The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-02
LYON TELLS ABOUT
THE Men WHO DIE
Some Of Gods NOblemen
win Never Come Back
to America.

~ e. c, LYON.
%. q A. Correspondent Attached to
Cen. PoFshing'S Army, Who IL on
HE WAY Back 70 the Frontl

IN - ~ OOUObHOAueub hNbaSAVN ~
Cen. PoFshing'S Army, Who IL on
His Way Back to the 'FRONT.'
NEW YORK, Aug. las the cas-.
ualty lists grow heavier day after day.
America begins to understand better
what the Great War means.
9ho British army has had a com
pOratiVely quiet time Of It lately, while
he German offensive has been direct
q principally against the French.
AmOFIeanB and Italians around Cha
tear ThierTy. yet their casualties for
TIE weak ending July 20 were more
thon 1900.
America must prepare herself Tor
hOaVy Casualties. Our boys have been
d ne thick OF the fight, and no army
could hope 10 make the dashing
chaPgoS that ours has without suffer
ing considerable loss.
The war comes home to one with al
mOst shocking earnestneSs when one
sees the names Of his personal friends
% the casualty lists.
On broadway the other day, while
waiting for q ship TO take NE back to
France, ran into Lieut.. {. V. Lyman,
Of n PaSo, Tex, who just arrived in
America q few hours before. He had
been sent back on a special mission
that would keep him home for several
weeks. He was in high spirits.
The story Of Col. Elliott.
Over IN France l am attached to Ly-
mans regiment. was sent to his out.
re early IN April by General Perish.
ing 50 ] Would have every opportunity
10 see the fighting in the vicinity Of
Scissors.
'fhe old til regiment was in
wonderful shape when left a couple
% weeks ago." he said. "All the
CROWD said to tell you to hurry back
before the show is over. I've Just
wired the families Of Colonel Smith,
Colonel Elliott, Major McCloud. jim
nile Holmes, Shorty Mood. EdgertOn
ana Q lot more that they we're all well
and fall Of fight"
While Lyman ratified on, giving me
the latest gossip OF my own" regi.
ment, ! was holding the latest edition
Of New York paper.
There was q story there that all six
% the officers Lyman had mentioned
had been killed in action within the
last few days!
Without . word I handed him the
papeF and be read the list. Then he
tried 10 speak, but couldn't. After a
few minutes he shook my hand and
turned away with: "I'll try to see you
later, old fellow"
While IN northern France, after the
beginning Of the big German offensive
IN March, ate my meals at the mess
% Colonel Hamilton Smith, who com
handed the regiment. There were
eight members OF that mess: Colonel
Smith, Lieut.. Colonel Clark D. Elliott,
Capt. James Holmes, Capt. Julius A.
Mood, Capt. Edgerton, Major Barnett,
Herbert Corey. also q war correspond
ent, and myself
The casualty lists show that every
one Of these officers except Major
Barnett has been killed in action since
came home on iurlough few weeks
ago.
They were Of the highest type OF
American manhood - we'll educated,
clean liVers. square dealers, unafraid
Of the devil himself
Before the latest German offensive
vas started, Colonel Smiths regiment
was holding q sector under shell fire
day and night for weeks. and lived
with him and his stan in a chalk mine.
forty feet underground. a man took his
BE On his hands even to stick his head
above ground for fresh air.
! had prepared to leave them one
Sunday night to 20 TO Paris on my
way 70 America. Col. Smith insisted
on sending back for his automobile
% take me 10 a railroad station, TWEEN
" miles away. where | could catch a
train for Paris.