New-York tribune., 1918-08-15
Lieut.. Col. Lehman of
1O5th Infantry Is Killed
in Action
Lieut.. Street Wounded
Passaic, N. j., Boy Loses Life
After Three Years With
American Army

Eviden &c that the 9th Division, for
merly the New York National Guard,
has seen some lively fighting on the
Flanders front was to be found yester
day in the official casualty list and in
reports of soldiers deaths received in
advance of publication. Men from the
l07th Infantry, formerly the 7th Regi-
ment; the 106th, formerly the 23d, and
the 105th, formerly the Cd, are men
toned.
Lieutenant Colonel Morris N. Lieb-
mann Of the 105th Infantry, of which
he was acting commanding officer was
killed in action, official notice of his
death having been received by his
father, Morris Lebmann, of III West
Eighty fourth Street. He was killed
August s. He was veteran of the
Spanish War and formerly was lieu
tenant colonel of the 23d Regiment.
He was graduate of the University
of Nebraska, and after the Spanish
War, in which he served in Western
regiment, he came to New York, be-
coming vice president and secretary of
Footc, Pierson & Co., electrical manu-
facturers, at 160 Duane Street. In
1901 he enlisted as a private in the 23d
Regiment, and when the regiment went
to the Mexican border in 1916 he was
captain of Company l. In May, 1917,
he became lieutenant colonel. While
the 9th was at Camp Wadsworth he
was transferred to the l05th Infantry,
of which he was acting commander dur
ing most of the training period. re
was engaged to be married to MISS
Evelyn Van Horne, of 59A Park Place.
Brooklyn.
Lieutenant Harold II. Street, Of the
107th Infantry, has been slightly
wounded, he announced in cable
message to his father, Quincy b, Street
of 30 Chestnut Street, Flushlng ne
is twenty-cight years old and joined
the 7th Regiment when the Jn''eo
States declared war having previously
served in the 22d Engineers, the 23d
Regiment and the 10th Regiment OF the
National Guard.
Private John Welsh, of Company I,
106th Infantry, was killed in action on
July 80 He was eighteen years old
and lived with his parents at 343 Ham
ilton Avenue, Brooklyn. He enlisted IN
the 14th Regiment when he was seven
teen years old and was transferred to
the 1O6th Before enlisting he was en-
ploycd by the Crane Shipyard Com
pany.
Private Arthur Worme, of Company
l., 106th Infantry. died from wounds
July 81. He was twenty-five years ole
and was clerk in brokerage firm
when he enlisted in 1915. He livet
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfrec
Wormc, at 800 Second Street, Brooklyn
Sergeant Eugene =. Traitelor, Of the
106th Infantry, who is reported as Sc
verely wounded, is the son of Mrs
Julia Traitelor, Of 43 Hudson Avenue
Brooklyn.
Private Theodore c. Conway, of Com
pany l., 106th Infantry, was severely
wounded August /, according to wore
received by mis- mother, Mrs. T. c. Con.
way, of 500 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn
He WAS formerly head of the mailing
department of the Metropolitan Trust
Company.
Private Peter H. Kendall, of Com
pany l., 1p6th Infantry, was severel,
wounded July 81. He is nineteen years
old, the son of Mrs. Rebecca Kendall
of Clenhead, Long Island.
Private Joseph Becker, of Compan,
A. 9Th Infantry, has beer reported miss,