The sun., 1918-09-27
son TELLS FATHER
OF BROTHER DEATH
Supreme Court Attendant
Hears of Heroic Deed at
Secours Battle.
SURVIVOR WAS IN FIGHT
"Be a Soldier, Dad" Richard
Mclaughlin, Jr., Writes to
Bereaved Parent.

Richard b. Mclaughlin. who has
been an attendant in the Supreme Court
in New York county for twenty-five
years, now wears a gold star In add
ton to the two service stars on his uni
form. lis son, Sergeant william Nc.
Pop" his younger son. Richard,
wrote, 'if you could only have seen us
you, would have been glad to have had
n son who fell so nobly-and many
others paid with their lives for that
victory at Secours."
Sergeant Mclaughlin was killed when
he assumed command of platoon OF
Company l. 165th Infantry. after Its
commanding officer had been wounded.
In describing his brothers death Rich
ard Mclaughlin. who is private In
Company I, wrote:
Two days rain preceded the battle.
We moved toward the enemy all the
time. Couldn't pitch the tents because
delay was fatal. Sunday, the 2sth. we
met the enemy in the woods. The Boches
shelled. but did little damage.
Next morning the Captain gave us
orders to throw off our packs and get
ready. He told us You boys are going
TO take nothing with you but cold rifles
and plenty OF courage. Now 60 TO II =
The prisoners we captured said we
fought like maniacs.
Killed Four Before He Fell.
Lieut. Johnson of Bills platoon was
wounded and Biz took command. He
started several PAGES and with an au-
tomato he picked up from one Of the
then received n fatal wound in the
head"
The letter also describes how the
German artillery shelled temporary
field hospital set UP In an abandoned
chateau. In concluding his letter young
Mclaughlin wrote:
BE a soldier, Dad. although not in
uniform. Bear up. We are about al
the end of the conflict"
Sergeant Mclaughlin was 81. He
lived at los East Eightyfirst street.
Lieut. Douglas Il. Green. SO. for twelve
years associated with Melvin G. Palli-
ser in the practise of the law at Lib
erty street, is reported dead of wounds
1 received August 2. His sister. Mrs. H
f. Atkins, Pottsville, Pa, was officially
notified by the War Department las,
Sunday
Lieut. Green was graduated from
Yale University in 1904. later from the
New York Law School and attended the
first Plattsburg training camp. He
sailed with the Rainbow Division.
Lieut.. James MoseleY. Jr., "a, 1Ssth
Infantry. Rainbow Division, was killed
In action in July. according to informa-
tion received by his mother. Mrs. Jane:
A. Moseley. Glen Ridge. y. J. He was
graduated from the Glen Ridge Higf
School. and received his diploma al
Yale University with the 1915 class HI
attended the first Plattsburg camp. He
is survived by his mother, sister ont
a younger brother. who is attached tc
American naval headquarters In Lon
aon .a -.
The address in the casualty list told
the secret OF the marriage Of Lieut.
Benjamin T. Abrams. 25. Hollis. Queens
who has been wounded to Miss Cath
crime Boose just two weeks before thu
Lieutenant sailed for France with hi!
regiment Lieut.. Abrams was gradu
sted from the New York Law School
and saw service on the Mexican border
with the First New York Cavalry.
ID. =. c. Man Is Killed.
Private Patrick Reynolds. "a. 1s5ti
Infantry. who won his Distinguished
Service Cross, has been killed In action
lie was one OF the members OF the Sixty
ninth who pushed the Germans across
the River Ourcq. His sister. Mrs. Val
entinc Finn, is nurse In one OF th'
American hospitals in France. and an
other sister. Miss Lillian Reynolds. Il
training for army hospital service. Mrs
Mary O'Donnell. 247 West 116th street
married sister. believes her brothe
fell in the vicinity of scissors.
Mrs. Charles b. Weathered. who en-
tered the nurses training school in tn
Bushwick Hospital. Brooklyn, when he
husband sailed with the l6Jth, has re
ceived word from the War Department
OF his death July 80. They were mar
ried in the spring OF 1917.
Lieut.. Irving J. Pincus, 2S, 40 Eas
righty-third street. son of DR.. Henri
Pincus. was killed in battle early i
September, when serving as a Lieuten
ant in the Duke of Cornwall Light In
fant-y. according to cable despatc
received by DR.. Pincus from n lewis
chaplain who witnessed the battle.
Shortly after America declared wa
Lieut.. Pincus enlisted in the Medica
Corps OF the United States Army. II
was assigned TO the British army /
France under command OF Gen. Bynf
He received his commission June *
He was the first member OF the Me-
York Chapter of the Phi Delta Epsilo
fraternity to die in action. He was
graduate of the Columbia Medict
School, Memorial services were hel
last night in the fraternity house
"smiIing Jack Lane" KILLED.
Private John Il. Lane. l65th Infantry
known in Greenwich Village as "Smilin
Jack Lane" was killed in action Au
gust 80. Letters received by his par
ents. 356 West street stated that
had been in the thick OF the fghtin
right along. Lane enlisted in tn
old Slxty-nnth when he was 10
Private Herman II. Won Claim, Q!
Marine Corps, formerly of 231 Washing
ron avenue. Brooklyn. died in his frs
battle, He was reported killed I'm &C
ton June II, In n letter written Jun
2 he said that he was tired of drlllin
and wanted to see action, and that h
expected to get into the front line In
short time. He was graduated fror
Adelphi Academy. Brooklyn, and studio
at Princeton for two Years. He Ell
listed in the marines in April. 1917.