this condition and prontracts and purchased largeand these large Wholesale ith our Spring requirements, ated today?therefore would and make their selection. ?ld, they cannot be rej^aced OTTi^TTrTXT/^l oiiv YV iiVJ^r Models for Men I the New Novelties Shape. I eese i fore he saw me and when he turne< his face to me he began to yel "Kamerad!" I hugged the ground because knew the others in the trenches would fire in the direction of th< noise. They did. I got him quiff and was about to start on my waj home when I heard a rustling nois< behind me. I turned just in time t< put a shot about one and a hah inches above his left eye. His dying face will! forever be in my imagina tion. I could not sleep for twc J- TTT1 1 nignis axterwaras... whenever J would close my eyes I could see nothing but his bloody, trembling face gasping for its last few breath* I searched him before he died anc was soon on my way back. It was a journey n^ver to be forgotten. I turned my prisoner over tc stretcher bearers with orders to have ......j. J u_: iiid wuuuua uiwicu aiiu turn uiui? him^to headquarters. Being unable to sleep I roamed for the remaindei of that day and the next. Late on the afternoon of March 2, I received orders to report to s certain place the next morning al j 9 o'clock. I was a little late, arj riving and found the battalion oi j infantry that I was serving with j during the raid in the field. As ] came to the front in answer to mj j name the bat'talion came to presenl ! arms and the prime minister oi j France, in the presence of tht j French commanding general of the First Amy, and his staff and oi our commanding general with his staff, came up to me and decoratec me with the famous "Croix d( | Guerre" with a palm, the palm be ing the highest order of the Crob J de Guerre! I know that no on? has i ever been so surprised. In the midst of all of this embar rassment were seven moving pictur* machines clicking in my face assist ed by countless cameras. Then ] had to tell m^ Mfe history a thou sand times to newspaper reporters < was g'iad, tickled and oh! so tired I I could sleep then and I did. Please excuse the different papei i j Aunt Frank and write to me as soor as you can. Give my love to all anc *r Meet \ "He's gotabagfull hphinrl if trnit Irnrnv xv UV11AA1U AW J VU IU1V TT V1 into the homes of our fc chance of a lifetime?to! and to lay something by hill you have been dre; "Honest goods? B( was such goods. ' 1 s T4 ft VV "What! You were for just this chance? F He's one of us. Hell ti ' . / UllllllllltlliniHI THIS SPACE PAID FO MRS. J AS. S. COC L. W.WHITE COM A. B. MORSE COF HADDON-WILSON ) send this letter to Papa Watts to read, if you want to. Kiss the girls / y . for me and lots of love to- you. Sincerely, March 3, 1918. Ofcce. j WANTS " LOST:?Saturday morning, between residence of W. P. Greene and' Post Office and Electric Light Office, a pair of glasses. Please return to Mrs. Gertrude Sign. FOR RENT:?Two nice furnished" upstairs rooms, with all conveniences. Apply to Mrs. R. C, Wil J son. j FOR SALE:?Strawberries, at 25 11 cents a quHrt. Mrs. W. C. Dn^ J Pre. Phone 122. ? j LOST:?Monday evening between l White's Grocery Store and the i Graded school building, a goldt' filled open-faced Walthom watch. -j Return to Press and Banner and receive reward. 4-19-lt i . i f WANTED INDIAN RELICS?Such i as arrow points, Spear heads, J Pipes, pots, bowls, etc. Get busy . and look for them, write me whafr | you have in the way of stone relJ ics, I pay fair prices for them. ' Would like to know where any mounds are. C. F. Schwing, P. . 0. Box 74. Greenville, S. C. J j 4-19-3t. FOR SALE:?Potorico and Nancy Hall Potato Plants, $2.50 per 5, thousand, immediate shipments. I Thos. H. Brock, Hpnea Path^S. C. 4-2-4\m ; * COTTON SEED?Wanamaker Imt proved, Cleveland Big Boll. Prices $1.75 per bushel, under 5 bushe $2.00 per bushel. W. S. Cothrai or S. J. Link. . 2-19-tf j j r Our 35,000-ton cruiser, capable! i of 355 knots, will be the fastest inj 1 the world, -f ' / our Unc ir ' of the best securities o /hat that means. He's put& >lks from Maine to Califomk help this grand old country, for that little house on the aming about itieve me, there never i looking everywhere ine! Open the bag, Uncle! ike a dozen." ?. and contributed by unmnmr HRAN, THE KER PANY. McMURRAY HP ANY. ROSENBERt COMPANY HOT HUS 1 Monday Aj I PERRY J. KELL | THE TUNEFUL AND J; COMEDY f || Book and Lyrics By Arthur J. Lamb - Witl || EDA AM ji And An Excellent Cast || Favori If An Incomparable Singir rus. The Incarnation oi Feminir ? * /> r ii {! A Joyous uem or naui freshing Fun, Enchar Glorious C l! 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