The sun., 1918-07-10
R. E. LEES GRANDSON
WINS WAR MEDAL
Confederate Leaders, Name
sake Helped Capture
Machine Gun.
NEW YORK YOUTH SLAIN
John Stack Reported Killed in
Action in Latest
Casualty List.
NEW YORK YOUTH SLAIN

Lieut.. Robert f. Lee, grandson OF
the famous Confederate General, has
been cited for bravery and awarded the
Croix de Guerre, according to a message
received by Mrs, Lee In Chicago. the
decoration was the result OF a skirmish
In which Lieut.. Lee and his company
captured a German machine gun. Inc
Lieutenant was wounded In the action.
John Stack of 1851 Park avenue was
killed in action on June 20, according TO
message sent to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Stack. BY the War Depart
ment yesterday. On June 20, the day
Stack is reported as having been killed,
he wrote letter saying that he was
well and enjoying life as a soldier.
John enlisted In March. 1917" Mr..
Stack said yesterday. He trained In
this country until April OF this year and
then sailed. He was a clerk In the First
National Bank before he enlisted"
Mr.. Stack has another son, William,
Jr., who recently Joined the Medical
Corps. He Is stationed at Fox Hills.
Staten Island.
Served on Mexican Border.
Private Stack was a member of Com
pany NJ Seventh Infantry. He Joined
that regiment at the beginning of the
trouble in Mexico and saw service on the
border. When war was declared on
Germany he was mustered into service
| again. He was IS years old when he en-
listed.
Private Edward X. Simpson. 10. one or
the first boys who enlisted from Orange,
was reported in yesterdays marine cas-
ualty list to be missing. He entered the
service in April 1917, and sailed several
months ago. He was cited for bravery
recently.
Private Simpson was born in Scran-
ton. Pa. but had lived In Orange the
last few years. He attended the New
| ark Academy and the Hotchkiss School
In Lakeville. Conn. intending to enter
Yale last fall His father died some
time ago. and his mother married for
mer Judge Richard +. Storrs. She
lives at SIS Berkeley avenue, Orange.
Private Arthur f. Yromer who Is re-
ported in the marine casualties as hav-
ing been killed in action. Is said to
have lived at 40 East l56th street, but
no information concerning him could be
obtained at that address
Private Hennessy Gassed.
Private John F. Hennessy. mentioned
in yesterdays casualties as slightly
wounded. was gassed on May 4. His
80 West Hayes avenue. Corona. In
| formation concerning her husband was
sent to her yesterday by the Y. NJ. c. A.
The notification stated that Private
Hennessys eyes had been affected and
| that he would not be able to see for
several weeks. He Is in an American
hospital in France.
Private Hennessy was drafted last
fall and Is a member of Company X.
~,.t,A I.fA In A1R. tai Hpw-
France In January. Mrs. Hennessy Is
employed by the Mayors Committee on
National Defence.
Private Nick Shettino. o. OF Belle
Harbor. l.. l.. has been killed in action.
He was a member of Company I. Ninth
Infantry. He was born in Italy, but
| came to this country several years ago
@nd had lived with a cousin. Frank
Chiuli at 400 Beach 10Th street. for
six years. He enlisted on May IL. 1917,
and sailed for France last October.
II am in the front line trenches have
been in action but have not been
wounded" wrote Private Frank j. Fow-
| Ter to his aunt. Mrs. James A. Carey OF
| 1913 Eleventh avenue. Mount Vernon.
Mrs Carey received an official notifica-
ton yesterday from Washington that
| her nephew was among those missing
| in action"
Private FoTier's parents dini six or
seven years ago. He had lived with his
| uncle and aunt afterward. He is 81
years old and enlisted in the Marine
Corps in May. 1917. as n result OF an
| appeal issued by the Rev. Father Ed
ward J. Flynn at a mass which the
youth attended.
John r. GLIB of Locust Valley Is in a
French hospital recovering from shrap-
mel wounds in the leg. according to a
message to his mother. Mrs, John r.
Glib. He received his wound while
driving an ambulance In a heavy bonn
bardment on June 8.