The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-27
CASUALTY LIST
HAS MANY DEAD
LoRN WATKINS WAS MEMBER OF
COMPANY H, osKALoosA.
RAINBOW BOYS ARE HONORED
One Hundred Days on Duty.-EnsIish
Raids Field Prisoners.-French
RepuIse Enemy Aetions.-cap-
ture German outpost.

Washington, June 22.-Only one
Iowan, c. E. Willison, of Gilmore City,
inc and Army casualty list issued to-
day by the War department
Both lists totalled one hundred and
eighty-four names. The Marine list
carried thirty.one names of which four
were killed in action and fifteen died
from wounds received in action.
The army list carried fifty-two killed
in action and twenty-six dead from
wounds.
Member Of Company II Killed.
Buxton, Iowa, June 22.-Relatives
here have been notified of the death
in France of Lorn Watkins. a member
Of Company Fl, Oskaloosa. At the time
of his enlistment young Watkins was
living in Oskaloosa having at one
time been an employee of the Downing
Hotel. He was living then with his
mother Mrs. George Hurley who since
her boy has been in service has been
residing at the home of daughter in
Buxton Word of the boys death came
by way of cable and telegraph through
Eddyville.
Glory For Rainbow Division.
With the American Army in France
June 22.-American troops forming
he Rainbow division, on the compile
ion of hundred days consecutive
service on the front line in Lorraine,
Today received document which will
be kept by them as a valuable souven-
ir of the war. 1t is a citation by the
french general testifying to the good
work of the division. The citation rem
Iers homage to "the fine military quail
tiles which the division has continual
/ " exhibited and to the services it has
rendered in this sector" and adds:
"The spirit, method and discipline
ihown by the officers and men proved
hey can at first call take a glorious
place in the lineaof battle"
Cleaning Out the Huns.
With the American Armies in
4 I
| he left of the Americans on a certain
Marine sector underwent a severe bonn
| 0ardment today The American posi-
tons were not touched.
An effort to clean out the remaining
German machine gun nests on the
northern edge of the Belleau Woods
vas renewed yesterday evening.
A German deserted in the Lunne-
| lille sector confirmed the report that
he 2SOth enemy divisions was taken
rom the line and replaced by the
| 279th regiment.
The German deserter said that the
German officers have ceased belittling
! the Americans and now warn the men
hat they are fighting a desperate
enemy.
Raids Yield Enemy Prisoners.
London, June PA few prisoners
| we're taken and casualties inflicted
On the enemy in raids and patrol en-
counters in the Villers-B retenneau and
Strazeele sectors Field Marshal
Haig announced in his official was Of
fee statement from the British front
today.
French Capture Out Post.
Paris, June 22.-German raids were
repulsed in the regions of Belloy,
Haute Boraye and in -Alsace the
French war Office statement an
nounced today.
THE French forces took German
outpost in the st. Maur region and
captured a number of prisoners.
British Casualties are $500.
London, June 22.-British casualties
reported during the week that ended
today aggregated $500.
The losses we're divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds-Ofticers,
2S5; men, 4,247. Wounded or missing
Officers, 1,414; men, 30,724.
at is several weeks since the Brit
ish army has been engaged in any
prolonged fighting on large scale al.
though British divisions were involved
in the German attack which began the
offensive on NAV 81, on the Aisne
front. The bulk of the casualties now
being reported which still are run
ming between 10000 and 10000 week.
ly. evidently represent accumulations
of names from the intensive opera.
tions in which the British we're en-
gagged during the heavy German at.
tacks of this spring on the British
'front.'
Killed in France.