Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
ISLAND
IMAM KILLED
BY GERMANS
AC. Edwards, States At
torney Aide, Is Slain
in France.

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"a for several years assistant
states attorney for Rock island
| county and later one Of the lead
.pe attorneys of Greene county
has been killed in acton in France,
| according TO official advices from
| washington. D. C.. today
Asa member OF the machine gun
eorus. Lieutenant Edwards had
been in the thick Of the fight and
recent letters received from him
5y Rock Island friends and pub
Hshed in The Argus told of numer-
Gus narrow escapes n which he
figured.
Securing a commission as a sec
oDd lieutenant al Fort Sheridan in
the second officers training school,
he was Immediately sent overseas
10 ioin General Pershing's forces,
where he displayed unusual brav-
CIV and herOIsnI as a part OF the
/ American forces battling the Ger
mans for supremacy of democratic
ideals
His Final Letter.
In his final letter TO States At
torney F. f Thompson, which was
published in The Argus April 26,
Lieutenant Edwards said:
~On April ] I received your first
and only letter written the first
week in February.
4 have been with one of the
French armies on one of the active
fronts for several weeks and am
] now assigned to the First brigade
/ First division, American expedition
sry forces, which originally came
over with General i'ershing.
4 have seen active service al
most from the first and am likely
to see a lot more / have personal
charge OF troops and in addition
an a machine gun specialist
While in Rock Island he was ear
iy recognized as one of the most
popular and capable younger mem
bsrs Of the Rock Island county bar
He was first partner with George
{ Nenger. When Floyd Z. Thomp-
son was elected states attorney Of
Rock Island county, he was named
his assistant He served in that
capacity for several years About
two years ago he resigned and re
turned TO Carrollton, m. his native
town, where he opened a law of
fce and was the democratic candi-
date for states attorney for Greene
county. Notwithstanding he oppOs-
ed one Of the oldest practitioners in
the county. he was defeated by only
narrow margin.
He was born in Greene county,
near Carrollt0u, and was graduated
from the public schools there He
became a school teacher and taught
until the time when he entered Hi
nois university to take up tie study
Of law.
Those Surviving.
Surviving Lieutenant Edwards
are his father and mother, Stephen
A. Douglas Edwards and Mrs. Me
linda Edwards Of Carrollton; two
brothers, Jesse Edwards, sheriff Of
Greene county. and Private Clar-
ence Edwards, formerly principal
Of the Coal Valley schools. now
stationed at Fort Rosacrans, and
two sisters, Mrs Mabel A. Conrad.
1908 Sixteenth avenue. wife of Roy
NJ Corrad, athletic coach at Angus
tana sollege; Miss Pansy Edwards,
eaFr5llton, AID DR. OrvaI Edwards,
lighthouse
tlean, progressive and courage
CAS-, Lieutenant Edwards had in
Vulnerable friends in Rock Island
eSnnty- As lawyer he was keen
uat fair; as a public official, he
VS. conscientious and reliable; az
man, he had high ideals and lived
% to them; and as a soldier, he
vas fearless and fired with a patri-
eac love Of his country. for which
le was willing to make the su-
lPeme sacrifice.
While in Rock Island county
lieutenant Edwards took special
-Nerest in politics and eff ciently
eFFed as chairman of the demo-
Hne township central commit
Tor several years.
Died a Hero.
although his death brings the
,stHbie war news home to Rock
sand friends with startling shock.
-ad his taking Will bring grief to
ieallFes. officials OF Rock Island
,s0ah'y and others who we're close
associated with him in a pro
teaS onal way. still il will always
matter OF pride 70 his friends
J. AhoS that when the International
,Sh came he was glad TO mingle
- blood with that OF other patri-
mat democracy and brother
- might survive and Prussian-
N ana sGtOcracy be crushed.
~ in Casualty List.
:. h.aash!ngion. Nav 1.-THE casu-
y - Isl today contains 69 names di-
as follows. KIuel in action.
e-ea Of wounds, /. died of acct
g. - Z; died Of disease. 4 died OF
causes ; wounded severely.
-. soanded slightly. "a; prisoners
p4sly reported missing, g.
ls-sseA officers were included.
~ ~ Y. Edwards. Carrollton, III,
-. waller Cecil F'Iato. New York
X we're Killed in action.
-~9'ohel George Z. Leach, Min