New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Man With Pershing
In. the Philippines
Is Killed at Marine
Captain John S. Manning Is
Victim in Big Battle After
Many Escapes
Would Avenge Son
David McNamee Offers to
Join Colors When He Gets
Word His Son Is Dead

The appearance in yesterdays re-
ported casualties of New York cap
tain, known TO have been in the early
Marne fighting, led to belief that the
first lists of Americas toll in the pres
ont Allied drive have begun to arrive
from the battlefront. The 165th Regi-
ment, the old 69th, had no names in the
list for the first time in many days.
Captain John Steele Manning, thir-
ty eight years old, veteran who served
IN Pershing's command in the Philip
pines, died on July 25 from wounds
received in action. News dispatches of
July % said Captain Manning had
saved the lives of many of his com
tcry of German "75's," and turning
their fire on the enemy.
In letter received by a Brooklyn
friend the captain said that in his be-
lief he was the only one left of the
Philippine veterans who joined the
Canadian forces in 1915. 81 suppose
they will get me SOON" nc wrote, "but
if you people back home do your share
you won't have to worry about me-"
Captain Manning went overseas with
the Canadians in the second year of
the war, but when the United States
declared hostilities he resigned his
commission and enlisted under his own
flag as private. He was promoted
quickly. During the period Of his SER
vice with the Canadians he was
wounded, Eassed and temporarily in
capacitated by shell shock. The Vic
toria Cross was awarded him for con-
spicuous bravery. He lived at 25 De-
koven Court. Brooklyn.
Killed on Bastille Day
William Joseph McNamec, 2465
Eighth Avenue. whose death in action
on Bastille Day was reported yester-
day, may soon have d substitute in
his father, David McNamee, who an
nounced his intention of entering the
army at once to avcnge his son.
Williams brother. David, left for
France last week" said the father last
night David is seventeen years old.
My youngest boy is fourteen, but Uncle
needed. AS for myself, I'm going into
ii at once. [ shall enlist as pri-
vate or anything they'll give me, and
my only hope is to get to France
quickly"
Lieutenant William X. Chandler,
formerly of 573 East Eighth Street,
Brooklyn, reported severely wounded,
left three-weeks' bride when he sailed
for France. The lieutenant graduated
Seminary in New York City. He was
commissioned in 1917 after a training
course at Plattsburg. He was born in
India while his father, the Rev. J. S.
Chandler, was stationed there as a
missionary. Lieutenant Chandler was
twenty Tour years old.
Mother Proud of Son
Peter Sanford, jr., 10,0S3 East Twen-
ty-second Street, Paterson, N. j., was
reported killed in action.
at is hcartbreaking to lose a son,
but | am consoled by the fact that he
gave his life for his country" said his
mother.
Mrs. Sanford received the first news
of her sons death in a letter from Cor
poral Thomas Kane, 4th Infantry, U. S.
A., one of the young mans comrades.
"Your son fell in the midst of the
fighting, but not until he had given a
glorious account of himself" wrote
Corporal Kane. Sanford was twenty
two years old.
Corporal Edward J. Brown, jr., killed
IN action, was wounded seven times be-
fore his final engagement. 81 have
Decn nlckcQ up a DIT, but there is not
a Hun big enough to get me-" he wrote
to his father, who lives at 16 Hallock
Street. Newark, n. j. "Don't WORRY
about me, and always remember that |
shall never allow myself to be taken
prisoner by any Hun" Corporal Brown
went to France with an engineer de-
tachment last year, and was in the
thick of the fighting before the Ameri-
can infantry divisions were thrown in
to service. He was twenty-five years
old.
Another Brother Ready
Harry Graham, BOT Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, severely wounded in ac-
ton, has a brother in the service 81
am very proud to have my boys fighting
for civilization" said his mother, Mrs
Elizabeth Graham. "My third son is
! just coming of draft age, and he is
I eager to get into action" In his last
letter Graham wrote that he had grown
so used to guntirc he could sleep under
a fighting battery.
George Franklin, 1926 Forty-seconc
Street, Brooklyn, reported wounded
said in a recent letter that he had Just
returned to the trenches after being
Shot in the jaw. 81 was in Paris for 6
WHILE" he said. 'The Germans con
Quoted an air raid, which was more ex
/ citing than damaging." He is a wire
less operator, attached to the hcadquar
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