Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
SECRETARY BAKER WALKS THREE MILES,
ALONG AMERICANBUILT DOCKAGE;
ASTOUNDED BY ENGINEERS PROWESS
WAR DEPARTMENT
REPORTS CASUALTIES

of nine officers-one killed in action,
one in an accident and seven slightly
wounded-were contained in the
casualty list Issued last night by the
War Department
1t was explained at the department
that with two or three exceptions the
names in the list were cabled yester-
day by Gen. PershiEg. The exceptions
were names held over from Fridays S
casualty report because of difficulties
in checking. Most of the forty-odd
names held up Friday. however, were
those of men recommended for pro-
motion or mentioned in various ac-
tivities of the expeditionary forces
They at first were taken to be casual
ties. The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION.
NORMAN, John, lieutenant
LEFFEW, Louis E., sergeant.
ROGERS. Leo H, corporal.
Eager. Fred NJ, private.
LUGGINFLAND, Charles T. E.,
private.
NEwLEE. claud w. private
PETTY, Srowe, private.
SWARTZ, Oscar, private.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
BUM, Marvin. corpora.
BRACELIN, Dan p. private.
DIED OF DISEASE.
FLEMING, Ignatius, corporal
FUREN. Walter E., corporal.
KROMBACH. Herbert h. corporal.
BOSWORTH. Percy Stone. corporal
GALLOWAY, Will, private.
HnERNING, Cha arleS nriyote
PuOULA, IneopnIle, Joseph, private.
TAPAGER, Glare K, private
WELCH, frank Harrison. private.
FISHER, Arthur f.. wagner.
DIED OF ACCIDENTS.
oRTMAYER. Andrew Carl. lieuten-
STEVENS, Clifford j.. corporal
BftANNON, John j., private.
CAZAN. Peter, private.
MOCK. George, private.
HAWKINS, Jonn E, private.
DIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
PENROD. Byrd W., sergeant.
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.
DoWNER, John W.. Major
WHITNEY, Harry B.. captain.
COOLEY. Blake H. lieutenant
JONES, Herbert j. lieutenant
MacLACHhA4t Donald g.. lieutenant
MITCHELL. Frank M. lieutenant
RANSOM. Warren A, lieutenant.
ALLEN. Charles H., sergeant.
DANOWSkI. Peter, sergeant.
CAUELE, Brodie B., corporal
HICKEY, Eugene o.. corporal.
kADRON,. John c.. corporal
LEvEQUE. George. corporal
MAHAFFIE.- Chester W.. corporal
MARTIN, Orvill +. corporal
MONAHAN. William j.. corporal
kEIMER, Henry. corporal.
AMBURCEY, ARA o.. private.
ANDERSON, Gust. private.
BEASLEY. Earl. private.
BERNI. Luici. private.
BOJARSkI, JuIius, private.
BRENNER, BENJAMIN. private.
BROCKELMANN. Charles, private.
CARMAN. George. private.
CARSON, Jack. private.
COUGHLIN. Christopher O.. private.
DONOFRI, Sam. private.
FRANTZ, Ralph W.. private.
FREDERICK. William. private
GRUELL, Donald. private.
HAAS. Otto. private.
1RVAN. John F.. private.
ISAACS, Phillip. private.
JANULEWICZ, John. private.
JOHNSON, David R, private.
KOLF, Julius G., private.
LEE. Charles H, private.
LOMMEL, Albert A. private.
LYONS, James ", private.
McKIM, William r.. private.
MILLER, Raymond W., private.
ONEAL, John, private.
ORDEMAN, Conrad H, private.
REID. David NJ. private.
SCHULTZ, Frank c., private.
SCHWAB. George E.. private.
SHELTON, William S., private.
SHIELDS, George, private.
SORLEIN, Neil, private
SYKES, William A, private
TRACSZK, ADAM private.
VESCOVE, William, private.
WHITFORD, Lawrence E., private.
WICKLER, Joseph T. private
WILSON, Cloyd. private.
CHRISTENSEN, Harry, mechanic.
LAJOIO, James. mechanic.
Maj. John w. Downer, who was
wounded slightly. is the only officer OF
the Regular Army mentioned in the
list of casualties. Other officers men,
toned are either attached to the Ma
tional Army or to National Guard or
ganizations.
Maj. Downer is from West Virginia
land graduate of the Mounted Service
School. class of 1910. He served as a
18th Company, U. S. Coast Artillery
from October l. 1901. until October 5
1904 when he was commissioned Sec
ond lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry.
In August, 1907, he was transferred
to the field artillery and recently
reached the grade of major in that arm
He has been attached to the expedi
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