The sun., 1918-07-28
death OF OFFICER
! HALTS WIFE'S GIFT
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News That Colonel Died in
! Battle Greets Bearer of
J. Family Presents
iSTURDY CORPORAL SLAIN
-,p..-r@. 'sSr q. 80
i"In the Big Noise Now" He
Wrote in Last Letter to
Sister Here. +
STURDY CORPORAL SLAIN

c. c. Lyon, a war correspondent will
] the American army In France, has been
spending a vacation at his home in Ohio.
Last week he received visit from the
wife and daughter OF Lieut-Col. Clark
.R. Elliott of Chicago, who is with Per-
shipg. Lyon was able to tell them all
.about the Colonel; also able to stow In
his trunk a box Of home made cookies
addressed:
: ITO Lieut-Col Clark r. Elliott, Some
:where in France. From mamma and
I Geraldine, with much love-"
The correspondent promised to deliver
the cookies, but yesterday. when he
reached New York on his way back to
. the front, he. got word that Elliott had
:. been killed in the Marine hattie. Lyon
!. said that in March. when the German
I. offensive started. there were six officers
and two correspondents at his mess and
! II at all except one Of the officers has
/. been killed since he left. France.
/. Sergt. Donald N. Wallach. reported in
: yesterdays casualty list as severely
|, wounded, is the son Of Nathan wallach,
manufacturing jeweler at 30 Gold
street, living at, II East Ninety-second
f. street. Young wailach was a travelling
. salesman. Ho was drafted in Septem-
Der last and went to France In April
He has a brother who. although mar
I ried, is about to enter the army. The
land is looking after the families of each
sone.
Helped XIII, six Germans.
Corporal Samuel Stratum. reported
killed in action, wrote to his sister,
Mrs. Hattie Tabachnick of SO East
Ninetys nth street, ON June rs:
''DEANFSIs: I am in til, big noise
now. and it's getting hotter Yesterday
we took inch gun and I lelred kill
six Germans that chung to II. We are
now firing this baby at the Germans
! and have got them on the run. Don't
worry"
Stratum enlisted in the Regular
Army four years ago. He went to
France in April as a member Of a
trench mortar battery. He lived with
sister at 1853 Norfolk street. He
I was born in Russia.
A reporter broke the news yesterday
to the parents of Carries T. wetz OF
lUUU Forest avenue. ne tbTOuA, tHtt
J their son, previously reported missing
Z in action. had returned to. duty. He
: Is an enlisted man of Company H,
Twenty-eighth Infantry. In=-.his last
! letter. written on Mothers Day, he
/. said:
"There are lots Of things worse than
war. When the boys return home their
: mothers will have real cause TO feel
: proud of them. We have all ..Edne 10
y know what it means to make sacrifices.
This war has taught US the gtAat les
: sons of obedience and courage"
I His parents were born in Germany.
Private James J. Brennan, pStsd rs
Z severely wounded, lived with " his
! mother at 29s West 147th street, He
enlisted in July, 1917, and went to
(. France in September.
. Private John J. Chrystal. severely
wounded. is 81 years old, and lived
Z with his parents at 1926 Amsterdam
\ avenue. His father. Michael Chrystai
! has not heard from the boy since Feb
ruary. Chrystal enlisted In July, 1917
4 and was trained at Fort Slocum.
Private Henry Aulter Of the ma
!. rines. reported yesterday as severely
/. wounded was an athlete at De Witt
Clinton High School and later was with
brokerage firm until May, 1917,
/. when he Joined the Seventy seventh
/. Company. Sixth Machine Gun Bat
!, talon, Marine Corps. he was slightly
wounded in thu, arm ..early In June
: He lived with his parents at So Lenox
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