South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-22
LOTTIE A. ZELL TO
RECEIVE TRIBUTE
in RITES SUNDAY
City's Military Organizations
TO Unite in Funeral of
Dead Soldier.

South Bend VIII be the scene Of
the biggest military funeral held in
northern Indiana. Sunday afternoon,
when veteran military organizations
or many wars will escort the remains
Of Lo.tie A. Zell. world war hero. TO
a hnal resting place IN Cedar Grove
cemetery. Over 100 former serv-
ice men Will be In line at the obse-
quies. Rev. George F'innegan. OF
Notre Dame university, Will deliver
the final eulogy.
The funeral will take place at
O'Clock from St. Stanislaus church,
Brookveld st. Rev. r. 9. Marciniak
oficiating. A firing squad from Lot
tie A. Zell garrison. No. 14s. Army
and Navy union. Will deliver the
hnal salute at the grave. Music for
the occasion will be furnished by the
Dodge Bros band. OF Mishawaka.
Members OF the American Legion,
police and fire departments will
meet at the Chamber OF Commerce
at 1890 o'clock. Foreign War Vet
Grams will assemble at the Y. NJ. G.
A at the same hour. Members Of
George VI. POinsett garrison, No. 90,
Army and Navy union and Spanish
War Veterans will gather at Sticks
hall Michigan St. where they will
meet the Dodge band and proceed
10 z. 3. hall. They will be met there
by Lottie A Zell garrison, No. 146.
Army and Navy union.
Answered First Call.
Members Of the Knights OF Co
lumbus will assemble at 1880 at
their headquarters. while members
OF Lottie A. Zell garrison, Army and
Navy union. and Valeria Zell Wom-
ans Auxiliary will meet at the same
hour at q. 3. hall, Division st. Mem
bers OF the Army and Navy union
should wear uniforms If possible.
I.ottie A. Zell was born in South
Bend. Sept 4. 1894. and was in his
9th year at the time OF his demise.
He was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Zell. PIT y. Adams st. He
was educated at St. Hedwige school.
} and prior to entering the service was
employed at the Singer Sewing Ma
chine plant, where he enlisted. on
April 10, 1917. On April II he went
TO Columbus Barracks Ohio, where
he became a member of Co. c, 39th
Infantry. Following a few months
training he went to FL Paso. Texas.
thence to Syracuse. y. Y, where he
was made a corporal on Sept. "a,
1917. Sept % he was transferred
10 Camp Greene. North Carolina
where he received the rank Of SER
geant on April s. 1918, as a reward
for meritorious work.
April Is saw Zell on his way to
Camp Mills. n. Y. preparatory 10
embarkation for overseas service, a
desire he had expressed from the
day he entered the service OF hi:
country.
Killed by Bomb.
on May 10, 1918. the Fourth divi'
sion. of which the local man was q
member, started overseas, arriving
at Bres5t. France. on May %. 1t wa:
but two days after arrival OF the a.
vision at France when orders foi
service at the front were received.
Sergt. Zell had remained at th'
front but a short time when fate de
creed he should give up his life IL
the world struggle for liberty.
He was engaged in the battles o
scissors. the Marine. St Mihiel. tn
Meuse River. Argonne Forest and II
the Toule sector. When the battle
OF TIE Argonne Forest was finished
the Fourth division vas ordered Z
rest. While enroute 70 the rest camp
two German aeroplanes hove II
) sight. At first sight. the American
doughboys mistOok the air birds 70
American machines and paid littl
or no attention 70 their activities
Suddenly the deadly bombs OF tn
Fokkers began to rain upon the re
treating doughboys. Sergt. Zell, pro
ceeding direCtlyin IN area in which
a descending bomb exploded. wa
instantly killed. passing 10 his re
ward on the battlefield of the Ar
ronne on oct. s. 1918.
Upon orders from Chief of Polio
Kline. the Board of Safety at thei
weekly meeting last night in the Cit
hall appointed a platoon Of polio
and another OF firemen 10 attend tn
last rites Of Lottie'A. zell, world wa
victim. Sunday afternoon.