The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-25
TEN MEMPH|ANS
DIE IN SERVICE
Late Casualty List and Tele,
grams Bring Sorrow
full News.

The names Of 10 Memphis heroes,
eight Of whom have paid the supreme
sacrifice on the French battlefield in
the recent offensive. have been sup
piled BY the war department in Mon
days casualty list and b. kilograms to
relatives One of them lies seriously
uounAed, while the eight VINO died In
the service are resting beneath the sod
somewhere in France
Mrs. A. A. Yeager, daughter of Judge
C.yW Heiskell, Memphis, with whom
she makes her home, received teie-
gram from the war department Monday
morning advising hel tlat her son,
Lieut. Carrick Heiskell Yeager, OF
Knoxville. was killed In action in France
| early in November.
Lieut. Yeager won his commission az
| the second officers training camp al
| Fort Oglethorpe. He was a graduate
| of the University of Tennessee and was
| In business jat Knoxville when he en-
tered the service, He was 26 years
otdPrivate kanaoy F. Mccain, ':son a
4 MRS. Van II. Mccain. Horn Lake road
\ ten 1,iortalIf wounded ~ aetiaBa On Qet
A I6l the parSAfts weYe iaS0a4faed. Fit5 Ma'
I with regiment 327 iis4der Capt. XII N
Henley, Of Alabaraa Defore enllstlnl
ne was Popular Memphian, and wa
|
| student there.
Serst Mai. Elmer F. Para, who wa
connected with St Joseph's hospital fo
nearly Is years, died in New Jersey re
Gently of influenza. His name is con
tained in Mondays casualty list.
Sergt, William L. Dalton, IL Soutl
Idlewild street, fell on Oct, ID IN france
He enlisted April 26, 1917 and was
member Of Company A, 18th machin
| gun battalion $50
Private John L. Matthews, 2, 2OS
Hiebee street, died as a result OF
collision of airpianes IN France, at a.;
cording to information furnished nj
narents. Mr.. and Mrs WV, Matthews
He was with the 14Sth aero squadron
Anlisting during the summer OF III
He was q years old and before enlist
ing was in the employee OF kraus
Co, cleaners. He VAS killed Oct; !
/ The names of Lieut.. Gordon Giles
pie. prominent newspaper man, and Pr
yate Harry w. Waroie are also cor
tanned in Mondays casualty list TT
! former met death leading his men I'M
, a nest of boches. Wardle succumoe
-. in all overseas camp to disease he
3 the son of Mrs Jessie Wardle, 1893 "a
! Wardle, aviator, who mas been cal
e Lieut. Bob Galloway, adopted son
: the late Memphis park commissions
was severely wounded IN tne RrEoili
n forest In October, it is reported
n Lieut.. James Guess, 1900 Chelsea av
nue, who has returned home Gall
way, who was secretary Of the CAL
way Coal company, auu resided at IL
Oyerton Park avenue, was struck IN I
! face and chest by shrapnel while stan
ing less than 50 yarus from Lie'
4 Guess ,,,-,-,-
o avenue. also died of disease, Accord
e to Mondays casualty list, as did r.
" vate Drew Washington, 1855 Brunswi
y, Private Louis ]. Tucker, 1887 Aza
'e street, also lost his life, according.
IL, Wcrd received by his mother, Mrs. );
~ lie ]. Tucker Private Tucker was
years of age, and entered the serVi
y on June T. 1918. He was with Compa
- X, 102d infantry. 5000,
- Private Tucker was employed by
VI Frisco railway prior to entering
y service. Surviving are his mother a
a sister Mrs Charles Roma; two prot
ers, Julian and Lester j. Tucker,
latter brother being now at San Die
M Cal, in naval training