Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07
,iI..,,,.NONTERS ON
CASUALTY LIST
Roy p. Metcalf, Irasburg, and
Raymond Pease, Lyndon
vile, Severely Wounded.
IN ACTION FEBRUARY %.
6ergennt sydney A. Morency Of st
Johnsbury Also Reported Slightly
Wounded February ~.

Washington, March 5.-General Per-
baing to-day cabled the war department
the names of another lieutenant and three
more enlisted men killed and five addi-
tional men severely wounded on March 1,
the day of the German assault on an
american trench near Toul. This brought
the total casualties of that date thus far
reported to the department to three lieu
tenants and II men dead, one captain, one
lieutenant and 16 men severely wounded
and 10 men slightly wounded.
The men reported to-day as killed were:
First Lieutenant David X. Summer,
Jonesboro. Ca, and Privates Knute Oh
eon Stoughton. Wis; Bruno Silokawski.
Joilet, ILL.,, anud Lloyd w. Spetz. Bismark.
IN. d.
The five men reported severely wounded
were: Corporal oliver D. Dearborn. D.
catur. ILL.,. and Privates Roy j. Collins
Petersburg, ILL.,. Frank j. Houle. Ware
Mass; Guiseppi Fanucchi San Francisco
and William Rhoades, Sequel. Cal.
General Pershing also reported that
Second Lieutenant John Flenniken OF
Lynn, Mass, was killed in action February
c7 and that three privates of a machine
gun battalion were severely wounded
February 2S. They were: William Wass.
watertown, Mass; Roy p. Metcalf.
1rasburg, VT. and Raymond Pease,
Lyndonville, VT.
Included in the list of slightly wounded
In action are: Sergeant Sydney A.
Morency, St. Johnsbury. VT. February "a.
and Ralph ]. Bean, Littleton, N H., Feb
ruary 2S.
Other deaths among the American forces
reported by General Pershing were: Pri-
vate Edward M. Baker. Brattleboro, VT,
frop Edward r.
Crane. Maiden. Mass, from gunshot
wounds, and Cadet George Phillippoteaux
of New York city, who died February 25,
as the result of an airplane accident.
Brattleboro, March "a telegram late
this afternoon from the Acknowledgement
at Washington to Michael ]. Baker OF
this place announced the death in France
February 2S of his son. Private Edward
M. Baker of Company e, 1O3rd infantry,
2Gth division. Death was caused by blood
poisoning. the telegram said but no fur
Their details were given. Private Baker
is the first Brattleboro soldier to die In
France. He was 16 years old last May
He went to Eagle Pass. Texas, in 1916
as q member of Co. I, first Vermont
regiment and on his return entered st.
Michaels College in Winooski, going from
Danvers Mass, and was home on vaca-
ton when called into the federal service
He was in camp at Westfield. Mass, be-
fore going overseas
He leaves his parents, Michael and Bird
get (Griffin) Baker and eight brothers and
sisters. He was the oldest child and was
born in Brattleboro.
st. Johnsbury, March 5.-A cable
gram received through the war depart
ment from General Pershng to Johr
Morency announces that his son, AL
cide,. was slightly wounded or
February 81. He was top sergeant II
his company and serving in the ma
chine gun battalion. He was mem
Der Of Company D Of the First Yer
mont regiment and went to the Mex
lean border with the regiment TIVE
years ago.