El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Il. HUTCHINSON
DIES FIGHTING
FL Pasoan's Wife Says He
Tried to Do His Part;
Last Letter Received.


so much 10 do his part 10 end the war,
50 he could get home TO US and his
former work" said Mrs. r. ]. Hutchi-
son, at her home in Tobin's fourth ad
dition. southeast FL Paso. when she
/ received through The Heralds dis
/ patches Thursday, and one from the
war department. the news that her
husband. Lieut. Robert J. Hutchison,
| commanding a platoon in an infan-
I try regiment Of the First division Of
American regulars. had been Off
I cially reported killed in action one
I day between July is and - in the
Z driving back Of the Germans from the
Marine district in France Mrs Hut
Gibson was hoping, almost against
hope. that the officer had been only
missing, perhaps a prisoner.
Drops office Work for War.
At the Hoyt Furniture company.
where Lieut.. Hutchison was book
keeper and stenographer before he
went TO the first officers training
Z near san antonio Tex, he was very
highly esteemed. a. H SWEET, man
aver. said. in the absence OF G. L
HOyt in California. that the officer
had been employed there about two
years and was recognized among
/
der, having graduated from the KEN
per military school in Missouri as n
second lieutenant several years ago,
and getting TO the front quickly after
entering the regulars His letters,
descriptive OF the campaign, one or
which was printed in The Herald,
were most interesting TO FL PasCans-
Wife and Child Alone
Mrs. Hutchison and her 4 year old
daughter Erma. are alone here Her
brother. =. =. Dixon. is an electrician
for the government Her parents,
AIr. and Mrs. L Z. Dixon, live in Al
puQuerque. n. ~, where the II FasO
couple came from four years ago.
Lieut.. HutchisOn's father and
mother, 1Ir- and Mrs. 7. II. Hutchison.
live in Kansas City. No. His brother.
n L Hutchison. is deputy county
clerk at Tombstone, Ariz. Two sis
tiers live at Whitefish, Mont. another
is I'm Seattle. Wash. and the fourth
in Kansas Citv- all married.
Lieut.. Hutchison sailed for France
IN May, 1917 being one q the first
graduates Of the Leon Springs school
Pleased With Family Photos.
Following are excerpts from the
last letter received by the HOvt COM
pany from the officer. dated June 90:
Il am as ticllled a s a kid with a new
toy by the receipt Of snapshots Of
the baby and Mrs HutchisOn. so 7 can
imagine myself at home just now-if
Fritz would only cease his artillery
for a few moments
Glad Forces Are WassiuE.
1T is certainly encouraging to hear
what is being done at home. but we
knew they we're on the Job or we
would not have been taken care OF
I'm the fine way we have IL also puts
new life I'm us TO hear OF all the
American troops that are landing and
the excellent way they are equipped.
Our division has had a long. hard job
opening Up all these sectors TO be
taken over by our forces, but those
OF US who DO get back. out OF the
original OUTFIT VIII surely have
crow coming. I returned from the
hospital on the first and found my
company in the line. and we have
been in and out ever since I pre-
sumo II any Of YOU could sit here in
this little dugout and hear the music
Of the go millimeter guns which are
now giving us q serenade. you would
think there was plenty doing
Narrowly Escapes Prison.
u came near being n guest OF kali
ser Bill the other night as we were
out looking the situation over and I'M
eNpectedly ran into nice boche am
buscade in the edge OF wheat field ]
but by quick maneuvering we beat
them off with grenades and had only
advance around Cantiguy none OF our ]
lines have been anything but strong
points. We are IN wheat fields. farms. /
small woods and other convenient I
places.
Gets Souvenir First Handed.
Il have plenty Of bOche souvenirs, 3
II 7 could only get them home 10 YOU. 4
and all Of them are first handed. Nv I
hands are sore from handling barbed ]
wire. mustard gas burns. etc. When I
we are in the front line officers and J
men share alike and IN most cases !
the men are better of. for they only /
have their Individual tasks. while we 4
must be everywhere. 7 must leave 1
now for an inspection OF this sector" !
Lieut.. Hutchison censored this let ]
ter himself. as he had Others.