The sun., 1918-09-07
MORTALLY WOUNDED
BUT DOES HIS TASK
Lieut.. harrington w. Sellers
Of MOntclair Dies Heroic
ally in France.
PRINCETON ~ GRADUATE
Capt. Belvidere Brooks, Will
Jams College Athlete, Killed
by Shell Burst.


wounded"
That was the terse but significant mes
sage flashed to his commanding officer
at the American front in France by
Lieut.. harrington West Sellers. a twenty
one-year-old officer Of the American ex-
peditionary forces few moments before
he died.
A cablesram yesterday from the dead
mans brother, Second Lieut.. Lee West
Sellers. to his father. H. Lee Sellers.
Montclair. N. j.. confirmed the news
Lieut.. Darlington West Sellers was
born in Lexington, Va, in 1897, and was
graduated from Princeton in 1917. He
entered the Princeton training camp. and
later attended the training camp at
Fort Myer. Va, where he was commits
| stoned a Second Lieutenant. He was
promoted to a First Lieutenancy just be-
fore sailing for France. On arrival in
France he was attached to Gen. Per-
shing's STAFF. where he was able to per-
form valuable service by reason OF his
knowledge Of French. He was a nephew
Of DR.. James N. West of II West Forty
ninth street.
Shell Kills Capt. Belvidere Brooks.
Capt Belvidere Brooks Of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces, word Of whose
death In France was published yester-
day, was a son OF the late Belvidere
Brooks. former general manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Capt Brooks was 80 years old, and
well known a few years ago as an ath-
lete, and in 1909. the year Of his gradua-
ton from Williams College, was captain
OF the football team. After leaving col
lege and until he enlisted he was con-
cd Nuifh he mt INF
Brooks won his commission at the first
Plattsburg camp and sailed for France
last March. Just before sailing he mar
ried Miss Frank Rogers. daughter of
Frank Rogers of the Standard Oil Com
pany. His New York home was in 1873
East Eighty-second street.
Particulars cabled to Capt. Brooks
widow said that he had been standing at
the mouth OF a cave south OF the Vesle
River west OF Fismes watching the effect
OF American shell fire on the enemy's
positions when a high explosive shell
burst beside him. Two brothers, Capt.
j. w. Brooks of the 150th Machine Gun
Battalion. and Lieut.. G. Bruce Brooks
of the Ninety-third Field Artillery, are
serving in France. Another brother.
Gerald Brooks, Is a member OF the bro
kerage firm Of B. F. Hutton & Co. 81
Broadway.
Among those listed as severely
wounded in the official lists made pub
lie by the War Department yesterday
appears the name of Lieut.. Duncan
Fraser. 222 West Fifty-ninth street.
Nothing could be learned of Lieut..
Fraser's service yesterday. His mother,
who lived at the address given, was
reported to be at Hastings on the Hud-
son for few weeks.
Tarrytowa Omcer Wounded.
Lieut. Frank A. Nelly, also reported
wounded, was member of Company II.
Sixteenth Infantry. He lived with his
parents in North Tarrytown and before
entering the service was employed by
the Fifth Avenue Bank
In letter received by his parents the
wounded officer said he had gone over
the top" with his command July IS and
haa advanced three miles into enemy
territory when he was struck by piece
of shrapnel. He added he was able to
walk back the three miles and receive
first aid and Is now doing we'll lin
base hospital in France. He won his
commission at Plattsburg and sailed for
France year ago.
Private Philip Finger. 10. reported
missing in action. was an Englishman.
who came TO this country several years
in 11S West First street, Mount Vernon.
He enlisted at Fort Slocum last October
and went to France as member of
Company X, both Infantry.
A Brooklyn Boy reported missing in
action is Bobert S. Maciay. 31l Fiftieth
street. He went abroad with the first
American contingent to go overseas. A
brother. Edgar F.. Maclay. Jr. recently
arrived in Russia from the Philippines
as n member Of the 9TH Infantry. Both
are sons of Edgar F. Maclay, $40 Eighth
avenue, Brooklyn.
Here is the slogan adopted by some
of the American boys from the Jersey
side OF the North River. according to a
letter received from Private Philip
Maresca, recently wounded. by his
brother Bernard Maresca. 504 Onder-
donk avenue, Brooklyn. In his letter
Maresca wrote that he was nearly we'll
again and added: THE Heinies say we
are too rough for them"
His Battalion Comm ended.
Maresca enclosed a copy of a general
order OF July "a from the commanding
officer of the Third Division which read
THE commanding general desires to
express appreciation OF the part taken
by the Ninth Machine Gun Battalion
in recent operations in which the enemy
was checked. The work showed splen-
did determination and courage and dis
regard of all danger on the part of
every officer and man In the battalion.
Every company of the battalion was
in action and there was not a gun crew
which did not stand terrific and hostile
All did their utmost TO
co ordinate and make effective the team
work for the success Of the division.
THE conduct of these self-sacrificng
and brave men and of their fallen COM
rades who have made the supreme sacri-
fee has established a stand OF service
and prestige and an example OF calm
ness, decision and unhesitating devotion
to duty which all in the division should
strive to emulate and preserve"
Although he enlisted as a surgeon in
the old Sixty-nnth Lieut.. Abe Levine,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Levine, 81 North
street. Mount Vernon. transferred after
ne got to France to the l5lst Field Ar
tlllery. Word was received yesterday
by his parents that he had been injured
by shell shock, but was recovering in
a base hospital.
Sergeant Charles Quelle of S36
Eleventh avenue, Long Island City, |
istd as severely wounded. had been
in the army about eight years. He made