The sun., 1918-09-12
CONINGSBY DAWSON
IS WOUNDED AGAIN
Lieutenant Is q Novelist and
Author of "Carry On" Let
tcrs to Family.
CONDITION IS IMPROVED
:,ount Vernon Officer Killed
Leading Desperate Attack
in Marine Battle.
CONDITION IS IMPROVED

c,lysd a cable message from him SUM-
aay saving he had a gunshot wound in
the head, but it was not dangerous and
he was in a London hospital expecting to
return to the front soon. A message re-
norting continued Improvement was re-
ceiyed from a London friend yesterday.
The Lieutenant's parents, DR.. and Mrs
william J. Dawson. live at 102s Broad
street Newark. but are now at Lake
MInnewaska, n. Y.
Mr., Dawson Is IS and was born in
England, but settled In America twelve
years ago In 1915 he enlisted with the
canadian forces. He was wounded in
Tune last year and came home on sick
leave. He returned to the front In April
and took part in many battles until Sep
tomber ., when his second wound was
received. Garry On" was made up OF
letters from the trenches to members OF
his family. Before the war he pub
ished THE Road to Avalon" The Gar
den Without Walls" and other works.
He Is with the First Division. Canadian
Field Artillery.
Lieut. Kenneth Paul Murray, son Of
Mrs Mary Murray. 157 Lincoln avenue.
Mount Vernon, was killed July Is while
leading desperate flank attack in the
second battle of the Marine. Only nifty
came out alive. One thousand Germans
were killed. Capt. Woodbridge. comman-
der Of the detachment has been cited
Cor the D. S. o.
Corporal John ]. Cooney,, regimental
Inspector of gas masks, attached to the
headquarters company Of the 30Sth In
fantry, which Is made up of New York
ers. was severely wounded August Is.
He is rs years old and was secretary Of
J. p McWalters. Inc. 80 Church street.
Several weeks ago he was recommended
for a commission. and was to have been
sent to the United States as an inspector
OF gases.
Married French Girl.
Lieut.. John Edward Williams, only
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. william p. Will
fans OF Roselle Park. n. j., who sailed
for France July 2, 1917. as a surgeon
with the Mackey unit of the Roosevelt
Hospital. died Of paratyphoid con-
tracted willie he was caring for the
sick and wounded. In recent letters
teen to sixteen hours and performing
from sixteen to twenty operations a
day.
Tell the Americans not to be over
confident" he wrote. I'VE are a long
way from final victory"
He was married in France, July I.
this year-the day after his twenty-sixth
daughter of a French Major. He was
graduate of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons. served as an inferno in
the New York Hospital. received a COM
mission In the Medical Corps and ac-
companied the troops to the Mexican
border in 1916. lie was a member of
the Alpha Omega Fraternity. Mayor
town flags at half staff yesterday in his
honor.
Fighting Always Furious.
Lieut., Joseph Mulvey, Company B.
lolst Infantry, gassed and wounded
July IS. was for twelve years in the
Brooklyn petktive Bureau. A letter
from him, dated August s15. says: 81
was gassed and almost buried by one
Of the Huns big shells at the big show
last month. The fighting was always
furious. 1t certainly makes a man fee
proud to be an American. The German
method Of warfare is outrageous" Lieut.
Mulvey Is a Plattsburg graduate. He
has a wife and three children in Bay
Ridge
Jack sandfast. 90, Marine Corps
severely wounded, Is n son of Johr
Standfast. 227 South Parsons avenue
Flushing. Describing his experience.
near Scissors in July, he wrote to hi.
mother:
"a high explosive shell struck tire,
near where three comrades and myself
were passing. 1t fell on them, pinninl
them to the ground. / got down OF
my hands and knees and managed to lif
the tree so they could crawl out from
under. and was Just about 10 stand III
when, whango-! I saw stars and al
went pitch black"
Two days before Private Michael Hig
gins was killed his mother. living at AZ
East Sixty-sixth street, received a let
'er from him asking her to send him
scotch terrier he had brought from tn
Mexicsn border. where he served witt
he old Twelfth Regiment She finall!
procured the necessary permission, blu
ne terrier, which had been quiet up Z
mat moment. jumped from the roof ant
nroke both legs. The same day the Wa
Department informed Mrs. Higgins O
her boys death.
Declined Commission Once.
Major Kenneth Pepperell Budd. sc
'erely wounded, is a Harvard gradual
and was until he went to Plattsburg.
gene al partner In the firm of Iselin I
70, dry goods commission merchants
So' Fourth avenue. He received a com
mission as Major at Camp Upton atte
ne had declined II at Plattsburg. Lincol
cromwell, one OF Budd's partners, ha
learned that the Major was severed
sassel and had many body bruise,
Major Budd is n bachelor.
Sergeant Abraham Friedman, killed
was listed by the War Department a
living at 1866 Riverdale, avenue, Brook
.yn That Is his sisters home. HI
parents live in Borough Park. Becaus
ne was not yet FL and feared his parent
would withhold their consent. Friedn1a
gay" his sister address as his own.
FIRST Lieut. Van Wrinkle Todd, 81. ~
hA'p'n avenue, Orange. y. j., missin
), action August II. entered the ava
rol service a year ago and went
ITarcr in March. He is a Princeto
graduate. His wiSe is a daughter of NJ
ana Mrs. Philip F. Timpson, Fairvie
avenue, Orange. Lieut.. and Mrs. Tod
nav" two daughters. He has two broti
org IN the army.
fT.vate James O'Hare. 22, killed. va
son of John J. OHare. 1886 Bedfor
avenue Brooklyn. police sergeant {
me snyder avenue station. The paren
'e"lyed yesterday a letter from Chal
ain Hanscom. 106th Field Artillery, sa!
ing.
Your son was killed In action by q
'helny shell. He died In a British arm
atholc chaplain's arms and was burit
N little cemetery not far from whe
ne fcll"