The sun., 1918-07-21
MAI. ROOSEVELT
WOUNDED; THIRD
OF BOYS FALLS
News Comes When Home
of Colonel Is in Grief Over
Quentin's Death.
INJURY NOT SERIOUS
Theodore Jr.'s Wife Cables
Reassuring Word to Saga
more Hill.

heart OF Theodore Roosevelt yesterday.
Within a few hours the one time Presi-
dent had wrested from him the last ves-
tige Of hope that fate might have spared
his youngest son. Quentin. from death
behind the German lines, and then was
summoned from the side Of his grief
stricken wife to receive a cable message
which announced that his eldest son,
Major Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. had been
slightly wounded In action and had been
taken from the firing line to hospital
In Paris.
Now only one OF the Colonels four
sons remains untouched by the scourge
OF warfare. He Is Capt. Kermit Roose-
Welt, recently transferred from the Brit
ish to the United States Army and who
is on his way from Mesopotamia to join
the American Expeditionary Forces in
France. Though Capt. Kermit Roose-
welt has yet to feel the sting Of Hun
bullet he wears on his breast the British
Military Cross. awarded to him for gal
Iantry in action. Capt. Archie Roose-
welt, the Coloners other son, is recover
Ing slowly from wounds which he re-
ceived in action last March. but which.
him permanently crippled.
"Ted woundedy Not Any Danger"
Word that Major Theodore Roosevelt
had been wounded was received early in
the evening from young Theodore's wife.
who is in Paris engaged in Red Cross
work. This message said:
Ted wounded. Not seriously. Here
with me. Not any danger. No cause
for anxiety"
When II came the announcement or
Major Theodore Roosevelt's misfortune
found his distinguished father already
plunged in grief as the result Of early
cable dispatches from Paris which had
| informed him that German av!ators ny
ing low over a sector OF the battle lines
in France being held by American
troops had dropped notes announcing
| that Quentin Roosevelt had been killed
| in the spectacular plunge of his battle
plane from above the clouds during
| battle with a squadron of Hun airmen'
Until those messages were received at
| Oyster Bay both the Colonel and Mrs,
Roosevelt still were buoyed with hope
| that the uncertainty which marked pre-
! vious messages regarding Quentin
plight might yet yield the announcement
| that he had not been killed
Had Been Gassed in Action.
The wounding Of Major Theodore
Roosevelt Is the second time he has beer
put out Of the big fight on the western
front Three weeks ago he earned g
citation for gallantry after being gasseo
while standing heroicaliy with his mer
during a severe bombardment OF the!l
positions He went abroad with th'
first contingents OF American troopi
under Gen. Pershing and has been IT
the thick OF the ightlng ever since thu
Americans moved up to the nghtint
lines from their training camps.
Confirmation from German sources O.
the press reports that Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt had been killed found INT
Young flers parents expecting suc'
news. Although they continued to hope
and had their fondest wishes strength
ened by word from Gen. Pershing ant
Secretary of war Baker, the nature o
the unofficial press dispatches led then
to realize that in all probability tnos
reports were accurate. Whlie the'
maintained an outward appearance o
cheerfulness 1t was plain that the hop
to which they gave expression to thei
friends found but little response In thei
thoughts.
To the last, however, they awaite
anxiousiy another message from Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, who on the nigh
that announcement first was made
Ouentin's death sent word from Pari
that the report was absolutely uncon
firmed there. When the Paris cable
gram from her arrived at the Roose
velt home in Oyster Bay last night
was thought at first to be another mes
sage In relation to the fate OF QuentiI
No Details of Quentin's Death.
In the messages THAI announced tn
German airmen had confirmed the deaf
of the young aviator none OF the de
tails OF the accident that befell hir
, were contained, Instead they state
merely that the notes had been dropped
without referring even to the sector q
which the news was received. fTof
: the earlier dispatches 1t was know
However. that Quentin had been plunge
downward in the Chateau Thlerry sex
} tor during a combat between America
, and German armen ten miles inside III
enemy lines
Two machines attacked Lieut.. Roos'
yelt One of the three was seen
tumble out OF the air But 1t was M
= until he could not be found after II
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