The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-06
NEW YORK CAPTAIN
KILLED IN ACTION
Walter E. Gillian, q Platts-
burger, Dies Fighting
in France,
LIEUTENANT BULL SLAIN
Private Ward, Severely Hurt,
Tells of Routing Enemy
in Battle.
LIEUTENANT BULL SLAIN
The casualty list for to-day
will be found on page z, Part 2.

"And higi, on the northern slope OF
mountain overlooking the River vesle
the battalion chaplain, unmindful OF
enemy Smelling. rendered the burial ser
vices, and there the grave win forever
rive mute testimony OF what American
manhood stands for in this war for
rlEhteousnesa"
1t was In these measured lines that
Capt. Walter Emmett Gillian OF Flush
ing, L. l., wrote to the father OF the
first man killed in his company In the
brilliant American drive along the Vesie:
On September 4, according to ofnciai
notification received by his mother. Capt.
Gillian himself made the supreme sacrF
fee, being killed in action.
He was the son Of Manley NJ. Gillian,
an advertising man with offices In Man
haitian. Before entering the army ne
was associated with his father IN ousi-
ness He was without any military ex-
perience when he went to the nrst
Piattsburg camp. Choosing the cavalry.
he was one Of 200 selected from ie,oov
applicants for the school. He graduated
as Captain Of cavalry. second on the
list. but later was transferred to the
machine gun branch Of the service
owing to the fact that cavalry units sent
10 France were inconsiderable. He was
commander Of Company D, 306th Ma
chine Gun Battalion.
Capt. Gillian was a graduate OF Flush
ing High School, and excelled In horse
manship. swimming, baseball. football
and tennis He was 81 years Old
Romance sprang from the casualty
lists when the War Department an
nounced yesterday that Private Max
Gordon, Company g, soeth Infantry.
listed as missing In action since August
81. had given as his nearest OF Kin Mrs.
Bessie Gordon OF 72s East Ninth
street. his wife. Mrs. Gordon said yes
terday that the missing mans mother
lives in The Bronx and was not aware
of her sons marriage. Gordon, who Is
"a, married but a few days before The
sailed for France.
Word has been received by Freder-
EEK III. Bull of Mamaroneck announcing
the death in action September II OF
Lieut.. Clarence J. Bull, 30sth Infantry.
Lieut. Bull, who was %. received his
commission at Madison Barracks dur
ing the summer OF 1917. In September
OF that year he was ordered to Camp
Dix, and In the spring he sailed for
France He became a First Lieutenant
last month. He was graduate OF
alamaroneck High School and Union Col
lege.
Description OF the battle in which
later he was reported severely wounded
was received few days ago from Pri-
yate Daniel Ward by his sister, Mrs
Alice Hussey Of s45 Thirty-ninth street
Brooklyn. Ward, who is 20 years old
and member Of Company I. 3Osth In
fantry, wrote: 1.-THE Germans outnuun-
bered us eight to one In the engagement
but at the conclusion OF the days night
ing the ground was covered with dead
iIeiniee. Those who were not dead OF
captured were running away, and are
probably running yet"
Dies Leading Men.
Corporal IsIdore Senter Of the old
Seventh Regiment, known now as the
105th Infantry, died while leading mel
against heavy enemy machine gunfire
according to a letter just received by hi
mother from the corporafs officer, Lieut.
Early Naxson.
II captured two Boches in our las
=, engagement" proudly declared PRIVATE
Joseph NJ. Cowen in a recent letter Il
his mother. who lives at 466 Jersey ave
hue, Brooklyn. Yesterday the younl
soldier was reported dead from wounds
Cowen was born in Rumania.
Sergeant James C. Henderson. 81
West Forty-third street. reported SO
vereIy wounded, wrote his mother few
days ago that the hospital he was Ii
was continually subjected to German
bombardment. This necessitated the re
Inoval of the patients TO another hos
pital further back. Henderson saw ser
vice on the Mexican border When wa
occurred he was transferred to Com
pany G, 165th Regiment.
Private David j. Moran. 534 Eas
134th street, reported severely wounded
was vice-president Of the Osceola Dem
ocratic Club in The Bronx. He was
member of Company G. 105th Infantr,
formerly the old Seventy-irst Regiment
His parents. John and Ellen Moran
have received several letters since h
A. Ix.,N Iii NIxAx.
written by chaplains or nurses. On
of the letters stated that young Moran
who is %, would probably be dec
GRATED, as he had been cited for gal
antry.
when this gang over here get
through this world will be safe for dem
c-s'acy. We have them running will
and Berlin Is our next stop" Thes
lines are from letter TO his parent
written by Private Louis jacobson, 80
Kelly street, who is reported missin
In action.
Sergeant Harry l.. Schaffer. 81. liste
as severely wounded in action, live
with his parents at Sos West list
brother Charles in service. received hi
wounds August 16.
Corporal William Glore Knowlson. "a
West Nlnety-eighth street. reporte
killed In action, was member OF tn
502d Engineers.
Sergeant Charles c. Westervelt, 81
West l01st street. listed as severed
wounded, is a member of Company I
s0sth Infantry.
Private John Costello, 1853 Secon
avenue, who has been reported missir
jn action stree August %, stated In
letter to his parents recently that
had been made a sniper. He added thu
he was picking the Boches of as quick
as their helmets appeared over II
trenches and that he was making h
home In trees.
Lieut. Percy v. Dunn of Yonkers We
killed in action July Is by an enen
shell while operating a new type
yuachine gun, according to word r.
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Cora Dur
Of &c Hamilton avenue. Yonkers.
Private George II. Gilbert, 1884 Fultc
street, Brooklyn. listed as missing
action August 27, was born in Brood
Ign 80 years ago.
Corporal Moses Rothenstein, Compar
II, 30Sth Infantry. has been reports
wounded and missing after fierce Ell
gasement on August 81 He lived wi
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Rot
enstein. 1910 Forty fourth street, Broo
Ign, before enlistment
omcer Eager for Action.
Lieut. John C. O'Brien. reported mis-
ing In action. wrote his mother, M,
Jane +. OBrien Of SO West t21st sire
a.ot Ia