The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-17
YOUNGEST
I SON Of COL.
ROOSEVELT
lieutenant Quentin, in Aviar
tion Service, Reported
Killed in Action in
France.
PLANE FELL IN FLAMES
One Of Four Boys Of Former President
Who 10 Fighting Prussians,
Died on Sun
! day.
PLANE FELL IN FLAMES

1by FRED >. FurguSOn, UnlCeQ EIeSs
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE, July IA delayed Dy censor).
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt is
missing today, following running
fight with German airplanes northwest
OF Chateau -ThierTy.
Four American airmen chased a
squadron of Boche planes behind the
enemy lines. Roosevelt has not been
heard of since. 1t is not definitely
known whether he was shot down, or
forced down, and taken prisoner
II he were taken prisoner 1t is be
lieved German aviators would have
dropped note announcing his cap
ture.
One machine was seen falling n
flames during the battle, but one OF
the American aviators declared ne
believes it was one OF the Boches. NO
one definitely saw Roosevelt fall, but
/ he has been given UP as lost
Reported Dead
| PARIS. July 17.-Paris newspapers
reported today that the airplane pilot
/ ed BY Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt,
son Of Col Theodore Roosevelt. was
brought down in flames during an
aerial battle on the Champagne front.
The report could not be confirmed.
The newspapers say he was attack
ed sunday bv a German squadron
while returning from a patrol fight
on the Chateau-Thierry front. he
suddenly lost control of his machine,
the reports said having probably re-
cefyed a mortal wound
He Was Killed.
i PARIS, July 17.-That Lieut. Quen-
tin Roosevelt was killed when his ar
D,ane was brought down during a
flight near Chateau-Thierry, Sunday
was reported in dispatches by Paris
inewspapers today.
Ouentin's cousin, Captain Ph1i1E
Roosevelt. who was in the trenches
saw the former fall, but did not learu
his identity until later.
udeutenant Quentin Roosevelt Is
tho Youngest Of Colonel Roosevelt
Pour sons. all of whom are in service IL
France. He is % year old. He received
his commission as a lieutenant in Tn:
first aero squadron on July Ia, 1910
having entered training at Mineoia
N y on MAY 1. He received shor
course of intensive training under
French Instructors in France befor'
going to the fighting 'front.'
Colonel Greatly Affected.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Col Theo
dore Roosevelt was greatly affected
when the news of Lieut.. Quentin Roose
velt's disappearance was given to hin
l over the telephone early today from
the New York bureau Of the un1te'
Press.
: He listened without interruption al
ter asking that great care be taken t
give him the despatch fully.
Asked if he had anything to say
\ ihe replied in a weak voice: NOT
thing; not a thing,
Colonel Roosevelt declared he ma
heard nothing from the front. IN
a news of Lieutenant Rooseveits d1s
.nnearance given him by the Unite
. press was his first intimation tina
4 anything had occurred.
r The former president had Just ari:
2 on and was preparing to breakfas
/ when called.
nfter tbe conversation over the telt
' ,hone Colonel Roosevelt quickly II
r covered his poise and told friends h
y would say nothing until official n'
tice of some sort had reached hin
= ne was expected to have something t
+ saw later in the day.
r soy Proud of His Boy.
l. OYSTER BAY. July 17.DCoiont
y Roosevelt was glad today that hi
: Youngest son quentin had the chanc
4 - render some service to his country
) before he was killed in battle wit
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