The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-02
LIUET LoRING DIED IN HELPING
OTHERS.
Tried to Save Comrades From Bonn
Observation-Disclosures Did Not Obey
Orders to Leave Exposed Place and
He Was Trying to Get Them to
Safety When He Was Killed.


Wilmington Star.
+ Capt Thos. J. Cause, commanding
Company C, 115th machine gun bat
talon, has written Mrs. David worth
Loring, concerning the death OF her
husband. Lieut.. Loring, August 70.
He states that Dawes" solicitude for
several of his men who were endang-
cred by a heavy bonabardment OF
the Huns caused his death, for while
trying to get them out of an exposed
place he was the victim Of the bonn
bardment himself. The letter, writ
ten under date Of August 25, fol-
lows:
.'It is with the greatest feeling OF
sadness and regret that I must inform,
you of the death Of your husband
Lieut.. David w. Loring. Dave, as he
was always known to me, because OF
our long friendship. was killed on the
night of August 23,<at 11.30 p. m. 81
course you have been officially mott
fled, but I still feel it my duty as
friend of both you and Dave to write
you myself and try in my humble way
to express for myself and all the boys
of my company our great feeling OF
sympathy in your and our loss.
s'I have always considered Dave as
one of my best friends, and as a fei-
low officer I had come to depend or
him more and more. We have beer
closely associated for long time ann
during that time have faced a mum
Der of emergencies together and ]
have always found him comrade
that few could equal, none surpass:
Upright, honest. generous to z
fault and absolutely fearless, he was
an ideal officer and a perfect gen
tleman. The members Of the com.
pany regarded him, more as a frlenc
than as an officer, and it seemed u
be a'pleasure to them to carry GU;
his orders.
''Their comfort and safety were al
ways his first thought rather than his
own, this being the cause of his death
Dawes platoon was under heavy bonn
bardment by the German artillery
cutie the heaviest we had experienced
since coming over. One gun had been
knocked out and he had just issued
orders for the other men to move tc
a safer pace. They being cut off by
the heavy fire, did not come in as
quickly as he thought they should, 81
he started out personally to see to
their safety. Poor boy! He never
reached his objective, as a heavy
shell struck only a few feet away anG
exploded, killing him and woundlne
two others, one of whom died later
1t is a sad coincidence that Dave
makes the second officer I have losi
within a month, Lieut.. Turner being
Killed July "a within 500 yards OF
each other Dawes place in the con1-
pany will be hard to fill, besides being
a true soldier and an excellent officer
he was loved by every man. I have
gotten together his personal effects
which I shall have to turn over to
the government, they in turn shipping
them to you. He had some money
with him and there is also some
owing to him which I will collect and
send same to you. He was given
military burial and laid to rest in
Remey cemetery, the American Y. M
c. A. officiating. If there is any 9TH
er information you desire and can
be of any further service to you, dc
not hesitate to call upon me. Again
assuring you of my sympathy, I am
Sincerely yours,
'THOS. ]. CAUSE,
Cantain Co O."