The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
Lieut.. Samuel J. Reid, Jr., Dug
Member Of His Command
Out Of Cavein.
BOTH KILLED BY SHELL
Officer Was University Grad
uate and Referee in
Bankruptcy.

the family yesterday by Lieut.. William
Armstrong 306th Field Artillery. A
soldier had been buried in blown In
dugout and was groaning In agony.
Lieut.. Reid heard him, climbed over the
edge OF the trench. dug him from the
shifting earth. and was carrying him
back TO the trench when bomb ex-
ploded and both were killed
Lieut.. Reid Ia the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel ]. Reid. 757 Hancock
street, Brooklyn. He attended the
Brooklyn public schools and later the
Boys High School. He was graduated
from there In 1902 and entered Prince
ton University. ~ college he sairsd
reputation as ~ athlete and was
catcher on the ger varsity nine four
years.
Reld was First Assistant United
States District Attorney In BROOKLYN
under District Attorney Younss. He
resigned from that position in 1906 and
accepted an appointment as a Federal
referee in bankruptcy.
He served several years in Troop c.
United States Cavalry, but had been
discharged before the United States en-
tered the war. He entered the Officers
Training Camp at Plattshurg and was
appointed First Lieutenant In the sosth
Field Artillery. Reid was member
III tne t'TlUCetOu SiuD Va i'' o'e
the Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn.
Fought Under Assumed Name.
When the battle Is over and night has
settled over the American lines in France
there comes from the darkness behind
the trenches little body OF men known
a the disc gatherers." These men are
attached to the Records Office ard their
Official duty is to bring In the discs
Identification tags) they find on the
arms o. soldiers who have fallen In ac-
tion
The advance OF August II was hardly
over when the disc gatherers started out
over No Mans Land One OF their num-
Der came across a fallen soldier whose
arm wore tag caring the name An
drew ]. Smith. The name was recorded
ard sent to this country in the casualty
lit. Then the secret was out
The man who had fought under the
name Of Andrew Smith was Arthur
witners. a5s wyckoff avenue. Brooklyn.
W;thers wanted to enlist at the outbreak
OF the war, but his wife would not give
ter consent. Withers simply changed
his name to Smith and enlisted In Com
pary ID. 10Th Regiment. He trained
for n time in this country and went to
france in April. His wife and two chill
dren survive him.
IN a recent letter home Withers said {:
"During the last four days our company
has been battling fur!ously. Most OF the
fighting has been at close quarters. The
American bows used hand s-renades and
bayonets to good advantage
Private Morris Oars. wounded, was
born I'm Russia. but has lived in Brook
lyn for several years. He enlisted In
the Sixteenth Regiment shortly after the
outbreak of war and sailed for France
g. May. In a recent letter to q friend
re said we went over the top early
in the morning of july 16 and chased
the Germans for about two hours.
was unlucky and was hit by fragment
oi n German sell. Judging from the
speed exhibited by those Germans IT
their retreat think they are running
yet"
Hardly Noticed Wound.
private Jacob De Boer. 100 BROW,
svenue. Prospect Park. n. j.. reported
missing. is now reported well and or
elr;y. II is believed he was wounded an6
has recovered. He is member Of
Company X. Eighteenth Infantry. H'
enlisted in December and was sent Il
Camp Dix for training He sailed fol
r'rance in February. In recent lettel
home De Boer said, "Our company hat
iE~n Ort6lSu Out a lIouDiSsoi'
I1achine gun nest. Az I went over thu
ton l felt a slight tw!nre Of pain in on
foot, but paid no attention to II. Whe,
reached the trench again the 'docto
o-t.ared me to the rear for treatment.
Corporal Stephen j. Eager. "a severed!
y ai!Nej, lived with his mother at 81
West ll7th street In a recent lette
l!ome he tells OF a July battle. He said
eve had gone six kilometers throug
the German line ard our hearts wer
Jumping with joy to hear the big artll
lery behind us roar. We were goin
through a wheat field when saw
d German playing dead. / eaw hir
raise up and draw a machine gun froi
under his body. I ran toward him an
gave him pill In the dome but at m
same time he got me In both legs Fl
,gas a dead German when I got through
Father King OF St Francis Xav!e
Church, here with the Knights of Column
bus, found me End gave me the last rite
~ the church"
CORPORAL Gordon Thuriow, 2.
wounded, Is the son of Mr.. and Mr.
Henry NJ Thurlow. IN Fountain place
New Rochelle. He enlisted last Febr,
ury while n student at the Univers!t
OF Michigan. He sailed for France wit
The Thirty-second Rainbow Division.
brother Is also In the service
Lay wounded rs Hours.
Lieut. John 4. Hartman, %, severed
wounded, was shot In both legs and Ia
where he fell for eighteen hours befoi
lie was taken to a place OF safety. Lieu
Hartman was born In Staurtor. "a, Aft'
leaving school he became a .I:ldshipma
Il the Naval Academy. lie went
the Officers Training Camp at Platt
burg in 1917 and received commissic
rs First Lieutenant. IIe lived at !;
West Fighty-slxth street.
Private William Duffy. rs, wounded,
p brother OF the Rev. John f. Duffy
81 Rarnabas Roman Catholic Churc
W-oodlawn. Private Duffy sailed I,
France In September. 1917. as a meinb
OF the SiTnal Corps OF the 306th Il
fantry. He lived at 1l6 Saratoga av
iue, Yonkers, He has quite a rsput
ZION as an athlete and distinguish
himself at basketball and amateur has
Lall In recent letter home he ga
lie was injured August IA while repai
ing telephone wires under fire. He ia
he would be confined TO the hospital [
some time. {
Lieut.. Cortlandt A. johnson, Inwoo
l.. l., wounded. Is a member OF Cor
pany !, l65th Infantry. His paren
received q cable In which the son stat
lla was hit recent letter homo sa
the Americans had won big victory a
the Kaiser had seen them fight,
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Liberia Gets H5,OOO.OOO Credit.
WASHINGTON. Sept 10.--A credit
81. 600, 900 was established to-day by I