New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Scorned Post at
Home, Officer Is
Killed i'm France
Lieutenant Quentin +
Logic Refused Higher
Rank in Washington

Lieutenant Quentin Robert Logic,
OF 1852 Decatur Avenue, The Bronx,
who is listed as dead from wounds, had
passed his examination for admission
to the United States Military Academy
at West Point when the Pattsburg
training camp for officers opened. He
decided that the Plattsburg route to the
front was the shorter one, and after
receiving his commission there went
to France last January with an infan-
try regiment of the regular army.
He declined higher rank which
carried with it office duty in Washing
ton. He wanted to fight, he said. He
was an accountant for the Ocean Title
Guarantee Company before entering
military service
Lieutenant Logic was twenty-three
years old and a graduate Of the Col
lege of the City of New York. A
brother has been a corporal in the
Canadian Black Watch for three years
and is trying to obtain a transfer to
the United States forces. Five of his
cousins are in the British army.
Sergeant Harry Gibstein. who died
from wounds. was twenty three years
old and lived at 528 East 135th Street
with his parents. He enlisted in the
army five years ago. His father,
Samuel, is furrier.
Old 69th Man Killed
Arthur w. Baker, of Temple, Tex.
whose death was noted in Thursdays
casualty list, was in the class Of 1915
in the School of Commerce of New
York University, where he was known
as "Texas." He sailed with the 165th
Infantry, formerly the 69th Regiment.
Letters received here from a friend in
the regiment said that "Tex" was at the
head of "a husky gang of snipers."
Peter Polchinski, who has been Sc
verely wounded, is one of ten children
lives at 817 East 219th Street. The
Bronx. His brothers, Henry and Jo-
seph, eighteen and sixteen years old,
respectively, are in the army, and ex-
pect soon to start for France. Peter
enlisted three years ago. He recently
wrote that he was in action and liked it.
John j. Donahue, of 129 Eighth Ave
nue., who died from disease, was one of
three brothers with the American army
- -, .0"ee' Oiie Is al aviator ana the
other is in the artillery. John, the
eldest, was a member of the 1e5th In
tantry. He was twenty-four years old.
II am sorry I could not be there
fighting beside my son." said Antonio
Damone, an ice dealer of 1O6 East
iO6th Street, when informed that his
son Ralph had died from injuries
caused by the explosion of bomb. 81
am old and, / suppose. useless, but my
r ~
sons, whom love dearly"
Wrote Cheerful Letter
Only short time before he re-
ceived the War Department. telegram
Mr.. Danlone had received a letter from
his son, Swo-thirds of which had been
/ blotted out by the censor. In the gen.
eral news that was permitted to pass
the young man said that he was we'll
and progressing satisfactorily. He
was was with the the ao7th Infantry. He was
! Charles, eighteen, enlisted several
weeks age.
who was severely wounded went out
one day last September to buy some
cheesecloth for the Federal Merchan-
disc Corporation, West Twentieth
Street, by which he was employed, and
CID not return. Several days later his
employers learned that he had enlist
cd His home is in Chicago. His
uncle, Henry Nierman, founded the
firm by which he was employed. i
Walter F. Terry, mentioned in the
marine casualty list as being severely
wounded. is en orphan and was reared
in Baltimore school. He is twenty
two years old, and was in Santa Domin-
60 with the marines before going to
France. One brother is in the navy
and one at Camp Dix. Another brother,
Lewis, lives ct 40 Clinton Street,
Brooklyn.
Gaspar Ventimigli, reported as miss
ing, was, born in Italy, came to this
country five years ago and enlisted last
August. His home' is with his aunt,
Mrs. Joseph Russo, SO Hamburg Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
Ernest Kratzki, who was killed in
action, was member of Camp Upton
artillery regiment His mother, Mrs
Margaret Kratzki Walters, lives at 1852
De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn.
MlNEOLA, Long Island, June a.
Adolph Block, who is mentioned in to-
days dispatches as killed in action in
France. was twenty-five years old, and
when this country entered the war had
been in the army for five years. A
brother, Rudolph, is in the army.