The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-26
by G. c. LYON

On. y, A. Correspondent Attached TO
Gen. Pernhing's Army. Who Is on
His Way Back to the 'FRONT.'
NEW YORK. Aug. Gas the
casualty lists grow heavier. day aft.
err day. America begins to understand
better what the Great War means.
The British army has had com
parativeiy quiet time of IL lately.
while the German offensive has been
directed principally against the
French. Americans and Italians
around Chateau Thierry. yet their
Casualties for the week ending July
- were more than 10000.
America must prepare herself
for heavy casualties. Our boys
have bssn In the thick Of the
fight. and M army could hope
10 make tho dAshing charges
thai ours has without suffering
considerable loss.
The war comes home TO one with
almost shocking earnes,ness when
one sees the names OF his personal
friends in the casualty lists.
On broadway. the other day. while
waiting for a ship to take me back
to France. I ran into Lieut. C. V. Ly.
man. Of III PaSo. Tex. who just ar.
rived In America few hours be-
fore. He had been sent back on n
special mission that would keep him
home for several weeks. He was In
high spirits.
Tho Story OF Col. Elliott
Over In France / am attached 70
Lynan's regiment I was sent to his
OUTFIT early In April by Gen. Per.
shing. so I would have every oppor.
tunity TO see the fighting In the vicin.
lily OF scissors
The old TIL regiment was in
wonderful shape when / left. cou-
pie OF weeks ago" he said. IAN the
crowd said to tell you to hurry back
before the show is over. I've Just
wired the families of Col Smith. Col
Elliott. Mai. McCioud. Jimmie
Holmes. Shorty Mood. Edgerrbn and
lot more that they were all well
and fun OF fight"
While Lyman ratified on. giving
me the latest gossip of my own"
regiment. was holding the lates;
edition OF a New York paper.
There was n story there that
all six Of the officers Lyman had
mentioned had been killed In nc.
ton within the last few days.
While I'm Northern France. after
didate for congress from the First
district. was born in Paris. Maine.
In 1855. He received his education
In the public schools and fitted for
college at the Maine Wesleyan Sem.
mary at kents Hill. Maine. Later
he read law under Judge Enoch
Foster. one OF the judges OF the su.
preme court of the state OF Maine.
and finally entered George Washing.
ton university, at Washington. u.
c.. and graduated in the class of SIS.
He practiced law in Maine until
the latter part of 1890. at which
time he came to Seattle and was ad.
mitted to the practice of law in this
state. He was city attorney for Sc
attic for the years of 90 and 81.
At the outbreak OF the Spanish.
American war he volunteered and
was the first enlisted man to be
sworn into the volunteer service
from the state of Washington under
President Mckinley's call for
troops. Serving with the First
Washington volunteer infantry for
is months. he saw one year OF for.
eign service and took part in nu.
merous engagements.
Elected to Legislature
He was mentioned for meritorious
service on five different occasions,
received promotion TO n lieutenancy
while in the service and after his
return was made brigade inspector |
with rank of Northumberland
June s, 1899. at the capture OF |
the city of Morong. =. l.. altho only |
a sergeant at the time, he was put |
in command of detachment from |
Companies II and ID of this city and /
sent to the extreme right of the |
line to block the escape of the |