The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-26
TALE OF HERO'S
DEATH NOW TOLD
Illinois Boy in Role Of Nathan
Hale at Cantigny.
IS SILENT UNDER THREATS
Lieutenant Kendall Refused TO setray
Plans Of Army Enabling United
States to Win It's First esttls--oe.
eoyed to German Line, Falsely Ae-
oused and Then Exeeuted--Seeret OF
Solitary, Unmarked Grave Is Finally
soived-Scion Of Old Family.

soIved-Scion Of Old Family
How an American officer, an I'm
acclaimed Illinois boy, played the part
Of Nathan Hale IN the World war. dy-
Ing as n spy that the first serious otfen-
siye of the A. T.. +. might he crowned
with success, was told IN Chicago re-
Gently for the first time. Its narra-
ton was made possible by the dis
cOvcry OF an unmarked grave behind
the lines once held by the kaiser's
forces at Cantigny, and an investiga.
ton following tie discovery OF the
body Of an American lieutenant la the
grave.
When America entered the war, one
" the first To ofTer his services was
Oliver Julian Kendall. son Of an old
Illinois family for which Kendall conn.
~ was named. and which still resided
In Napcrville. west " Chicago. Young
Kendall entered the FIRST officers train.
Ing camp and was commissioned first
lieutenant shortly after the death Ut
his father. Frank Kendall, former
mayor and superintendent OF schools
IN Nnperviile
The young man had been connected
with the engineering department Of the
Chicago K Northwestern railroad, and
his experience led to his being At.
taChcd to the engineers Of the First
division and sent to France.
Commands Advanced Party.
on May 2j. 1915 the First division
was about to attempt the first impnr-
tant offensive In which American
troops had been engaged In France.
The struggle was to prove whether
the dcspisCd American troops could
cope with the crack troops Of the kai.
ser This was the situation when
Kendall took his place IN the jumping.
of trenches directly In front Of Can.
tIgny and in command OF the advanced
party.
As he waited noises came from No
Mans Land calling for n volunteer.
Kendall and private started to In.
vesilgate. They had not gone far
when the noises grew louder. Order.
ing the private To remain where he
was. Kendall went forward. lie was
never seen again.
That night the German raidlng par.
ties, seeking Information, attacked tho
iumping-off trenches. The men who
held them were alert, and when the
Germans were repulscd several prus.
sian officers were left behind as pris.
Oners. From them Il was learned that
an American lieutenant had been cap.
turcd In No Mans Land shortly be.
fore the raid.
Reported Missing In Action.
Colonel H. J. Kierkesson, command.
Ing the First engineers, wrote to Ken.
dal's family that the young man was
missing In action. That was all at the
time Then gradually the story OF
Z Kcndail'S fate became known In
May, 1910, Maj. Gen. c. Z. SummCrall,
one OF the commanders OF the First
division, was told Of the finding OF the
lone grave IN the area that had been
behind the PrussIRn lines in Cantigny,
which had been captured in the first
great American victory, two days after
/ Kendall disappeared, The body found
there had been removed 10 the Amer.
lean cemetery at BouViilers, France
II was later identified as that OF Ken.
dali. From German sources Il was
learned that. although he was In full
uniform when captured between the
lines, Kendall had been shot rs a spy
The German officers suspected be
could tell them about an American
offensive which was about to take
/ place. When he refused. he was shot
The official records. aud the report
of the Red Cross finally have reached
Mrs. Frank Kendall, mother OF Lieu
tenant Kendall, NJ her home, 4027
WRshtenaw, avenue. Chicago.