The sun., 1918-08-03
OLD GOTH LOSES
THREE MORE KILLED
Has Ten Others Wounded, All
on July Is ir the
Champagne.
CORPORAL FORMAN DEAD
Left Hospital Before Doctors
Desired, to Get Back
Into Battle.

champagne July IL. the Germans man
aged to Kill Corporal Samuel w. For
man; and from what is known of Cor
poral Forman hereabouts killing him
was the only way Of retiring him from
the scrap.
Forman had been wounded before, but
that didn't count with him. He was
machine gunner. a member of tie Sui
eide Club, and getting hurt was not
enough. AS he wrote to his wife. Mrs.
Loretta Forman, now living in 43s
Thirty-seventh street. Brooklyn. the cor
poral bull!ed himself out of base hos
ptsl long before the surgeons were
ready to have him go.
A number OF his hospital friends wers
in shape to return to active service
few weeks ago and Fornan, though
sci eduled to stay where he was con-
siderably longer. insisted on going with
them The doctors wouldn't agree until
Forman threatened to go the way he
was" Then they rustled up his uniform
and turned him loose, conceding that
his ambition was in good enough repair
to make up for everything else.
EnIisted In 1910.
Forman was 80 years old. He had
been employed as detective by the
New York Central up to April. 1915, but
when the United States declared war re
decided to turn his attention to the
Burglar OF Berlin. and straightway en-
listed in the Sixty-ninth New York.
There are two other Formans LETT on the
line TO avenge the fallen brother. Fred
erick Forman is a corporal in the 130th
Infantry. and John. who couldn't get
into tte American army because he's
only is, became Is overnight and en-
listed in Canada some time back.
I'm not going into mournir.," the
widow said. "If did Sam would come
back and haunt me. lie told me not to-"
Sergeant Henry J. Herman of Com
pany B. another killed in the l65th's
fight. lived in 1915 Avenue T. Brook
Ign. IT'S Just as well for the Kaiser's
men that he too has been disposed Of.
In his last letter TO his brother Hugh.
with whom he lived. Herman madehls
warlike sentiments plain in bit of gem
eral advice
II tell you. Hugh. II you ever hear
any one praisng or talking in favor OF
the Germans don't hit him with your
non" W, se' .'e pisses' oasepaii pat
you can ma ana crack MS skull. because
tne only 'ernan that Is any good is a
dead one.
Talk about Indian warfare In the
olden days. Why. they were. angels
compared with these devils But we
sure do give them hel Any two of US
can whip a squad OF Dutchmen"
sixteen Lett to Arenge Kane.
Serrean, Herman w. ,dh
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Jimmy az thair 10 tder ard u.ho ra,,, 49,,
roIIowinc hin, u.,,er mo diroc,io, no ~,
led through tho door or ,he ola ST.
NJ, tbs armory
Kane was only IS when he enlisted
ter with an elderly civilian as he US
about TO embark at an Atlantic port"
The CIVILIAN knew where the youth was
bound for' HIS comment was:
Young ma aren't you pretty young
to go over there
Thep replied Jimmy:
IT all the lel!o"s ict IKE mat
meter Where "ouiu the United states
De
In MS last letter friEa'e kane prom
isea 10 get Ten Germans before theE
got MIN IN 'nis line II would ne inter
eS'ins 10 CONSUL casua'E ns's puoIisneo
III perm, tor .ne pc, lou immediately pre-
ctuihs July L. Ever "hen ne was
pam uueh uINer 'he ne,shoors say
1'ni,! Was ho' o"e " 'o'a promise
'ghu!'
fr'Va'e ohI's.opner d. NahI.'' Ut"
severely wounded on tne any forman'
herman ana hane were Killed hFe'S as
c'NihaIi III o. W'how ierraee' no
no"en' re eh''s'eu IN thc HiN'S-hl
snortiF alter 'ne reg ',''e'N returned from
us ions speI' vi ou1uet service, ana Is
now ~ years oiI, VII June ne wrote
10 MS nrother "i'lam' VINO iiVes al 10
fahsace avenue Jersey 'ltE he'ghts,
that ne had heen IN the front line
trehcnes tour ti'hes'
C'"r"h" ""h among wounded.
Private Charles ]. Butchner. also Sc
verely wounded, lived In 1879 East PARK
avenue. Corona. up TO the time of
his enlistment last August He was
in C Company of the l65th and MANY
Corona families who have sons in the
same company are steel!ng themselves
for bad news. Buechner. who formerly
was employed by the American Hard
Rubber Company at College Point, has
a brother in the American aviation SER
,,Ica IIa uaa lorp IN Manhat.o. ,,.o-,..