Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-21
Names of Nine Appear in
Latest Casualty List
Sent by Pershing.
NEWTON MARINE
KILLED IN ACTION
Three Others Die Of Wounds and Five
Ars Listed AZ Wounded - Private
Virgil Bailey, Of, iowa Falls, Re-
ported as Seriously Injured Marine
Corps Casualties Heavy, 127 Being
Listed a. Dead or Wounded.

Washington, June 21.-Tte names OF
zine Iowa boys appear on the army
and marine troops overseas casualty
lists issued here today.
Private William P. Parmley, Of New
ton, was among the marines killed In
action. OF the eight other Iowans
three died Of wounds and Ave are listed
as wounded. The Iowa casualties fol-
lows:
Killed in action-Private William P
Parmley, Newton. marines.
Died of wounds-Sergeant Harold j.
Coke, Cedar Rapids. marines.
Private Sayler D. Shanafelt, Sigour-
ney, marines.
p Private James J. Jochum, Dubuque
marines.
sevetely wounded-Privatse Virgil
Bailey Iowa Fails, army.
Wagner Howard L. Smith, Perry
army.
Private J. willard stran,han. Mount
go - = Y u 4 .
Ayr, marines
z Private William L. Holland. ott.mwa
marines.
Private Ralph L Lancaster Gounei
Bluffs. marines. ..5 ss5444 :.
There were d27 casua't,cs in the
marine corps, divided as follows:
Killed In action, 10; died Of wounds
10; wounded severely, SO.
In theS army casualty report there
were thirty eight names, divided as
follows:
Killed in action. 6; died Of wounds
L; died Of disease. 3; wounded severely
q: wounded degree undetermined, i.
Casualties by states:
Army-Kansas. one dead; Nebraska
three wounded; Missouri, one wounded;
Minnesota, one wounded.
Marines-Kansas. two wounded;
Nebraska, two wounded; Missouri, tive
dead. five wounded; Minnesota, one
dead, one wounded.
At the Front.
Enemy patrols suffered considerable
losses northwest Of Chateau Thierry
and in the Woevre regipn, General Per
shing reported today in his communique
for yesterday. In the Cheateau Thierry
and Woevre regions and in Lorraine ar
tillery fighting continues. The COM
munique follows:
! '.Patroling has again been. especially
active. Northwest OF Chateau Thierry
and in the Woevre hostile patrols sut-
fered considerable losses in patrol en-
counters and from our machine gun
fire, Artillery fighting continues in
the$e regions and in Lorraine.
Americans Hold Long Line.
American soldiers now are n1l ding
the fighting lire for distance Of thirty
eight miles on the western front. ac-
cording to information given the mem
bers of the house military committee
today with the conference with Secre-
tary Baker and General March.
This mileage is held by "all Amer
lean forces under command Of
American officers, located at six diff
ferent places ssIong the fighting line,
Other Americans are at the front
with British and French units.
Members Of the committee were told
.egain there was no thought ofsdinnin-
ishing movements Of troops across The
Atlantic because Of the, presence Of
U-boats of the American coast. g
After the conference Representative
Caldwell, ~of New York, said as far a.
America is concerned "the war will
begin next September" BY that time
materials now being manufactured
will be ready n great abundance for
making the presence Of American
troops felt by the enemy and the
fighting. planned for the United States
soldiers will have begun.
Fighting on the Italian front vas
discussed and military authorlties de-
clare 1t has not reached a stase to bs
considered serious for the allies.
= Members Of the committees said 40
sufficient number Of rapid FIRE guns
now is being made here to supply the
American troops.