The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 17, 1918, Image 7
o on
ODC
Do
CCL
.4.0
* reenuwood Boy TeHll How He
Won War Cros. *
(From Columbia State.) *
**
The following. letter has been re
eeived by Mrs. Frarnces H. Oliveros,
from her nepliew, JLcut. Wi. Osce
Coleman, describing how he won the
palm and -the famous Croix de Guerre,
which was conferred upon him by the
prime minister of France on March
2nd.
Dear Aunt Flank:
- I wrote you a letter thanking you
for the wonderful box that you sonl
tUe -,ni dclayed mia.ling it for about
'n 'hiys en aecount of forgetfulness,
'o I am wr iting again to make -up for
oleother letter. This time I am writ
!1- v.hlat i to be great news. I only
wish Grandfather Holloway were alive
to hear this. I being the only repre
senlative from our family over here,
an(d in fact inl the army, have tried
to do just ice towards our futurt repu
talion as loyal and brave citizens ain(
I shall (t tyo1 judge whenl you have
heard my story.
Perhaps you will hear before tills
throu11 the news papers. 1 have beel
in tOhe f renheS for alniost seven days
wNithout v1ry ulh sleep and not a
!Ounchmhed during tis ilo. T~o
stai w'ith T Vas weak. sleepyl and11
lwi and lin in Ihe front line
tre:]cs isn't the best thing for any
one nrve. had beenI coniduicting
the h (w our ihtta ion of 7-s oil a
xw : ing } oi :ty .1 hout I a. Ill, oil N1.1 -b
1. A. t; e udeafhitig sound of our
..h Ix plo-i-p wvolld die awa\Iy.
t he vhill of the early morn
in wvould come the shrieks and
(' of Mr. HIo(he as lie scampered
a1wa1y.
At 5.5u a. 1l. on the same morning
I was dumtihfounded by the sudden
vylInwic ( of explosives that seemell
Inr l.r o split. Th'le shell of thle enemily
h :m! ouri . telephole collululicta
tien- and it was impossibe for its to
fi mld (I' .iJust what was going onl. 011r
fir t in format1ion came When a ser
gpant with dirlt, sweat and a pale face
e'lashing upill ind said that1' the
Poolb-4 wvere raiding om.r trenchles. I
in'ifately started, although we
ha ro artillery in the front line. blut
fc- illn that it was imly dlty, I weilt.
As I caime. l) to the portion or tIll
lints that had heeti raided the Ger
mn.S Were I'Ohin.. over the t) back lo
Ih. if- (ownlines.o mny (lef .1n14 to
.:. right were ithel dying Il1tuns. 1 he
!nU .'chieig thirli bodies, evel he
I I - hy wer (1ad in sonie cas'., h)
S I anlything" that wvold give If; .In
:nform-t' ion. I could not find any) , of(1
Il: ')\'In de.1ad4 until 1 I had141 svncjhd 1
(q h1 cue111v and \as o 1ny \wa y to
Ih'. i'2 ll. l '- whlenl I .;avw. a poor. 1141%
that had been bit by a sI ramwil. hiis
14 alinlst; were picked1 up Wilh a shovel
d biried. lie Wis in thre14is. h'11n
I wx( ft (in with Inly duieis.
I had finiished so-ariching over a
- W. I whIn I hte-a41 1114 saw news of
iny frie''t s dea'ithI. lie was5 fro1n1 Iil
I lavid, SIr. \\~' were4 int Mch14oo to
ge'ther' and had been wvit h Itit in lthe
trenechs'1 fot' (inite a1 while. It I had
41 14d n ftelings I wouldl have sa.'t
ma indl. of4) thei day. but1 miy dut1y was
bf~ort d ne4 and1( I w~as about "'all in"'
1410nd," L spli('d a Ilo'be who was)
woV(Ut1led miakitng his wvay back 1(o his
ownl linie. The lilnes ate about 30~t
mtert s apiart :11 lthis 141 part 1 i tiar apla4
and hte w'as 2504. interst' frotin tme.
Iitvwas 1) i'cloick and very c:learI andt
I knewV.114 the snipers weret( lin their' jobsi
I:rs ale I erv v;:itale so it was utp t4o
anie. Thi m :en ont outpot : I opped me ~tl
1 vin a 'ht m11 ah itie in ien ha
hV. 11 s daingi aroun' all morig~i bu
(' i itid (myself of 1 everyth i that11(
w(o 12!Iih iIi ;,I ie hbeingt, fr ut aiii
f'''ic ' d :.'.i ' I t .r ,-ied lhst i \V ; td hoIrts
n1 Ia nt1jo to Jtrawle thr1g unnIt
,md ''tCbe l hoh-1 with two es and114
I ne t barol dit ua itn (inI te notherI
wto about), ino tfeEl frm 14 .\tlt. lh b4e-14
ofe tht (lay r a the net.een oh
ite n dir tton of archse 2,e
I received orders to report to a cer
tain place the next morning at 9
o'clock. I was a little late arriving
and found the battalion of infaniry%
that I was serving with (urling the
raid in the field. A. ' caie to tihe
front in answer to my name the bat
talion came to l)resCnt arms and the
prime minister of France, in tie pres
ence of the French commanding gen
eral of the first army, and his staff anId
of our commaii(ling general with his
staff, came up to ine and decorated me
with tile famous "Croix de Guerre"
with a palm, the palm heing the high
est or(der of the Croix de Cierre. I
know that no one has ever been so
su rpi-sCd.
in the mi(st of all of this embar
lassiment were seven moving picture
machines clicking in my face assiste(i
by cotiitless cameras. Then I had
I tell my life history a thousan( times
to newspaper reporters. I was glad.
ifekled( and oh! so tired. I could sleep
then an( I (id].
Please excuse the different pap''
Aunt Frank aidl write to me as sooni
as you can. Give my love to all anl
send this letter to Papa Watts to read,
DAVIS-ROF
25 PE
OnA
For the B
Give
Many hand
styles good for
cept at a big ad
Suits in a variel
quality---sizes 1
New Silk Dress<
$14.75
New shipment !
Simon Quality [
DAVI
If you Want n0. zis the girls for mII(
arnd lots of love to you.
Sineerely,'
Osce.
e o e 1 e . ' . . . .. . . .
INADWS N-WS.*
* * * * * S S S S * S . . . S
lyid'. April II0.-We ar having
sole pretty weat heir after tlie week's
rainl. I sincerely hope it will stay
(lear for a'.vh ile so the farmiers n(111
1l:11 (, (niton seved. They are- bisy put
lii tie-i in the --round this miorning.
I don't think the fruit crop) is iln.ilredi,
but 'an't say what will take place
late r.
Mlr. .J. IZ. Anrierson, a ConfeIder-ate
veteral. who was raised in fihe I'iyId
communlity. died at his dlaght'.
Miras.-d. .Atwell, in al an url
Api1 ; i,' . i w s lail 14) res ! 1i
1:4. a ft rni n. a 4 4o'6lock in I lhanyl
Prony an ometey,"o await thle
n ch ri'-.. ' l ier. .hl. .Ja'ohs, assist
e'd by lley. W. 1. !erher't, oif S ar11tani
hurif. ill the presene of a large ennc
ER CO.
SCE 1
11 LadiE
andi
alance of
25 Per Ce L
Coat Suits
sort e coats and suits
all seasons' wear, an4
vance. Coats in all
:y of colors, all high
6 to 50.
as, Specially Priced
to $24.75
ilk Dresses $14.25
)resses $19 3 to $30
"LAURENS' E
DESERVES A GOLD
MEDAL FOR TilS
( inilmai n thoe k ' to dry
up :n e rn or (1al:1..;4 it lifts
riu-ht Off.
YV(11 col1-I o - etered-k( 10 and wonien
neecd :Iiffer no ilng r. \\ ar !t shoe
that nealy kfiled youl l(or. says this
C i .1n nati aut ho rity, I ( -c a few
dropsoff oe apf plii'l dir ectly oi
a' ! chdi. ahing corni tops soreness
at uncc and soun thc coln loosens so
it. canl be IiftC out, root ahn1 all, wit
out a bit of t, n1.
A <.uarter f anouy ;f freezone
(osts Merv Ii? le at i store, but
is sulfficient atal off t(j vy hard or
soIl corn 1t I j is Ihould be
rid, s, it expensive rn( is i said
not to inht] or even ( rliri'M2 the silr
rOunding s't re or skin,
If your wife Vear . h' hcCi s she
will1 e lad to k1ow (of thi1j.
Our 1troorns ;rv tlhe 1s, valltes you
will find.
I. . WA.*!:h & Co.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take LAN ATIVI IR OMO Quiuine. It stops the
Cough andju Icndache and wuu k- off the Cold.
)rug'gis-ts refund inone r it it inils to cure.
H. W GROVE'1 igLAuIune on cach box. 4C.
ST STORE"
OUNT
: Suits
1 We Will
pring.
acrif ice. Some
: to duplicate ex
naterials. Coat
ed Davis-Roper
ial - - $1.00
aists $395 to $5-75
aists $3.25 to $5./5
$1.25 to $5.00
tre Different.
PANY
VOIis'e of frieinds and loved ones. Ie
leaves to motrn his irrepl eh los,
IIis idow, wh o VWas Aliss Adella Adair
hfore her maiai.ge, and Ohe fo!low
iu childreii: Alls. Ed. At well, of Spar
1anhinirg: Airs. Iwriry Ilawhins, of
(hiaffny: \l iRoy Andersonl, of Dal
timore , .\d.; Mr. W. It. Anderson of
this place, atld quite a number of
grandcliildren, other relatives and
fi lends. They have the sym1jpatly of
tihe comini ii ity. Ie was a i Christian
of Iigh prinilleslll , loved and respeet
ed by' all who knew him. A good man
is gone. We can say truly, Peace to
his ashes.
.l iss Sara Glenn, of Chicora college,
tilnt Ihe week-eld w ih r parents.
\l r. and \l rs. 1). A. G0(lnn.
.\l r. W. .1. Marilin spent Monday with
Ars. (Geo. Ilyrd and daughters.
-l.lss Eva HolI has -etlirned ionie
aft11 spending soni m e withIi her
sister at Pelzer.
The teacher of the seholl in this
miminity, .lMiss Annic (arrett, has
ir inned to her home in Nenti'ky.
Nvw line of Iaaiips just received.
M. .l & I' I. W hII1Kl m & CO.
'LAURENS' BE
T DIS ~c
Coat
Coats
inth pf-K.4npi
Off on All S
and Coats
to be sold at a s
I you will be unable
the new styles and r
grade, well tailor
Voile Waists, spec
Georgette Crepe MA
Crepe de Chine W
New Wash Skirts
Kimonas that a
LEST STORE"