The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

The home service department of the American Red Cross station in this city has recently obtained possesson of papers bearing the names of AS mem bers of Company K of the 167th in- fantry, Rainbow division, who made the supreme sacrifice while in France. As Company K was from Birming gham, the contents of the papers, which de- scribe the manner in which the men were killed, the engagements in which they fell, and in several cases the dying words will possibly be of in terest to the citizens generally of this city.
 Duffe, who compiled them, while ne was in this city, dur.S-s the 167th pa- rade and celebration, and were found by another soldier on the train where Duffe had lost them. He turned them over to the Red Cross workers in An niston, who forwarded them to head quarters here After communicating with MT. Duffe, at Mobile. with re- gard to the disposition of the papers. they were finally turned over to the Red Cross. thinking that they might possibly be of some service in locat- \ ing missing men.
 ON ROLL OF HONOR
 The list contains the names of
 those who fell on the Champagne.
 L..
 Meusc-ArgOnne fronts. The men
 were buried either at the same
 place or near the place where they
 fell. Further correspondence with
 the Red Cross here will he able to
 give more definite information
 than is possible in this article.
 The first heavy casualties occurred in Company K when that company was on the Champagne front The 167th regiment was then attached to the Fourth French army corps and helped stop the Germans in their big drive for Chalons. July 15-1S. Com pany K lost II men killed in this en- gagement.
 CHAMPAGNE FRONT
 The names of the men who fell in this engagement and the manner in which they were killed follow:
 Mechanic Edward Wilkes, killed by gas shell.
 Private John A. Lowery, killed by shell fragment
 Corporal Peter Johnson was in- stantly killed by a shell fragment which hit on the parapet of the trench in which he was taking cover. Private Gail Evatt was killed by 8 shelf fragment about 10 o'clock in the morning of the first days fighting.
 Private Rufus B. Hendricks was mortally wounded by shell and died at first aid station.
 Private Walker L. Moore was killed early in the first days fighting by a shell fragment.
 Private Benjamin Rutstein was - morta1ly wounded by a shell and carried to a first aid station. Be-
 fore he died he wrote n note to
 his mother saying, "T've got both
 legs blown off. Am dying like a
 little hero."
 Private Alto Cobb was killed by a , shell while carrying the wounded to the rear.
 Corporal Wiley Wood left the dug out to go to the kitchen and was Killed by shell.
 Private William A. Rainey was gassed and mortally wounded by shell. His last words were Carry me to hospital"
 Private William W. Yeager was killed by high explosive shell early in the fight.
 The fighting at Chateau Thierry around Red Cross Farm and the River Ourcq was possibly the hardest fisht- ing that the 167th regiment ever ex- perienced while in France. At least they lost more men there than on any other front. For two days they were held up by the heavy artillery and machine gun barrage of the enemy in the vicinity of Croix Rouge Farm and the River Cured. Company K lost heavily there, as did the rest of the companies of the regiment
 The following list consists of those who fell in the heavy fighting that oc- cured during the eight days spent in showing the Boche back at Chateau Thierry: