Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-12
WORD is RECEIVED BY
MOTHER AT OGDEN, UTAH
Message 70 J.. G. Aksct:, iinnia of the
Young Man, Brings News to This
City-Glick in Marines, and Met
Death juno 8, Probably In Notable
Marine Engagement at Chateau
Thisrry-No Particulars of Death
Furnished.

down In history as being the drSt Mar
shalltown boy killed in action in the
| world war. One other boy who lived in
the county has answered the final mus
ter, in the person of Hugh Weather
man, Of Vienna township who was
killed March 1. Click, however, Is the
first young man from this city, whose
home was here at the time Of his en-
listment, who has met death.
The word telling of the young ma
rine's death on June 3 came in a tele-
gram received this forenoon by l.. c.
Abbott from his brother, J. w. Abbott,
at Ogden, Utah. Mrs. Helen Click,
widow of A. G. Click, and mother Of
the young man, received the message
from the war department.
Probably Died at Chateau Thierry.
Altho there were no particulars of
Clicks death given in the message. it
is quite probable that he met death in
the notable attack by the marines at
Chateau Thierry, which was In prog
ress several days. This battle will go
down in history as one of the most
spectacular Of the war. and the first
in which the marine branch Of the serv-
ice took an important part.
Enlisted May 20, 1917.
Young Click enlisted in the marines
at Chicago May 20, 1917, in company
with Millar White. of this city, clerk
in the Marshalltown State Bank, and
Finley J. Iseman, First National Bank
clerk. The three young men were sent
to Paris Island, N. c., for training, and
70 nt1o MI 70 act ter
Click was sent to France, arriving
there Feb 10, assigned to the Eight
ieth company, Sixth regiment. Let
ters written May 7, and received
from Click and Iserlan June 8. con-
veyed the information that they had
been in the front line trenches. Ise-
man is In the Seventy sixth company
Of the same regiment. White Is in
transport service.
Chose Marines For Action.
At the time young Click enlisted he
chose the marine branch Of the SER
vice because he could get some action
in the marines" This IL what he told
his friends after having looked into
other branches Of the service which
were open to him Friends here tried
to get him to attend an officers train
ing school, but he felt that he could
get into the game" quicker by joining
the marines.
Recommended For Commission.
In his last letter which was to his
uncle, Mr. Abbott, Click wrote a para
graph that was asked to be held con-
fidential, being to the effect that he
had been recommended for commits
sion from the ranks.
Was Native Son.
Frank Click was a native Of this
city, the third son Of Mrs. Helen Alb
Click, for many years secretary OF
Britain & Co., pork packers. OF this
city. He was born Aug. 81, 1893, amt
spent his boyhood and received his ed
ucation here. He was graduated from
the high school with the class Of 1911.
In 1912 he entered the employ, of Alb
bolt & Son. and worked for the firm
until his enlistment He had many
warm friends here who will be
shocked and saddened to hear OF his
death. Altho mourned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbott as tho he were their son
the boys death Is an especial
ly severe blow to the mother and
aged grandmother, MrA Mary Abbott,
of Ogden. The latter always has felt
that her grandson never would return
from France.
Surviving the young man, in addi-
ton to his mother. are two brothers,
Abbott Click, who is in the aviation
service and stationed at Waco, Tex.
and Fletcher Click, who Is employed
by the George A. Lowe Company, OF
Ogden, with whom J. w. Abbott is
connected. 4 brother next older. Arthur
Click, died jan. s, 1905, at the age OF
IS, as the result Of coasting acct
dent