The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-16
Fstterly Married Widow of
Soldier Who Lost Life at
Belleau Wood.
pO1H WERE W0UNDE 0
Young Boy, Born During Yep
pelin Raid, to Be Raised as
True Blue American Lad.

,rly. OF Red Fork, both veterans OF
,bs world war. who only recently re
.rned home
In the spring OF 1916, two years
s,er tho war began, the first wife
Of Mr.. Feterly, who was living then
~ west Tulsa. died Feeling that
be had little to live for, Feterly went
IN Canada and joined the royal en-
,lreers OF the Canadian expedition
sry forces. then being organized for
service overseas He little dreamed
n. xould return home with a war
brde." His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Ian Feterly Of Red Fork, are very
ptoud OF their English daughter and
her, little son
When the war started Granville ].
West was a reserve territorial and
WAS Immediately summoned TO the
coors He was wounded several
times and spent little time with his
wife in 1915 and 1915, while conval-
.scing from wounds. He returned TO
the front in December, 1916, In time
10 take part in the battle OF Belleau
v Wood where he was killed in action
3ln the same struggle. feterly, eftsi
4 j,housands of other Americans, wear
f)ing the Canadian uniform. was also
wounded
Along with thousands OF other
English women, Mrs, Violet l.. West
heard the call and to do her Bit
went TO work In munition works,
near London. While still at work,
Mr west was sent home for rest, re
turning IN time 10 take part In the
Belleau Wood campaign, In which he
lost his lie.
{. Eight months after Mr. West was
killed the Stork visited Mrs. Wost,
leaving with her little son, who was
named for the father, buried some
where In France" The baby was
born one morning in August, 1917,
and that night Zeppelihs raided' the
country near the British capital and
dropped numerous bombs. n few
striking the hospital In which Mrs.
West was confined. Both of her legs
were torn and mansled In the eX-
plosion that followed
Her wounds healed in five months
80 Mrs. West sent the baby TO .her
mother near Somerset Barracks. and
returned to work in the munition
plants While serving with the fac
tory Red Cross during the winter OF
1918, she greeted some wounded
men being sent home for rest, One
OF these was tall, middle aged
American. They exchanged a few
words, and later became acquainted
the hospital. and some months
hter were married
She smiled at me when the boat
docked,' said lreterly," and when "A
Fellow has been In he'll for a time.
you sure appreciate n smile"
when Fcterly was able to return
10 France, his wife also returned to
her bench In the r. N. T factories,
remaining there until the war ended.
AFTER the armistice, Mr.. Feterly
made application for discharge and
passage for his wife and step-son 10
.anada, but six months time elapsed
before they weee granted, and bv a
ms'ake his papers retain him "in
reserve" Through the home service
VI me Red Cross he In now seeking
permanent discharge and a pension.
MIS- Feterly is a great admirer OF
me British army. having been ra ised
IN osrracks. Her father, John Rich
us spent 20 years in various parts
and her mother n an italian womon
Iuv met while he was on duty In
me mediterranean. she was born
neH Rome. but when a little baby
~. .MAen 10 England. Her seven
orouners are still serving. England.
ny was with Aglenby at Jerusalem,
,o J now IN Egypt; two were at Sa-
ma 'Wo In Mesopotamia, one in
France ''io' was III
"nne both Of us love England.
americans" she said, "and
~. 10 raise little Granville up TO
Strtpex" VI '''e ''arS anu
Making T. N. T. and o,h.r a.ngar-
"a plosives for the soldiers is not
N-s neerous, IL one is careful, 30
wsn ,e'enly said. Sho worked so
h., IN the North London arsenal
!. Nsn isls she was sent TO LeHarve,
lNsy,.a 70 act as foreman over 200
sfs busy unloading shells
AS, me United States and reload
IT,, em These shells. she said,
A., made by German firms. and
NhastrIreo every other shell would
4 soIS,. and wound and kin allied
H,rra She spent six months at lie
To Turning 10 England In time
hpssna Few months with her first
. Tes a, before ne left for his last
da,.s0 Mrs Feterlv ahud-
81. "hen she spoke OF ZeppeIina
ebI,.. afed that the German ma
th,. did much greater damage
AVA u ne public ever was Informed
~ ruins OF towns and proper-
-Z.,nsull sun be seen where the
Wo,.' had been. She said that the
in s,'ack by these machlne. was
N. III. sos. 1918. when they bombed
th.n q, uusoand. Mr.. Feteriy. was
N. An leaVe. and we had walked mn
planss when suddenly % fighting
the .n.ht vent up and moved towards
70 be- nsS The signal for everyone
oui .uer cover In 20 minutes rang
insis,sS knowing what II meant
fs,s,, .nat We hurry home. hut Mr.
ray ~, via not know ard wanted 10
nirh, The Zeppeiins cana that
Tor n, ann bombed Towbridge. blow
W~, buildings and wharvrs Tbe
mich nrnn uocks were ruined and
gsa poperty was wrecked
ho.ue sald that the l,,,Ia No..
,Aiders ~ frightened by the German
n aJr,iu, even now when he hears
throuFh ',tne ,t peacefully sailing
nan" ohe skies. he cries out:
trl.s 70 MA hiaina, The zi's, the zis," and
vsaked, ~ When the hospital was
T 'he zeppelins that night