Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-18
4 FdLLen Eagle

The latest telegraphic advices from the battle front announced the death ot Quen- tin Roosevelt, youngest son of our ex-Pres- ident The kaiser's six sons are still sate and we'll Young Roosevelt, an aviator, was killed while fighting in the air over the German lines. His heroic death thrills the land, even while 1t casts shadow of grief over all homes There are no royal houses in America, but our presidents are the near est to royalty possible in this republic. Hence when the scion of presidential house dies in the forefront of battle, this na- ton not only mourns sincerely, but 1t un- consciously turns to make comparison of this event with the rockribbed safety of the German kaisers six sons They have been in the war for four years and escaped without a scratch But of Roosevelts three sons, one was gassed and wounded and one was killed in less than year.
 And thus doth a republic make war, and thus doth monarchy.
 In the very nature of things the soldiers of this republic must be better fighters than those of Germany Every doughboy in our ranks knows that an ex-president s son has died in the battle line gloriously, and know ing this, his heart and soul thrills in re- sponse to the work his country has set him to do, equally and without fear or favor above or below that of any other of the millions sent forth to fight And every German soldier knows that he and his com rades must feed the guns, but the princes of his land are safe in their chateau or limousine. And does he thrill to 1t Not to any extent.
 A prince" of this young republic has just passed. Teddy boy is dead in France. Another boy Is just out of tine hospital The teddybear's cubs are clean strain.
 This eagle stricken in full flight Is just one of America sons He IS not singled out for particular mention above thous- ands of other glorious ones because of his name or because of his house, but because of the principle of democracy which he ex- emplified so bravely in life and in death. Ouentin's sacrifice to the war will not be in vain. His soul will fight on in the breast of every American lad in France. They will both mourn and avenge his death. This departed prince of the republic was one of them, meeting the same things they met on their pilgrimage road, bearing the same burdens, facing the same shells, bearing the brunt of the battle by their side.
 The house of Roosevelt is proud of that member who was once president, but 1t will be prouder still of its youngest son who was once an American soldier and who died in France. Theodore Roosevelt has done much for his native land, and his voice was never sweeter or more unselfish or more influential or more sonorous than during our year of war But when he gave his boy for his country he gave the all that he could give; the best for the last. That last flight of the eaglet over the flaming German bat tie line will leave a trail of light in the sky like an oriflane, and 1t will never fade from view of the countless thousands of Amer ican boys over there.
 Somehow at this time the lines of Allan Seeger, the American poet and soldier, who also died in France, come to mind:
 q have rendezvous with death
 At Midnight in flaming towni
 And ! to my pledged word am true
 haU nof ia