New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Corporal Farman and Pri-
vate Kane Killed and
Others Wounded
Many From City Listed
Heavy Casualties Cabled and
New York Is Told to Pre-
pare for More

mat the Tooth Regiment. the old
69th, was in the thick of the fighting
when the Franco American forces broke
into the Marine salient two weeks ago,
is indicated by the casualty reports
received yesterday from France. The
list is one of the largest ever cabled
by General Pershing, and includes
many New York names The majority
CT the men fell in the fighting of July
10. The city has been warned to pre-
pare for an increasing toll
First Lieutenant Delos Alan Towel.
ooth Regiment, was shot and severely
wounded on July IS, the second an
niversary of his marriage. His wife
lives at 301 West 1O9th Street. In q
recent letter she received a crossed
arms insignia from her husband. He
asked her to keep it as a remembrance,
as he expected soon to enter des-
perate battle. Lieutenant Towel was
graduated from the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan.
Private James E. Kane, 45S West
Seventeenth Street, who was killed in
the skirmishing of July Is, was mem
Der of the 165th. Its sad news" said
the boys father, "but we must be re-
signed to it. Others will suffer similar
losses Jimmy was a good boy and a
brave one" Private Kane was eighteen
years old. Sixteen of his friendSin the
nelghborhood enlisted soon after he
joined his regiment. "Ill get ten Ger
mans before they get me-" Kane wrote
in his last letter home.
Private Paul c. Haerting, also Of
the l6oth, was wounded severely on
July 10. 81 hope Paul made good and
Killed some of the Huns before they
got him." said his mother, Mrs. Mary
Haertlng, 24S East Twenty-first Street.
MS grandfather is living in Germany,
but IN spite of that | have no use for
the Fatherland. Neither had nv hus
band when he left there, many years
ago" In his last letter home Paul
Haertlng wrote that because of the
SINKING OF the Tuscania the members
OF his company had sworn vengeance
against every German they met.
Private Christopher j. CahilI, jr., a
member of the 165th, who was wounded
severely at the opening of the Marine
battle, wrote that he had been in the
trenches on four occasions. He lived
with his sister. Mrs. Joseph Collie, 12O
Pallsade Avenue, Jersey City Heights.
He went with the old 69th to the Mex
lean border.
Private John J. Brady, 165th Regi-
ment, reported severely wounded, was
married only a few months before he
sailed for France. II hope my husband
IS not hurt badly enough to be sent
back said Mrs. Brady at her home,
339 East Thirty-ninth Street at was
his great desire. as we'll as mine, that
he see the war through to q victorious
end"
John Davis Hammond, wounded in
action July Is, recently wrote to his
sister Mrs. James Clark, 1S9 St.
Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, that he had
on his way back to the fighting. 81
won't be able to write for a couple of
weeks" he said, "as the whole division
is about to move up to the big front,
where all the noise is" He is a mem
ber of the 165th.
Corporal Samuel w. Forman, 43S
Thirty seventh Street, Brooklyn, left
his bride when he sailed with the 165th
for France. He was killed in action
July Is. II was i'll in the hospital" >"
he wrote. when a lot of my bunch
SUalted PACK LOT the hrlng Hne. The
doctor wouldn't give me my clothes, so
told him I'd start the way was.
He said I'd look better in uniform
and sent me along" Forman was a
member Of the regiments machine gun
battalion. Two of his brothers are in
the service
Sergeant James J. Kiernan, 165th
Regiment, was killed on the Marine.
Any two of US are equal to a squad
of these Germans" he wrote to his
brother, Hugh Herman, 1915 Avenue T :.
Brooklyn. Talk about Indian war
fare! Why, they were angels com
pared to these devils, but we sure do
give them hell. If ever you hear any
one praising German, hit him for
me-"
Captain Jerome F. LANCER, severely
wounded on July IT, was a veteran Of
the Spanish-American War. A gold
sword was given to him by General
Pcrshing many years ago for winning
a military competition. Since he left
for France his wife has lived with his
mother, 432 Seventy-second Street,
Brooklyn.
Private c. Warren Vincent, mem
Der of the 106th Machine Gun Bat
talon, was wounded seriously July