Saturday, July 4. 1925. ? ? BLOODY DAYS " ^ BY CAPTAIN DANIEL SMITH v * (By Tho Asspciated Negro Press.) (CONTINUED FROM JUNE 27) Last week's article left us on the de fensive position Itheulaquad and Gina _? Goush,. wlii^h was a _sniali ridge o . . mountains in the center of Celle =F? Plains.. ?fJfTTTZ y" -> i i September ?"Lieutenant McAder '-Sj-comnKuiding Gina-Goush, a suppor ~ ' "%p.osit ion, received orders to take pat W.-mil fi iin iiifi>vm'.itinn ;ig tn fVin f ^ cation- a ink-operation of the enemy. Th ' patrol laul-neither maps nor-wire cut * ^ters-and faced much difficulty as th trenches ran" in many various cjircc "*" tions. ;? ' . "Patrol, returned reporting a ho <- encounter with .^permalfi patrol ii which one was wounded, one killed ant one missing. The enemy patrol, ac t-""** eroding to life report suffered th' nf fifht men. > "l'atrol was ordered to go baclTou and accomplish mission and Lieut * .A..I I 1 Tl-il-l!--- ? ? jDuiiuuon Lommanacr To strengthen patrol I detached tWi ~7 sTpuvfts frrrm?platoon and serrt then with Lieut. AlcAdenV" My renders I am sure can realizs the difiiculty-of the mission which thi "oflVcerKand his men had to accomplisl with no?maps', no wire cuttrrs-and ni knowledge of the enemy's where about s. "I'atrol failed to accomplish missioi and orrfcer wiitj 1'Ul'Uim lobuhed. - year.- old. had a..warm reception fron the enemy. Heavy bombardment o: Cellos plains btjjan at 0:110 A. M. am we b.ad any all went well. . ---- r^Oi (h red 'men?to bo?propared t( meet and repulse any "attack of the e 1 homy. - : ~ '""'Received information-from battal ion c? mmandor that he had asked foi a counter barrage. Quite" a peculfai rogue.'I iiiiu'i' wu woro mumpylHg a tte "in M. wo got what heircqucatet and were placed betweeen two fires. : fluent up flares indicative thafcshelb were falling on American troops. 11:3( ; P. ZM. bombardment ceased. Few {Times indicate more clearlj ;( ificimcy of oar battalion commar der than the request for a barrage or the defensive without giving the cor. rect direction and location of his ' . own troops.?-- report to Regimental Headquarters^ t< determine my fitness as an oflicer Boin'd of examiners was composed?o one oflicer v.h undeclared that I was forgetful. This was confirmed by nij ~ battalion commander who was present i ''t1 ni'iiin launders of "Co. ?"B" i very efficient oflicer transferred tx . another division." ~T!7e~contT:TuaF transferring .of efli t " Viuht oflicers to- other divisions dis> 1 t'oUV'tiiod -thc? merr-and created -a feeling" that the organization-Was expect. ,4 ed to fail. September 1<>?"Rejoinod my cornmaiid at 8:d0 1'.' M. after four days at regimental headiptarters. At 10:3 t 1 to:ir11TThoio~ficthe* rear of mv head MX .--nd. went out to investigate. Saw 1 In To men. I challenged them and received no reply and^epened fire ~ upon them. A man cried out: "Captain you have shot me." it was sergeant faicas who with two other men : hn?r y-iiir.-t orders, made a trip to an ~t it ion and ,thq enemy." I had specit'ically ordered that no men would visit tbretree-as I lea red the fruit had been poisoned. September 17? Placea under arrest for r.louitiog Sergeant l.ncas. September 21?-"Still under arrest hut have not been relieved of command German, patrol broke through and~attarkcrt"i.n-Rcinnore,?one ef -my sup port positions. ~ " inp officer of* company "K." which relieved me of command. . ?? September 23?"Entire repiment moved to new sector on Metz and Vcr dun front. _?'?. ? September 25?"Arrived in Position. Am yet under arrest. "I was placed in command of the first platoon of Co, itKl' by Capt. Peaks and We moved out under an A meriean barrage/ September 20?"At 2:30 A. received order's to establish a conH . liason ^etween the third battalionH! the 208th infantry, 77th division, ^rnh one plntoon from Co. "E" one from Co. "K" and one section of machine pun. The machine pun was commandr? - ad hp I ton, D. C., and the platoon^ fry Sergeants. .1 informed the men of.buY objective and without maps we were set out blundering on u^til we arrived ~ ** non TtmUTTTaHnj, Trttho appointed time. There we came under the ene"mies'~fnacKTne gnn fire arid also received fire from the rear. Liout. Goodman placed his ffiaijilne jfuns in position and opened fire whiph put the ? ? ' -X ? 'u 'UMI . j . ^ - ; Tf ' ,? ' 3 i -- - * Dnemy to fight and I sent a runnel -pack to thtriKJKrh'To notify thxnir'tha American troops " were operating ii ported to him that he gave orders i'o; ine to connect up With the lel't ilanl of this battalion. "In tins encounter Lieut. Goodnini " captured two machine guns and A pris ^ oners. (Our General, however, de s clares-that weficaptured "? prist.m-r. and could not stand shell fihe.)^ '?| "Was relieved of this duty and ordc t ed to -report to Captain l'eaks by tin " i battalion commander, who said tin - company. was at -lire..tlue--l i i.ma.'?n e the argonne Forrest. Upon -star tint " out I noticed- a large number - 01' tin e men of Co. "K" around Headquarter and I asked tile first sergeaiit when was TTapt. Peaks to which he repliOc ^ that lie did not know. This was hi, answer to queries about other officer; .1 ? i ___ t with the exception of Lieut. Kruogci ~ staLing further tliat fro had ffot .sum e them r.ineo 1U;0U A. M. and it was tiiei 'dlOU 1' M. 1 reported to the biittma* 11commander and "asked him agau !where Company "K" was located am he said "somwhere iiV OuT front line 5 and I told him then the company \va 11 at bat.t.alion hi'iiflipiiii'lio-1 with inw of i fieer. lie ordered me to join the com e puny. This 1 did although under ar 2 rest I assumed command." ^1 ibis !ll)'ain Inilinw'tivl ?.Ua St .. t.. j! u.y tiuum-; of our battalion commander.?lie "win " i wholly ignorant of the whereabouts o I his own troops and was. at tl.Ki.sanv - "time (reporting.to the regimental head I nua'rterj thai' M'l'll -0(1. h-H liunt H?"Company "K"\vas ordered "lotala oyer Bernurdsville. Having no nnij 'I borrowed the battalion commander', map and got a vague idea of where w< [had tu gu.?Our orders wi'ie.tu gu"o vet the top" afc.(koO IA. M^y-it Wits then 15:15 i\ i found that the tl-oop.s luu r?o~ gremtdes^- 1-sensed thy situatior lanu held conference with CapuTTi j Green js to our respective position; . ill the lind. At the appointed time w< "wenL-QVer the top." J. "I sent a patrol to my right fluid j to estabTisTi "a liason with Major Id sey's battalion. Sofgt. 'Collier, wlu I commanded the patfitd/ returned, aiu. j staled that TiiT eoultrmot lind tTu j battalion. I ordered him to-go bawl land locate'the battalion rpid establisl 'connections. * _ _ j "As darkness descended a drizzling ^ain began to fail. 1 with one Qtiicei and 214 men continued the advance up Bernaville i\>udr without Tnaptr oi [wire cutters. Wn.ranip under.the ma. ' chine gun lire oi the enemy which ~trr "came very heavy. I thought of mj fright flank. I placed the first am - second platoons in the front line; or -tiered tin." Llrd ii'id 4th platoons to 1'oL ; low in the rear and ordered Lieut t: Cross from Co, "V to move his' pla j/luon to ihy.run^rTTii-nK.1 "The front line platoons continue^ to advance under lire and with eoun ter attacks pushed the enemy back. "At 11:00 P. M. a runner came tip with, a verbal order to hah unt il fur. ;thcr orders. I asked who sent the or. |der and he syid the battalion coniman. 'der?ju. f whaa-4Ww<,.;int-..U . alt in this position said "halt hell continuq the advance.' ? 1 . j September 27-?"At 2:00 A. M. we I'flfi'UV'd At the enemy's Drrrhert wire -entanglements mid. There we had to halt. 4?"A .survey oif" my men .'nin\..J tlr.it j the. only ollicer I had was gassed; 14 ! men wevc-gassed, T~Kflled and 1 woun?Tho-l'ouxl.h platoon lost ?1 ii t . t i n iin the darkness hut came up IaTer. | In my next article I shall .describe the battles'of the 27th and 28th of |September which "led up to The courN martialing of fivg^. otlioprs including jthe writer, r-i-shall give an accurate 'account 01 the enure thlVC iM libit tilt1 1 readers will know the truth and not j-be-misled by the statements, made by. General Bullard. ... . ... (TO RK CONTINUED) BAND TO OTHER WOMAN (By The Associated Negro Press.) . Philadelphia, Pa., June?Mrs. Twelfth street near Thompson, today informed Judge MacNeille, : in the Municipal Court, that she was willing to_give her_husband -Ethvard,-so that he could marry I Mary Jago, whom the husband Jmet about a year ago. husband because I am ncr longer j able to care for him or be any asjsistance hp him like a wife should ferer of epilepsy/"! know myJltls jband Iotfes Mary, Judge, and I ! love her too, and I am willing to agree to a divorce, so they can I marrv -an then ftlin'Vnn onm m? as she had offered,"concluded Mrs. Muck. ?- ' "No," said the Judge, "That cannot be don?. No divorce - -v, -TOR .n^i.ME?n Is There Any Missionary 5 Work U&Lig Done in 5 Saul i tkavTina???^ | ""There isnft missionary work? v being done in South Carolina." 'ThtL'foregoing statement was i " made by a prominent member on ! tbe la.^l session of-. v the Stale Convention at Orange- i - burg. This statement is very J damaging and should be correct- 1 ^Txh?^Vhal i> dhdmiary work?. ^Southern Bapiist Convention is"! u one of our highest authorities on ' j . _ ' 3" * ' t'dhis subject. According to the" d last annual report of that board -?t hp?] ii ii -denis listed -iiikIci [ t he'dp? r I' ? h 11 f u Iriclt corres- 1 a-ponds to our field work am aa 11 t'ollowr : -?? *1 1-t. \Vof labor. \ !d l: Number of Churches, Si-hook-v et rl il. 1 '' '?Y'!?r'-'liKniiiii Vl ?!? IlS TUiUie. a 6th. A(U!li.:n> by ihiplism. 7th; CI: ' < . ^ruzi'sf : : !l. 11' ' '' ' ui"?i|. Mi)i hniU. \ Schools . organ i, XO(l. 7 ? \ 0' h.?Ivt' -h*r'" 1 *? = ?L luh. r? (.-f pamph- ; J"h". ' IM'.!:;.,'. !L'll,'-Kr'ctr:.-tHT*--| r tl'ibulo 1. Ave the Missionaries ^ I in South Carolina covering any I >r lht? o i'.ein:;V If. t-hoy are j then *? ]is.-'cmiry--work 1 "[ : Aii?\rarohna. 1 o iti-^ee full LVAV'a-L -on, i^V. Lesley, WmJ i Howard.' T1Ar*.ore ul.vics of ' ' "! i ! -j?j-n vl-.ii' ! " i -1 ir>< >1.t 'iwviin _ 1 ; I ticnV-, 4 VvU*win#-<*uc. visit, one sjrmon, -jfmo i.iii' pv.'iyor moot- k will#, one\ v.- it a week lor 1 : |oai:h (,f the tin,t:o'~T?Tiss:ronai*ics, 1 M 1 h'* r.vj r>rl will ha m iV.llmvs: Number of workers, U;' Num her. of (y.Mt-vh; lob; 1 - Weeks- ol lrdijpr, 156; Sermons, 1 = Io.i; Ad. KG; Prayer 11 .Mi ethics, i'5o; Total ,'-Sermons, 1 Tote:, Jftt-5: ~ 7~- "j r'? Allowing a.n-rtv ji- :/ u of one a-d- c .!tire..sia month lor e:u4r oi the 1 hitnct-v..i rTwuhos j^ives. .Tod' 'ji'nr thc..y>r..r- uJotal of.1 >~nrX~sei'!.:o.:...? add.rr-r*-,?do. ! Yli.^jtcfiral fS;:itTes will be much * ,' boater. r::' iJTve TATrlven en- ^ r-rwvrr~ah i! n t!'al"n.- 't h:s (1'i 1 >Ul Ofl by? the worker are several thousand ;; f i'M< h verrr ' 3 i n Tk!\ v7Tif"tt[Tr^> l"i<,'iuvs ff^ .retiUirc^ ^real Jiwlsnch's fpr one i '; al 1 h. ;v. is 110 Tnis- ~ sieiiary \\o;'h~Krin^ done* in South (Jareiina, V>'f need a campa^ii i?C .ilui. I ' n n." i" what ary work ~j,?rr~-\One oi* the trouhk-s l is wo can; i;n;e 1o keep 4'the cart-* before the horse?'*' awl the -poo- \ pie arc Trovdo to expect the im- * ' "ptFF'lhT'* t hOn o'.'. 11 If 1 i* . il111 lAVork is" tv.'iVtcd eompteteiy oui ?, of its meaninn.' ? "'.Jl * t 1 . We maye shied around this Question of missions and each hyoar make ike Mi lunarier the? ] scape-goat; and v.'c appease our consciences by-saying that we ! need not amy thing for mis- 1 j sinns; for "i hnre is no Missionary -tI work being done in South Carol- a ilia." There is Missionary work be- ' ting done in South f tisrolma?an 1 ? j would be granted in your case, k 'because there would be no collusI? Abs^ aago tesUtiea that thg"~ti 'th rec of .therfl, she, Mrs. Trlack g [and her husband, have been.liv- a ling'in tlie same apartment for Si the ll.'mt font* mnnthn n ?Judge MacNoillc ontinucdl the i< rase uTYT 11 nek t" month, meantirrRriT committing Miss Jago toa iiome ^ and Mrs. Mack to a hospital. jt( , ^ ^ . . . Q LEAPTO _ ihundance cf itar.d it is*the lea t 7p; "e. ia'7: arid the poorest j>ai*!.-_! But we-hnve -a'ways had and will-* ihvay s have-enou :*h Missionary i oil th-^-e'^.Vvi.Uuns awake, lu du- t Ly. J?ew realize the weight of t :t statern^n r-niacle at or try a i State 0>nvei2tiV/ii. Such a sertlor.s ouxe .rkneuted .-ks -? those in lesser -Kta-t-ions. The Jli. siouaries are entitled to jit least -the ;;eod will ol" ihe Statvi Conveiitiuii.- They will l'ii. i~ it? hard enough. Notes frc'ifi Eeati&rt. 1 : : ? \Vc v/co sorry to loam last 1 week of tlie deal h .of' Mrs. Mary 1 SimiltiLe TTmorid sprv??i>a worn-i hold at-IV' l\ A. lb ti.wclr, ihg-r ft&stor, Key. J. A. Wilson, obi- -f clating. ~ _ ( ~ On lie; Thursday, the follow- C ing local iron went to sea to v [lately 11H. P. K"nr,crl?. a S. Si;:">p on ami II. K. Culler, y l\Iey.-.rs. J. b. Blabber. J. O. i\I.. or.-. * O. E. >;:y6n.' i* ! : 'lor. K. 11, g otU..Gc v.:j i\I(.Ofi.v, ' ;n-fl f'_l H. Y.'n\--n. -The |-:n*cy-en-- gaggd . in li Jiicg . during, the ; \ joining 1 -n;? :?:v.l feasting on -i ??'?*? r?? ???-?j?*s fish wivi.h they caught during , lhe afternoon hours. It was i~rrort -rrfrriThlc trip ; C iry'i; : (>t~ tl? r. A. Bo. 'i . luHe!: i n_wory. ^Kx-6dSl'Ul ?' fawn yr''"^v'- on' the cbvnrch- lawn , iilA ' A.."... ! Y;A hkylonlefV la at U- : .1' i i H i i! '/It'll Til !. i t1110; :<> Ul'-r.-1. ii:<- .-11 I hfft ph, >," 7 .._wU We. a. wry glad to have in " iur-fcnd- 'Art-slr. Blocker, " all r Jul liver o lie iwl\*rt-, who is novv I located jjjT Tarn pa, Fla. Wiss Borothy .-Blocker enter- ; nine 1 hi1 .' !]'*. .rie-renee Pail;-,? vvIi <>;.. 1 e! C~for~Xow .1 orsey to joky lr r husband. All of Mrs.." ?arkV. fcnir. aw w*r.ic to be tri^eu by I ho. newly ! .rpiajgcil t/iuor olhl-rrk.-, it hj .'.\]'ic-o(giI thai clous .0 rov.-d jxvitl- tr.lv it in: -? - el-rtf. INit^scn arrrt ~!i7rs.. a. \\ 1.':.; 12:',t. 11 hr^\ e .-a o"i ( 1 " ;?y.v.i-iv ih y.__ v'llt lO clvL'.'.Al til "*_* \i 01:1.liiS V':::ny CoT.vrnrio::. They . 1.0 " ":el u ih ? , ' ^ L: 'i-iio 11; . 1 j v-i- Thbinpsonh,' ... [aiO' i.U : s i r. ] ). 1,'.. 1 ficoiij - ' ... \....;Lc . I. ,; -i ,') 1 :v io'i; v ~ ;-v Au^u- i'u a'':.-:' havlr./r spoilt . pleas.*-hi npeilh Liz-- ie rfii.\-.!i. ?? -=- ;? ' ? . O . ; ... . ;oi s Marl ha .Si;:i:nohs aecomTTT-rt by Hale :::.Aji-poii San1 "1. .n t . v t- -x- - 1 r? 1 - * A I ' ?I < ! - v>-\: r*n?1 Ox-I-t-?* il;r ;to' .r'x ^..u .rvvjr \:iQiV;ion< _? !^E wi.vj ,:i- bcc-n h.;:\j'. o:- : v.vtk in InW * > ?O t i-t i .*? li^-1 'J > ) K^rtt r*" u..-unuilv~C'o.. rv. jsUTHod-to^C liar-* ..dvn luZ /\v7l::o.uIu\v_AViule^ LL^ lr.'Vuy * '-! ii iixki uil ? ?? i iestjAi'tendoJ Negro LSummor School 0, ()a Record. >. Tim Qnnim'- v Q' '-wvrvl i ar%s* '* it V. ' 11 1 v X LVHUU1 111 ?'V ion at Epr.rtanburgr, of; which 'rof. Goo. \Y. Iknvwd'Mkliroc* or ia saitl to bethn nK.T?r'i'TttIiu- M fast it; ainktswr arrondod ypgro -s -ummer School ever. had in > *> ipailanb.iu\tT.. The enrollment ; more thaii one hundred and < (institutes the chertretic"and a- " rt amon.tr the host tetxdiers. .'*> Some of the foremost eduea- ? Tree erf Tm~ " co^v.ToKrr.V. rn aria7 ? crs of nlnv-erouhrts"; Drr Er- X ins, superintendent of_ City -! "Y chools; Dr. Beasley, county ;? earth physioinni I?rof.?Brew- & >n of Jthc Cedar Hill Academy ;iVe been over and yiven in- ? : motive and mttrrest-mg talks 1 > > the school. , _ ~ 'i ; ?1 f--^?? ? " - * ... ? I Prof. Howard is ably assistet y Prof. W. A. Neal, ^Ir.s. B V Sawyer and Mrs. RuthTride ' urse Jones has a large class ir lie Sumner School, and.-some 0! he teachers seize this opportu ty .to learn more of nursing. ;aClH C AROLINA FEDERATION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING (By The A-Sspeiatcd Negro Preys) Orangeburg. S. C~ July?The ihnuat meeting of the Southeasin Federal,jon^of-Colored Wo"en's Clnbs was here at the outh C'&roina Stale College, du ng the pavst week. The princi.al address, was delivered ?frq T -\ * - ' - ii :<. .Mary .McLuod?IJethhiui resident of the National "As ' ialioii of Colored Women* kiljs who outlined the new de elopment program of the Na on:>l Assof iat ifrt) ,'?nd pnid ( flowing but totlching tribute tc :e nieiiiory of Mrs. Booker T 'ashington, who passed awaj "acently at her home at Tuskegg< TTstitntP. Ala. ~~ -Fhe-meeting, which was pro ded ove^ by Mrs^M. B. Wilkin' ill. I ho TQ-r^ifUoit- wn< n .. .-ion of the South Carolina Fe^ration and the- Southeastern ivision Was largely ^t^nd"d by Alunzo PTI ( - . ' ' ? -JNtxutl UNDERTAKERS r- Funeral Supplies j 1012 Washington St., . PH _^Z3CaEB23Z25EC55SS3e^SIZ55 , *! W X' 'X">v vv v vvvv ; w ". Ullice Phone G02G N. J, Fill Attonie.v -al-I.a\V~ ; "... Practice in all-ColIi ; 1 ~ 1119 Washington Street, J. II. RO Gf . . mercha: Suits Mad fr- I " ? - TELEPII 1118 \'i Washington Strrcet, C^'l-t'OOC'C-OOOt'OOOOOOOOOOOO^ REESE'S D .MRS. P. It. 1 - A Full I.iiiM of i'alu Cigarettes and Tobae -Madam C. J. Walker Times/ Ice ai. -. . PI10N 1422 Assembly Siriyt, aoowaoo^oxt.ooo.oo.o^o.oooooooooooo^ooc>ooo?^ooooo< WHEN IN COLUM bRUAHW^T EVERYTHING SAN1TV FISH ati " IV liV ?-?- -? -?_____ D. W. WO 1108 Washington Street; : ' , . . TTTKFE 1 women' from the entire section. From the sentiment expresseflin ..the various aiMres.ses 1 he South- . i eastern Federation is enthusUia?stio over the expansion prof pam. as outlined by l\Irs. JBethr ?t*ne e O O.O.O O O O OOOOOOO'C* ? a SMITH ; .... jsing, Altering . q . i kll Work Guar* ?- - - J8 ?^ Columbia, S. U. 3 | yor>oo"oo6oooooooooouoooQoa?><3 ... ????I 1 ' 1 1 ^ V i BIA, EAT AT THE | j DM&l LAHH, |"""1 ^RY AND DP-TO DAlE ^ 7T r -?*Z?J1 U U/liU?i ^ ^ * ? > ram in: ODS, Prop, 3 ? -i Columbia, S. 'diZi J