Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-29

~A' 0sAu A<Acutenanf r. W. COn-
/ molly. also Of flight A. Eighth Squadron.
ls injured seriously as the result of an
! airpiane crash near Fort RinEruid tn
day The dead pilufs home was in
! aeaair, Nd, and Lieut.. Connnliy's in
Scranton. Pa Lieutenant Colonel
Leary's widow In at Forf Bliss near
Ei Fasn. He wRs a native of MaHsn-
cnuseftE.
Coiunel LeEry served oSsssrseas as
commanding officer Of the sg5th Iufan-
try. S0th Division. He was cited fur
bravery ana heroic action while lead
ing his command during the ST. Milne;
Offensive IN August. IBIS.
Lieutenant Connolly had received his
discharge today and was making his
farewell flight as military aviator.
On Dec. 1s, IHlg. Cod. Lsarv com.
mauding the ssSth Infantry. sorh D,
vision. L. s. army. was awaried tn.
distinguished service cross and cited
for bravery. He was a former residen:
Of Augusta.
The aF', Division. L. s. A. under
commend of Major General Henry T.
Allen. c. g. A. composed of men from
Texas and Oklahoma. has received high
oficial praise for its hattie work in
France. The @th Division pzrrsciuafed
II all the fighting which ended in the
forcing of the Mef,se, and the honurs
of capturing Stenay, just acruss the
Meuse. fell to this division.
Cople5 # of1ciaI orders from the
Headquarters Of the a;mmRnding gen
eral Of the American Expeditionary
Force, which express his appre -ia-i1
of the achievements of the 98rh dated
Oct Is. and addressed to Major Gen. J.
L. Zines. commander of the I'd Army
Corps. Of which the soth is a part, for
transmission to Major General Henry
Z. Allen. commander of the seth. read:
The army commander directs that
you convey To the commanding gen.
erai. officers and men Of the 9Dth Di-
vision his appreciation Of their per
sisfent and successful efforts in i'm
proving the line by driving the en-
emy frum the Grand Care Feme
and the Bois 1e Hanti1evfIle
In transmitting General Pershing's
oummendation to Major General Al
len. Major General Hines, in an en-
dursemeut, says:
"The difficulties under which the
Sd Corps has labpred ID improve its
positions have been numerous and
great and the part the goth Division
took in establishing the present ad-
vantageous position of this corps is
deeply appreciated by the corps
commander, and ne adds his con-
gratuiations to those OF the COM
manding general of the army for the
vigorous and untirtng efforts of the
personnel thereof. whose resolution
and fortitude are worthy of the best
traditions of the American army"
General Pershing, On the night or
Nov. /. sent telephone message to
the headquarters Of the Sd Army
Corps again thanking the men OF
the corps and particularly OF the
goth Division. for the splendid
fighting they did in the battle that
might. The telephone message was
published in an official orderaas fol-
lows:
The army commander desires to
congratulate the 30 Army Corps and
express to you his appreciation Of
the work dune ON this date. He de-
sircs that you express his apprecia-
tiun To the 9eth Division. Please
have this information transmitted to
an organisations as far an practic- /
able this might"
On his return from France. Col.
r.eary enjoyed q short leave Of alb
serce with his family in this city,
tn tYA -
@ Cavalry at Fort Bliss, near Ii
Pasn. Tex He was only recentty as
SIGNED to the 4fh Cavalry at Fort
Htng-eold.
Colunel Leury was born in Cam
bridra. Mass. Nov Is, 16Ss, ana when
a small hoy moved to Jefferson, Me-.
wh<re he obtained his early e1uca-
tinn IN the public schools; later he
attended Coburn Classical lnstifute,
where he prepared fur college, enter
tanning Bow1oin in 1Be7. In the spr1ng
OF 1888 he left college to enter the
United States Military Academy ar
west Point, graduating in the spring
uf 1882. nm a secund lieutenant. CIV
airy. In Ipa1 he was made captain
and assigned to the nth Cavalry
wfich he helped Organize. For
ttsus he was ON recruiting dufy and
than was aszixned to the 9Th Caval- |
y 0n the border During the trnunie
WIN Mexico he wns adjutnnf OF tne
TN CAvalry, part uf the command OF
Generzl Doad. and was twice RECON-
mnnded fnr bravery He was prumOf-
ed IN lieutenant colonial OF the Lztn
Cavalry and was ordered TO the sotn