Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
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X. F. Connolly
Local Marine
Man, Injured

WI puA al nay NuOuu r. IOuneIlF,
an American marine of Rock Is
land, is listed in today's casualty
list with those severely wounded
in action in France.
Corporal Connolly left his wife
and child in Rock Island Aug. %,
1916, to enlist in the marine corps.
After serving in Cuba he was sert
10 France and has been in active
service there for the last year.
Mrs Edith Connolly. Corporal
Connelly's wife. who lives at $50
Twelfth street. received two letters
from her husband Monday. Both
were dated April %.
These have been carried two
weeks" Corporal Connolly ex-
planned. Il cant tell you why but
l will give the reason later"
The reason, Mrs. Connolly be-
lieves, was that he was leaving for
the front line trenches and was
not permitted to reveal the pro-
posed movements, the report of his
injury coming as it did immediate
ly after word Of the daring action
of the marines on the Marine front
had spread like wildfire through
out the country. Rock Island has
sacrificed one of its men thus far
in the onslaught.
Private James RUtley Patient.
son Of Mrs. Fannie B. Patient.
226l12 Twelfth street. was the first
Rock Island marine to give his life
with the corps in France He died
June 4, Of wounds received in ac-
ton
Official advice was received to-
day by Mrs. Connolly of her nus
bands condition. shortly after she
first heard of it through an Argus
stated that details could not be
given at this time, but will be is
sued as soon q 5 possible.
Washington. June 2l-The army
casualty list today contains IS
names. divided as follows:
Killed n action, 6.
Died of wounds. l.
Died of disease, >.
Wounded severely, -.
Wounded, degree undetermined l.
The Illinois and Iowa boys in the
list are given as follows:
Killed in Action.
Walter SIomka, Chi
cago.
Severely Wounded.
CORPORAL - AlonzO F'idler,
Springfield. Ill.
WAGNER - Howard L. Smith, J
Perry, Iowa.
PRIVATES Virgin Bailey, Iowa |
Falls, Iowa.
Marine List.
Washington, June 2l-The ma
Eine corps casualty list today con
tains 127 names, divided as fol- !
lows:
Killed in action, 10.
Died of wounds, 19
Wounded severely. 9S.
The names of the Illinois and .
Iowa boys in the list follow:
Killed in Action. :,
PRIVATE William =. Parmley, 7
Newton, Iowa
Died oi Wounds Received in Action. I
SERGEANT-Cha II. Meyers, {
Chicago; Harold j. Coke, Cedar /
Rapids, Iowa.
PRIVATE -Saylor u. Shauafelt, /
Iowa; James J. Jochum,
Dubuque, Iowa.
TRUMPETER - Charles {. Coe,
Wounded in Action Severely.
PRIVATES - Harry c Meyers,
Mclean. Ill; Harold g. Cooley, Chi
cagu; Leo Dresden, Chicago; Paul
". Gordon, Oquawka, Ill; James
T. OToole. Chicago; j Willard
Stanahan. Mount Ayr, Iowa
SERGEANT o. Spankuck,
CORPORAL Robert A. Fletcher,
Chicago; Raymond F, Connolly,
Twelfth street, Rock Island, III.
PRIVATES jesse A. Hall, East
ST. Louis, Ill; William l.. Holland,
Ottumwa, Iowa; Ralph l.. Lancas-
Ter. Council Bluffs, Iowa; William
5. Mcclellan. Colfax, III; Richard
p. WilIet. North Henderson. Ill:
j. Gormely, New Berlin,
III.
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RUSSELL'S AIDE SENTENCED.
New York, June 21.-Joseph +.
successor of Pastor
Russell as head of the Internation-
Al Bible Students association, and
six of his associates were today
sentenced to 20 years imprisOn-
nent for conspiracy to violate the
espionage law.
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