Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
HIlIIAM ARTHUR BARR
] GIVES LIFE FOR FREEDOM
Was Only Son OF Wcll-Known Au-
thor, Robert Barr, Regarded
Mr. rs Am '-ican.
sERvIyED FOUR WAR YEARS
Ertends Began to Feel lie Bore
Charmed Life and Would BE Onc
By Those to Cone ThrOugl,--flau
Numerous Miraculous Escapes.
III HADEN CtIUnCiI.

- BONDCN. November lt.-Ma1y n
{ hair, 'in the Midst OF Alarms" The
Petticoat." and the rest
must have heard with special regret
n that the novcliSts only son, Lieutenant
& William Arthur Barr. OF the Royal
Garrison Artillery had been killed in
action in France.
a letter received from one OF those
Z Who knew him best makes II plain
4 how WORTH son OF distinEnished q
pluck with g'i rare Ei silt" o sina,ioa
4 aud, humor was ;his gallant younE
solaier. who was siil in the iwenties.
,v.ATthYr had Keen sense Of humor,
but his Gown was particularly Quiet.
never caustic. Tie had many inter
which was his nrst and last love. He
= said to me once that the cathcd-ais
OF France We're his brothers and SIS
ters ano it made him a furious boche-
3 killer when he thought how much
architectural loveliussS ,hey mad dcs-
troyed. He also WAS Keen on guns and
gunnerE and Was IN e:pert with the
& rife. He had written Il book on small
= arms and guns before the wa-. which
\ only awaited his revision tC complete
it, Music also was a hobby OF his.
and old melodies. almost foN gotten.
played on spinnet or harp especially
& delighted him.
when war was declared he had
Morocco and Spain. He enlisted IN
on Joining the ranks. he remained
firm. replying to all persuasive friends
that. If he had 10 be soldier he would
learn to be good one. He left home
md Joined the Fourth Battalion OF
Seaforth HiEhlanders precisely -four
years to the day that he was buried
In an old ccmetary between CroiSelles
and. Bullecouri.
HAD MANY MIRACULOUS
.,5..t,l~, ESCAPES FROM DEATH
"On his last leave he wore the REQ
chevron. for urst years service ABROAD
anu. three DlAt Well "a
rlooon OF the 1914 star. He had passed
Through the battle OF Neuvc Ch.pv..e
uiilypGndcc ana had had many miracU-
lous from death. Until! those
1 vain whom he associated believed .le
!, WASs One OF the lucky ones. >iateG tc
cuA.ie, ,,nrouSh. His early letters iron.
: ri nasce ana T. tanners are comp, it
aesrri4tion OF wHA, Mar meant before
AZ Was properly organized Although
IA picnic, ne salu one day, they are
as neaven compared with hell accord
Ing - l'li-io conditions.
Although enduring these hardships.
-he--was never nearo TO complain o:
them, nor dIu lac ever at!ude 10 the
oiicer i'll the Koyal Garrison Artll-
lery; /; was ali one TO MIN SO long as
he was giving his help towards eA-
terminating the Hun.
lie MAS educated at 81. Pauls School
and Exeter College. oxford, the rector
o1 watch coitese was most strenuous
but W,s told that II must nave the
guardianship oi meas lives, l must
i,rst learn now TO guard. and use them
Wei. How he mad learned may be
Judged from extracts from a superior
oiIccr : letter. AS well one from his
serEcants lt,tcr. The former writes
3 There j. no officer in the battery
SO generally loved by the men, ana /
have lost the sianchcst co:nrade and
Officer nave ever had While the lat
ter writes:
81 do not thini: there was anyone
In the BATE! more Intimate with your
SON Than was lie VAS section Of
hcer while was section sergeant We
cannot realize Yet that he has gone
and the battery VIII never De the
been our lot 20 associate Win.
PLANNED TO MAKE
eH his HOME IN AMERICA
lille had been IN the campaign so
believe ne would emerge scaih,ess from
N.,for on his !ast leave. he had plan
ned a visi, 10 the United states Mia
Il view TO future residence there"
It was in the Uritra states q
course. that Robert lar ta!s pallant
young soldiers father. got mos; 0:
his early literary training ana the
novelist was universally Described a.
an American, though h. MAS born N
Scotland Gotta {, and 2rousht W N Canada.
both sides & In Ai!an;ic a. IKE
sharp he came to. England a. tal-tv-
one to edit the English eL:t,o,. O.. ,54
Detroit Free Press. watch Tor -.,sit:
he's rs, som. ,,u ''o"
yard kip!ing in chambers JUS: %; the
sIeInple Gardens. Later win ~. rl-o@-s
OF In 'he Midst o: Alarms lie 6oug.,
quite a beautiful and eXt-rs... .sts,-
az Nottingham. In Surrey. .,l bSi,:
upon 4; q mouse. "liinslde.' ~
wid?" still lives ana wne-s lis ~
ChiiureH, The boy "ac has Jus, be-,
kilted and daushtcr who = go.
Iiso I" a South american. we-e brouc5,
up teatur. o: hillside. .yt'ic.,
y many eabied ard .ec-t!.st is
spite pt the protest 81. Bars -, -rfss
efraiteF' ,aei = you'd acr stand the
'c.iIhatr me nome stands m s:f
ner.ooh., ls = |: tteai rar' Picturesque
sure and keH; He.pw {, is lie iii.
CHIMES, IN the tower u b.. sgasre
Norman church. can .rs- b. ,az-s
AIthur Barr. who was the a--l- n.
ms fathers eye. would. q course r.ys
both OF which have he.L. s.ut orr.
oeauufed hy Mrs Barr
n ms gallant Young crusader vas
CONSCIOUS when tn" end came ~. --,.-
have found satisfaction y. III. $3.50.
that others Of his laui.. srr.:ya -
carry on IN. night ageirs. a.. -.
destroying Hun. These o,s.rz I.
three sons and the eldest II Tia. me-
daushteE OF James ..4.r i.aoe.. Es-- :
worthy place In the world D. l4,,4rs
Games Barr. who nDw lives a., I-r,ne
! Nariingham. In surrey is poFSsps
most renowned As the author II M,
oddly named and remarKatie move!
The Gods Give Ny DONKEY Wing.
which one OF tn. closest friends o..
the late 20. Henry" once dccisres -
the present writer 10 have been mo
fayorite novel Of the author ~ car
bages and Kings It was or.pin.lIy
published as BY angus Evan 4hto,
& and Immediately made the rnDu,afitr
of It's author. who like h.s eldn,
brother; got his first literary ,ratn,n=
4 = n
been, living in England since h. go
et~sotv-one. Che is nov Ffrv-giyj 80
,is still turning out emin"ntly reafanIe
: having inc!nh-d .'rhe CO. IL,
Laughing Through a WILDERNESS.
THREE SONS ALI COINED
ARMY AT WARS OUTHREAK
SYsIls tnree sons Nllcr Eusscll and
the eldest Is one Of tho most urofnis
Z %fnEyoung portrait painters l., Eng