The sun., 1918-12-14
LIEUT.. STETTINIUS
AGAIN A CASUALTY
Young Officer Who Was
Gassed Is Now Reported
Slightly Wounded.
SON OF BAKER ASSISTANT
Brooklyn Boy Gets Home
From France Before Being
Reported Wounded.

For the second time the name Of
Lieut.. William Darlington Stettinius
appeared yesterday in the casualty
list. The young officer. who was for
reported late in September TO be in a
field hospital recovering from a gas
attack. His name yesterday was
among those slightly wounded in ac-
ton.
Lieut.. Stetunius. who Is 22, re-
ceived his commission in July, 1917.
He has been in France since last April.
He Is a son of Edward X. Stettinius,
Second Assistant Secretary of War
and formerly of J. p. Morgan & Co.
The elder Stettlnius is reported to be
sailing from France to-day. He has
been engaged overseas in supervising
purchases for the American forces.
or the three sons of Edward F.
Tonry, of 3SS Henry street, Brooklyn,
all Of whom have been reported
wounded in action since last Saturday,
one beat his official notice home by
several days, one was beaten by three
days, and the third. Corporal John
Tonry of Company E, 106th Infantry,
is still in France.
Wounded in Arsonne Battle.
Private James Tonry was drafted
last May and when fighting in the
Argonne Forest October with the
10th Infantry. was wounded so Sc
verely by shrapnel that his right arm
was amputated. He arrived at the
base hospital in Railway. n. j., two
weeks ago and shortly afterward Sc
cured a furlough to return home. Pri-
vate Edward Tonry. "a, was called to
the National Army last June and
served in France in Company Fl OF the
S22d Infantry. He was wounded by
shrapnel two days before the signing
Of the arnistice and was then sent
back to the United States, where he
was taken to the Greenhut building
hospital in Manhattan.
The Tonry brother still in France
enlisted in the old Fourteenth Regi-
ment. saw service at the Mexican Dor
der and later was transferred TO the
106th.
Word was received yesterday by
Mrs John NJ. Paxton, ia Chambers
! street, Trenton. that her husband. Sec
ond Lieut.. Paxton. had died from three
wounds in the legs. He, was "a and
| enlisted at the start OF the war.
Lieut.. Harold p. Raycroft OF the
Medical Reserve Corps. who was re-
ported gassed. was in civilian life a
physician at the Long Island College
Hospital. His wife, who lives with his
parents in 1874 Amity place, Brooklyn.
is now a nurse at the hospital where
rs formerly pract!sed
Princeton Honor student Killed.
Word was received yesterday at the
Princeton University war records office
that Rice Bassett, honor man in his
| first year OF college with the class of
| 1920. was killed when submarine chas-
er 2l9 was torpedoed in foreign waters
October 2. He was a grandson OF the
late United States Senator Benjamin
r. Rice and was a quartermaster in
the Naval Reserve.
Private William King, reported
killed in action, was drafted last June.
| Word was received yesterday by his
mother. Mrs. Katherine King, 80
! Cherry street. that his death had taken
place October S.
| Sergeant Douglas Campbell, 1880
Carroll street, Brooklyn, died of pneu-
monia on November Is in France. He
| was a member OF the medical detach-
ment Of the 10th Machine Gun Bat
! talon.
Mrs. Carolina Dunn OF 1881 Greene
avenue. Brooklyn, received word yes
| terday Of the wounding in action Sep
TENDER OF her son, Corporal Adam
Dunn OF Company c. 3o7th Infantry.
Private Thomas O'Brien, whose name
appears on yesterdays list, died in
France OF pneumonia September IS.
His mother. Mrs. Johanna OBrien,
1879 st. Nicholas avenue, received word
officially December 9.
MontcIair Omcer Dead.
Word was received in Montclalr
| yesterday that Lieut.. Matthew l.. Ca
hill, son Of Mrs. Lawrence +. Cahlll of
| that town. had died in France. No
particulars are known. nor has the
War Department notified Mrs. Cahiu
OF his death.
After a course at PlattsburG, Lieut.
( Cahill Joined the air service. He was
| sent to Italy and later to France. His
mother received letter dated Novem-
Der Z. in which he said he was in good
| health.
Private Mckee Dunn Morrison Of
New York city was killed in action
| September 2S, when serving with the
| 10Th Infantry in an attack upon the
Hindenburg line. He was the son OF
the late Capt. Charles c. Morrison.
His mother. Mrs. Minnie II. Morrison,
| survives him.
| Sidney J. Payne OF Company G,
| 30Sth Infantry, OF Ocean View ave-
nue.. Woodhaven, L. l.. has returned
| home to his young daughter with his
right leg amputated and many shell
wounds on his body.
Lieut.. Austen l.. Lawrence Of Com
pany c. 10th Infantry, is reported
recovering from shell shock. The shell
which shocked Lawrence killed one OF
his command.
BRISBANE ABANDONS VOYAGE.