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THE

Negro Pictorial Review

of the Great

World War

A Visual Narrative of the Negro's Glorious

part in the world's greatest war.

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M. V. LYNK, M. S., M. D., LL. B.of U„,vers„y of West Tennessee, Author of ,he -Afro-Amer.can School Speakand Gems of Luerature" and -The Black Troopers or Dar.ng Deeds of Negro Sold.e

in the Spanish-American War."

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Dedication.

To tlu' (ivor 400.000 Afro-Americans who en-

listed in the U. S. Army; to the 130,000 Afro-

Americans who did <hity overseas; to the over

1000 000 sokliers of African descent, otlier than

Americans, from Africa and the Isk^s of the seas;

all of whom endured in silence, pain and losses

indescrihal.le. and never faltere.l in th.nr devo

tion to their God,to their countries and to hu-

manitv that the "w.irhl mi.^ht he made a decent

place to live in"^tliis volume is dedicated. Their

deeds are immortal and they earned tlie eternal

U-ratitude of humanity.—The Author.



Foreword.

author disclaims any iiiteiitidii to write i

'•liistorv" of tlu- recent world war.

•'nH.'X.'uro Pictorial Keview" is presented to

tlie readini;- public for the purj.ose of more irrll}

.-ivin-- the'aims, aspirations and accomplishments

of the X.-'i-oactivities in the war just closed, i oi

i„d,.rd one of the most rmuirkable leatuers dur-

lie

lie

in-- the war was the loyalty and zeal nl my peoi

Tiie (icrmans lie.ii-an their propaganda by oltei-

\u<> till' Negro evirvthing imaginable, nutwith-

staiuling. if'"it were I'uissible to .instify disloyalty.

i)ut it iMi't. the Negro might have been more easi v

•,„riucin-cd bv the treacherous Hun prupagandj.

than anv otlu'r .Vmerl.'an, Imt I"". ^^ '-^^i''^; "^

nev..r has been disloyal, and never will, lie knowj

fliat he is part and parcel of tlie greatest country

•,„ the world; and fnr that country he stands as

finn as lli.' Rock of (iibraltar, and wi I not sell

his birthright for a mess of pottage. A\ h. n aske.,

to volunteer he ov..r-filled tli.' units set apart

for him Wlieii drafted he went with a ciieer-

fulness that ama/ed all observers. W hen aske.!

to subs.-ribe for Llb.uty Bon.ls and Thntt

Stamps he often oversuliscrilied Ins .|Uota. VVher

commanded to go "over tlie top" in France lu-

almost invariably distinguished himselt. Is th_er(-

anv w.m.ler that he craves a i^ublicatiou givni?

him just credit for services that he so willingly

rendered liis country?

This is my apology.

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10 THE NEGRO PICTORIAL REVIEW

Whythe World Went to War.

The causes of tlii' great world war uiay be ili- Exciting Causes,

vided into two g-eiieral groups: 1. Predisposing Uii .June 28, ] 914, Archduke Francis Ferdinan

causes. 2. Exciting causes. . . • . heir-ai)parent to the throne of Austria, was kill

Predisposing Causes. by an assassin's bullet,While sojourning in Bosni

Probably the most potent predisposing causes Tiie assassin was supposedly of Slavic sjonpatliie

of what was fii'st the FiUro[)ean war wen^ the un- a Servian. Now Russia had never forgiven Au

holy ambitions and acute jealousies that existed tria for seizing Bosnia and Herzegovina and ma

among the Furopean nations. Each desired that iiig these Slavic people subjects of the Austri

the other should gain no vantage or additional crown. Acutely jealous as these nations were

jirestige whatever. To prevent this each of the eacli t)ther, this was the signal for general mil

great powers, either voluntarily or by initiation, tary aggressions.

assumed guardianship over the weaker nations; ()u ,)uly 23, 1914, Austria sent an ultimatum

especially over those next of kin. The Balkan Servia demanding, in very humilitating terms, t

States seemed to be tlie most complicating factor, punishment of the assassin. Servia having on

Russia assumed guardianship of the nations hav- twenty-four hours to answer, accepted, but r

ing a preponderance of {Slavic blood. Roumania, served the right to act as an independent state,

with its Latin consanguinities, was close to July 24 Russia asked Austria for delay. Imme

France and Italy. Bulgaria, Greece and Balkan diately Russia, re])resenting the Slavonic peopl

Turkey were debatable regions. The Slavic Ter- and Germany, representing the Teutonic grou

ror lias long thought to be a menace to Teutonic began mobilizing their armies. England, Fran

aspirations. Germany, through the Kaiser, felt it and other neutrals tried to get them to halt a

was its mission to dominate Europe and eventual- calmly discuss difficulties, .but (rermany, claimi

ly the world. Because of national jealousies and that Russia was mobilizing her forces, broke h

racial hatred, Europe became, and was, an armed treaty obligations and began the invasion

camp. 'I'he nations (tarried the theory of military France by violating the neutrality of Belgiu

I)reparedness to tiie limit. This was true of Ger- Thus, like the rai)id changes of a kaleidoscop

many in a larger .sense than of any other European Europe went mad over night—went to bed

nation. Sitting on a powder keg, so to speak, it peace and awoke next morning to find themselv

only rei|uiicd a tin.\ spark to cause an explosion. flying at each others' throats.



President Woodrow Wilson.

His fine grasp of questions affecting human ri^'ht.*

has made him the leading statesman

in the world.



Why America Went to Wax.

'J'lic noveriiiiiont of the rnitod States tried to

lie absolutely neutral aiul fair to all helli.u'erents,

lint the criines eoniinittcd by (iei-iuany on tlic lii.n'ii

seas were uiihearalile. These atrocities were com-

iiiit1(Ml by (iennauy in her ruthless su])inarine war-

fai'e, which I'esulti (1 in the siiddn,;;- of tlie Cunard

rJnei- Lnsitania, bound frein New Yurk to Liver-

IKKil. with l,!).")!) iK'rsons aboard, many of wIhdh

were American citizens. Amei'ica's diynity was

outraged, 'rhcrcferc mi April .'!, liH", President

AVilsdu addressed a special session of the Ameri-

can ('on,i;ress, in which lie asked Congress to de-

clare that a state of war exist Ix'tween (iermany

and America. This Congress did, A]iril (!, 11117.

America fought to "make the world a decent i)lace

to li\e in," and won.

Why the Negi'o Fought.

At the begininng of America's eidry into the

war, an erroneous impression became current that

this was a "white man's war." The fact is, it was

a war for all the peojde, by all the people. The

.\merican Negro has always been 100 per cent

American. Therefore his ardent patriotism caused

liim to fight. Long before the selective draft was

instituted. Negroes literally l)ombarded the re-

cruiting stations with requests and entreaties that

thev be allowed to eidist. Many ]ie()i)lc did not

understand the ardent entliusiasm of such jiatri-

otism.

For Wliat Did He Fight?

That's the milk in the cocoanut. I can not bet-

tei- answer this (luestiou than by quoting the elo-

(|uent Roscoe Couklin Simmons:

"The Frcuch fought for Alsace-ljorraine, and

got it. The English fought for democracy and got

that. The Italians fought to rid their golden bor-

ders of the tread of barl)arism, and l)ack to the

iiionntains the Austrians were driven.

Tile Belgians fought for the grave of Leopokl,

and having got it, tliey are wch/(mie to it. The

.\merican white man fought I'or gloi'y, and glory

Is Ids beyond e\-e]'y figure 1 liax'e named.

.\iid the Negro—for what did he figld!

Standing alone like a man in No ]\Ian's Land,

under oi-dei's fi'iim the Amei-ii-an white man, the

Negro fought to make a Alan's Name aiul a place

to stand in Eveiy Man's Land—the Lnited States

of America.

I'rotecting tlie women of France from tlie invad-

ing foe,

by command of the government of his na-

tive land, the Negi'o fought for jirotection for his

own women in Dixie.

The American Negro fouglit for a kind woirl

from tlie American wliite man whom he luis never

failed, and to whom he is the only friend not

bought with gold.

TT(dding liis gnu without a tremor and aiming

it witliout a fault, the Negro fought t<i hold the

American ballot without a sigh and mark it with-

out a single fear. .\uy hand good enough to pull

a ti'igger in defense of tlie American balhd is good

enough to |iiit a cross mark on that ballot and have

it counted."



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The Negro's War Record.

1. The first martvr of the Kcvohitiniiarv War, • - i• .

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existed prior to ami duiini;- this war, the JNegTO, in

was Crispus Attueks, a Nes'ro, who fell on Boston,, ,

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• i' " an iinusnally lari;e measure, maintains the kmd-

Commons, March 5, 1770. He led a iiartv of white r * i *• .• <i i i j i.-

iiest relations ot mutual help and co-operation

and colored persons aarainst some British invaders. .,, ., r- «i \-i n i•

' " with the Southern white man. Our sincere desire

2. 3,000 Nt^groes saw service during the Revo- is that this relation may steadily improve and

lutionary War. 775 of whom were under (Jeneral l>roaden.

Washiiiiit oil's personal command on Auii'ust 24. - t ., ., i » • ^i -,/^.,'). In the Spaiiisii-Amenean war, the 10th

1778. It was the Black Legion of San Domingo, ,, i , i i> wi .-,i < e ^ / i j\( avalry (eojnred) and the 2.)th Infantry (colored)

consistiim' of StH) blacks and mulattoes, who on , . i . i n-n i t->i /~i miwon honor at San Juan fliU and tA L aney. the

October !», 177!). saved the American and French ^,,| i , .i i i i> ^r i n i i

stli under ( ol. John l\. .Marshall, also won honor

armies from annihilation at the sein'e of Sa\-aniiah. . ,, ,

in L uba.

o. In the war of 1S12— .")()() Xei;roes dis- , t ii . ii * i ii i- n i(i. In till' great world wai' it can truthtully he

tinguished themselves at the battle of \ew i ,> \- . ,i < .i i ^^^ t- ^

said the Aeui-o troops tnuiiiit the battle tor demo-

Orleans, to whom (ieneral Jackson said : ,, ,,uwww, \- , 1

craey. ( »\-er 400.1111(1 Srixv" troo)is served m (nir

"I exiiected much of vou for 1 was not uuin- .. ,

, , 1*1^1 .mn' • armies at liomi- and aiiroad. About 1.200 were

formed of those (lualities which enable \"ou to resist • . , ,.,.• rp, ,,., 1 ia- • • ,' • commissioned olticers. llie iL'iid Division (over

the invadiiiii' foe. 1 knew that vmi could endure 1,. mwi 1 i- v .v 1 1,. v ....^^^ f..^,,,^lb,0(JO soldiers) was otlieered hy Aegroes trom

linngei' and thirst and all the liardships of war. Ar.,;,,. i ,.,,

1 knew that you loved the land of your nativitySecretary of War. Xewtmi D. Baker, in speak-

and conid defend all that was .lear to you; but;,,^, ,,^. j,;^ ,,.,|, ,„ ,,„. ^^..„. .^„„,, •„, p,..„,,.,,. ,.,i,i:

you have surpassed my lu.iies."••During the week< which I spent with our

4. Over Isii.OOP X(.o-i-() soldiers served in the trooiisin Kraiiee. 1 had aiuindant occasion to meet

late ••unpieasantness" bi'tweeii tin' States. After and inspret and talk with the men of a cousider-

tiie war le>s hatred remained in the Xeijro's ai)le iiunibei- of nur colored organizations on the

breast than e\'er existed between pel'Siins liLliltillU" A\esteni trciUt.

on opposite >ides. ami for a principal, than has '"l slmuhl iie-tiate to pick out one feature more

ever been the case, we believe, since the llian another which impressed me most strikinuly

world beii'aii. Xot withstaiidinu- conditions that in the Anierieaii l-lxp-ditioiiary F.u-ce. but eer-



the spirit pci-v.-idiiiu: the r;iiii<s of our coIohmI

tlicrc, is not least .imoiii;' tiii' inspiriiii^

wliieli 1 liave of my visit to the Aiueri.

an l']x]n'(litioiiary I'^ori-i'. The sanitary eoiuli-

ion of the camps st'emed to l»e noticeably excel-

; tiie men with whom I talked toh! me that their

was plentiful and palatalile ; and their officers

told me that tiieii' work was a credit to their oriian-

izations.

"T have come back with an increased ])rid" in

these niiits."

(Signed) "NKWTOX D. BAKER, Sec. of War"

The "Southern Workman" under date of Sept

1!>]8. said:

One regiment of Negroes in the American

Army (number deleted by censor) has had it

i)a])tism of lire on the fighting fields of France, and

acquitted itself so well that the P^rench commander

of the sectoi' has cited the Avliole regiment a

worthy of i"i>cei\'ing the war cross.

7. The French African Colonies sent ove

TOO.OOO soldiers and 300,000 workers to the battl

front iluring the great Avorld war just ceased

Inchuling other ]iersons of African descent mor

than L'.ODO.OOO Negro soldiers had, when th

armistice was signed, offered their lives in th

cause of freetlom and justice for all peo]ile.



TWO HEROES.(Jcncrai .lolui .1. I'crsliiim, ( 'nin;iii(lcr-iii-(_'irK't' >cnti\ ciiit\ ;i1 some ilistam-r I'rdiu one anotlier,

of till' Anici-icaii Mxprilit itiiiai y l-'orccs, iiuulc the \vri-c altarkcil hy a (ici'iiiaii raiding' party ( sti-

followiiii;- (iri'icial report: iiiated al Iwciity iiirii. wlm advanced in two

,, , ,.,,,..lirnnps. altai'lx'iiiL;- at nnee frnm t1aid< and rear.

"I leadipiarters Aiiierieaii I'.xpeijit imiary

l''iM-ee<. Max 1!t, IIMS. "Until men funiilit lii-a\i'l\- in liand-todiand eu-

"Sectinii B Hepiirt> in hand slmw a nntalile in- ciiunters. one i-esiirl iiii;- to tlie nse of a liolo l<nit'e

stance of bravery and de\iition >ini\vn liy two .-ol- aftei- his rifle jamnii d ami further fiiihtini;- witli

fliers of an Anieriean eoinn-d ri u'iment operatinn' havonet and Imtt l>i>eanie impossihle. 'I'liere is

in a i-'reneh -ei-toi\ l'>efoi-e "da> lii;lit on Ma.v lo. exidei that at h^a-t one. and prcdialily a second,

I'te, llenr\ .lohn-on and I'te. Ifoherts. while on <leinian was ~c\erel\ mil. .\ tinrd is known to



ln'i'ii >ho[. \'i'i-(liin and prcvciitini;- the cai-ryiiiii' out of a well-

•• Attention is tliawii to the t'ai-t that tlic two col- (Ipvciopcd plan to as-ail one of the most import

scntiii's were first attacked and continued ant jxiints of resistaiu'c on the American front.

aftei- receiviui;- wnunds and despite tlie 'piip jirivates have lieen awarded the t'roix de

of gi-eiuides l)y a. superioi- force." (luerre liy the Frencli (iciierai of tlie Division un-

Privates Henry .loliusou (hd't) and Xeedham <lf''" ^^'i'"" t''<' ""i' ^<''-ved. and delinson received

(ri-ht). in.'nd...rs of ( nh.nel Haywood's the much-coveted -ohl luilin of the French Array

1.-)th K'e-iment, .New V.uk Xaticuud (iuards.< 'onunan.h.r as well. Johnson h)st liis leon the

ti:e .-Kliithl. who have heen dec.u-aled hy the''''**'•' *'''''' ''^ '"''ance. tie has been in th military

fur routing tw.-nty-four (ienuans w.'st of serviceof

the V.S.

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years and wears eight

medals for distinguished service.



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Champion Riviter of the World.

fourth from the left staiidiiiij: of this prronp

Nei^ro riveters is C'hark's Kiiiglit, wlio was

the international i»rize for rivetine: by

Northclitfe.

Knight drove 4,S7r) three-quarter inch

in a nine-hour day. The previous highest

\vas 4,41_' nia<le liy a workman in a Scottish

Tliis is tlie way the Negri) demonstrat-

patriotism at liome wliilc his brothers in

in the army showed it in France. Mr.

is a resi)ectabh' and industrious citizen of

a native of \'irginia. Knight has been

$227 for setting the world's record. He

$102 for his day's work, a bonus of $50

the record back to America and

pounds sterling offered by Donald Mc-

Leod, a London shipl)uilder, through the London

Daily Mail. Chairman Hurley of the Shipping

Board has cabled Lord Northcliffe a new challenge

for British workmen and wrote Knight as follows:

"Your world's record feat of driving -t,875 rivets,

on May 16, has set for American shipbuilders the

fast })ace that is so necessary for earning on the

war successfully. It is the American way to ex-

cel when the occasion demands, and you and your

associates, in u])holding so splendidly this tra-

dition, inspire emulation throughout the ship-

building industry."

Our j)eople should remember that labor is the

basis of all Wealth. The man who excels as a

shipbuilder is entitled to as much honor as the

man who commands an armv.



OF THE GREAT WORLD WAR ' ' 19

Negro Soldiers Enlisted in the

Regular Army.

It is ol' interest to know tiiat a i)art of I'liele Just hefoic the aetual (leclai'ation of liostiJities

Sam's [lennaiK nt figlitinj^' force is uiaile uji of lietwieii Aiiiei'ira and Spain, tlie New Yni-k Tri-

sonie of the best Ne.ii'ro soldiers in the world. lame, anioni<- otlier tliinys, hail the followin,!;- t(».

Foui' Negro reginients eoiistitnte the (piota of say:

IrotJjis in the reiiuhir Tnited States Army. Tliey "'Since ]S(L' the nation has had amph' oppor

ai'e the nth and lOth Cavalry, and the J4th and tnnitx' to test the value of tlie (•(doi-e-d Arnei-iean

I'oth Infantry. as a sohiier in a \ai-iet>- of ways—on the battle-

Most of the eommissiom d officers of thest' reg- lieid, in the jirotiacted siei;c, in Indian warfan\

iments are white. The regiments wei'e reci-uited "'' '" 1''*' trying m'I\ ice nf preserving oidcr and

in the "(iOs, am] are composed of some of the best piotccting life and properly in th,. tim,. of tin-

disciplined troojis of the rnited States .Vrmy. great strike of ]s;:4. Dnring tlie closing pei'iod

In the (,'ity of New Oi'leans, in ISiid, L',i!(i(i ex- of the wai' lu woti for him-elf a place in the miti-

slaves were reci-uited for service. None bnt the ('"> world which he li;i.> been able to hold ever

largest and blackest Negroes were accepted. From since, i-'oiii'teen colored soldiers received medals

them were fornu'd the J4th ami I'oth Iid'antry, and f<"' heioic condnct dnring the short period that

tlu" !»th and lOth Cavalry. All fonr are fanums lhe> .-er\i d in the Ci\il War; since then se\-en

figliting regiments, yet the two cavalry coimnanils ha\-e won congressional medals for (jistingnislied

have earned the prondest distinction. Whi'e the gallantry in ai'tion against Imlians and robbers,

record of the IMli Cavalry, in its thiily-two yeai's iinl two lunc recei\(d certificates of merit in

of serx'ice in the Indian wars, in the military his- token of recognition of acts of special tiioiigh jess

lorv of the boi'der. stands without a |)eer, and is cnnspicuous brascry.

without excejition the nn)st famous fighting regi- Physically, the colored soldi<M- is the eipiai of

ment in the I'nited Stales service. the best, alllhe talk to the cont rai'v nofwithsfnnd-



'////; SEC.liO I'ICTORIAL NEVIEW

Tlu' avcragv liciglit of the native wliitc rc-

is()7.7() inclH's, hut in wcigiit the coldrcd man

(Iccidcdiy tlic advantage. 01' tlic recniits re-

hetween tiie ages oi' -"> and l^D years, th(.'

weight of tln^ native whites was 14().2r)

the foreign horn whites, 147. Ki jiounds,

till (olitnil triiopa. Situ ii diiiflis (nnoiifi whilis wire due

din (11 1/ lo I his f(nisi'.

This is (I slifihl imprDVcnu itf upon Ihr ricord of 1895,

trhiih showid .'!().] 1 as for flu annii. u-ith 152. Ifi inid 6.47

fur Ihi whiti and colurrd ri spcctivcly, and a lury cun-

sidi nihil iitiprovi m< ill on the record of lln pn ci diiuf

diiadi , icliirh ijiris 41.04 as llii aviriuji (iiiniial rah for

tliat of the colored men was 14!».4l' pounds. //,, „,•/;(//—4. 112 for Ihi rolo-nd and 45.U7 for tin. white

mere avoirdupois the colored soldiers lead the troops."

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andin physical endurance they have proved

as tough as the toughest."

This ]iaper is also authority for tlu' folhiwing

from the surgeon's report on tlu' subject

alcoholism among the Negro troo])s:

''The admission rate for ahohejlism vas 29.()(> for tin

as a whole—:n.20 amony the white and 5.70 amoiiy

It further says:

"Till colon d soldiers ac<itiire the drill and riodily

take II fair di yni of pride in it and an ijooil shots. The

colored ni/imeiits hare done as will with thi in ic rifle as

any, the 'l^dh reyiineni tiadiiuj the department in which

it is liicated. Thai colorid soldiers do not lack courage

has been proven ayiiin and again. Gen. Merrill especially

eharaeti ri:i d thi in as 'brave in battle.' "



OF THE GBEAT WORLD WAR -'>,

21

THE NEGRO SOLDIER AT SAN JUAN HILL

A Trihulc liy W. t'. Powell (wliitf)

Hark! •>'( r llic drowsy tnxipi'r's dream

Tliere <M.iiies a martial metal's sei-eani.

That .-tartles one and all!

It is tile word to wake, to die!

To hear the foemaii's fierce defi!

To t'liii,^ the column's hattle-cry!

'I'hc --lioots and saddles" call.

Till' shiminerin.s;- steel, the ,!J,h'W of mom,

The i-all\-call of l)attle horn.

I'rociaim a da.v of courai;e. horn

For hotter or for all.

Ahove the liictlired tenta.H'e white,

Ahove the weapons -litterim;- hrii;ht.

Til,. ,la\ (io<i I'asts a ,i;-olden lii;ht

Across San .Inan Hill.

•p'orward, forward!" comes the cry,

A^ stalwart columns, amhiin.i;' hy,

Stride over th.' -raves that waiting lie

Indm; in Mother Kartli!

'|'h,,i,- ^ual, the flau of fierce Castile

Ahove her sei-ried ranks ol' steel,

|n^en>ale to tin' cannmr< peal

'I'hat gives the hattie hirth.

As hrawn a> hlack— a fearh'ss foe,

(;ra\e. -liiii and graml. they ,uiwani go.



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To ('i)iii|ii('r or to (lie!

The I'liK' of i-ii;lit ; the iiiarcli of uiig'ht;

A dusky host I'roin dai'k'cr iiiu'lit,

K('s|)()nsi\'(' lo tlio tiioniiny li,i;'lit,

To work the martial will

.\ii(l o'i'r the ti'i'iii'li and trciiihliiii;- oartli,

Tht' morn lliat i^'ivcs tin' battle l)irtli

Is oil San .liiaii Hill.

Hark! sounds a.yaiii the bugle-call

Ijct I'ing tlic ril'lc o\cr all.

To sliriok above the l)attlc pall.

The war god's jubilct'!

'^riicir's were bondman, low ami long;

Tlicii'"s onci' weak against the strong;

Their 's to strik-e and stay the wrong,

Thatstrangers might be t'l'ee!

.\iid on, and on, for weal or woe.

The tawn\ faces grimmei" grow.

That bade no mercy to a foe

That pities but to kill.

('lose u))!" •('lose up!" is heaid, and said.

And >el t hi rain of steel ami lead

•Still l<'a\es a lix'id tr;iil of red

I'pon San .Inan I lill

•('hargel" ('hargel" The Inigle ]ieals again;

'Tis iifi oi- death fol' Roose\-elt's men!

The Mausei-> m;ik-e reply !

.\\-e! speeclih ss are tliose >W;ll11iy sons,

S.a\e for the claniDi- ol' the gnn>



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Their only battle cry!

'I'hc lowly stain upon each face,

Tile tannt ^lill fresh of prouder race.

I'.ul speeds the step that spriii-'s apace,

To succor or to die!

With i-ifles hot— to waist-liand nude;

The hrawn Ix'side the pampered dude;

The ••owhoy kiuK—"lie -rave—and rude—

'I'o shelter him who falls!

On,, hreasl—and bare—how 'er begot;

The low. the high—one common lot;

The worhl's distinction all forg(.t

When Freeilom's Imgle calls.

No fallering step, no fitful start;

X,,nc s.M.king less llian all his part;

One wat<'liword springing from each heart.

Vi't on, and onwardstill!

I'll., sullen sound of ii-amp and 1r(.a<l;

Abe l.incoln's flag still ov rhead;

Tl„.y follow. 'd whi.r.. the angvis led

Th.. wa\. up San .luan Hill!

An.! whcr.. the lif.'^tream <'bbs and flows,

And plains lhc Ir.ack ..f Irenchant bh>ws

'i'ii-il niel no meaner ste. 1.

Thi. bale.l hreatli th.. haltlc >,.|1—

Th.. turf, in slippery ..rimson, lell

\Vh(.re ('a-lile"s proudest ..ohu-s fell

With wounds that n..\er heah dl

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AVlicrc cxcry trciojx'i' found a wi-catli

or n'lnry I'tir his salxT slicatli;

And earned the laurels well;

With feet to field and face to foe,

Jn liiii s of liattle l>ing low,

Tlie sable soldiers fell!

And where the hhu'k and brawny 1)reast

(lave up its all— life's richest, best,

To find the tomb's eternal rest

A (Ireaui of Frei dtnn still

A .!4ronn<iless creed was swept awa>',

With brand of •'cowai'd"—a time-worn say.

And he bla/.eil tiie patli a better way

!'p tile side of San .Inan Hill!

f'oi' black or white, on the scroll of fame,

'I'he bh.!;d of the hero dii s the samo;

And e\-er will, e\'er will!

Sleep, trooper, sleep; thy sable IwoW,

.\miil t he livini;' laurel now,

is wound in wreaths of fame!

Xo]- 111 ed the n!-a\'en :j,ranite stone,

To tell of iiai'lands all thine own.

To hold a soldier's name

Note.—"The Koni;li Riders," a New Vtu'k ca\'-

alry rei;inieii1 of whites, |iopiilarly so called be-

cause it was composed of atidetes an<l I'owboys,

v.a-^ witii the di\'ision in wliii'h the IMli was ser\'-

iiiL;-. This reLiimeiit wa- cunsiden d the crack



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wliltc voluntctT ri'^-'niicnt, and was in cliarge oi'

lacnt.-( 'i>l. TIlctHlol'c li()(isc\'clt. These new IV-

ci-uits, not liein.i;- used to ,i;'uei'illa warfare, wore

amltuscaded liy a liandful of Spanish sharp slioo4^

ers, and wenhl iia\c been exterminated liad it

not lieen for the tiniel\' ari'ival ami i]niek wnrk oi'

the !lth and KHh Cavalries.

This incident, to.i;-ether wifli the eliarye of the

colored soldiers np San Juan Hill, during- tlu!

Spanish.\merii'an War, inspired Mr. Powell to

write the poem and dedicate it to the Ne,i;i'o sol-

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THE XECnO PJCTOIUAL lUJVIEW

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An Enthusiastic Audience of 20,000 People who bade Farewell to

over 1300 Jolly Colored Draftees at Memphis, Tennessee,

\ September 1, 1918.

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THREE CHAMPIONS -

i Prize Winners in ihe Knjjineers Corps.

Under H^avy Shell Fire, 1 hey Laid ihe 1 rack Up lo the

First L ine Trenches.

AGroup of

ColoredSoldiers

being inspectedbefore going into action in Alsace.



OF THE GUEAT WOULD MM/' 2!)

Headquarters "Solvent Branch" Red Cress

Headquarters, Memphis, Tennesspee.

They Made many thousands of articles

for our boys in France.



'J HE XFnno pictorial review

Record of the 92nd. Division.

W. 'rvlt'i'. nil jiccrcditcd rciu'esciitativc of 1 riilijc, ami in liis (Icsperation the ITun is attonipt-

('oiniiiittcc on Piihlic Iiit'oniiatioii, in a spt't-ial iiii;- to destfoy the Seilic Bridg'e, after liaviiii,'

wi'ote: [looiled Seilie, proviiii;- coiiehisively that he regards

cohjvcjd pcniiU' hack in America will fed (he 1 lack troops that conijtose the !»2nd DivisicMi

of the l^l'nd Division, which has aliout (iOK ;:s one he cannot successfully withstand. West of

line officers, and whose I'ank and tile is the Seilic I'iver excellent results have followed the

exclu-^ivcly of colored soldiers. Here is <'nergetic offensive action of tliis doughty wing

fec( i-d of the l)2nd as a ciinihatant regiment ii]) if the Allied Aiiuy the (lenuans losing heavily

S, I'.MS: , ;,, kill,.,! ;nid wounded and juisoners. In nearly

tile Marl ach sectoi- was taken over liy

eveiy in^tance, these raids ma(h' hy ti-oopei's of the

Ullnd Division of IMac k Devils, a< the (iernunis Division have keen nmde nndi r the comnuind of

them, "Xo .Man'< kj'iid" was owned fy llie( ohjrc il line offii-ers.

and lieii' they were aggressively on tlic Tliis record made liy Ihe-c coh)red soldiers nuist,

They, the Cermaiis. Iieiil r.elie Farm, ,,r n cessity.arense the gi'eat-st enthusiasm hack

De Tete D'Or. Hois De Freliaut, N'oivrol in "The State-'" and nu'rit the plaudits of the race

\'io\'rote Weed, ilois Do Chciuinot. andf,;;- the gallant lighting nuichine. So wondei ful

l!rook. The con-tantl\' ajj'gressive action l:;!\c lien th" aclii: venu'uts of the K'Jud that tlie

da\' and night, from the K'Jiid has re- Division ( 'on iiuinder was impelleil to send out a

in many casualties to the (lei'nuins and the 1 ulh tin of congratu.hition, to 1 e read before each

of nian\' prisoners. unit of the d)i\'isiou. This proud record mu>t

'' (if the places a'u)ve nanu'd has f-eeu raid 'I, forex'er si t at I'e-t the (|uestion of colored seldiei-s

la.. ;1 e i^pley, innl patrol- fniu the Divi-ioi following ai'd lighting und<'i- their own officers,

]:en"trat d I'.iM ill real ly to the east and west ;ind it niu-t lorexcr estahlisli the efficiency of

tliniugh I'a.gny. The (leriiians ha\<' driven culoi-ed officers who lia\'e done splemlidly umier

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the most ti'ving circumstances."




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Surgeon, MlTth Sanitary

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92iitl Division

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THE NECxBO PICTORIAL BEVIEW

A French Woman's Tribute to

the 92nd. Division.

following article appeared in a iiewspaifjer

town in France wherethe Ninety-second Divi-

was temporarily (piartered. The author was

woman. The tianslation is by Lieuten-

Chai'h's A. Sliaw:

peaceful town, far from the front. A beau-

June day, full of the perfume of roses. Re-

summer freely bursting- into bloom, in-

to human iihiints, frets and agitations.

in the town: a boy of 10 years, head like

ui'chin of the year one, nms through the streets

"Tlie Americans are coming to B;

inhabitants are invited to greet them."

Amei-icans!" For months they had been

they had been exjiected and there was

curiosity; groups of people go down to the

s(piare of the town wiiere they see ujion

white street the first ranks of the Allied sol-

what a sin])rise—they are BLACK sol-

Black sohliers? Great astonishment, a lit-

Tear. The rural pDjiulation, not well-informed,

tlie Negro of Africa, but that from Amer-

(U)untry of the classical type, character-

ized by the cold, smooth white face-^that from

America could come this darkgroup, none could

believe his own eyes.

They dispute among themselves, they are a lit-

tle irritated; some of the women become afraid.

One of tlieni confides to me that she feels the first

symi)toms of an attack of indigestion. Smiling,

I reassure the lady with the all too emotional

stomach:

"Quiet yourself. They do not cat human flesh.

Two or three days from now you will be perfectly

used to them."

I said two or three days, but from that very

evening the ice is broken. Native and foreigner

smile at each other and try to understand each.

other. Tlie next day we see the little children in

the arms of the huge Negroes, confidently press-

ing their rosy cheeks to the cheeks of ebony, with

their mothers looking on in approbation.

A deep sjTnpathy is created for these men,

which yesterday was not even sunnised. Very

(piickly it is seen that they have nothing of the

savage in them, but that, on the other hand, one

more faultless in his beai»



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iiii;-, ;in<l in his mamicrs iiioi-c iirt';il)Ic or more deli- tlic inemoi-y of the exile his distant country,

eate than these Children of the Sun, whose niices- In the hmes ahniii' the fh)\ver>- hed.ycs inoi-e

tors dreamed under the wonderful niu-hts, alon<i' than one hhnide head is seen mdvin.y- I hiiu.i^litfnliy

the murmuring streams. heside a rnrl> liead, wliile the settin.ii' sun makes

Wi> admire tiieir foinis handsome, vigorous and Mi'e the neighhdring liill>. and gi ntl\ tlie song

atldetic; theii- intelligent and loyal faei s, with nf night is awakened.

theii- large, gleaming eyes, at 1iine> dn^amy and And tlien, these soldiers, wlui had lii'i-duie

\\]\]\ a hit of sadness in them. fiiemls, deuait. Hue excning sa<l ailieux are e.x-

l-'ar remoxed is the time when their inaus|iiciuus changed. .\dien\ .' iluw we wisli tliey ma\ lie

iid'luenci' was felt u)Km the digestive organs nf tlie only "an revoirs" (unlil we meet again)! I'rom-

]ad\'. Now one is honored to havt' them at his i>es to c(iri-es)>iind. tn return when furhmghs are

tal)le. He spends Inturs in hmg talks with tliem, granted. Jlei'e and there tear,- fall, and when the

with a great sujiply of dictionaries and manuals next day tln' inavy trucks i-ojl n\'l' in the chilly

of conx'ei-sation. The white mothers weep to see nuirning, cai'rying awa> to the front our e.xotic.

the jHihtographs of the lilack mothei's and dis- guests, a \'erital>le satlness seizes us!

jilaythe

portraits of tin ir soldier sons. The fi- Soldier J*'riends, our hearts,our

wishes go witlr

ances of our poilus liecome interested in the you. May the Indicts ol the eiu'my spare you.

fiance.s acros,s the sea— in their dress, in tlieir May destiny lie merciful to you. .\nd if any of

head-dress, and iu everything wliicli makes wom- you should lU'X'ei' see your native home again, may

an resemble woman, in every eliiue. the soil of Fram e give you sweet re]K)se.

Late at night the workers of the fields forget Soldiers, who arrived among us one clear June

tlieii' fatigiie as tln-y heai' arise througii the ]ieace- da>, redolent with tie scent of roses, y<ni will

ful night the melanchol\- voices which call up to always li\-e in (uii' heai'ts!—The Crisis.




Hon. Emmet J. Scott,

Assistant to the Secretary of War.

Returning Soldiers and Reconstruction,

.Mr. Scott's i)u>iti()ii on tlu' ri'turniii.ii- Neyro sol-

and tlie ininiediatc problems of reconstruc-

are set forth in a special sent to the Indiana-

Ledger, which follows:

Tuskegee Ala Feh. 4.—DuriuK the second and

day of the annual Tuskegee Negro conference

week, prohlenis connected with tlie demobili-

of the Negro soldiers were discussed, the

addrssbeing made by Kmniett J. Scott,

of the Tiiskegee Institute who has been

since the outbreak of the war as sjiecial

to tlie secretary of war.

Mr. Scott pointed out that tliei-e were nearly

Xegroes in the sei'vice and pi-odnccd testi-

to counteract the active (ierman propaganda

the Xegroes wei'e lukewarm in their suj)port

of the flag and were not good soldiers.

"The fear that now seems to prevail in the

South over the Negroes homecoming is, in my

opinion, equally without foundation." Mr. Scott

said, "this is the Negroe's natural home and here

the nuisses of the race will continue to reside, it

is to be hoped, for nrany years in peace and jirofit-

able industry. Thousand.^ of them volunteered for

military and naval service regardless of the se-

lective seiwice law, and they will return no less

anxious to perform their full duties as citizens and

to live in peace only the full ])rotection of the law.

No Wretch From Which To Shrink.

"The retui'uing colored soldiers will not be the

foul wretch from which to flee in terror, or a

l)lague from whicli to flee in fear, as some seem to



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think, lie will n.tnni both physimlly nud .n<.n- made n.Mvssary l,y tl„. war. niulhav,. ,l,.,n,)n>1r:.ted

tally benelitt.Ml hy iva-nn .,f his military trainii.i; th.- fact that thr thunuhtful mind, the cnns.Tvativo

and oxpcri.-ncc and naturally, h.' will return t., voir., and pen. the industrious han.l, the patn-.tir

the Southland and other s.-etions with a hnmder dollar, as well as tl... (.nV..tive -un and l.ayonet can

vision and api.ro.-iation of Anioriean .-itizenship all he utilized as vitally i.up.)rtaid lartors in the

as well as with new iileas of what lilierty and winnin.i;- of a s;reat war.

frpf^dnm (not lieeiwe) reallv nu-an. He has clearly, ^ „^ > n. ^treeaoni inoi lu t n i ;

LynchingShould Be Stamped Out.

shown his eai^'er willini;ness to discharuc the du-

ties and responsihilities of American citizenship -The X..^ro soldier's ..onduct overseas has won

and it is devoutelv hoi-ed that fainninded An.er- for hin. the connneudation an.l .gratitude of the

ieans in all parts of the country will .ahuly and .reate^t êvernnn.nt^ on the la . of the earth, and.

j„.tlv recognize the fact that he i. therefor... en- as hon.eward he turns his la... his res.lve tor

titled to all of the rights and privileges which the hotter citizenslnp is evn nuu-e finnlv t,xed. lie

laws of our countrv offer to all other classes of our will not, 1 an. sure, seek to ,ieopard,ze or nupa,r

, . the lionin- and, fame his rai • has won m tins war

connnon citiz( nsliip., i r

,. X .1

I ;r (!,,,.,' l,\ -iiiv tliou'dith'ss or uiunaidv word or deiMl.t )n

•'It would lie most unlortuiiate. ind(.ed d thiei,- n> .in\ inou,_

en.dcoml,t,ons,n the South, which have keen re th, utrary he will he anxious to renew ami

peatedlv referred to in and ri.htly d.scoura.ed strengthen tl,e friendly r,.latio,:s ,l,a, he lelt he-

, ,,',

1 .,.ro,..- vvliite hlini.cindid.nt that a M'ii-i' "' .ii'^t"'''-'''"'''^ '"'"'

hvSoutlu.rn eddorsandm; ny ol t:ie leaili.m vMiiH

1 I 1 i-inil to viiicli he is relui'muLi-. K'lLihtly required

;„h1 c.,lored citizens ol thi- M.ction, siould make land to v.nun

I

1-I I f,.,i h,. ,-innot 1" I", law-ahidin- liini-elf. lie conlid..ally exiêct-

the r..turnin<i' .\..,mo M.ldi ;- led tial lie (annoi

,., ,, , I

, llnl lav a-id ordci' will iirevail. that lyn (UU'Js

return to his foi mer h.:HU. ri , ah'ty, t here! y kc,, 'iiat

111,.,,, iMid all lorm of iiioh vioh'iicc, whndi have driv(.n so

inuout of the^.Hith a iar,--ele;ii..nl which heleto.,, , ,

|-,1,,;„ Miaiiv of his race from 111.. MMitii, will he stampedfore has contril.nt:Ml P the upl)Uildine ,,l th.. in -

.

,,iil li\ .lulv .-..iistiluted au1li..rit> ami that .'Very

dustiial r oiitli. •

' ,,,.,.I

,,,;,„. ,.,.uar.ll..ss .if .-.ihr, wli.. ha> l.ui-ht .u-s..rv...

"To a vast maioritv .i! \..''ro ^^!llll-rs. as w.'ll

, ., ,. nn.h.i- the St;iii\ 1 '..iiim r .ir who has l.e,.ii l.iyal k.

as eiviliai . t: e w.iid -'n >rals lia> taken on a

, , , , , ,. that ..mill..m ol lihcrtv and .iu-ti..(. will he -ranted

new sie'ikili..an..e ;iml huiidr.Mls ot thoiisamls ol

,,,,,,•• •, th-t (.•.•o"iiiti<n to which all true Aim.rifans ,.ire

tlu.m have .•li..erl ully lop.m.l..! to the .li-.ui.iin'•'i I'.o.î.u

and .ither ri^-oror.s i ..iiuiremeiits ami r..strii-tions ..i.tith.d.



'HIE XEnno PICTORIAL BEVIEW

Asks Protection of Law. will not lie di'iiicd I'aii- trcatiiicnt ami the i-ccoin-

40(1,(10(1 i;allaiit lilack suldicrs fruit ami peiise accorded ether soldiei's because of his val-

of the race liave helpi'd to make the world ualile services and unswerviun' pati^iotisiii. The

for l-'i-eedcm and I )emoci-acv ; many of them Neg'ro asks the full |irotrction of the law, to he

paid the supreme -a^ialice that their coun- left unhiinh-red and imhami>ered in hisf industrial

ideals miuht trium|)h. If. in the hour of her and commercial pursuits, to he .given a fair deal

and danger, tlu' Xcgro has neither faltered and full opi)ortunity to educate his children, and

failed in pledging hi- life, his lal)or, his money, to work out his own destiny—being loyal to his

all, ill defense of his country's safety and hon- family, to his ecinmunity, to his country, and to

in the hour of victory and prosperity he his God!"—Indianapolis Ledger. Feb. 8, 1919.



OF THE GREAT WOh'LD WAR

Twelve Sons in the

Army.

Rev R. H.Windsor

AND SERVICE FLAG

Rev. R. H. Windsor,wlio had twelve sons

the militaiy service of the United States, was

cently presented witii a twelve-star service p

l,y the American Red Cross. He is the father

nineteen children. Tlie array of stars topped wi

the Red Cross insi.i;nia, it will he noted, carr

five stars in the first row. These represent f

ir.dividnal sons. The next har hears two sta

ivi.res.'ntin- twins; the next har is similarly de

late.l, repres..ntin,- twin's. Tlw l)ott(mi har, wi

its llu-M. stars, represents Irii^h'ts. Eii-'lit of

hoys ar.- v(,lnnteers and the other fonr were cal

in the draft.

,|,„„ hearin- ..f tlu' remarkahle recor.l of

Windsor family. President Wilson, who is a

pn.si.h.nt of the Amn-ican Re.l Cross, wrote to

R,.v. Mr. Windsor as f.,ll..ws: -'l am wrilin-

say with wlial inteiv>t aiul admiration 1 h

l,.an.ed of I he faetlliat iwlve of your sons ar<

11,., service of our .omilry. and tlielhirteenlh

,„;,ti,.iitly waitim;' to follow th.^m in. This

spin. did re.-ord. and I con-ratnlate yon from

,„,,,,„„„,• ,„_v hrnrt. The rolored troops h

,,n,ve<l thenis-lves fine soldiers."'



TIIK NEdliO PICTORIAL REVIEW

University of West Tennessee Graduates.

D. B Cranberry,

Surgeon, '.)2nii Division

SERVICE FLAG

Umverstly o! West Tennessee, Memphis

and Students in

Captain E. H Jones,

Surgeon, 349ih M. (1. Ratta'ion



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41

General Martin Commends

Negro Soldiers.

MAN'i COLORED SOLDIERS CITED FOR r\\r,\ r,,,- hravcry in nc'tioii: S<T-c;nit ls:i;ir iiill.

BRAVERY. lir,-ivcr\ <lis|il;iy(.(l ;it l-'i;i|)i lie; l''iisl 1 .icMlfil.-Uli

K'nlpli \\ . T-ivhii. ;: -pi'i-i;!! cdi rcsMondciit writ- .Icilin (). I.indsc}' I'nr liiju'ci'v ;it Lcsscux. lidtJ! nf

iii,:^ til til" Iiiili;i!i;i|i(ilis LimIît luiilcr dnti' (if I'i'c tlic .".(i(ifli liil;intr\, ami Kii'st Licutriiaiit Ivlwai'il

S, r.ns, saiil: llati's (if t 111' ;i(lstli Ainliiilaiici' ( 'ill |i<. aii<l S:'i i;-caiit

I'y I'liiiiinaiiil nf (ifiu'ral Martin, ruimiuiniliiii;' Walti-r \,. (im,-- of tin' .">(>(itli lnl'antr\, lnr liis-

tln- DL'iI i )i\i>iiin, (icin'i'al Oi-iln-s lia\i' jnst In '"a is tiniinisliiMl si'rx'iri' nrar I lnmin\illi'.

sncil i-iiinini'mlinii- ;i numln'i- nf rnlnri'il nlTiiv'rs, I" imnntlii'r (ii'iurai ()rili'r Si'-mni Licnti'iiant

noii-cnininissiiiui'il nlTircrs ami privati'- of tln' Xatlian <>. (ioodldi'. df thr .'KiStli .Marliinc (inn

^(iotli Infantry I'dr nii'ritdridus romlnrt in artidn at *'din]iany, was rdnnncmlcd I'nr cxri'lli'iit unrk and

ISiiis P'ri'haut, ni'ar Punt-a-Mniinssiin, Xnvciiilter nn'ritiii'idns cdiidurt. Dni'ini;- the d|ii'ratidns in

mtli and lltli. ilurinu- tin- drive on Mctz. Thoso tlip Foi'i'st D'Ariioiinc; Licntcnant (idndlic was at-

iKuiK'd ill tliis general di'iler were Captain Jului H. tached to the ."-Ird Battalimi. |)ui-inii tlii' roursi' of

Allen, First Iîeiiteiiant Leon F. Stewart, Frank L. ai'tion it lieraine neeessary to rcoi-ganizi' tiic liattle

Ayre, Walter Lxons, l>a\id W. Ilarri-. ilrnj. F. i<ni and witlidiaw pait of it to a -I'rondarv po-

Ford, Si'ei;nd Lieutenants ( ii'c L. (laines, ami Has- .îtion. lie eai-ried cut tlie niox-eineut under a rcn-

sel(

'. Atkins, Sergeants liirliard W. W'iiile, John tinual mai-liine gun lire frmn the eneinv. (ieneral

Sinijisdii, Iviihert Tdwnsend, Sdlonion I ). ( 'olston. Martin said: ' Lieutenant (idodloe's ealni rnura'^-e

Raiisoni Fllidtl, and Cliarli- .laekson; ('orjiorals set an example that inspii'ed ninfiileni-e in his

Thonias l'>. ( 'olenian, Alliert Taylor, < 'iiarlcs l\eed men." (ieneral Martin, the new eoniuiamler of the

a,ml .lames Coiiley and Privates I'larl Swanson, IL'd Division, also cited I'm merituriou> conduct

.lesse Cole, .lames Hill, ( 'harles White and George near N'ienne le ('liateau, 'I'lmi l*>iown, ;i waiionei-,

Chaney. who as di-iver of an amnnilion wagon, displayed

In the same (ieneral < h-iler- the following were remarkable courage, eooliie.-s and devotion to




under i'ire. Brown hauled his

wagon, evenhis iiorse had been hurled into a ditcli by

and despite liis own ))ainful wounds, worked

he liad exti'ieated his horses from the ditcli,

to (|uit until he completed his work, even

eovered with lihxid from a jiainful wound.

Unit Cited for Bravery in Battle Line.

entii-e lii'st hatalion of tlie -iluth (Buffalo)

has Just heen cited for bravery, and

the Croix di' (!uerrc, thus cntitliu,^ ever\

and man in the hattalion to wear this dis-

French decoi-ation. This citation was

by the Fi'eiieli Connnis-ion because of the

service and bravei'y shown by this bat-

in the last engagement of the wai-, Sunday

November lOtli and 1th, in the drive

This battalion went into action through

commanded by the heavy (Ternuin guns of

and lield the Germans at bay while the 56th

retreated, but not until it had suffered a

loss. The 1st battalion was commanded by

Charles L. Appletou, of New York, with

commanders and lieutenants colored.

the i)2d Division of the American Army 14

officers and 43 colored enlisted men have

cited for bravery in action and awarded the

Service Cross. This is a splendid

and esiiecinlly when it is considered that

to the drive on :\Ietz, Sunday morning. No-

lOth, this division wiht the exception of

which got into action in the Argonne, the

92d hadto

content itself with making daily and

nightly raids on the German front line trenches to

capture jirisoners. This, however, recpili'ed dar-

ing courage, and, in sonnv ways, was nu)re trying

;ind more dangei'ons than being in a big engage-

ment. A total of .17 citations for meritorious

service, with rc]iort from one brigade not yet in.

is a sphMidid showing for the !L'd Division.

92d Has Comparatively Small Casualty List.

The total casualties suffered by the H'Jd (colored

division since being in Fi'ance) ha\'e just been ob-

tained by me. The division suffered a total of 1,-

478 casualties- Ainong the killi'd were six otficei's,

and one officer died from wounds; 40 enlisted men

were listed as 'missing," K! olTicers and r)4o en-

listed men were wouiuled; and ;'>I* officers and fib]

enlisted men were gassed. The division's innnl)er

of gassed is unusually large. A reason is, ])erliaps»

that the colored soldiers in the front line trenches

of this division were unusually daring in making-

raids into the enemy's territory.

Considering, es))ecially, the desiderate advance

the colored soldiers of this division made out from

Pont-a-Mousson the morning of November lOtli,

through a valley swe])t by the heavy Gerinan guns

of Metz, and nests of German macliine guns, the

casualty is slight; for on the morning I saw them

make the advance, and kTU)wing the dangerous

ground they were to cover to nuike the advance,

it ai)peare(l miracidous that the division was not

wiped out. The casualty in that advanc<' was.




as li,i;-|it as it was hccausc (if tlic rapidity iralcsc troops wci-c forced to rctnsit in ten iniiiiiti'S

wliich tiicir iiicii advanced. Officers could after tliey liad eidered i1. Occiipyiii.i:- tliis P>()is

iioid llieiii lia<d< and tlie (ieiiiiaii -iins and sol Frelianf \'i>\- .'id iionrs a-ainst a nini-derons firi'

conid iml -lop llieni. 'l'lie\ plun-cd on P. I'l'oin the ejieiny. riMiiained thei-e nntil ho-tililies

and Ta-nv, and lhc> rn-hed inlu the l!oi^ ccaM'd. it is sui-prisin- a inira(de. thai tlie ca>

and hehl foi' .".(i hi nr- al ter I he\ tcMif, it."''il'.^ 1'^' "'' "i'' "-'I KiNisien did not mount to

phace from whicli pici<i'd .Miwroi-cau and Seiii; nian> fmies 14iS.

War Worker, Bridgeport, Conn,




French General Speaksin Highest Terms.

Colored Men in Two Regiments Are Wearing sjnoad thitiu.i;lioiir France hy some fellow Anicri-

The Croix de Guerre.,.^,„^ „,.

,,i^,.^,^,,,, ,„„„t;,|it,. ,,.,„, ^,,^ ^^^^j^^ ^^

(By Lester A. Walton in X. V. A-o),„.,|.„ ,, .,|,|,,..„.

j,,,,^j..,,.^.

„,,,,^,,,,^.^,

^^^^^ .^^^^^^^ „^^^Lon- lief.nv his entry in the -reat Kuropeau

^^, „|-j-i,,,.,., ,.„j j,,;^ ^„, ,•,,,,( j ^j^^^jj ,|.^^.,^_^^ ^^

the American Xeuro has won enduringh'li.-th in another article.

as a warrior Ih.I,!. This we learned from the The .•!7()tli, like the old ITith X.^w Y..rk. .'{Tlst

and the orator. (,)uite <,ften we were told and ;:7l'nd re-iin<'nts, was hri-a-led with the

that the Xe-ro to win laurels on theF,,.,,,.),. The IHiin,is li-hters served under (ien-

properly led. This inipri<-ation. (les]ate its,,,..j| \-i,„.,.„,i,,i,i, r.minian.ler .,f the r,i»th French

camoutla-e, .'ontained the tacit inlVr..n.-eDivision, who shortly after the sionin- of the ar-

in order for the Xe-ro to win laurels on th-,„i,stice, sent the r.-inient the fnlh.win- c.miniuni-

of hattle it was necessary tiiat he serve under,.;iti,,ii-

lute oltict'is."(tlVicers. non-cdnniiissioned olTicei-s and men:

Jt is, therefore, with a feeiin- of pride and -A'onr efforts imve 1 n rewarded. Th.. ar-

that I tell of tin. ..xc..||ent ivcurd made hy„|i^,j,.,. j^ sI-iumI. Tiie trn,,ps of tlie F.ntente, to

:;7lltli Infanti-y, fcrmeily the ,ild fli-iitii llli-^-i,,,,,, ,1,,, ;,riiiie> nf the .\mcrican l.'epuhlic have

whi.-h up to Octnher last was nfficereil hy '"'''l.^' ''"""• '" .i""' themselves, imve vanquished

m,.n fr.,m Lieutenant Cnhuiei dnwn. '"' '""^' l-'^v-rful iu>tiument ,,f cn,„|ue^t that a

Witi: sixty-six mend,<.r> nf the re-inient pn.ud-"•"'"" '-'^"I'l '"'-'f "'<• li'-'".^'".^ (Icrman Army

weariu- the Croix de (iuerre awarded hy tlie."•l<""^vh.d-..s itself c,uH|Uered. However iianl

for .-nuspicuous hravery under Hre. tliiity'""' '•'""'i'i""> •"•''• <''" '"""'y ^"Vernment ha^ ac

f wii.mi were c,,l,:red ,:ffi,-er-., it w.-uld not seem '•'l'''"l 'I"'"' ••ill-

the .\mencan Xe^ro I, ad I n a failure as a• Tiu. ;;7ilt I, l.'. 1

.1 .

S. has .-out nhuted h-u-vly to

of men annd shot and shell. This record""' •^'"'''"^ "'' ""' ''"'' "'^'^'"" -•""I '"'^ l'>'<-'" ^'^

I41 r . .1 • I- 1 hittei- strife liotli cjinuou and nuichine nuns, its

i;i\'e^ tlie he to till' iusii|iou> pro|)anand:i



THE XKGRO PICTORIAL BE VIEW

,.I , ,1 , i , i-- 1

tliciii ill cDin-ci-sarKiii. I heard iiiaiiv accoTUits of

hrcdliy

aii()ltl(>

anior,,i;(n

a1 tinics cx'cn 1)0-

, ,i 1

• .• • ,1 1 ii I

•1

.-acril'icc— ol' Imw llic iiicii for (la\s liail iiiarelccdthe olijcct i\'cs u'U'cii tlicin li>' the liiiilicr coin-

1,1 I , 1 1 t 1• *i .• i iiiilc after mile witlniut siilticicnt food, of how

Ihey ha\c al\\a\s wished tr. he m the trout

! , I I r 1• ii I ]• 1 xillle had heniiealK" met death li'oiui; (!\'er tlle loll

lor the place (il honor is the h'adiiiL;' ranl\. • ,^ .î

I I

• .1 !• 1 Jiiid all to make the woild safe for deiiioeracwhey ha\'e sliowii. in the course ol our ad\'aiiee,

, ,1 *i I- 1 *i •' Seri^'eaiit Matlliew .leiikins, a. ('hica<;i» l)ov andthe\' are \v(n-tliy ol hi iiil;- there. -^ .^ .

, ] * 1 . ,\ fiinu ]meinlier of ( 'ompaiix' I'' iterformed oue of the most

a day or two helore the year ot \'.nS made '• '

•, ,. i\ i I-+• T • -4 1 j-i •>-oii dariiiii' feats. ( )lTicers and men take i;-reat iiride in

troni the sta.i;-e ol aetuui, I visited the .!/l)th '^' '

., , ,, , ,, 4- 1 • t ( I

M tellinu' how .leiikins, on September "JO, IDIS atthen campiil on the outskirts ot I. e Alaus, '

rp , i t I M n i ../' II Mont de- »îni;(s, went aliead of his comrades andlo he sent to I.e .Mans means that U- H.

I1

•

1 1 t , ( • * 4- j-icatiture-d from the I'oi-lie a tortilied tunnel which

has decideil to trniiMi r your re;^-inient to the '

1 o* i I 4 f f Tf he lield for tliirtv-six hour- without food (U' muiii-States as soon as ti-aiisp(utation ta<'ilities

p<M-niit. Fullv appreciating the fact that they''""• '"''l^'"- "^" "'' ^''^' '"""">' •"'"'''i""' .^»" '"'^^

not I:., many moic weeks on forei-n shores,'"»"'t>"" ""*'' reliev. d.

olTieers and men in a .juhilant frame of French Highly Appreciate.

All were aii\ioiisl\- lookini;' forward to see- The liiiîi aiiiireciation and affection the h'reiioh

relative- and friends once more. have for the memliers of the ;i7()th as tiiihters and

Roberts Lauds His Men.comrades is set lorth in the f,,

Ilowing- order issu.ed

T. A. K'olierts white, who sue eiMled Col-''.vOeueral \-incen,lon in

1(e.^miher:

ll.mni-on. isex.eediimly lomloriiiscnnniaMd,•< 'ftu'eis and Soldier- oftlieiiydth H. I. f. S.:

spoke in a compliuientrry vein of the couraiie'^'

"'' '"'' l'''^-'"- >i-- ''^'"' impossibility at this

dash of his olTicers and nun. I learned that''""' ^''^ ^''' '''""•'" -^""> '••"' '•''''"vcr from it.

a miml <.r of oflicei- had l)e;ui killed oi- in-'''i''''^- t'"' necessity which is imiiosed on the p.o-

wiiile puttiii- the lliiii to lli-ht. I Was I''''"'' f''^' I''îit''"te of takiu- u\< a-ain a normal

-iiiprised to nice -ome of the >oiim;er'''''• l-i'ls the I'niled > tales to diminish its elfect-

who w .re torineih. edisted men from theivcne-s in France, ^'ou the chosen to l:e anion;?;

r.t'i .\w '"irrk and t':e• Iluifaf ;;'s." 'I'hcy

t he lir-t to r( t urn to Anieri a. In the name of \ o:;r

li '11 coiiimi^-ioned alter atteiiiliei;- trainim.'co'iiiadis of the :>'Jt]\ l;i\-ision I say to yo:\: A'\

in l-'iaiiie.revoir, in the iian;e ol j-hance, thank yon.

was a soiii-c cf ^re;:! pleasure to hum 1 the"The luiid and lailliant fatties of ('haviiiuy,

1 - ol t'l- 'wHt'ia 'id

[n

-pcnd a few hour,- with' "'''i'.'* 'iii'i ill:' Hois de iSeauniont li;i\-iii_o' lodiH'L'd

s



Oby THE aREAT WORLD WAR 6t

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THE XEGRO PICTORIAL REVIEW

(if the Division, tlic Aiiicri'-aii i;-ivcii lis of \ (Uir licst and yi;u have given it oiil of

at Ilic <iis|)('siti(iii of tiic French ni,i;-li the rulliicss of your liearts. '

in (H-iler to rcinrorec us. Vou arrived "The blood of your eouirades, who fell on ihe

the trenches of the Ars;-oune. ' soil of P'ranee. mixed with the hlood of our •^ol-

hi-st, at Mareuil-Sur^ ()iirc(| in Septeni- diers, renders iiulissolulde the bond of affection

your lin(> appeai-ance under anus, the that unites us. \\'e liave. besides, the ]ii-ide of hav-

of y(nir revi(>w and tlu' su])pleiu^ss of iuij woi'ked to.i;-etlier at a maiiiiilicent task, and the

evohitioiis tiuit presented to tiu' eye the ap- pride of beariiii;- on our foreheads the ray of a

of silk unroliin.-i- in wavy folds. We ad- common gi-andeur."

to tiu' line. Fate jilaced you on the l)anks The above sentiments, so sincerely and ardently

Ailette in fr(Uit of tin- l>ois Mortier. Octo- eviiressed, ai'e cluiracleristic of the French. ITav

vou occupieii tlu' enemy trenche< Acier and in,<;- i)een to France and m)tiMl the spirit of true

On the l.'lth we reached the railroad of comradeship existiui;- between tlie French >-ol-

hi Fere, the fitrest of Saint (iobain, the dier and the colored American soldier, I can thor-

ceiitei- of resistance of tiie llindeuburg oughly ajiiireciate the statement made by (Jeueral

ours. ^'inceiidon tliat "tlie hlood of your comratles who

• Xoveinher .") tile Serre was at la>t crossed, fell on the soil of Fi-auce, mixed with the blood

became active. Front's liattalion dis- of our soldiers, renders indissoluble the bond of

itself at tile \'al St. Pierre, wlu're it affectiiui that unites us."

a (b'rnian battery. Fatton's battalion The .'iTOtli Infantry wun truly fortunate at hav-

tile lirst, the llirson iJailroad at tlu' iug heeii privileged to tight and die with men

of .\uhentoii, where the (iermans tried to whose motto is i.iherty. Fraternity. F(|uality

Duncan's battalion took Fogii\' and. car- men who know no color line,

awav hv their ardor,could not he stopped

66 Membersof the

Eighth Illinois Decorated for

of (iiie d'iio-sus on .\o\-eniher 11, after the The followiiiii' niemhers of the old Fiiihtli Illi-

We have hardly time to aiipreciate Bravery in Action.

and already >iiu depart. nois iiegiment ha\'e recei\'ed coveted war decora-

l/ieiit. ('ol. Duncan said Xo\eiiilier l^S. in tioiis:

to nie your regimental color- as proof of Colonel T. .\. Iioherts, Lieutenant ( 'oloiiel (>ti-

love for France a- an expressi(ni of your loy- H. Duncan, Ma.jiu- .lames U. White, Captain John

to tile ."jDtli Di\i<i(ni and our Armv. xou have 11. Fattoii. ( lie-ter Saiulers, dohn T. Front, Sam-




ui'l R. (i\ line. Dcvoic. I. Warner, (icornc M. All<'n, T. I'.atcs, ( 'orp. KIctclicr P.attlc. (\)v\<. \i. l-icai).

JaiiU'S 11. Hall, Stuart Alcxainli'i-, Matlicw Jack- Corp-.l-S. P.cckti.u, Pvt. M\ ril P.illiiij<s, S'crj^t, K<i.

.son, Lieutenants I'aik Tan<'il, Osceoln A. I'.iown P>in,i;liain, Lieut. A. ('. l-tradner, Pvt. Arthur

ing, (ie()ii;-e Lacey, Fiank i^)iuiis(in, Claudius P.al- P.iokaw, Pvt. 11. 1). Iimwii. Pvt T. \V. Brown.

lard, Chaiies ('. .laekson, William Warfield. Sam- Lieut. Llmer ('. I'.uelier, I'vt. Wni. 11. P>unn,

iiel I'ointei-. Lawson Pri:'e Lincoln, 1). S. (loi-don, Seryt. Win. I'.utli'r, l^t < 1. P\t. .1. L. Pus'i. Ser.jrt.

Eolieit 1. llui-il, Henry X. Slielton, IliMiry P. Cheat- .l(isei>h ( 'annen, Corp. T. Catto, Coi-p. (!. 11. Cliap-

liani, Stanley P>. Xorvell, May Tisdell, Thomas A. man, Si'rut. .Maj. ISeuedict W. Cliees( man, (^apt.

Reid, Llmer.l. .Meyei-s. .lolm ||. Clarke, dr., Lieut. P. .M. Clendeiiin, ('apt.

Sei-geants Xorman Henry, ( 'larence 'V. (iiliMui, Frederick W. Cohli. Serut. Pohei't Collins, Lieul.

Matthew daid<son, ('ecil Xclson, Howard Temple- d. II. ('onnor, Sei-i^t. Wm. 11. ('ox. 1st. Serii't. C. I).

ton, ( 'oi-pdi-als dames P. l!i-o\vn, Lewis Warner. l)a\is, Lieut, (liarles Lean, P\ t. P. Dcmp.-, Wa,:,'-

Jose|ili lleiidei-son, .Maceo .\. Tei'\alon, WiHiah'i oiiei- Aiaitin 1 )uii!;ar, ( 'oi p. Llmei- l']ai-l. Pi. l''i-ank-

^tevenson. Lima Laurent. LHi> Sci l;! . Sam Lannell. ( 'ajd. Polit. I'\ l-'er.u'u-on,

Privati s Xatiianiel Whil. . ii'olei-l Pi-ide, Lee;-- dr. ( ,ipl. ( lia . W. l-'illniore. ( 'apt. I'l Iwaril d. I'-.tr

P.. Whif-, Howard SlielTield. I lysM- Sa\l.'-, Wil rell. (apt. llaniUoa l''i,-li. di., ( apt. I'Mwin I!. ! >.

liam ('ulT, ihmli (ii\'en . Ai lluii' dolmsou. Charle- l-'o\, Lii ut. ( onrad l-'n:, ^Ci-ut. Pichard W. Low

T Monro;' i.'ulus Pitts, iieciy Prown, (Hhcrt Lor Icr. P\C P.idai-d I'lanci^, I'M. P.. r'reeman. P\t. I.

sey, William Hurdle. P.;';' McKissie, dmias Paxto:;, lireeman.

Ilai-iy P( arson, Paul Turlinutoii. |,'ei. I d. P>iia\u. SeruL Wm. (i.ains. Wa'^due'r Pi 'hard ( ). (ioins,

j'aul TuilLn.';-t(m, Peed d. P.rown, Pa il doliir~:;n. L\t. d. d. ( o rdi.n, l.init. P. ('. Cranio. P\ t. Still-

k{eed\- doues, Alou/.o Keller, Lei'ov l.ind-ay. La- man llanna, P\t. Iluuli Hamilton. I'\t.(l. L. Han

vein .\iasse\-, do.-iali .\evees. La d'a>lor, desse nilial. Pvt. F'rank Haideii. P\t. Prank 1 lacthett,,

]''ui'i:eson. ('(Up. Palpli llawkin-, ('ciloiiel Wm. lla>\vard,

169 Heroes of the Old 15th New York Regiment. Lieut. K. 11. Ilolden. Sup. Su-t. Wm. II. Ilollidav,

The F(dlowin.i;dlTicers and nnm of the '(i!Mli In- Coi-p, Karl llortdu. P\t. (I. Ilowaicl. Lieut. Step-

fantrv have lieeu award(;d the Croix de ( Jueri-e for hen 11. llowey, Sernt. .Majm- ( larence ('. Hudson,

gallentrv in action. P\L (iilhert dciliuson. Ser-t. (ieoi-i;-e doiies, Pvt.

Sergt. A. A. Adams. ( 'oi-ji. dohn .\llen, Lieut. I\. I'daiest lluider, Seri;t. S. da;d<sim. ('(u-p. ( 'larence

K. 1 )e Arinond, Lieut. (J. .\. .\rnstoii. Coi-)i. h'ar- dohnson. 1st Siit. He 1-". d.iMi-on. (iilhert dohnson,

randiis P>aker, Ser,i;t. K \\ . Pairin^ton, Sergt. M. Lieut, (ouinan P. dones, Script, dames H. dones,

W. Paron, Sergt. William 1 ). P.artow. ('aid. Aarno Pvt. Smitldield d(UU's, Pvt d. ('. doynes. Litut W.



50 wiv. i


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.?MEHAPV Group M.O

^l|fflpt-

A Group of Meharry Medical Col-

lege Graduates who won

commissions in the Medi-

cal Reserve Corps.



OF THE GREAT WORLD WAR •')!

II. Kcciiaii, Li.'ut. KKviii ('. Kin,-, I/imt. Ihuold I'vl. F. iritrlii... I/umiI, C.S. IJnl.li, Corp Krcd Rou:-

M. Laiiddii. I.icut. Nils II. I.arscn. its, I'vt. Lionel l.'d-crs, l*v(. (ic(.r-c Ivosc, l/ieiit.

Major David .\. l/csiMM-ancc, Li,.|it. \V. V. he- !>'. M- K'nwiand, Sci'-t. I'dw l.'iis^cll, Sci-.i;t. L.

land. I'\i. !>. W. Lewis. I'vl W. 1 ). Link. Nhiior Sanders I'vt. William Sanlord. Lieut. II. .1. \r-

Ai-tlini- W. Little, Lieut. Wallei- l>'. Loekhart. ,i^''tit, I'vt. Mai->liall S:-olt. Capt. I.. \vi> L. Siiaw,

Sei-t. L. Lueas. I'vt. Letter .\. Mardiali, I'vt. Lew- "'apt. Samuel Siiethai-, Lieut. Ilayt Shernuui.

is Martin. 1st Sei-t. .\..l. .Me.\rtiiur. Capt. Seth I'..M'-'.!'"- "• l'''-;i'ik lin Shields. l'\t .\. Simp-on,

Ma.-Ciintnn, I'vt. Lime,- .Me(iowan. I'vt. II. ..her' ' ^t S...-!. I'.erlrand I.Smith. I'vt. Daniel Snuth,

.MeCirt. Capt. C,unerf,u-,| .M,d..,n,-ldin, I'vt. L. M<-- Sei-t. Ilnnian Smitli. Ma,i::r L.irillaid Sp.mrer,

\-ea. l.t Sei-t. II. Matthews, Isf Ser-t. d...-e A. ^'''.^t- '• '''• Stev.ms, Cerp. Dan Storms, Lieut.

Millei-, 1st SiM-t. William II. .Mille.l Ser-t. K. < i''"i'.ii'' ''"• Stoweli. Co: p. T. W. Taylor, l/n-ut.

Mitehell I'vt. Ilerhert .Mills, Corp. II. .M,,lson.I''i-='>'1< I'- Thomps.m, Ser-t. Lh.y.l Thompson,

Li<mt. K. D. .Morey. S.a-t. W. Mmiis, Ser-t. C. A ^'''-'- <i'"^'-,^'' <';daska, Lieut. D. 11. \au.-han.

.Molt. UK <'<>n'-I'- ^'^^ Smith.

Lii.ut. K. A. X.>-tran.l, S.rm. Sammd Xowlin, Capl. L.lwar.l A. Walton, Capt. ( harh.s Warnm.

(apt. d.>hu (). ()utwat..r, Li.mt. llu-li A. l"a-...S..r-t. L, .m Wa-him;t.m, I'vt. ( asp.T White, Capt.

Lient. (»liv..r 11. Parish S,.r;;t. C. L. I'awpaw. I'vt.•''"'"- "• ^^'""•- ^''^' •'"> ^^''''•- ^''"-^ •''"^" •'

II I) o * , T t T> t 1 * /• 1 Whit.' --t SiTi;t. C. I-'-. Williams, I'vt. luiliert WiLJlar\'.'y reri\v. S.'ri;t. ( Imt.m l.'tei-s.m Li.'ut. ( ol.

>>"iio,,

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i„i.

A»' \ I.- 1 1- * !> 11 i> 4* 1 . liams, S.'ri;t. lu'aves Willis. I'vt. II. Wi.i;-,i;in,!;t()n,

\\ , A. riekenii.i;-, la.'ut. Ku'har.ison Iratt, 1st .,

-,

1,^ f I 1 i> * w * II M I' !>>.( I .. Sei-i^^t. L. Wilson, I'vt. Tim Winst.m. Ser.nt. \').

bjevgx. John li-att, Serut. II. D. 1 rimas, I vt. .lere- ^

. . .,.I. , I 1 , ir, Woo.ls, I'vt. <ie.ii-v Woo.l, Lieut. A. D. Worshani,

miah Keed, Lieut. Durant hi..', Ivt.. .John luce,

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!>• 1 1 L. i , M Ile 1

Scrut. L. C. Wright,borgt, Sainu.'l Kieliar.ls.m, Sert;-t. ( iiarh's Kisk,




Whelhelm of GermanyThe Chief Conspirator.

THIS IS WHY HE QUIT.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—^Casual companies No. more than a thousand of their friends to greet

(if Mississi]>]n (Negroes) was among the 2,084 them, they gave three cheers and the famons band

troojis arriving here today from Brest "t" New York's own "Black Watch" on the Stoek-

the traiis]>ort Stockholm. AVith the excep- holm played "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old

(if 4I)(» casual officers and men of varions Town Tonight." followed by popnlar southern

of the service and 14 nurses and 18 airs.

iliaiis. tlic ti(i(iii> were Negroes, largely of the (ol. William Tlayward, commander of the 369th

division. Infantry, formerly Ihe l')tli Hegiment (Negroes),

When llic Negro lighters saw a boat carrying New XovV National (hiard, was aboard the vessel



OF THE GREAT WORLD WAR 5.'^

will: liis rciiiment. Negroes Scare Huns.

"I aiii pi-diid 1)1" my iiicn." declared ('nl. lla\- " I'.lecdt liir>l \' lilai-k iiieii" was tiie ( iennaii iiri-

wanl, "tliei'e isn't a lira\'ef or cleaner let el' men pre-sien el' the XcL;i-n lii;liters cnntained in a i'"l>y

in I lie 1 nited States army oi" an\ other ai'm\ tlian of an official reporl which fell into t he hands of the

the old l.")tli [u'U'iineid of New Vnvk Xational Americans, accordini;' to Col. Ilayward.

(Jnards. It cerluinl_\' is a i^Teat feelimj: to be i)art The steamer lu'U'ina ai'rived this afternoon with

of an (>r,i;aiiizatioii of li<;-hters which, in addition I'.d.'w troops. I'nits ahoard ii:chided a detach-

to liavini;- \'J\ of its mend)ers cited foi- \alorons ment of t he .">(ll»tli (Xeu'ro) Infant r\(if New ^'ol•k;

deods in action, was also decorated as a unit. a deta<dinient of the Kl.'ld Infantry and casnals.

Face Great Dangers Sei-ift. Henry Johnson of .\lhan>, X. \ ., whose

"Onr nu'ii lioi'e np like true sohliei-s when in exploits wci'e cahleil liy cori'espondeids and whom

the face of greatest dangers. There wasn 't a sint^le ('ol. Ilayward refeii'ed to as the reiiiment's hero,

whimjK'i' at any time, and tlie\' were always on retnrned with the ('roi\ de (inerre with one star

the jol) read>' to ô where\-er directed, iCL^âi'dless and one palm. lie j-oiited a party ol (iermun

of perils. ()ur colored tii^diters cared less for shell snipei's at Pxiis 1 lan/.ey in the .\i-ii-onne on .May ;>.

fire than any white man that eve|- hreafhed. when he is cre(iited with ha\in,ir killed fonr of the

"At one peiioil we were nnder shi'll lire for liM enemy and wonnded ''>- others. I >escriliin,ij: his

days," he coiitinned. "It was hell, lint those hoys experiences, he âid:

faced the music, evei'y nmtlier's son of them, and "After sevei-al of my comrades had fallen and

they fon,i;lit like tin'crs. W'l- held one trem'h for1 had lam out of aimnunition. I heiân to hal a

!M da>'s without relief and wci'e raiiled e\er>' nii;ht, cnuple of (icrman^ o\'er the head with the halt ol

1 , .11 1 , • iii\ rille. and then 1 I'ipp.^d into them with mylint we captured a lariic nimilier ol prisoners. '

'

frcMcli hojo knife, finallx one (lerman L;-ot nu'

Thnuii'h the inaiiiiamiinitA (if the l''reiich, oiirs was, , , ,, , , w r \ i

aioiiiid tile shoulders .md tliivw inc. We touLTlit

the tii'st unit of allied lii^hters to reach the U'hini'. f,,)- ,-i half an hour. I wa> shot in two oi' thrt'e

,. ,

I, , ,. ,, ,,

Iplaces, cut on the hip and haxonetted in the leir."

\\ e Went down a> an ad\ aiice niiard ol the I- i-etich >

'

.lohnseu Weal's a silver plate in his foot.

armv of occupation.'' ,.i v i i' i i-. min' —I ommercial .\ppeal, I- eh. 1.;, lOlit.




Colonel Charles Young.

Mie three Mrti'n) West Point

{] r;iilntf?.

Major James R. White,

370tb V. S. Infautry



OF THE GREAT WORLD WAR

i\ i

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i

ied l.v Kx- Kaiser Wilhelm, fovtieited l>y

Palu'M', fonnerly o<-cuiiu

not keeping ^aithNvithhumaiuty.



THE XEGBO PICTORIAL REVIEW

The Negro Signal Uinit.

n IcttiT dated at T^a Mans, France, he tells of

won liy the ;!2r)t]i Field Signal Battal-

thf Hilly signal unit comiiosed of colored

in tlic American Army, wliicli exhibited

c.Mira^^e and skill under tire. Many officers

men of the Ki^'hth Illinois were recommended

Ci-oix <le (iuerre. Tile letter follows:

tile task of maintainini;- couuectioii l.ctweeii

and the various tin-litini;- units of the

i'lxiieditionary Forces was as dangerous

work oftlie comhataiit re.<;imen1s is vividly

hy Ralph \V. Tyler, the accredited repre-

of the ( 'ommitti'e on I'ulilic Information.

of the units of the .\mei-iean army to arrive

enroute for lUiiliarkat ion to .\merica that has

li-ood, witiuuit haxiiii;- tiie -lauiour and spce-

-cttini^-s of comhal is the :V2')t\\ Field

I'.attalion if the '.H'lid .\nny Division, the

eolored si-iial luiit in tlie American Army.

tliis r.attaiion has not had to occupx' front-

trenrhc-. make raids foi- pri-oiiers. or march

fmniatinii into hi-' enna.iicmeiits. it iiiii-t

he Miiiposcd that it ilid not iiave a (laii,i;erons,

.-i \ei-\ daiiii-ercus. (Inl\ to pcrrorm. 'i'lie hoys

I attalion had to striiiy the wires lor ti'le-

andti'lephonie connections at time- when

th.> enemy -uus were trained upon them, so, m

„,any respects, their duty took them into situa-

tions fully as daniicious as conihatant nnits.

Tliis hattalion is comi)osed of all young colored

men, save the lieutenant-colonel, major, and two

(u- tlirro white line officers. They are all, with (evr

exceptions, college (U' high school hoys, not a i'ew

of them exjierts in radio and electric engineering,

and tiicse wlio were not experts in the work when

the hattalion was foiriied, are now most proficient

men. Major Spencer, now lieuteiiaut-c(doiiel, wlio

was re-)ionsilile for tiic foi-mation of this unit, was

firm in the helief that coloi-ed hoys could make

gi imI. and he lias remained witli it long (Munigli to

experience his helief hecoiiiing a realization.

.\fter arrixing at |->i-est .luiie l!l. the hattalimi

proceeded to \'itrey, and from that town liegan a

f'our-(!a\ liike to Ihuirhonne-lcs P)ains, a distance

of more than Jl' miles. I'h-oin this ]ioint, it ]iro-

c( '(jnl, al'tei- a W'W (la>"s, to N'oisey, and at \'oisey

the I e\ - got their first taste of what Avas to he,

later, their dail\ duties, lien- the radio company

recei\(d its (piota of the latest ty])e of French

iiisf rumeuts. a hatferx' plant was established and

a lull s:ip]>l\' ef telephones and wire was issiu'd to

coirpanies F> and ('. lien', too, the Tufantr\' Signal




Phitomis or tlic hattalidii .jdiiicd tlic outlit nnd '"""in'ii'-'iti'Mis and in the <iays r(,ll(.\viii<r in^

sliared in tho trainini;'. stalli'il new lines and maintained (•(miiectioiis he-

First Test of Real Courag-e twcen the vaiidns unit- of the Hl'nd Division. Tlris

Tile lirst test of real roiirai;-e iriven the men. ^^''^ '"' ^"' = '" dnty, when it is i-ememhered that an

and their lii->t introdnction into real li.uhtini;-. in'"''n.^' "sector" extends oxer a wide area of many

addition to ~ti-ini;ini;- wires ami seiidini;- and re ^'l""'''' niih-, ini-ludinic in it from ")(! to 100 eitics

(•eiviiii;' radi 'ssayes, came on the afternoon of '""' '"^^''i^- '•''"' Marliaclie sector was an active

Soptendier l'7, when a ]>arty of liaison men, in-''i"<"it. and time and tiini' ai.'-ain ilid the~e hoys ,iro

cludini;- the colonel and laent. Ilei-hert, latternhead I'eiiairin-' lines, estahlishin:^- new cominiini-

liein.ii- colored, advanced heyoml the i'.attalion P. cations nndci- sliell lire, with no tlioii.i,dit of per

('. and at tlie sn,i;-,i;-estion of a l-'rench soldier, -^'"liil 'lan-er iiispiriMl inily with that ideal of

tni-m'd to the left. Tliey soon found tiiemselves tlie Siiîial Corps man :( iet communication tliron.i;-h

beyond their lines ami directly in IVont of a (icr- nt an_\- co>t. Init ,uel it tlii'(Mi,<rh.

man machine i;un nest. The colonel divided his < 'n tlie niorninii- of Xovemher in. when the

iiUMi into small .i;-rouiis and aiivanced on the Second .\rm\ lauiiclied its attack on the famous,

enemy's iiositi(Ui. Tliis sortie resulte<i in the sii;- ilindenhuri;' line i)efoi-( Metz. the Ullnd Division,

nal hoys ca|)turin,i;- eluht (iennan i)risoners and wiiicli 1 wa- with dnrinu' this attack, was holdiii.tr

two machine .iJûns, hut the attack caused the loss the line of \'andiei-es-St. Mihiel-Xon-Norry. Dur-

of Coriioral ("hai-les K. i'.oykin. who did not return. in,i; the entire enirancineiit. which lastc(i from 7

Two days lat<-r, durin.ir .i,êneral advance. Ser,i;-t. o'clock in the niiu-nim^- of the 10th to 11 a. m. of

Henry K. Moody of the liattalion wa^ mortally tlie 1 1 tli, tin- entire Signal Corps functioned spleii-

wounded while at his ]iost. I'.oykin was killed <ii<il.v. and. as one man. keepim,- up communica

ontri-ht. while Ser-t. .Moody .lied in the hosi)ital <i""^- in>tallin,<r new line-, repairin.ir lhos<- sliellod

from woundsreceived- these heim;- the lirst tw() "!•'

of the Si-nal Pattalion to make the supreme German Shell Exploded in Dugout.

^..,...jjji.(,

In writini;' the "linis" to this hrief mention <if

On the 10th of Octoher the ifJn.l Division took this inip.n-tant army unit made up of youn.ii-

over the Marhache sector, relievin- th.' Kuth c,,l,:red men, it i.< littin-tlial i tell of the partic-

French Divi.-i.ui, and here also the .-.lôtli Field "I--"- ^vork .lone l.v th.^ h..y> of th." 1st I'lat

Si--nal lâttali.vn t.x.k ..v.'r all .•xistin- lin.'. ..f onth..|ir>t .lay ..f th.' Mi'tz halt!.'. Shoi't ly aft.u-



TEE NEGRO PICTORIAL REVIEW

barrage was lifted, the big kûis of the enemy

egan shelling Pnnt-a-Monsson. Tlie first shells,

I vividly redall, hit on the edge of the city,

then gradnally they be.iân ]iepi)ering the Sig-

Battalion's station. Sergt. Rufns B. Atwood

tile 1st Platoon was seated in the cellar n'âr

switchboard; Private Ergar White was opera-

the switchlioard, and Private Clark the bnz-

Several otTicers and men were standing

the "dngont" cellar. Snddenly ,a Genn;.n

struck the top, passed tlirongh the ceilinn'

wall, and exploded, making havoc of the cellar.

Lient. AValker, colore<l, who arrived jnst at tliLs

displayed admirable conrage. He took im-

charge and directed things. Sergt. At-

tried ,ont the switchboard and found all

))roken. He found, on tr>dng it, the buzzer-

phone ont. Private AVhite then received orders to

stay on the switchboard, and Corporal Adolphus

Jolmson on the buzzerphone. The 12 drop mono-

cord board was nailed up by "White, and then be-

gan the connecting u]t of the lines from the out-

side to the monocord board. All this time the

shelling around this ])oint by the (Jermans was

lierce and deadly, shells hitting all around the

boys, struck a nearby ammunition dump causing

the explosion of thousands of rounds of ammuni-

tion, which caused a terrific shock and all lights

to lie extinguished. But still these men worked

on, and would not leave this dangerous post, a

veritable target for the enemy's big guns, until the

lieutenant of the military police arrived and

ordered them out.

—N. Y. Age, Jan. 25th.




General John J Pershing,

(JommaucU'r-iii-«-liiel of Aiiu'ricau Exi)L'ditionai-y Forces

African Troops Being Inspected




The Looking Glass.

NEGRO SOLDIER MORALLY AND

PHYSICALLY UP TO STANDARD.

of the surprises of tlic war was the liiirli

and jilivsical record of Neii'ro <lrat'tccs and

R. R. Morton visited Franoo at the .special

of President Wilson, and while tlu-re

visited many places made innnortal l)y tlie

of Negwes in tlie United States uniform.

a special report Dr. Morton states that (Jen-

F"cli said that there were no liraver men in

entire allied forces than the American Negro,

stall's in his report that an old French lady

hands with him and exclaimed that she de-

to thank him and the American colored sol-

for SAVlNd FRANCE.

said the French impression of the Negro's

status was most flattering, and that (ieneral

>poke in the highest praise of the con-

of the American Negro soldiers. A French

I,, Id him that (i.dOO white soldiers were

hack ill one consignment from the fi'ont lor

and that there was hut one I'ompany

entire Hl'nd dixision of colored men which

deficienc\. and that investigation liad

that that company had heeii "thrown in"

it was properly ti'ained.

THE 369th INFANTRY.

This regiment was formerly the loth New York

National (iuard. ^o

The l'hiladeli)hia, Pa., P]vening Bulletin com-

ments on French fairness in citations for bravery^

as follows:

"Among the honors which France has bestowed

upon American soldiers none is more interesting

than the "citation" by which the entire 36ytk

Regiment is given the coveted Croix de Guerre or

war cross. This re,2|«ient was composed wholly

of colored troo])s, altlningh the higher officers

were white men of Ibng military experience. Orig-

inally a New York ™it, its recruits came from

many .states.

The citation is for gallantry in tln' Sejitemher

and October offensive in the Champagne sector,

and while it deals in considerable detail with the

valoi' of particnlar officers, it ]iraises the courage

and tenacity of tiie whole regiment, which suf-

fer( d hea\'y losses. ( )nly a few regiments have re-

ceived snch distinction, for the French are chary

ahont distributing honors, lest they liecome ehea)).

The incident illustrates the lack of racial preju-

dice in tile French. It has been said that in the

fii'st \'ear of the war l'"'rance would ha\'e been de-

feated had it not been for the services—largely

voluntary—of African troops, who rushed to her



OF TIIK GREAT WolUJ) \V.\!l (11

;ii(l ;ui<l ili>jil;i\ I'll|iriHiii;-ics nl' xalor. 'I'licy hidl;'' iTniis, -^(ildicrs nl' pKivcii viilnr. the Irjiil was ns-

tlif (iri-iii;iii liiH' jiiid iv.-u-hril 1lii' (ipcii. liiit. lark- .io|,,.(l 1,1 the M ( ,i-(i.-ca II ^ and IIh' l-'oivimi Li-'ion,

'"- >'M'I""1. li.-i'l I" icliiv.>i,ii:l,Ml .Hit !V,„n a iM.fIs (.f lr.„,|,s.

AnKTicaii cidnriMl tnioiis lia\i' done llicir wIkiIi' i>,,( ,. , n, , f i i- i .• i' l>llt cXCll till.' s icrlarulai l'(iliMi;ll I,ii»-|()m iialcs

(Iii1\ ill tlii- war. 'Phis couiitryv >li(iiild imt he less

vrilliiii:- than Kraiicc \o i;-i\c full aid<ii()\vhal,i;i iiiciit

ui' their si'i'X'iccs."

The I'itat ii)ii irad>:

'< 'itat inn I'm- ('ini\ dc (iucnv. awai'drd .'Iti'.Mli

Rcîincnl d "liilantiTic, 1'. S. (IdrniiTU the l''il'-

lii'îih' 1 lie Mnidccan I )i\'isioii:

Till' l-'iiMich tiddps whii-h hist ^lay liarred \'i)ii

Aniiin. the (leiinan L;cneial, I'miii di'hdiieiiiiii;-

I'lnin Miiniil Keiiiini'l ai;aiii>l .Mount ('at/, iii-

eludeil tile l'ailliill> .\l c i li )ei'a 11 |)i\i-iiill, wilieil

tiM'iith Xi w \ iiik Inl'anliy). I'nr its operat iiiii> aI'ornied a |iart nt' the wdiideii'ul lidii ('nrps \vhi<di

a euinhat unit nf a I'lvneji division in 111,, -ivat ol^^^''^ In-oiiulit up fioni fli. Xaiiry iv-ioii. k'oivi-u

|eii>ive ill ChainiiauiM'. Sept^MiiL.T and (h-toher, -i'hrnT> and .M-oiian •|'iraillriir^ are Ini-adecl in

I'.ns. l,y 111,, l.'ivncli ('oiinnaiHlini;- (ieiii'i-ah In- t li,. M,)r,>e,-aii I )i\i~ion. makin-' it on,, of th,. idioie-

der (.oiniiianil of ('ohm,.! liaxwani, who, Ihoiu^h -I an, I haul, '-I liulitin- units of tii,. alii,.,Iarms.

injiDi'il, iii.-istt,| on l,.a,rniL;' iii> r. Ljinieiil in llie 'I"!;,. >j,ii or,.aii |)i\isiin lia> <i'r\\ nior,. fiîit iiii;'

hatll,.; of i,i<.ul,.nan1 ('ohm,. I 1 'irk,.rinu. a,imira-ihan aii>'

,i1ii,.r

k'nn,-li

unit,linini;' lli,. \var.*],ar-

lil\ eiiol ami lua\-,.: of Major ( 'oho. kill,.,!: of Ma-ii,-ulai l\ in .h.lTivV ( 'haiiipayn,. ,iiT,.n>i\,. in I'.Ho,

jor Sp,.m-er, ,mi,.v,uisly \vouml,.,l ;

,.1' .Ma,j,ir l.itil,...^^^^^ ,|,

\-, ,,,],,,,_ -.vh,.!,. it to,,k pait in tli,. ,|,>p,.r-

a triif. h'ail,.)' of ni,.|i; tli,. .IClitli It. 1.. l'. S., ..nâi;-

iim' in an olTMisi\-,. for lli,. I'ir>l tim,. in tli,' ,lri\'e

,)!' Si.pl,.nilH'r. llt!"^. stoiiii,,! pow,.irul en,.iM\ pi>

sitions ,.n(.| ui't ii-ally ,l,.r,'ii,le,l, took, alt,.!' Iii.a\\

riiilitiiiL;'. ill,, town of S, ,-apliir,.,l pii.-,ui,.r>

ami lir,iiiL;hl haek >i\ ,.aiimui> ami a .Ljreal niiiii

li,.]- ,il' nia,'iiin,. mm-."'

BLACK FRENCH TROOPS

li', i;ai ilinu' th,. lihu'k troop- wlm fought iiml,.r

l'i,i.,h cohii-. til,' .Milwauk,,.. Wi-.. l-'r,,. l'r,.->

sa\ -:

.\ pi,.t iir,.-ipi,. r,.;it ur,. hi lli,. alii,',! iiiar,.|i of \'i,'

l,ir\ was th. |ila,'i. ol' h,iiior l;i\',.|i h\ l.'ram',. I,i

tw,i r,'i;iiii,'nt,-. (lilt ,>! an aiin\ of ,-i.a-oni.d \i.t

at,. l''l,'Ur\ aii,l 'rhiaunioul attai-k> wlii,di ranvil

I'm.- w,',.k> lii,'i.--anl ly.

It |.\i ,-iiti ,| a ma III mot I iai,l at I'Tii ,.y. noil h ol'

I', III!. ,pi-t !i for,. Aim.riian- lool< o\-,.r tliat see-

oi. ami ari,.rwaiils siipi>ort,.il lli,' .\iii,.rii-aiis sta-

iimi ,l in th,.ir r,.ar. .\t tin. Ii,.uinniim- of llimli.n-

miii's oir,.nsi\,. Ia>t Ma\ th,. .M,lrl>,•eall^ w,.re

.|iilti,l iiorl liw ,.-t. M.,-oiiilin^ ('liasM.ur- ami .\l-

liii,. troop-, ami lal,.r w r,. rir-li,.i| to th,. muth

o laki. part in tli,' -truL;^],. for po-,-,.-si,iii of the

iiili;,.s una riling' '^'pr,..- ami th,. I'liann,.! p'lrts.

|)iiriiii; thi- alta^'k (i,.m.ial .Maimin r,.poii,.,l lliat

hi- lila,.k lro,ip- \v,.ri- fiyhtiim lil^,- ,l,.m,m-.



OF TIJK GREAT WORLD WAR G:5

cliinc ,s;-nii, and when a certain unit relieved (liem, nnitsoftlie Dixie i)i\-isi(in. nmv statinni'd at Camp

with their n\ni artilh-ry, it only lasted one-lialf (inrdon, received 1 lielr linishini;- tnuclu's, there was

(hi>'. Tile iiliSth went oxer the top A\ithont a bar- a lar-e niinilier of (ierniaii and Anstrian prisoiiei's

ras'e and lost a munher of hoys, 'i'he casnalties at work or in -stockades. The soiitheiai men were

were not the fault of the hattalion. lint hecanse the pi'oml of liie manner in which Xei^ro soldiers of

artillery was not hackini;' them up, ye(, when helji 'lie Sonlii i;-nariled the linn prisoners,

cami', they were H,i;htin,i;' to the last. "Tiie wasn't a sinule chance in the woi'ld foi' a

The i^tl-'nd Division planted the three American prisoner to i^ct away as joni;- as a (ieoi'uia Xeirro,

Hag's in Motz. The .'Kirith took Hill 4(1.". at I'oint e(|nipped with a liayonet. was on the joh.'" said one

nionseoii I'\int withont a hari-age. of tiie Saxannah mini in the llTtli. "'I'lie Xei^ro

L:iiards made no hones alioiit their desire to he

IM.VA'.S' KXTKIl FOUhJCX SCllOOf.S. -ixen the opportmiity of seeiii;;- what 'slio miff

"St. I.ouis, Mo., Xo\-. "J!!.— American soldiei-s in hayoiiet (iulitini;' felt lilce. and the (iermaii prison-

I'hiropc can ha\'e tln^ option of ret nrnim;- to this crs feared them worse than they did aiix'tliim^' on

conntry when dcmoliiii/.ed or of mat riciilat inu at earth. When a (leori;ia Xegro uMiard ordered

nnixcrsities in l-hi-land and i'haiici' at the e\- b'ritzie, at tlic point of a liayonet, to ' iif dat u'ar-

peiise of the ô\-eriiment . .\lready .".."id,(Hill ha\e li;ii;e can to d;it w;ii:on ;in' show some peel,'

made application to cuter forci;:ii iinixersit ies. i'"rit/, i;a\e an cxhiliition of perfect oliedieiice

Sever.-il soldiers who were lllnsic^lns, luit ser\im:' never witncs-ed hy officers of the kaiser.

in the rank<. will take aihanlaue of the musical •'Thr r four hundred linn prisoners wei'e

courses at i'aris, it is cl.aiiinMl, Xniiilicrin-' ;imiinL;- often asîL;lled to a siiii;le i;nard and iiexci- one

the âllks who desired to take courses offered .•itlempcd to -et .away. 1 n the first pkace they wei'e

were fill iiier students of k'i^k. Howard. T.-iiedcua well \'ri\ ;iud housed and were much lietter off

and Ali;int;i nni\ersitic.->.

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'iiica-o Defender.lli.aii

they werein the (Icrm.an ;irniy, ;iiid in the

second place they Iniil ;i mml.al dread of cold sice]

, ,.,. , ,. ,,., and ;i trcniciidoiis ropect for the Xeuro sohhi'r's/•/•;. I

/,' .\ i:(:i:n t.i Aims '

,,. , , ;iliilit\- to use it.

11 in/ /'/",,M'//cy > 111 (II Ciilniiil Snlilins Oiilris

Ailniinihht. ••W'iiile fearini;- the .\meric;iii Xe-ro Mililier>

k'lV iiitein.atioii.il Xew> Ser\ice. wiirse than they did the k.aiser. the k'ritzie-; were

ATi,.VXT.\, <ia.. .l.-iii. 111. In the lield artillcr>- deeply inleie-ted ill the sin-in:^- ol' the colored

trainin- c;inip ;it ( 'iiiM|nid;iii. I'h'.ancc. where the trooi,-. Wlirii a lile of sinîiiL;- colored soldiers



THE XEaiW nCTORIAL REVIEW

])v where the TTuii prisdiiers were work- .Tames I*. McKiiiiiey of (ireeiiville, S. C, attached

iiulustrv was siispeiKhMl whih' the pr'isoiiei-s lothe I leaihiuarters Coiiipaiiy of the .'JSI st liil'ail-

in aina/eiiieiit. try, was WdUiided in the rii;ht ai'iii hy shrapnel

of them expi'essed to me his intense .ur- in the "Bii;- Stunt." (ias iid'ectioti set in and he

that >uch tiii'hters t'ouhl sin-- so heautifnlly." was invalided out of service.

." If there is anvthiut;- in this war tliat the Xegro—Lonnuereial Appeal.

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troops missed," said MeKinney, tellini;- of his

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. ,e\])erien('es, 'I eertainh' ne\'er heard of it. K\-

repoi't IS current that alter a drive on ihi'

,,,,,,. plosive hullets, liiiuid tire, liiiili explosives, u'as andhuropean Iroiit. and the "lihick Ameri-

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• 'ill tl"' h(U-rors of war were cvi-faiidv turned loosehad liioriously hannnered their wa>' through

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'"1 i!'"^- '>i't just tile same, the Xei>-ro troops wentlinn lines, that the hrii;ad:' commander sum-

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throuiih it. and when it came to the iinal test wethe colonel ol a Aeuro I'euiment hetoi-e liiiii

.pr()\'ed oiii-:-elves lietter m:'!! than the (Jermans.

demanded to know in tersi' mihtary lasliion

. .This w;:s especiallv true when it came to li,i>'htin,i;'

that colojiel had not maintained l)ett;'r 'oii-

at close (|uarters. Jeia'v would not tii'-htywith theo\'er his troops, and why. al)o\-e e\-erytl'.in'4' m

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M-Iiayoiict a,L;-aiiist the Xeiiro troops, an^l that was

he had Hot 'stopped" his men ;:nd kept tliem

all there was to it^p.issim;' lieyond their ajipointed oliJe;-ti\-/s.

in fact, hackinu' their way throu.u'ii ahead of

owh prot;-ctive harra-e.>.'j^l„. |i^,„ ^^,„„],| ^|.„,j „„^ ,1,^.,,,, .,j^,^ ^^^^,^^^^

them."- (|ueried the cnhmel. "Stop;, machine -nn at us—Tod shots to the minute,

liell, man, h. w could you expect m<" to Hop i„;| ^vhen we came uji close to him he would yell

when the whole (lermanarmy

couldn'tdo

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antl hold up his hands."

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