Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-11
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SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1917.
LOCAL v. 8. MARINES FIRST TO
FIGHT" IN FRANCE.

Among the specially selected men
who are to be first to fight for the
Stars and Stripes on the firing line
in France is Sergeant William G..
Mason of Chicago.
He has gone with the regiment Of
U. s. Marines which forms part
Of the first American overseas con-
tingent. Sergeant Mason, who Is a
son of Mrs. s. A. Mason, 1926 n.
Trip avenue, enlisted In the United
States Marine Corps at its Boston
recruiting station on June 2s, 1915.
He is with the 9th company.
The Soldiers Of the Sea- are the
Oldest branch of our military service,
and they have a splendid record.
Their activities date back to 1775
and since that time they have been
first to fight for America In many
countries. The local boy has already
proven his mettle and will doubtless
continue to uphold the motto of the
marines-"Always Faithful"
The following Chicago men are
now overseas with the Y. s. Marines:
Corporals James c. Welsh, Supply
Co, nephew OF James Welsh, lila
Sedgwick street. John Zeemin, 9th
Co., son of Mrs. Bella Zeemin, 92l
21st avenue: Andrew Keag, 9th Co.
cousin OF Eliza A. Collins, Clio s,
Marshfield avenue; Edward G. War
rem, 45th Co., nephew OF Mrs. l.
Woods, 5523 Ingleside avenue; Albert
b. Johnson, 45th Co., son of J. Y,
Johnson, 10549 Avenue H: Privates
George L. Newlin, son of Mrs. Cora.
belle Newlin, 1923 Broadway; Rich
ard Cowley, 43rd Co., son Of Mrs.
Cowley, 24l2 Cottage Grove avenue |;
Frank d. Fresh, 43rd Co., son Of Mrs.
J. Werner, 50lS Princeton avenue;
James Best, 43rd Co., son of Mrs. NJ.
Best, 22O0 Monroe street.; Edward
Schanda, 55th CO., son Of Mrs. B.
Schanda. 1923 w. 18th street; Charles
f. Rinker, 55th Co., son OF c. +. Rink
er, 2Sl7 n. Park street; Tony w.
Kane, 55th Co., son OF Mrs. NJ. aKne,
1856 Milwaukee avenue; Louis +.
Charter, 66th Co., son of Mrs. l.. Char.
tier, 1925 Fifth avenue; Alexander
II. Bowman, 66th Co., former address
2 $. Saugemond street; John w, Big
staff, 3l6 5. State street; Louis Peter
sen, 9th Co., former address 1912
Julia street; William V. Watts, 9th
Co., son of Mrs. Irene Miranda, 326
Stanley terrace; Frederick II, Fox
9Th Co, son OF Mrs. Esther +. Fox
AS w. 9th street; William II,
Coughlin, 9th Co, son OF Mrs. ]. J,
Coughlin, 1880 Indiana avenue; Rob
ert Beck, 9th Co, son of Mrs, Annie
Beck 1903 5. Lincoln street; Arnold
Anderson, eth Co., son OF l., Ander'
son, GiOl Albany avenue; Edward L.
Winieck, 67th Co, son of Mrs. NJ
Win.eCki 2726 Southport avenue;
Robert L. Bell, 9th Co., son of Mrs
Jane Bell, 1ill Fifty.third street;
William j. Beckett, 49th Co, son OF
Arthur J. Beckett 2S42 Sheffield ave
nue.; George II. Runyan, 18th Co.
son Of Mrs Beulah Runyan, 4235
Grand boulevard; Charles Poull, 49tl
Co. nephew OF Mrs. Augusta Storm
G74s Jensen avenue; Conrad Kirsch
ner, iGth Co., former address 1888 y
Halsted street; William G.. Johnson
18th Co, son OF Mrs. Minnie Johnson
400 ". fremont street; Frank j
White, 45th Co., son Of +. White, 1884
Hastings street; Edward If, Reuter-
i5th Co, son OF +. Reuter-, 81 S
Karlov avenue; Leo Rem, 45th Co,
son Of Mrs. O. Rem, 3O42 ThrooI
street; Michael j. McHenry, 4StE
Co.. son Of Mrs. y. McfIenry, 5i3'
Calumet avenue; William Dudzienski
18th Co. son Of Mrs. L. Dudzienski
2Ol2 Racine avenue; Benjamin +
Henderson. 18th Co, son Of Charles
Henderson $500 Parnell avenue.