The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-20
Mother Had PremOnitiOn He
Was Wounded In Ar
gOnne Battle
BROTHER SENT TO
OFFICERS SCHOOL
Major Mabrey Also Wounded in
Great American Drive-Sight
May Be Gone

Robert ID. Harrison, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. William II. Harrison, was
wounded in b9tt,e in the Argonne or
September 26, is rapidly regaIning
his health, according to a letter re-
ceived by his parents few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison learned OF
their sons injury more than month
before the official report came from
the War Department. Robert had
written two letters, which were re-
received in the Cape before the Wash
ington officials reported that he had
been wounded.
A piece of shrapnel struck him on
the left side of the mead, infiicting 4
deep wound He fell unconscious on
the battle field, and upon regss ming
consciousness. he remarked to a conf
rade: '1'm a lucky man." This was
the message sent to the Cape by a
friend of the wounded soldier.
The first letter received by his par
ents from Robert stated that MS
wound was healing nicely. A few
days later Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison re-
ceived 9, letter written earlier, giving
an account of his injury. He wrote
that he had the services of an excel
lent New York nurse and the surgeon
who attended him was a NJ ssourian.
Beth were praised very highly By the
young soldier.
Arthur w. Harrison, q brother of
Robert d., went through the whole
American campaign and emerged
without scratch. He WIS assigned
to signal duty, which kept him in the
front dne, and although comrades
fell on all sides of him, he was not
touched by a shell or bullet and es-
capped injury through gas.
For his gallant services he was
sent to the officers training school
at Bordeaux, where he WIS still sta
toned when he asst communicated
with his family here Word has been
received from him since hostilitles
ceased, but he was unable to say
whether he would be retained in
France or sent home.
\ coinc, dent almost equal to a
premonition is re ated in connection
with the injury to young Robert HaT-
rison. When his parents learned that
he and his brcther'S regiment was
engaged in the terrific engagement
in the Argonne. they were much con-
cerned abcI. thar safety. One day
Mrs. Harr son stepped into bedroom
where q pin otograph of Robert was
resting on dressing table. Without
any apparent c;use, the picture drop
ped. With mothers fear for the
safety of her son. she rushed to it
and Siezed it before the face struck
the flocr. "If he has fallen on the
battle fed, he will rise again." Mrs.
Harrison was heard to remark.
Several weeks passed before she
heard from either Of her sons, but
when she did it was letter from Rob-
ert, stating that he was in a base
hosp tai and recovering nice'y from
his wound.
A recent letter from him stated
that the scar from his wound would
be permanently hidden by the hair
The bit of shell apparently struck
him jus. back of the face, severing
the scalp and injur.ng the skull. His
face was not disfgured.
Robert Harrison was one of the
most popular young men who entered
the army from this part of the state.
He and his brother rendered their
services to their government when
hostilities began and were among the
first to go to France. He was a. grad
uate of the Western Military Acad-
envy at Alton, H. and could have en-
tered the army as p commissioned
officer, but preferred to go as a pri-