New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Gold Stars Clean
In Service Flags
AS War Toll Grows
Flushing Newspaper Man
Dies at Front, Despite Ef-
forts of British at Rescue
Capt. Dunn Wounded
Son of Sportsman Who Left
for France Early in zhe War
Is Victim of Bullet

From the window of many a home
ir and near New York last night
golden star on service flag told of
some son, brother. or even father, who
had gone "over the top for the last
time
Officj>l kilograms from Washington
are coming BIZ the score to New York
homes and in all sections of the city,
the golden star of supreme sacrifice
is becoming more common.
Greek Dies for America
joan Corcodilas, twenty~three years
old, private, lived with relatives at
% Cherry Street, and last night gold
star adorned a flag in his memory. He
was killed in action in France month
ago, according to report from Wash
ington yesterday. A native of Greece,
he was in the Third Brigade. Second
Division, when killed.
Corporal William A. Leonard, who
was city editor Of the Flushing Daily
Times" before he enlisted in the 107th
Infantry a year ago, has been killed IN
action in France, according to a letter
received yesterday BY his mother, Mrs.
Winifred Leonard, 36 Boerum Place,
Flushing, from her youngest son, Eu-
gene, who also is lighting abroad.
civilian went to the front lines to
observe and then volunteered to help
fix railroad" said the letter, which
was dated July is. "When he got to
the place the Germans opened fire and
he was hit in the stomach. An English
officer went over the top, risking his
life, to help Bill. He picked him up,
but Bill died before he had carried him
100 feet. The English did everything
possible for MIN and buried him with
all the honors of brave soldier
Leonard was twenty-eight years old.
He was appointed trustee of the
Greensboro Public Library by Mayor
Mitchell. While in hospital, after his
enlistment, he wrote letters which were
quoted by Representative Caldwell be-
fore the Committee on Military Affairs.
Corporal George kelton, who was Sc
verely wounded on July Is, is the son
of Mrs. Mary kelton. of 451 Henderson
Street, Jersey City, who received let
ter from him on the same day the War
Department notified her Of his injury.
In his letter Kelton wrote he had been
in a hospital for three months suffer
ing from mustard gas poisoning. He
is; twenty eight years old. He joined
the 28th Infantry two years ago for
Mexican border duty.
Private Charles Floyd Mosher, who
died of wounds on July 29, had not seen
his sister, Evelyn Mosher, Of 408 Bev-
erly Road. Brooklyn, his nearest sur
viving relative, for many years, until
just before he sailed for Europe. After
the death of his parents he went to
Troy, n. Y, to work His sister had
not heard from him until she saw him
as he was about TO leave with the ma
rines. Her next word was from the
War Departments: "Your brother nobly
gave his life for the defence of his
country"
Captain John L. Dunn, listed as Sc
verely wounded, has been In the regular
army for many years He is the son
of Mrs. Stephen Featherstone, an t
tendant at the Central Isiip State Hos
pital. His home is at Happauge, Long
Island His father was the late Larry
Dunn. we'll known sportsman. Cap
tain Dunn worked his way up from the
ranks. He was made a captain while
in Mexico, in 1916, and was with one
Of the first contingents sent to France.
Lieutenant George II. Morgan, l22
Sterling Place, Brooklyn, who was Sc
verely wounded in action on July %, is
thirty years old and a member of the
18th Infantry. He was commissioned
at the first Plattsburgh training camp
in 1917 and was sent TO Camp Wads-
worth, Spartanburg, S. c. Last Janu-
airy he went to France to attend an
artillery training school. He was born
in Manhattan but had lived in Brook
lyn twenty-three years.
Louis Charles Engelke, private, who
was killed in action on July /, was the
son of parents born in Germany His
father. Richard Engelke, lives at 20
Dean Street, Jamaica When the father
received the news Of the boys death,
he exclaimed, 81 wish | had fifty sons
to send to France"
Louis was eighteen years old. On
account of his youth, his companions
in Company c, 9th Infantry, called him
the "Kid." His brother, RichAd. twen-
ty-one years old, is now in France,
while another brother is training at
Camp Meade.
The last letter received from Louis
was dated on the day Of his death. He
wrote: "Our regiment is in a tight
place and we are losing many men"
When America entered the war the
father, who is naturalized American
went to France TO work on military
dock construction there. Later he tried
to enlist in the navy, but the fact that
he was born in Germany barred him.
Cornelius Behan, reported as wound
ed, is the eldest son Of Mrs. Behan, a
widow, Of 1921 Third Avenue, The
Bronx. Mrs. Behan said that she had
been notified by Washington that he
had been gassed July l6. He is twenty
two years old. He was wounded on his
twcnty-second birthday as he was
carrying an injured comrade into a
rear trench when q piece of shrapnel
struck him. He returned to the trench
and later was gaSsed. He volunteered
with the old s9th Regiment and before
he left was clerk in a downtown busi-
neg3 house.