New-York tribune., 1918-10-22
Brooklyn Armorer Pershing's Men Will
Is Killed at Front Get Schooling at
BY Exploding Shell Big War University
Captain George E. Bryant
and Other Officers Are
Among Dead

The recent heavy fighting in which
the first American army under General
Pershing has taken an active part, has
brought a steadily increasing list of
casualties from among the officers. The
deaths of several from New York and
vicinity were reported yesterday,
A shell which exploded on Septem-
her 80, near the headquarters of the
1O6th Infanry, instantly killed Captain
George E. Bryant, armorer for some
years at the 23d egiment Armory,
Brooklyn. Several other officers and
man were killed at the same time.
Captain Bryant was forty-hve years
old.
Lieutenant Theodore X. Hostetter, Of
the Royal Flying Corps, son Of Anson
w. Burchard. vice president of the
General Electric Company. failed to
return from flying duty on September
81. He has just been reported dead, in
a letter received by his father from
the Secretary of the Air Ministry,
Lonion. Lieutenant Hostetter was
twenty-oIie years old.
Lieutenant Arthur |. Keller, reported
killed in action August /. was twenty
three years Old and was the son Of
Arthur l. Keller. chairman of the Soci-
ETY. of Illustrators and lived at River
dale, N. Y. Lieutenant Keller was q
member Of the o.d 7th Regiment and
went with that organization to the
Mexican border, where he served for
six months.
Captain Allen Waite, reported. killed
in action September 20, was the son
of Byron S. Waite. of the United States
BOARD of General Appraisa al in New
York. and former judge of the United
States Circuit Court in Michigan. Cap
tain Waite was twenty-three years old.
He was a graduate of Dartmouth Uni
versity and was studying law at Co UNI
bla Law School VIXEN war was declared
by tie United States.
Captain George p. Nichols, reported
wounded in act on September %. made
his home at 267 West Seventy
Street. He was member of the old
Seventh Regiment for fifteen years.
He is now at hospital in London, re-
covering from machine gun bullet
wound in the neck.
Lieutenant William John Macheski.
slight y wounded and gassed on
August 5, is twenty-nine years old and
lived with his wife at 1T Woodruff
Avenue, Brooklyn. Lieutenant Ma
cheski was bonn in Georgia.
Second Lieutenant Lowell II. Riley
who was killed in action on August 7,
was the son of Abram Riley, former
school commissioner of Orange, N. J.
He was killed while spotting enemy
machine gun snipers from a church
tower. Lieutenant Riley had twice
been cited for bravery
Corporal irving W. 'Bridgeworth.
Killed IN action September 5, was re-
celvlng teller at the Gotham National
Bank, Fifty ninth Street and Columbus
Clrcle, previous to being drafted Sep
tember 2o, l917. He went overseas last
April.
Private Thomas F. King, killed in ac-
ton July Is, was the son of Police
Lieotenant James K ng of the Canarsie
station Brooklyn. Private King was a
member of the Sixth U. S. Engineers.
sergeant Edward F. Cries. killed in
act1on September 25, was twenty three
years old. He enlisted in the regular
army in September, 1914. He made his
homo with his uncle. Michael Kehoe
who formerly resided at S79 Bedford
Avenue but has since removed to 620
Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn.
Private Richard Bue, who died in
ranFce September Is. was one of the
hrst Cinnamon in the American army
to meet death He formerly lived at
20 Fell Street and was drafted in Janu-
airy last.