The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-10
BROTHER FELL At The MARINE
Four Other Brothers Fight for England
In Various Branches of Army and the
Sixth Service Star in the Flag Will
Blaze Out In Few Days.

The sixth service star is going to be
placed in the service flag that flies over
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Henry Smith at the little town. of
Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England,
within few days, as this morning
John Alexander Smith-who boasts |
real fighting blood in his veins and who
longs to be with the rest of his family
on the fighting front-came in from~the
town of Bristol and as a friendly
alien asked that he be indicted into
the service of the United States army
and assigned to immediate service,
preferably with the artillery. II
want to be with the rest of the boys"
Smith told the exemption board as he
stripped for the physical examination.
No do not want any papers or any
claims for exemption. / just want to
be soldier and bear my part with
the brothers over there"
Smith had it explained to him that
he could return to England and enter
the armies of the British, but he de
clared that this would take time
and that he was willing to have
one of his family serving under the
Stars and Stripes.
Smith is one of a family of fighters,
probably one of the most famous fami-
lies of fighters in the whole history of
the war. Over at the little home in
Warwickshire patriotism abounds and
the father and mother Smith have had
five farewell parties as the boys went
off to war and once in the past few
months the shades have been pulled in
the little home and one of the stars cn
the servicSF flag has been edged with
the crepe of mourning for Ernest
Arthur Smith, one of the members of
the fighting families made the supreme
sacrifice fighting for France at the big
battle Of the Marine on the 10th of
May 81 just felt that some one
ought to take the place of Ernest
Arthur, " declared the Kenosha county
Smith this morning. "He fell fight
ing in the first line trenches and that
is why I want to get into the artillery.
I want to go where the battle is the hot
test and do my lull part to win the war
for my own country and for America.
Frank" he continued, event with
the aviation corps; George Herbert is
in the submarine service, and Walter,
who could not pass the physicab ex-
animation to get into the same service,
was enlisted in one of the plants where
they manufacture submarine nets.
Richard Henry is with the aviation
corps and Arthur Herbert gave his full
service in the front line trenches in
the big battle on May 10th. If it was
worth while for them to fight it is worth
while for me to fight. | am proud to
fight under the Stars and Stripes.'
Five brothers is not all that the
Smith family has given to the war for
democracy. Here is a little more of
the fighting record of that one partic-
nlar family Of Smiths. Ten uncles and
eight cousins of John Alexander Smith
are fighting in the English army or
have fallen in the battles of the
present year. One uncle and seven
cousins were lost in the war of Eng
land against the Beers.
John Alexander Smith in his answers
to the QUESTIONABLE, declared that he
had seen military service in the British
army. He served for six years in the
Lads Brigade as bugler. emo I
never saw any real fighting. 1t was
just soldering about the training camps
and such stuff You know that is all
right, but it is not real fghting.,'
Smith came to this country from
England i'll 1913 and has since been
living in the town of Bristol and work
ing as a paper hanger in the village
Regardless of the fact that he was not
citizen he has been leader in all
patriotic movements in the village. "I
just can't stand it any longer he
told the exemption board this morn
ing ct must take my part in the real
fighting" Smith passed an excellent
examination and it is probable that he
will be sent to Camp Custer at once
The adjutant general viii be asked to
give some special attention to his case.