Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-21
STAR
DIES IN ACTION
Corporal Albert e. Behmer. of
Morningside College. Is
Killed on Western
Front.
CRACK ATHLETE AT SCHOOL
Student Enlisted at Sutherland.
Ia, and Went Overseas With
Rainbow Division EARLY
Last Summer.
CRACK ATHLETE AT SCHOOL
Sioux City. la. March IL.

Sioux City. la. March IL.
eneral Pershing's casualty list
tablcd today and transmitted To The
rihune by the Associated Press con-
City man. Albert r.. Renmer. former
Morningside college football star. lseh-
mer's home was in Soutllerland. la.
Seven other Iowa boys were listed
Gmong the wounded.
ii is probable that the list which
contains 20 names of soldiers, killed or
wounded n died of disease, includes
the names of other members of The
Rainbow" division from his section
nf the state. Owing to the policy of the
war department in not making public
the addresses of casualty victims, these
runnot be identified.
Today's casualty list contained the
ntnies of four killed, two dead of
wounds, one dead of an accident and
nine of disease. Fourteen We're wounded
severely and 40 slightly wounded.
Corp. Albert T.. Behmcr was among
the first OF the MoIningside college
athletes to enlist i'm the war. He at
tended the Methodist institution for
three wears. and during that limo was
Il member OF baseball. football. track
and basketball teams ut the college.
tie was a popular member of the class
of 1918. and would have finished his
course this Year.
He was prominent in all lines of col
lese activity. He WAS II member of the
onian Literary society.
While ON the football team, Bchmcr
filled the quarterback position. llc was
the mainstay of the squad. being picked
as an-state quarter two years.
Two Officers Killed.
The list gives the name of two off,
Gers. both of whom We're reported
slightly wounded. They are Captain
Hugh G. Barber and Lieutenant Harris
r. Smith.
Lieutenant Bernard Want Hof WAS re-
ported severely wounded.
Killed i'm action:
Corporal Albert T.. Behmer, Sergeant
H.. ank O'Connor. Privates Cecil NJ. Con-
ley and Fred u. Turner.
Died OF wounds:
Sergeant Joseph l.. Clip, Private Fred
&. Brummett.
Accidentally killed:
Private Harry Watkins.
Died of disease:
Sergeant Clarence q. Galley. yepti-
cemia; Corporal Oscar w. Ahlbere.
pneumonia; Privates Harry =. Briggs.
heart failure; Thomas II. Brown. tuber-
culosis: john Bruny. diphtl,eria; John
Ia. Howell, scpticemia: Walter g. .Jen-
ninss. diphtheria: jess Il. Mccarthy.
pneumonia, and Merritt M. Ishoads,
pneumonia.
Wounded severely: Lieut.. bernard
Vant Hof, Corporal George q. Marcher.
Corporal Joseph G. SwanSon: PrivateS
Lyle w. Barnes, Quimby, la; Harlan
w. Chamberlain. Lloyd culp, William
III. Dean. Joseph O. Fudge. Atlantic, la.
Harold H.iar. Atlantic. Ia: Il. Petty.
N,I,S, To, e. t11Art u pt,Ij,r (s;,,,-a1l
Ia; Ralph r.. Rutherford, Harry y.
TcmpIeton and Percival Nining, Mood
binc.
Wounded Slightly.
Captain Hugh IA. Barber, Lieut.. Ilor-
ace II. Smith, SerSls. Seth \. Henslcy
and Henry A. Morgan; Corportls John
Graves. Ernest T.. Biegler. Revert q,
Andrews, Henry Ii. Fall. OTTO s. Man
tin and George Murphy, Frivatcs 10
seph Jastav, Harold l<lemm. Emil l<ro
both, Joe Letournuu. Clarence w. Lily
ton III. Overlook, Lester r. Potion,
I,inar 7. Peterson, Edward q. Place
William II. Satterfield. Everett III.
Scott. William n. TAYLOR, Obcrt Thomp.
son, Frank II. Valley, Robert Willis
John b. Pelfer. Red Oak. Ia: Thomas
S. Page. Fred j. Robinson, Storm Lake.
la: Edwin l.. Jarvis, otto ~l'rancen
Leslie Johnson. Loren l.. Goddard.
Darrell l.. Barber. Keith s.. Graul
Howard Hirschman and Harry X.
lDudleson.
Des Moines. Ia. March 15.-Capt. ED
Steller. OF Ottu,nwa, was sounded by
the Huns March I, and five privates
all from Ottumwa. We're wounded the
day following, according to Il telegram
received by their kinsfolk. All arc In
the Rainbow division. They are:
Capt. Ed Stelle., wife. Mrs. ed
Steller.
Private clinton A. Rhodes, parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. T.. Rhodes.
Private Morris Proctor, parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Proctor.
Private George G. MattoX, parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Mattox.
Private William G. Lindsey. grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wheatley.
Private James A.. Burns, mother,
Mrs. Mary Burns.
Captain Steller is d Spanish Ameri
car war veteran. He was a member OF
Company G. Fifty-fourth regiment, and
was stationed at Jacksonville.
Nanrnanro ora- eon