The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-10-10
LIEUT.. LEE LARNER KILLED
IN BATTLE IN FRANCE
One of Liberals School Teachers
Made Supreme Sacrifice for
Cause of Democracy.

Lieut.. Lee Larner has made the
supreme sacrifice. The rumor that he
had been killed on the battle front
near Chateau Thierry, August 18th,
was confirmed from the adjutant gen.
erals Office at Washington this week.
Lieutenant Larner served on the
Mexican border as member of Com
pany B of the 139th Infantry, and
when the Mexican difficulties cleared
up, his company returned to Kansas
and Lee accepted a position in the
Liberal schools where he immediate
ly made good. He was subsequently
elected principal of one of our grade
schools, and would be in the Liberal
schools today but for the war. Short
ly after war was declared on Ger
many and his big, manly heart re-
sponded promptly to the call of his
country. The Board of Education
granted him a leave of absence that
he might answer the call.
Entering the training camp at
Doniphan he was soon made SER
geant on his merits. His regiment
went to France in April and his SOL
dierly qualities gained for him lieu
tenancy in July when he was attached
to the 28th Division, which did such
heroic work in stopping and turning
back the Huns mad rush on Paris.
Lieutenant Larner made the SUI
preme sacrifice while gallantly doing
his part in one OF the greatest bat
tles Of history. Following is an ex-
tract from letter written by Prof.
Fulton to a member Of the school
board, which reveals he real charac-
ter of Lee .Larner:
"Well, we were saddened his week
by the death Of two of our friends in
France. One was Lee Larner. He
had been made first lieutenant and
sent to that 28th Division we have
read so much of lately and in those
words to US on post card: Lieut..
Lee Larner killed in action When
our friends are gone how we remem-
ber their actions and words. / re-
member one night laying out at
Feathers grove. Arthur Hestwood,
about 2 o'clock in the morning, asked
Lee il he went to France if he thot he
would ever come back. Lee said:
Il don't expect to come back. 1t will
take US all to win the war Again,
once he said: What is generation
in Gods plan for the world even If it
does take a generation to make the
world safe?'"
The following memorial was adopt
ed by the Board Of Education of the
City Of Liberal: r y
Memorial
"Whereas, in the divine plan to
make the world safe for democracy,
Lieut.. Lee Larner has made the su-
preme sacrifice. Therefore, the Board
of Education of the City of Liberal
deeply feels his loss to the educa-
tional cause of our city and higher
citizenship of our state and nation.
His period of association with our
schools left it's imprint of higher
ideals, and we are resolved that the
vacant chair in our faculty shall for
ever be held in memorial to his faith
full service to our schools and our
community. That this memorial be
spread on our records as tribute to
his memory and copy forwarded to
Lieutenant Larner's parents and
loved ones at Oskaloosa, Kansas, as
our expression of sincerest sympathy
in their sad bereavement.
"By order of the Board of Educa-
ton of the City Of Liberal: M. H.
Scandrett, President, W. H. Feather,
H. W. Magruder, c. E. Woods, W. f.
Farmer and T. w. Hubbard.
'F. o. RINDOM, Secretary"