The sun., 1918-10-03
OFFICER Is KILLED
WORKING GUN ALONE
Lieut.. Purchas Stands by Post
When Entire Crew Is Out
of Commission.
GERMAN FATHER PROUD
Son, Hero Of Vera Cruz, Slain
Had Medal Of Honor
From Congress.

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July To-
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IN yesterdays casualty list are re-
corded the deaths OF TWO soldiers VINO
had passed their fortieth birthdays when
they answered the country's call.
Ono Is Private Thomas Boyle, killed
in action August %. He was ~ and
was orvlng wagon Tor the AneIican
He enlisted when the declaration of war
was Two DAYS olo. ne Wa q nenpeI Ci
une ioe.h sna ~. ,ia 49, $50
home was a. sVs Ees. % .n, ~
Inc o.nei No'p ss,,,- s,a
hIns' wiz We" viz ,,,ns .,s.h
.hu u,.. $500.
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Is' ,a,, az" "a ~. go, IN ~,
~p' NJ. 80. Wrann. thrao n,,nth,
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Va vss L,iisd Aug,,s, 10
woroner EdwsrS wall aIe Rutland
,o.a prontivn E,I,ed August "a wa. a
,,an,har - I,roon r. ~ the New YORK
C,,..Is". - 80, ago Af,er h,s an
i,str,ant ,n trs res,,,sr army a wear and
. h.I, 20 he VAS as.ianed To duty with
IN. 1nkth Machine Cnn battalion. He
va. Lila r,hsn a GERMAN sheIi burst
over the varon which he was driving
n Tho front line with Ammunition.
Mechanic lanes e Robinson. killed
Anv,,at as was horn in County Tyrone
Ireland. and went overseas with the
psinbor Diviston. He enlisted in May.
isI7 vith the Fourteenth Regiment Of
R-oot,vn and at his death was serving
q Machine gun an n member OF the 165th
Finished IL Germans in Day.
,-;, rho., ~o,,,,,,. -, ,h. .ame
,.,ovs raa,m.nt h.d accounted for
,a ,nn. ~. H. he mas wounS-
-. go 80. 20 II. -ss a chsnffsur he
e. W. Sso.,sc .o,d,sr ana lived AT e7s
80 ~ ist,ar recsIyad ye.-
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' %, n aet,on
M 20 ,ss,h Tn,.ntr-ths Eigbt;np
.n-..:,1.d aI,o h,, pri-
10y n',sr,,n S.S 800. ed T,n;om
Horo nuuT ,r s;.rSav,s ,;s-.
pri,.s,. SoS.,ar,. ,vas LiI,ad In action
,,,,,. ,o VI. sn,is,sd IN I,ns 1917 Ne
atn,.r pr,,,at. McCarthy
,S $3.50 80 i,y.d yith his
49,. ., 90 a,S;rd aysru. Ne "a
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pr,ysts William r lynch. formerly a
letter carrier. was killed July 20. Hc
went abroad as a member OF tne Sostn
Infantry after receiving MS framing az
lamp Upton. before oehs oraIteu nc
had tried to enlist seven tunes. each time
being rejected on account Oh d oeiect IN
Gesisht.
PRIVATE Joseph Flore' kiIled July 10:
was an Italian ana tne oniy mle'hoer ol
~ iamiiy IN this country. Two Oh his
e'otners We're serving IN the ilalan
army ana ne enhsted tne Gay ai.er INC
United states maae ts aec C u
var and went aoroao WIN No'"p""' ~
'"!r'!-eisntn inIaney. -, NJ
"A Ietter rsceNeo yes.eruay ,s
tIApeth n. Ierri; mAnNsy' ~ H.. - S =.
yer soI, oorporai Ens" t sis ni.ht
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t sanS Was anp Nc, pi.t., ,,,shnd ca
,,; 800 ne sa'"su uo eHh.,rs r. A,sac.
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I,oS,. .a,.Na rrhr,.,,ng his
e.p'1us 49,. 10 .r,,c,nated In
1n nS NJ ms pUs o.Sas ,,pabIs ~
nee n,.s,a 49, h,,.,,,,s. sranadas can
par,hin ,'ne, o ~. bi.,, Tor the his.
rrym,.hsd Ssr,,ics Tross when he learned
M bIs eSnio,t cornoraI TerriIl is NOT
sn,t. ,vsn,r
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The severe wounding Of Lieut.. Joseph
! Boag, September ~. was reported to
bis father. Colin Boag. II Virginia ave-
nue. Jersey City, yesterday. He was
an officer in the 165th Infantry, a grad
pate OF the first Plattsburg camp and
tas two brothers In the service.
Yesterdays list shows a heavy toll
hallon was killed in action July 20.