Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
WENT At GERMANS
WITH YANKEE YELL
L leut. I. w. O'Daniel of Newark
Writes About a Charge in
Which He Was Wounded.

Special Correspondence &C Of Every Evening
Newark. Oct. II Relatives Of Lieu
tenant j Wilson O'Danlcl. who was
wounded several weeks ago while IN
action at the front in France have re-
ceived letter from the Young officer tell
ing OF his wound and also something OF
the fighting at the time il was received
He was wounded in the face, but was able
10 walk from the field to the dressing
station The letter in part SAYS
II wish YOU all could have seen that
gang of Nanks when we went over the
top They charged up behind our bar
rage and went al the German with
rouslng Yankee yell Our men don't
know what fear IS saw lots Of them
crawl right up 10 the machine guns and
capture the gunners and all II was Won
derful The Boche cant stop them, either
"All | regret Is that they cot me 50 early
in the game, but an getting along fine
and will be At them soon again. As
write am lying between clean sheets,
prupped up in i nj white bed
DEATH OF LIEUT.. opANiFG
Mrs Rebecca Wilson, grandmother Of
Lieutenant ] Allison Q Daniel. who was
killed in an aeroplane accident n France
on july > !, on Tuesday received letter
from u. II. i-dENs il. tItt tudIiAd4i4 4lo
conducted the services al his burial,
giving some varticulars Of the accident
The letter which IS dated July IS, the DAY
following the accident follows
Dear Mrs Wilson No doubt you
have been notified, long before you re-
ceive this letter. Of the death of your
grandson, Lieutenant james s . Daniel,
but / just returned from the funeral and
want to write 10 you while sull under
the influence Of the event Your grand
son was a stranger 10 me, indeed new
arrival 10 this camp, but ! saw his ma
chine just before il fell after the fall |
Saw the wreck OF II beside the hedge where
Il struck the earth and today was called
llDon 10 conduct the service The event
has made powerful impression upon me-
indeed il has made an impression upon
all the camp He is the first officer 10 be
laid to rest III the little cemetery here.
Il wonder If some one has written TO
YOU of the accidcnf Perhaps the little
saw NAV be of interest TO you. Riding
out past the await ION field saw the plane
take the SKY, and as 1t passed over us |
could see the two occupants We com
mcnted on our desire To go up some day,
and after We were seated at Il small res
taurant on the lave. one OF our company
minutes later lieut. nant at the table next
10 ours remarked that he had seen 1t
ascend abruptly 10 earth Soon Il second
plane left The field. hying low IN the di-
rection Of the place where he first had
fallen / was long after II had returned
that the ambulance rushed past and took
both Lieutenant O'Daniel and his com
naniou 10 the hospital We mounted and
rode 10 the scene of the accident The
machine had sailed through some apple
trees and struck the earth near high
hedge There VIC found that your grand
son had been killed and the pilot wounded
All OF u- were saddened beyond measure
This afternoon at ; O clock we carried
him 10 the little American cemetery.
First marched the band, playing Chopin
wonderful piece of music The BODY rested
upon the caisson drawn BY siA large
black artillery horses A group OF officers
acted as pallbcarers and another group
including in il the commander Of the
camp, followed. ana then the men Of the
aviation section As We passed count
less soldiers they all came 10 attention
and uncovered or saluted until the pro
cession had passed
"At the grave the ceremonies were
simple. but impressive a. tn body was
being lowered the band played, abide
With Me, and over " flew one of the
fellow officers Of Lieutenant O'Daniel
AS we laid the body away on the little
hill 50 far from those who loved him
most could not help thinking Of the
lines so dear to one who is dear To me
There April o', his ioWly mound
Shall shake the yiolets from her hair,
And June shall bid with feeryent kiss,
The radiant roses blossom there,
While all around the drowsy bee,
With droning hum shall come and go,
And sweet outh winds IN pensIve mood
Sing funeral dirges soft and low.
a think there is no military reason
why / should not tell you that the place
OF his grave is III the Post Cemetery at
Camp in the department OF - in
Brittany, France II is about - miles
southeast of Rennes, the ancient capital
Of Brittany
q.