The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-05-15
colvin v. Dyment, Red Cross
Searcher, Gives News
of Death.
DEATH WAS PAINLESS
Who'll Be Next" Question
Soon Answered; Had
Done Good Work.

Authentic information as to the man.
nor IN which Lieutenant John A. Long,
son Of County Commissioner and Mrs.
Iohn u. Long. met his death in France
on September 80, has at last come to
hand from the pen of Colvin V. Dy-
ment Red Cross Searcher, writing
for a Spokane paper.
Mr. Dyment's statement follows:
man now much mourned in the
Grangeville (Idaho) region. lost his
life on the first day of the Hundred
Hours: Lieutenant John Long of the
headquarters company of the 361st
and attached when killed to the pio-
neer platoon of the third battalion.
Two days before Long had done ex-
cellent work consolidating positions
in the charge upon Miller hill. On
September 80 the third battalion lay
in support of the second at the edge
Of the Cierges woods.
Captain James G.. Fortune, third
battalion adjutant, a Los Angelan
dug a hole next to Captain Campbell
Burke Of Seattle so he might hand
him messages without leaving the
pit Burke, however, got down in n
shellhole, so Fortune got into Burkes
hole and Long got into Fortunes
The Hun was shelling as usual.
well, john" said Fortune, 'you
had quite a time night before last.
wonder who's next, you or, me?'
Damned if / know" said Long
and went off to sleep. He lay on his
left side His left hand was under
the side of his head; his right hand
was in his pocket; his helmet was
tipped over his face, as was the Gus
tom among men sleeping in foxholes.
Fortune began eating hardtack.
The platoon commanded by Long
contained a number of runners, who
were lying around in their holes in
the little slope, waiting for orders.
One Of them was Private Sam John
son, tall, heavy-set man from Seat
tie Johnson had diarrhoea, as had
nearly every one else, and went to
Lieutenant Longs foxhole to ask
where the infirmary was and to ask
permission to go there for medicine.
As ne stood by the hole, shell fell
beside 1t. Hit in the back, he died
instantly.
Who'll Be Nextw Answered.
The top of the lieutenant's head
was blown off and he was partly COW
cred with dirt. The men who ran
over found his left hand under the
side Of his head and the right hand
sui In his pocket, and they left him
JUST where he was. About four days
ater he and Johnson were put into
graves about 80 feet distant, where
10 others also are buried.
fortunes question to Long, who'll
oe next you or me?" reflected the
oncers mind. Casualties among the
onlcers were high in the 91st. Lieu
.siahts, captains, majors and some
alles colonels shared the mems dan
seS. German officers might have
aayed back, American officers, like
sie English, led the men by example
- =, Wen as by orders; yet each officer
h, s,lew Dy the law of percentages that
nls turn was likely to come. Fifty
"a sist officers died, three times that
many were wounded.
.a vne OF the wounded was Parker
n'ohei OF the 362d, hit on the Goth
aa, was an irascible old school
olonei of the hard-fighting kind
ely loyal to his men because he was
ssssciaiiy fond of the 362d, which had
ssn1ers after his heart. "These
,Ousnnecks av will stick till hell freezes
y Sser, ne had said on the 9th wher
~. i saw men of neighboring divi
MI Dn retiring and contemplated the
nsala nn men OF the 362d lying fast.
cs.a n 1he 18th the colonel started fol
~ ,slies with his men. His reputation
~ Il nniuinerence to enemy fire was put
ana ue nery test on that afternoon
can heid. He walked along twirlins
the ane He was pretty well over tc
ahl. Iignt flank, and it was improb
woa,s .hat with fire from two sides ht
han,s get far; and he didn't-only Il
daaf1s dfehed to be a wound instead OF
ing ne lay on the ground mourn
an FOR years I've been huntins
fopaa he said, "and now that Nv,
Jnss ,a one ! can't 60 on with them
saa see the - = 90. Tn,
erad ei was carried hack and recov
tarr ne became colonel of mill
has hse hpoiIce In Paris~a and the writer
anotaard aeard one 91st man counselin,
Para If you get into trouble il
parls make the M. p. tell Colone
da as With him a 91st man can
: anything wrong"
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