Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-14
PROTESTS OVER
DELETED DEATH
LISTS POUR IN
Subject Debated by Congress;
Will Ask Pershing Give Full
Statement Of Military Con-
sideration Involved.

Washington, D. e., March l3.--
President Wilson is understood to
be giving personal consideration to
the reasons for the change, and it is
known that the department has asked
General Pershing who suggested 1t at
the instance of the French govern.
ment to forward full statement OF
the military consideration involved so
they may be laid before the Ameri an
public. Members of the cabinet said
after today's meeting that the matter
was not discussed there.
Working on Plans.
In connection with the plan now
being considered in issuing lists .wice
a month or once week instead OF
daily, it has been suggested that under
this scheme there might be no oh.
lection to giving addresses and names
Of relatives Of the men. One o. the
chief objections to the old plan was
the announcement OF the dates on
which the men were killed or
wounded, thus giving the enemy exact
iilptuiotiOu dS W tHS iSsulto ~ SSt-
tain engagements.
In the house Representative Nc
Kensie of Illinois, republican, cited
the case of Montana man, whose
name appearing on casualty lisf was
identical with that Of boy in the
army from an Illinois town. He was
joined by Representative Little Of
Kansas and Representative Graham
of Illinois, republicans, insisting that
names should not be made public
without addresses.
Representatives Glass of Virginia,
Garrett Of Tennessee and Humphreys
of Mississippi, democrats, defea. ed
the action OF the department., saying
the decision had been reached by
men who knew more about the ques-
tion than members of congress. Rep
resentative Garrett said the news
papers had failed to impress upon the
people the fact that the department
promptly notifies the relatives Of each
man whose name appears on list.
Issues Casualty List.
Today's casualty list issued BY the
War department gives the names Of
eight enlisted men killed in action,
one dead from wounds, six dead rom
disease, two dead from undetermined
causes, two severely wounded in
action and Captain. Edward Stejler
and 20 men slightly wounded.
The privates killed in action were;
William H. Darling, William ].
Delisle, Michael Calvin, Edward ].
Kelly, Robert Kotouch, James E.
Potts and Charles w. Sutter.
Private Alexender B. Burns died of
wounds.
Those who died of disease were:
Cadet Engineer William Belknap.
Wagner Samuel Barnett.
Privates: .......
Frank L. Adkins.
Roy William Brackin.
Wilson c. Cochran.
Charles Johnson.
Corporal Leroy H. Crosley.
Private James M. Lyons died from
undetermined causes.
Private Joe Tylus and Corporal
Russell A. Yarnall were wounded
severely.
Slightly Wounded.
The men slightly wounded arc:
Sergeants Joseph Petrush, William
2. Reese. Corporal Frederick Massey
and Bugler Milton H. Folk and Pri-
Yates Herbert Beaver, Henry E.
Brown, James H. Burns, Clyde A.
GOWN, James c. Hanson, Robert E.
Hiiliard. Earl Howard, Henry ]. JAMS
sen, William c. Lindsey, James A.
Maher, George c. Mattax. Maurice
Proctor, David M. Reid, Clinton A.
Rhoads and George E. Sharp
The deaths of Privates Thomas G.
Bragg. Joe D. Drakeheld. Frank; T.
Cockrell, Edwin L. Fitch, George E.
Hovey, Fred R. McGill and George
S. Sanford, previously listed as hav-
ing occurred in atcion are now re-
ported as resulting from accidents.