The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19
IS DISTRICT MEN
ON CASUALTY LIST

Thirteen Washington men are named on
the casualty list issued by the War De-
partment today. One was killed in &C
ton. one died Of wounds, and eleven
were wounded.
Sergt. Charles Clark made the su-
preme sacrifice on the heights Of YER
dun during the last big tight there, &C.
cording to todays list. Mrs. Mary
Clark. OF R F. ID. a." Box No. 2o5.
has been notified by the War Depart
ment that he was killed during the
last part Of September
Capt. Shelton Pitney. son OF JUS
tice Pitney, OF the United States Su-
preme Court. was slightly wounded
while In action with his company.
Private somervIIIe Wounded.
Private Charles Somerville, a WASH
ington man. Is named as wounded
severely. Somerville attended the Dis
trict schools before he enlisted He
mas been fighting on the western front
all summer. He lived with Fred Som
erville, OF 3o0i r street northeast.
CorpL Owen NJ. Grinder, formerly
Of the District police force, was slight
ly wounded while in action with other
draftees who left Washington in Sep
TENDER, 1917, and are now the S12th
Machine Gun Battalion. Grinders
company was holding a line in the
Argonne forest when his right arm was
fractured by a shrapnel fragment, &C
cording 10 word received by his sis !
ter. Mrs. w. E. Shekell. Of 1873 Clifton |,
street northwest.
The same 312th Machine Gun Bat
talon, composed Of draftees who left |
the District in September, 1917, played I
an important part in the flight for the |
Argonne forests. according to word \
received here, today from Private Samuel |
FUR, whose name is In the casualty |
liste as wounded severely in action.
FUR, who was in Company C at the ,
time he was wounded. was blind for
a month after the fight.
Wounded by Stray Bullet.
1t was on September q, the day be-
fore the Germans begans to retreat.
when he was holding a point with his
gun and its squad. Darkness descended Il
and just before he was about to turn
over his place to another squad a stray !,
machine gun bullet hit him behind the
ear and pierced to his nose. He is the
ION Of Mrs. Fannie Fur, Of 50 c II
street southeast, and attended the Dis
trict schools. He Is twenty-three years
old.
Capt Grover Z. Moore, who was COM
mission from the first Officers Train
ing Camp. nj Fort Myer. was gassed
overseas while leading Company II,
S1Sth Infantry, In an attack on the
heights Of Verdun October 4 and lost III
his sense OF speech. Captain Moore
Is thirty years old, and commanded
the school Of arms at Camp Lee before
he embarked for overseas last Nav.
Moore attended the District public
schools, His wife lives at 81 z street
northeast
Lieut. Harness Wounded.
First Lieut.. Forest -. Harness. a
Law School graduate,
class of 1915, is reported wounded in
action. Lieutenant Harness is twenty
three years of age and went TO
France a year ago In the 1spth In
fantry. He was wounded during the
latter part OF September during an
infantry charge near the Mouse. His
wife. Mrs. +. A. Harness. OF 80 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, is the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
7. Rose. III
CcIBh. JOiiu CdTTOil, COlOTeO. cousin
Of Julia Carroll, OF 100 Navy place
has been slightly wounded.
He is twenty-eight years old and was
Indicted into the army last year.
Private Michael Gallagher has been
wounded, degree undetermined, in
France. His next of kin is given as
Michael Kelly, of S13 Fourth street
Private Albert L. Dyer has
been wounded severely and is now in
4 base hospital His home address
Is given as 719 D street southeast.
Private Arthur N. Loveless, son of
Mrs. Ada Loveless. of 1927 Twenty
ninth street northwest, was slightly II
in action near Verdun.
Lieut.. Smith Hit.
Lieut.. William d. Smith, twenty
seven years old, who has been over
'eas since May, was wounded by
Machine gun bullet October o. His
mother, Mrs. Theodore Smith, lives at
he Portner apartments. Lieutenant
smith was graduated from the Army
md Navy Preparatory School and at
ended the first officers training II
chool at Fort Myer. II
Private Clarence Shreve died of
Wounds in a base hospital overseas III
ecently. Shreve received his wounds II
while fighting on the banks of the II
feuse river. His next of kin is given II